Strategies to Reduce
Travel Demand
Annette “Netty “Bair
SRDC Physical Development Director
SW CERT Coordinator
507.836.8547 ext 101
phydev@swrdc.org

Your choices impact our future

Energy use in the transportation
sector
Military operations
farming
off‐highway vehicles
used for construction,

Energy use in the transportation
sector
• freight movements
– Rail & marine(domestic barge and cargo)

Lake Superior Warehousing Co, Inc. website
truck, air, pipeline, and marine
2008 Duluth Shipping News

Energy use in the transportation
sector
passenger travel

What can you do?
• Change driving habits
• Service car regularly
• Plan your trips
• Walk or cycle on short trips

What else can you do?
• Use public transit
• Share car journeys with others

Employee Travel
• Real time alternatives
–conference calls,
–Web‐based meetings and
–videoconferencing
• Essential travel only, combine trips
• Education & Training
–on‐line
–on‐site

Your choices impact our future

Minnesota State Transportation Plan
• Long range vision for Transportation in MN
• System needs, goals, priorities for 20 years
• Review and comment: http://www.dot.
state.mn.us/planning/stateplan/
• Statewide video conference public meeting
9 a.m. to noon on Thursday, March 26, 2009.
• Comment by: 4:30 p.m. Tues, March 31,
2009. StatewidePlanUpdate@dot.state.mn.us