Sustainable Transportation in Small Communities

Sustainable Transportationin Small Communities Transportation Demand Management (TDM) | April 19, 2011 | ParksvillePeter Ostergaard: postergaard@fraserbasin.bc.caAngela Evans: aevans@fraserbasin.bc.ca

Outline• About FBC• What is TDM• TDM Toolkit• Three behavioral shifts of TDM• Sparwood case study

Fraser Basin Council A Collaborative Structure36 Board of Directors:Federal, Provincial, Local and First Nations, Private Sector, Civil Society

Other FBC Programs/Resources

FBC Climate Programs• E3 Fleet• Electric Vehicle Purchasing• Retooling.ca and Climate Adaptation

TDM is about Changing Behaviour By influencing individual behavior, and providing more expanded viable options

Why is this important?

• What can local governments do? • What is already being done? • What other actions are possible?www.tdm.bc.ca

TDM: 3 Major Shifts in Behavior 1. Time of Travel 2. Amount of Travel 3. Mode of Travel

1. Time of Travel • Flex time in work places • Peak-hour ‘controls’, ie tolls

2. Amount of Travel• Telecommuting• Compressed work weeks• Trip-chaining linking multiple errands into one trip• Distance: Density/land-use

3. Mode of Travel • Bike Lanes and sidewalks • High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes • Transit/Bus Service • Van and car pool promotion

Active Transportation • Wells (pop 246) • Qualicum Beach (pop 8,500) • Sparwood (pop 4,500) • Golden (pop 4,500)

Carshare/Carpool • Nelson Carshare (pop 10,000) • Regional tools: • North Okanagan (www.carpool.ca) • Kootenays (www.kootenayride share,com)

Transit/Bus Service• Regional Collaboration• Key drivers • Health services • Post-secondary education • Major employers • North Okanagan • Sparwood

Transportation Planningin Sparwood CASE STUDY

Challenges • Home to world’s biggest truck • Mining community • Ships coal globally

Public Participation in Planning• Active Transportation Planning engaged residents• Plan to encourage residents to leave their cars at home• A speaker series, helped to educate and involve

Public Participation in Planning Guided discussion Reporting the findings

Using Public Input in PlanIncorporated suggestion inplan including:• Interconnected, paved• Improved transit service• Highway 43 to activemodes to travel• Secure bike storage areas• Address Wildlife barrier• More bicycle infrastructure• Community initiatives for activemodes use• Transportation programs• Wider sidewalks

Plan Recommendations#1: Extend and improve the current pathway network with paved, marked and illuminated facilities• Challenges include: The railway, two rivers, & mountainous terrain• Major residential areas separated from downtown• Two new pedestrian bridges planned to link community

Plan Recommendations#2: Re-stripe a number of collector and arterial roadways to accommodate exclusive bike lanes• Bikeways and walkways linking the new Sparwood Heights bridge system a priority

Plan Recommendations#3: Provide public educationconcerning the benefits andsafety considerations ofactive transportationSome examples include:• Walk with the Mayor• Name the Bridges contest• ‘Steps Out’ Corporate Challenge• Sparwood Steps Out• Active Community speaker series• Indoor walking group

Plan Recommendations#4: Develop an annual maintenance program that rigorously addresses issues such as snow removal

Plan Recommendations#5: Coordinate activetransportation with othersustainable modes such astransit• Accessible BC Transit Bus system• Improve access & frequency

Other Suggested Amenities• Better design and location of bicycle racks,• Benches• Lighting• Ramps along stairways for bicycles• Rails on steep inclines to encourage safe walking and bicycling

Costs of the studyExpenses RevenuesSpeakers and public education $ 5262.38 Built Environment Active $ 22,000 Transportation fundFood and refreshment services $ 2941.21Facility rentals and promotion $ 1505.33 District of Sparwood $ 45,851.52Planning Consultants $ 58142.60TOTAL $ 67,851.52 TOTAL $ 67,851.52

Questions? Peter Ostergaard Jim Vanderwal Smart Planning for Communities Fraser Basin Council Fraser Basin Council jvanderwal@fraserbasin.bc.ca postergaard@fraserbasin.bc.ca 604-488-5357 250-888-3030 www.smartplanningbc.ca

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