7. Choices that change travel behavior
• Consolidate, shorten, eliminate trips
– Trip chaining
– Keep it local
– Don’t go
• Commuting choices
– Change Schedule
– Go with others
– Bike or walk
– Change destinations
• Build destinations
close to home
8. Transportation Choices Affect:
Global warming pollution
•
Energy security
•
Economic security
•
Quality of life
•
– Access to destinations
– Healthy, active lifestyles
9. Traffic is Growing?
Minnesota Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT)
Trend and Projections
100
90
VMT
20 year linear trendline
80
10 year logarithmic trendline
70
VMT (in billions)
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
86
88
90
92
94
96
98
00
02
04
06
08
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
30
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
Year
Source: Minnesota Department of Transportation TDA and OIM MnDOT