WHAT IS TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT (TDM)?
Transportation Demand Management is the use of policies, programs, services and products to influence whether, why, when, where and how people travel. Its goal is to make personal travel decisions more sustainable and to make more efficient use of our existing transportation system.
Potential TDM initiatives range from expanded school and employer incentive programs to regulatory and pricing measures that encourage people to use the transportation system efficiently.
TDM has two general approaches:
Education, promotion and outreach – raising individuals’ awareness, improving their understanding and building positive attitudes about sustainable transportation choices; and
Incentives and disincentives – offering tangible benefits or obstacles related to personal travel choices and making certain choices more or less attractive on a practical level.
TDM will have a fundamental role in making the best use of existing facilities and maximizing the return on future investments in public transit, active transportation, roads and goods movement. It will help ensure that the transportation system across the GTHA is being used as efficiently as possible. Through targeted actions and programs, we can become a TDM leader in North America.
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http://metrolinx-consult.limehouse.com/portal/reviewgreenpaper4
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Metrolinx Green Paper 4: Transportation Demand Management (TDM)
1. DEVELOPMENT OF A REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN
FOR THE GREATER TORONTO AND HAMILTON AREA
Transportation
Demand Management
(TDM)
Presentation to
Metrolinx Board
February 8, 2008
