TDM Migration Fund: Revenue Sources for Sustainable Transportation Projects Presentation to ACT Cananda TDM Summit November 18, 2009 Roxane MacInnis TDM.

TDM Migration Fund: Revenue Sources for Sustainable Transportation Projects

Presentation to ACT Cananda TDM Summit

November 18, 2009

Roxane MacInnis

TDM Planner

Halifax Regional Municipality

Presentation Outline

• Overview of policies and commuting activity in HRM

• Discussion of TDM Migration Fund

• Preliminary Survey Results

• Timelines

Context HRM’s Regional Plan

• Compact, mixed-use communities• A transit focussed solution to transportation

needs• Transit linked hubs and a defined transit

system• Alternatives to the single occupant vehicle

trip • Development of TDM programs• Define bikeways & active transportation

corridors• Promotion of alternative modes of

transportation• A system of inter-connected open space

corridors

Program Intentions

• Develop initiatives to encourage the use of sustainable modes of transportation

• Provide pricing signals to users

Issues

• Addressing need to reduce number of single occupant vehicle trips in HRM

• Reduce environmental impacts of road building and congestion

• Reduce reluctance to use sustainable modes

TDM Migration Fund - Overview

• Revenue from less sustainable modes• Investment in more sustainable modes

MIGRATION FUND

ParkingTourism Bus Bays Development

Cash-In-Lieu

Downtown TransitShuttle Active Transportation

Parking Infrastructure

TDM Migration Fund - Overview

• Revenue from on-street parking meters• Revenue from neighborhood parking policy

Number of Parking Meters

Parking Meter Rate

Existing Revenue

New Revenue

TDM Migration Fund - Overview

• Investment in Transit Service

• Investment in Active Transportation Infrastructure

TDM Migration Fund - Participation

• Halifax-Dartmouth Bridge Commission

• Conserve Nova Scotia

TDM Migration Fund - Activities

• Primary Activity – Design and create a fund that will provide revenue for sustainable transportation projects

TDM Migration Fund - Delivery

• Interviews

• Focus groups

• Surveys

• Change in attitude

• Acceptance and understanding of fund

TDM Migration Fund - Measurement

• Level of acceptance

• Comments, questions and suggestions for program will be important to the implementation in the future

TDM Migration Fund Survey

• Objectives:– Gauge public acceptability of funding

sustainable transportation projects – 6 pair options used– Methods for paying for sustainable

infrastructure

Survey Results

• Individual responses to questions provide little insight

• Need to cross-tabulate results

• Some interesting findings coming out

• Next few slides will show some finding

Survey Results

• No change in parking meter rates • Support increase in parking meter rates• 9 respondents indicated they support both• out of the 225 who responded they support

increasing parking meter rates to support bus services improvements

• Contradict themselves• What is the impact of such responses on

findings?

Survey Results

• Most Popular Transportation Measures to Support Long Term Growth– Expand Transit Service – More Bike Routes and Paths– Programs to help employees use

sustainable travel modes

Survey Results

• Most common options to pay for bus routes and increased frequency of service:– Charge developers fees when they

construct new parking spaces at business and retail locations - 27%

– Increase rates at parking meters - 23%

Survey Results

• Travel Modes - Several Times per Week:

• Non-winter:

• Winter:

Thank you

Questions?Roxane MacInnis

TDM Planner

Strategic Transportation Planning

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