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Planning Are We doing it Right? How to Change ?

Planning Are We doing it Right? How to Change ?. Hamilton - November 4-7. Sustainable Mobility Summit 2012 . York Viva Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). Concept image along Davis Drive. Region of Waterloo context. Rapid Transit. Sustainable & Active Choices. TravelWise: what is it?. the goal:.

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Planning Are We doing it Right? How to Change ?

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  1. Planning Are We doing it Right? How to Change ? Hamilton - November 4-7 Sustainable Mobility Summit 2012

  2. York Viva Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Concept image along Davis Drive

  3. Region of Waterloo context Rapid Transit Sustainable & Active Choices

  4. TravelWise: what is it? the goal: +Shift individual commuters to transit, carpooling, cycling and walking +Reduce demand for parking +Improve employee health, productivity and retention how: + ecoMOBILITY grant from Transport Canada + TDM funding from the Region of Waterloo + Partnerships with Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo and local employers

  5. parking & trip reductions : the TDM checklist

  6. Mobility Hub Guidelines – Achieving the Balance between Transportation and Placemaking ACT Sustainable Mobility Summit – November 5, 2012

  7. Mobility Hub Objectives

  8. Mississauga City Centre: Downtown Concept Source: Downtown 21 Master Plan

  9. Mississauga City Centre Major Investment in Bus Rapid Transit & HOT on Hurontario: Integrated TDM Approach will Increase Ridership

  10. Saint John, NB (pop ~ 100K) • Integration of Parking and Transit Commission Boards • Initiatives • Community Carpool promotions • Parcobusto support Regional transit - park & ride / bike & walk • Active Transportation partnerships • Results • 12% increase in transit ridership 2009-2010: due to rerouting and park & ride on in-city routes • ComeXregional park & ride ridership increased 55 % from 2007 to 2010

  11. Do Planning Policies Need to Change? • Official Plans & Zoning Requirements • Built Form/Urban Design • Parking Requirements • TDM Supportive Land Use Guidelines • Transportation Impact Assessments • Funding Sources • Policy & Management Integration

  12. Official Plans? • Balanced or Transit First Priority? • Support Complete Streets • Encourage Compact Urban Form • Focus Density at Key Nodes & Corridors • Support TDM • Support Parking Reductions in Key Areas • Require Multi-Modal Impact Assessments

  13. Zoning & Urban Design? • Require Compact Urban Form • Emphasis on Pedestrian Access • Minimize Surface Parking Impacts • Cycling Facilities Provision • Support Parking Reductions in Key Areas • Encourage Car/Van Pool Parking • Require parking in garages

  14. Parking Requirements • Move from oversupply to constrained • Should match travel mode targets • Maximize use of on-street parking • Encourage shared parking • Strong municipal supply role in key areas • Allocate surplus parking revenue to TDM • Municipality must lead in supply management and ricing

  15. TDM Supportive Development Guidelines • Checklist Approach • Score Card Approach • Hard Requirements Approach • Mode split & parking integration is critical • Needs to be equitable across a region • Municipality must lead • ACT Canada Study & Workshops

  16. Transportation Impact Assessments • Less or little emphasis on Cars? • TDM approach at minimum • How to mitigate impacts? • The Level of Service Question? • Should they be eliminated in dense urban core areas (San Francisco eg.)? • Link with transportation service funding?

  17. Transportation Funding • Development Charges? • Impact Fees? • Parking Space Levies? • Parking & Fuel Taxes • Toll Roads? • Congestion Charges? • Regional Equity Concerns

  18. Urban Mobility Integration • Integrated Urban Mobility Approach • Parking & TDM Integration • Transit , Parking & TDM Integration • Full Transportation Integration • Regional Equity Concerns

  19. CONVERSATION

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