sustainable transportation in small communities
DESCRIPTION
This presentation discusses ways to manage community mobility. It features the Fraser Basin Council’s Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Guidebook for small to medium-sized communities (http://fraserbasin.bc.ca/programs/tdm_toolkit.html) and a case study prepared by the Climate Change and Air Quality team.Interested in having FBC present TDM information to your community?Please contact : Peter Ostergaard: [email protected]. (250) 888-3030, or Jim Vanderwal, [email protected], (604) 488-5357TRANSCRIPT
Sustainable Transportationin Small Communities
Transportation Demand Management (TDM) | April 19, 2011 | Parksville
Peter Ostergaard: [email protected] Evans: [email protected]
Outline
• About FBC
• What is TDM
• TDM Toolkit
• Three behavioral shifts of TDM
• Sparwood case study
Fraser Basin Council A Collaborative Structure
36 Board of Directors:Federal, Provincial, Local and First Nations, Private Sector, Civil Society
Other FBC Programs/Resources
• E3 Fleet• Electric Vehicle Purchasing • Retooling.ca and Climate Adaptation
FBC Climate Programs
TDM is about Changing Behaviour
By influencing individual behavior, and providing more expanded viable options
Why is this important?
www.tdm.bc.ca
• What can local governments do?
• What is alreadybeing done?
• What other actionsare possible?
TDM: 3 Major Shifts in Behavior
1. Time of Travel
2. Amount of Travel
3. Mode of Travel
1. Time of Travel
• Flex time inwork 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
• Wells (pop 246)• Qualicum Beach (pop 8,500)• Sparwood (pop 4,500)• Golden (pop 4,500)
Active Transportation
• Nelson Carshare (pop 10,000)
• Regional tools:• North Okanagan
(www.carpool.ca)• Kootenays
(www.kootenayrideshare,com)
Carshare/Carpool
Transit/Bus Service
• Regional Collaboration• Key drivers
• Health services• Post-secondary
education• Major employers
• North Okanagan• Sparwood
Transportation Planningin Sparwood
CASE STUDY
• Home to world’sbiggest truck
• Mining community
• Ships coal globally
Challenges
• 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
Public Participation in Planning
Using Public Input in Plan
Incorporated suggestion in
plan including:• Interconnected, paved
• Improved transit service
• Highway 43 to active
modes to travel
• Secure bike storage areas
• Address Wildlife barrier
• More bicycle infrastructure
• Community initiatives for active
modes 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 SparwoodHeights bridge system a priority
#3: Provide public education concerning the benefits and safety considerations of active 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 active transportation with other sustainable modes such as transit
• Accessible BC Transit Bus system • Improve access & frequency
Plan Recommendations
• Better design and location of bicycle racks,
• Benches• Lighting• Ramps along stairways for
bicycles• Rails on steep inclines to
encourage safe walking and bicycling
Other Suggested Amenities
Costs of the study
Expenses
Speakers and public education $ 5262.38
Food and refreshment services $ 2941.21
Facility rentals and promotion $ 1505.33
Planning Consultants $ 58142.60
TOTAL $ 67,851.52
Revenues
Built Environment Active Transportation fund
$ 22,000
District of Sparwood $ 45,851.52
TOTAL $ 67,851.52
Questions?
Jim Vanderwal
Fraser Basin Council
604-488-5357
www.smartplanningbc.ca
Peter Ostergaard
Smart Planning for Communities
Fraser Basin Council
250-888-3030