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

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

4. Sustainable & Active Choices
Region of Waterloo context
Rapid Transit
Sustainable & Active Choices
John C. 4

5. 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 5

6. parking & trip reductions : the TDM checklist

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

8. Mobility Hub Objectives
The Guidelines describe the 9 key Mobility Hub Objectives, which are organized into three categories:
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Seamless Mobility, Placemaking, and Successful Implementation

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

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

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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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?

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

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

21. CONVERSATION