Developing a regional approach to transportation demand management and nonmotorized transportation : best practice case studies

2013PDFTech ReportDOT-VNTSC-FHWA-13-03;FHWA-HEP-13-028Metropolitan planning organizationsTravel demand managementNonmotorized transportationBicyclingWalkingRegional planningTraffic congestionLand use planningPublic private partnershipsIntergovernmental partnershipsTransportation demand managementNonmotorized transportationMetropolitan planning organizationsDenver (Colorado);Minneapolis (Minnesota);Tucson (Arizona);Sacramento (California)United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of PlanningFijalkowski, JaredMcCoy, KevinLyons, WilliamJohn A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and RealtyNTL-PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLES-PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLESNTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-PLANNING AND POLICYNTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-Public Participation and OutreachNTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-Travel DemandVolpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center;Federal Highway AdministrationThis report highlights four metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) that embrace transportation demand management (TDM) and nonmotorized transportation in an ambitious, conscious, and holistic manner at both regional and local scales. These MPOs, which represent a diversity of sizes and geographic areas, can serve as models for other MPOs seeking to take an holistic approach to TDM and nonmotorized transportation to further advance their agencies' goals. The case studies in this report answer how and why regional scale approaches to TDM and nonmotorzed transportation are embraced, and assesses how they contribute to meeting regional transportation goals