[sustran] Re: Is TDM avoid or shift?

[Cornie Huizenga]

Hi Todd and others,

What is missing in the discussion so far is the need to decouple economic
growth/social development by limiting/reducing individual travel.  Key
elements of TDM for me are the vehicle quota's which we now see in China
(following the example of SIngapore) and congestion charges. Those are
often not low hanging fruits but not having them in place means a largely
incomplete TDM strategy. Carlos - these are avoid measures.

Modal shifts to walking public transport - belong under Shift, not under
Avoid.

Cornie


On Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 12:24 PM, Todd Alexander Litman <litman at vtpi.org>wrote:

> Thanks Carlos!
>
> Yes, I recommend defining Transportation Demand Management (TDM) broadly to
> include any strategy that changes travel behavior to increase
> transportation
> system efficiency. It excludes changes in the vehicle drive technology
> (e.g., it does not include hybrid or electric vehicles) but includes both
> mode shifts (from automobile to walking, cycling and public transit) and
> travel reduction strategies (pricing reforms, more compact community
> development, telework). Carsharing is a TDM strategy to the degree that it
> allows some households to reduce their vehicle ownership which leverages
> reductions in their total vehicle travel.
>
>
> Sincerely,
> Todd Litman
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> Sent: October-29-13 8:07 AM
> To: Carlos Felipe Pardo
> Cc: Global 'South' Sustainable Transport
> Subject: [sustran] Re: Is TDM avoid or shift?
>
> My understanding of TDM is not one single tool or strategy. It is a
> collection of tools there are tools that support the Avoid idea and some
> that support the SHIFT idea.
>
> I am sure if Todd Litman is reading this he will shed more light on this.
> He
> is the creator of the wonderful TDM toolkit http://www.vtpi.org/tdm/
>
> Quoting Todd
>
> " Transportation Demand Management (TDM, also called Mobility Management)
> is
> a general term for strategies that result in more efficient use of
> transportation resources"
>
> hope this helps
> cheers
> sunny
>
>
> On 29 Oct 2013, at 15:43, Carlosfelipe Pardo <carlosfpardo at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Ok, probably this has been discussed before, but I'd like to pose the
> > question to see people's views:
> >
> > Under the ASI (avoid shift improve) approach, is TDM avoid or shift?
> > Or both?
> >
> > Happy to hear everyone's views. I say shift!
> >
> > Carlos.
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