My presentation given at the 2009 Association for Commuter Transportation conference on a (partial) list of resources to quickly help newcomers to the transportation demand management (TDM) community

1. Welcome to the TDM Community:
Tools and Resources for TDM Newcomers
PHILIP L. WINTERS
CENTER FOR URBAN TRANSPORTATION
RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA

2. Overview
National TDM & Telework Clearinghouse
Transportation Research Board
Promotional Materials Clearinghouse
Best Workplaces for Commuters
Other

3. ACT Members Only
ACT
Accomp- Searchable Bulletin
Event Public Policy Board and
lishments Membership Board
Calendar Updates Leadership
Directory
Information
www.actweb.org

4. Associations
TDM Associations Blogs
 ACT  TDM Professional
 www.actweb.org
 TheTDMProfessional.com
 ACT Canada  TDM Talk
 www.actcanada.com
actcanada com  tdmtalk.blogspot.com
 ACT TravelWise (UK)  Best Workplaces for
 www acttravelwise org
www.acttravelwise.org Commuters
Commuters’ blog
 European Platform on  bwforcommuters.blogspot
Mobility Management
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 www.epomm.org

5. National TDM and Telework Clearinghouse
National Center for Transit Research
at the University of South Florida
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6. Peer-to-Peer Exchange
SUBSCRIBE
www.nctr.usf.edu/clearinghouse
www nctr usf edu/clearinghouse
NETWORK
1,575
1 575 TRANSP-TDM listserv
subscribers
Knowledge
SHARE & LEARN
from other members responses
or prior postings

7. Discussion Forums
• TDM (TRANSP-TDM)
• Best Workplaces for Commuters (BWC)
Wide
Wid Champions  NEW
• Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
range of
g • Parking Management (Parking)
• Sustainable Transport Indicators (STI)
interests • Telework
• C-PARK (University transportation) Penn
State)
Easy to •
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Subscribe at http://lists.cutr.usf.edu/read/
Send one email to reach everyone
Use •
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View archives without subscribing
Add archives as an RSS feed

8. Netconferences
 ACT and NCTR co-host
 2S Speakers and ~ 30
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minutes for Q&A
 Sessions are recorded for
on-demand playback
 Copies of the slides are
also available
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9. 2009 Netconferences –Learn More. Travel Less.
 Connecting Transportation Demand Management
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and Climate Change (February 12, 2009)
 Strategic Marketing: The Truth About Gender and
Generational Commuting Trends – and Its
Consequences (May 27, 2009)
TTweeting Demand M
ti D d Management – D i an Ab t
t Doing About
Face(book) on Marketing Travel Choices (October
15,
15 2009)
www.nctr.usf.edu/clearinghouse/netconferencing.htm

10. Commuter Choice Certificate
 Florida Commuter Choice Certificate Program g
 Targets the TDM professional (not ETC)
 80 hours for certificate from USF
 C
Continuing Ed
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 Nearly 100 hours of workshops offered per year
 New in 2009
 Online delivery via Internet and VoIP or phone
 Out-of-state fee of only $25 per credit hour

11. Transportation Research Board (TRB)
 TRB is part of the National Academy of Science
 F d TDM l
Funds TDM-related research through the T
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Program and Highway Cooperative Research Program
 Maintains TRIS – an online database of 600,000 records of published
and ongoing multi-modal research
 http://ntlsearch.bts.gov/tris/index.do
 Promotes research through annual conference and committees
 Annual conference in mid January in Washington DC and is
mid-January Washington,
attended by over 8,000
 Committee on TDM – Lori Diggins, LDA Consulting, chair
LDACWDC@aol.com
 www.trb-tdm.org

12. TRB Committee on TDM website

13. TRB TDM-Related Publications
 Car-Sharing: Where and How It Succeeds
 Strategies for Increasing the Effectiveness of Commuter Choice
Programs
 Analyzing the Effectiveness of Commuter Benefits Programs
 The Congestion Mitigation Air Q
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Assessing 10 Years of Experience
 Cost-Effectiveness of Transportation Demand Management (TDM)
Strategies
 Successful Risk Management for Rideshare and Car Pool Matching
Car-Pool
Programs

14. “promotional materials clearinghouse”
Operated by
The Marketing Institute
Florida State University
College of Business
http://nctr.cob.fsu.edu
marketing resources for TDM professionals

15. features
• online archive of TDM
promotional collateral
• searchable database of over
hundreds of print
campaigns/materials
• free stock photography (mostly
specific to Florida)
• tutorials on print, design, and
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production
• technical support and
instruction available from staff
marketing resources for TDM professionals

16. “promotional
materials
clearinghouse”
searchable gallery
Gallery includes audio and video
PSAs, niche marketing samples,
advertising, etc.

17. Best Workplaces for CommutersSM
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Effective October 1 2007
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Managed by National
Center for Transit
Research at University of
South Florida

18.  National public recognition for
Best being commuter-friendly and
Workplaces socially responsible.
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f  Lists of Best Workplaces
Commuters  Race to Excellence
 Free web conferences d li
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your desktop
H l D k
Help Desk
 Networking opportunities,
including
 Other tools and resources

19.  Best Workplaces for Commuters Help
Commuters’
Best Desk
Workplaces  625+ questions and answers,
for including case studies
Commuters’
Help Desk
www.bestworkplaces.org
Best Workplaces for Commuters is a program of the National
Center for Transit Research at University of South Florida

20. National Standard of Excellence
Workplaces met at least one:
• Transit/vanpool subsidy ($30 or full
cost)
Must commit to
• Telecommuting (daily 6% trip 14% Non-Drive
reduction average) Alone Rate
• P ki
Parking C h
Cash-out ($30 or at least
t tl t within 18
ithi
75% of market rate) months
• Pre-tax benefit (30% employee
participation)
pa ti ipation)
• Compressed work week (daily 6%
trip reduction average)
• Employer equivalent benefit

21. Plus Offer 3 Supporting Programs
• Active membership in TMA
• Rideshare matching
• Bike lockers and showers
• Emergency Ride Home
• Up-to-date transportation information
• Shuttles
Sh ttles
• Preferred parking for carpools/vanpools
• Awards program
• LEED transportation credits
• Plus many more options
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www.bestworkplaces.org

22. Other Resources
 Online TDM
Encyclopedia – Victoria
Transport Policy
Institute
I tit t
 www.vtpi.org/TDM
 FHWA Office of
Operations
 http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/td
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m/index.htm

23. For More Information
PHIL WINTERS
CENTER FOR URBAN TRANSPORTATION
RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
4202 E. FOWLER AVENUE, CUT100
TAMPA, FL 33647
813.974-9811
WINTERS@CUTR.USF.EDU
WWW.CUTR.USF.EDU

24. Criteria for Best Workplaces for
Commuters
• Coordinate communication (POC centralize outreach)
(POC, centralize,
• Offer commuter benefits package, including:
• ERH
• Significant support for one mode
• Supplemental support for other modes
• Meet performance benchmark
– 14% non-SOV
• Report success

25. 2008 Netconferences –Learn More. Travel Less.
 The Future is Now: TDM Marketing in Today’s
“Environment” (8/20/08)*
Environment
 Tips for Planning and Operating Successful Shuttles and
Circulators (5/28/08)
 Results f
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Benchmarking Survey (5/21/08)
 Innovative Tools for Encouraging Bicycling: Online
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Bicycle Route Mapping (5/20/08)*
 Integrating Transportation Demand Management (TDM)
into the Land Development Process ( / / )
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 * Florida Lunch and Learn Series
www.nctr.usf.edu/clearinghouse/netconferencing.htm