REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
New Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Program Guidelines (Information Only)
Report
BACKGROUND
Transportation Demand Management, or TDM, is the general term for a combination of strategies that strive to decrease the use of single occupant vehicle (SOV) travel and encourage people to use transit, walk, bike, and carpool. TDM emphasizes the movement of people rather than motor vehicles, and gives priority to other transportation modes in an effort to provide transportation options and reduce congestion. TDM strategies can include:
* Bike Parking
* Showers
* Transit Passes
* Carpool Parking
* Park and Ride Facilities
* Car Sharing
* Shuttles
* Vanpools
* Alternative Working Hours
The City has been utilizing TDM programs for a number of years. In 1999 the City developed a TDM Tool Kit as guidance to assist developers in the City of Sunnyvale to prepare, implement, and monitor the success of TDM plans and programs. As part of development approvals, the City has required TDM plans in an effort to reduce SOV trips and decrease congestion. The reduction of SOV trips as part of a TDM plan is usually referred to as a TDM trip reduction. Two examples of TDM plans and required trip reductions in the City are the requirements of the Moffett Park Specific Plan and the recently approved Landbank Development.
As regional growth and development has continued, the need for TDM programs has become even more important. As part of discussions with Council, staff had communicated that the City was in the process of updating its TDM guidelines, and staff would provide additional information once completed. This report provides the details of the new guidelines.
DISCUSSION
In an effort to achieve consistency as part of all new development, staff has prepared guidelines for the development of TDM programs, monitoring procedures to determine level of success, and penalty fees if the TDM reductions are not achieved. These...
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