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ecoMOBILITY Information Resources

The ecoMOBILITY program is helping to develop and disseminate professional and technical information on reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from urban transportation. The objective of this activity is to increase the capacity of municipalities to integrate transportation demand management (TDM) initiatives into their transportation planning and project implementation practices.

There are five main activities under capacity building.

1) Professional development

Professional development is focused on transferring technical TDM information to practitioners to aid in their ability to plan, implement and measure the impact of projects.

Development opportunities planned for 2011-12 include:

• ecoMOBILITY webinar series

To suggest a potential webinar topic or to ensure that you are informed when webinars will be held, please contact us.

2) Information Dissemination

Web site

This web site is the central dissemination point for program resources. As information on funded projects and capacity building activities are available, they are posted here.

Transport Canada also hosts the Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Resource Centre. This web-based information resource contains definitions, case study examples of various TDM projects and the TDM project data-base that quantifies project results.

Learning events

These are events that help attain the program's outcomes to increase the application of green transportation. The focus is on presenting case studies and informing decision-makers and transportation practitioners of the role of TDM in reducing GHG and air pollutant emissions.

Upcoming learning events in 2011-12 include:

•  Walk 21: Conference on Walking and Liveable Communities
•  ACT Canada TDM Summit
•  CUTA Fall Conference
•  FCM Sustainable Communities Conference

Best practice case studies

Case studies of successful, innovative TDM are profiled in the Case Study Library. Our newest case studies focusing on TDM projects include:

•  Best Practices for Employer-Based Commuter Option Programs
•  Employee Transportation at Cirque du Soleil Headquarters
•  Marketing Active Transportation
•  Reducing or eliminating parking in support of TDM initiatives
•  TDM strategies during transportation disruptions and episodic events
•  TravelSmart

Examples of existing TDM case studies include:

• Hamilton Street Railway Transit Customer Information Service Enhancements
• eBay's Transportation Demand Management Program
• Employee Transit Discount Program
• EcoPass: Employer-Sponsored Transit Passes
• Free Transit on Smog Days: Clearing the Air
• GoTime: Real-time Passenger Information and Transit Management
• Lunch Express (Smart Commute 404-7)
• Off-Ramp: A Secondary School Vehicle Trip Reduction Program
• The Role of Community-based Social Marketing (CBSM) in Supporting Active and Sustainable Transportation
• School Transportation Management
• Smart Commute- North Toronto, Vaughn
• Telework in Canada
• TravelSmart
• Universal Transit Passes in Canada: A Smart Move for Post secondary Students
• "Wheel 2 Work" in Whitehorse

3) Guides and Tools

These are "how-to" resources that help position TDM projects for success.

In 2010-11 the program developed:

• Changing Transportation Behaviours: A Social Marketing Planning Guide 
• Compendium of Canadian survey research on consumer attitudes and behavioural influences affecting sustainable transportation options

All of these resources can be found on our Guides and Tools page. 

In 2011-12 the program is supporting the development of:

• Active Transportation Planning Guide
• TDM Planning Guide 

4) Fostering Collaboration

ecoMOBILITY works to foster professional collaboration in the TDM sector through partnerships with organizations and governments on TDM capacity-building projects. For example, the program works with the Transportation Association of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

Previously, ecoMOBILITY has hosted practitioner node meetings to provide opportunities for practitioner-to-practitioner exchange of program implementation best practices and lessons-learned. These meetings included:

• School-based TDM practioners. This group has now formed the Canadian Active & Safe Routes to School Partnership
• TDM practitioners with non-profit organizations

For more information or to comment on ecoMOBILITY's Information Resources, please contact us.

Date modified:

2011-12-02

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