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TRAX Trip Reduction Programs: Is the Halifax region ready?

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TRAX Trip Reduction Programs:. Is the Halifax region ready?. Ahhh….the Maritimes. Ride a frikkin bike? Have you lost yer mind?. The Maritimes: Where the car is sacred. Veneration of the asphalt god. Enter the TRAX Trip Reduction Program. TRAX Trip Reduction Programs. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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TRAX Trip Reduction Programs:

Is the Halifax region ready?

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Ahhh….the Maritimes

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Ride a frikkin bike? Have you lost yer mind?

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The Maritimes: Where the car is sacred

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Veneration of the asphalt god

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Enter the TRAX Trip Reduction Program

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TRAX Trip Reduction Programs

• TRAX started the TRP’s in 1999

• We based the TRPs on the Go Green Choices model

• Virgin territory: very little discussion of sustainable commuting in the HRM at the time

• Ten successful (?) TRPs, 5 failed TRPs

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What is a ‘successful’ TRP?

• Contact person ( and ‘champion’) established• Endorsement from Tarzan• Survey initiated and analyzed• A transportation committee• Some budget• Implementation of incentives• Feedback from employees• Events where the participation is good, people are keen• Follow up survey and presentation of results• Program continues without TRAX

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Case Study: The NS Department of Environment and Labor

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Indoor parking place for one car=sheltered parking for twelve

bicycles

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The Fleet Vehicle:

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The details!

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Green transportation info boards Car pool posters wherever possible

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“Two Feet”: The Healthy Workplace Program

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Case study: CRA= Going nowhere

• started May 2003• 2 pages: 40+

meetings to executive committees, phone calls, e mails (does not include letters), of recorded attempts to move on the TRP

• still no initial survey

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Challenges with CRA

• Endless bureaucratic red tape!!

• Theoretical support from senior management, not in practice

• One employee at CRA doing all the work

• Constantly trying to “sell” the TRP to the workplace

• Big events – little promotion

• No budget

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abundant affordable parking

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Inconvient parking for bicycles

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HRM bike facilities

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Bias toward car traffic, against pedestrian traffic

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Are successful TRP’s possible in the Halifax region? YES!!

• High transit ridership; rising and improving ( BRT, ferries, bike plan, bike racks on buses…)• Regional Planning shows that high percentage

residents want to commute sustainably• High pedestrian/ commuter ratio ( second to

Victoria!) • Recognition that inactive lifestyles are a huge

problem• Many pleasant walking routes, courteous drivers• Bike Plan unanimously supported by our council• Supportive mayor, some excellent city staff

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