RESEARCH & CAPACITY BUILDING
Transportation Demand Management for Canadian Communities: A Guide to Understanding, Planning and Delivering TDM Programs (Transport Canada) Researched and wrote this comprehensive guide that offers advice to help municipalities plan and implement TDM programs, based on lessons learned by Canadian communities (to view, see our Samples page)
Workplace Travel Plans: Guidance for Canadian Employers (Transport Canada and ACT Canada) Researched and wrote a concise, practical guide for organizations to make their employees' commuting activities more efficient and sustainable (to view, see our Samples page)
The Case for TDM in Canada (ACT Canada) Developed a comprehensive guide for TDM practitioners to effectively make the case for TDM to a wide array of key audiences, and compiled quantitative evidence of TDM impacts in environmental, social and economic areas (to view, see our Samples page)
Improving Travel Options in Small and Rural Communities (Transport Canada) Created a guide for practitioners seeking to plan and implement sustainable transportation initiatives outside urban centres (to view, see our Samples page)
TDM Resource Centre (Transport Canada) Wrote an accessible online “starting point” for readers seeking to understand TDM better, including development of a widely accepted definition of TDM
TDM Measurement Guidelines (Transport Canada) Senior advisor to a team that developed national guidelines for the measurement and evaluation of TDM initiatives
TDM Briefing (Federation of Canadian Municipalities) Wrote “Improving Travel Options with Transportation Demand Management,” a concise guide to best practices in TDM for municipal elected officials in Canadian communities (to view, see our Samples page)
U-Pass Toolkit (Canadian Urban Transit Association) Wrote a comprehensive guide for colleges and universities to implement universal transit pass programs for students, including detailed case studies of three successful examples
GOVERNMENT PLANS & PROGRAMS
Municipal TDM Strategy (City of Ottawa) Developed a long-term strategic approach and short-term work plan to help achieve the municipality’s TDM objectives
TDM Master Plan (City of Calgary) Part of a team that developed a comprehensive strategy for implementing TDM in Calgary
Regional Transportation Plan (Metrolinx) Part of a team that developed TDM and active transportation policy for a comprehensive transportation plan for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area
Transportation Master Plan (City of Hamilton) Researched and wrote an issue paper on TDM as part of a team that developed a new transportation plan
Community-based Social Marketing (Transport Canada) Researched possible applications of community-based social marketing to Transport Canada objectives and programs
CORPORATE STRATEGIES & PROJECTS
ECOmobility Employee Travel Initiative (National Capital Commission) Led development of a strategy to enable and promote more sustainable commuting and business travel by employees of the National Capital Commission in Ottawa-Gatineau
TDM Strategy for Federal Offices (Environment Canada) Led development of a TDM strategy for two large worksites in the National Capital Region, involving staff commuting surveys and comprehensive site assessments
Sustainable Transportation Needs Assessment (Natural Resources Canada)Led a strategic review of opportunities and challenges related to reducing departmental greenhouse gas emissions from business travel and employee commuting
Commuter and Business Travel Strategy (Canada Revenue Agency) Led development of a corporate strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from commuting and business travel by the agency’s 40,000 employees
Transit Use for Business Travel (Canada Revenue Agency) Developed a pilot project to encourage employees to use public transit rather than taxis for local business travel
Commuter Options Program (Halifax Regional Municipality)Part of a team that developed a plan and policies for a commuter options program to be implemented by the municipality
TDM Information Kit (Nortel Networks) Prepared an information kit that introduced international employees to the company’s TDM program