Beyond Traditional Transportation Demand Management in the Mid-Atlantic Region

Mid-Atlantic Transportation Webinar Series
Categorized Under: Transportation

The mid-Atlantic region rates as one of the most congested areas in the country. These traffic challenges are being effectively addressed through traditional transportation demand management (TDM) strategies such as carpooling, vanpooling, and mass transit.

However, this region is also successfully leveraging demand management strategies to solve more than just traffic congestion. Demand management can be used as a solution to meet the region’s key objectives, including livability, sustainability, and climate change.

This webinar addressed how we can go beyond traditional TDM to meet multiple objectives in the region. Using strategies such as high-occupancy/toll (HOT) lanes, bus rapid transit, and shuttles for Base Realignment and Closures (BRAC), we can bring solutions to the region’s livability needs. The webinar also covers how TDM can be integrated into every cycle of a project, from project planning to development and operations in order to ensure that demand management is part of the solution.

Presenters

Michael Grant
PrincipalICF International

Michael Grant has more than 17 years of experience in transportation and environmental planning, policy, and economics. He has managed multidimensional projects for the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as well as state and local transportation agencies and other governments and organizations.

Mr. Grant's work focuses broadly on advancing sustainable transportation decision making, with emphasis on transportation demand management (TDM) and other strategies to improve air quality, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and support community livability. He has provided training and technical assistance to State DOTs, metropolitan planning organizations, and other agencies on topics such as advancing planning for operations, congestion management, transportation air quality conformity, climate change mitigation, performance measurement, and program evaluation.

Mr. Grant previously worked as an economist at DOT and as a planner for the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA).
Ryan Thompson
Senior AssociateICF International

Ryan Thompson has worked on transportation demand management (TDM) projects at federal, state and local levels, including program and policy best practices analysis, program implementation and operations, and program evaluation.

Recent projects include an analysis of the role of State Departments of Transportation in TDM for the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP), program outreach and evaluation support for Clean Air NY for the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), and development of performance evaluation and reporting for the NYSDOT 511NY Rideshare program in the greater New York metropolitan area. She was recently selected as a member of the Association for Commuter Transportation Leadership Academy.