Cultural shift to active transportation

This $323,000 Formula Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration will fund a multi-agency transportation demand management project focused on active transportation in the Tacoma, Washington region. Under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205), the Washington State Department of Transportation will lead efforts with the Cities of Tacoma, Fircrest, Puyallup, and University Place to implement various TDM strategies appropriate for each jurisdiction. These include the In Motion program, residential outreach focused on underserved populations, a Live Close to Work initiative, and education/encouragement campaigns around biking, TDM, and cost-effectiveness. Specifically, the City of Tacoma will receive $323k as a sub-awardee to coordinate regional TDM programs centered on growth areas, industrial centers, and their connecting corridors. The goal is to influence travel behavior and increase active transportation for work, services, and recreation.

Project description

This is a multiagency project focused on transportation demand management (TDM) programs in regional growth centers, manufacturing/industrial centers, local centers of importance, and the corridors serving them. The programs will vary by agency but they will have a common goal to educate and influence people's travel behavior between home, work, services and recreation trips. The city of tacoma will be the lead agency working in partnership with the cities of fircrest, puyallup, and university place. The agencies will implement TDM elements that are appropriate for each jurisdiction. TDM elements include: in motion, residential outreach programs focused on difficult to reach populations (e.g. low income, low english proficiency populations); live close to work program; education & encouragement (e.g. bike month, open streets events, center-based bicycle parking programs); education & encouragement campaigns (e.g. bike safety, TDM, cost effectiveness)