First-Mile/Last-Mile: Sweating the Small Stuff

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First-Mile/Last-Mile: Sweating the Small Stuff Asher Mercer Sustainable Mobility Summit October 28, 2013 Looking at TDM and Planning together 1

BIG is what gets the dollars BIG is what gets the headlines 5 Copyright © 2013 Urban ID. All rights reserved.

What good is transit if no one can get to it? 7 Copyright © 2013 Urban ID. All rights reserved.

Little things can stop a transit trip before it starts 3 Copyright © 2013 Urban ID. All rights reserved.

No Transit trip is ever JUST a transit trip How do they get to transit? How do they get away from transit? Last Mile First Mile 4 Copyright © 2013 Urban ID. All rights reserved.

First Mile/Last Mile Analysis: Identifying and removing barriers to maximize transit use Working on Sustainable Mobility - Thinking about Barriers 3 Copyright © 2013 Urban ID. All rights reserved.

Do commuters know their options? 6 Copyright © 2013 Urban ID. All rights reserved.

Can I walk to the bus stop/station? Closest Crossing Can I walk to the bus stop/station? Bus Stop 7 Copyright © 2013 Urban ID. All rights reserved.

Can I get to transit by Bike? Bike Rack? 8 Copyright © 2013 Urban ID. All rights reserved.

What about feeder transit? Direct route Long connection time 9 Copyright © 2013 Urban ID. All rights reserved.

Requires more parking over time What about driving? Requires more parking over time Makes shorter non-auto trips inaccessible 10 Copyright © 2013 Urban ID. All rights reserved.

First-Mile/Last Mile Analysis Identify barriers people are encountering Small fixes that make trips seamless Scheduling Signals Awareness Small infrastructure Most of us work on one or more of these things 11 Copyright © 2013 Urban ID. All rights reserved.

I want to go through some best practices 12 Copyright © 2013 Urban ID. All rights reserved.

Cars can take us the last mile 12 Copyright © 2013 Urban ID. All rights reserved.

Cycling extends the effective range of transit Think of bikeshare as another layer of transit 13 Copyright © 2013 Urban ID. All rights reserved.

Local Transit Timing Access 14 Copyright © 2013 Urban ID. All rights reserved.

Pedestrian-oriented communities Good Planning Pedestrian-oriented communities 15 Copyright © 2013 Urban ID. All rights reserved.

Outreach tied to construction Mobility Hubs Seamless Mobility Outreach tied to construction 16 Copyright © 2013 Urban ID. All rights reserved.

Evolve to accommodate transit 17 17 Copyright © 2013 Urban ID. All rights reserved.

FM/LM can be applied to existing areas 18 18 Copyright © 2013 Urban ID. All rights reserved.

FM/LM can be applied at planning stage through Official Plans, Zoning, and Guidelines 19 Copyright © 2013 Urban ID. All rights reserved.

Planners & Transit Operators TDM professionals Gather feedback about barriers through outreach Bring an “all modes” perspective Foster good relationship with transit agencies Planners & Transit Operators Always keep the end user in mind Bring TDM professionals into discussion TDM integral to many policy goals (e.g. mode split, walkability, etc.) TDMers: BE GENERALISTS 7 Copyright © 2013 Urban ID. All rights reserved.

Keeping the first mile and last mile of people’s trips in mind ensures we get the most value out of our infrastructure investments Copyright © 2013 Urban ID. All rights reserved.

Asher Mercer Urban ID Consulting asher@urbanid.ca 416-939-5239 Copyright © 2013 Urban ID. All rights reserved.