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... 100 Demand-management strategies include techniques intended to reduce the volume of traffic traveling through the work zone. Demand management focuses on helping people use the infrastructure such as transit, ridesharing, and telework to encourage alternatives to driving.
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... Demand-Management Strategies 101 5.1.3 Benefits The use of demand-management strategies to shift mode of travel provides the following benefits: • Reduces single occupancy–vehicle rates, which in turn reduces congestion, RUC, and emissions. • Exposes less traffic to hazards related to driving through the work zone.
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... 102 Strategies for Work Zone Transportation Management Plans Public outreach costs can vary widely depending on the media distribution (e.g., television, radio, newspaper, website) , the intended length of the campaign (or the project)
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... Demand-Management Strategies 103 CDOT developed a construction mitigation plan to encourage travelers to choose sustainable travel modes during construction (36 Commuting Solutions, n.d.)
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... 104 Strategies for Work Zone Transportation Management Plans provided qualified vanpool groups with 1 year of subsidies, not to exceed 50 percent of the monthly vanpool rider charge.
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... Demand-Management Strategies 105 alone through the construction zone. Commuters could download the $50 fare media onto an eligible commuter's fare media account for use on whichever transportation alternative best suited their individual commuting needs.
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... 106 Strategies for Work Zone Transportation Management Plans On the surface, New York Avenue Bridge Bucks attracted the participation of a very low percentage of the commuters who traveled through the construction zone. However, it did provide commuters with a choice or incentive to use alternative modes to the single occupancy motor vehicle.
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... Demand-Management Strategies 107 • Variable work hours. This strategy involves allowing employees to offset work hours from the typical 9–5 standard, thus shifting commute travel to variable off-peak hours in order to reduce travel demand during peak periods.
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... 108 Strategies for Work Zone Transportation Management Plans • Incentives related to using alternative modes may be necessary, particularly those related to travel cost advantages, such as enticements and subsidies, value pricing, or parking management programs. A detailed planning phase is crucial to implementing a successful demand-management plan for construction projects.
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... Demand-Management Strategies 109 5.2.8.2 Washington Commute Trip Reduction Law The Washington State Legislature passed the Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) Law in 1991 to address traffic congestion, air pollution, and petroleum fuel consumption.

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