Travel demand management has been defined broadly in these guidelines as intervention (excluding provision of major infrastructure) to modify travel decisions so that more desirable transport, social, economic and/or environmental objectives can be achieved, and the adverse impacts of travel can be reduced. These guidelines substantially update the 1995 release of Austroads TDM guidelines (see C 7186 (IRRD 868167) that provided a means for understanding TDM and assisting in decisions on whether to use and implement TDM. Since 1995, a significant shift in both thinking and practice has occurred in Australia and overseas. This TDM resource book offers a deeper insight into the new areas while addressing the more tradition approaches. The prime aim is to provide a picture of the current state of knowledge and practice, and to provide a more vivid understanding, with case studies for illustration wherever possible. The discussion is framed under six TDM strategies: infrastructure, regulation, behavioural change, education/awareness/information, technological, and integrated strategies. (Author/publisher)
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