Lesson
Part of: How Cities can Engage Organizations in Improving Urban Mobility
Advantages of a Trip Reduction Ordinance
BOOKMARK
A TRO can benefit a region, city, or organization, as well as their residents or workers.
Region/City
- Reduces local congestion
- Reduces air pollution from traffic
- Boosts investments in more sustainable transport modes
- Decreases traffic accidents
- Reduces need for additional roads and parking spaces, leaving land open for other uses
- Incentivizes sustainable mobility businesses
Organization
- Attracts and retains talents from a larger travel shed
- Decreases the need for company parking lots
- Fulfills sustainability goals
- Increases productivity
- Follows international good practice standards
People
- Encourages physical activity
- Improves quality of life
- Reduces commuting time
- Increases reliability of travel time
- Increases satisfaction with the organization
