Metro - File #: 2025-0810

• File #: 2025-0810
• Type: Informational Report
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 9/16/2025
• In control: Planning and Programming Committee
• On agenda: 5/20/2026
• Title: RECEIVE AND FILE status report on development and implementation of the Metro Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Master Plan and Policies (Master Plan).
• Sponsors: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• Indexes: 2028 Mobility Concept Plan, Air Quality Management District, Board Correspondence, Budget, Budgeting, Council Of Governments, Demand responsive transportation, First/Last Mile, Grant Aid, Hubs, Informational Report, Metro Bike Hub, Metro Vision 2028 Plan, Motion / Motion Response, Multimodal, Olympic games, Outreach, Partnerships, Plan, Program, Program Management, Research, Safety, Senate Bill 1, Shared mobility, South Coast Air Quality Management District, Southern California Association Of Governments, Strategic planning, Subsidies, Surveys, Tourism, Transit Oriented Community, Transportation Demand Management, Travel demand management, Travel time, Vehicle miles of travel, Vehicle occupancy, Walking, Work trips

Meeting_Body
PLANNING & PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
MAY 20, 2026

Subject
SUBJECT: TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT MASTER PLAN AND POLICIES

Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
RECEIVE AND FILE status report on development and implementation of the Metro Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Master Plan and Policies (Master Plan).

Issue
ISSUE

In response to Board direction, staff has developed a Transportation Demand Management Master Plan and Policies (Attachment A) to address mobility demand in the greater Los Angeles region and to provide a TDM roadmap supporting the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games (2028 Games) as indicated in the 2028 Mobility Concept Plan.
Background
BACKGROUND
In October 2017, the Board approved Motion 36 by Directors Garcetti, Dupont-Walker, and Butts (Attachment B), directing staff to explore and implement a markedly expanded role for Metro as a leader in TDM in Los Angeles County by creating a robust and comprehensive TDM program. Following the Board action, Metro established a regional TDM Policies and Program team (TDM team) in 2018.

In October 2022, the Board awarded a contract for the TDM Master Plan to develop a comprehensive plan and recommend implementable policies and programs to map out TDM in Los Angeles County. This plan will expand TDM support services beyond large businesses and reenvision a program that comprehensively services all regional constituents.

In 2023, Metro launched a study to evaluate commuter mobility behavior and all existing Metro TDM policies, products, and available incentive programs that supplement transit services and other mobility options. The study includes rigorous research and analysis to ensure an approach that was grounded in data and aligned with the real needs of LA County's diverse communities. This analysis includes a review of the most effective strategies for reducing vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and encouraging behavior change. Key findings from t...