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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. Commercial Vehicle Administrative Processes - Provides electronic purchasing of <br />credentials and automated mileage and fuel reporting. <br />· Hazardous Material Incident Notification - Provides immediate notification of an assistance <br />incident and immediate request for help. <br />. Commercial Fleet Management - Provides communications between drivers and dispatchers <br />for efficient routing. <br /> <br />Travel Demand Management Strategies <br /> <br />Travel Demand Management (TDM) strategies help reduce congestion, especially during the <br />work commute, and conserve energy by encouraging the use of alternative modes of <br />transportation to driving alone. The Federal Transit Administration (FT A) has developed a <br />Commuter Choice Initiative in support of alternatives to the single occupant vehicle, such as <br />TDM strategies. Employers can benefit employees by offering TDM alternatives to commute to <br />work other than driving alone. TDM strategies have been shown to increase employee <br />satisfaction, improve employee retention rates and make the employer more competitive in a <br />strong economy. The following TDM strategies are being proposed for the Northstar Corridor <br />under the TSM Alternative. <br /> <br />Rideshare / Transit <br /> <br />Corridor Ridesharerrransit Services <br /> <br />Metro Commuter Services (MCS), sponsored by the Metropolitan Council, is the regional <br />clearinghouse for ride share matching in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. Some of the services <br />offered by MCS are ridematching services, subsidies for start-up vans of five or more <br />passengers, the Guaranteed Ride Home program and transit information. MCS has a <br />ridematching database covering the seven county metropolitan area. The St. Cloud Metropolitan <br />Transit Commission (MTC) provides services similar to MCS for the St. Cloud metropolitan <br />area. <br /> <br />Employees in the Twin Cities interested in car/van pooling can contact Metro Commuter <br />Services (MCS) for ride share matching services. To contact MCS, employees can: <br /> <br />. Call MCS at 651/349-RIDE (7433) <br />. Return the form at the back of the Commute Planner brochure <br />. Access the MCS web page at: www.metrocommuterservices.org <br />. E-Mail theinformationtoMCSat:commuter.services@metc.state.mn.us <br /> <br />Commuters in the St. Cloud area can call the St. Cloud MTC at 320/251-RIDE (7433). <br /> <br />Under this proposed strategy these two agencies will share a common database that will give <br />commuters a corridor-wide ridematching service for car and van pools. Today car/van pools can <br />be set up through rideshare matching services described above. <br /> <br />Phase II Northstar Corridor Major Investment Study <br />Draft - TSM Alternative <br /> <br />15 <br />June 24,1999 <br />