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infrastructure these modes of transportation comprise the regional freight system, known as <br />the Metropolitan Freight System. <br />Key Changes from 2040 TPP <br />• E-commerce has become an increasingly important segment of freight movements and <br />deliveries of goods to homes. The Urban Freight Distribution Study focused on e- <br />commerce trends and impacts or opportunities of last -mile parcel deliveries in regional <br />communities. The study notes that as urban deliveries become more common local <br />communities are encouraged to create curb management policies, consider delivery <br />needs in their complete streets planning and identify microhubs for last mile parcel <br />distribution in addition to other recommendations. <br />Pedestrian System <br />The Council coordinates with local partners on pedestrian issues and trends, and aids in <br />funding for pedestrian needs in a variety of ways. <br />Key Changes from 2040 TPP <br />• In previous TPPs pedestrian and bicycle travel were combined into one chapter and <br />discussed together. The pedestrian system is now discussed and considered as an <br />independent investment section of the 2050 TPP. <br />• To address rising pedestrian danger on our streets, the Council undertook a study to <br />create the Pedestrian Safety Action Plan, which was released in 2022. This plan <br />includes analysis of crash trends in the region, recommendations of actions to take to <br />increase pedestrian safety, and a weighted crash score on every road in the region to <br />aid in future safety planning and project prioritization. Communities are encouraged to <br />incorporate the plan's findings into the pedestrian elements of their comprehensive <br />plans. <br />Travel Demand Management <br />Travel demand management (TDM) is the application of strategies, programs and policies to <br />increase the efficiency of transportation systems by reducing travel demand, or redistributing <br />this demand in space or in time. These initiatives are intended to inspire new travel habits to <br />support infrastructure investments and a more efficient use of the transportation system by <br />reducing the demand for personal vehicle trips. <br />Key Changes from 2040 TPP <br />• TDM has its own dedicated investment plan and discussion in the 2050 TPP, which is <br />completely new to the plan. This section describes key partners in TDM in the region <br />and identifies roles and responsibilities for these partners. As a result of this new <br />investment plan, local communities are being asked to discuss how they include travel <br />demand management strategies in their local plans, since some of them have <br />relationships to land use controls and ordinances. <br />• The Council conducted the Regional Travel Demand Management Study that concluded <br />with the Regional Travel Demand Management Action Plan in 2023. The Action Plan <br />outlines a structure for a regional TDM program to implement and operationalize <br />2025 SYSTEM STATEMENT TRANSPORTATION 11 <br />