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infrastructure these modes of transportationcomprise theregional freight system, known as theMetropolitan Freight System. Key Changes from 2040 TPP E-commerce has become an increasingly important segment of freight movements and deliveries of goods to homes. The Urban Freight Distribution Study focused on e- commerce trends and impacts or opportunities of last-mile parcel deliveries in regional communities. The study notesthat as urban deliveries become more common local communities are encouraged to create curb management policies, consider delivery needs in their complete streets planning and identify microhubs for last mile parcel distribution in addition to other recommendations. Pedestrian System The Council coordinates with local partners on pedestrian issues and trends, and aids in funding for pedestrian needs in a variety of ways. Key Changes from 2040 TPP In previous TPPs pedestrian and bicycle travel were combined into one chapter and discussed together. The pedestrian system is now discussed and considered as an independent investment section of the 2050 TPP. To address rising pedestrian danger on our streets, the Council undertook a study to create the Pedestrian Safety Action Plan,which was released in 2022. This plan includes analysis of crash trends in the region, recommendations of actions to take to increase pedestrian safety, and a weighted crash score on every road in the region to aid in future safety planning and project prioritization. Communities are encouraged to incorporate the plan’s findings into the pedestrian elements of their comprehensive plans. Travel Demand Management Travel demand management(TDM)isthe application of strategies, programsand policies to increase the efficiency of transportation systems by reducing travel demand, or redistributing this demand in space or in time. These initiatives are intended to inspire new travel habits to support infrastructure investments and a more efficient use of the transportation systemby reducing the demand for personalvehicle trips. Key Changes from 2040 TPP TDM has its own dedicated investment plan and discussion in the 2050 TPP, which is completely new to the plan. This section describes key partners in TDM in the region and identifies roles and responsibilities for these partners. As a result of this new investment plan, local communities are being asked to discuss how they include travel demand management strategies in their local plans, since some of them have relationships to land use controls and ordinances. The Council conducted the Regional Travel Demand Management Study that concluded with the Regional Travel Demand Management Action Plan in 2023. The Action Plan outlines a structure for a regional TDM program to implement and operationalize 2025 SYSTEM STATEMENTTRANSPORTATION11