![]() ![]() Move Santa Clara County in an overall progressive and pragmatic direction: Work with Member Agencies to encourage a shift away from the use of LOS in CEQA, CMP and local agency practices as soon as possible, recognizing that LOS will still be used in certain situations.Take a leadership role: Be a leader on SB 743 implementation in Santa Clara County, in the Bay Area, and around the State.VTA staff, with input from its Member Agencies, has identified the following objectives for VTA’s LOS-to-VMT transition efforts: The goal of this effort is to steer VTA through the LOS-to-VMT transition process in its CMA and CEQA Lead Agency roles, and play a leadership role in guiding Member Agencies in their implementation efforts. As part of this role, VTA is working with its Member Agencies on the transition from LOS to VMT. A diversity of land uses (i.e., neighborhoods and cities with housing, jobs, shops and services in close proximity to each other)Ĭities and counties around the state are in the process of transitioning from LOS to VMT in their policies and practices.Īs the Congestion Management Agency (CMA) for Santa Clara County and through its Congestion Management Program, VTA has a statutory role to work with its Member Agencies (the 15 cities and towns in Santa Clara County, as well as the County of Santa Clara) on issues related to land use and transportation.The development of multimodal transportation networks (i.e., networks that serve a variety of users including pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders and drivers).The reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.The State’s intent in making this switch is to promote: These changes become mandatory on July 1, 2020. The State has issued guidelines calling for the use of a broader measure called Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT), which measures the total amount of driving over a given area. In 2013, the State of California passed Senate Bill (SB) 743, which mandates that jurisdictions can no longer use automobile delay – commonly measured by Level of Service (LOS) – in transportation analysis under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Please visit the Congestion Management Program Technical Resources page for key Vehicle Miles Traveled resources and use the Santa Clara Countywide VMT Evaluation Tool. As of Fall 2021, this transition is largely complete. ![]()
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