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The Santa Clara Countywide Vehicle Miles Traveled Evaluation Tool (VMT Evaluation Tool) allows local jurisdictions and developers to estimate vehicle miles traveled (VMT) for land use projects and to

California law requires each jurisdiction’s General Plan to address the mandated elements listed in Government Code section 65302. These include: Land use Circulation Housing Conservation Open space

Senate Bill No. 379, or SB 379, (Jackson) amended Government Code Section 65302(g) to require all cities and counties in California to incorporate climate adaptation and resilience into the General

To effectively implement traffic impact analysis required under Senate Bill No. 743 (SB 743), this memo reviews relevant to the City of Fremont’s current Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) process to

To fight greenhouse gas emissions, Senate Bill No. 743 (SB 743) is working to reduce the amount of driving. Transportation — and particularly passenger cars — is responsible for 40% of all greenhouse

The resources below provide background and context related to Senate Bill No. 743 (SB 743) and the rationale behind the shift from level of service (LOS) to vehicle miles traveled (VMT) as a tool for

The City of Concord received a Priority Development Area (PDA) technical assistance grant from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and ABAG to remove Level of Service (LOS) and instead use

The steps outlined in this document are meant to provide guidance toward implementation of Senate Bill No. 743 (SB 743), which eliminates the use of Level of Service (LOS) as the basis for identifying

Every year, each California jurisdiction (city council or board of supervisors) must prepare an annual progress report (APR) on the jurisdiction’s status and progress in implementing its housing

This webinar, part of the Regional Housing Technical Assistance Training series, was co-produced by California Office of Planning and Research (OPR) on May 11, 2021. The webinar covers the nuts and