SB 743 Agency Decision Matrix

SB 743 Agency Decision Matrix

This guide helps California agencies make informed decisions on how to measure and assess Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) for land use and transportation projects, ensuring compliance with SB 743.

Still Getting Trip Generation Right: Revalidating MXD+

Still Getting Trip Generation Right: Revalidating MXD+

State-of-the-practice analytical methods should be employed when estimating the trip generation of mixed-use projects. In the latest issue of the American Planning Association’s PAS Memo, John Gard and Corwin Bell of Fehr & Peers describe the advantages, analysis techniques, and use of MXD+ through actual site case studies.

VMT Mitigation Through Fees, Banks, and Exchanges

VMT Mitigation Through Fees, Banks, and Exchanges

On September 27, 2013, Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 743 into law and started a process intended to fundamentally change transportation impact analysis as part of CEQA compliance. These changes include elimination of auto delay, level of service (LOS), and other similar measures of vehicular capacity or traffic congestion as a basis for determining significant impacts. Instead, transportation impacts will be determined based on changes to vehicle miles of travel (VMT).

Safeguarding Safety for Road Users Now While Planning for an Automated Future

Safeguarding Safety for Road Users Now While Planning for an Automated Future

Although there is much uncertainty regarding how autonomous vehicles (AVs) might transform cities and influence roadway safety, our recent ITE Journal article “Safeguarding Safety for Road Users Now While Planning for an Automated Future” published alongside the Eno Center for Transportation explores different safety strategies that are important to consider both today and in an AV future.