Recommended Methods for Assessing VMT

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Recommended Methods for Assessing VMT Chris Ganson Governor’s Office of Planning and Research August 2017

Background - Impacts of High VMT Development Environment Emissions GHG Regional pollutants Energy use Transportation energy Building energy Water Water use Runoff – flooding Runoff – pollution Consumption of open space Sensitive habitat Agricultural land Health Collisions Physical activity Emissions GHGs Regional pollutants Mental health Cost Increased costs to state and local government Roads Other infrastructure Schools Services Increased private transportation cost Increased building costs (due to parking costs) Reduced productivity per acre due to parking Housing supply/demand mismatch  future blight August 2017

Background - Impacts of High VMT Development Environment Emissions GHG Regional pollutants Energy use Transportation energy Building energy Water Water use Runoff – flooding Runoff – pollution Consumption of open space Sensitive habitat Agricultural land Health Collisions Physical activity Emissions GHGs Regional pollutants Mental health Cost Increased costs to state and local government Roads Other infrastructure Schools Services Increased private transportation cost Increased building costs (due to parking costs) Reduced productivity per acre due to parking Housing supply/demand mismatch  future blight August 2017

August 2017

Background – State GHG Goals August 2017

Background – State GHG Goals Scoping Plan Need Scoping Plan Baseline August 2017

OPR Recommendations – Overall Approach Land Use Projects Streamline low VMT projects Mitigate high VMT projects Transportation Infrastructure Projects Streamline VMT-reducing projects Streamline projects which increase VMT only marginally Mitigate projects which substantially increase VMT August 2017

OPR Recommendations - Overview Primary metric of transportation impact statewide is VMT Use VMT screening maps for residential and office projects Presume development near transit leads to a less than significant impact* Recommendation that transit, active transportation projects presumed less than significant More stringent thresholds may be applied at lead agency discretion *exceptions: FAR < 0.75 Parking > minimum requirements Inconsistent with SCS VMT Map of Fresno COG, generated by the California Statewide Travel Demand Model August 2017

Mapping Shortcut

Mapping Shortcut August 2017

Methods and Thresholds August 2017

OPR Recommendations – Residential and Office Residential project recommendations: Assess residential with trip-based approach Threshold: 15 percent below regional or city VMT/capita Office project recommendations: Assess office with trip-based approach Threshold: 15 percent below regional VMT/employee August 2017

OPR Recommendations – Retail Retail project recommendations: Assess retail with “Net VMT” approach Retail which increases VMT compared to previous shopping patterns may be considered significant Local-serving retail presumed less than significant August 2017

OPR Recommendations – Mixed Use Mixed-use development Can consider each use separately, compare to threshold for that use Each use should take credit for internal capture due to proximity of other uses in project Example: Residential-retail—if near transit, locally serving retail, recommend presumed less than significant August 2017

OPR Recommendations – Plans Land Use Plan recommendations: Specific plans: Same methods and thresholds as land use projects General plans: At or below VMT levels in SCS (aggregate across jurisdiction) RTP-SCSs recommendations: Sufficient VMT reductions to achieve ARB-specified GHG target August 2017

OPR Recommendations – Transportation Projects Transportation Project recommendations: Presume transit and active transportation projects lead to less than significant VMT Projects which substantially increase roadway capacity may induce VMT Roadway projects which add only marginally to capacity presumed to lead to less than significant VMT Examples on next slide… August 2017

Rehabilitation, maintenance, replacement and repair Roadway shoulder enhancements Addition of an auxiliary lane of less than one mile Installation, removal, or reconfiguration of traffic lanes that are not for through traffic, such as left, right, and U-turn pockets, or emergency breakdown lanes Addition of roadway capacity on local or collector streets Conversion of existing general purpose lanes (including ramps) to managed lanes or transit lanes Reduction in number of through lanes Grade separation Installation, removal, or reconfiguration of traffic control devices Timing of signals Installation of roundabouts Installation of traffic calming devices Adoption of or increase in tolls Addition of tolled lanes, where tolls are sufficient to mitigate VMT increase Initiation of new transit service Conversion of streets from one-way to two-way Removal of off-street parking spaces Adoption or modification of on-street parking or loading restrictions Addition of traffic wayfinding signage Any lane addition under 0.3 miles in length August 2017

OPR Recommendations – Transportation Projects Transportation Project recommendations: Threshold focuses on VMT allowable to achieve 2030 GHG reduction target (ARB Scoping Plan, Mobile Source Strategy) Four suggested methodologies …including a simple method using researched elasticities: [%  in lane miles] x [existing VMT] x [elasticity] = [VMT resulting from the project] August 2017

OPR Recommendations Other recommendations: Rural projects choose thresholds on a case-by-case basis Small projects screening threshold – 100 vehicle trips per day Addition of transit riders not an impact; blocking stations or routes may be an impact August 2017

Measuring and Modeling VMT August 2017

What VMT to Count Trip-based Net VMT Residential: VMT/capita Office: VMT/employee Net VMT Retail: Net VMT Transportation infrastructure projects: Net VMT August 2017

What VMT to Count CEQA Rule of Reason requires capturing spillover VMT August 2017

Estimating tour-based VMT Residence to Coffee Shop Coffee Shop to Work Work to Sandwich Shop Sandwich Shop to Work Work to Residence Residence to Store Store to Residence 1 2 5 7 6 4 3

Estimating tour-based VMT Residence to Coffee Shop Coffee Shop to Work Work to Sandwich Shop Sandwich Shop to Work Work to Residence Residence to Store Store to Residence 1 2 Shopping Tour 5 7 6 4 3 Work Tour

“Household” VMT Estimating tour-based VMT Residence to Coffee Shop Coffee Shop to Work Work to Sandwich Shop Sandwich Shop to Work Work to Residence Residence to Store Store to Residence 1 2 5 7 6 4 3 “Household” VMT

Estimating trip-based VMT Residence to Work Work to Residence Home to Coffee Shop Coffee Shop to Store Store to Home 1 Home-Based-Work trip 3 2 Home-Based-Shopping trip 5 4 Non-Home-Based trip

“Home-based” VMT Estimating trip-based VMT Residence to Work Work to Residence Home to Coffee Shop Coffee Shop to Store Store to Home 1 Home-Based-Work trip 3 2 Home-Based-Shopping trip “Home-based” VMT 5 4 Non-Home-Based trip

OPR Recommendations Methodologies for… Threshold determination Project Assessment Project Mitigation …must be apples to apples August 2017

Thanks! chris.ganson@opr.ca.gov August 2017