A big moment in the process of updating the California Environmental Equality Act.
Damien Newton reports that the state of California has released a final draft of its recommended changes to the California Environmental Quality Act—the long anticipated change from Level of Service (LOS) to Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) as a measure of project impact.
The draft is currently available online [pdf] and open for public comment. The article includes several soundbites from advocates supporting the changes, as well as a rundown of past coverage from Streetsblog on CEQA reform.
More past coverage of the developments in this story can be found in the links below.
FULL STORY: State Releases Proposed Rules That Would Finally End LOS in Enviro. Law
Southern California Association of Governments Stalling on CEQA Reform
One of the largest, most influential regional governments in the state has asked for exemptions from changes to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) that will measure Vehicle Miles Travelled (VMT) instead of Level of Service (LOS).
A New Day for the California Environmental Quality Act
The California Natural Resources Agency posted the final version of amendments to the California Environmental Quality Act, enabled by 2013's SB 743, at the end of 2018.
CEQA Reform: The Public Health Community Is Cheering Too
An op-ed describing the public health benefits of CEQA reform and urging California's leaders to finalize the end of "Level of Service" as a measure of project impacts.
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