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More Drivers Pumping Less Fuel In California & U.S.

Since 2002, California has added 8.3% more drivers while reducing its gasoline consumption by 3.5%. And while taking the lead, they are not alone in this trend. Credit high fuel prices, economic stress and improved car technology for the reduction.
3 October 2011 - 11:00am
Los Angeles Times - Business

VMT Has Peaked In Cities, Says New Report

An Australian study indicates that in large cities in Europe, North America and Australia, driving has 'peaked' largely due to congestion causing a limit to commuter's travel, known as the Marchetti wall.
18 July 2011 - 5:00am
Fast Company

Behavioral Shift in the Way We Drive

When "peak car use" is reached, the only way to go is down, claim Australian scholars Peter Newman and Jeff Kenworthy. They say we're already there - between 1995 to 2000, per capita VMT in some major cities around the world decreased.
14 July 2011 - 1:00pm
The Infrastructurist

Has VMT Peaked?

A new study in 8 countries says yes, contrary to government predictions.
2 January 2011 - 1:00pm
Miller-McCune
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Transportation Solutions Illustrated

This article from OnEarth magazine looks at ideas for improving transportation in the United States, and offers some illustrations to help explain.
11 December 2010 - 5:00am
OnEarth

The Looming Era of VMT

The gas tax is becoming an increasingly outdated and unsustainable idea. This piece from Miller McCune looks at the prospect of replacing it with a tax based on vehicle miles traveled.
16 October 2010 - 7:00am
Miller-McCune
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How could Ventura transform?

A short documentary exploring the development challenges that the City of Ventura faces.
20 September 2010 - 6:59pm
The OpenSpace: News For Central Coast Planners

Traffic Deaths at 60-Year Low

Traffic deaths are down almost 10% for last year- in fact, they haven't been this low since 1950. Why?
9 September 2010 - 2:00pm
CNN-Money
Todd Litman

Changing Travel Demands: Implications for Planning

Sun, 08/22/2010 - 17:14

The graph below shows the most recent USDOT vehicle-travel data covering the last 25 years. Although vehicle-miles of travel (VMT) grew steadily during most of the Twentieth Century, in recent years the growth rate stopped and even declined a little. It is now about 10% below where it would have been had past trends continued.

US VMT Trends

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Reversing California's Sprawl with SB 375 and TOD

A new report from the Urban Land Institute finds that California's VMT-focused Senate Bill 375 can potentially reverse the state's sprawl. Transit-oriented development is seen as a strong strategy.
23 June 2010 - 7:00am
The City Fix

Remaking Southern California Cities

A video created for the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) presents a serious look at what infill development would look like in Ventura and Fullerton.
24 May 2010 - 5:00am
The Source: Transportation News and Views

Recession Caused VMT To Drop But Back On the Rise

Kenneth Small of UC Irvine shows that higher prices do reduce driving, as do recessions when workers lose their jobs, which is one of the main factors in the recent drop in VMT.
18 May 2010 - 1:00pm
The New York Times - Business Day

Sustainable Transport Saves New Yorkers $19 Billion Per Year

A new report from CEOs for Cities shows that New Yorkers save a lot of moola on their transportation costs because of their city's walkability and transit options.
22 April 2010 - 12:00pm
Streetsblog

Improving Cities By Degrees

Carol Coletta explains how improving education, lowering VMT and alleviating poverty by as little as 1% each could mean billions of dollars for cities.
7 April 2010 - 12:00pm
The Urbanophile

Big Dip in Traffic Fatalities

A preliminary count of all road fatalities in 2009 shows a record low figure of 33,963; almost 9% lower than 2008. The final count is due this summer. While the declining VMT due to a depressed economy was a major factor, the rate declined as well.
28 March 2010 - 9:00am
The New York Times - Wheels

Exurbs Will Rise - Again

Grist writer Lisa Selin Davis argues that now is the time to make public transit a priority in serving outer suburbs, because the rebounding economy will inevitably lead to increased demand.
10 March 2010 - 11:00am
Grist

Improving on LEED

Bay Area non-profit TransForm has launched a new program called GreenTRIP that aims to supplement LEED requirements with a VMT calculation on each project.
27 December 2009 - 1:00pm
Streetsblog

The Planetizen News Brief - 9/10/09


4:25 minutes (4.05 MB)

Turning off traffic lights in London, reducing VMT through density, and the rising demand for parks -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

10 September 2009 - 5:00am
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New Study on the Benefits of Density

A new report from the National Research Council seeks to establish the scientific basis for the relationships among development patterns, VMT, and energy consumption. So what did they find?
3 September 2009 - 7:00am
Reconnecting America

Guiding the Next Federal Transportation Spending Bill

Legislation is being introduced in Congress to guide the course of the next five years of federal transportation spending, focusing on reducing per capita vehicle miles traveled and decreasing truck freight shipping.
15 May 2009 - 8:00am
The Washington Post
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