Alternatives Floated for Replacing Traffic Delay Analysis in California
One of the most promising elements for promoting sustainable urban development in California to come out of last year's legislative session was a CEQA reform bill that moved environmental impact analysis away from standards based solely on traffic delay.
"Following up on the passage of SB 743, the Governor’s Office of Planning & Research [OPR] is considering a variety of alternatives to vehicle 'level of service' under CEQA, including vehicle miles traveled, auto trips generated, and multi-modal level of service," writes the California Planning & Development Report.
In a preliminary paper [PDF] released last week for public review, OPR looked at the problems with LOS and the prospects for utilizing alternative transportation criteria and metrics that “promote the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, the development of multimodal transportation networks, and a diversity of land uses,” in addition to several other criteria.
- Sea-Level Rise Report: Bad News for South Florida
- The High Cost of Sprawl
- Zero Fare Transit Approved in Kansas City, Missouri
- 2019 Bicycle Friendly States Rankings Released
- 'Gentle Density' to Save Neighborhoods
- Canadian Suburb Sets Sights on 'Mobility Orbit'
- Local Curbed Sites Shut Down in D.C., Seattle, New Orleans, Philadelphia
- Water Concerns Follow New Development in Montana
- Air Pollution, Visualized
- Updated: Requiring Space for Homeless in New Development
- 'Growth Centers' for a More Even Distribution of Tech Industry Growth
- 1,000 Football Fields Worth of Trees Lost in Philadelphia Over a Decade
- A 'Cascade' of Climate Tipping Points
- The Electric Scooter Gender Gap
- New Urban Planning Faculty Citation Analysis
- California's Use of the Colorado River Projected to Hit a Record Low
- Seattle Councilmember Calls for Transit-Oriented Density
- Year One of Waymo
- Comic Illustrates the Capitalist Co-option of Jane Jacobs's Teachings
- The N.Y.C. Free Parking Giveaway Needs to Stop
