Measuring, Analyzing, and Identifying Small-Area Vehicle Miles Traveled Reduction

A key element of the state's effort to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transportation is the requirement that the Metropolitan Planning Organizations adopt sustainable community strategies (SCS) that demonstrate how the regions will reduce GHG emissions from autos and light trucks. But the adoption of SCSs does not guarantee the adoption of policy and programming changes at the local level, nor on-the-ground changes in development that would produce a reduction in vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and associated GHGs. The goal of this project is to assess the degree to which on-the-ground changes in selected communities have produced reductions in VMT. A secondary aim is to examine the degree to which local and/or regional policy change brought about the observed on-the-ground changes. This project will complete a minimum of three case studies of local communities that have experienced substantial changes in the transportation system and/or land development patterns to assess the change in VMT that has resulted; the forces contributing to transportation and land use changes, including local and/or regional policy changes, will also be examined. These case studies may provide examples of best practices to achieve SCS goals as well as insights on barriers to successful SCS implementation.

• Record URL:
  https://ncst.ucdavis.edu/project/measuring-analyzing-and-identifying-small-area-vehicle-miles-traveled-reduction

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $199500
• Contract Numbers:

  DOT 69A3551747114

  CARB 20RD006

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  University of California, Davis
  Davis, CA  United States 

  California Air Resources Board

  1001 I St
  Sacramento, California  United States  95814
• Managing Organizations:

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  University of California, Davis
  Davis, CA  United States 

  University of California, Davis

  1 Shields Ave
  Davis, California  United States  95616
• Project Managers:

  Iacobucci, Lauren

• Performing Organizations:

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  University of California, Davis
  Davis, CA  United States 

  University of California, Davis

  1 Shields Ave
  Davis, California  United States  95616
• Principal Investigators:

  Handy, Susan

  Barbour, Elisa

  Volker, Jamey

• Start Date: 20210401
• Expected Completion Date: 20240330
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Case studies; Greenhouse gases; Land use; Light trucks; Metropolitan planning organizations; Policy; Sustainable development; Sustainable transportation; Vehicle miles of travel
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Policy;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01773713
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: National Center for Sustainable Transportation
• Contract Numbers: DOT 69A3551747114, CARB 20RD006
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Jun 5 2021 3:47PM