Burlington committee agrees to pursue TDM ordinance revision after heated debate over selling residential permits to commuters

Committee moves to start ordinance work after months of debate

The Burlington City Council Transportation & Utilities Committee voted Tuesday to begin drafting revisions to the city's transportation demand management ordinance and to bring the full TDM plan to the full City Council for a presentation and broader review. The decision came after more than an hour of public comment and committee discussion focused largely on one controversial proposal: allowing commuter permits for nonresidents to park in residential permit zones.

Why it matters: neighbors say the commuter-permit idea could undermine existing residential parking protections and the city's TDM goals

The committee's move to advance ordinance work kept the focus on creating a point-based TDM requirement for new development while leaving potentially divisive implementation questions, including any residential parking changes, to more public engagement. "We would not…