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Senate draft would add vehicle‑miles‑traveled reduction to VTrans planning standards and definitions
Summary
Committee considered new language adding a definition of vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and directing the Agency of Transportation to weigh opportunities to reduce VMT and greenhouse gas emissions when planning and choosing between improvements and full reconstructions.
Committee members reviewed sections that would add a definition of vehicle miles traveled (VMT) to Title 19 and incorporate VMT reduction as an objective in transportation planning and project decisions.
Legislative counsel and sponsors described the proposed definition as the estimated sum of miles traveled by motor vehicles within a specific area during a calendar year — language the committee said largely aligns with federal usage. Sponsors and AOT staff discussed…
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