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Fairfield transportation planner Tina explains VMT and California policy shift
Summary
Tina, a transportation planner for the City of Fairfield, defines vehicles miles traveled (VMT), explains how California's Senate Bill 743 redirected impact review toward emissions, and outlines local planning priorities such as walkable streets and transit-oriented development to reduce VMT and greenhouse gases.
Tina, a transportation planner for the City of Fairfield, said vehicles miles traveled (VMT) is a measurement tool local planners use to track travel and emissions and to guide land-use decisions.
"VMT or vehicles miles traveled measures the total number of miles traveled by a vehicle within a specific time period," Tina said, defining the metric…
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