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Austin outlines $47.8 million EPA grant to cut vehicle miles and boost transit and TDM
Summary
City staff described a five‑year, $47.8 million Climate Pollution Reduction Grant that aims to reduce regional vehicle miles traveled by 39,000,000 miles through transit service improvements, new mobility hubs and demand‑management pilots including a transportation wallet and cash incentives.
Richard Mendoza introduced the committee to the city’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) update on April 2, and Kristen Pipkin, managing engineer for special projects, said Austin received a $47,800,000 award from the Environmental Protection Agency covering 2025–2029.
Pipkin said CPRG’s core metric is vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and that the program’s five‑year target is a reduction of 39,000,000 VMT, which staff translated to the equivalent of roughly "820 people per day traveling by share, bike, bus, or scooter instead of driving alone." The…
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