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Council seeks clearer framing of VMT and Climate Action Plan; staff says VMT is not a driver tax
Summary
Council members pressed staff for plain‑language explanations of a proposed Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) policy and the Climate Action Plan; staff said grant funding supports the VMT work and clarified it is a land‑use metric, not a tax on drivers.
Gilroy — During a review of the legislative agenda, council members sought clearer explanations of two related items on the list: a Climate Action Plan and a local Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) policy.
Staff told the council that VMT is the state‑adopted vehicle‑miles methodology used to assess project transportation impacts for CEQA purposes and to set local thresholds; it is not a tax on drivers. “VMT is not…
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