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Dataset: Summary of SB 743 implementation efforts by California's 539 cities and counties

Research Product Type

Data

The dataset centers around the level of service (LOS) to Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) shift which made the latter the transportation impact metric for land development projects under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Appropriately, this dataset summarizes the inventory findings of the study which investigated how local governments have been implementing the LOS-to-VMT shift for land development projects.

Exploring the Changing Faces of Housing Development and Demand in California: Millennials, Casitas, and Reducing VMT

Research Product Type

Dissertation / Thesis

Changes are coming to housing development and demand in California.

From LOS to VMT: Repurposing Impact Fee Programs Since Adoption of SB 743

Research Product Type

White Paper

This white paper assesses how cities are modifying transportation impact fees in response to Senate Bill (SB) 743, adopted in 2013 to orient environmental review of transportation impacts of development projects and plans in California to support sustainable development.

Monitoring Vehicle Miles Traveled Reduction Claims in Local Development Review

Principal Investigator Jamey Volker, PhD
University of California, Davis

This project will assess the current state-of-the-practice with respect to vehicle-miles-traveled estimation and mitigation by examining a sample of environmental documents for recent development projects.

Project Status

Complete

SB 743 Implementation by Local Governments for Land Use Projects

Research Product Type

Research Report

This project focuses on the LOS to VMT shift as a transportation impact metric for land development projects under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The authors expand on the differences this shift has posed upon land development projects, and explore the government's involvement in measuring the actual VMT levels.

The Induced Travel Calculator and Its Applications

Research Product Type

Associated Publication

The National Center for Sustainable Transportation’s Induced Travel Calculator (Calculator) has generated substantial interest in the professional community as a method for estimating the additiona

Using Vehicle Miles Traveled Instead of Level of Service as a Metric of Environmental Impact for Land Development Projects: Progress in California

Research Product Type

Policy Brief

Senate Bill (SB) 743 (2013) and its related regulations eliminated automobile level of service (LOS) and replaced it with vehicle miles traveled (VMT) as the primary transportation impact metric for land development projects. The LOS-to-VMT shift was expected to create many challenges for transportation analysts. With those concerns in mind, researchers at the University of California, Davis investigated how local governments have been implementing the LOS-to-VMT shift.