First Name: | Levin |
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Last Name: | Nock |
Email Address: | Lnock@comcast.net |
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Subject | Pedestrians and Bicyclists reduce VMT. |
Comment |
California has beautiful weather, beautiful scenery, and many flat areas. With Smart Growth urban planning and better ped/bike infrastructure, California could be one of the most wonderful places in the world to ride a bicycle. Davis, CA provides a superb local example of how suburban VMT can be significantly reduced, with smart land use planning and attention to ped/bike infrastructure. You can reduce VMT by 30% or more by providing pedestrians and cyclists with safe routes to travel, and convenient destinations to travel to. Transportation planning procedures should be modified, to acknowledge the fact that pedestrian, bicycle, and transit trips can replace Vehicle Miles Travelled, when land use and transportation policies support this. James Goldstene, ARB executive officer, told the New Partners for Smart Growth this year (2008) that urban households generate half as much VMT as those living in conventional suburban locations. Even households in “smarter growth suburban” locations drive 18 to 39 percent less, according to his presentation. If California follows 'business as usual' transportation analysis until 2020, reaching 2050 GHG goals will be extremely difficult. If California institutes innovative transportation analysis, such as is being developed in Florida, with active programs to convert VMT to BTC and PTC (bike trips completed and pedestrian trips completed), then 2050 GHG goals will be much more achievable. |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2008-07-23 11:22:11 |
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