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Graphic showing map with yellow, orange, red, and green colors indicating with higher or lower levels of VMT — Sample VMT heat map which can be used in CEQA screening; green and yellow areas have lower VMT, orange and red areas have higher VMT

Photo of a person riding a bicycle with a helmet in a protected bikeway with planter boxes of large grasses between the bikeway and a vehicle lane — Protected bike lane, which would improve Bicycle Level of Traffic Stress (Source: Flickr -Dylan Passmore)

Graphic of a map of the North Bayshore Area of Mountain View with green, yellow, orange, and red areas — Examples of land uses with trip caps or robust TDM programs - Mountain View North Bayshore area

Photo of older brown stone building with red roof and ornate archways — Examples of land uses with trip caps or robust TDM programs - Stanford University main campus (Source: Flickr Madhan Kumar)

Photo of two bicyclists using a bicycle lane between a vehicle lane and parked cars on a partly sunny day — Bicycle infrastructure can contribute to reducing Vehicle Miles Traveled

Graphic of a bus approaching a signalized intersection and the bus is able to use an optical emitter to call to the optimal detector to request priority at the signal — Examples of items that could be funded with a broader mitigation framework - Transit Signal Priority

Graphic showing an artists rendering of a reconstructed intersection with landscaping on all four corners, short pedestrian crossing distances, separated bikeways, and cars and buses traveling — Example of items that could be funded with a broader mitigation framework - Complete Streets Improvements

Graphic with blue text explaining the process for developing an Environmental Impact Report — Process for developing an Environmental Impact Report

Graphic showing the process for developing a Program EIR with blue icons and white text — Process for developing a Program Environmental Impact Report

Photo of Express Lane pricing on a Bay Area freeway — Freeway Express Lane Pricing

Graphic of a map of a downtown with callout boxes of policies and programs that incentivize people to not drive for traveling — Support transportation demand management and reduce single occupant vehicle use

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Modernize Transportation Analysis Policies

Adopt Performance Standards for Active Modes

Update Level of Service (LOS) Analysis Practices

Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) and Multimodal Improvements

Consider Broader Mitigation Frameworks

Develop a Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR)

Changing the Cost of Commuting

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Active Projects

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2023 Transit Service Plan - by Route

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Monterey Corridor Community-Based Transportation Plan

VTA COVID-19 Vaccination Policy

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SR 87/Capitol Expressway Interchange Improvement Project

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