So, just to clarify. The report that has caused so much excitement because people think Caltrans has embraced or recognized the futility of induced traffic was simply posted on the Caltrans website. It's not a Caltrans or the State or California policy document.
Bravo to Caltrans for putting it up, but I wouldn't be popping champagne corks quite yet. However, California has done some fairly revolutionary things, such as ditching [roadway] Level of Service as a determinant as to whether to approve a new development. Instead they are using vehicle miles traveled -- i.e. whether the development will make more people drive. This rewards transit-, walking-, and biking-friendly developments and negatively impacts car-based sprawl development. If you really want to geek out, you can watch a whole webinar <http://www.ssti.us/Events/california-sb374-development-and-level-of-service/> on that change in policy. I think this has been our most popular webinar to date. Robbie Webber Transportation Policy Analyst 608-263-9984 (o) 608-225-0002 (c) [email protected] All opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer or any other group with which I am affiliated. On Mon, Nov 23, 2015 at 10:29 AM, via Bikies <[email protected]> wrote: > A lot of you have heard this before - you can't build your way out of > congestion. The interesting fact here is that the California DOT appears to > recognize this now. > > http://www.citylab.com/commute/2015/11/californias-dot-admits-that-more-roads-mean-more-traffic/415245/?utm_source=SFFB > > Also, they quote fellow bikies Eric Sundquist ( I assume that's you, > Eric?). > > I guess I'll have to update my bibliography. > http://www.silurian.org/dot/induced.html > -- > darin burleigh > > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org >
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