Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Steve Monowitz, Community Development Director
Subject: 2022 Alternative Congestion Relief and Transportation Demand Management Program grant application for the Midcoastside Transportation Demand Management Plan.
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution supporting the Midcoastside Transportation Demand Management Plan and submitting an application to the San Mateo County Transportation Authority for Measure A Alternative Congestion Relief and Measure W Transportation Demand Management Program funding.
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PROPOSAL:
The Planning and Building Department proposes to apply to the Transportation Authority's Alternative Congestion Relief and Transportation Demand Management Program call for projects to develop a Midcoastside Transportation Demand Management Plan and request $100,000 in grant funds. The Plan would support implementation of strategies to reduce greenhouse gases in adopted and draft plans. A resolution of support adopted by the Board of Supervisors is required as part of the grant application.
BACKGROUND:
This section defines Transportation Demand Management (TDM), describes the County's existing policies and plans that support the implementation of TDM, and identifies funding opportunities to implement TDM.
Definitions:
TDM encourages the use of sustainable transportation options and enhanced mobility, working toward ensuring that all modes of transportation are safe, reliable, and convenient while discouraging driving, managing congestion, and reducing Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT). Vehicle Miles Traveled is the product of the number of trips a project is expected to generate and the average length of those trips.
Related Plans and Policies:
In 2013, the County's Energy Efficiency Climate Action Plan (EECAP) found that the transportation sector accounts for over 60 percent of all emissions in the county. The EECAP establ...
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