The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) recently
revised the Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) CEQA Significance
Determinations for State Highway System Projects Implementation
Timeline Memorandum (Implementation Timing Memo). Caltrans
is also soliciting feedback on the draft Transportation Analysis
Framework (TAF) and Transportation Analysis under CEQA (TAC).
Revised Caltrans Implementation Timing Memo
The Implementation Timing Memo explains Caltrans policy on
phasing in the use of VMT as the primary metric when analyzing
the transportation impacts of projects on the State Highway
System. The revised version of the Implementation Timing Memo and
the Q&A is now posted on the Caltrans
SB 743 website. The revised memo and Q&A address the
feedback received during the informal feedback process.
Draft TAF and TAC
Caltrans is soliciting informal feedback on the draft TAF and TAC
through June 15, 2020. The draft documents are
posted on the
SB 743 webpage. Caltrans will be scheduling a webinar to
discuss the content of the draft TAF and TAC and to get feedback,
concerns, and questions. Members of the Caltrans 743
implementation team are also available to discuss the documents.
Please contact Ali Doerr Westbrook at 916-653-2580 or Alexandra.Doerr@dot.ca.gov
to schedule a call or meeting. More Q&A is available on the
SB 743 webpage.
