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City of San Leandro Proposed Guidelines for Analyzing VMT December 8, 2023 Page 8 of 12 generated by the project. The following could reduce the VMT generated by a project and potentially reduce a significant impact on VMT to a less-than-significant level: •Modify the project’s characteristics to reduce VMT generated by the project. This may involve increasing the density of the project, including a broader mix of complementary land uses in the project, reducing the project parking supply, or changing the project’s location to one that is more accessible by transit or other travel modes. •Implement transportation demand management (TDM) or physical design features to reduce VMT generated by the project. •Participate in a citywide or regional impact fee program and/or VMT mitigation exchange/banking program if/when one is established. One tool available in quantifying the effectiveness of VMT-reducing strategies in reducing the VMT generated by a project is the Alameda CTC VMT Reduction Calculator Tool, which is an Excel-based tool that accounts for the location of a development project and estimates the percentage reduction in VMT by various standalone strategies or a combination of strategies. These strategies comprise both one-time physical improvements (such as providing bicycle parking and constructing new sidewalks) and on-going operational measures (such as discounted transit buses and charging for parking). The Alameda CTC VMT Reduction Calculator Tool is primarily based on the research compiled in the California Air Pollution Control Officers Association (CAPCOA) Handbook for Analyzing Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions, Assessing Climate Vulnerabilities, and Advancing Healthy and Equity (December 2021), which is a resource for local agencies to quantify the benefit, in terms of reduced travel demand, of implementing various TDM strategies. For project that have a significant impact on VMT, the project shall propose mitigation measures to reduce the VMT, quantify the reduction in VMT using the Alameda CTC VMT Reduction Calculator Tool or other defensible sources, and determine if the mitigation measure would reduce the impact to a less-than-significant level or if the impact would be significant-and- unavoidable and require a finding of overriding consideration as allowed by CEQA. 6. Other Transportation Topics The guidelines described above concern the impacts of VMT as that is the major change triggered by SB 743. However, there are other transportation-related topics that the City is required to consider as part of a CEQA evaluation. Consistent with the “Environmental Checklist Form” (Appendix G of the CEQA Statues & Guidelines), these additional impacts are if a proposed project would: •Conflict with a program, plan, ordinance, or policy addressing the circulation system, including transit, roadway, bicycle and pedestrian facilities.