This is so great to see! Very excited to read the final report about an important and groundbreaking project. Check it out before the Papaya Pinochet bans it for having the word “Equitable” in the title!
#PublicTransit #SantaClaraCounty #VTA #ReduceVMT https://bird.makeup/users/vta/statuses/1889456918827073906

VTA
After receiving public comments and input on the draft report last fall, the Equitable Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Mitigation final report is available.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4aS426F
My bike blog is 100% restored thanks to the Internet Archive Wayback Machine. I reconstructed my 2024 posts to round out what I had in an old backup file. Whew!
Last thing I published: "If Electric Hand Dryers Were Bicycles" https://bikestylelife.com/2024/06/24/if-electric-hand-dryers-were-bicycles/
#BikeTooter #cycling #environment #ClimateAction #ClimateCrisis #ActOnClimate #ReduceVMT #transportation

If Electric Hand Dryers Were Bicycles
Stay with me, people—this makes total sense. Look at the label you will find on many an electric hand dryer in the rest stops of our nation’s highways. Now indulge me in a little creative copy edit…
Bike Style LifeSCC4Transit had a chance to talk with the man behind Equitable VMT Mitigation: Robert Swierk! This interview is full of great information about the project, and a great example of how much the folks at @vta care about the community.
https://www.scc4transit.org/blog/interview-with-robert-swierk
#SantaClaraCounty #PublicTransit #VTA #vmtreduction #ReduceVMT

Equitable VMT Mitigation: An Interview with Robert Swierk — SCC4Transit
Recently SCC4Transit had the pleasure of talking with Robert Swierk from VTA. Rob leads the Equitable VMT Mitigation project, which we’ve written about in the past . Rob kindly sat down for an interview to discuss the project, it’s current state, and what it might look like when it’s implemented.
SCC4Transit#OutTheWindow: Safety concerns over
#micromobility hazards to disabled, elderly, right of way, liability etc., aren’t imposed on cars. Also other
#PublicPolicy goals to
#ReduceVMT, congestion, crashes,
#ResourceWars,
#ClimateCrisis, unequal access to goods and services, energy insecurity,
#FailingTransit, and domestic terrorism.
https://www.reuters.com/technology/waymo-seeks-permit-sell-self-driving-car-rides-san-francisco-2022-12-13/ 
Waymo seeks permit to sell self-driving car rides in San Francisco
Alphabet Inc's <a href="https://www.reuters.com/companies/GOOGL.O" target="_blank">(GOOGL.O)</a> Waymo has applied for the final permit it needs in California before it can sell fully autonomous rides, the company told Reuters on Tuesday.
Reuters