SCC4TransitJul 14, 2024

SCC4Transit 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
😀🚲Nov 17, 2023
8% of streets cause the majority of fatal crashes but does anyone understand that making those streets safe requires getting people out of cars? #VisionZero needs #VMTreduction, not flashing lights.
Show thread😀🚲Sep 1, 2023
@garyshaff How does it make sense, under a #climateEmergency declaration, to prioritize the pavement maintenance of multiple redundant car lanes over the usability of bikes and transit? The existing funding is creating the problem, so it's simply absurd to try to fix it with more funding without changing the carway layout. Our miles-traveled is flat because we haven't added or removed car lanes, to get #VMTreduction we have to cut back on car subsidies. I'm already at #DefundDOTs and #BanCars.
Show thread😀🚲Aug 19, 2023

#Portland #congestionPricing policy being updated in the metro Regional Transportation Plan, needs public comment supporting this #SafeStreets policy and a switch from car-centric measures to "new mobility policies based on system completeness, #VMTreduction, and reliability"

chapter 3: https://www.oregonmetro.gov/sites/default/files/2023/07/10/2023-RTP-chapter-3-public-review-draft-20230710.pdf

😀🚲Aug 17, 2023

Basically since the moment #PBOT bulldozed the trees and widened 39th (now Cesar Chavez Blvd) to four lanes, residents have stories of how they & other kids were not even allowed to go near that street on their bikes. But the #Portland bureau of "#transportation" remains perplexed about how to solve the problem they created or how to make their budgets work 🙄 #Vision60or70Something #carsRuinCities #VMTreduction #BusLanes #RoadDiet #tacticalUrbanism #climateAction #jfdi

https://www.portland.gov/transportation/bbac

PBOT Bureau & Budget Advisory Committee (BBAC)

The members of the PBOT's Bureau & Budget Advisory Committee (BBAC) play an important role in PBOT’s budget process, sharing their experience and the experience of communities they represent to inform the bureau's budget choices. Members also advise on important policy.

Portland.gov
Show thread😀🚲Jul 26, 2023
@capntransit With the #ClimateAction / emergency directives and adopted #VisionZero plans, I would expect to hear more about #VMTreduction from cities, and see DOTs optimizing for person-trips. Without some mandate to manage those two variables, all of the declarations and plans are hollow.