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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Contra
FROM: TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE Costa -
DATE: May 22, 19 91 �°s>A�---ri� ,
County
SUBJECT: COMMENTS ON CCTA MODEL TSM ORDINANCE
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
'.Chat the Contra Costa Transportation Authority modify the model TSM
ordinance and policy guidance as follows:
(1) include guidance on computing average vehicle occupancy (such.
as a form) ;
(2) give credit for work trips that have been eliminated as a
result of compressed work week schedules and telecommuting;
and
(3) clarify whether school districts are subject to the ordinance.
:FISCAL IMPACT
None.
'BACKGROUND
The Contra Costa Transportation Authority has released a revised
:model TSM ordinance for review, which is designed to promote and
encourage the use of alternatives to commuting by single occupant
vehicles. A set of policy requirements is included which represent
the minimum standards for local TSM ordinances, along with a model
ordinance which local jurisdictions may use to tailor their
ordinance.
A major innovation of the revised model TSM ordinance is the use of
"average vehicle ridership" (AVR) , as a yardstick for performance.
AVR is defined as the number of persons arriving at the work site
between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. divided. by the number of vehicles
(excluding buses and bicycles) arriving during the same period. A
good faith effort must be made by developers, employers and
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complexes with 100 or more employees to achieve an AVR of 1.30 by
1997 . Employers are required to submit baseline and annual reports
to the local jurisdiction on the number of employees, city and zip
code of residence, scheduled arrival time at work, and method of
commuting to work. As an illustration of the AVR concept, if a
firm employs 100 persons and 70 drive alone, 20 carpool (2 . 5
persons per vehicle) , and 10 use transit, bicycles or walk to work,
the AVR would be 1.28.
In reviewing this model ordinance and policy requirements, the
Transportation Committee identified the following concerns:
l.. The policy requirements state that current AVR must be
reported in the initial or baseline report required of
employers, projects, etc. and in the annual reports. However,
no guidance is provided for computing AVR. Several options
are available.
2 . The AVR should give credit for trips that are not made due to
telecommuting or reduced work week schedules such as 4/40 or
9/80.
3. It is not clear whether school districts are subject to the
requirements of the ordinance.
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