Fiscal Note
Adoption of this policy resolution has no direct budgetary impact. There are, however, no staff or other resources currently budgeted to develop the baseline data or to complete the additional study and analysis of vehicle mile impacts associated with new development as required by this resolution. Without additional resources, this resolution could result in the reallocation of available staff resources from existing projects.
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AMENDED THIRD SUBSTITUTE - (deleted Stating that the policy of the City of Madison is to encourage or, where appropriate, require that seek policies and incremental changes to the built environment, as well major new policies and public works projects, shall that in the aggregate cause vehicle miles traveled (VMT) per capita to decrease by 25 percent, as compared with a 2005 baseline, by 2020 and that this goal shall be incorporated into the City’s Comprehensive Plan allow citizens to minimize motor vehicle travel.) Amended to read: To create an interagency staff team to present annual reports describing trends in traffic and mass transit volumes, including, to the extent possible, aggregate vehicle-miles traveled (VMT).
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WHEREAS, Madison is committed to social and environmental sustainability, as stated in the Comprehensive Plan: “The City of Madison must grow in a sustainable manner to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. The Comprehensive Plan will work to accomplish this through environmental stewardship; compact, mixed-use development; safe, convenient and efficient transportation facilities; and high quality, cost effective community services,” and, WHEREAS, transportation inefficiency is a major contributor to environmental degradation, including air emissions that increase levels of ozone, particulates, and greenhouse gases; stormwater runoff; heat island effects; and habitat and agricultural land destruction; and, WHEREAS, transport...
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