Recent Streetsblog USA posts about VMT

New CA Law Finally Rejects 'Vehicle Delay' Myth

By Melanie Curry | Jun 30, 2020 | No Comments

And Caltrans will host a webinar tomorrow, open to all, to discuss "Rethinking How We Build So Californians Can Drive Less."

The map represents the decrease in vehicle miles traveled, comparing March 27 to a similar day two months earlier. Data: StreetLight

DATA DUMP: Total Driving is Down in All Major U.S. Cities

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 6, 2020 | No Comments

Americans are indeed driving less — up to 94 percent less in some places — as the global COVID-19 pandemic keeps people at home, but rural segments of the country are not doing their share to flatten the curve.

Cutting emissions standards may save Americans money at the dealership, but it'll cost them at the pump — and in a lot of other ways, too. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Here's Why Trump's Fuel Standards Rollback is Terrible

By Kea Wilson | Apr 2, 2020 | No Comments

Here's the only story you need on why the Trump administration is wrong to gut an Obama-era rule to make cars cleaner and more efficient.

Ten Simple Policies to Subtract Cars From Our Streets

By Kea Wilson | Feb 24, 2020 | No Comments

Want less road carnage? We need fewer cars on the roads. Here are some tools cities are already using (and should consider using) to save lives and reduce auto use.

A car-free street in Tokyo. Source: Creative Commons.

Vision Zero is Missing Something: Reducing VMT

By Kea Wilson | Feb 21, 2020 | No Comments

A leading transportation researcher argues for the addition of a sixth pillar to the five-part strategy.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont's $21 billion transportation plan primarily widens highways which will encourage more driving across the state.

Connecticut’s Transportation Plan Stymies Its Future

By Aaron Short | Nov 19, 2019 | No Comments

What is Gov. Ned Lamont doing building all these new roads to compete with transit?

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