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VOLUNTARY WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS (WRCOG) VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED (VMT) MITIGATION EXCHANGE PROGRAMCity Council MeetingDecember 2, 2025Public Works Department RiversideCA.gov2
BACKGROUND•Highway Capacity Manual establishes Level of Service (1965)•Senate Bill (SB) 743 requires local agencies adopt Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) as transportation metric (2013)•City adopted VMT & modified Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) guidelines (2020)•2024 VMT Mitigation Bank Pilot Program adopted. 1 2
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Level of Service (LOS)
Average Delay45 SecondsImpact to the DriverDriver’s Impact to Transportation System4 vehicles travel 30 milesor simply4x30 = 120 VMTLOS A B C D E F Source: Kimley Horn & AssociatesSenate Bill 743 Mandate July 2020Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT)30 milesNon-CEQA RiversideCA.gov4
DISCUSSION Western Riverside Council of Governments (WRCOG) established a voluntary regional VMT Mitigation Exchange Program (May 2025) 3 4
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LOCAL AGENCY PROCESS
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BENEFITS OF REGIONAL PROGRAM Western Riverside Council of Governments (WRCOG) will administer program, monitor, provide regular updates, and annual reporting. 5 6
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ELIGIBLE VMT REDUCING IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS•Pedestrian Network Improvements•Bike Facility Construction or Improvement•Transit-Supportive Roadway Treatments•Transit Access, Safety, and Comfort Improvements•Property Acquisition for Conservation Purposes•Gap Financing for Affordable Infill Housing Development RiversideCA.gov8
VMT MITIGATION OPTIONS•Options can accelerate the development process and provide certainty to developers that mitigation is available.•California Air Pollution Control Officer’s Association (CAPCOA) 2024 Handbook •Riverside’s VMT Mitigation Bank Pilot Program•Proposed WRCOG VMT Mitigation ExchangeProgram 7 8
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Staff recommends that the City Council:1. Approve the city’s participation in the voluntary Western Riverside Council of Governments Vehicle Miles Traveled Mitigation Program; 2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to enter into aCredit Generator Participation Agreement with theWestern Riverside Council of Governments; andRECOMMENDATIONS RiversideCA.gov10
3. Direct staff to coordinate with Western Riverside Council ofGovernments to add Vehicle Miles Traveled reducingimprovement projects into the voluntary program toaddress development projects with transportation relatedVehicle Miles Traveled impacts.RECOMMENDATIONS9 10