Council Policy 5-1
Update
T&E May 2, 2022
January 26, 2022
Ramses Madou
Division Manager
Planning, Policy, and Sustainability
DOT
Nick Frey
Transportation Specialist
DOT
1 Council Policy 5-1: Transportation Analysis
Adopted February 2018;
Established Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in Transportation Analysis as San Jose's CEQA metric for transportation, removing Level of Service (LOS); Aligned City CEQA rules with state requirements (SB 743); Focuses on Regional Level Impacts – Environmental, Public Health, and Access;
Promotes Infill Development near Transit.
2 VMT Policy Update
Further Promote Housing Production
Streamline CEQA for more market-rate housing and
commercial near transit.
Allow all housing projects aligned with the land use
policies of the General Plan to be considered for a
statement of Significant and Unavoidable Impacts.
Further Promote Affordable Housing
Streamline CEQA for more 100% affordable housing.
Update screening criteria to allow more affordable
housing in high resource areas.
Update and Integrate Maps
Update baseline VMT calculations based on recently
available land use and transportation data.
Adopt Countywide VMT calculator, developed by VTA
based on the City’s calculator and adopted by
neighboring jurisdictions.
UPDATED
CURRENT
3 Current Streamlined Projects
Small Infill Projects;
Local-Serving Retail;
Local-Serving Public Facilities;
Transit Supportive Projects in Planned Growth Areas with Low VMT and High Quality Transit;
Restricted Affordable, Transit Supportive Residential Projects in Planned Growth Areas with High Quality Transit;
Transportation Projects that reduce or do not increase VMT. 4 Promote Housing Production
Transit Supportive Projects in Planned Growth Areas with Low VMT and High Quality Transit.
Current
Residential
Proposed
Residential
5 Affordable Housing and Resources Areas:
Equity Analysis
Policy 5-1 aims to reduce the City’s
environmental footprint from land
use development by incentivizing
growth in Low VMT areas
High/Highest Housing Resource
Areas in San José are located in
high VMT neighborhoods, with a
narrower path under existing
Policy 5-1 for residential
development
Mitigatable VMT Areas
High / Highest Housing
Resources Areas
Areas of Overlap
Mitigatable VMT Areas
High / Highest Housing
Resources Areas
Areas of Overlap
6 Promote Affordable Housing Production
Restricted Affordable, Transit Supportive Residential Projects in Planned Growth Areas with High Quality Transit;
Areas of the City outside of Urban Villages are open Affordable Housing Current
100% Affordable
Proposed
100% Affordable
7 Update Maps VMT per Resident
Current Updated
8 Update Maps VMT per Job
Current Updated
9 Integrate Maps: VMT Tool
Recommendation: phase out San Jose’s VMT Evaluation Tool and adopt the VTA Countywide VMT Evaluation Tool to assess a project’s potential VMT based on the project’s description, location, and attributes.
10 Council Policy 5-1 Update
Ramses Madou
Division Manager
Planning, Policy, and Sustainability
DOT
Nick Frey
Transportation Specialist
DOT
11 Further Promote Housing Production
Streamline CEQA for more market-rate housing and
commercial near transit.
Allow all housing projects aligned with the land use
policies of the General Plan to be considered for a
statement of Significant and Unavoidable Impacts.
Further Promote Affordable Housing
Streamline CEQA for more 100% affordable housing.
Update screening criteria to allow more affordable
housing in high resource areas.
Update and Integrate Maps
Update baseline VMT calculations based on recently
available land use and transportation data.
Adopt Countywide VMT calculator, developed by VTA
based on the City’s calculator and adopted by
neighboring jurisdictions.