Or. Admin. R. 660-012-0160

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 6, June 1, 2024

Section 660-012-0160 - Reducing Vehicle Miles Traveled

(1) The following jurisdictions are exempt from the requirements of this rule:

(a) Cities under 5,000 population;

(b) Counties under 5,000 population within urban growth boundaries but outside of incorporated cities; and

(c) Counties under 10,000 population within urban growth boundaries but outside of incorporated cities.

(2) When a city or county, makes a major update to a transportation system plan as provided in OAR 660-012-0105, or Metro makes an update to a regional transportation plan as provided in OAR 660-012-0140, they shall use the following requirements to project vehicle miles traveled per capita for the planning period.

(a) The city, county, or Metro must prepare a projection that estimates changes between vehicle miles traveled per capita from the base year and vehicle miles traveled per capita that would result from all projects on the financially-constrained project list prepared as provided in OAR 660-012-0180; and

(b) Projections of vehicle miles traveled per capita must incorporate the best available science on latent and induced travel of additional roadway capacity.

(3) The projections prepared as provided in section (2) must be based on:

(a) Land use and transportation policies in an acknowledged comprehensive plan and in the proposed transportation system plan;

(b) Local actions consistent with the adopted performance targets under OAR 660-012-0910, or OAR 660-044-0110; and

(c) Forecast land use patterns as provided in OAR 660-012-0340.

(4) Cities and counties may only adopt a transportation system plan if the projected vehicle miles traveled per capita at the horizon year using the financially-constrained project list is lower than estimated vehicle miles traveled per capita in the base year scenario.

(5) A city or county is not required to meet the requirements in sections (2) through (4) of this rule if the city or county has selected a financially-constrained project list that does not contain any project that would require review as provided in OAR 660-012-0830(1).

(6) Metro shall adopt a regional transportation plan in which the projected vehicle miles traveled per capita at the horizon year using the financially-constrained project list is lower than the estimated vehicle miles traveled per capita at the base year by an amount that is consistent with the metropolitan greenhouse gas reduction targets in OAR 660-044-0020. Metro may rely on assumptions on future state and federal actions, including the following state-led actions that affect auto operating costs:

(a) State-led pricing policies, and energy prices; and

(b) Vehicle and fuel technology, including vehicle mix, vehicle fuel efficiency, fuel mix, and fuel carbon intensity.

Or. Admin. R. 660-012-0160

LCDD 2-2022, temporary adopt filed 06/01/2022, effective 6/1/2022 through 11/27/2022; LCDD 3-2022, adopt filed 08/17/2022, effective 8/17/2022

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 197.040

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 184.899, ORS 197.012, ORS 197.712 & ORS 486A.205