<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0rmKmX_0vlx1oOA00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0rmKmX_0vlx1oOA00" width="738" height="493" ></figure><p>San Francisco is one of the few U.S. cities to reduce its vehicle miles driven (VMT) per capita, according to a StreetLight Data report, which calls the city the “best-performing metro for congestion reduction.” Los Angeles also saw a similar reduction in VMT per capita. </p><p>The drop could result from a combination of the high prevalence of remote knowledge-based jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area and broader policy efforts on the part of state and local governments.</p><p>Skip Descant, writing in GovTech, explains that California officials consider the impact on VMT when reviewing permits for new developments. According to Laura Rubio-Cornejo, general manager of the Los Angeles Department of Transportation, “any conditions we place on developments are really geared toward improving that type of [walkable, bikeable, transit-oriented] environment. I think that is going to be a big game changer.”</p></div></body>

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San Francisco ‘Best-Performing Metro’ for VMT, Traffic Reduction

San Francisco is one of the few U.S. cities to reduce its vehicle miles driven (VMT) per capita, according to a StreetLight Data report, which calls the city the “best-performing metro for congestion reduction.” Los Angeles also saw a similar reduction in VMT per capita. The drop could...