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Natalie Amos, Associate Planner <br />January 20, 2026 <br />Page 2 <br />“Provide a safe and reliable transportation network that serves all people and respects the environment.” <br />Mitigation Strategies <br />We encourage the project applicant to develop and implement an effective <br />Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Program to reduce VMT and greenhouse <br />gas emissions from future development in this area. TDM programs should be <br />documented with annual monitoring reports by a TDM coordinator to demonstrate <br />effectiveness. If the project does not achieve the VMT reduction goals, the reports <br />should also include next steps to take to achieve those targets. <br />Please also consider the measures listed below, which are quantified by the California <br />Air Pollution Control Officers Association (CAPCOA) and shown to have different <br />efficiencies reducing regional VMT: <br />x Provide Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure <br />x Provide Secure Bike Parking <br />x Provide Pedestrian Network Improvement <br />x Construct or Improve Bike Facilities <br />x Construct or Improve Bike Boulevards <br />x Expand Bikeway Networks <br />x Provide Traffic Calming Measures <br />x Dedicate Land for Bike Trails <br />x Improve first and last mile connections <br />VMT Mitigation Program <br />Please consider exploring the following options to help further reduce the VMT impact <br />if the implementation of applicable TDM measures is insufficient to mitigate the project <br />VMT impact to a less-than-significant level: VMT based Transportation Impact Fee <br />programs, VMT Mitigation Exchanges, and VMT Mitigation Banks. Please note that <br />Caltrans has funded several local/regional agencies to study the feasibility of a variety <br />of VMT mitigation programs through the Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant <br />program (link). Caltrans welcomes the potential opportunities to work with the City. <br />Construction-Related Impacts <br />Project work that requires movement of oversized or excessive load vehicles on State <br />roadways requires a transportation permit that is issued by Caltrans. To apply, please <br />visit Caltrans Transportation Permits (link). Prior to construction, coordination may be <br />required with Caltrans to develop a Transportation Management Plan (TMP) to reduce <br />construction traffic impacts to the State Transportation Network (STN). <br />Thank you again for including Caltrans in the environmental review process. Should <br />you have any questions regarding this letter, please contact Llisel Ayon, Associate <br />Transportation Planner, via LDR-D4@dot.ca.gov. For future early coordination <br />opportunities or project referrals, please visit Caltrans LDR website (link) or contact LDR- <br />D4@dot.ca.gov. <br />CALTRANS <br />Page 3 of 4 <br />2 <br />CONT <br />3