CARB Launches Effort To Tighten Rules For Regions To Reduce Vehicle Travel

California air officials are launching an effort to strengthen a controversial regulatory program to prod regional transportation agencies to implement new development policies to reduce overall vehicle miles traveled (VMT), which is a key piece of the state’s strategy to achieve greenhouse gas-reduction and climate change goals. “Making it possible for people to drive less through significant changes to the built environment and services is a key issue for meeting both climate and equity goals,” California Air Resources Board (CARB)...