{"id":8,"date":"2022-09-26T05:57:24","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T05:57:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nccor.org\/tools-econindicators\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2022-10-03T15:05:50","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T15:05:50","slug":"vehicle-miles-traveledvmt-per-capita","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nccor.org\/tools-econindicators\/healthy-environments\/vehicle-miles-traveledvmt-per-capita\/","title":{"rendered":"Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Per Capita"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nccor.org\/tools-econindicators\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/09\/icon_afc_arrow-green.png\" alt=\"Arrow right\" class=\"wp-image-50\" width=\"37\" height=\"20\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:85%\">\n<h2 class=\"has-nccor-purple-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>What does this indicator mean?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<p>Total annual miles of vehicle travel divided by the total population in a state or urbanized area. Reducing VMT creates many benefits, including alleviating traffic congestion and reducing air pollution, emissions, and dependence on foreign oil, which have direct and indirect costs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nccor.org\/tools-econindicators\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/09\/icon_afc_arrow-green.png\" alt=\"Arrow right\" class=\"wp-image-50\" width=\"37\" height=\"20\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:85%\">\n<h2 class=\"has-nccor-purple-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong><strong>How is this indicator useful for creating and measuring activity-friendly places?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>To determine places where multiple modes of transportation can be supported.<\/li><li>To evaluate transportation impacts of new plans and proposed developments.&nbsp;<\/li><li>To provide the latest travel data or estimates (e.g., average daily traffic) for a community of interest through collaboration with the state department of transportation and regional and local planning organizations.<\/li><li>To help describe and understand the transportation context in a county or metro area.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nccor.org\/tools-econindicators\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/09\/icon_afc_arrow-green.png\" alt=\"Arrow right\" class=\"wp-image-50\" width=\"37\" height=\"20\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:85%\">\n<h2 class=\"has-nccor-purple-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong><strong><strong>What would help the most people benefit from this indicator?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Allow for higher density development near public transportation that meets a community\u2019s unique needs.<\/li><li>Develop protected and connected bicycle networks.<\/li><li>Redesign roadways to slow traffic and provide more space for walking and cycling (e.g., vehicle lane narrowings and speed reduction designs (often called traffic calming measures)).<\/li><li>Ensure that parking fees cover its direct costs (land and infrastructure) and indirect costs (the increased incentive to drive and associated environmental and congestion impacts; lost uses of land dedicated to parking lots and structures).<\/li><li>Support efforts to reduce public transit fares and enhance public transportation options.<\/li><li>Specifically increase transit coverage, frequency, affordability, and infrastructure (e.g. quality of stops, dedicated lanes) to increase transit\u2019s efficiency and reduce driving incentive.<\/li><li>Identify strategies to increase foot traffic in central business districts (e.g., pedestrian malls, parking maximums, shared parking, vehicle free streets except for local deliveries), which can increase foot traffic and retail sales and reduce driving incentives.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What does this indicator mean? Total annual miles of vehicle travel divided by the total population in a state or urbanized area. Reducing VMT creates many benefits, including alleviating traffic congestion and reducing air pollution, emissions, and dependence on foreign oil, which have direct and indirect costs. How is this indicator useful for creating and &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nccor.org\/tools-econindicators\/healthy-environments\/vehicle-miles-traveledvmt-per-capita\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Per Capita&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":78,"parent":27,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nccor.org\/tools-econindicators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nccor.org\/tools-econindicators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nccor.org\/tools-econindicators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nccor.org\/tools-econindicators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nccor.org\/tools-econindicators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.nccor.org\/tools-econindicators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nccor.org\/tools-econindicators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nccor.org\/tools-econindicators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nccor.org\/tools-econindicators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}