CA SB768

Department of Housing and Community Development must conduct and publish a study by January 1, 2028, on how vehicle miles traveled (VMT) is used to measure transportation impacts of housing projects under CEQA.

Study must include analysis of VMT guideline implementation, mitigation measure identification and deployment at local/regional/statewide levels, and costs of VMT mitigation measures for housing projects.

Study must analyze differences in availability and feasibility of VMT mitigation measures across rural, suburban, urban, and low-VMT areas, including best strategies where public transportation or active transportation infrastructure is infeasible.

Study must examine relationships between VMT reduction, greenhouse gas emissions, housing volume, housing affordability, transportation, economic development, public health, and equity.

Implementation requires legislative appropriation; study provisions sunset and are repealed on January 1, 2029.