CA AB1244

Projects required to mitigate transportation impacts under CEQA may satisfy the requirement by contributing money to the Transit-Oriented Development Implementation Fund at a price per vehicle mile traveled determined by the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation by July 1, 2026

The Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation must update the price per vehicle mile traveled by July 1, 2029, and every three years thereafter, based on housing project costs, awards, vehicle miles traveled mitigated, and other relevant factors

Contributed funds must be used to support housing developments in the same region as the contributing project, with first priority to developments in the same city and second priority to developments in the same county

The Department of Housing and Community Development must confirm the estimated reduction in vehicle miles traveled for each award and post information on funded developments, including project details, funding amounts, and VMT reductions

Research cited in the bill shows transit-oriented affordable housing reduces vehicle miles traveled by 25-50%, with lower income households near frequent transit driving nearly 50% fewer miles