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Report regarding the Transportation Demand Management (TDM) monitoring program platform (OneCommute) and 2025 TDM reporting status. (Victoria Kim, Senior Planner)
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Planning Commission receive the informational report regarding the TDM reporting and monitoring program. No action is required at this time.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The City of South San Francisco (City) adopted the first Transportation Demand Management (TDM) ordinance in 2002, the purpose of which was to reduce single-occupancy vehicle trips resulting from new development projects. In 2022, as part of the comprehensive General Plan Update, the City adopted a new TDM ordinance (South San Francisco Municipal Code Section 20.400), along with the Transportation Analysis Guidelines.
The purposes of the TDM ordinances are:
* Reduce the number of vehicle miles traveled generated by new development, in accordance with the City's police power necessary to protect the public health, safety, welfare, and environment.
* Manage traffic congestion, especially congestion associated with drive-alone commute trips during peak traffic periods by using a combination of services, incentives, and facilities.
* Promote more efficient utilization of existing transportation facilities and ensure that new developments maximize transit, active transportation, carpooling, and vanpooling usage.
* Establish an ongoing monitoring and enforcement program to ensure that the desired performance targets are achieved.
* Achieve compliance with the City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County's (C/CAG) Congestion Management Program.
The TDM Ordinance establishes four different tiers of compliance, based on projects' anticipated effects on the City's transportation network, with different levels of trip reduction measures and monitoring required by tier.
The Planning Division has been tracking all the development projects with TDM plans an...
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