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SCAPadmin
Jun 4, 2020
Edited: Jun 10, 2020

Key Action: Use pricing to discourage commuting via SOV

Use pricing to discourage commuting via SOV (Single Occupancy Vehicle)

  • Quantify the environmental impact and economic value of existing private parking spots and explore a VMT (Vehicle Miles Traveled) bank or exchange for managing a VMT budget for the city.

  • For new development, implement a development impact fee for construction of new non-EV spots.

  • Establish congestion pricing and/or toll roads.

  • Consider a Palo Alto-specific Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicle fee, tax, and/or other assessment to provide a disincentive for the ownership or use of a fossil fuel vehicle. Consider application of the fee, tax, or assessment to both residential households and workplaces and utilize the revenue to incentivize VMT reduction and EV adoption.

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