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The City of Temecula, hereinafter referred to as the “City”, is requesting proposals (RFP) from qualified Proponents, hereinafter, referred to as “Proponent” to update the City’s California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) traffic impact thresholds and guidelines. Specifically, the City’s intends to create VMT thresholds to comply with the State-mandated change from level of services (LOS) to vehicle miles traveled (VMT), pursuant to Senate Bill (SB) 743 and the new CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.3 (2019). The City has been selected by Southern California Association of Government (SCAG) as part of the 2018 Sustainable Communities Program to assist in updating the City’s Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) Guidelines to facilitate compliance with SB 743. Currently, the City’s TIA Guidelines provide a standard format and methodology for assessing potential traffic and circulation impacts of proposed development projects, General Plan Amendments, Specific Plans, and changes in land use zoning. The City’s TIA Guidelines use Level of Service (LOS) based on intersection delay as the basis to analyze impacts to intersections and roadway segments within a specified area. The purpose of this project will be to transition the City’s TIA Guidelines from LOS based to vehicle miles traveled (VMT) based guidelines, by establishing VMT baseline, thresholds, and mitigation. The methodology used for establishing VMT baseline and thresholds will be made available for other jurisdictions to utilize. There have been no specific studies on the effectiveness of potential VMT mitigation measures in Western Riverside County. The sub region consists largely of greenfield development, and that trend is likely to continue in certain areas of the sub region. Implementing the goals of SB 743 will be a challenge in these areas, but the City aims to analyze areas within its jurisdiction as early as possible so the City can plan accordingly. This project will improve the City’s ability to comply with SB 743, which can help to support more efficient development patterns. These more efficient development patterns may lead to reduced regional VMT and help to implement SCAG's Sustainable Communities Strategy. The Proponent will develop methodologies as part of this project that can be applied by other jurisdictions throughout the region, in transitioning from Level of Service to VMT project analysis.

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