(a) New economic development is important to stimulate the local economy. Focusing new development in high transit-service areas is an important County land use and economic development objective.
(b) Limited transportation infrastructure, traffic congestion, inadequate access to transit, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, and safety issues impede the County’s land use and economic development objectives.
(c) Transportation demand management, in conjunction with adequate transportation facility review, planned capital improvement projects, and parking and traffic control measures, will:
(1) help provide sufficient transportation capacity to achieve County land use objectives and permit further economic development;
(2) reduce the demand for road capacity, promote safety for all users of transportation infrastructure, and improve access to transit, bicycle and pedestrian facilities; and
(3) help reduce vehicular emissions, energy consumption, and noise levels, and help address climate change.
(d) Improved traffic levels and air quality, and a reduction in ambient noise levels will help create attractive and convenient places to live, work, visit, and conduct business.
(e) Transportation demand management will equitably allocate responsibility for reducing single-occupancy vehicle trips among government, developers, employers, property owners, tenants, and the public.
(f) Transportation demand management should be consistent with any commuting goals set in the Growth and Infrastructure Policy, Master Plans, and Sector Plans. TDM should foster coordinated and comprehensive government, private industry, and public action to:
(1) make efficient use of existing transportation infrastructure;
(2) increase transportation capacity as measured by numbers of people transported;
(3) reduce existing and future levels of traffic congestion by moving more people in fewer vehicles;
(4) reduce air and noise pollution, and address climate change; and
(5) promote traffic safety together with transit, pedestrian and bicycle safety and access for all users.
(g) Transportation demand management will substantially advance public policy objectives. Adoption of this Article is in the best interest of the public health, safety, and general welfare of the County. (1993 L.M.C., ch. 47, § 1; 2002 L.M.C., ch. 34, § 1; 2004 L.M.C., ch. 2, § 2; 2019 L.M.C., ch. 28, §1; 2021 L.M.C., ch. 3, §1.)