OPR Revises SB 743 Guidance, Putting Thresholds in "Advisory" Category

Description

A new set of recommendations for implementing SB 743 ï¿½ which would require traffic analysis to be based on vehicle miles traveled -- proposes moving many proposed significance thresholds from the legally binding CEQA guidelines to a technical advisory memo. These recommendations also call for stricter thresholds on the so-called "regional averages" and provide simpler methodologies for dealing with safety issues. The thresholds of significance are important because they often trigger an environmental impact  report.

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