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CEQA’s New Method for Measuring Traffic Impacts

LOS ANGELES—In this EXCLUSIVE interview, land-use attorney Scott Birkey explains CEQA’s new method for measuring transportation impacts of new developments, which will go into effect for next year.

Scott Birkey Scott Birkey is a partner at Cox, Castle & Nicholson.

LOS ANGELES—CEQA has a new method for measuring traffic impacts, and it could mean a lengthier process for developers who aren’t in the know—or it could mean a smoother CEQA process, depending on your level of optimism. CEQA currently measures traffic impacts using the “level of service” metric, but later this year or early next year, the method is changing to a “vehicle miles traveled” method. For unaware developers, this might mean a lengthier CEQA process if the wrong method is used; however, it could also mean the developers can reduce their environmental impact by reducing the number of vehicles traveling to and from a project. To find out more about the new method and how it will affect developers, we sat down with Scott Birkey, a partner at Cox, Castle & Nicholson for an exclusive interview.

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Kelsi Maree Borland

Kelsi Maree Borland

Kelsi Maree Borland is a freelance journalist and magazine writer based in Los Angeles, California. For more than 5 years, she has extensively reported on the commercial real estate industry, covering major deals across all commercial asset classes, investment strategy and capital markets trends, market commentary, economic trends and new technologies disrupting and revolutionizing the industry. Her work appears daily on GlobeSt.com and regularly in Real Estate Forum Magazine. As a magazine writer, she covers lifestyle and travel trends. Her work has appeared in Angeleno, Los Angeles Magazine, Travel and Leisure and more.

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