Fort Lauderdale Net Zero Plan 2025

58  ROADMAP TO NET ZERO

Strategy: Reduce VMT Minimizing VMTs supports clean energy transportation solutions, such as EVs, by reducing the demand for energy, infrastructure, and critical resources (such as battery materials), while reducing up-front emissions. Additionally, numerous co-benefits accompany reduced VMTs, such as improved public health, accessibility, reduced inequality, decreased traffic congestion, and increased climate resilience. The strategies below outline actions that will contribute to lowering VMTs community-wide in Fort Lauderdale. To meet GHG emissions projections for community-wide VMT reduction, the City needs to implement a multi-faceted strategy addressing transportation behavior, infrastructure, and technology. The actions below are envisioned to work in tandem with the forecasted benefits included in the LA scenario (i.e., more efficient vehicles, optimized public transportation options, and expanded EV accessibility and efficiency). ▪ By 2030, a 31% reduction in community VMT emissions compared to the 2019 baseline requires promoting public transit use, carpooling, and telecommuting, as well as updating permitting, zoning and related policies that prioritize transit-oriented development. ▪ By 2040, an 80% reduction from the 2019 community VMT baseline necessitates more comprehensive measures, including substantial public transit expansion, widespread adoption of active transportation modes like walking and cycling, and integrating land-use planning to create walkable, mixed-use neighborhoods that reduce the need for long-distance commutes. ▪ By 2050, a 100% reduction from the 2019 community VMT baseline requires sustaining these initiatives while refining operational systems to maintain efficiency.

FORT LAUDERDALE NET ZERO PLAN