Methodology of Impact Fees Emphasizing Vehicle Miles Traveled

This paper provides a working concept and methodology for application of a mobility fee in Florida. The mobility fee has many characteristics of an impact fee modified for sensitivity to vehicle miles traveled (VMT). Policy and practical implications of implementing such a fee are addressed, along with the fee methodology and illustration of the approach through hypothetical testing in Alachua County, Florida. The primary concept for the mobility fee is a modified impact fee assessed on new development. The approach presented anticipates regional cooperation in the development and adoption of a mobility plan that includes all transportation modes. Through sensitivity to VMT, the modified impact fee may help to discourage urban sprawl and reward mixed-use development and other development near or within existing activity centers. The hypothetical test results reveal that the two approaches—the average rate and the location-based rate—produce very different fees for new development. The paper reports on research performed for the Florida Department of Community Affairs.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.3141/2187-06
• Summary URL:
  http://scholar.google.com/scholar_lookup?title=Methodology+of+Impact+Fees+Emphasizing+Vehicle+Miles+Traveled&author=K.+Seggerman&author=K.+Williams&author=P.+Lin&author=A.+Fabregas&author=A.+Nelson&author=J.+Nicholas&publication_year=2010
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• Authors:
  • Seggerman, Karen E
  • Williams, Kristine M
  • Lin, Pei-Sung
  • Fabregas, Aldo D
  • Nelson, Arthur C
  • Nicholas, James C
• Publication Date: 2010

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 36-43
• Monograph Title: Economics, Demand Management, and Parking Policy
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
  • Issue Number: 2187
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fees; Impact fees; Land use planning; Mixed use development; Mobility; Real estate development; Transportation policy; Urban sprawl; Vehicle miles of travel
• Uncontrolled Terms: Transportation infrastructure
• Geographic Terms: Alachua County (Florida)
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01154515
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780309160605
• Report/Paper Numbers: 10-3115
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Apr 14 2010 7:14AM