Policy Order O-1
Councillor vanBeuzekom, Councillor Cheung, Mayor Davis, Councillor Decker, Councillor Kelley, Councillor Maher, Councillor Reeves, Vice Mayor Simmons, Councillor Toomey
WHEREAS: The Parking and Transportation Demand Management Ordinance (PTDM); is a national model for improving mobility and access, reducing congestion and air pollution, and increasing safety by promoting walking, bicycling, public transit, and other sustainable modes and reducing Single Occupancy Vehicle (SOV) trips within Cambridge; and
WHEREAS: The City of Cambridge is the third largest employer within the city with nearly 3,000 employees; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with the appropriate city staff to provide a report to the City Council explaining the SOV target rate that has been established for the City of Cambridge; data that explains how the City of Cambridge is doing in relation to meeting its SOV target rate; and future plans to reduce the actual SOV rate including barriers to achieving as low a rate as is possible.