Bill > S0146

This bill requires employers in Vermont with 50 or more employees at a single workplace to create and implement a Transportation Demand Management (TDM) plan designed to reduce vehicle miles traveled. The bill defines key terms such as TDM (measures that reduce vehicle miles traveled, including telecommuting, carpooling, walking, bicycling, or using public transit) and Transportation Management Association (a nonprofit organization that provides transportation services for a specific area). When developing their TDM plans, employers must consult resources like the Agency of Transportation's TDM Guidance document, existing transportation management associations like Go! Vermont, mass transit authorities, municipalities, and municipal and regional planning commissions. The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to create rules establishing specific requirements for these plans. The bill provides employers until January 1, 2026, to develop and implement their TDM plans, with the legislation taking effect immediately upon passage. The goal of this bill is to encourage more sustainable and efficient transportation practices among larger employers in Vermont.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/S.146