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Figure 1 – Map of Town Boundary and Vail Core Area
Lower Fees in Core Area
Development of attached housing units and hotels in the core area will facilitate pedestrian,
bicycle, and transit use, thus requiring less vehicular travel. In recognition of lower vehicular
travel demand in the core area, proposed transportation impact fees are lower in the core area.
This policy recommendation is consistent with the literature summarized in the three
subsections below and a recent analysis of mixed-use developments in six regions of the United
States. This study found an average 29% reduction in trip generation as a function of “D”
variables, including: density, diversity, design, destination accessibility, distance to transit,
demographics, and development scale (see Ewing, Greenwald, Zhang, Walters, Feldman,
Cervero, Frank, and Thomas 2011).
Lower Residential Trip Generation Rates in Urban Areas
Single-family housing is generally located in low-density suburbs where there are few
alternatives for travel except by private motor vehicle. On average, urban housing has fewer