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Vehicle Miles Traveled -1,442.8 -4,939.7 -4,168.9
Number of Gallons of Fuel -50.1 -171.5 -144.8
Revenue (State of Texas) -$3.76 -$12.86 -$10.86
Federal Fuel Tax Remittances -$6.46 -$22.13 -$18.67
Total Impact on Revenue -$10.22 -$34.99 -$29.53
Source: University of North Texas, Texas Department of Transportation, NHTSA
Comparing the VMT after a household relocates to a TOD to the average household in
the area is another method of examining the changes in VMT by region. DART TOD residents
reduce their VMT by 21.5 percent (see table 19). Austin reports the least change at 6.5 percent.
The average change in VMT for TOD residents is 15.1 percent.
DART 22,998.9 -4,939.7 -21.5%
Fort Worth 24,112.5 -4,168.9 -17.3%
Austin 22,297.5 -1,442.8 -6.5%
Weighted Average 23,193.9 -3,505.6 -15.1%
Source: University of North Texas, Texas Department of Transportation, NHTSA, Center for Neighborhood
Technology
Our inventory of TOD projects identified 8,945 residential units currently in Texas. If we
assume an average occupancy rate of 90 percent for these properties, there are 8,051 occupied
TOD households currently in the state. Table 20 presents the impacts of changes in travel
behavior by current TOD residents on vehicle miles traveled and motor fuel tax revenues
allocated to TxDOT. For example, using our estimated reduction in annual highway miles driven
of 3,505.6 miles per household and multiplying this estimate by 8,051 household, yields a total
reduction in state highway miles traveled by 21.9 million miles per year. When combined with
the reduction in non-highway miles at about 6.2 million VMT, residents of TOD lowered total
state VMT by 28.2 million miles. The total impact on TxDOT revenues is a nearly $200,000 per77
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