Throughout the Stanford GUP, there are terms relating to traffic and the metrics around traffic. With millions of square feet being added, thousands of housing units, greatly expanded hospital and medical facilities, and a substantial increase in commercial, research, and other areas, Stanford University’s growth and its impact is not fairly represented or experesed in the GUP. It’s metrics, especially No Net Trips, is very limited to a narrow academic use perspective, yet the businesses, research, and other non-academic expansion has a major impact on neighboring communities.
No Net Trips
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VMT – Vehicle Miles Tavelled
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LOS – Level of Service
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