The following links include examples of successful projects, presentations, programs, and other innovative tools/approaches that apply environmental justice principles and elements in the decision-making process.

• Colorado Department of Transportation’s Phase II of the Environmental Justice Research Study titled Environmental Justice in Transportation Planning -  Phase II includes a review of Colorado Department of Transportation’s environmental justice outreach processes based on interviews with local community leaders and representatives, demographics and identification of low-income and minority populations, and an environmental justice guidebook.  Both Phase I and Phase II of Colorado Department of Transportation’s Environmental Justice Research Study is available through the Transportation Research Board’s (TRB) website.
• Environmental Justice Research Study includes recommendations for demographics, public involvement enhancements, changes to Colorado Department of Transportation’s guidelines, and integrating environmental justice.
• How to Engage Low-Literacy and Limited-English-Proficiency Populations in Transportation Decisionmaking describes tools and techniques that have been successfully used nationwide by Federal, state, MPO, and county agencies and their consultants to identify, locate, and engage low-literacy and limited-English-proficiency populations.
• The I-70 East Corridor Environmental Impact Statement project and the US 36 project in Colorado have prepared memoranda, documents, and presentations related to environmental justice for the projects: 
  • I-70 East Corridor Environmental Impact Statement –Community Outreach Program
  • I-70 East Corridor Outreach Presentation (June 2005)
  • I-70 East Corridor Draft Environmental Justice Methodology (March 2005)
  • I-70 East Corridor Draft Recommendation for Low-income and MinorityDefinitions in the I‑70 East Corridor (May 2004) 
  • US 36 Project Definition of “Low-Income” for Environmental Analysis(March 2004)
• Transportation & Environmental Justice: Effective Practices (January 2002) describes effective practices taken by transportation agencies, community-based organizations, and other grassroots and advocacy organizations to advance the fundamental principles of environmental justice.

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• Case Studies In Environmental Justice And Public Transit Title VI Reporting (University of South Florida, National Center for Transit Research, September 2005)
• Case Study - I-78/West Peddie Street Ramps Realignment Project (New Jersey DOT and The Louis Berger Group)
• Case Study - Public Outreach Program for Dallas County Highway Improvement Project (Texas DOT and HNTB)
• Case Study - Urban Campers: A New Population for Community Impact Assessment on the U.S. 301 project in Sarasota, Florida (Florida DOT and PBS&J)
• FHWA Transportation & Environmental Justice: Case Studies (December 2000) describes 10 case studies that show, when properly implemented, environmental justice principles can improve all levels of transportation decisionmaking – from the first thought about a transportation plan through project development, right-of-way, construction, and operations and maintenance. 
• Case Study – Utilizing Students to Overcome Economic and Literacy Barriers to Public Participation on the US 17 project in Pollocksville, NC (North Carolina DOT and PBS&J)

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• How to Communicate with a Public that may have Low Literacy and Limited English Proficiency. A presentation made by Anne Morris (PBS&J) at the June 2005 Regional Community Impact Assessment Conference in Scottsdale, AZ.
• Strings and Ribbons: A Public Involvement Success Story. A presentation made by Karl Welzenbach of the Volusia County, Florida MPO at the January 2005 Transportation Research Board’s annual meeting in Washington, DC.
• Working with Native American Communities: A Practical Guide to Connecting with Tribal Populations.  A presentation made by Dexter Albert and Susan Springer at the June 2005 Regional Community Impact Assessment Conference in Scottsdale, AZ.

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