Louisiana DOTD Initiates Tree Replacement Program
What does a transportation chief do when a group of self-described tree-huggers publicly expresses unhappiness that your highway project will wipe out a grove of oak trees the group planted…
FTA Makes $300M in Ferry Grants Available
The Federal Transit Administration is making nearly $300 million available through three competitive grant programs to boost access to rural ferry services, bolster existing and new urban services, and lower…
NYSDOT Begins ‘Engagement’ for Transformative Expressway Project
The New York State Department of Transportation recently launched the formal public “engagement” process for the “transformative” Kensington Expressway project in Buffalo. [Above photo by the New York Governor’s Office]…
Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS)/Context Sensitive Design (CSD) Virtual Peer Exchange
In partnership with the Federal Highway Administration, the Center for Environmental Excellence at AASHTO held a Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS)/Context Sensitive Design (CSD) and resilient transportation projects virtual peer exchange on March 24, 2022.
Arizona DOT Wraps up Cactus-Saving Project
The Arizona Department of Transportation recently completed a bridge replacement project near Globe, AZ, which triggered the return of an endangered species of cactus transplanted and preserved by the agency…
Integration of Resilience and Context Sensitivity on a Mountain Corridor: Interstate 70 Floyd Hill to Veterans Memorial Tunnels Project, Colorado
Background The following case study examines a transportation project that uses the Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS) and Design (CSD) processes to integrate resilience to existing hazards through project design. CSS/CSD…
Integration of Resilience and Context Sensitivity in a Coastal Environment: State Road A1A in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
The following case study examines a transportation project that builds resilience to climate hazards into project design, while also demonstrating the Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS) and Design (CSD) processes. Download…
Context Sensitive Solutions/Design (CSS/CSD) in University Curricula
Introduction Educating the “professionals of tomorrow” is an important strategy to incorporate new concepts into the transportation profession. The AASHTO Center for Environmental Excellence Design Flexibility and Context Sensitive Solutions…
Minnesota DOT Works to ‘Rejuvenate’ Live Snow Fences
The Minnesota Department of Transportation plans to “rejuvenate” seven so-called “living snow fences” in southwest Minnesota as part of a month-long effort to ensure the 20-year-old plantings can survive for…
Alaska Budget Contains Ice Road Maintenance Funds
The fiscal year 2023 state budget proposed by Governor Michael Dunleavy (R) contains maintenance funding for the Dick Nash Memorial ice road that will help tribal transportation departments maintain the…