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Context Sensitive Solutions/Design (CSS/CSD) in University Curricula

By ahardingMarch 23, 2022

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…

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Minnesota DOT Works to ‘Rejuvenate’ Live Snow Fences

By March 10, 2022

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…

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Alaska Budget Contains Ice Road Maintenance Funds

By March 3, 2022

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…

Nevada DOT Launches Latino Cultural Preservation Project

By February 10, 2022

The Nevada Department of Transportation and contractor Mead & Hunt are working to develop a “multiple property documentation form” or MPDF to help preserve Latino-related properties statewide, with a primary…

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In Ohio, Road Projects Beautify Communities through Aesthetic Design

By ahardingAugust 8, 2018

Transportation officials in Ohio have adopted new guidelines to ensure that projects across the state are attractive and compatible with local surroundings. Tim Hill, Administrator with ODOT’s Office of Environmental…

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Washington State DOT Uses ‘Practical Solutions’ to Improve Project Decisions

By ahardingApril 8, 2015

An approach known as Practical Solutions is allowing the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to improve and maintain the state’s transportation system in a more sustainable and cost-effective manner,…

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Florida DOT Develops Traditional Neighborhood Development Handbook to Integrate Design Flexibility and Context Sensitivity

By ahardingJuly 29, 2012

The Florida Department of Transportation has used the Traditional Neighborhood Development approach to help communities integrate land use and transportation to achieve increased livability when compared to Conventional Suburban Development,…

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I-70 Mountain Corridor Project CSS Process

By ahardingOctober 20, 2011

A collaborative process to ensure broad stakeholder involvement and consideration of environmental as well as community concerns has proven to be a key element in advancing a suite of multi-modal…

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