The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) has launched an expanded and renamed version of its online environmental documentation system and is steadily adding time-saving bells and whistles. The system, formerly…
Challenges associated with assessing the indirect and cumulative effects of transportation projects across Texas have been eased by a revised and simplified set of handbooks and guidance documents developed by…
The Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) assumption of authority for the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) responsibilities for environmental review and approval is providing multiple streamlining benefits, saving time and money…
This webinar, held March 22, 2016, highlights key court decisions involving the NEPA process for transportation projects in 2015.
This mini-peer exchange, held February 18, 2016, provided an overview of NCHRP 25-43: Navigating Multi-agency NEPA Processes to Advance Multimodal Transportation Projects. The research objectives were to: (1) characterize the challenges inherent in satisfying the NEPA requirements of more than one U.S. DOT agency; (2) identify strategies and tactics used to overcome these challenges; and (3) suggest new and innovative strategies.
On November 10, representatives from nine state DOTs, the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHTO), and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) came together in Washington, DC to share information on NEPA assumption. Because NEPA assumption can help streamline the environmental review process, a number of states have expressed interest in understanding the risks and benefits of assumption, as well as the process required to obtain full assumption.
A guidance document developed for the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) will provide needed consistency and efficient procedures for determining the indirect land use and environmental effects of transportation projects…
The Florida Department of Transportation has developed comprehensive guidance on determining the potential cumulative effects of transportation projects on sensitive resources in the state. The Cumulative Effects Evaluation Handbook is intended to…