The Federal Highway Administration has issued a series of hypothetical case studies on planning and environmental linkages (PEL). PEL represents a collaborative and integrated approach to transportation decision-making that considers benefits and impacts of proposed transportation system improvements to the environment, community, and economy during the transportation planning process to inform the environmental review process. The hypothetical case studies include examples of use of PEL in the following areas: Alternatives, Planning Analyses, Planning Studies, and Purpose and Need. The case studies are posted on FHWA’s PEL publications website. (1-20-21)
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