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Insect Use of Wildlife Crossings

Wildlife crossings such as overpasses, underpasses, or culverts designed to help animals avoid vehicle traffic can reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions, protect animals, and help maintain their habitat connectivity. While the benefits

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Compendium of State Departments of Transportation Procedures for Alternative Project Delivery (including, but not limited to Design-Build, CMAR, and Public Private Partnership (P3) projects) Noise Abatement and Recommended Best Practices from the Project Owner Perspective

This research effort will provide a compendium of DOTs Alternative Project Delivery processes as they relate to noise abatement. Several approaches will be undertaken to compile the compendium: • A

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Impacts of Highway Noise on Migratory Birds

TERI Database Administrator Notes.  Not recommended at present time by 2009 Natural Systems Subcommittee.  Subcommitee recommended funding ID#456, which addresses similar issues. This would be a follow-up to research on the

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Passengership Optimization

In the USA’s 374 metropolitan areas of 50,000 population and above, there is a significant variation in the rate of road-based passengership (being a passenger in a car, van, or

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Geophysical Investigation of Cemeteries

A comprehensive study of the geophysical investigations of cemeteries using case studies (n=50) and interviews with experience practitioners to determine best practices for maximizing the effectiveness of these investigations. Analysis

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Post War Commercial Properties

Post war commercial structures and areas, in particular, shopping centers, banks, gas stations,, restaurants and car dealerships were typically placed along major thoroughfares. Though some have experienced updating renovations, many

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Redeveloping the EPA/FHWA Synoptic Statistical Rainfall Analysis Program for use with new National Climactic Data Center hourly rainfall formats and to produce statistics that can be used to evaluate potential effects of climate change on hourly precipitat

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), the Federal Highway Administration, the U.S. Geological Survey and Several National Cooperative Research Program studies use the USEPA definition of a synoptic storm event

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MOVES2020 Implementation

A major update to the MOVES emission model used in air quality analyses of transportation improvement projects is expected later this year, which may result in significant changes to forecast

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