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A Tool For Advancing AERMOD Project-Level Near-Road Air Quality Analysis Based on Satellite Image Maps

By ahardingJune 17, 2021

As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s preferred air dispersion model for refined transportation project analyses, AERMOD is used to model roadway “link” source using AREA, VOLUME, LINE, RLINE, or…

CAPITAL COSTS AND TOTAL CARBON FOOT PRINT IN OPEN CAST MINING

By Amber GarnettMay 22, 2021

.1 To minimize the capital costs of an open caste mine by direct method of project appraisal techniques against the target levels of production (MT/annum) and Manpower (000’s). For e.g.,…

Lessons Learned from Project-Level Air Quality Analyses for Particulate Matter

By ahardingMay 20, 2021Leave a comment

Regulatory requirements for conducting quantitative project-level analyses for particulate matter (PM) were introduced by EPA with the release of the MOVES model in 2010. This proposed study would prepare a…

Defining Areas of Potential Effects: State of the Practice

By ahardingMay 20, 2021Leave a comment

A nationwide survey of how transportation agencies from all levels are successfully defining Areas of Potential Effect (APEs) for projects across the country. APEs are defined as part of the…

Successful Communication in the Section 106 Process

By ahardingMay 20, 2021Leave a comment

A nationwide survey of how transportation agencies from all levels are successfully communicating with both internal and external project partners throughout the Section 106 process. The survey would focus on…

Strategies for Effective Dialogue On Complex Transportation Issues And Decision-Making Processes with Communities Of Diverse Backgrounds

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

TERI Database Administrator Notes: Not recommended at present time by 2009 Subcommittee on Cultural Resources. The research should be conducted in two phases. The first will identify innovative approaches for…

Investigate How VIN Decoder Software can Improve Fleet Mix Data Used in Mobile Source Emissions Modeling

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

Many users of EPA’s MOBILE model are developing regional or local fleet characterization data to more accurately predict mobile source emissions. Vehicle identification number (VIN) decoder software is often used…

Developing Better Ways to Measure the Number of Alternative Fuel and Advanced Technology Vehicles

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

TERI Administrator Note (Feb 2009) – Energy Information Administration, Alternatives to Traditional Transportation Fuels 2006 (Part II – User and Fuel Data); May 2008; Contains detailed data on the use…

Improving Our Understanding of Approaches to Integrate Watershed and Habitat Fragmentation Considerations into Transportation Planning and Development, with an Emphasis on Highways

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

This research project will build on research grounded in environmental science to identify and evaluate approaches for improving water quality and watershed performance and to reduce habitat fragmentation and its…

Guide to Use of Tier I Environmental Impact Statements for Transportation Projects

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

TERI Administrator Note (January 2009): Funded as NCHRP Project 25-25, Task 38, “Guide to Use of Tier I Environmental Impact Statements for Transportation Projects.” Completion date October 2008. http://www.trb.org/TRBNet/ProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=1656 The…

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