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Best Practices in Implementing Environmental Commitments throughout the Life of a Project

By Amber GarnettMay 30, 2021

Commitments resulting from the environmental clearance document are intended to avoid, minimize, or mitigate impacts to environmental resources. These commitments vary in scope and may be derived from federal environmental…

Cultural Resource Mitigation: What works, and what doesn’t?

By ahardingMay 20, 2021Leave a comment

Synthesis on standard and nonstandard mitigation in Section 106 agreements. Survey of cultural resource mitigation in Programmatic Agreements and Memorandums of Understanding. What works/what doesn’t work and why. (Developed in…

Environmental Justice: Marginalized and Underrepresented Groups in Cultural Resources Management

By ahardingMay 20, 2021Leave a comment

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Evaluation of and Guidance on Using Scenario-Based Planning To Balance Long-Term Transportation, Community, Environmental, And Economic Goals

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

TERI Database Administrator Notes:  Not recommended at present time by 2009 Environmental Process Subcommittee. There is growing frustration with the results of current state, regional, and local transportation and community…

Environmental and Community Impacts of Freight Movement Trends and Practices

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

The environmental and community consequences of changes in freight movement patterns in the US may be significant, but are currently unknown. Strategies are needed in response to emerging freight movement…

Pilot Case Studies of Integrated Approaches to NEPA and MPO Planning

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

Develop case studies of successful approaches for combining NEPA and MPO planning. TERI Administrator Note (Feb 2009) – Related research: Highways and Environment: Transportation Agencies Are Acting to Involve Others…

Assessment of DOTs’ Environmental Commitment Tracking Systems

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

Assessment of DOTs’ environmental commitment tracking systems TERI Administrator Note (June 2007): Research Completed AASHTO Practitioner Guide: Tracking Compliance with Environmental Commitments/Use of Environmental Monitors (2006) https://environment.transportation.org/center/products_programs/practitioners_handbooks.aspx#tracking This handbook provides…

Methods for Retrofitting Highways with Measures to Reduce Impacts to Wildlife

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

Identify and analyze methods for retrofitting highways with measures to reduce impacts to wildlife. TERI Administrator Note (June 2007): Research Completed (See Below) NCHRP – Evaluation of the Use and…

Expand Research Efforts Aimed At Understanding Wildlife Movement Near Corridors, Roadkill Rates, and Road-Barrier Effects and At Developing Efficient Mitigation Designs for Road Crossing by Animals

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

Although crashing into a large animal with a motorized vehicle may involve damage, human injury, or death (Conover et al. 1995; Romin and Bissonette 1996), roadkills overall appear to be…

Using Value Capture to Promote Affordable Housing Near Transit

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

TERI Administrator Note (Feb 2009) – Relevant Research: Financing Transportation Through the Capture of Land Value Gains: Practical Integration and Stakeholder Involvement, Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota (Scheduled…

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