Project development depends on good communication among the public, planners, and project development teams. Technical design drawings and maps have limited value when a project requries communication with non-engineers and…
A succinct definition of context needs to be developed within the community in terms of its aesthetic character, visual quality, cultural diversity, and how these elements translate into the existing…
This project focuses on identifying and developing approaches to more meaningfully involve the public in transportation decision making and to maintain this connection through the development and construction phases. It…
TERI Administrator Note (Jan 2009) – Completed. See http://www.contextsensitivesolutions.org/content/case_studies/ Develop and disseminate case studies that demonstrate how transportation projects have been planned, designed, and constructed to: be neighborhood friendly; avoid,…
TERI Database Administrator Notes: Not recommended at present time by 2009 Subcommittee on Cultural Resources.
TERI Administrator Note (June 2007): Related Research Performance Measures for Context Sensitive Solutions – A Guidebook for State DOTs, Web Document 69 http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_w69.pdf
TERI Database Administrator Notes: Not recommended at present time by 2009 Subcommittee on Cultural Resources.
TERI Administrator Note (January 2009): Research is Underway Context Sensitive Solutions: Quantification of the Benefits in Transportation (NCHRP 15-32) http://www.trb.org/TRBNet/ProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=412 Project is due to be completed 5/31/09. As more organizations…
TERI Database Administrator Notes: Not recommended at present time by 2009 Subcommittee on Cultural Resources. Posted by TERI Administrator 6/12/07: Comment: The concept of examining the integration of Value Engineering…
The design of local roads, including issues of width and the question of planting trees in medians, is often made based on a widely held, but not always proven, belief…