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Understanding the implications of reduced roadside mowing for driver safety and public perception

Transportation agency managers have expressed concern that reduced mowing practices, such as those that benefit pollinators, may increase vehicle collisions with large mammals like deer, thereby reducing driver safety. Though

July 7, 2023

Environmental Review of Chemical Products

NCHRP Synthesis 20-05/Topic 53-19 is a project projected to finish in 2024. The focus of the project was on State DOT product evaluation programs (PEPs) to evaluate product potential and

June 5, 2023

Transportation Environmental Analysis Electronic Index

TERI Database Administrator Notes: Not recommended at present time by 2009 Environmental Process Subcommittee. The environmental process is complex. Practitioners lack easy access to guidance information needed to conduct transportation

May 7, 2021

Developing Environmental Performance Measures and a Framework and Methodology for Incorporating Environmental Performance Measures into Performance Management Programs

TERI Administrator Note – Selected as NCHRP 25-39 (FY12 Program) RESEARCH PROBLEM STATEMENT Transportation performance management is a well established and effective practice for establishing accountability and driving results

May 7, 2021

Development of an Environmental Hazard Assessment System for the Transport of Hazardous Materials

TERI Administrator Note (February 2009): The concept for this research information need was first developed as a suggested demonstration project in TRB Special Report 283, Cooperative Research for Hazardous Materials

May 7, 2021

Evaluating and Comparing Various Methods to Create a Regional Ecosystem Framework or Watershed Plan

Currently, to implement Eco-Logical, it is critical to either implement or adopt a Regional Ecosystem Framework (REF) or a Watershed Plan for the transportation/conservation planning area. Currently there are many

May 7, 2021

The effects of contaminated soil and ground water on subsurface utilities, surface water, drainage, and the environment.

Transportation projects are often constructed and maintained in the presence of soil and ground water contaminated with petroleum, solvents, and other toxic and hazardous substances. Subsurface utilities and drainage structures

May 7, 2021

Guidebook for building expert-based predictive habitat models for threatened and endangered species

State transportation agencies face an increasing number of federally listed species that need to be incorporated into planning processes, while needing to do so within a constrained budget. Each transportation

May 7, 2021

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