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Integration of CSS, Sustainability and Value Engineering Processes

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

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…

Estimating Benefits From Strong Community Involvement, Responsibility and Ownership in CSS Processes and Outcomes (Partnerships, Sustainability, PR, etc.)

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

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…

Cost Effective Survey Methods for Bat Identification

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

Problem Statement: Many DOTs are being required to conduct surveys for bat as a part of ecological impact studies or biological assessments for endangered species. Positive identification of some endangered…

Best Practices in Project Scoping to Support CSS

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TERI Database Administrator Notes: Not recommended at present time by 2009 Subcommittee on Cultural Resources.

Mortality Effects of Continuous Concrete Highway Median Barriers on Wildlife

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TERI Administrator Note (March 2008) Research Completed: HIGHWAY MEDIAN IMPACTS ON WILDLIFE MOVEMENT AND MORTALITY – State of the Practice Survey and Gap Analysis, CalTrans, 2006 http://www.dot.ca.gov/newtech/researchreports/reports/2006/median_barrier_final_report.pdf Problem Statement: Along…

Expand on Existing Research Efforts for Performance Measures Related to CSS Principles and Values

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

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

Evaluation Of Culvert Designs For Juvenile Salmonid Passage

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

Problem Statement: In transportation programs, there is a need to address situations that may affect salmon and their habitats under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Culverts can block upstream passage…

Increased Use of Environmentally Preferable, Green Seal, and other Non-Toxic Products to Reduce Costs, Liabilities, and Pollution at DOT Offices, Maintenance Facilities and Rest Stops

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

TERI Administrator Note (May 2013): Completed Sept 2010 as NCHRP 25-25/Task 60 Increased Use of Environmentally Preferable, Non-Toxic Products to Reduce Costs, Liabilities, and Pollution at DOT Offices, Maintenance Facilities…

Best Practices for Establishing and Maintaining Statewide Databases of Cultural Resources at State DOTs

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

TERI Adminstrator Note (January 2009): Project has been funded as NCHRP 25-25: Task 61 for 2009. Many state transportation agencies have successfully integrated GIS into their cultural resource work, using…

Smart Growth Strategies for Rural Communities with a Focus on Secondary & Cumulative Effects Associated with Interchange Projects

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

2. Review "smart growth" literature and intitiatives in ten (10) case studies across America.  4. Predict and discuss what could happen to places that have little state of planning and…

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