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Technical Tools to Support Land Use Compatibility Planning

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

Problem Statement – Land adjacent to airports, highways, and rail transit lines needs to be developed so that noise sensitive uses are prohibited and community development is planned, designed, and…

Impact Attenuation by Tall Herbaceous Vegetation, Shrub Masses, and Low Branches of Trees

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

Run cars and trucks containing crash dummies off simulated highways into tall native herbaceous vegetation within the clear zone, masses of native shrubs within the clear zone and into low…

Atmospheric Effects on Highway Traffic Noise Propagation

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

Problem Statement – Studies by several research groups have shown that the atmospheric refraction and scattering effects that occur on the sound wave propagating from a highway traffic source is…

Safety and Energy Response Highway/Street Lighting Control System

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

Design, development and testing of an adaptive highway lighting system in response to maximum real time roadway safety condition and minimum energy consumption of the street ligting system. The project…

Is There a Case for Road Pricing as a Way to Make Transportation Sustainable?

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

  Its proponents promise that pricing can deliver smarter use of existing capacity that reduce congestion and avoid costly expansion needs while expanding the menu of options for raising money…

Improved Environmental Performance of Highway Maintenance – A Key to Transportation Sustainability?

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

Background In the United States, the majority of the highway system is already built. The ways in which transportation agencies maintain the current system have a major impact on environmental…

Wildlife Movement Facilitation in the Face of Climate Change

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

How can we facilitate wildlife movement vis-a-vis transportation networks and transportation planning in the face of climate change?

Addressing Climate Change Impact Uncertainty in Environmental Impact Analysis

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

How will we address uncertainty related to climate change impacts (esp cumulative impacts) in environmental impact analysis, planning, policy, etc.?

Linking Energy and Environmental Modeling to Energy Efficiency Decisionmaking Across States, Regions, Projects

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

How can energy and environmental modeling be linked to support decisionmaking aimed at energy efficiency for different scales, state plans, MPO plans, and project alternative analysis?

Strategies to Build Local Economies that Reduce Energy Use and Increase Livability

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

What strategies including incentives and reducing VMT could be explored to build local economies (goods/services) to reduce VMT, increase livability measures and minimize energy use?

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