Environmental Justice: Marginalized and Underrepresented Groups in Cultural Resources Management
Working to complete will update
Assessing the Limits of Biofuel Supply for Transportation
TERI Administrator Note (Feb 2009) – This idea has been addressed via Biofuels in the U.S. Transportation Sector; US Energy Information Administration, 2007 The contribution that biofuels can make to…
Developing Better Ways to Measure the Number of Alternative Fuel and Advanced Technology Vehicles
TERI Administrator Note (Feb 2009) – Energy Information Administration, Alternatives to Traditional Transportation Fuels 2006 (Part II – User and Fuel Data); May 2008; Contains detailed data on the use…
Impacts of Transportation Best Management Practices On Groundwater Quality
The ultimate fate of some treated transportation stormwater runoff from BMPs is groundwater. Groundwater is a precious resource. If groundwater quality has become degraded from transportation BMP stormwater runoff, the…
Alternative Methods Of Regulating Emissions And Discharges From Transportation Corridors
Those conducting the proposed research will 1. Identify opportunities for a change in regulatory system approach at the national, state, and local levels. 2. Develop a set of model regulations/ordinances,…
Develop Performance Measures to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Public Involvement, Community Impact Assessment, and Environmental Justice Processes
TERI Database Administrator Notes: Not recommended at present time by 2009 Subcommittee on Cultural Resources. Today, transportation agencies use public involvement programs to incorporate public input into more and more…
Hydraulic Modifications To Achieve Watershed Total Maximum Daily Loads
TERI Administrator Note (2007): Funded as NCHRP Project 25-31 Hydraulic Modifications to Existing Drainage Infrastructure in Ultra-Urban Areas to Achieve Watershed Total Maximum Daily Loads The transportation community is faced…
Review of Best Practices in Environmental Stewardship and Streamlining for Historic Preservation Activities
TERI Database Administrator Notes: Not recommended at present time by 2009 Subcommittee on Cultural Resources. Transportation agencies (federal and state DOTs) conduct more cultural resource studies and expend more funds…
Comparative Assessment of the Emissions Impacts of Surface Freight Transportation Modes (truck, rail, water, etc.)
TERI Administrator Note (June 2007): Research Need Met FHWA, Assessing the Effects of Freight Movement on Air Quality at the National and Regional Level, Final Report, April 2007 http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/TD/FREIGHT/docs/publications/federal/FHWAFrtAirQualRep1.pdf Given…
Evaluation of and Guidance on Using Scenario-Based Planning To Balance Long-Term Transportation, Community, Environmental, And Economic Goals
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…