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Measuring Supply and Demand for Transportation-Efficient Development

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

Planners and developers need a user-friendly approach or tool to measure supply and demand for transportation-efficient development. Consumers may prefer more transportation-efficient development than currently exists. Knowing that would be…

Synthesis of Climate Change and Transportation Research Efforts at the State DOT, State University, and Federal Levels.

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

Background There is a wealth of research on climate change and transportation that has been completed or is currently underway. In order to properly identify research gaps and needs, there…

Copper Speciation in Surface Waters Receiving Highway Stormwater Runoff

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

Highway stormwater runoff is a source of copper to receiving streams.  Trace levels of copper have been shown to have detrimental effects on threatened and endangered salmonid species.  However, little is known…

Synthesis of State DOT and MPO Planning and Analysis on Strategies to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

Background   There are several completed and ongoing research efforts that have analyzed the potential of various strategies to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the transportation sector.  Some have…

How Does/Will the Use of Social Media Affect the NEPA Process?

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

With the use of FaceBook and Twitter, and the internet in general, the public has the ability to organize, share information (both accurate and inaccurate) quickly and with an incredibly…

Strategic Options of Inventorying and Updating Environmental Guidance and Links

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

Background As the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) applies to federal actions in all 50 states, most state DOT’s have partnered with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to develop and…

Mitigating Tolling Impacts on Low Income Populations

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

Tolling has been identified as having a potentially disproportionate impact on low income populations.  This research would consist of a state of the issue literature search on how different NEPA, or…

Comparison of State Traffic Noise Abatement Policies Across the Nation

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

In light of the requirement for state DOT’s to update their noise poicies, it would be beneficial to compare the policies for regional and nationwide trends.

Comparative Effectiveness of Multi-Modal Alternatives in the Long Term

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

There are several examples of metropolitan areas choosing not to build major transportation infrastructure for single-occupancy vehicles (SOVs) – Vancouver, B.C.; San Francisco, CA etc.  This study would be a comparative…

High Speed Rail — Identifying, Analyzing, and Mitigating Impacts to Ecological Connectivity and Species Movement

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

Nationally we have raised awareness and action to address ecological impacts of roads upon wildlife, particularly means to avoid and reduce wildlife-vehicular collisions.  This is done by identifying and protecting/avoiding intact…

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