The southeastern United States is the center of biodiversity for freshwater fishes and mussels in North America. Many of these species are imperiled and one of the leading causes of imperilment…
Water is a precious finite resource in the United States and throughout the world. Water resource limitations are currently and expected to be one of the main environmental challenges facing…
This project proposes to screen, develop and apply Coral live cell imaging techniques to evaluate the effects of road runoff, increased water temperature, and storm water management practices on Coral…
The purpose of the project is to develop a better understanding of sustainable transportation efforts in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico, with particular reference to performance measures. The workshop will…
Zinc is an important targeted constituent for Departments of Transportation (DOTs). The average concentration in highway runoff exceeds water quality objectives. For individual storms, the measured concentrations of total zinc in highway discharge…
Scope: Across the nation, streams and drainage channels have been severely degraded to provide drainage for land development and transportation projects. Federal and state regulations require mitigation for impacts to channels…
Scope: 1. Objective General observations indicate a significant disparity in bicycle usage between the City of Cambridge and the neighborhood of Mattapan/Dorchester section of Boston where bicycle lanes were recently installed. The…
The proposed research need is a decision tool for rail transit executives to use when considering rail transit safety enhancements. This would most likely require a cost/benefit and risk analysis which…
Problem Mitigation for the adverse effects to historic properties under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act often entails an “economic” exercise of trying to estimate the value of the historic property…
Scope: This project will enhance current methods and modeling tools to quantify the benefits of a diversified transportation fuel mix. Benefits to be evaluated include the value of reduced fluctuation in…