TERI Administrator Note (Jan 2009) – Completed. See http://www.contextsensitivesolutions.org/content/case_studies/ Develop and disseminate case studies that demonstrate how transportation projects have been planned, designed, and constructed to: be neighborhood friendly; avoid,…
TERI Database Administrator Notes: Funded as NCHRP 25-25 48 “Compendium of Environmental Fieldwork Technologies” Maintain an ongoing compendium of environmental fieldwork technologies TERI Administrator Note (January 2009) Project funded under…
Develop case studies of successful approaches for combining NEPA and MPO planning. TERI Administrator Note (Feb 2009) – Related research: Highways and Environment: Transportation Agencies Are Acting to Involve Others…
Assessment of DOTs’ environmental commitment tracking systems TERI Administrator Note (June 2007): Research Completed AASHTO Practitioner Guide: Tracking Compliance with Environmental Commitments/Use of Environmental Monitors (2006) https://environment.transportation.org/center/products_programs/practitioners_handbooks.aspx#tracking This handbook provides…
Identify and analyze methods for retrofitting highways with measures to reduce impacts to wildlife. TERI Administrator Note (June 2007): Research Completed (See Below) NCHRP – Evaluation of the Use and…
Develop native plant restoration techniques specific to roadside use, especially following weed control projects and other rehabilitation efforts.
Roadsides in the United States cover an area equal to 100,000 football fields for every state (TRB 1997) and are often refuges for rare native plants. These areas represent an…
Although crashing into a large animal with a motorized vehicle may involve damage, human injury, or death (Conover et al. 1995; Romin and Bissonette 1996), roadkills overall appear to be…
Background/Need for this Research: "Green" or "Low Impact Development" design features and management practices, such as rain gardens, vegetated swales, and permeable paving systems, can be important elements of…
The scope of the research will include a comprehensive survey of the various types of solar and wind power systems available, their ability to provide sufficient or excess power for…