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DOT Interface for Project-Level Air Quality Modeling

By Amber GarnettJune 28, 2022

State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) conduct project-level air quality analyses for the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) and to meet the requirements of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) transportation conformity…

Public perception of pollinator habitat mowing/management schedules

By Amber GarnettJune 24, 2022

Is there a negative perception of DOTs if the mowing schedule leaves taller vegetation throughout more of the year and later into the growing season? Does education about the reasoning…

Strategies for effective interseeding to increase wildflower diversity in existing roadside vegetation

By Amber GarnettJune 24, 2022

Interseeding (also known as overseeding) can increase flowering plant diversity in grass-dominated stands of vegetation but has rarely been used on roadsides. Research is needed to better understand how to…

Computer Vision for species detection on transportation projects

By Amber GarnettJune 24, 2022

Computer Vision is a subfield of Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML) that uses image recognition to identify wildlife species. The technology has multiple applications for transportation projects including protected species…

Use of eDNA for species presence/absence surveys on transportation projects

By Amber GarnettJune 24, 2022

Assess the use of eDNA for detecting the presence/absence of protected species on transportation projects. If the application shows potential for accurate results that would be acceptable to natural resource…

Conducting Meaningful Public Engagement

By Amber GarnettJune 24, 2022

The idea of meaningful public engagement has evolved of the years and environmental professionals are continual challenged to do more thorough engagement during all phases of the project delivery process.…

DOT Guidance on Induced Demand Effects of various Roadway Investments

By Amber GarnettJune 24, 2022

Operational improvements such as auxiliary lanes and intelligent transportation system treatments are designed to reduce congestion. Even these minor congestion improvement strategies and investments intended to optimize existing roadway system…

Streamlining Tools for Cultural Resources Compliance in Response to Federally Mandated Timeframes (Submitted on behalf of TRB AME60 Committee)

By Amber GarnettJune 14, 2022

This proposal seeks identification of effective tools to meet consultation requirements of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act on compressed timeframes specified under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).…

Development of a Standardized Testing Protocol for the Approval of Field-cured Products for Use on Highway Maintenance and Construction Projects

By Amber GarnettJune 13, 2022

Background DOTs routinely receive requests to add new products and materials to their lists of approved products, including culvert repair products and materials used for road and bridge repair. Many…

Risk-Based Comparisons of Alternatives for NEPA

By Amber GarnettJune 10, 2022

Comparisons of alternative build and no-build scenarios in project-level air quality analyses for NEPA and conformity typically focus on comparisons of emissions and/or ambient concentrations of pollutants, namely greenhouse gases…

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