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…
TERI Administrator Note (Feb 2009) – Relevant Research: Financing Transportation Through the Capture of Land Value Gains: Practical Integration and Stakeholder Involvement, Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota (Scheduled…
TERI Administrator Note (Feb 2009) – International Association of Ports and Harbors – TOOL BOX FOR PORT CLEAN AIR PROGRAMS; HOW TO CONDUCT AN EMISSIONS INVENTORY, December 2007 http://www.iaphworldports.org Research…
Since the passage of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) in 2005, the Federal Highway Administration has continued to encourage a more integrated…
This research would identify best practices for early identification of environmental mitigation requirements and the cost of implementing such mitigation. TERI Administrator Note (Feb 2009) – Research Completed under NCHRP…