Expedited Planning and Environmental Review of Highway Projects

Expedited Planning and Environmental Review of Highway Projects
Author: Stephen Andrle
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2012
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0309129028

"... identifies strategies that have been successfully used to expedite the planning and environmental review of transportation and some nontransportation projects within the context of existing laws and regulations. The report also identifies 16 common constraints on project delivery and 24 strategies for addressing or avoiding the constraints. While the strategies and constraints are associated with planning and environmental review, many of the strategies are also applicable to design and construction. Results of SHRP 2 Report S2-C19-RR-1 have been incorporated into the Transportation for Communities-Advancing Projects through Partnerships (TCAPP) website."--Provided by publisher.

EIS Cumulative

EIS Cumulative
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 330
Release: 1997
Genre: Environmental impact analysis
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Interaction Between Roadways and Wildlife Ecology

Interaction Between Roadways and Wildlife Ecology
Author: Gary L. Evink
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 86
Release: 2002
Genre: Roads
ISBN: 0309069238

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 305: Interaction Between Roadways and Wildlife Ecology summarizes existing information related to roadway planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance practices being used successfully and unsuccessfully, nationally and internationally, to accommodate wildlife ecology given the challenging background of rapid growth and diminishing natural resources.

Evaluation of Methodologies for Visual Impact Assessments

Evaluation of Methodologies for Visual Impact Assessments
Author: Craig Churchward
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2013
Genre: Aesthetics
ISBN: 0309258863

"TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 741: Evaluation of Methodologies for Visual Impact Assessments evaluates visual impact assessment (VIA) procedures, methods, and practices that satisfy or exceed National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other requirements. The report documents VIA methodologies and approaches used in the United States and other countries, describes the decision making framework used to select specific VIA techniques for a given project, includes VIA best practice case studies from state departments of transportation, and highlights promising new developments in the field."--pub. desc.

Separation of Vehicles

Separation of Vehicles
Author: Cambridge Systematics
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2010
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 0309154758

NCHRP Report 649/NCFRP Report 3: Separation of Vehicles - CMV-Only Lanes presents an extensive compendium of information about CMV-only lanes and examines major issues and concepts that should be understood in developing new applications of CMV-only lane concepts as a potential method for both easing congestion and reducing the number of traffic accidents on highways. Appendices to this report, including an annotated literature review, performance evaluation criteria, benefits monetization factors and unit costs, and net present value calculations for benefit-cost analysis, are available on the TRB website. This report and the supplemental information can be used by public agencies that may be considering CMV-only lane concepts in corridor studies or other planning applications. The report provides data such agencies can use to support their own evaluations of CMV-only lane projects.

Thin and Ultra-thin Whitetopping

Thin and Ultra-thin Whitetopping
Author: Robert Otto Rasmussen
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2004
Genre: Pavements
ISBN: 0309070198

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 338: Thin and Ultra-Thin Whitetopping summarizes available information to document how state departments of transportation and others are currently using thin and ultra-thin whitetopping overlays among various pavement rehabilitation alternatives. The report covers all stages of the proper application of whitetopping overlays, including project selection, design, materials selection, construction, maintenance, and eventual rehabilitation or replacement.