FY 2006 STEP
Below is information about FHWA research initiatives funded under the FY2006 STEP. Some projects will continue into FY2007, and are described in the FY2007 STEP Plan.
Table 1: FY 2006 STEP Initiatives
Emphasis Area |
Number of Research Initiatives |
2006 STEP Budget |
ENVIRONMENT EMPHASIS AREAS |
NATURAL ENIVRONMENT |
Air Quality and Global Climate Change |
7 |
$2,373,400 |
Water Wetlands, Vegetation, Wildlife Habitat, Brownfields |
17 |
$1,217,500 |
HUMAN ENVIRONMENT |
Historic Preservation |
2 |
$200,000 |
Bicycle/Pedestrian and Health |
4 |
$295,000 |
Noise |
1 |
$100,000 |
Outdoor Advertising Control/Realty Program Management |
1 |
$100,000 |
ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS IMPROVEMENT |
Environmental Streamlining/Stewardship |
11 |
$2,830,000 |
Context Sensitive Solutions |
5 |
$700,000 |
PLANNING EMPHASIS AREAS |
PLANNING FOCUS AREAS |
US/Canada and US/Mexico Border Planning |
1 |
$300,000 |
Congestion |
3 |
$950,000 |
Safety Planning |
1 |
$70,000 |
Freight Planning |
1 |
$100,000 |
STATE/LOCAL/TRIBAL PLANNING CAPACITY BUILDING |
Public involvement, Environmental Justice, and Visualization |
1 |
$50,000 |
Other Activities to Strengthen/Advance State/Local/Tribal Capabilities |
4 |
$485,000 |
TOOLS TO SUPPORT PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT EMPHASIS AREAS |
GIS/Spatial Information for Improved Decision Making |
1 |
$100,000 |
Travel Modeling |
1 |
$290,000 |
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND OUTREACH |
Program Management and Outreach |
2 |
$644,449.96 |
HEP ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR |
HEP Associate Administrator |
2 |
$1,108,775.04 |
TOTAL |
65 |
$11,914,125 |
Environment Emphasis Areas
Natural Environment
Air Quality and Global Climate Change |
Contact persons: Michael.Savonis@dot.gov, Cecilia.Ho@dot.gov |
Research Initiatives |
FY06 STEP Budget |
Evaluation and Dissemination of Conformity Best Practices |
$150,000 |
Diesel Emissions Reduction Research |
$150,000 |
Mobile Sources Air Toxics (Court Settlement) |
$840,000 |
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality |
$490,400 |
Global Climate Change Center |
$250,000 |
Transportation Enhancements Clearinghouse |
$178,000 |
It All Adds Up to Clean Air |
$315,000 |
TOTAL |
$2,373,400 |
Water/Wetlands/Vegetation/Wildlife/Habitat/Brownfields |
Contact person: Carol.Adkins@dot.gov |
Research Initiatives |
FY06 STEP Budget |
Advancing Methods, Maps, and Tools Used for Decision Support and Impact Analyses for Transportation, Wildlife, & Ecological Systems |
$160,000 |
Synthesis on the Fate and Effects of Chloride from Road Salt Applied to Highways for Deicing |
$100,000 |
Research and Innovation Agreements with US Fish and Wildlife Service, US Army Corps of Engineers and US Forest Service |
$100,000 |
Deer-Vehicle Crash Information and Research Center Support |
$25,000 |
PDA-GPS Road Kill Data Collection System |
$30,000 |
Cooperative Weed Management Areas: Information Dissemination and Feedback |
$50,000 |
Finalize the Protocol and Tool for Corridor Vegetation Inventories |
$50,000 |
Weed Control Alternatives, Costs, and Efficacies |
$25,000 |
Percentage Invasive Species in Reference Sites as a Performance Standard for Wetland Mitigation |
$125,000 |
Effects of Pile Driving on Aquatic Animals |
$25,000 |
Develop New National Highway Institute Training Courses for Wetlands Regulatory Compliance and Mitigation |
$150,000 |
Supporting Peer Exchange and Research Dissemination at Environmental Conferences and Workshops |
$120,000 |
Wildlife Vehicle Collision Reduction Study |
$100,000 |
Coastal America |
$12,500 |
FY2006 National Mitigation Banking Conference |
$10,000 |
International BMP Stormwater Database |
$50,000 |
International Conference on Ecology and Transportation |
$85,000 |
TOTAL |
$1,217,500 |
Human Environment
Historic Preservation |
Contact person: MaryAnn.Naber@dot.gov |
Research Initiatives |
FY06 STEP Budget |
Historic Preservation Initiatives |
$30,000 |
Research and Innovation Agreement with Advisory Council on Historic Preservation |
$170,000 |
TOTAL |
$200,000 |
Bicycle/Pedestrian and Health |
Contact person: Gabe.Rousseau@dot.gov |
Research Initiatives |
FY06 STEP Budget |
Collection of Data on Pedestrian and Bicycle Use and the Extent of Facilities |
$30,000 |
Determining the Effectiveness of Providing Facilities and Programs to Encourage Bicycle and Pedestrian Use |
$45,000 |
Non-Motorized Pilot Study |
$120,000 |
Bicycle/Pedestrian Use and Facility Data |
$100,000 |
TOTAL |
$295,000 |
Noise |
Contact person: Mark.Ferroni@dot.gov |
Research Initiatives |
FY06 STEP Budget |
FHWA Traffic Noise Model Version 3.0 Development |
$100,000 |
TOTAL |
$100,000 |
Outdoor Advertising Control/Realty Program Management |
Contact person: Arnold.Feldman |
Research Initiatives |
FY06 STEP Budget |
The Safety Effects of Electronic Advertising Signs on Driver Attention |
$100,000 |
TOTAL |
$100,000 |
Environmental Process Improvement
Environmental Streamlining / Stewardship |
Contact person: Shari.Schaftlein@dot.gov |
Research Initiatives |
FY06 STEP Budget |
Evaluation of Transportation Liaison Agreements |
$75,000 |
Research on Project Cost Estimation in Environmental Documents |
$100,000 |
Environmental Stewardship and Streamlining Outreach and Technology Transfer |
$30,000 |
Conservation and Transportation Planning Workshops |
$80,000 |
Linking Eco-logical to Planning and Project Development |
$400,000 |
Leveraging FHWA and State DOT Environmental Research Projects |
$100,000 |
Research and Innovation Agreements with US Fish and Wildlife Service, US Army Corps of Engineers and US Forest Service |
$250,000 |
Environmental Competency Building |
$90,000 |
Advancing Innovations in FHWA’s Environmental Review Process |
$505,000 |
Assessment of the Surface Transportation Project Delivery Pilot Program: Evaluating FHWA’s Role in the National Environmental Policy Act Process |
$200,000 |
Environmental Vital Few Goal Implementation Activities |
$1,000,000 |
TOTAL |
$2,830,000 |
Context Sensitive Solutions |
Contact person: Shari.Schaftlein@dot.gov |
Research Initiatives |
FY06 STEP Budget |
Advancing Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS) Implementation: Stakeholder Exchange |
$50,000 |
Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS) Clearinghouse |
$50,000 |
CSS University Curriculum - Phase 3 |
$100,000 |
CSS Targeted Technical Assistance |
$300,000 |
CSS National Dialogue |
$100,000 |
CSS Website Development |
$100,000 |
TOTAL |
$700,000 |
Planning Emphasis Areas
Planning Focus Areas
US/Canada and US/Mexico Border Planning |
Contact person: Roger.Petzold@dot.gov |
Research Initiatives |
FY06 STEP Budget |
US/Canada and US/Mexico Border Planning |
$300,000 |
TOTAL |
$300,000 |
Congestion |
Contact person: Harlan.Miller@dot.gov |
Research Initiatives |
FY06 STEP Budget |
Congestion (including Operations) |
$375,000 |
Environmental Benefits and Barriers for Congestion Relief Strategies |
$500,000 |
Exploring Attitudes about Tolling and Congestion Pricing |
$75,000 |
TOTAL |
$950,000 |
Safety Planning |
Contact person: Laurie.Lau@dot.gov |
Research Initiatives |
FY06 STEP Budget |
Safety Planning |
$70,000 |
TOTAL |
$70,000 |
Freight Planning |
Contact person: Spencer.Stevens@dot.gov |
Research Initiatives |
FY06 STEP Budget |
Freight Planning |
$100,000 |
TOTAL |
$100,000 |
State, Local, Tribal Planning Capacity Building
Public Involvement, Environmental Justice, and Visualization in Planning |
Contact Person: Brenda.Kragh |
Research Initiatives |
FY06 STEP Budget |
Building on a Foundation of Public Participation and Community Impact Assessment and Incorporating Emerging Issues of Environmental Justice and Visualization for Transportation Planning |
$50,000 |
TOTAL |
$50,000 |
Other Activities that Support State/Local/Tribal Planning Capacity Building |
Contact Person: Robert.Ritter@dot.gov |
Research Initiatives |
FY06 STEP Budget |
Other Activities that Support State/Local/Tribal Planning Capacity Building |
$360,000 |
Statewide Transportation Planning Issues |
$50,000 |
Metropolitan Transportation Planning Issues |
$50,000 |
Rural Transportation Planning Issues |
$25,000 |
TOTAL |
$485,000 |
Tools to Support Planning and Environment
Geographic Information System (GIS) and Spatial Information for Improved Decision-Making |
Contact person: Roger.Petzold@dot.gov |
Research Initiatives |
FY06 STEP Budget |
GIS and Spatial Information for Improved Decision-Making |
$100,000 |
TOTAL |
$100,000 |
Travel Modeling |
Contact person: Fred.Ducca@dot.gov |
Research Initiatives |
FY06 STEP Budget |
Travel Model Improvement Program Outreach, Knowledge Base and Peer Reviews |
$290,000 |
TOTAL |
$290,000 |
Program Management and Outreach
Contact person: Felicia.Young@dot.gov |
Research Initiatives |
FY06 STEP Budget |
Information Technology Support |
$256,180 |
Program Management/Outreach |
$388,269.96 |
TOTAL |
$644,449.96 |
HEP Associate Administrator
Research Initiatives |
FY06 STEP Budget |
Other Planning, Environment and Realty Research |
$1,108,775.04 |
TOTAL |
$1,108,775.04 |