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Eco-Logical
Read below for information related Eco-Logical: An Ecosystem Approach to Developing Infrastructure Projects.
Eco-Logical
- Developed by a team of representatives from eight Federal agencies and the Departments of Transportation for four States, Eco-Logical articulates a vision of how infrastructure development and ecosystem conservation can be integrated to harmonize economic, environmental, and social needs and objectives.
View or download the document
Eco-Logical Grant Program
- FHWA's Office of Environment, Planning, and Realty's has announced 15 cooperative agreements totaling approximately $1.4 million in response to the 2007 "Integrating Transportation and Resource Planning to Develop Ecosystem Based Infrastructure Projects" grant solicitation. The recipients represent State and local Departments of Transportation, State resource agencies, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, local governments, non governmental organizations, and one university (see below). (See chart below for list of grant projects)
Other related work that FHWA will be supporting includes the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) expansion of the Texas Ecological Assessment Protocol, a tool used to determine ecologically sensitive areas in Texas, into a Regional Ecological Assessment Protocol (REAP) covering Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.
These pilot projects support the new planning provisions and environmental review process as described in SAFETEA-LU, Executive Order 13274: Environmental Stewardship and Transportation Infrastructure Project Reviews, the new planning regulations, and the FHWA Stewardship and Streamlining Vital Few Goals. The projects will be administered by our staff with additional technical assistance from the FHWA Resource Center and other signatories to the Eco-Logical document. For additional information, please contact Bethaney Bacher-Gresock at (202) 366-4196 or bethaney.bacher-gresock@dot.gov.
Please click on a project title below to learn more about that project and view status updates:
Project Title |
State |
Applicant |
Grant Amount |
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Developing a Regional Ecosystem Framework for Terrestrial and Aquatic Resources along the I-70 Corridor, Colorado An Eco-Logical Field Test |
Colorado |
Colorado Department of Transportation |
$152,500 |
Brian.L.Pinkerton
Program Engineer
(303) 365-7211
Brian.L.Pinkerton@dot.state.co.us
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Sustainable Infrastructure Standards for Urban Ecology |
Illinois |
Chicago Department of Transportation |
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Janet L. Attarian
Project Director
(312) 744-5900
jattarian@cityofchicago.org
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Regional Transportation, Ecosystem, & Land Use Integration Plan |
Illinois |
Tri-County Regional Planning Commission |
$109,477 |
John Chambers
Senior Planner
(309) 673-9330
jchambers@tricountyrpc.org
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An Eco-Logical Approach to Transportation Planning in the Kansas City Region |
Missouri |
Mid America Regional Council |
$90,000 |
Thomas Gerend
Assistant Director of Transportation
Mid America Regional Council
(816) 701-8303
tgerend@marc.org
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Creating Tools to Support Integrated Transportation and Resource Planning in New Hampshire |
New Hampshire |
Audubon Society of New Hampshire |
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Carol Foss
Director of Conservation
Audubon Society of New Hampshire
(603) 224-9909
CFoss@NHAudubon.org
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Providing Opportunities of Highway Programs in Remediate Natural Resource Concerns in NY |
New York |
Tioga County Soil and Water Conservation District |
$112,490 |
Jim Curatolo
Watershed Coordinator
Upper Susquehanna Coalition
(607) 546-2528
jac3@htva.net
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Linking Lands and Communities in the Land-of-Sky Region of Western North Carolina |
North Carolina |
Land of Sky Regional Council (LOSRC) |
$104,000 |
Jim Stoke
Senior Regional Planner
Land of Sky Regional Council
(828) 251-6622 Ext. 116
jim@landofsky.org
Linda Giltz
Regional Planner
Land of Sky Regional Council
(828) 251-6622 Ext. 138
lindag@landofsky.org
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Integration of North Carolina's Conservation and Transportation Planning |
North Carolina |
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources |
$136,689 |
Linda Pearsall
Natural Heritage Program Director
(919) 715-4195
linda.pearsall@ncmail.net
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Using the Ecological Approach to Develop and Implement Conservation and Mitigation Priorities for Oregon |
Oregon |
Oregon State University |
$49,962 |
James Kagan
Director, Institute of Natural Resources
Oregon State University
(503) 731-3070
jimmy.kagan@oregonstate.edu
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Central Texas Greenprint for Growth - a Tool for Balancing Sustainable Conservation Goals with the Infrastructure Needs of our Rapidly Urbanizing Region |
Texas |
Capital Area Council of Governments |
$113,882 |
Sean Moran
Center for Regional Development
(512) 916-6030
smoran@capcog.org
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Developing a Regional Decision Support System for the Houston-Galveston Region |
Texas |
Houston Galveston Area Council (HGAC) |
$100,000 |
Meredith Dang
Land Use Transportation Coordinator
Houston-Galveston Area Council of Governments
(713) 993-2443
meredith.dang@h-gac.com
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North Central Texas Regional Ecological Framework |
Texas |
North Central Texas Council of Governments |
$177,500 |
Dan Lamers
Senior Program Manager
(817) 695-9263
dlamers@nctcog.org
Tamara Hollowell
Senior Transportation Planner
(817) 608-2395
thollowell@nctcog.org
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Blueprint Jordan River, A Lake to Lake Vision |
Utah |
Coalition for Utah's Future/Project 2020 |
$85,000 |
Gabe Epperson
Planning Director
Envision Utah
(801) 303-1453
gabe@envisionutah.org
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Integrating Green Infrastructure and Transportation Planning |
Virginia |
Thomas Jefferson Planning District |
$77,833 |
Rochelle Garwood
Senior Planner – Environment
Thomas Jefferson Planning District
(434) 979-7310 Ext. 320
rgarwood@tjpdc.org
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A Regional Ecological Assessment Protocal (REAP) for the South Central United States |
Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma |
US EPA, Region 6 |
$100,000 |
Sharon Osowski Morgan, Ph.D.
Ecologist
US EPA Region 6
214-665-7506
osowski.sharon@epa.gov
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Transportation and Environment Related Resources
- Additional resources related to Eco-Logical are available on the Planning and Environment Linkages section of this website.
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