Publications

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• Acquisition: Acquiring Real Property for Federal and Federal-Aid Programs and Projects
• Alternative Uses of Highway Right-of-Way
• Appraisal Review
• Appraisal Scope of Work
• Appraisal Training
• Annual Right-of-Way Statistics
• An Outdoor Advertising Control Language Guide
• Fixed Residential Move Cost Schedule
• From the Ground Up
• Guidance on the Approval Process For Outdoor Advertising Control Pilots
• Project Development Guide
• Synthesize Division Interagency Real Estate Agreements and Identify Practices for Improved Interagency Support
• Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century - Provisions for Greater Flexibility in Acquiring and Managing Real Property
• TEA-21 Guidance and Fact Sheets for Real Property
• Uniform Act Eligibility In Areas Impacted by Hurricane Katrina
• Uniform Act Final Rule Implementation, Broadcast 2-24-2005 - Uniform Act Informational Guide
• Uniform Act Frequently Asked Questions (UA FAQs)
• Uniform Act Summary Report of January 4, 2005 Final Rule
• Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions, Interagency Land Acquisition Conference 1992 (PDF, 144 pages) -- Publication referenced in 49 CFR 24.103
• Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 as amended
• Real Estate Acquisition Guide for Local Public Agencies
• Relocation: Your Rights and Benefits as a Displaced Person
• Visualization for Right-of-Way Acquisition

Research Results, Reports and Publications

• 2008 FHWA Incentive Payments Peer Exchange Report (or PDF, 134KB)
• 2004 Wisconsin Real Estate Peer Exchange Report
• 3D Stereo Imagery as a Right of Way Tool for Access Permitting
• A History and Overview of the Federal Outdoor Advertising Control Program
• An Assessment of the Effects of Public Project Acquisitions on Adjacent Business
• Design / Build Contracts and Right-of-Way Activities
• Effectiveness and Impacts of FHWA's Implementation of the 49 CFR 24.102(c)(2) Appraisal Waiver
• Evaluation of State Condemnation Processes
• European Right-of-Way and Utilities Best Practices
• The Acquisition of Easements over Native American Lands For Transportation Project
• Joint Development Study
• Right-of-Way Quality Management System
• Right-of-Way and Utilities Pilot Project Summary and Evaluation

FHWA Office of Real Estate Services Research Results

• 2006 Future Needs of Public Sector Real Estate With Graphic Illustration (or PDF, 152KB)
• 2006 Preferred Future Scenario for Public Sector Real Estate (or PDF, 248KB)
• 2006 Public Sector Real Estate Certification Needs Analysis (or PDF, 305KB)
• 2006 Strategic Vision for the Public Sector Real Estate Profession (or PDF, 403KB)
• The Possible Effects of Commercial Electronic Variable Message Signs (CEVMS) on Driving Safety - Phase 1 (or PDF, 461KB)

Geographic Information System (GIS) Implementation in Right-of-Way Programs

• 2008 Follow-up Geographic Information System (GIS) Implementation in Right-of-Way Program
• 2007 Geographic Information System (GIS) Implementation in Right-of-Way Program
• 2004 Geographic Information System Implementation of State Department of Transportation Right-of-Way Programs

Integration and Streamlining Transportation Development and Decision Making

• State of the Practice Synthesis Report
• Recommendations Report and Case studies