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Announcements

AASHTO Seeks 2017 Transportation Management Fellow AASHTO Seeks 2017 Transportation Management Fellow Read More >

AASHTO is seeking nominees from the AASHTO member transportation departments for the 2017 AASHTO Transportation Management Fellowship to work on engineering and transportation policy issues in AASHTO's Washington, DC, office during calendar year 2017. This one-year fellowship provides the successful candidate(s) with the opportunity to interact with engineers, transportation professionals, and policy-makers from across the country. For more information, link here.
Webinar Materials Available: Practical Tips on Implementing the Eco-Logical Approach Webinar Materials Available: Practical Tips on Implementing the Eco-Logical Approach Read More >

The Center for Environmental Excellence by AASHTO held a webinar on Nov. 10 to present Practitioner’s Handbook 16, Implementing Eco-Logical: Integrating Transportation Planning and Ecological Decision Making. The webinar explained the Practitioner’s Handbook format, discuss the benefits of the Eco-Logical approach, and highlight three agency examples of implementation. To access the webinar recording and handbook, link here.
Center Launches Programmatic Agreement Roadmap, Tracking Tool Center Launches Programmatic Agreement Roadmap, Tracking Tool Read More >

The Center for Environmental Exellence by AASHTO's has lanched the Roadmap and Tracking Tool for Programmatic Agreements, including a May 23, 2016, introductory webinar by the Center and the Federal Highway Administration. The Roadmap is a user-friendly web-based tool that will guide practitioners through the process to develop and implement a programmatic agreement. The Tracking Tool provides a web-based template for state DOTs to track the benefits of programmatic agreements. For more information and webinar recording, link here.
Webinar Recording: Moving Environmental Justice Forward in Transportation Planning and Project Development Webinar Recording: Moving Environmental Justice Forward in Transportation Planning and Project Development Read More >

A May 18, 2016, webinar highlighted the findings of a recent peer exchange on environmental justice sponsored by the Center for Environmental Excellence by AASHTO and the Federal Highway Administration. The webinar highlighted the EJ Road Map, what FHWA is doing to advance the integration of EJ, effective practices from practitioners, and emerging issues. For the webinar recording and peer exchange information, link here.
AASHTO Webinar Recording: Navigating NEPA to Advance Multimodal Transportation Projects AASHTO Webinar Recording: Navigating NEPA to Advance Multimodal Transportation Projects Read More >

AASHTO held a webinar on March 1 to explore the results of NCHRP 25-43, Navigating Multi-Agency NEPA Processes to Advance Multimodal Transportation Projects. This recently completed research identifies challenges that transportation agencies typically face when carrying out a NEPA process involving more than one U.S. DOT agency. For more information including the webinar recording and presentations, link here.

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Practitioner's Handbooks

Practical advice on a range of environmental issues that arise during the planning, development, and operation of transportation projects. View Handbooks >

Webinars

Webinars on key topical areas of interest, including Climate Change, Construction /Development Effluent Guidelines, NEPA, Stormwater, and more. View Webinars >

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Meetings & Events

Georgia DOT supports a range of efforts such as the Georgia Commute Options Program to help reduce auto-related air emissions.

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Florida DOT's Traditional Neighborhood Development Handbook provides best practices for facilitating community design.

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Solar arrays, such as this facility along I-90, are being developed on MassDOT's highway rights of way.

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Pennsylvania DOT has developed its Every Voice Counts planning-level environmental justice guidance as well as separate project-level guidance.

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Oregon DOT's Environmental Management System reduces environmental impacts from its maintenance yards, such as this improved vehicle washing area.

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Virginia DOT's Comprehensive Environmental Data and Reporting system (CEDAR) provides a single user interface for VDOT's environmental data.

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Arizona DOT undertakes historic preservation and safety work in Tombstone, one of the nation's most significant and infamous towns.

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Texas DOT's indirect and cumulative impacts guidance documents help streamline implementation of projects such as FM 2493 EA Project in Smith County.

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Minnesota DOT's climate vulnerability assessment is helping the agency address threats such as this flooded culvert in District 6.

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Virginia DOT's Pollinator Habitat Program is planting vegetation such as this aster to support pollinator populations on the state's roadsides.

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Texas DOT employees receive training as the agency assumes the Federal Highway Administration's environmental review authority in the state.

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Ohio DOT's online Categorical Exclusion system offers significant benefits, including cost and time savings.

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Caltrans uses air bubble curtain technology to protect wildlife during bridge pier implosions.

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Utah DOT's web-based mapping system helps link transportation planning and environmental decisions.

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Oregon DOT's ESA Programmatic Consultation helps streamline projects such as this innovative culvert design to facilitate fish passage.

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Ohio DOT's Programmatic Section 6(f) agreement helps streamline requirements for LWCF properties such as the Leetonia Trailhead.

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Increasing bicycle and pedestrian mode share through efforts such as the Hubway Bikeshare is an important element of MassDOT's sustainability program.

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Missouri DOT's Roofs to Roads initiative increases use of recycled asphalt shingles in pavement.

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Protected birds such as the wood stork benefit from Florida DOT's programmatic approach to mitigation of impacts to wetlands.

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Colorado DOT's in-lieu fee mitigation fund will support broad efforts to mitigate impacts to the Canada lynx.

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