Refuge Roads Transportation Conference August 29-30, 2006
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1 Refuge Roads Transportation Conference August 29-30, 2006 John S. Humeston FHWA – Office of Planning Planning Oversight & Stewardship Team [email protected]
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Refuge Roads Transportation Conference August 29-30, 2006. John S. Humeston FHWA – Office of Planning Planning Oversight & Stewardship Team [email protected]. Integrated Planning. Linking Planning and NEPA concepts FHWA initiatives Relevant SAFETEA-LU Section 6001 requirements. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Transcript of Refuge Roads Transportation Conference August 29-30, 2006
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Refuge Roads Transportation ConferenceAugust 29-30, 2006
John S. HumestonFHWA – Office of PlanningPlanning Oversight & Stewardship Team
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Integrated Planning Linking Planning and NEPA concepts
FHWA initiatives
Relevant SAFETEA-LU Section 6001 requirements
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Planning and NEPA Linkages:A Systems Perspective
Land UseSystem
TransportationSystem
Water ResourcesSystem
Other Natural,Cultural Resource
Systems
Integrated ApproachIntegrated Approach
landdevelopment
proposal
roadimprovement
proposal
wetlandsidentification
habitat orhistoric places
to preserve
opportunities to support multiple community goals
and improve quality of life
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Stronger Linkages:Connecting Decision ProcessesOther Planning Processes•Land use•Watershed•Habitat•Cultural resources
Transportation Project Development•Environmental analysis and permitting•Right-of-way•Engineering design
Transportation Systems Planning & Programming•Project locations•Conceptual design
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Getting to Business
Data and analysis tools
Inter- and intra-agency coordination
Decision process changes
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Data and Analysis Tools What is to be done with the data?
Comparing (a la SAFETEA-LU) Sharing
Issues: Not only GIS Privileged information Continual updating
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Inter-Agency Coordination Agencies are currently set up for project
reviews Potential solutions
Staff funding Standing inter-agency meetings Formal agreements
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Decision Process Changes Documented Involvement Decisions made
NEPA principles used in analysis ‘Hand-Off’ products Potential mitigation activities and areas
considered
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Linking planning and NEPA ideas are not new; there are related previous and ongoing efforts
GreenInfrastructure
Planning
ScenarioPlanning
CommunityImpact
Analysis
Transportation-Land-UseIntegration
Others
Visualization
Eco-Logical
Context-SensitiveSolutions
Linking PlanningLinking PlanningAnd NEPAAnd NEPA
Everything is connected
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FHWA Initiatives
Eco-Logical
Scenario Planning
Exemplary Ecosystems
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Related SAFETEA-LU Provisions
Sect. 6001 Environmental Mitigation Consultation with Resource Agencies Consideration of Resource Maps and
Inventories Visualization of Plans
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SAFETEA-LU: Mitigation Development of Transportation Plans
Mitigation Activities
Types/ areas
In consultation with wildlife, land management, and regulatory agencies
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SAFETEA-LU: Consultation MPOs shall consult
Consultation shall involve Comparison of transportation plans with State
conservation plans or maps Comparison of transportation plans to
inventories of natural or historic resources
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SAFETEA-LU: Participation Plans
Participation plan to be developed in consultation with all interested parties
Reasonable opportunities to comment on contents of transportation plan
Methods, to maximum extent practicable: Public meetings Visualization techniques Information electronically accessible, such as World
Wide Web
