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Refuge Roads Transportation Conference August 29-30, 2006

Refuge Roads Transportation Conference August 29-30, 2006. John S. Humeston FHWA – Office of Planning Planning Oversight & Stewardship Team john.humeston@fhwa.dot.gov. Integrated Planning. Linking Planning and NEPA concepts FHWA initiatives Relevant SAFETEA-LU Section 6001 requirements.

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Refuge Roads Transportation Conference August 29-30, 2006

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  1. Refuge Roads Transportation ConferenceAugust 29-30, 2006 John S. Humeston FHWA – Office of Planning Planning Oversight & Stewardship Team john.humeston@fhwa.dot.gov

  2. Integrated Planning • Linking Planning and NEPA concepts • FHWA initiatives • Relevant SAFETEA-LU Section 6001 requirements

  3. Planning and NEPA Linkages:A Systems Perspective land development proposal Land Use System Transportation System road improvement proposal Water Resources System wetlands identification Other Natural, Cultural Resource Systems habitat or historic places to preserve Integrated Approach opportunities to support multiple community goals and improve quality of life

  4. Stronger Linkages:Connecting Decision Processes • Transportation Project Development • Environmental analysis and permitting • Right-of-way • Engineering design • Other Planning Processes • Land use • Watershed • Habitat • Cultural resources • Transportation Systems Planning & Programming • Project locations • Conceptual design

  5. Getting to Business • Data and analysis tools • Inter- and intra-agency coordination • Decision process changes

  6. 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

  7. Inter-Agency Coordination • Agencies are currently set up for project reviews • Potential solutions • Staff funding • Standing inter-agency meetings • Formal agreements

  8. Decision Process Changes • Documented • Involvement • Decisions made • NEPA principles used in analysis • ‘Hand-Off’ products • Potential mitigation activities and areas considered

  9. Everything is connected Linking planning and NEPA ideas are not new; there are related previous and ongoing efforts Context- Sensitive Solutions Green Infrastructure Planning Eco-Logical Scenario Planning Linking Planning And NEPA Visualization Community Impact Analysis Others Transportation- Land-Use Integration

  10. FHWA Initiatives • Eco-Logical • Scenario Planning • Exemplary Ecosystems

  11. Related SAFETEA-LU Provisions • Sect. 6001 • Environmental Mitigation • Consultation with Resource Agencies • Consideration of Resource Maps and Inventories • Visualization of Plans

  12. SAFETEA-LU: Mitigation • Development of Transportation Plans • Mitigation Activities • Types/ areas • In consultation with wildlife, land management, and regulatory agencies

  13. 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

  14. 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

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