The NADO Research Foundation is collaborating with the Federal Highway Administration to enhance professional expertise, technical assistance, and training for rural and regional transportation planning organizations on Planning and Environment
The two most recent Planning and Environment Linkages resources posts at RuralTransportation.org provided an overview of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for rural and small metropolitan audiences and key questions
“What are Planning and Environment Linkages?” That primary question sets the foundation for regional and local agency planners who want to better understand what PEL is, whether there are PEL-specific
Resource from the archive: At the National Association of Development Organizations 2019 Annual Training Conference, Kelsey Owens shared a presentation from the U.S. Department of Transportation on Federal Environmental Review
During the NADO Annual Training Conference, U.S. Department of Transportation Environmental Specialist shared a presentation the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Permitting 101. This presentation covered the basics of
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released EJSCREEN: Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping Tool that uses high resolution maps combined with demographic and environmental data to identify places with potentially
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released EnviroAtlas, a web-based interactive tool that integrates over 300 data layers to help decision makers understand the implications of planning and policy
The Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Environmental Review Toolkit provides information and updates on transportation and environment policy, guidance, best practices, and training. Click here to view this FHWA resource.
This project was developed by North Carolina State University’s Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) in order to collect and compile tools for practitioners to ensure that projects are
The Federal Highway Administration has developed 10 case studies that focus on environmental justice analysis as part of the environmental review process. These case studies, as well as others on
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