FHWA’s Environmental Review Toolkit provides an overview of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and project development at FHWA, including transportation decision making, classes of action, documentation, programmatic categorical exclusion agreements,
Motivated by feedback on the Environmental Justice Scorecard tool, the White House Council on Environmental Quality is seeking information and input from state and local program managers on the functionality and accuracy
Enlightened Solutions, a Cleveland-based non-profit led a session at NADO’s Annual Training Conference offered as part of the EDD CoP on Diversity and Inclusion in Rural and Semi-Rural areas. Click
USDOT released Version 2 on “Promising Practices for Meaningful Public Involvement in Transportation Decision-Making”. This guide contains promising practices around meaningful public involvement and participation that can help USDOT funding
The ETAP podcast explores environmental topics important to people involved in transportation and infrastructure programs. ETAP is a technical service program for state departments of transportation provided by AASHTO, the
The Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Office of Human Environment held a four-part environmental justice peer network series in 2021. The sessions were focused on federal, state, and regional-level tools available
Two new resources (shown below) have become available concerning incorporating equity and inclusive principles into transportation planning. These principles are critical as appropriate allocation of resources in the planning stage
The U.S. Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) has released a beta version of the Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool. CEQ created the mapping tool in response to Executive Order
Transportation agencies conduct outreach to inform the public about plans and projects and to gather feedback about residents experiences or concerns, often through in-person meetings. Virtual public involvement includes a
Environmental Justice, Title VI, and public engagement requirements, in coordination with equity and inclusion considerations, are integral to planning and environment linkages (PEL). How is equity and inclusion incorporated into
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