Corridor preservation.

Author(s)
Maiorana, J.J.
Year
Abstract

State transportation agencies have been confronted for many years with situations in which development and other competing uses have forced the relocation of proposed transportation projects into environmentally sensitive areas. Efforts to preserve corridors for transportation and public works facilities have been somewhat sporadic over the years. The 1990 Report of the American Association of State and Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Task Force On Corridor Preservation has undoubtedly influenced transportation agencies and increased the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) emphasis on the subject. This synthesis discusses the thrust of the AASHTO report. In addition, the 1991 enactment of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) has elevated corridor preservation to national importance by integrating corridor preservation issues into the state-wide planning process. This synthesis identifies many of the benefits of corridor preservation as well as the many beneficiaries, including local government, the travelling public, businesses, and landowners. This synthesis also explores the frustrations and obstacles experienced by state transportation agencies, particularly as these problems relate to the traditional project development process and legal/regulatory constraints. (A)

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942362 ST [electronic version only]
Source

Washington, D.C., National Research Council NRC, Transportation Research Board TRB / National Academy Press, 1994, 43 p., 88 ref.; National Cooperative Highway Research Program NCHRP, Synthesis of Highway Practice ; Report 197 / NCHRP Project 20-5 FY 1991 (Topic 23-06) - ISSN 0547-5570 / ISBN 0-309-05652-7

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