Active transportation, such as walking and biking, is important to making communities livable and sustainable.We dive deep into all the information you need to know about how Active Transportation impacts the transportation system at large.
State departments of transportation are currently involved in a variety of efforts to increase active transportation across the country. For example, in November 2023, the Texas Transportation Commission approved over $345 million for new sidewalks, bikeways, and other types of active transportation infrastructure projects statewide.
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The Washington State Department of Transportation recently unveiled its complete statewide active transportation plan to address what Governor Jay Inslee (D) called “multiple challenges” facing the state.
This overview will describe the applicability of these requirements and concepts to transportation activities. Waste Management Waste management encompasses the handling and ultimate disposal of hazardous wastes from active operations, hazardous wastes at closed and abandoned sites, and solid wastes.
· Identify how operational strategies and ITS technologies may be configured and managed (e.g., reduced free-flow speed limits as part of active traffic management, integrated multi-modal traveler information), and combined with other GHG reduction approaches (e.g., pricing), to minimize any induced demand.
This Practitioner’s Handbook is intended to help transportation planners and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) practitioners improve linkages between the planning and NEPA processes, while also complying with recent legislative changes that require increased consideration of environmental issues in the planning process.
