Quantifying Benefits of Roadside Vegetation
The research team will develop a roadside vegetation evaluation toolkit for the sustainability, use, community, cost-effectiveness, and safety (RVET-SUCCES). The research team will coordinate with Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) districts to analyze a total of 6 pilot studies in 1 urban and 1 rural sites in 3 different ecoregions. The research team will particularly perform and combine real-world measurements of air quality, thermal environment, visibility, and safety in the pilot studies using sensors and drone in the analysis. For the evaluation of pre- and post-impacts of roadside vegetation, the research team will employ five evaluation modules: environmental sustainability, visibility and safety, operations and maintenance, aesthetics, and life cycle costs. The project will provide the roadside vegetation evaluation toolkit consisting of (1) web-based and spreadsheet-based worksheets and (2) a user guidebook describing the best practices for the evaluation and comparison, the evaluation procedures, a summary of the pilot studies as a sample and/or best practices, and fact sheets, to promote knowledge and skills for sustainable and cost-effective roadside vegetation.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $242285
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Contract Numbers:
0-7162
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Sponsor Organizations:
Texas Department of Transportation
125 E. 11th Street
Austin, TX United States 78701-2483 -
Managing Organizations:
Texas Department of Transportation
125 E. 11th Street
Austin, TX United States 78701-2483 -
Project Managers:
Jensen, Darrin
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Performing Organizations:
University of Texas at Arlington
Department of Civil Engineering
Box 19308
Arlington, TX United States 76019 -
Principal Investigators:
Ryu, Kyeong
- Start Date: 20221012
- Expected Completion Date: 20240831
- Actual Completion Date: 0
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Air quality; Before and after studies; Life cycle costing; Pilot studies; Roadside flora; Sustainable development; Vegetation
- Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01863355
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Texas Department of Transportation
- Contract Numbers: 0-7162
- Files: RIP, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Nov 3 2022 5:34PM