Integrating Transportation and Air Quality Planning-Phase III
The U.S. Department of Transportation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have entered into an Interagency Agreement to support the project titled "Integrating Air Quality and Transportation Planning". The National Association of Regional Councils( NARC) will enhance the transportation and air quality planning capabilities of Metropolitian Planning Organizations( MPO)s and Council of Governments (COG)s by facilitating the exchange of information among current practitioners, and between experienced and inexperienced planners. This will be accomplished in two ways: through production of a case-study type guidebook and through workshops to provide technical assistance to air quality and transportation planning practitioners. NARC will work with the involved parties to present the findings of the case studies at workshops and conferences attended by practitioners. Examples include the NARC and Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (AMPO) annual conferences and transportation planning conferences. Regional Councils (RC)'s and MPOs in nonattainment and maintenance areas have done a remarkable job developing the capacity to meet the conformity requirements of long-range transportation plans and transportation improvement programs. EPA is on the verge of implementing the 8-hour ozone and PM 2.5 standards, which COGs and MPOs will be responsible for implementing. There are a few incentives for choosing projects to include in the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The proposed series of workshops are targeted to help COGs and MPOs think beyond the goal of clean air, to include consideration of economics, transportation planning factors, and the long-term health effects of emissions. This cooperative agreement will continue to improve capacity to develop solutions to meet the 8-hour ozone and PM 2.5 standards. NARC will continue outreach to COGs and MPOs to help them understand and ultimately attain the new standards.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $325000.00
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Contract Numbers:
DTFH61-00-Y-50146
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Sponsor Organizations:
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Project Managers:
Daniel, Kathy
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Performing Organizations:
Environmental Protection Agency
401 M Street, SW
Washington, DC United States 20460 -
Principal Investigators:
Utterback, Betty
- Start Date: 20000814
- Expected Completion Date: 0
- Actual Completion Date: 20080331
- Source Data: RiP Project 15066
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Air quality management; Metropolitan planning organizations; Particulates; Pollution; Research projects; Strategic planning; Transportation planning
- Identifier Terms: Transportation Improvement Programs
- Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I15: Environment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01460150
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
- Contract Numbers: DTFH61-00-Y-50146
- Files: RiP, USDOT
- Created Date: Jan 3 2013 1:19PM