Eco-Logical Approach to Transportation Planning in the Kansas City Region
The objectives of this cooperative agreement are: (1) Educate local, state and federal partners about how an Eco-Logical approach can inform, integrate and enhance regional environmental and transportation plans; (2) Organize and implement an exemplary interagency, inter-jurisdictional consultation process to support integrative, sustainable environmental-transportation planning; (3) Create a consensus-based Eco-Logical framework to support the implementation of defined integration strategies and policies. Including options pertaining to a regional mitigation strategy, integrating regional green infrastructure and transportation and related community development plans.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $90000.00
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Contract Numbers:
DTFH61-08-H-00014 TA
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Sponsor Organizations:
Federal Highway Administration
Office of Planning, Environment and Realty (HEP)
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Project Managers:
Bacher-Gresock, Bethaney
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Performing Organizations:
Mid America Regional Council
600 Broadway, Suite 200
Kansas City, MO United States 64105-1659 -
Principal Investigators:
Mallory, Gary
- Start Date: 20080318
- Expected Completion Date: 0
- Actual Completion Date: 20100318
- Source Data: RiP Project 24580
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Cooperation; Environmental impacts; Geographic information systems; Intermodal terminals; Intermodal transportation; Regional planning; Research projects; Water quality management
- Uncontrolled Terms: Ecologic analysis
- Geographic Terms: Kansas City Metropolitan Area
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Planning and Forecasting;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01461773
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
- Contract Numbers: DTFH61-08-H-00014 TA
- Files: RiP, USDOT
- Created Date: Jan 3 2013 1:52PM