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
• Contract Numbers:

  DTFH61-08-H-00014 TA

• 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

• 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