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The Federal Highways Administration (FHWA) has developed an online mechanism to aid in the development of innovative sustainable practices within a department of transportation. The Infrastructure Voluntary Evaluation Sustainability Tool (INVEST) may be utilized both on a state and local government level to document current best management practices and further analyze potential sustainable designs focused on achieving the Triple Bottom Line goals of meeting economic, environmental and social needs. The tool’s optimal performance is achieved when a collaborative effort is employed within any particular department of transportation. Through discussion of multiple disciplines, INVEST has the potential to transform an agency which may promote higher thinking and efficient use of funding while reaching or exceeding transportation needs.

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ADD40 Transportation and Sustainability.

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15-4262

English

16p

2015

Transportation Research Board 94th Annual Meeting

Digital/other

Figures; References; Tables

Best practices; Case studies; Cooperation; Innovation; Plan implementation; State departments of transportation; Sustainable transportation

Infrastructure Voluntary Evaluation Sustainability Tool (INVEST); U.S. Federal Highway Administration

Administration and Management; Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I10: Economics and Administration; I15: Environment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2015 Paper #15-4262

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Dec 30 2014 1:23PM