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POSITIVE ASPECTS OF HIGHWAY PLANNING INCLUDE PROVISION OF REASONABLE AND NECESSARY ACCESS TO RECREATION AREAS OR THE PROVISION OF HIGHWAYS FOR PLEASURE DRIVING. NEGATIVE ASPECTS ARISE FROM SITUATIONS WHERE TOO LITTLE CARE WAS TAKEN TO AVOID IMPOSING HIGHWAYS IN OR NEAR A NATURE CONSERVATION AREA, OR WHERE TOO MUCH ACCESS CAUSED AN AREA TO DETERIORATE. THREE STRATEGIES RELATING TO RECREATIONAL AND AESTHETIC VALUES ARE PROPOSED. THE FIRST CONSISTS IN THE AVOIDANCE OF HIGHWAY ALIGNMENTS THAT WOULD DEGRADE RECREATION RESOURCE AREAS. THE IMPACT OF LEGISLATION DEVELOPED BY THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION IS ONLY BEGINNING TO BE FELT. WHEN AESTHETICS AND GEOMETRICS CLASH, IT IS URGED THAT THE FORMER BE GIVEN PREFERENCE. EXAMPLES OF SUCH SITUATIONS ARE DISCUSSED. GEOMETRIC STANDARDS CONTAINED IN A PUBLICATION BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF STATE HIGHWAY OFFICIALS IS QUESTIONED. THE NEED IS INDICATED FOR A WIDER VIEW AND DISCRETIONARY LATITUDE IN THE APPLICATION OF GEOMETRIC STANDARDS. THE THIRD STRATEGY IS A PLEA FOR THE PROVISION OF PLEASURE DRIVING OPPORTUNITIES. ASPECTS TO BE CONSIDERED IN PLANNING SUCH LEISURE DRIVING FACILITIES INCLUDE PRESERVING SCENIC CORRIDORS THROUGH EASEMENT OR OTHER MEANS, DEVELOPING COMPLEMENTARY FACILITIES SUCH AS TRAILS AND PICNIC SITES, DOCUMENTING HISTORIC OR OTHER HERITAGE AREAS, AND CONTROLLING TRAFFIC VOLUME AND SPEED.

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Highway Research Board Special Report

5th Summer Meeting of the Highway Research Board

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Aesthetics; Alignment; Conservation; Corridors; Easements; Environmental impacts; Geometric design; Highway design; Highway planning; Laws; Natural resources; Recreational facilities; Recreational roads; Scenic easements; Speed control; Standards; Traffic volume

American Association of State Highway Officials; U.S. Federal Highway Administration

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Design; Environment; Highways; Law; Terminals and Facilities

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Jan 11 1974 12:00AM

• ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE VISUAL QUALITY OF ROADWAY DESIGN
• ACTION STRATEGIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES - BIOLOGICAL VALUES
• ACTION STRATEGIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES - CONSERVATION: AN OVERVIEW
• ACTION STRATEGIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES-HISTORIC AND PREHISTORIC VALUES
• ACTION STRATEGIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES-INTRODUCTION
• AESTHETICS IN STRUCTURES
• AMERICA'S HIGHWAYS: WHERE ARE THEY TAKING THE ENVIRONMENT?
• CASE STUDY OF THE MILWAUKEE-GREEN BAY INTERSTATE CORRIDOR LOCATION
• CITIZEN PARTICIPATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS IN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
• COMPUTER-AIDED TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR SELECTION IN THE GUELPH-DUNDAS AREA OF ONTARIO
• CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT: ENVIRONMENTAL TOOLS FOR PROGRESS OR DESTRUCTION
• EFFECT OF CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT VIBRATIONS ON NEARBY BUILDINGS
• EFFECTS OF CHANNELIZATION ON THE AQUATIC LIFE OF STREAMS
• ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS FOR HIGHWAY ORGANIZATIONS
• ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY PROGRAM
• INCORPORATING SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS IN HIGHWAY PLANNING AND DESIGN
• NONCHEMICAL MEANS OF PEST MANAGEMENT IN THE HIGHWAY LANDSCAPE
• POLLUTION: SOURCES AND SOLUTIONS IN BITUMINOUS CONSTRUCTION
• PRESERVATION OF LANDSCAPE FEATURES
• TECHNIQUES FOR ASSESSING TRADE-OFFS AMONG SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF PUBLIC INVESTMENTS IN HIGHWAYS
• THE "NO-BUILD" ALTERNATIVE: WHAT IT IS, WHY IT IS NECESSARY, AND HOW IT CAN BE HANDLED
• THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT AND VISUAL QUALITY
• THE MOANALUA CORRIDOR: ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ALONG THE PROPOSED ROUTE OF HAWAII INTERSTATE H-3
• VISUAL QUALITY AND THE MOTORIST
• WHAT IS A GOOD ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT?