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http://onlinepubs.trb.org...epubs/millennium/00035.pdf

The National Environmental Policy Act(NEPA) of 1969 has been a major factor in shaping U.S. environmental analysis as related to transportation. Additional legislation, such as the ISTEA (Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act) and TEA-21 (Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century), has addressed such issues as integrated environmental planning and analysis, environmental streamlining, intermodalism, sustainable development, enhanced public involvement procedures, and promotion of nontraditional transportation modes. The regulatory constraint imposed by legislation mentioned adds a substantial amount of time to transportation projects, from the planning phase, through design, and to construction. This paper provides a general framework that can be used to help control the time required to complete the project development process.

This paper is available on the CD-ROM, Transportation in the New Millennium: State of the Art and Future Directions, Perspectives from the Transportation Research Board Standing Committees. It is also available on the TRB website. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved

English

5 p.

2000

Transportation in the New Millennium

Environmental protection; Future; Multimodal transportation; Project management; Regulatory constraints; Strategic planning; Sustainable development

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991; National Environmental Policy Act of 1969; Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century

Administration and Management; Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure

TRIS, TRB

Feb 21 2000 12:00AM