Author: Hays Bentley GamblePublisher: Transportation Research Board National Research
ISBN: 9780309028523
Category : Environmental impact statements
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Beneficial Effects Associated with Freeway Construction--environmental, Social, and Economic
Author: Hays Bentley GamblePublisher: Transportation Research Board National Research
ISBN: 9780309028523
Category : Environmental impact statements
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Beneficial Effects Associated with Freeway Construction: Environmental, Social and Economic
Author: Beneficial Environmental Effects Associated with Freeway Construction
Author: Hays Bentley GamblePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Express highways
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Assessing and Managing the Ecological Impacts of Paved Roads
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309100887
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
All phases of road developmentâ€"from construction and use by vehicles to maintenanceâ€"affect physical and chemical soil conditions, water flow, and air and water quality, as well as plants and animals. Roads and traffic can alter wildlife habitat, cause vehicle-related mortality, impede animal migration, and disperse nonnative pest species of plants and animals. Integrating environmental considerations into all phases of transportation is an important, evolving process. The increasing awareness of environmental issues has made road development more complex and controversial. Over the past two decades, the Federal Highway Administration and state transportation agencies have increasingly recognized the importance of the effects of transportation on the natural environment. This report provides guidance on ways to reconcile the different goals of road development and environmental conservation. It identifies the ecological effects of roads that can be evaluated in the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of roads and offers several recommendations to help better understand and manage ecological impacts of paved roads.
Beneficial Environmental Aspects Associated with Freeway Construction
Author: Hays Bentley GamblePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Express highways
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Benefits of Interstate Highways
Author: United States. Federal Highway AdministrationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Roads
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Impact of Highways on Property Values
Author: Jason CareyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Express highways
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
This report examined the effects of freeway development on land use and property values. A case study was prepared for the Superstition Freeway (US60) corridor in Mesa and Gilbert, Arizona. Among the findings were the following observations: New freeways provide substantial benefits to users in the form of travel time savings and reductions in costs associated with operating motor vehicles. Access benefits are transferred from highway users to non-users through changes in property values. Freeway construction may have an adverse impact on some properties, but in the aggregate, property values tend to increase with freeway development. Not all property values are affected by freeways in the same way. Proximity to the freeway was observed to have a negative effect on the value of detached single-family homes in the US60 corridor, but to have a positive effect on multifamily residential developments (e.g., condominiums) and most commercial properties. The most important factor in determining negative impact on property values appears to be the level of traffic on any major roads in the proximate area, which implies that regional traffic growth is more significant than the presence of a freeway per se. Given the beneficial effects of freeway development on the value of certain types of properties, local governments may benefit from appropriate planning and zoning decisions in the vicinity of a freeway corridor.
Gravel Roads
Author: Ken SkorsethPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gravel roads
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
The purpose of this manual is to provide clear and helpful information for maintaining gravel roads. Very little technical help is available to small agencies that are responsible for managing these roads. Gravel road maintenance has traditionally been "more of an art than a science" and very few formal standards exist. This manual contains guidelines to help answer the questions that arise concerning gravel road maintenance such as: What is enough surface crown? What is too much? What causes corrugation? The information is as nontechnical as possible without sacrificing clear guidelines and instructions on how to do the job right.
User Benefits in Economic Analysis of Metropolitan Freeway Construction
Author: Jerome W. HallPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Express highways
Languages : en
Pages : 21
Book Description
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