Author: Wayne G. McCullyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Elevated highways
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Drainage, Erosion and Other Environmental Impacts of Elevated, Depressed and At-grade Level Freeways in Texas
Author: Wayne G. McCullyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Elevated highways
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Social, Economic, and Environmental Effects of Elevated, Depressed, and At-grade Level Freeways in Texas
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Elevated highways
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
To answer questions being raised by abutting residents and businesses about proposed elevated and/or depressed freeway improvements in the urban and suburban areas of Texas, a four year study has been conducted to estimate the social, economic, and environmental effects of such freeway designs. Eight existing, two under construction, and one approved for construction freeway sections have been studied on a before, during, and after construction basis. The sections selected for study range from being in predominately residential-suburban areas to predominantly commercial-industrial downtown areas. The specific effects of the three types estimated for each study section are as follows: (1) social impacts: population changes, neighborhood accessibility, neighborhood cohesion, and community services; (2) economic impacts: relocation and mitigation costs, business sales, property uses and values, tax revenues, employment and income, and user costs; and (3) environmental impacts: aesthetics, drainage and erosion, noise and air pollution, vibration, and hazardous spills. The literature review and a survey of highway agencies in other states were used to determine the appropriate procedures or models and mitigation measures to implement in estimating the social, economic, and environmental impacts of elevated and depressed freeways. Appropriate study site, local, state, and federal agency data were collected, reduced, and analyzed in the conduct of this study. The findings of the study, presented in five separate reports according to types of effect and summarized in this report, can be used with the recommended estimating procedures to estimate the social, economic, and environmental effects of proposed elevated and depressed freeway projects in urban and suburban areas. Then, transportation planning and designing engineers can use such estimates to prepare environmental statements and conduct public hearings on the recommended grade level of each of the proposed freeway projects. The findings from prior studies indicate that freeway grade level differences in selected measures of social and economic activity are statistically significant. However, these differences are negative or positive, depending largely on various locational factors. The results of this study tend to confirm those findings.
Social and Economic Effects of Elevated, Depressed, and At-grade Level Freeways in Texas
Author: Jesse L. BuffingtonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Elevated highways
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
To answer questions being raised by abutting residents and businesses about proposed elevated and/or depressed freeway improvements in the urban and suburban areas of Texas, a four year study has been conducted to estimate the social, economic, and environmental effects of such freeway designs. Eight existing, two under construction, and one approved for construction freeway sections have been studied on a before, during, and after construction basis. The sections selected for study range from being in predominately residential-suburban areas to predominantly commercial-industrial downtown areas. The specific effects of the three types estimated for each study section are as follows: (1) social impacts: population changes, neighborhood accessibility, neighborhood cohesion, and community services; (2) economic impacts: relocation and mitigation costs, business sales, property uses and values, tax revenues, employment and income, and user costs; and (3) environmental impacts: aesthetics, drainage and erosion, noise and air pollution, vibration, and hazardous spills. The literature review and a survey of highway agencies in other states were used to determine the appropriate procedures or models and mitigation measures to implement in estimating the social, economic, and environmental impacts of elevated and depressed freeways. Appropriate study site, local, state, and federal agency data were collected, reduced, and analyzed in the conduct of this study. The findings of the study, presented in five separate reports according to types of effect and summarized in this report, can be used with the recommended estimating procedures to estimate the social, economic, and environmental effects of proposed elevated and depressed freeway projects in urban and suburban areas. Then, transportation planning and designing engineers can use such estimates to prepare environmental statements and conduct public hearings on the recommended grade level of each of the proposed freeway projects. The findings from prior studies indicate that freeway grade level differences in selected measures of social and economic activity are statistically significant. However, these differences are negative or positive, depending largely on various locational factors. The results of this study tend to confirm those findings.
Texas Transportation Researcher
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Transportation, Automotive
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Traffic Noise Effects of Elevated, Depressed and At-grade Level Freeways in Texas
Author: Richard A. ZimmerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Express highways
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Land Value and Land Use Effects of Elevated, Depressed, and At-grade Level Freeways in Texas
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Elevated highways
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
To answer questions being raised by abutting residents and businesses about proposed elevated and/or depressed freeway improvements in the urban and suburban areas of Texas, a four-year study has been conducted to estimate the social, economic, and environmental effects of such freeway designs. Eight existing, two under-construction, and one approved-for-construction freeway sections have been studied on a before-, during-, and after-construction basis. The sections selected for study range from being predominantly residential suburban areas to predominantly commercial-industrial downtown areas. The specific effects of the study estimated for each study section include: (1) social impacts: population changes, neighborhood, accessibility, and neighborhood cohesion; (2) economic impacts: relocation and mitigation costs, business sales, property uses and values, tax revenues, employment and income, and user costs; and (3) environmental impacts: aesthetics, drainage and erosion, noise and air pollution, vibration, and hazardous spills. The literature review and a survey of highway agencies in other states were used to determine the appropriate procedures or models and mitigation measures to implement in estimating the social, economic, and environmental impacts of elevated and depressed freeways. The results of the study, presented in six separate reports according to types of effect, can be used by highway planning and designing engineers to prepare environmental statements and documents of the expected social, economic, and environmental impacts of proposed elevated and depressed freeway projects. Also, the results can be disseminated at the public hearings for a proposed project. This report presents the findings of the land value and use effects of elevated, depressed, and at-grade level freeways. The findings from prior studies indicate that freeway grade level differences in abutting land values are significant for certain land uses. However, these differences are negative or positive, depending upon the type of abutting land use. The results of this study confirm those findings.
Traffic Air Pollution Effects of Elevated, Depressed, and At-grade Level Freeways in Texas
Author: 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.
Transportation Noise Reference Book
Author: P. M. NelsonPublisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
EIS, Key to Environmental Statements
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Environmental impact statements
Languages : en
Pages : 898
Book Description