A Framework for Action
"Environment." We usually think of it as open vistas or dense wilderness, as cool lakes or crashing waterfalls.
FHWA Environmental Policy Statement 1994
Since the passage of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in 1969, the FHWA has built a framework of policies and procedures to help meet its social, economic, and environmental...
The CMAQ Program: Realizing ISTEA's Promise
The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991 makes dramatic changes in the way we view federal transportation funding.
ITS and the Environment
The original manuscript from which this article is adapted was published in Intelligent Highway Systems, a supplement to Engineering News-Record, a McGraw-Hill publication, March 13, 1995.
Highway Bonds: An Emerging Option for Increasing Highway Financing
There is an urgent need for investment in transportation capital infrastructure improvements -- a need that greatly exceeds available financing.
New Strategies Can Improve Winter Road Maintenance Operations
Winter storms can create slippery pavements and make driving hazardous.
The National Recreational Trails Funding Program
The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991 authorized the National Recreational Trails Funding Program for fiscal years (FYs) 1992-97.
Preserving a Sense of Wildness
In Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park, magnificent snow-covered mountains rise high above the valley of Jackson Hole, reaching an elevation of nearly 4,300 meters.
Along the Road
Along the Road
"Along the Road" is a hodgepodge of items of general interest to the highway community.
Editor's Notes
Earth Issue
A year ago, Debbie Stroessner of the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Office of Program Development suggested that we focus the Spring 1995 issue of the magazine on an environmental theme...