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Along the Road

"Along the Road" is a hodgepodge of items of general interest to the highway community.

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 in conjunction with the recognition of "Earth Day" on April 21, 1995.

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 responsibilities while accomplishing its transportation mission.

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.

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.