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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.
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.
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.
The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991 authorized the National Recreational Trails Funding Program for fiscal years (FYs) 1992-97.
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.