PEL Benefits: Measuring the Benefits of Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL)

Details

• Creators:
  Breck, Andrew ; Fijalkowski, Jared ; McKenna, Brooke
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Case studies
  • Transportation planning
  • Environmental policy
  • Communities
  • Economic impacts
  • Public participation
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-VNTSC-FHWA-16-08;FHWA-HEP-16-022
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Alabama;Colorado;Denver (Colorado);South Carolina;Utah
• Corporate Publisher:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Abstract:
  The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) commissioned this report to explore and document the benefits stemming from the incorporation of Planning and Environmental Linkage (PEL) strategies into State, regional, and local planning and project development processes. This report includes five case studies from across the country that detail five different implementations of PEL strategies and their attendant benefits. The case studies investigated two common PEL strategies: PEL studies and electronic screening tools. The most common benefits included facilitation of the environmental review process, cost and time savings, and a flexible evaluation of alternatives.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12263/dot_12263_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 733.36 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center ; Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:fdda6b93c57897eab88fe3e38cfbc912f0677fbc91a7571c4d70f86ee501d3be4076a60bc82ae92d02dad259a524fc4c8b05e9376d80c7d59596682c75c28971