GDOT historic landscape mitigation evaluation.

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  URS Corporation ; New South Associates
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Case Studies Historic Preservation Infrastructure Landscaping Population Growth Road Construction Vegetation
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Georgia
• Corporate Publisher:
  Georgia. Dept. of Transportation
• Abstract:
  Historic Landscapes are our nation’s finger prints of the past. They provide us a glimpse into the way people worked, lived, and admired
  
  the land. As the earth’s population continues to grow, so does the need for infrastructure improvements such as roadways, transit and
  
  utilities. More pressure is being applied to these culturally significant resources, potentially altering their historic settings more than ever
  
  before. Once a historic resource is altered or removed, that glimpse into the past is lost forever. Striking that balance between historic
  
  preservation and the need for accommodating the growing population through infrastructure improvements can be a challenge. How do
  
  you preserve, protect and promote our historic landscapes while providing the necessary transportation infrastructure improvements for the
  
  growing population?
  
  The Georgia Department of Transportation’s Office of Environmental Services saw a need to evaluate the landscaping that they had
  
  installed at various historic properties over the years. This landscaping had been installed as mitigation for road projects that had been
  
  determined to result in adverse effects to properties determined to be eligible for, and listed in, the National Register of Historic Places.
  
  The Office of Environmental Services seeks to use this evaluation to inform landscaping mitigation going forward.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:1a83a3d36ad77aa7a1891afc6650f5506d52badd3839343ef70deae3827b9137
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/28675/dot_28675_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 233.95 MB ]