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Quantifying the Benefits of Roadside Vegetation
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2025-01-15
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Abstract:Transportation agencies and state DOTs have established roadside vegetation programs to enhancesustainability, quality of life, and the aesthetics of the transportation systems. However, a comprehensivetoolkit to quantify the benefits and risks of various roadside vegetation types and applications has been largelylacking across the nation, including Texas. This study introduces the Roadside Vegetation Evaluation Toolkit(RVET) for quantifying the benefits of roadside vegetation to address this gap, aiding transportation planners,environmental practitioners, and landscape designers within TxDOT in evaluating roadside vegetation.Incorporating extensive geospatial data, the RVET covers five major aspects: environmental benefits,operational and maintenance measures, lifecycle costs, public perception of roads and vegetation, and publicperception of aesthetics. The RVET will assist the statewide implementation of improved roadside vegetationmanagement within the TxDOT system, enhancing the health and safety of Texans. This study delivers acomprehensive evaluation of roadside vegetation, providing valuable insights for stakeholders through detailedmeasurements across five major modules.
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