Visual Impact Assessment Mitigation Strategies Research

Details

• Creators:
  Banovich, Michael ; Suddjian, Susan ; Fischer, Greg ; Tetherow, Tim
• Corporate Creators:
  Felsburg Holt & Ullevig
• Corporate Contributors:
  Colorado. Dept. of Transportation ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Measurement
  • Context sensitive design
  • Traffic mitigation
  • Strategic planning
  • Interviewing
  • Case studies
  • Guidelines
  • visual mitigation measures
  • SMART
  • context sensitive strategies
• Publication/ Report Number:
  CDOT-2018-22 ; 117432-01
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  Colorado. Department of Transportation
• Description:
  The main objective was to assemble a framework for writing effective visual impact mitigation measures for adverse visual resource impacts and preparing design guidelines. This included strategies to implement National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) visual impact mitigation commitments through transportation project planning, design, construction, and maintenance. FHWA Region 8 recommended adapting FHWA “SMART” (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Tangible) concepts as a tool to inform the development of more effective visual impact mitigation measures and design guidelines. Implementation: Once a framework was developed to evaluate the existing visual mitigation writing process using SMART criteria, the team contacted and invited landscape architects representing four state DOTs and the US Forest Service to contribute to this research by providing examples of VIA reports (case studies) and participating in interviews with CDOT. To facilitate the composition of mitigation strategies, the team recommended using guidance tools, including work flowcharts and a Mitigation Planning Checklist, to organize, develop, and write effective mitigation measures.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88676/dot_88676_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.13 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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