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AASHTO AAB
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AASHTO AAB 1st Edition, January 1, 2008 Above and Beyond - The Environmental and Social Contributions of America's Highway Programs
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Introduction
Transportation is about making connections. Transportation agencies connect both people and communities – reaching out across sectors of society and helping to ensure the health of our society, our economy, and our environment. With such an important role to play, a transportation agency's decisions touch all aspects of society on a long-term basis. Transportation agencies are going beyond compliance – to do the right thing for communities and the environment. They are working to ensure that transportation projects fi t into and enhance their communities and the environment.
Transportation agencies are partnering with other agencies and the public to advance ecosystem- or watershedbased approaches, ensuring that transportation infrastructure is planned in a manner that preserves and increasingly enhances "green infrastructure" – the vital natural resources on which our communities depend.
At the same time, transportation agencies are taking increasingly positive steps – on-the-ground actions to preserve wildlife or to enhance communities – not because they are required, but because it is the right thing to do. These initiatives are helping transportation agencies bridge the gap and contribute to the environmental, social, and economic well-being of their communities.
A look at the numbers shows impressive trends:
• 27 state transportation agencies have implemented or are in the process of developing environmental management systems.
• 41 states have made signifi cant progress in implementing context sensitive solutions.
• 43 transportation initiatives in 30 states have been identifi ed as exemplary ecosystem initiatives.
• Agencies have identifi ed more than 100 simple actions taken to help wildlife along roadways.
• Over 550 state stewardship and streamlining programs, policies, and initiatives have been documented by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
• Thousands of environmental stewardship practices, policies, and programs are currently in use by state transportation agencies for highway construction and maintenance.
• More than 17,000 projects to reduce air pollution from motor vehicles have been funded with transportation dollars.
Transportation is about making connections. Transportation agencies connect both people and communities – reaching out across sectors of society and helping to ensure the health of our society, our economy, and our environment. With such an important role to play, a transportation agency's decisions touch all aspects of society on a long-term basis. Transportation agencies are going beyond compliance – to do the right thing for communities and the environment. They are working to ensure that transportation projects fi t into and enhance their communities and the environment.
Transportation agencies are partnering with other agencies and the public to advance ecosystem- or watershedbased approaches, ensuring that transportation infrastructure is planned in a manner that preserves and increasingly enhances "green infrastructure" – the vital natural resources on which our communities depend.
At the same time, transportation agencies are taking increasingly positive steps – on-the-ground actions to preserve wildlife or to enhance communities – not because they are required, but because it is the right thing to do. These initiatives are helping transportation agencies bridge the gap and contribute to the environmental, social, and economic well-being of their communities.
A look at the numbers shows impressive trends:
• 27 state transportation agencies have implemented or are in the process of developing environmental management systems.
• 41 states have made signifi cant progress in implementing context sensitive solutions.
• 43 transportation initiatives in 30 states have been identifi ed as exemplary ecosystem initiatives.
• Agencies have identifi ed more than 100 simple actions taken to help wildlife along roadways.
• Over 550 state stewardship and streamlining programs, policies, and initiatives have been documented by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
• Thousands of environmental stewardship practices, policies, and programs are currently in use by state transportation agencies for highway construction and maintenance.
• More than 17,000 projects to reduce air pollution from motor vehicles have been funded with transportation dollars.