While uploading documents to the Cubit NEPA Library, I researched 30 transportation EIS and EAs from various states that were published in 2009 or early 2010, focusing on the indirect impact section of the documents. The chart below shows what types of indirect impacts the documents discussed. What I learned from my unscientific Indirect Impacts [...]
Indirect Impacts in Recent Transportation EISs and EAs
by Kendall Wendling on 31. Mar, 2010 in NEPA News, Planning Data
How to Redeem a Cubit Coupon
by Kristen Carney on 29. Mar, 2010 in Cubit News
If you’ve got a Cubit coupon for a report and you’re ready to redeem it, here’s how. 1. Login to your Cubit account. Or get a free account in less than 30 seconds if you don’t already have an account. 2. Create your project. There’s help on the Create a Project page if you need [...]
But Is It Healthy? (Part 1) – Health Impact Assessment and NEPA
by Valerie Meeks on 23. Mar, 2010 in Planning Data
You’ve never heard of Nuiqsut, Alaska, but this small Inupiat community located 7 miles from a large oil development is changing how NEPA documents are written. According to a former mayor, the health impacts of oil development show “up in our health statistics, alcohol treatment programs, emergency service needs, police responses – you name it.” [...]
New Feature: Upload A Project Shapefile to Cubit
by Kristen Carney on 18. Mar, 2010 in Cubit News
In the past, Cubit users drew their project areas on the interactive map by hand with either line and polygon tools. Well, some of you guys are Piscassos-in-training, and there were some pretty weird shaped project areas out there. Instead of continuing your modern art training via Cubit, you can now email us a shapefile [...]
American Community Survey Sumlevel
by Kristen Carney on 15. Mar, 2010 in Planning Data
I needed to know the sumlevels for the American Community Survey today. I couldn’t find this data anywhere online. Finally, I googled “Geographic Summary Level Census” and found the information that I needed. Here’s the information for anyone googling “American Community Survey sumlevel.” Sumlevel Codes 010 Nation 020 Region – Four groupings of states established [...]
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