Thank you to the NEPA professionals who participated in the Sources of Frustration & Delay in the NEPA Process survey that came out of the Re:NEPA “50% faster” discussion. As of today, 98 NEPA professionals have completed the survey. Below is an overview of the survey results. I’m not familiar with this survey If you’re [...]
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Environmental Justice Analysis for Toll Roads: The Past, Present & Future
Last month, Sarah Stroman and Brandy Huston of the Environmental Affairs Division of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and Jolanda Prozzi of the Center for Transportation Research at the University Texas at Austin gave a presentation about Environmental Justice and Texas Toll Roads to the Heart of Texas Chapter of WTS. The Past Sarah [...]
Sources of Delay and Frustration in the NEPA Process
On FHWA’s Re:NEPA, there’s a survey based on a long discussion entitled NEPA: 50% faster? The purpose of the survey to identify 2 or 3 big issues that consistently result in frustration and/or delay in the NEPA process. With this information, the Re:NEPA community can then brainstorm ways to address these big issues. Over 50 [...]
Real Estate Data in Environmental Impact Statements
An Unscientific Survey of Real Estate Data in 14 EISs published in January 2010 I read 14 EISs from the NEPA Library to see what real estate data was being included in these documents. Below are the results of my unscientific survey. The chart above indicates that: 5 EISs had homeownership rates (i.e. 70% homeowners, [...]
NEPA and Climate Change
I received the following information via email from the Duke Environmental Leadership program today. White House may issue order to expand NEPA The Obama administration may soon issue an executive order adding climate change to the list of factors federal agencies must take into account when evaluating projects and policies. Environmentalists have pushed for the [...]
