Implementing Eco-Logical 2014-2015 Annual Report

2015Final report; Jun 2014-July 2015PDFTech ReportDOT-VNTSC-FHWA-16-05;FHWA-HEP-16-011HW9YA1/NLN24;HW9YA1/PLN24Annual reportsConstruction projectsEcosystemsHabitat (Ecology)Environmental impactsGrant aidInfrastructureLand use planningNatural resourcesSustainable developmentPublic private partnershipsTransportation planningStrategic Highway Research ProgramRegional Ecosystem FrameworkUnited StatesUnited States. Federal Highway AdministrationStrauss, RachelMacfarlane, KateMittelman, AnjulieePeckett, HaleyWainer, JordanNash, LoganSchwarzer, JulianneJohn A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)United States. Federal Highway AdministrationAGR-IMPACTS-EnvironmentAGR-IMPACTS-IMPACTSNTL-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTNTL-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT-Environment ImpactsNTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-PLANNING AND POLICYNTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-Public Participation and OutreachNTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-Land UseVolpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center;Federal Highway AdministrationThe Eco-Logical approach offers an ecosystem-based framework for integrated infrastructure and natural resource planning, project development, and delivery. The 2014/2015 Implementing Eco-Logical Program Annual Report provides updates on the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Eco-Logical Program, in particular the Implementing Eco-Logical initiative funded through the Second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP2) in coordination with the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and the Transportation Research Board (TRB). The report discusses program accomplishments of Implementing Eco-Logical as well as from Implementing Eco-Logical Implementation Assistance Program recipients. The report provides findings and updates on recipients' projects and shares recommendations for next steps for the FHWA Eco-Logical Program