The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Planning, Environment and Realty's (HEP) Surface Transportation Environment and Planning Cooperative Research Program (STEP) ended on September 30, 2012. For current HEP research information, please see HEP's research web site.
Below is information about FHWA research initiatives funded under the FY2006 STEP. Some projects will continue into FY2007, and are described in the FY2007 STEP Plan.
Table 1: FY 2006 STEP Initiatives
Emphasis Area | Number of Research Initiatives | 2006 STEP Budget |
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ENVIRONMENT EMPHASIS AREAS | ||
NATURAL ENIVRONMENT | ||
Air Quality and Global Climate Change | 7 | $2,373,400 |
Water Wetlands, Vegetation, Wildlife Habitat, Brownfields | 17 | $1,217,500 |
HUMAN ENVIRONMENT | ||
Historic Preservation | 2 | $200,000 |
Bicycle/Pedestrian and Health | 4 | $295,000 |
Noise | 1 | $100,000 |
Outdoor Advertising Control/Realty Program Management | 1 | $100,000 |
ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS IMPROVEMENT | ||
Environmental Streamlining/Stewardship | 11 | $2,830,000 |
Context Sensitive Solutions | 5 | $700,000 |
PLANNING EMPHASIS AREAS | ||
PLANNING FOCUS AREAS | ||
US/Canada and US/Mexico Border Planning | 1 | $300,000 |
Congestion | 3 | $950,000 |
Safety Planning | 1 | $70,000 |
Freight Planning | 1 | $100,000 |
STATE/LOCAL/TRIBAL PLANNING CAPACITY BUILDING | ||
Public involvement, Environmental Justice, and Visualization | 1 | $50,000 |
Other Activities to Strengthen/Advance State/Local/Tribal Capabilities | 4 | $485,000 |
TOOLS TO SUPPORT PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT EMPHASIS AREAS | ||
GIS/Spatial Information for Improved Decision Making | 1 | $100,000 |
Travel Modeling | 1 | $290,000 |
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND OUTREACH | ||
Program Management and Outreach | 2 | $644,449.96 |
HEP ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR | ||
HEP Associate Administrator | 2 | $1,108,775.04 |
TOTAL | 65 | $11,914,125 |
Air Quality and Global Climate Change | |
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Contact persons: Cecilia.Ho@dot.gov | |
Research Initiatives | FY06 STEP Budget |
Evaluation and Dissemination of Conformity Best Practices | $150,000 |
Diesel Emissions Reduction Research | $150,000 |
Mobile Sources Air Toxics (Court Settlement) | $840,000 |
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality | $490,400 |
Global Climate Change Center | $250,000 |
Transportation Enhancements Clearinghouse | $178,000 |
It All Adds Up to Clean Air | $315,000 |
TOTAL | $2,373,400 |
Water/Wetlands/Vegetation/Wildlife/Habitat/Brownfields | |
Contact person: Carol.Adkins@dot.gov | |
Research Initiatives | FY06 STEP Budget |
Advancing Methods, Maps, and Tools Used for Decision Support and Impact Analyses for Transportation, Wildlife, & Ecological Systems | $160,000 |
Synthesis on the Fate and Effects of Chloride from Road Salt Applied to Highways for Deicing | $100,000 |
Research and Innovation Agreements with US Fish and Wildlife Service, US Army Corps of Engineers and US Forest Service | $100,000 |
Deer-Vehicle Crash Information and Research Center Support | $25,000 |
PDA-GPS Road Kill Data Collection System | $30,000 |
Cooperative Weed Management Areas: Information Dissemination and Feedback | $50,000 |
Finalize the Protocol and Tool for Corridor Vegetation Inventories | $50,000 |
Weed Control Alternatives, Costs, and Efficacies | $25,000 |
Percentage Invasive Species in Reference Sites as a Performance Standard for Wetland Mitigation | $125,000 |
Effects of Pile Driving on Aquatic Animals | $25,000 |
Develop New National Highway Institute Training Courses for Wetlands Regulatory Compliance and Mitigation | $150,000 |
Supporting Peer Exchange and Research Dissemination at Environmental Conferences and Workshops | $120,000 |
Wildlife Vehicle Collision Reduction Study | $100,000 |
Coastal America | $12,500 |
FY2006 National Mitigation Banking Conference | $10,000 |
International BMP Stormwater Database | $50,000 |
International Conference on Ecology and Transportation | $85,000 |
TOTAL | $1,217,500 |
Historic Preservation | |
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Contact person: MaryAnn.Naber@dot.gov | |
Research Initiatives | FY06 STEP Budget |
Historic Preservation Initiatives | $30,000 |
Research and Innovation Agreement with Advisory Council on Historic Preservation | $170,000 |
TOTAL | $200,000 |
Bicycle/Pedestrian and Health | |
Contact person: Gabe.Rousseau@dot.gov | |
Research Initiatives | FY06 STEP Budget |
Collection of Data on Pedestrian and Bicycle Use and the Extent of Facilities | $30,000 |
Determining the Effectiveness of Providing Facilities and Programs to Encourage Bicycle and Pedestrian Use | $45,000 |
Non-Motorized Pilot Study | $120,000 |
Bicycle/Pedestrian Use and Facility Data | $100,000 |
TOTAL | $295,000 |
Noise | |
Contact person: Mark.Ferroni@dot.gov | |
Research Initiatives | FY06 STEP Budget |
FHWA Traffic Noise Model Version 3.0 Development | $100,000 |
TOTAL | $100,000 |
Outdoor Advertising Control/Realty Program Management | |
Contact person: Arnold.Feldman@dot.gov | |
Research Initiatives | FY06 STEP Budget |
The Safety Effects of Electronic Advertising Signs on Driver Attention | $100,000 |
TOTAL | $100,000 |
Environmental Streamlining / Stewardship | |
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Contact person: Shari.Schaftlein@dot.gov | |
Research Initiatives | FY06 STEP Budget |
Evaluation of Transportation Liaison Agreements | $75,000 |
Research on Project Cost Estimation in Environmental Documents | $100,000 |
Environmental Stewardship and Streamlining Outreach and Technology Transfer | $30,000 |
Conservation and Transportation Planning Workshops | $80,000 |
Linking Eco-logical to Planning and Project Development | $400,000 |
Leveraging FHWA and State DOT Environmental Research Projects | $100,000 |
Research and Innovation Agreements with US Fish and Wildlife Service, US Army Corps of Engineers and US Forest Service | $250,000 |
Environmental Competency Building | $90,000 |
Advancing Innovations in FHWA’s Environmental Review Process | $505,000 |
Assessment of the Surface Transportation Project Delivery Pilot Program: Evaluating FHWA’s Role in the National Environmental Policy Act Process | $200,000 |
Environmental Vital Few Goal Implementation Activities | $1,000,000 |
TOTAL | $2,830,000 |
Context Sensitive Solutions | |
Contact person: Shari.Schaftlein@dot.gov | |
Research Initiatives | FY06 STEP Budget |
Advancing Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS) Implementation: Stakeholder Exchange | $50,000 |
Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS) Clearinghouse | $50,000 |
CSS University Curriculum - Phase 3 | $100,000 |
CSS Targeted Technical Assistance | $300,000 |
CSS National Dialogue | $100,000 |
CSS Website Development | $100,000 |
TOTAL | $700,000 |
US/Canada and US/Mexico Border Planning | |
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Contact person: Roger.Petzold@dot.gov | |
Research Initiatives | FY06 STEP Budget |
US/Canada and US/Mexico Border Planning | $300,000 |
TOTAL | $300,000 |
Congestion | |
Contact person: Harlan.Miller@dot.gov | |
Research Initiatives | FY06 STEP Budget |
Congestion (including Operations) | $375,000 |
Environmental Benefits and Barriers for Congestion Relief Strategies | $500,000 |
Exploring Attitudes about Tolling and Congestion Pricing | $75,000 |
TOTAL | $950,000 |
Safety Planning | |
Contact person: Laurie.Lau@dot.gov | |
Research Initiatives | FY06 STEP Budget |
Safety Planning | $70,000 |
TOTAL | $70,000 |
Freight Planning | |
Contact person: Spencer.Stevens@dot.gov | |
Research Initiatives | FY06 STEP Budget |
Freight Planning | $100,000 |
TOTAL | $100,000 |
Public Involvement, Environmental Justice, and Visualization in Planning | |
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Contact Person: Brenda.Kragh@dot.gov | |
Research Initiatives | FY06 STEP Budget |
Building on a Foundation of Public Participation and Community Impact Assessment and Incorporating Emerging Issues of Environmental Justice and Visualization for Transportation Planning | $50,000 |
TOTAL | $50,000 |
Other Activities that Support State/Local/Tribal Planning Capacity Building | |
Contact Person: Robert.Ritter@dot.gov | |
Research Initiatives | FY06 STEP Budget |
Other Activities that Support State/Local/Tribal Planning Capacity Building | $360,000 |
Statewide Transportation Planning Issues | $50,000 |
Metropolitan Transportation Planning Issues | $50,000 |
Rural Transportation Planning Issues | $25,000 |
TOTAL | $485,000 |
Geographic Information System (GIS) and Spatial Information for Improved Decision-Making | |
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Contact person: Roger.Petzold@dot.gov | |
Research Initiatives | FY06 STEP Budget |
GIS and Spatial Information for Improved Decision-Making | $100,000 |
TOTAL | $100,000 |
Travel Modeling | |
Contact person: Fred.Ducca@dot.gov | |
Research Initiatives | FY06 STEP Budget |
Travel Model Improvement Program Outreach, Knowledge Base and Peer Reviews | $290,000 |
TOTAL | $290,000 |
Contact person: Felicia.Young@dot.gov | |
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Research Initiatives | FY06 STEP Budget |
Information Technology Support | $256,180 |
Program Management/Outreach | $388,269.96 |
TOTAL | $644,449.96 |
Research Initiatives | FY06 STEP Budget |
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Other Planning, Environment and Realty Research | $1,108,775.04 |
TOTAL | $1,108,775.04 |