2009 Annual Report
STEP Emphasis Areas
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.
Environment
- Air Quality & Global Climate Change
- Water/Wetlands/Vegetation/Wildlive/Habitat/Brownfields
- Outdoor Advertising Control/Realty Program Management
- Environmental Streamlining/Stewardship
- Context Sensitive Solutions
- Bicycle/Pedestrian and Health
- Historic Preservation
- Noise
Planning
- Congestion
- Safety Planning
- Freight Planning
- Public Involvement, Environmental Justice, Visualization in Planning
- U.S./Canada & U.S./Mexico Border Planning
- National Security, Defense, & Interstate Planning
- Other Activities that Support State/Local/Tribal Planning and Capacity Building
Tools to Support Environment & Planning
- Travel Modeling
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
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