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Publication Number: FHWA-HRT-17-008 Date: December 2017 |
Publication Number: FHWA-HRT-17-008 Date: December 2017 |
This appendix presents the contents of the Roadside Revegetation survey administered to Federal agencies and offices or units that may have implemented Roadside Revegetation practices.
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is evaluating the effectiveness of a joint effort between FHWA and the United States Forest Service to improve the practice of re-vegetating roadsides using native plants. Please answer the survey questions to the best of your ability to help us evaluate how effective the roadside revegetation materials produced as part of this effort have been in meeting end users’ roadside revegetation needs.
YES / NO
– Q1a. If YES: How many projects are currently being planned that may incorporate native vegetation practices?
NUMBER
– Q1b. How many projects have you completed that incorporated native vegetation practices?
NUMBER
YES / NO
– If NO: End survey.
– Q2a1. If YES: How you were you first made aware of these materials?
OPEN ENDED
– Q2a2. Please describe how your agency/unit has used the information from these materials.
OPEN ENDED
YES / NO
– Q4a. If NO: Please briefly describe why the practices described in the materials have not been implemented. If unknown, please note and provide the contact information of someone at your agency who might have this information.
– Unknown/OPEN ENDED, then Q5.
– Q4b. If YES: Please briefly describe what practices have been modified.
– OPEN ENDED, then Q4.
Strongly Agree |
Agree |
Neither Agree nor Disagree |
Disagree |
Strongly Disagree |
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Safety has been improved. |
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Erosion has been avoided or reduced. |
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Roadside revegetation efforts are now more sustainably designed than before. |
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Maintenance costs have been reduced. |
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Visitor experience has been improved. |
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Environmental stewardship has been enhanced. |
– YES → Which agencies? /OPEN ENDED
Q6. Would you be willing to have a brief telephone interview about your responses, if necessary?
– YES / NO
SURVEY END: The survey is complete. Thank you for taking the time to share your experiences