Environment — General

Ongoing Research:

Environmental Excellence Awards

Performer(s): FHWA
Sponsor(s): FHWA

To order:

Patricia Cazenas. U.S. DOT, FHWA., HEPN-30, 400 Seventh St., SW., Washington, DC 20590;
Tel: 202-366-4085; Fax: 202-366-3409; E-mail: Patricia.cazenas@fhwa.dot.gov;
Order Nos.: FHWA-EP-00-007 (Entry Form); FHWA-EP-99-012 (Calendar) and
FHWA-EP-99-016 (Brochure); FHWA-PD-98-012 (Entry); FHWA-PD-97-039 (Brochure); FHWA-PD-96-015 (Entry); FHWA-PD-95-024 (Brochure).

Abstract

This ongoing biennial awards program was developed in 1995 by the FHWA to honor those partners, projects, and processes that excel in meeting growing transportation demands while protecting and enhancing the environment. Anyone may nominate a project, process, person, or group that has used FHWA funding sources to make an outstanding contribution to transportation and the environment. Some of the categories have included wetlands, air quality, scenic byways, community livability, and transportation enhancements on Federal-aid highways and highway-related facilities. A call for entry is announced the year prior to the selection of winners, with an August 15 deadline. An independent panel of judges from varying backgrounds selects the winning entries, which are announced at the Earth Day ceremony in Washington, DC. Available are a videotape of the awards ceremony, as well as a brochure and calendar, showcasing the winners. The entry deadline for the year 2001 awards is August 15, 2000.

Transportation Environmental Research Program (TERP)

Performer(s): FHWA
Sponsor(s): FHWA

To order:

Mike Koontz. U.S. DOT, FHWA, RC, 10 S. Howard St., Suite 4000, Baltimore, MD 21201;
Tel: 410-962-2362; Fax: 410-962-3655; Email: Michael.koontz@fhwa.dot.gov;
URL: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/terp.

Abstract

Under the Transportation Environmental Research Program (TERP), six university research projects underway in FY 1998 include: 1) Watershed Modeling of Gasoline Oxygenates Used in Transportation; 2) Dynamic Systems Models for Assessing Environmental Impacts; 3) Remove Sensing Detection of Diesel Electric Locomotive Emissions; 4) Alternative Method for Estimating Noise Barrier Insertion Loss; 5) Highway Monitoring and Surveillance Data in Transportation Planning and ITS Applications; and 6) Wetlands Education for Transportation Development: Mitigating Environmental Impact. These projects will be continued indefinitely.