1. Stefan Natzke
FHWA Office of Human Environment
April 26, 2013

2. Office of Human Environment
 Part of the Office of Planning, Environment & Realty
 Livability Team
 National Systems and Economic Development Team
 Research & Financial Services Team
 Research Implementation Team

3. Livability
 Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP)
 Environmental Justice
 Bicycle and Pedestrian Friendly Design

4. National Highway System
 NHS expanded from ~165,000 miles to ~230,000 miles
(effective October 1, 2012).
 Added principal arterials previously not on the NHS
 Removed mileage cap on the NHS

5. Enhanced NHS
 ~230,000 miles composed of:
 Interstate
 Other principal arterials
 STRAHNET routes/connectors
 Intermodal connectors
 NHS maps website:
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_syst
em/nhs_maps/

6. Federal Requirements on the NHS
 NHS Design Standards
 HPMS reporting
 Outdoor Advertising Control
 Junkyard Control
 Pavement management and asset management

7. MAP-21 Research
 Improving highway safety and infrastructure integrity
 Strengthening transportation planning and environmental
decision-making
 Reducing congestion
 Improving highway operations
 Enhancing freight productivity

8. SHRP2
 Collaborative, strategic between FHWA, AASHTO, and
TRB
 Safety, Renewal, Capacity, Reliability
 State-funded and supported
 $160 million dedicated to implementation efforts
 Approximately 30 products over next few years
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9. SHRP2 First-Round Products
 Capacity
 Implementing Ecological (C06)
 Renewal
 Managing Risk in Rapid Construction Projects (R09)
 Managing Complex Projects (R10)
 Bridge Designs for Rapid Renewal (R10)
 Preservation on High-Volume Roadways (R26)
 Reliability
 Organizing for Reliability Tools (L01/L06)
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10. SHRP2 Implementation Assistance
 Proof of Concept
 Lead Adopter Incentive
 User Incentive
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11. Implementing Eco-Logical
 Builds on FHWA’s Eco-Logical: An Ecosystem Approach
to Developing Infrastructure Projects (2006)
 Fills a gap by addressing challenges in planning for
ecosystems
 Duplication of efforts
 Uncertainty and lack of predictability
 Results: piecemeal mitigation
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