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Linking Environmental & Transportation Planning
MARC is working to better incorporate conservation into transportation planning in the Kansas City region. SAFETEA-LU, the federal transportation legislation, emphasizes strengthening links between the planning and environmental review process in developing transportation plans and studies.
In early 2008, MARC was awarded funding from the Federal Highway Administration’s Eco-Logical grant program, which supports making infrastructure more sensitive to wildlife and ecosystems through greater interagency cooperation and conservation. With this grant, MARC will work with the consulting team of Shockey Consulting Services, LLC, Parsons Brinckerhoff, and Environmental International, Ltd., to create a regional green infrastructure mitigation plan, conduct professional development and community engagement exercises to build a better understanding of Eco-Logical principles and approaches, and refine an action plan that was initially drafted at the Linking Conservation and Transportation Planning workshop in February 2008.
This work to shape a strategy for better integrating environmental and transportation planning will impact the next update of the long-range transportation plan, and create a more sustainable regional transportation system.
Advisory Group
This subgroup of participants from the February 2008 workshop on linking environmental and transportation planning is refining a draft action plan for the region.
NEXT MEETING:
November 24, 2008, from 10:00-11:30 a.m., at MARC
DRAFT Action Plan to Link Environmental & Transportation Planning in Kansas City Region (updated 7/3/08, pdf)
Meeting Archives
The archives are PDF files that include both the meeting agenda and summary. You will need Adobe Reader to view these files. If you do not have Adobe Reader, download a free version.