Tiêu chuẩn quốc tế

Số hiệu

Standard Number

AASHTO AAB:2008
Năm ban hành 2008

Publication date

Tình trạng A - Còn hiệu lực

Status

Tên tiếng Anh

Title in English

Above and Beyond - The Environmental and Social Contributions of America's Highway Programs
Số trang

Page

98
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Scope of standard

Introduction

Transportation is about making connections. Transportation
agencies connect both people and communities - reaching out across
sectors of society and helping to ensure the health of our society,
our economy, and our environment. With such an important role to
play, a transportation agency's decisions touch all aspects of
society on a long-term basis. Transportation agencies are going
beyond compliance - to do the right thing for communities and the
environment. They are working to ensure that transportation
projects fi t into and enhance their communities and the
environment.

Transportation agencies are partnering with other agencies and
the public to advance ecosystem- or watershedbased approaches,
ensuring that transportation infrastructure is planned in a manner
that preserves and increasingly enhances "green infrastructure" -
the vital natural resources on which our communities depend.

At the same time, transportation agencies are taking
increasingly positive steps - on-the-ground actions to preserve
wildlife or to enhance communities - not because they are required,
but because it is the right thing to do. These initiatives are
helping transportation agencies bridge the gap and contribute to
the environmental, social, and economic well-being of their
communities.

A look at the numbers shows impressive trends:

• 27 state transportation agencies have implemented or are in
the process of developing environmental management systems.

• 41 states have made signifi cant progress in implementing
context sensitive solutions.

• 43 transportation initiatives in 30 states have been identifi
ed as exemplary ecosystem initiatives.

• Agencies have identifi ed more than 100 simple actions taken
to help wildlife along roadways.

• Over 550 state stewardship and streamlining programs,
policies, and initiatives have been documented by the Federal
Highway Administration (FHWA).

• Thousands of environmental stewardship practices, policies,
and programs are currently in use by state transportation agencies
for highway construction and maintenance.

• More than 17,000 projects to reduce air pollution from motor
vehicles have been funded with transportation dollars.