Eco-Logical

Read below for information related Eco-Logical: An Ecosystem Approach to Developing Infrastructure Projects.

Eco-Logical

• Developed by a team of representatives from eight Federal agencies and the Departments of Transportation for four States, Eco-Logical articulates a vision of how infrastructure development and ecosystem conservation can be integrated to harmonize economic, environmental, and social needs and objectives.
  
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Grants Announced

• FHWA's Office of Environment, Planning, and Realty's has announced its intent to award 14 cooperative agreements totaling approximately $1.4 million in response to the 2007 "Integrating Transportation and Resource Planning to Develop Ecosystem Based Infrastructure Projects" grant solicitation. The recipients represent State and local Departments of Transportation, State resource agencies, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, local governments, non governmental organizations, and one university (see below). The awards are expressly conditional upon the finalization of the award terms and conditions.
  
  These pilot projects support the new planning provisions and environmental review process as described in SAFETEA-LU, Executive Order 13274: Environmental Stewardship and Transportation Infrastructure Project Reviews, the new planning regulations, and the FHWA Stewardship and Streamlining Vital Few Goals. The projects will be administered by our staff with additional technical assistance from the FHWA Resource Center and other signatories to the Eco-Logical document. For additional information, please contact Bethaney Bacher-Gresock at (202) 366-4196 or bethaney.bacher-gresock@dot.gov.
  
  

  State	Applicant	Project Title
  Colorado	Colorado Department of Transportation	Developing a Regional Ecosystem Framework for Terrestrial and Aquatic Resources along the I-70 Corridor, Colorado An Eco-Logical Field Test
  Illinois	Chicago Department of Transportation	Sustainable Infrastructure Standards for Urban Ecology
  Illinois	Tri-County Regional Planning Commission	Regional Transportation, Ecosystem, & Land Use Integration Plan
  Missouri	Mid America Regional Council	An Eco-Logical Approach to Transportation Planning in the Kansas City Region
  New Hampshire	Audubon Society of New Hampshire	Creating Tools to Support Integrated Transportation and Resource Planning in New Hampshire
  New York	Tioga County Soil and Water Conservation District	Providing Opportunities of Highway Programs in Remediate Natural Resource Concerns in NY
  North Carolina	Land of Sky Regional Council	Linking Lands and Communities in the Land-of-Sky Region of Western
  North Carolina	North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources	Integration of North Carolina's Conservation and Transportation Planning
  Oregon	Oregon State University	Using the Ecological Approach to Develop and Implement Conservation and Mitigation Priorities for Oregon
  Texas	Capital Area Council of Governments	Central Texas Greenprint for Growth - a Tool for Balancing Sustainable Conservation Goals with the Infrastructure Needs of our Rapidly Urbanizing Region
  Texas	Houston Galveston Area Council	Developing a Regional Decision Support System for the Houston-Galveston Region
  Texas	North Central Texas Council of Governments	North Central Texas Regional Ecological Framework
  Utah	Coalition for Utah's Future/Project 2000	Blueprint Jordan River, A Lake to Lake Vision
  Virginia	Thomas Jefferson Planning District	Integrating Green Infrastructure and Transportation Planning

Transportation and Environment Related Resources

• Additional resources related to Eco-Logical are available on the Planning and Environment Linkages section of this website.