REPORT OF THE AASHTO TASK FORCE ON CORRIDOR PRESERVATION

The purpose of this study was to review the entire corridor preservation subject in greater depth and more comprehensively than in the past, and to explore innovative and practical methods for preserving transportation rights of way options without compromising environmental and right of way requirements. The study results are presented in the following chapters: (I) Executive Summary; (II) Planning Issues--the benefits to corridor preservation initiatives of a strong link between systems planning and project development; (III) Environmental Aspects of Project Development in Corridor Preservation; (IV) Techniques to Preserve Rights of Way Within Corridors for Future Transportation Use; (V) Funding Issues Associated with Corridor Preservation; (VI) Summary of State Statutes/Regulations Relating to Corridor Preservation; (VII) Corridor Preservation Experiences and Case Studies; (VIII) Survey of States - Corridor Preservation Problems and Procedures; and (IX) Task Force Recommendations. There are two appendices. Appendix A contains the AASHTO Corridor Preservation Task Force Roster; and Appendix B addresses the question: Is the Acquisition of Right of Way an Environmentally Neutral Action?

• Corporate Authors:

  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

  444 North Capitol Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Publication Date: 1990-7

Media Info

• Features: Appendices;
• Pagination: v.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefits; Case studies; Data collection; Environmental impacts; Finance; Financing; Laws; Planning; Preservation; Property acquisition; Recommendations; Regulations; Right of way (Land); States; Surveys; Transportation corridors
• Uncontrolled Terms: Corridor preservation
• Subject Areas: Economics; Environment; Finance; Highways; Law; Planning and Forecasting; Research; Society; Terminals and Facilities; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00602591
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 31 1990 12:00AM