TRANSPORTATION CASE STUDIES IN GIS - CASE STUDY 5: SANDAG'S MULTIPLE SPECIES/HABITAT CONSERVATION PROGRAMS AND TRANSPORTATION PLANNING

Planning for transportation facilities in a region that has nearly 200 threatened or endangered species is a major challenge for the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG). Many conflicts arise from pressing demands to accommodate growth while at the same time preserving natural habitats. The region has launched a massive effort to complete multiple jurisdiction, multiple habitat, and multiple species conservation programs. These programs are responsible for the development and management of extensive biological and land management databases. A Geographic Information System (GIS) was chosen as the best method for maintaining and analyzing these data. These databases are invaluable for transportation planners. They can use them to make decisions of where transportation facilities can be built and determine what mitigation options are available. By maintaining continuous and comprehensive habitat conservation programs, the region's transportation planners have access to timely and accurate environmental data.

• Record URL:
  http://media.tmiponline.org/clearinghouse/gis/sandag/sandag.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  GIS/Trans, Limited

  675 Massachusetts Avenue, 14th Floor
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02139

  Federal Highway Administration

  Office of Environment and Planning, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1998-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: 16 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Conservation; Databases; Decision making; Endangered species; Environmental impacts; Geographic information systems; Habitat (Ecology); Land use planning; Transportation planning; Urban growth
• Identifier Terms: San Diego Association of Governments
• Geographic Terms: San Diego (California)
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00987697
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 14 2005 12:00AM