Peaked Traffic and
Transportation Triage
by Mark Robinowitz
a road scholar
≡
new
VMT
Peak Traffic
Highway Plans
Trillion Dollar Highway Plans: Multiple Bypass Surgery
state by state list
introduction
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawai'i
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Washington, D.C.
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Oregon highways
Oregon highway plans: $18 billion
Portland highway history
Portland western bypass
Columbia River Crossing I-5 (WA / OR)
Salem I-305: new bridge
Medford 62 bypass
Bend Porkway - US 97 upgrade
Newberg Dundee Bypass: under construction
Sunrise Highway: Clackamas Co. under construction
Lane County: Eugene, Springfield
West Eugene Porkway: 1951-2007
Beltline I-5: super-sized interchange
Beltline: 11 lane widening plans
Troubled Bridges Over Water (I-5)
Springfield: 126 freeway upgrade
126 widening: Eugene to Veneta
Oregon Carbon Tax for highway widening
High Priority Corridors: new & upgraded interstates
Corridors of the Future
NAFTA Superhighways
Paving Appalachia: Corridors A to X
J. Edgar Hoover Memorial Parkway: Spy Roads, Mileage Taxes & Transport Surveillance
Intercounty Connector (Maryland)
canceled roads: San Francisco
canceled roads: Washington DC
Legal Strategy
one page summary
Peak & legal strategy
Dictionary & acronyms
compromise
Section 4(f) protects parks
Logical Termini & Segmentation
items below are under construction
Federal Aid Highways
FHWA Environmental Guidebook
Federal Decision: Title 23, United States Code
State Highway Departments
local governments: Metropolitan Planning Organizations
Bipartisan Bypasses: Bush, Clinton, Bush, Obama
Environmental Impact Statements - National Environmental Policy Act: disclose damage, not prevent
Purpose & Need
Draft and Final EIS
Supplemental EIS
Preferred Alternative
Record of Decision
Avoidance & Mitigation
other laws
Clean Air Act
Clean Water Act
Land & Water Conservation Fund
Endangered Species
Environmental Justice
Peak & Climate
Cars
100 miles per gallon (42 kilometers per liter)
55 mph (90 kph) speed limit
Electric Cars
carpools, car sharing
Triage
Troubled Bridges Over Water: Time for Triage
Saving Oil in a Hurry
trains: rebuilding rails
peak public transit
the limits to Smart Growth
-- sections below under construction --
Multi-Modal: highways & trains
Intelligent
Urban Design
Interconnected: Urban, Suburban, Rural
Relocalize Everywhere
bicycles: efficient travel
Links
proposed Oregon Carbon Tax
State Constitution: fuel taxes must be spent on road construction