TY - JOUR T1 - Finite mixture modeling approach for developing crash modification factors in highway safety analysis AN - 1859495492; PQ0003992631 AB - This study aimed to investigate the relative performance of two models (negative binomial (NB) model and two-component finite mixture of negative binomial models (FMNB-2)) in terms of developing crash modification factors (CMFs). Crash data on rural multilane divided highways in California and Texas were modeled with the two models, and crash modification functions (CMFunctions) were derived. The resultant CMFunction estimated from the FMNB-2 model showed several good properties over that from the NB model. First, the safety effect of a covariate was better reflected by the CMFunction developed using the FMNB-2 model, since the model takes into account the differential responsiveness of crash frequency to the covariate. Second, the CMFunction derived from the FMNB-2 model is able to capture nonlinear relationships between covariate and safety. Finally, following the same concept as those for NB models, the combined CMFs of multiple treatments were estimated using the FMNB-2 model. The results indicated that they are not the simple multiplicative of single ones (i.e., their safety effects are not independent under FMNB-2 models). Adjustment Factors (AFs) were then developed. It is revealed that current Highway Safety Manual's method could over- or under-estimate the combined CMFs under particular combination of covariates. Safety analysts are encouraged to consider using the FMNB-2 models for developing CMFs and AFs. JF - Accident Analysis & Prevention AU - Park, Byung-Jung AU - Lord, Dominique AU - Wu, Lingtao AD - Department of Transportation Engineering, Myongji University, Republic of Korea Y1 - 2016/12// PY - 2016 DA - December 2016 SP - 274 EP - 287 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX United Kingdom VL - 97 SN - 0001-4575, 0001-4575 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Finite mixture model KW - Negative binomial model KW - Combined safety effects KW - Highway safety KW - Crash modification factor UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1859495492?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Accident+Analysis+%26+Prevention&rft.atitle=Finite+mixture+modeling+approach+for+developing+crash+modification+factors+in+highway+safety+analysis&rft.au=Park%2C+Byung-Jung%3BLord%2C+Dominique%3BWu%2C+Lingtao&rft.aulast=Park&rft.aufirst=Byung-Jung&rft.date=2016-12-01&rft.volume=97&rft.issue=&rft.spage=274&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Accident+Analysis+%26+Prevention&rft.issn=00014575&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.aap.2016.10.023 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2016.10.023 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Eco-system optimal time-dependent flow assignment in a congested network AN - 1850779678; PQ0003897548 AB - This research addresses the eco-system optimal dynamic traffic assignment (ESODTA) problem which aims to find system optimal eco-routing or green routing flows that minimize total vehicular emission in a congested network. We propose a generic agent-based ESODTA model and a simplified queueing model (SQM) that is able to clearly distinguish vehicles' speed in free-flow and congested conditions for multi-scale emission analysis, and facilitates analyzing the relationship between link emission and delay. Based on the SQM, an expanded space-time network is constructed to formulate the ESODTA with constant bottleneck discharge capacities. The resulting integer linear model of the ESODTA is solved by a Lagrangian relaxation-based algorithm. For the simulation-based ESODTA, we present the column-generation-based heuristic, which requires link and path marginal emissions in the embedded time-dependent least-cost path algorithm and the gradient-projection-based descent direction method. We derive a formula of marginal emission which encompasses the marginal travel time as a special case, and develop an algorithm for evaluating path marginal emissions in a congested network. Numerical experiments are conducted to demonstrate that the proposed algorithm is able to effectively obtain coordinated route flows that minimize the system-wide vehicular emission for large-scale networks. JF - Transportation Research, Part B AU - Lu, Chung-Cheng AU - Liu, Jiangtao AU - Qu, Yunchao AU - Peeta, Srinivas AU - Rouphail, Nagui M AU - Zhou, Xuesong AD - Department of Transportation and Logistics Management, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan Y1 - 2016/12// PY - 2016 DA - December 2016 SP - 217 EP - 239 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX United Kingdom VL - 94 SN - 0191-2615, 0191-2615 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - Green transportation KW - Vehicular emission modeling KW - Eco-routing KW - Marginal emission KW - Multi-scale dynamic network loading KW - Transportation KW - Emissions KW - Traffic KW - ENA 18:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1850779678?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transportation+Research%2C+Part+B&rft.atitle=Eco-system+optimal+time-dependent+flow+assignment+in+a+congested+network&rft.au=Lu%2C+Chung-Cheng%3BLiu%2C+Jiangtao%3BQu%2C+Yunchao%3BPeeta%2C+Srinivas%3BRouphail%2C+Nagui+M%3BZhou%2C+Xuesong&rft.aulast=Lu&rft.aufirst=Chung-Cheng&rft.date=2016-12-01&rft.volume=94&rft.issue=&rft.spage=217&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transportation+Research%2C+Part+B&rft.issn=01912615&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.trb.2016.09.015 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-12-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-12-21 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Transportation; Emissions; Traffic DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2016.09.015 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Examining sustainability performance at ports: port managers' perspectives on developing sustainable supply chains AN - 1835735521 AB - This research examined the effects of sustainable supply chain management (i.e. internal sustainable development and external sustainable collaboration) on sustainability performance in the port context. Structural equation modeling was employed in this study using survey data collected from 135 respondents holding the position of supervisor or above in three major international port authorities in Taiwan (i.e. Keelung, Taichung, and Kaohsiung). Results indicated that external sustainable collaboration is positively associated with internal sustainable management, and internal sustainable management positively influences sustainability performance. This research also found that internal sustainable management mediates the effects of external sustainable collaboration on sustainability performance. The implication of the findings for port decision-makers, authorities, managers, and sustainable development are discussed. JF - Maritime Policy and Management AU - Lu, Chin-Shan AU - Shang, Kuo-Chung AU - Lin, Chi-Chang AD - Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies, C.Y. Tung International Centre for Maritime Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong ; Department of Transportation Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Republic of China ; Department of Marketing and Logistics Management, Chihlee University of Technology, New Taipei City, Republic of China ; Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies, C.Y. Tung International Centre for Maritime Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong Y1 - 2016///Nov/Dec PY - 2016 DA - Nov/Dec 2016 SP - 909 EP - 927 CY - London PB - Taylor & Francis Ltd. VL - 43 IS - 8 SN - 0308-8839 KW - Transportation--Ships And Shipping KW - Port KW - sustainable supply chain KW - sustainability performance KW - structural equation modeling KW - Supply chains KW - Ports KW - Collaboration KW - Sustainable development KW - Sustainable Development KW - Respondents KW - Management UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1835735521?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Apais&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Maritime+Policy+and+Management&rft.atitle=Examining+sustainability+performance+at+ports%3A+port+managers%27+perspectives+on+developing+sustainable+supply+chains&rft.au=Lu%2C+Chin-Shan%3BShang%2C+Kuo-Chung%3BLin%2C+Chi-Chang&rft.aulast=Lu&rft.aufirst=Chin-Shan&rft.date=2016-11-01&rft.volume=43&rft.issue=8&rft.spage=909&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Maritime+Policy+and+Management&rft.issn=03088839&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080%2F03088839.2016.1199918 LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Copyright - © 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group N1 - Last updated - 2016-11-03 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03088839.2016.1199918 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Identify sequence of events likely to result in severe crash outcomes AN - 1827933075; PQ0003718220 AB - The current practice of crash characterization in highway engineering reduces multiple dimensions of crash contributing factors and their relative sequential connections, crash sequences, into broad definitions, resulting in crash categories such as head-on, sideswipe, rear-end, angle, and fixed-object. As a result, crashes that are classified in the same category may contain many different crash sequences. This makes it difficult to develop effective countermeasures because these crash categorizations are based on the outcomes rather than the preceding events. Consequently, the efficacy of a countermeasure designed for a specific type of crash may not be appropriate due to different pre-crash sequences. This research seeks to explore the use of event sequence to characterize crashes. Additionally, this research seeks to identify crash sequences that are likely to result in severe crash outcomes so that researchers can develop effective countermeasures to reduce severe crashes. This study utilizes the sequence of events from roadway departure crashes in the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), and converts the information to form a new categorization called "crash sequences." The similarity distance between each pair of crash sequences were calculated using the Optimal Matching approach. Cluster analysis was applied to group crash sequences that are etiologically similar in terms of the similarity distance. A hybrid model was constructed to mitigate the potential sample selection bias of FARS data, which is biased toward more severe crashes. The major findings include: (1) in terms of a roadway departure crash, the crash sequences that are most likely to result in high crash severity include a vehicle that first crosses the median or centerline, runs-off-road on the left, and then collides with a roadside fixed-object; (2) seat-belt and airbag usage reduces the probability of dying in a roadway departure crash by 90%; and (3) occupants who are seated on the side of the vehicle that experience a direct impact are 2.6 times more likely to die in a roadway departure crash than those not seated on the same side of the vehicle where the impact occurs. JF - Accident Analysis & Prevention AU - Wu, Kun-Feng AU - Thor, Craig P AU - Ardiansyah, Muhammad Nashir AD - Department of Transportation and Logistics Management, National Chiao Tung University Y1 - 2016/11// PY - 2016 DA - November 2016 SP - 198 EP - 207 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX United Kingdom VL - 96 SN - 0001-4575, 0001-4575 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Crash sequence KW - Crash characterization KW - FARS KW - Crash severity KW - Mortality KW - Prevention KW - Roadsides KW - Highways KW - Air bags KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1827933075?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Accident+Analysis+%26+Prevention&rft.atitle=Identify+sequence+of+events+likely+to+result+in+severe+crash+outcomes&rft.au=Wu%2C+Kun-Feng%3BThor%2C+Craig+P%3BArdiansyah%2C+Muhammad+Nashir&rft.aulast=Wu&rft.aufirst=Kun-Feng&rft.date=2016-11-01&rft.volume=96&rft.issue=&rft.spage=198&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Accident+Analysis+%26+Prevention&rft.issn=00014575&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.aap.2016.08.009 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-10-26 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Mortality; Prevention; Roadsides; Air bags; Highways DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2016.08.009 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Job and residential location changes responding to floods and cyclones: an analysis based on a cross-nested logit model AN - 1827932006; PQ0003690395 AB - With the increasing impacts of climate change, many people in Bangladesh are being forced to move their homes and/or change their jobs. Unfortunately, little is known about how people jointly decide on their jobs and residential location changes in association with the influence of climate change disasters. The main purpose of this paper is to examine how residents in coastal and inland areas may change their jobs and/or residential location under different scenarios of potential impacts of floods and cyclones by comparing socioeconomic and experiential factors. A stated preference survey was conducted in 14 coastal and inland areas of Bangladesh. As a result, 788 respondents provided 3152 valid samples (1948 from coastal areas and 1204 from inland areas). Analysis results based on a cross-nested logit model indicate that flood has no obvious impact on choices of inland people, and flood and cyclone have limited effects on people's choices in coastal areas, except for cyclone intensity. Income is not significant in the decisions of the coastal people, but it does matter to the inland people. The inland people are more likely to depend on government help during disasters. However, the coastal people's decisions are driven by different factors in a complicated way. The inland people prefer changing their jobs to changing their residential locations, but the coastal people are slightly more aggressive in deciding to change their residential location in response to flood. Structural differences of choice behaviors under flood and cyclone are also revealed. Finally, policy implications are discussed. JF - Climatic Change AU - Lu, Qing-Chang AU - Zhang, Junyi AU - Wu, Lingling AU - Rahman, ABMSertajur AD - State Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering, Department of Transportation and Shipping, School of Naval Architecture, Oceanic & Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 800 Dongchuan Rd, Shanghai, 200240, China, qclu@sjtu.edu.cn Y1 - 2016/10// PY - 2016 DA - October 2016 SP - 453 EP - 469 PB - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands VL - 138 IS - 3-4 SN - 0165-0009, 0165-0009 KW - Environment Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; Oceanic Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts KW - Cyclones KW - ISW, Bangladesh KW - Climate change KW - Socioeconomics KW - Income KW - Cyclone intensities KW - Floods KW - Modelling KW - Policies KW - Climate models KW - Climate KW - Disasters KW - Surveys KW - Coastal zone KW - O 5080:Legal/Governmental KW - M2 551.583:Variations (551.583) KW - SW 0810:General KW - Q5 08502:Methods and instruments KW - ENA 12:Oceans & Estuaries UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1827932006?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aasfaaquaticpollution&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Climatic+Change&rft.atitle=Job+and+residential+location+changes+responding+to+floods+and+cyclones%3A+an+analysis+based+on+a+cross-nested+logit+model&rft.au=Lu%2C+Qing-Chang%3BZhang%2C+Junyi%3BWu%2C+Lingling%3BRahman%2C+ABMSertajur&rft.aulast=Lu&rft.aufirst=Qing-Chang&rft.date=2016-10-01&rft.volume=138&rft.issue=3-4&rft.spage=453&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Climatic+Change&rft.issn=01650009&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs10584-016-1740-z LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-10-01 N1 - Number of references - 39 N1 - Last updated - 2016-12-22 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Cyclones; Policies; Floods; Climate; Climate change; Disasters; Modelling; Cyclone intensities; Climate models; Coastal zone; Socioeconomics; Income; Surveys; ISW, Bangladesh DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10584-016-1740-z ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Spatial Harvest Regimes for a Sedentary Fishery AN - 1827913728; PQ0003710398 AB - This paper investigates the role of harvest sanctuaries and reserves in the management of a sedentary fishery. An optimal control bioeconomic model is developed and optimized for native oysters in the Chesapeake Bay, US, that incorporates two positive externalities generated by oyster stocks: nutrient removal and provision of habitat for other benthic species. The model incorporates four management regimes that currently exist in the Bay: public grounds that are continuously harvested, aquaculture on leased grounds, sanctuaries that are never harvested, and reserves that are periodically pulse harvested. We find that if harvest effort in public grounds can be controlled, then that management regime unambiguously provides the highest social welfare. However, if harvest effort in public grounds cannot be controlled, then reserves provide the highest social welfare. Sanctuaries are part of the optimal mix of regimes only when harvest effort on public grounds cannot be controlled and a pulsed harvest is not feasible. JF - Environmental & Resource Economics AU - Mykoniatis, Nikolaos AU - Ready, Richard AD - Department of Maritime Administration, Texas A&M University, Galveston Campus 200 Seawolf Parkway, P.O. Box 1675, Galveston, TX, 77553, USA, mykonian@tamug.edu Y1 - 2016/10// PY - 2016 DA - October 2016 SP - 357 EP - 387 PB - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands VL - 65 IS - 2 SN - 0924-6460, 0924-6460 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - Oysters KW - Fisheries KW - Economics KW - Nutrients KW - ANW, USA, Chesapeake Bay KW - Aquaculture KW - ENA 12:Oceans & Estuaries UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1827913728?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+%26+Resource+Economics&rft.atitle=Spatial+Harvest+Regimes+for+a+Sedentary+Fishery&rft.au=Mykoniatis%2C+Nikolaos%3BReady%2C+Richard&rft.aulast=Mykoniatis&rft.aufirst=Nikolaos&rft.date=2016-10-01&rft.volume=65&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=357&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+%26+Resource+Economics&rft.issn=09246460&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs10640-015-9904-2 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-10-01 N1 - Number of references - 68 N1 - Last updated - 2016-10-26 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Oysters; Economics; Fisheries; Nutrients; Aquaculture; ANW, USA, Chesapeake Bay DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10640-015-9904-2 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Portable Weather Applications for General Aviation Pilots AN - 1827898915; PQ0003686880 AB - Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the potential benefits and impact on pilot behavior from the use of portable weather applications. Method: Seventy general aviation (GA) pilots participated in the study. Each pilot was randomly assigned to an experimental or a control group and flew a simulated single-engine GA aircraft, initially under visual meteorological conditions (VMC). The experimental group was equipped with a portable weather application during flight. We recorded measures for weather situation awareness (WSA), decision making, cognitive engagement, and distance from the aircraft to hazardous weather. Results: We found positive effects from the use of the portable weather application, with an increased WSA for the experimental group, which resulted in credibly larger route deviations and credibly greater distances to hazardous weather ( greater than or equal to 30 dBZ cells) compared with the control group. Nevertheless, both groups flew less than 20 statute miles from hazardous weather cells, thus failing to follow current weather-avoidance guidelines. We also found a credibly higher cognitive engagement (prefrontal oxygenation levels) for the experimental group, possibly reflecting increased flight planning and decision making on the part of the pilots. Conclusion: Overall, the study outcome supports our hypothesis that portable weather displays can be used without degrading pilot performance on safety-related flight tasks, actions, and decisions as measured within the constraints of the present study. However, it also shows that an increased WSA does not automatically translate to enhanced flight behavior. Application: The study outcome contributes to our knowledge of the effect of portable weather applications on pilot behavior and decision making. JF - Human Factors AU - Ahlstrom, Ulf AU - Ohneiser, Oliver AU - Caddigan, Eamon AD - Federal Aviation Administration, Atlantic City International Airport, New Jersey, Ulf.Ahlstrom@FAA.gov Y1 - 2016/09// PY - 2016 DA - September 2016 SP - 864 EP - 885 PB - Sage Publications, Inc., 2455 Teller Road Thousand Oaks CA 91320 USA VL - 58 IS - 6 SN - 0018-7208, 0018-7208 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - decision making KW - flight displays KW - mobile devices KW - navigation KW - situation awareness KW - Weather KW - Aircraft KW - Pilots KW - Guidelines KW - Oxygenation KW - Meteorology KW - Human factors KW - Flight behavior KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1827898915?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Human+Factors&rft.atitle=Portable+Weather+Applications+for+General+Aviation+Pilots&rft.au=Ahlstrom%2C+Ulf%3BOhneiser%2C+Oliver%3BCaddigan%2C+Eamon&rft.aulast=Ahlstrom&rft.aufirst=Ulf&rft.date=2016-09-01&rft.volume=58&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=864&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Human+Factors&rft.issn=00187208&rft_id=info:doi/10.1177%2F0018720816641783 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-10-01 N1 - Number of references - 50 N1 - Last updated - 2016-10-26 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Weather; Aircraft; Guidelines; Pilots; Oxygenation; Meteorology; Human factors; Flight behavior DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0018720816641783 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Human risk factors associated with pilots in runway excursions AN - 1808672416; PQ0003475912 AB - A breakdown analysis of civil aviation accidents worldwide indicates that the occurrence of runway excursions represents the largest portion among all aviation occurrence categories. This study examines the human risk factors associated with pilots in runway excursions, by applying a SHELLO model to categorize the human risk factors and to evaluate the importance based on the opinions of 145 airline pilots. This study integrates aviation management level expert opinions on relative weighting and improvement-achievability in order to develop four kinds of priority risk management strategies for airline pilots to reduce runway excursions. The empirical study based on experts' evaluation suggests that the most important dimension is the liveware/pilot's core ability. From the perspective of front-line pilots, the most important risk factors are the environment, wet/containment runways, and weather issues like rain/thunderstorms. Finally, this study develops practical strategies for helping management authorities to improve major operational and managerial weaknesses so as to reduce the human risks related to runway excursions. JF - Accident Analysis & Prevention AU - Chang, Yu-Hern AU - Yang, Hui-Hua AU - Hsiao, Yu-Jung AD - Department of Transportation and Communication Management Science, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1 University Road, Tainan City 701, Taiwan, ROC Y1 - 2016/09// PY - 2016 DA - September 2016 SP - 227 EP - 237 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX United Kingdom VL - 94 SN - 0001-4575, 0001-4575 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Runway safety KW - Runway excursions KW - Human risk factors KW - SHELLO model KW - Risk management KW - Weather KW - Accidents KW - Prevention KW - Risk factors KW - Pilots KW - Airlines KW - Priorities KW - Thunderstorms KW - Rain KW - Containment KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1808672416?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Accident+Analysis+%26+Prevention&rft.atitle=Human+risk+factors+associated+with+pilots+in+runway+excursions&rft.au=Chang%2C+Yu-Hern%3BYang%2C+Hui-Hua%3BHsiao%2C+Yu-Jung&rft.aulast=Chang&rft.aufirst=Yu-Hern&rft.date=2016-09-01&rft.volume=94&rft.issue=&rft.spage=227&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Accident+Analysis+%26+Prevention&rft.issn=00014575&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.aap.2016.06.007 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-01 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Weather; Risk management; Prevention; Accidents; Risk factors; Pilots; Thunderstorms; Priorities; Airlines; Rain; Containment DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2016.06.007 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The use of state-of-the-art transport models by policymakers - beauty in simplicity? AN - 1804218484 AB - Transport demand models have a long history of being a major tool in transport policy making. However, whether they are truly used in decision-making processes, and if so, whether the knowledge they provide is actually understood, is questionable. The potential contribution they can make and the importance of such models is not disputed; however, evidence shows that many issues arise with their actual use that severely limits their potential contribution. Based on case study methodology and analysis of the use of models in the transport policy processes in two countries, the UK and Israel, this paper aims to provide empirical evidence of the issues contributing to limiting the potential contribution of models and to make recommendations for better utilisation of the knowledge they can produce. The main conclusion reached is that transport models must be made simpler if they are to contribute more than they currently do to decision-making in transport policy and planning. JF - Planning Theory & Practice AU - Givoni, Moshe AU - Beyazit, Eda AU - Shiftan, Yoram AD - Transport Research Unit, Department of Geography and the Human Environment, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel ; Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Architecture, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey ; Department of Transportation and Geo-Information, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel Y1 - 2016/09// PY - 2016 DA - Sep 2016 SP - 385 EP - 404 CY - Oxfordshire PB - Taylor & Francis Ltd. VL - 17 IS - 3 SN - 1464-9357 KW - Housing And Urban Planning KW - Transport planning KW - demand modelling KW - model development KW - knowledge utilisation KW - Roads & highways KW - Decision making KW - Traffic congestion KW - Decision Making KW - Planning KW - Transportation Policy KW - United Kingdom--UK KW - Israel UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1804218484?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Apais&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Planning+Theory+%26+Practice&rft.atitle=The+use+of+state-of-the-art+transport+models+by+policymakers+-+beauty+in+simplicity%3F&rft.au=Givoni%2C+Moshe%3BBeyazit%2C+Eda%3BShiftan%2C+Yoram&rft.aulast=Givoni&rft.aufirst=Moshe&rft.date=2016-09-01&rft.volume=17&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=385&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Planning+Theory+%26+Practice&rft.issn=14649357&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080%2F14649357.2016.1188975 LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Copyright - © 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group N1 - Last updated - 2016-08-17 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - United Kingdom--UK; Israel DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14649357.2016.1188975 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Suggestions for the Needed Standardization of Determining the Local Economic Impact of Professional Sports AN - 1834507804 AB - An effort to secure a local government subsidy for a professional sports venue or event typically cites findings from a private consultant's economic impact analysis on its purported benefits to the jurisdiction(s) offering the subsidy. Scholars have consistently expressed concerns regarding the ability of the public, and the officials that represent them, to detect the deficiencies that often plague such an analysis. The authors review the previous academic research to identify a common set of concerns regarding this form of analysis. These concerns are the basis for a list of 20 evaluative questions to consider in a critical assessment of an economic impact study. To illustrate the practicality of these questions, the authors ask them of previous studies regarding the economic impact of different professional sport venues or events in five different U.S. cities. JF - Economic Development Quarterly AU - Wassmer, Robert W AU - Ong, Ryan S AU - Propheter, Geoffrey AD - California State University-Sacramento, CA, USA ; California Department of Transportation, Sacramento, CA, USA ; New York City Independent Budget Office, New York, NY, USA ; California State University-Sacramento, CA, USA Y1 - 2016/08// PY - 2016 DA - Aug 2016 SP - 252 EP - 266 CY - Thousand Oaks PB - SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC. VL - 30 IS - 3 SN - 0891-2424 KW - Public Administration KW - economic impact KW - professional sports KW - critique KW - Jurisdiction KW - Local Government KW - Standardization KW - Cities KW - Intellectuals KW - Professional Sports UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1834507804?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Apais&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Economic+Development+Quarterly&rft.atitle=Suggestions+for+the+Needed+Standardization+of+Determining+the+Local+Economic+Impact+of+Professional+Sports&rft.au=Wassmer%2C+Robert+W%3BOng%2C+Ryan+S%3BPropheter%2C+Geoffrey&rft.aulast=Wassmer&rft.aufirst=Robert&rft.date=2016-08-01&rft.volume=30&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=252&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Economic+Development+Quarterly&rft.issn=08912424&rft_id=info:doi/10.1177%2F0891242416636685 LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Copyright - © The Author(s) 2016 N1 - Last updated - 2016-11-01 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0891242416636685 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Hydraulic stability of nominal and sacrificial toe berms for mound breakwaters on steep sea bottoms AN - 1832656824; 779374-30 AB - When mound breakwaters are placed on steep sea bottoms in combination with very shallow waters, the design of the toe berm becomes a relevant issue. Toe berms built close to the water surface on a steep sea bottom must withstand such high wave loads that their design may not be feasible with available quarrystones. In this study, a new design method was developed to reduce the rock size by increasing the toe berm width. The analysis involved specific 2D small-scale tests with toe berms of different rock sizes and widths, placed on a m = 1/10 bottom slope with the water surface close to the toe berm crest. Two new concepts were introduced to better characterize damage to wide toe berms: (1) the most shoreward toe berm area which effectively supports the armor layer, in this study referred to as the primary or "nominal" toe berm and (2) the most seaward toe berm area which serves to protect the nominal toe berm, in this study called the secondary or the "sacrificial" toe berm. Damage to the nominal toe berm was used to describe hydraulic stability of wider toe berms. Given a standard toe berm of three rocks wide (nominal toe berm), an equivalent toe berm with damage similar to the nominal toe berm was defined by increasing the berm width and decreasing the rock size. The reduction in rock size showed an inverse 0.4-power relation with the relative berm width. JF - Coastal Engineering AU - Herrera, Maria P AU - Molines, Jorge AU - Medina, Josep R Y1 - 2016/08// PY - 2016 DA - August 2016 SP - 361 EP - 368 PB - Elsevier, Amsterdam VL - 114 SN - 0378-3839, 0378-3839 KW - experimental studies KW - breakwaters KW - berms KW - analog simulation KW - damage KW - stability KW - mathematical models KW - physical models KW - flume studies KW - laboratory studies KW - marine installations KW - ocean waves KW - ocean floors KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1832656824?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefinprocess&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Coastal+Engineering&rft.atitle=Hydraulic+stability+of+nominal+and+sacrificial+toe+berms+for+mound+breakwaters+on+steep+sea+bottoms&rft.au=Herrera%2C+Maria+P%3BMolines%2C+Jorge%3BMedina%2C+Josep+R&rft.aulast=Herrera&rft.aufirst=Maria&rft.date=2016-08-01&rft.volume=114&rft.issue=&rft.spage=361&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Coastal+Engineering&rft.issn=03783839&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.coastaleng.2016.05.006 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03783839 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef in Process, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. After editing and indexing, this record will be added to Georef. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Number of references - 15 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-24 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - analog simulation; berms; breakwaters; damage; experimental studies; flume studies; laboratory studies; marine installations; mathematical models; ocean floors; ocean waves; physical models; stability DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coastaleng.2016.05.006 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Estimating vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in urban areas using regression kriging AN - 1811883955; PQ0003549692 AB - The recent increase in demand for performance-driven and outcome-based transportation planning makes accurate and reliable performance measures essential. Vehicle miles traveled (VMT), the total miles traveled by all vehicles on roadways, has been utilized widely as a proxy for traffic impact assessment, vehicle emissions, gasoline consumption, and crashes. Accordingly, a number of studies estimate VMT using diverse data sources. This study estimates VMT in the urban area of Bucheon, South Korea, by predicting the annual average daily traffic for unmeasured locations using spatial interpolation techniques (i.e., regression kriging and linear regression). The predictive performance of this method is compared with that of the existing Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS) method. The results show that regression kriging could provide more accurate VMT estimates than the HPMS method and linear regression, especially with a small sample size. JF - Journal of Advanced Transportation AU - Kim, Seheon AU - Park, Dongjoo AU - Heo, Tae-Young AU - Kim, Hyunseung AU - Hong, Dahee AD - Department of Transportation Engineering, University of Seoul, 90 Jeonnong-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, South Korea. Y1 - 2016/08// PY - 2016 DA - August 2016 SP - 769 EP - 785 PB - Wiley-Blackwell, Commerce Pl, 350 Main St Maiden MA 02148 United States VL - 50 IS - 5 SN - 0197-6729, 0197-6729 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - Transportation KW - Gasoline KW - Emissions KW - Korea, Rep. KW - Highways KW - Urban areas KW - Traffic KW - ENA 05:Environmental Design & Urban Ecology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1811883955?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Advanced+Transportation&rft.atitle=Estimating+vehicle+miles+traveled+%28VMT%29+in+urban+areas+using+regression+kriging&rft.au=Kim%2C+Seheon%3BPark%2C+Dongjoo%3BHeo%2C+Tae-Young%3BKim%2C+Hyunseung%3BHong%2C+Dahee&rft.aulast=Kim&rft.aufirst=Seheon&rft.date=2016-08-01&rft.volume=50&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=769&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Advanced+Transportation&rft.issn=01976729&rft_id=info:doi/10.1002%2Fatr.1374 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-01 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Transportation; Gasoline; Emissions; Highways; Traffic; Urban areas; Korea, Rep. DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/atr.1374 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A continuous berth template design model with multiple wharfs AN - 1809678587 AB - Berth planning plays an important role in improving the efficiency of a container terminal. This study focuses on the berth template problem (BTP), which determines the berthing windows of the calling ships within a planning horizon (e.g. a week) in a cyclical way. As a mid-term tactical decision problem, BTP provides the decision support for a terminal operator to negotiate the contracts with the shipping lines. This study develops an integer programming (IP) model aiming to minimize the total deviation, given the ship-dependent target times preferred by the shipping lines. To validate the model and illustrate the benefits of its use, we perform a numerical experiment based on operational data of a specific container terminal in Southeast Asia. Two IP-based heuristic methods are developed to take into account the decision framework of terminal operators in reaction to demand increases. The experiment results indicate that the model and the solution approaches can enhance the resource utilization and operational efficiency of container terminals. JF - Maritime Policy and Management AU - Huang, Kuancheng AD - Department of Transportation and Logistics Management, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan ; Department of Transportation and Logistics Management, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan Y1 - 2016///Aug/Sep PY - 2016 DA - Aug/Sep 2016 SP - 763 EP - 775 CY - London PB - Taylor & Francis Ltd. VL - 43 IS - 6 SN - 0308-8839 KW - Transportation--Ships And Shipping KW - Berth template problem KW - container terminal KW - integer programming KW - heuristic method KW - Ports KW - Integer programming KW - Negotiation KW - Efficiency KW - Ships KW - Heuristics KW - Planning KW - Shipping KW - Southeast Asia UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1809678587?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Apais&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Maritime+Policy+and+Management&rft.atitle=A+continuous+berth+template+design+model+with+multiple+wharfs&rft.au=Huang%2C+Kuancheng&rft.aulast=Huang&rft.aufirst=Kuancheng&rft.date=2016-08-01&rft.volume=43&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=763&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Maritime+Policy+and+Management&rft.issn=03088839&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080%2F03088839.2016.1169449 LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Copyright - © 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group N1 - Last updated - 2016-08-17 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Southeast Asia DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03088839.2016.1169449 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - An examination of the impact of five grade-crossing safety factors on driver decision making AN - 1808636375; PQ0003207575 AB - The authors applied signal detection theory to model the impact of five grade-crossing safety factors to understand their impact on driver decision making. The safety factors were improving commercial motor vehicle (CMV) driver safety through federal regulations, increasing locomotive conspicuity with alerting lights, increasing locomotive conspicuity with reflectors, increasing sight lines, and improving warning device reliability. The authors estimated sensitivity and bias for eight warning devices associated with each safety factor. The authors also calculated the proportion of variance accounted for by each safety factor and device type to examine the reliability of each on grade-crossing safety. Driver decision making improved due to the warning device type and the introduction of the safety factor. Of the two, warning devices exerted the most impact because they encouraged drivers to stop at grade crossings. Regulations to improve CMV driver safety, alerting lights, sight lines, and reflectors were generally equally effective in improving grade-crossing safety. A comparison of the results from the descriptive model to that produced by a more traditional accident analysis suggest that examination of accident frequency alone may minimize the impact of important safety factors and emphasizes the need to consider accident frequency with respect to human behavioral metrics. JF - Journal of Transportation Safety and Security AU - Yeh, Michelle AU - Multer, Jordan AU - Raslear, Thomas AD - U.S. Department of Transportation, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA Y1 - 2016/06/30/ PY - 2016 DA - 2016 Jun 30 SP - 19 EP - 36 PB - Taylor & Francis Group Ltd., 2 Park Square Oxford OX14 4RN United Kingdom VL - 8 IS - sup1 SN - 1943-9962, 1943-9962 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Decision making KW - Security KW - Sensitivity KW - Accidents KW - Federal regulations KW - Transportation KW - Motor vehicles KW - Safety KW - Locomotives KW - Cytomegalovirus KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1808636375?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Transportation+Safety+and+Security&rft.atitle=An+examination+of+the+impact+of+five+grade-crossing+safety+factors+on+driver+decision+making&rft.au=Yeh%2C+Michelle%3BMulter%2C+Jordan%3BRaslear%2C+Thomas&rft.aulast=Yeh&rft.aufirst=Michelle&rft.date=2016-06-30&rft.volume=8&rft.issue=sup1&rft.spage=19&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Transportation+Safety+and+Security&rft.issn=19439962&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080%2F19439962.2014.959584 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-08-04 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Sensitivity; Security; Decision making; Federal regulations; Accidents; Transportation; Motor vehicles; Safety; Locomotives; Cytomegalovirus DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19439962.2014.959584 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Chemical Munitions Search & Assessment-An evaluation of the dumped munitions problem in the Baltic Sea AN - 1832621578; 780257-4 AB - Chemical Munitions Search & Assessment (CHEMSEA) project has performed studies on chemical weapon (CW) detection, sediment pollution and spreading as well as biological effects of chemical warfare agents (CWAs) dumped in the Baltic Sea. Results suggest that munitions containing CWAs are more scattered on the seafloor than suspected, and previously undocumented dumpsite was discovered in Gdansk Deep. Pollution of sediments with CWA degradation products was local and close to the detected objects; however the pollution range was larger than predicted with theoretical models. Bottom currents observed in the dumpsites were strong enough for sediment re-suspension, and contributed to the transport of polluted sediments. Diversity and density of the faunal communities were poor at the dumping sites in comparison to the reference area, although the direct effects of CWA on benthos organisms were difficult to determine due to hypoxic or even anoxic conditions near the bottom. Equally, the low oxygen might have affected the biological effects assessed in cod and caged blue mussels. Nonetheless, both species showed significantly elevated molecular and cellular level responses at contaminated sites compared to reference sites. JF - Deep-Sea Research. Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography AU - Beldowski, Jacek AU - Klusek, Zygmunt AU - Szubska, Marta AU - Turja, Raisa AU - Bulczak, Anna I AU - Rak, Daniel AU - Brenner, Matthias AU - Lang, Thomas AU - Kotwicki, Lech AU - Grzelak, Katarzyna AU - Jakacki, Jaromir AU - Fricke, Nicolai AU - Oestin, Anders AU - Olsson, Ulf AU - Fabisiak, Jacek AU - Garnaga, Galina AU - Nyholm, Jenny Rattfelt AU - Majewski, Piotr AU - Broeg, Katja AU - Soederstroem, Martin AU - Vanninen, Paula AU - Popiel, Stanislaw AU - Nawala, Jakub AU - Lehtonen, Kari AU - Berglind, Rune AU - Schmidt, Beata Y1 - 2016/06// PY - 2016 DA - June 2016 SP - 85 EP - 95 PB - Elsevier, Oxford VL - 128 SN - 0967-0645, 0967-0645 UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1832621578?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefinprocess&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Deep-Sea+Research.+Part+II%3A+Topical+Studies+in+Oceanography&rft.atitle=Chemical+Munitions+Search+%26amp%3B+Assessment-An+evaluation+of+the+dumped+munitions+problem+in+the+Baltic+Sea&rft.au=Beldowski%2C+Jacek%3BKlusek%2C+Zygmunt%3BSzubska%2C+Marta%3BTurja%2C+Raisa%3BBulczak%2C+Anna+I%3BRak%2C+Daniel%3BBrenner%2C+Matthias%3BLang%2C+Thomas%3BKotwicki%2C+Lech%3BGrzelak%2C+Katarzyna%3BJakacki%2C+Jaromir%3BFricke%2C+Nicolai%3BOestin%2C+Anders%3BOlsson%2C+Ulf%3BFabisiak%2C+Jacek%3BGarnaga%2C+Galina%3BNyholm%2C+Jenny+Rattfelt%3BMajewski%2C+Piotr%3BBroeg%2C+Katja%3BSoederstroem%2C+Martin%3BVanninen%2C+Paula%3BPopiel%2C+Stanislaw%3BNawala%2C+Jakub%3BLehtonen%2C+Kari%3BBerglind%2C+Rune%3BSchmidt%2C+Beata&rft.aulast=Beldowski&rft.aufirst=Jacek&rft.date=2016-06-01&rft.volume=128&rft.issue=&rft.spage=85&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Deep-Sea+Research.+Part+II%3A+Topical+Studies+in+Oceanography&rft.issn=09670645&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.dsr2.2015.01.017 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09670645 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef in Process, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. After editing and indexing, this record will be added to Georef. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-24 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2015.01.017 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Exploring the association between working memory and driving performance in Parkinson's disease AN - 1790937622; PQ0003048597 AB - Objective: The aim of this study was to explore whether varying levels of operational and tactical driving task demand differentially affect drivers with Parkinson's disease (PD) and control drivers in their sign recall. Methods: Study participants aged between 50 and 70 years included a group of drivers with PD (n = 10) and a group of age- and sex-matched control drivers (n = 10). Their performance in a sign recall task was measured using a driving simulator. Results: Drivers in the control group performed better than drivers with PD in a sign recall task, but this trend was not statistically significant (P =.43). In addition, regardless of group membership, subjects' performance differed according to varying levels of task demand. Performance in the sign recall task was more likely to drop with increasing task demand (P =.03). This difference was significant when the variation in task demand was associated with a cognitive task; that is, when drivers were required to apply the instructions from working memory. Conclusions: Although the conclusions drawn from this study are tentative, the evidence presented here is encouraging with regard to the use of a driving simulator to examine isolated cognitive functions underlying driving performance in PD. With an understanding of its limitations, such driving simulation in combination with functional assessment batteries measuring physical, visual, and cognitive abilities could comprise one component of a multitiered system to evaluate medical fitness to drive. JF - Traffic Injury Prevention AU - Vardaki, Sophia AU - Devos, Hannes AU - Beratis, Ion AU - Yannis, George AU - Papageorgiou, Sokratis G AD - Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece Y1 - 2016/05/18/ PY - 2016 DA - 2016 May 18 SP - 359 EP - 366 PB - Taylor & Francis Group Ltd., 2 Park Square Oxford OX14 4RN United Kingdom VL - 17 IS - 4 SN - 1538-9588, 1538-9588 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Prevention KW - Driving ability KW - Injuries KW - Cognitive ability KW - Parkinson's disease KW - Simulation KW - Traffic KW - H 11000:Diseases/Injuries/Trauma UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1790937622?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Traffic+Injury+Prevention&rft.atitle=Exploring+the+association+between+working+memory+and+driving+performance+in+Parkinson%27s+disease&rft.au=Vardaki%2C+Sophia%3BDevos%2C+Hannes%3BBeratis%2C+Ion%3BYannis%2C+George%3BPapageorgiou%2C+Sokratis+G&rft.aulast=Vardaki&rft.aufirst=Sophia&rft.date=2016-05-18&rft.volume=17&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=359&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Traffic+Injury+Prevention&rft.issn=15389588&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080%2F15389588.2015.1091926 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-05-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-07-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Prevention; Driving ability; Injuries; Cognitive ability; Parkinson's disease; Simulation; Traffic DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2015.1091926 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Dynamic performance of high-speed railway formation with the rise of water table AN - 1807506985; 2016-067248 AB - This paper presents an experimental study on the influences of water table and train speeds on the dynamic performance of high-speed railway formation using a full-scale physical model testing apparatus. Stationary cyclic loading tests were first conducted to assess the fundamental dynamic performance of railway formation caused by increasing groundwater table. Resilient deformation increased significantly when water table rose from the subsoil bottom to the subgrade surface, and the resonant frequency of the track-formation system decreased from 16 Hz to 12 Hz. Then moving loading tests simulating train's passages were performed to reveal the dynamic responses of railway formation at train speeds of 5-360 km/h, such as the resilient deformation, dynamic soil stress and dynamic pore water pressure. Test results of two kinds of subgrade conditions were presented and compared, i.e., the design condition with the optimum subgrade moisture content and the extreme condition of the submerged subgrade. Combined with the amplification effect of increasing train speeds, the dynamic responses developed faster and larger due to water table rising. The contact pressure distribution under the track structure exhibited the shape of concave parabola for the optimum subgrade, while the distribution pattern presented the shape of letter "W" for the submerged subgrade as the soils around the edges entered into the plastic state. Finally, determination of the subgrade thickness for the design and extreme conditions was discussed, and the design code underestimated the subgrade thickness for the extreme situation in high-speed railways. Abstract Copyright (2016) Elsevier, B.V. JF - Engineering Geology AU - Jiang, Hongguang AU - Bian, Xuecheng AU - Jiang, Jianqun AU - Chen, Yunmin Y1 - 2016/05/17/ PY - 2016 DA - 2016 May 17 SP - 18 EP - 32 PB - Elsevier, Amsterdam VL - 206 SN - 0013-7952, 0013-7952 KW - soil mechanics KW - experimental studies KW - engineering properties KW - loading KW - stress KW - deformation KW - physical models KW - water table KW - cyclic loading KW - railroads KW - load tests KW - water content KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1807506985?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Engineering+Geology&rft.atitle=Dynamic+performance+of+high-speed+railway+formation+with+the+rise+of+water+table&rft.au=Jiang%2C+Hongguang%3BBian%2C+Xuecheng%3BJiang%2C+Jianqun%3BChen%2C+Yunmin&rft.aulast=Jiang&rft.aufirst=Hongguang&rft.date=2016-05-17&rft.volume=206&rft.issue=&rft.spage=18&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Engineering+Geology&rft.issn=00137952&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.enggeo.2016.03.002 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00137952 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 41 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 2 tables N1 - Last updated - 2016-07-29 N1 - CODEN - EGGOAO N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - cyclic loading; deformation; engineering properties; experimental studies; load tests; loading; physical models; railroads; soil mechanics; stress; water content; water table DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2016.03.002 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Fuzzy logic inference-based Pavement Friction Management and real-time slippery warning systems: A proof of concept study AN - 1785241508; PQ0002920721 AB - Minimizing roadway crashes and fatalities is one of the primary objectives of highway engineers, and can be achieved in part through appropriate maintenance practices. Maintaining an appropriate level of friction is a crucial maintenance practice, due to the effect it has on roadway safety. This paper presents a fuzzy logic inference system that predicts the rate of vehicle crashes based on traffic level, speed limit, and surface friction. Mamdani and Sugeno fuzzy controllers were used to develop the model. The application of the proposed fuzzy control system in a real-time slippery road warning system is demonstrated as a proof of concept. The results of this study provide a decision support model for highway agencies to monitor their network's friction and make appropriate judgments to correct deficiencies based on crash risk. Furthermore, this model can be implemented in the connected vehicle environment to warn drivers of potentially slippery locations. JF - Accident Analysis & Prevention AU - Najafi, Shahriar AU - Flintsch, Gerardo W AU - Khaleghian, Seyedmeysam AD - Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), Salem, USA Y1 - 2016/05// PY - 2016 DA - May 2016 SP - 41 EP - 49 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX United Kingdom VL - 90 SN - 0001-4575, 0001-4575 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Friction KW - Pavement Friction Management (PFM) KW - Locked-wheel KW - Fuzzy logic KW - Connected vehicles KW - HSIP KW - Mortality KW - Accidents KW - Prevention KW - Control systems KW - Decision support systems KW - Safety KW - Traffic safety KW - Highways KW - Warning systems KW - Maintenance KW - Traffic KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1785241508?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Accident+Analysis+%26+Prevention&rft.atitle=Fuzzy+logic+inference-based+Pavement+Friction+Management+and+real-time+slippery+warning+systems%3A+A+proof+of+concept+study&rft.au=Najafi%2C+Shahriar%3BFlintsch%2C+Gerardo+W%3BKhaleghian%2C+Seyedmeysam&rft.aulast=Najafi&rft.aufirst=Shahriar&rft.date=2016-05-01&rft.volume=90&rft.issue=&rft.spage=41&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Accident+Analysis+%26+Prevention&rft.issn=00014575&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.aap.2016.02.007 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-04-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-08-17 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Mortality; Prevention; Accidents; Control systems; Decision support systems; Safety; Traffic safety; Warning systems; Highways; Maintenance; Traffic DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2016.02.007 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Sustainability SI: Exploring Heterogeneity in Cycle Tourists' Preferences for an Integrated Bike-Rail Transport Service AN - 1798735284; PQ0002866821 AB - Bicycle tourism has recently become an important niche tourism market, and one that is growing along with rising awareness of the need for sustainable development. However, one major concern is that such tourism might generate additional car journeys, as cycle tourists often put their bikes in cars and drive to the location where their cycling will take place. This paper focuses on an integrated bike-rail transport service, and examines cyclists' preferences with regard to this service by using a discrete choice experiment in Taiwan. The preferences of different groups segmented by cycle tourists' recreation specialization level and willingness-to-pay (WTP) for service attributes were examined. Data were collected using an on-site choice experiment survey, with choice sets designed based on service attributes in the integrated bike-rail transport service context. Mixed logit models were analyzed to explore the varied preferences of the respondents. The results revealed that cycle tourists in general are concerned about the service attributes of the integrated bike-rail transport service, such as price, type of bike storage, bike storage location and service frequency. In addition, varied preferences and differences in the WTP for the attributes were found among the different groups. JF - Networks and Spatial Economics AU - Chen, Ching-Fu AU - Cheng, Wen-Chieh AD - Department of Transportation & Communication Management Science, National Cheng Kung University, 1, University Road, Tainan, 701, Taiwan, cfchen99@mail.ncku.edu.tw Y1 - 2016/03// PY - 2016 DA - March 2016 SP - 83 EP - 97 PB - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands VL - 16 IS - 1 SN - 1566-113X, 1566-113X KW - Sustainability Science Abstracts KW - Tourism KW - Storage KW - Willingness to pay KW - Tourists KW - ISEW, Taiwan KW - Bicycles KW - Niches KW - Economics KW - Sustainable development KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1798735284?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Assamodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Networks+and+Spatial+Economics&rft.atitle=Sustainability+SI%3A+Exploring+Heterogeneity+in+Cycle+Tourists%27+Preferences+for+an+Integrated+Bike-Rail+Transport+Service&rft.au=Chen%2C+Ching-Fu%3BCheng%2C+Wen-Chieh&rft.aulast=Chen&rft.aufirst=Ching-Fu&rft.date=2016-03-01&rft.volume=16&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=83&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Networks+and+Spatial+Economics&rft.issn=1566113X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs11067-014-9224-z LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-06-01 N1 - Number of references - 34 N1 - Last updated - 2016-07-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Willingness to pay; Storage; Tourism; Tourists; Bicycles; Niches; Economics; Sustainable development; ISEW, Taiwan DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11067-014-9224-z ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Application of locally weighted regression-based approach in correcting erroneous individual vehicle speed data AN - 1776656532; PQ0002767514 AB - Because of the quality of raw data being an essential feature in determining the reliability of traffic information, an effective detection and correction of outliers in raw field-collected traffic data has been an interest for many researchers. Global positioning systems (GPS)-based traffic surveillance systems are capable of producing individual vehicle speeds that are vital for transportation researchers and practitioners in traffic management and information strategies. This study proposes a locally weighted regression (LWR)-based filtering method for individual vehicle speed data. To fully and systematically evaluate this proposed method, a technique to generate synthetic outliers and two approaches to inject synthetic outliers are presented. Parameters that affect the smoothing performance associated with LWR are devised and applied to obtain a more robust and reliable data correction method. For a comprehensive performance evaluation of the developed LWR method, comparisons to exponential smoothing (ES) and autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) methods were conducted. Because the LWR-based filtering method outperformed both the ES and ARIMA methods, this study showed its useful benefits in filtering individual vehicle speed data. JF - Journal of Advanced Transportation AU - Rim, Heesub AU - Park, Seri AU - Oh, Cheol AU - Park, Junhyung AU - Lee, Gunwoo AD - Department of Transportation and Logistics Engineering, Hanyang University at Ansan, 55 Hanyangdaehak-ro, Sangnok-gu, Ansan-si, Kyunggi-do, 426-791, Republic of Korea. Y1 - 2016/03// PY - 2016 DA - March 2016 SP - 180 EP - 196 PB - Wiley-Blackwell, Commerce Pl, 350 Main St Maiden MA 02148 United States VL - 50 IS - 2 SN - 0197-6729, 0197-6729 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - Traffic management KW - Transportation KW - Velocity KW - Traffic KW - ENA 18:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1776656532?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Advanced+Transportation&rft.atitle=Application+of+locally+weighted+regression-based+approach+in+correcting+erroneous+individual+vehicle+speed+data&rft.au=Rim%2C+Heesub%3BPark%2C+Seri%3BOh%2C+Cheol%3BPark%2C+Junhyung%3BLee%2C+Gunwoo&rft.aulast=Rim&rft.aufirst=Heesub&rft.date=2016-03-01&rft.volume=50&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=180&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Advanced+Transportation&rft.issn=01976729&rft_id=info:doi/10.1002%2Fatr.1325 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-03-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-04-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Transportation; Traffic management; Velocity; Traffic DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/atr.1325 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Quantifying relationships between abundances of cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa and terrain features: A case study on the Norwegian margin AN - 1773916681; PQ0002723958 AB - An understanding of how terrain features influence abundance of a particular species greatly aids in the development of accurate predictive habitat suitability models. In this study, we investigated the observed seafloor coverage of cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa in relation to seabed topography at the Sotbakken and Roest Reefs on the Norwegian margin. The primary terrain features at the study sites are a SW-NE stretching mound at Sotbakken Reef and SW-NE running ridges at Roest Reef, located at depths of ~300-400m and ~250-320m respectively. Ship-borne multibeam bathymetry data, JAGO dive video data and JAGO positioning data were used in this study. Terrain variables were calculated at scales of 30m, 90m and 170m based on the bathymetry data. Additionally, we investigated the relationships between the terrain variables at multiple scales using the Unweighted Pair Group Method. The observed L. pertusa coverage at both reefs was found to be significantly correlated with most investigated terrain variables, with correlations increasing in strength with increase in analysis scale, suggesting that large scale terrain features likely play an important role in influencing L. pertusa distribution. Small scale terrain variations appear less important in determining the suitability of a region of seafloor for L. pertusa colonization. We conclude that bathymetric position index and curvature, as well as seabed aspect, most strongly correlate with coral coverage, indicating that local topographic highs, with an orientation into inflowing bottom currents, are most suitable for L. pertusa habitation. These results indicate that developing habitat suitability models for L. pertusa will benefit from inclusion of particular key terrain variables (e.g. aspect, plan curvature, mean curvature and slope) and that these should ideally be computed at multiple spatial scales with a greater gap in scales than we used in this study, to maximize the inclusion of the key variables in the model whilst minimizing redundancy. JF - Continental Shelf Research AU - Tong, Ruiju AU - Purser, Autun AU - Guinan, Janine AU - Unnithan, Vikram AU - Yu, Jinsongdi AU - Zhang, Chengcheng AD - Department of Transportation, Fujian University of Technology, 350108 Fuzhou, China Y1 - 2016/03// PY - 2016 DA - March 2016 SP - 13 EP - 26 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX United Kingdom VL - 116 SN - 0278-4343, 0278-4343 KW - Sustainability Science Abstracts; ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources; Oceanic Abstracts KW - Cold-water coral KW - Lophelia pertusa KW - Terrain features KW - Linear regression KW - Prediction KW - Marine KW - Bottom currents KW - Spatial distribution KW - Abundance KW - Topographic effects KW - Habitat KW - Bathymetry KW - Orientation behaviour KW - Ridges KW - Colonization KW - Case studies KW - ANE, Norway KW - Coral reefs KW - Continental shelves KW - Mounds KW - Ocean floor KW - Topography KW - O 1070:Ecology/Community Studies KW - Q2 09262:Methods and instruments KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1773916681?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Assamodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Continental+Shelf+Research&rft.atitle=Quantifying+relationships+between+abundances+of+cold-water+coral+Lophelia+pertusa+and+terrain+features%3A+A+case+study+on+the+Norwegian+margin&rft.au=Tong%2C+Ruiju%3BPurser%2C+Autun%3BGuinan%2C+Janine%3BUnnithan%2C+Vikram%3BYu%2C+Jinsongdi%3BZhang%2C+Chengcheng&rft.aulast=Tong&rft.aufirst=Ruiju&rft.date=2016-03-01&rft.volume=116&rft.issue=&rft.spage=13&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Continental+Shelf+Research&rft.issn=02784343&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.csr.2016.01.012 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-03-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-12-22 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Prediction; Colonization; Bottom currents; Continental shelves; Coral reefs; Topographic effects; Ocean floor; Bathymetry; Orientation behaviour; Case studies; Spatial distribution; Abundance; Mounds; Habitat; Ridges; Topography; Lophelia pertusa; ANE, Norway; Marine DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2016.01.012 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Design methodology using topology optimization for anti-vibration reinforcement of generators in a ship's engine room AN - 1786184411; PQ0002524847 AB - Structural optimization for reinforcing the anti-vibration characteristics of the generators in the engine room of a ship is presented. To improve the vibration characteristics of the structures, topology optimization methods can be effective because they can optimize the fundamental characteristics of the structure with their ability to change the topology of the target structure. Topology optimization is used to improve the characteristics of the anti-vibration reinforcement of the generators in the engine room. First, an experimentally observed vibration phenomenon is simulated using the finite element method for frequency response problems. Next, the objective function used in topology optimization is set as the dynamic work done by the load based on the energy equilibrium of the structural vibration. The optimization problem is then constructed by adding the volume constraint. Finally, based on finite element analysis and the optimization problem, topology optimization is performed on several vibration cases to improve their performance and reduce weight. JF - Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment AU - Daifuku, Masafumi AU - Nishizu, Takafumi AU - Takezawa, Akihiro AU - Kitamura, Mitsuru AU - Terashita, Haruki AU - Ohtsuki, Yasuaki AD - 1 .Department of Transportation and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan Y1 - 2016/02// PY - 2016 DA - February 2016 SP - 216 EP - 226 PB - Sage Publications, Inc., 2455 Teller Road Thousand Oaks CA 91320 United States VL - 230 IS - 1 SN - 1475-0902, 1475-0902 KW - Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE); ANTE: Abstracts in New Technologies and Engineering (AN) KW - Dynamics KW - maritime systems KW - numerical modeling KW - ship production modeling KW - structural response KW - maritime artifacts KW - design KW - Generators KW - Finite element method KW - Topology optimization KW - Vibration KW - Reinforcement KW - Engine rooms KW - Optimization KW - Mathematical analysis KW - Yes:(AN) UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1786184411?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Institution+of+Mechanical+Engineers%2C+Part+M%3A+Journal+of+Engineering+for+the+Maritime+Environment&rft.atitle=Design+methodology+using+topology+optimization+for+anti-vibration+reinforcement+of+generators+in+a+ship%27s+engine+room&rft.au=Daifuku%2C+Masafumi%3BNishizu%2C+Takafumi%3BTakezawa%2C+Akihiro%3BKitamura%2C+Mitsuru%3BTerashita%2C+Haruki%3BOhtsuki%2C+Yasuaki&rft.aulast=Daifuku&rft.aufirst=Masafumi&rft.date=2016-02-01&rft.volume=230&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=216&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Institution+of+Mechanical+Engineers%2C+Part+M%3A+Journal+of+Engineering+for+the+Maritime+Environment&rft.issn=14750902&rft_id=info:doi/10.1177%2F1475090214543081 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-05-01 N1 - Number of references - 27 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-05 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1475090214543081 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Site specific seismic analysis at the vicinity of a bridge located within the Mississippi Embayment AN - 1784735880; 2016-038135 JF - Seismological Research Letters AU - Pezeshk, S AU - Elsayed, A AU - Huff, T AU - Pezeshk, S M AU - Cramer, Chris Y1 - 2016/02// PY - 2016 DA - February 2016 SP - 251 PB - Seismological Society of America, El Cerrito, CA VL - 87 IS - 1 SN - 0895-0695, 0895-0695 KW - United States KW - technology KW - geologic hazards KW - Mississippi Embayment KW - acceleration KW - downhole methods KW - seismic response KW - seismicity KW - seismic risk KW - natural hazards KW - ground motion KW - risk assessment KW - bridges KW - earthquakes KW - 19:Seismology KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1784735880?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Seismological+Research+Letters&rft.atitle=Site+specific+seismic+analysis+at+the+vicinity+of+a+bridge+located+within+the+Mississippi+Embayment&rft.au=Pezeshk%2C+S%3BElsayed%2C+A%3BHuff%2C+T%3BPezeshk%2C+S+M%3BCramer%2C+Chris&rft.aulast=Pezeshk&rft.aufirst=S&rft.date=2016-02-01&rft.volume=87&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=251&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Seismological+Research+Letters&rft.issn=08950695&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://srl.geoscienceworld.org/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - The 87th annual meeting of the Eastern Section of the Seismological Society of America N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CA N1 - Last updated - 2016-10-25 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - acceleration; bridges; downhole methods; earthquakes; geologic hazards; ground motion; Mississippi Embayment; natural hazards; risk assessment; seismic response; seismic risk; seismicity; technology; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The 22 March 2014 Oso Landslide, Washington, USA AN - 1840616415; 2016-093565 AB - The Oso, Washington, USA, landslide occurred on the morning of Saturday, 22 March 2014 and claimed the lives of 43 people. The landslide began within an approximately 200-m-high hillslope comprised of unconsolidated glacial and previous landslide/colluvial deposits; it continued as a debris avalanche/debris flow that rapidly inundated a neighborhood of 35 single-family residences. An intense three-week rainfall that immediately preceded the event most likely played a role in triggering the landslide; and other factors that likely contributed to destabilization of the landslide mass include alteration of the local groundwater recharge and hydrogeological regime from previous landsliding, weakening and alteration of the landslide mass caused by previous landsliding, and changes in stress distribution resulting from removal and deposition of material from earlier landsliding. Field reconnaissance following the event revealed six distinctive zones and several subzones that are characterized on the basis of geomorphic expression, styles of deformation, geologic materials, and the types, size, and orientation of vegetation. Seismic recording of the landslide indicate that the event was marked by several vibration-generating episodes of mass movement. We hypothesize that the landslide occurred in two stages, with the first being a sequential remobilization of existing slide masses from the most recent (2006) landslide and from an ancient slide that triggered a devastating debris avalanche/debris flow. The second stage involved headward extension into previously unfailed material that occurred in response to unloading and redirection of stresses. Abstract Copyright (2016) Elsevier, B.V. JF - Geomorphology AU - Wartman, Joseph AU - Montgomery, David R AU - Anderson, Scott A AU - Keaton, Jeffrey R AU - Benoit, Jean AU - dela Chapelle, John AU - Gilbert, Robert Y1 - 2016/01/15/ PY - 2016 DA - 2016 Jan 15 SP - 275 EP - 288 PB - Elsevier, Amsterdam VL - 253 SN - 0169-555X, 0169-555X KW - United States KW - laser methods KW - geologic hazards KW - Snohomish County Washington KW - erosion features KW - vegetation KW - debris flows KW - relief KW - debris avalanches KW - mass movements KW - sediments KW - Oso Washington KW - active faults KW - faults KW - failures KW - Washington KW - Oso landslide 2014 KW - Stillaguamish River valley KW - seismology KW - colluvium KW - clastic sediments KW - rainfall KW - stress KW - statistical analysis KW - sedimentation KW - Darrington-Devils Mountain Fault KW - landslides KW - lidar methods KW - natural hazards KW - glacial sedimentation KW - unconsolidated materials KW - remote sensing KW - 23:Geomorphology KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1840616415?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Geomorphology&rft.atitle=The+22+March+2014+Oso+Landslide%2C+Washington%2C+USA&rft.au=Wartman%2C+Joseph%3BMontgomery%2C+David+R%3BAnderson%2C+Scott+A%3BKeaton%2C+Jeffrey+R%3BBenoit%2C+Jean%3Bdela+Chapelle%2C+John%3BGilbert%2C+Robert&rft.aulast=Wartman&rft.aufirst=Joseph&rft.date=2016-01-15&rft.volume=253&rft.issue=&rft.spage=275&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Geomorphology&rft.issn=0169555X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.geomorph.2015.10.022 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/0169555X LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 21 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table, sketch maps N1 - Last updated - 2016-11-17 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - active faults; clastic sediments; colluvium; Darrington-Devils Mountain Fault; debris avalanches; debris flows; erosion features; failures; faults; geologic hazards; glacial sedimentation; landslides; laser methods; lidar methods; mass movements; natural hazards; Oso landslide 2014; Oso Washington; rainfall; relief; remote sensing; sedimentation; sediments; seismology; Snohomish County Washington; statistical analysis; Stillaguamish River valley; stress; unconsolidated materials; United States; vegetation; Washington DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2015.10.022 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Paleoflood investigations to improve peak-streamflow regional-regression equations for natural streamflow in eastern Colorado, 2015 AN - 1861095543; 786725-1 AB - The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Colorado Department of Transportation, developed regional-regression equations for estimating the 50-, 20-, 10-, 4-, 2-, 1-, 0.5-, 0.2-percent annual exceedance-probability discharge (AEPD) for natural streamflow in eastern Colorado. A total of 188 streamgages, consisting of 6,536 years of record and a mean of approximately 35 years of record per streamgage, were used to develop the peak-streamflow regional-regression equations. The estimated AEPDs for each streamgage were computed using the USGS software program PeakFQ. The AEPDs were determined using systematic data through water year 2013. Based on previous studies conducted in Colorado and neighboring States and on the availability of data, 72 characteristics (57 basin and 15 climatic characteristics) were evaluated as candidate explanatory variables in the regression analysis. Paleoflood and non-exceedance bound ages were established based on reconnaissance-level methods. Multiple lines of evidence were used at each streamgage to arrive at a conclusion (age estimate) to add a higher degree of certainty to reconnaissance-level estimates. Paleoflood or nonexceedance bound evidence was documented at 41 streamgages, and 3 streamgages had previously collected paleoflood data. To determine the peak discharge of a paleoflood or non-exceedance bound, two different hydraulic models were used. The mean standard error of prediction (SEP) for all 8 AEPDs was reduced approximately 25 percent compared to the previous flood-frequency study. For paleoflood data to be effective in reducing the SEP in eastern Colorado, a larger ratio than 44 of 188 (23 percent) streamgages would need paleoflood data and that paleoflood data would need to increase the record length by more than 25 years for the 1-percent AEPD. The greatest reduction in SEP for the peak-streamflow regional-regression equations was observed when additional new basin characteristics were included in the peak-streamflow regional-regression equations and when eastern Colorado was divided into two separate hydrologic regions. To make further reductions in the uncertainties of the peak-streamflow regional-regression equations in the Foothills and Plains hydrologic regions, additional streamgages or crest-stage gages are needed to collect peak-streamflow data on natural streams in eastern Colorado. Generalized-Least Squares regression was used to compute the final peak-streamflow regional-regression equations for peak-streamflow. Dividing eastern Colorado into two new individual regions at -104 degrees longitude resulted in peak-streamflow regional-regression equations with the smallest SEP. The new hydrologic region located between -104 degrees longitude and the Kansas-Nebraska State line will be designated the Plains hydrologic region and the hydrologic region comprising the rest of eastern Colorado located west of the -104 degrees longitude and east of the Rocky Mountains and below 7,500 feet in the South Platte River Basin and below 9,000 feet in the Arkansas River Basin will be designated the Foothills hydrologic region. JF - Scientific Investigations Report AU - Kohn, Michael S AU - Stevens, Michael R AU - Harden, Tessa M AU - Godaire, Jeanne E AU - Klinger, Ralph E AU - Mommandi, Amanullah Y1 - 2016 PY - 2016 DA - 2016 SP - 57 PB - U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA SN - 2328-031X, 2328-031X KW - United States KW - hydrology KW - gauging KW - StreamStats KW - statistical analysis KW - rivers and streams KW - eastern Colorado KW - mathematical models KW - least-squares analysis KW - models KW - streamflow KW - mathematical methods KW - probability KW - paleofloods KW - discharge KW - Colorado KW - USGS KW - regression analysis KW - 21:Hydrogeology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1861095543?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefinprocess&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Scientific+Investigations+Report&rft.atitle=Paleoflood+investigations+to+improve+peak-streamflow+regional-regression+equations+for+natural+streamflow+in+eastern+Colorado%2C+2015&rft.au=Kohn%2C+Michael+S%3BStevens%2C+Michael+R%3BHarden%2C+Tessa+M%3BGodaire%2C+Jeanne+E%3BKlinger%2C+Ralph+E%3BMommandi%2C+Amanullah&rft.aulast=Kohn&rft.aufirst=Michael&rft.date=2016-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Scientific+Investigations+Report&rft.issn=2328031X&rft_id=info:doi/10.3133%2Fsir20165099 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef in Process, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. After editing and indexing, this record will be added to Georef. N1 - Number of references - 143 N1 - PubXState - VA N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 8 tables, sketch maps N1 - SuppNotes - Includes appendices; Prepared in cooperation with the Colorado Department of Transportation N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-24 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Colorado; discharge; eastern Colorado; gauging; hydrology; least-squares analysis; mathematical methods; mathematical models; models; paleofloods; probability; regression analysis; rivers and streams; statistical analysis; streamflow; StreamStats; United States; USGS DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/sir20165099 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Exploring the viability of an emission tax policy for ships at berth in Taiwanese ports AN - 1827921269; PQ0003727864 AB - This paper considers an emissions tax to help limit external air pollution from ships in Taiwanese ports through a mixed methods research (MMR) approach. Through an empirical bottom-up activity-based model, external air pollution costs are estimated for seven types of ships at berth during 2012 in the three largest Taiwanese container ports. Results show pollutants are both measurable and serious in scale, i.e. that such a tax is theoretically valuable and viable. To investigate introducing such a tax at a practical policy level, qualitative in-depth interviews were conducted with fifteen experts: port operators and government officials. Their perceptions reveal many significant tensions regarding the practicality of an emissions tax, such as a need to introduce it globally, and the idea that it may be unnecessary given other initiatives can create port sustainability. Based on these results, possibilities and considerations for the implementation and study of sustainable port operation are made. JF - International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics AU - Tseng, Po-Hsing AU - Pilcher, Nick AD - Department of Transportation Technology and Management, Feng Chia University, No. 100, Wenhwa Road, Taichung 40724, Taiwan Y1 - 2016///0, PY - 2016 DA - 0, 2016 SP - 705 EP - 722 PB - Inderscience Publishers Ltd., PO Box 735 Olney Bucks MK46 5WB United Kingdom VL - 8 IS - 6 SN - 1756-6517, 1756-6517 KW - Pollution Abstracts; Oceanic Abstracts; ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources KW - MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS KW - Operational Management and Marketing KW - Supply Chain and Logistics Management KW - Ships KW - Containers KW - Policies KW - Resource management KW - Sustainability KW - Taxation KW - Air pollution KW - Pollutants KW - Perception KW - Emissions KW - Shipping KW - Ferry terminals KW - Port operations KW - Tension KW - P 0000:AIR POLLUTION KW - O 4080:Pollution - Control and Prevention KW - Q2 09327:Coast defences and harbour works UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1827921269?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Apollution&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+Journal+of+Shipping+and+Transport+Logistics&rft.atitle=Exploring+the+viability+of+an+emission+tax+policy+for+ships+at+berth+in+Taiwanese+ports&rft.au=Tseng%2C+Po-Hsing%3BPilcher%2C+Nick&rft.aulast=Tseng&rft.aufirst=Po-Hsing&rft.date=2016-01-01&rft.volume=8&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=705&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+Journal+of+Shipping+and+Transport+Logistics&rft.issn=17566517&rft_id=info:doi/10.1504%2FIJSTL.2016.079289 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-12-22 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Ships; Air pollution; Resource management; Policies; Pollutants; Shipping; Ferry terminals; Tension; Port operations; Taxation; Containers; Perception; Emissions; Sustainability DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJSTL.2016.079289 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - In situ Pavement Layer Properties Using Artificial Neural Networks AN - 1827916709; PQ0003672147 AB - This paper presents a comparative study between two different back-calculation processes, in order to estimate pavement layer resilient moduli, and, particularly, to evaluate traffic effect on a soil-cement base course deterioration. Thus, it was developed a case study considering real deflection basins of a pavement obtained in two different scenarios. Deflection data were acquired by means of a Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD) in 2009 and 2013. The back-calculation was performed considering a simplified pavement structure, composed by three layers, and the selected software were BAKFAA, from Federal Aviation Administration, and EasyNN-plus simulator, which uses Multilayer Perceptron networks and Back-propagation learning algorithm. Results indicated that (i) both back-calculation techniques are quite simple and they were useful and efficient to access the resilient moduli of the pavement layers, (ii) the soil-cement base course deteriorated strongly during the evaluation period (four years) and it lost its semi rigid characteristics, exhibiting stiffness decreasing and, as consequence, a flexible layer behavior. JF - Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering AU - Fabbri, Glauco Tulio Pessa AU - Furlan, Ana Paula AD - Department of Transportation Engineering, Sao Carlos School of Engineering, University of Sao Paulo (USP), Avenida Trabalhador Sancarlense, no 400, Sao Carlos - SP, 13566-590, Brazil, afurlan@sc.usp.br Y1 - 2016///0, PY - 2016 DA - 0, 2016 SP - 6433 EP - 6444 PB - Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering VL - 21 IS - 19 SN - 1089-3032, 1089-3032 KW - Water Resources Abstracts; ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources KW - Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) KW - resilient modulus KW - deflection basins KW - back-calculation KW - non-destructive tests (NDT) KW - Mathematical models KW - Simulators KW - Case Studies KW - Algorithms KW - Basins KW - Deflection KW - Evaluation KW - Comparative studies KW - Engineering KW - Deterioration KW - Learning behaviour KW - Q2 09262:Methods and instruments KW - SW 0810:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1827916709?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Awaterresources&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Electronic+Journal+of+Geotechnical+Engineering&rft.atitle=In+situ+Pavement+Layer+Properties+Using+Artificial+Neural+Networks&rft.au=Fabbri%2C+Glauco+Tulio+Pessa%3BFurlan%2C+Ana+Paula&rft.aulast=Fabbri&rft.aufirst=Glauco+Tulio&rft.date=2016-01-01&rft.volume=21&rft.issue=19&rft.spage=6433&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Electronic+Journal+of+Geotechnical+Engineering&rft.issn=10893032&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-12-22 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Comparative studies; Mathematical models; Simulators; Deterioration; Deflection; Learning behaviour; Evaluation; Engineering; Case Studies; Algorithms; Basins ER - TY - JOUR T1 - On Gyratory Compaction of a Clayey Soil AN - 1827912093; PQ0003665404 AB - Soil improvement is often used as a solution to make secondary material proper for earthworks and one of the most popular techniques is the compaction. This paper discusses some results of the impacting and kneading compaction of a clayey soil. The aim was to try to reach a correspondence between both compaction method, comparing maximum dry densities. Thus, a clayey soil was submitted to gyratory compaction tests under three vertical stresses (200, 400 and 600 kPa) and two different specimens weight (1000 and 1800 g). Gyratory compaction results indicated that the maximum dry density of compacted specimens (a) at 200kPa were lower than those compacted at 400 and 600 kPa; (b) at 400 and 600 kPa the dry density did not exhibit important variations (c) the dry densities obtained for the specimens with 1000g weight were higher than the 1800g for all stresses tested. Some specimens achieved the maximum dry density from Intermediary Proctor test, but none of them reached the maximum dry density from Modified Proctor test. For the vertical stress, it was found that its increase had no or a small effect on the gain in maximum dry density. JF - Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering AU - Dantas, Gustavo Henrique Santana AU - Furlan, Ana Paula AU - Fabbri, Glauco Tulio Pessa AU - Suarez, David Alex Arancibia AD - Department of Transportation Engineering, Sao Carlos School of Engineering, University of Sao Paulo (USP), Avenida Trabalhador Sancarlense, no 400, Sao Carlos - SP, 13566-590, Brazil, afurlan@sc.usp.br Y1 - 2016///0, PY - 2016 DA - 0, 2016 SP - 5725 EP - 5733 PB - Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering VL - 21 IS - 17 SN - 1089-3032, 1089-3032 KW - Water Resources Abstracts; ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources KW - Soil Compaction KW - Proctor Test KW - Gyratory Compactor KW - Engineering KW - Density KW - Soils KW - Stress KW - Compaction KW - Methodology KW - Q2 09262:Methods and instruments KW - SW 0810:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1827912093?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Awaterresources&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Electronic+Journal+of+Geotechnical+Engineering&rft.atitle=On+Gyratory+Compaction+of+a+Clayey+Soil&rft.au=Dantas%2C+Gustavo+Henrique+Santana%3BFurlan%2C+Ana+Paula%3BFabbri%2C+Glauco+Tulio+Pessa%3BSuarez%2C+David+Alex+Arancibia&rft.aulast=Dantas&rft.aufirst=Gustavo+Henrique&rft.date=2016-01-01&rft.volume=21&rft.issue=17&rft.spage=5725&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Electronic+Journal+of+Geotechnical+Engineering&rft.issn=10893032&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-12-22 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Soils; Compaction; Methodology; Engineering; Density; Stress ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Design of cold recycled mixes with asphalt emulsion and portland cement AN - 1827896380; PQ0003681681 AB - Recycling techniques are important tools for rehabilitation of old and deteriorated asphalt pavements. The production of cold recycled mixes using reclaimed asphalt pavement as aggregates provides economic benefits as it decreases transportation costs, energy consumption, and gas emissions. Despite that, there is no internationally accepted methodology to design this type of mix. The present research evaluated the design of cold recycled mixes through different compaction methods and varying asphalt emulsion and cement contents. Different curing temperatures and periods were analyzed to propose a faster and more practical method for mix design in the laboratory. Mechanical tests performed indicated that specimens compacted by the Marshall hammer provide similar results when varying asphalt emulsion and cement contents, while the Proctor hammer compaction was able to better capture the influence of these materials. The temperature of 60 degree C associated with shorter curing time is believed to be good for design purposes.Original Abstract: Les techniques de recyclage sont d'importants outils en matiere de remise en etat des vieux revetements asphaltiques deteriores. La fabrication d'enrobes recycles a froid en utilisant les revetements asphaltiques recuperes comme agregats offre des avantages economiques, car les couts de transport, la consommation d'energie et les emissions de gaz sont moindres. Malgre cela, il n'y a pas de methodologie acceptee mondialement en matiere de conception de ce type d'enrobe. La presente recherche a evalue la conception d'enrobes recycles a froid en utilisant differentes methodes de compactage ainsi que des teneurs en emulsion bitumineuse et en ciment variees. On a analyse differentes temperatures et periodes de traitement afin de proposer une methode plus rapide et pratique de concevoir les enrobes en laboratoire. Les essais mecaniques effectues ont indique que les specimens compactes a l'aide du marteau Marshall produisent des resultats semblables lorsqu'on varie les teneurs en emulsion bitumineuse et en ciment, tandis que le marteau compacteur Proctor a ete en mesure de mieux refleter l'effet de ces materiaux. On croit que la temperature de 60 degree C liee a un temps de traitement plus court s'avere favorable aux fins de conception. [Traduit par la Redaction] JF - Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering/Revue canadienne de genie civil AU - Bessa, Iuri S AU - Almeida, Leticia R AU - Vasconcelos, Kamilla L AU - Bernucci, Liedi LB AD - Department of Transportation Engineering, Universidade de Sao Paulo (USP), Av. Prof. Almeida Prado, Travessa 2, No. 83 - Cidade Universitaria, Sao Paulo, SP 05508-070, Brazil., iuribessa@usp.br Y1 - 2016/01// PY - 2016 DA - January 2016 SP - 773 EP - 782 PB - NRC Research Press VL - 43 IS - 9 SN - 0315-1468, 0315-1468 KW - Environment Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources KW - cold recycled mixes design KW - compaction methods KW - mechanical behavior KW - curing processes KW - conception d'enrobes recycles a froid KW - methodes de compactage KW - comportement mecanique KW - procede de durcissement KW - Portland Cement KW - Recycling KW - Compaction KW - Waste management KW - Transportation KW - Economics KW - Emissions KW - Curing KW - Cement KW - Temperature KW - Energy consumption KW - Emulsions KW - Aggregates KW - Civil engineering KW - Design KW - Methodology KW - Asphalt KW - Economic benefits KW - ENA 03:Energy KW - Q2 09102:Institutes and organizations KW - SW 0810:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1827896380?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Awaterresources&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Canadian+Journal+of+Civil+Engineering%2FRevue+canadienne+de+genie+civil&rft.atitle=Design+of+cold+recycled+mixes+with+asphalt+emulsion+and+portland+cement&rft.au=Bessa%2C+Iuri+S%3BAlmeida%2C+Leticia+R%3BVasconcelos%2C+Kamilla+L%3BBernucci%2C+Liedi+LB&rft.aulast=Bessa&rft.aufirst=Iuri&rft.date=2016-01-01&rft.volume=43&rft.issue=9&rft.spage=773&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Canadian+Journal+of+Civil+Engineering%2FRevue+canadienne+de+genie+civil&rft.issn=03151468&rft_id=info:doi/10.1139%2Fcjce-2016-0111 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-10-01 N1 - Number of references - 44 N1 - Last updated - 2016-12-22 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Asphalt; Compaction; Curing; Emulsions; Civil engineering; Economic benefits; Methodology; Transportation; Cement; Economics; Emissions; Temperature; Energy consumption; Recycling; Waste management; Design; Portland Cement; Aggregates DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjce-2016-0111 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Reinforced stability-based design: a theoretical introduction through a mechanically reinforced masonry arch AN - 1811886611; PQ0003554892 AB - This work argues the potential to reintroduce stability-based design techniques associated with unreinforced masonry into the modern architect's vocabulary and structural engineer's skillset by introducing a theoretical reinforcement technique that removes the assumption of no slippage, transforms the loss of stability into a linear elastic failure, and maintains the unreinforced behaviour of masonry prior to the loss of stability. Limiting the scope to a semi-circular arch loaded with an asymmetric point load and applying the traditional masonry assumptions, a theoretical argument for a linear relationship between loading beyond stability, hinge rotations and an applied hinge resistance is developed. Then an innovative reinforcement technique utilising fibre reinforced polymers and the argued linearities is presented that removes the assumption of no slippage, transforms the loss of stability into a linearly elastic failure, and minimises its influence on the stable system. This technique is termed reinforced stability based design (RSBD). This work then looks at the application of the RSBD to the semi-circular arch, including numerical investigations into the various parameters that affect the developed linear relationship. Finally, a discussion on the potential to develop a generic and effective structural health monitoring for the RSBD arch is presented. JF - International Journal of Masonry Research and Innovation AU - Stockdale, Gabriel AD - Assistant in Civil Engineering, Department of Transportation, El Dorado County, Community Development Agency, 2441 Headington Road, Placerville 95667, California, USA; Formerly a Research Assistant, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu 96822, Hawaii Y1 - 2016///0, PY - 2016 DA - 0, 2016 SP - 101 EP - 141 PB - Inderscience Publishers Ltd., PO Box 735 Olney Bucks MK46 5WB United Kingdom VL - 1 IS - 2 SN - 2056-9459, 2056-9459 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY KW - Civil Engineering and Structures KW - Materials and Manufacturing KW - Polymers KW - Innovations KW - Design KW - ENA 08:International UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1811886611?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+Journal+of+Masonry+Research+and+Innovation&rft.atitle=Reinforced+stability-based+design%3A+a+theoretical+introduction+through+a+mechanically+reinforced+masonry+arch&rft.au=Stockdale%2C+Gabriel&rft.aulast=Stockdale&rft.aufirst=Gabriel&rft.date=2016-01-01&rft.volume=1&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=101&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+Journal+of+Masonry+Research+and+Innovation&rft.issn=20569459&rft_id=info:doi/10.1504%2FIJMRI.2016.077469 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-10-12 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Polymers; Design; Innovations DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJMRI.2016.077469 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The Feasibility of a Land Ferry System to Reduce Highway Maintenance Cost and Associated Externalities AN - 1808692955; PQ0003376032 AB - This study provides an economic evaluation for a Land Ferry, which is a rail system capable of carrying trucks and all other types of vehicles, passengers, and cargo. The Land Ferry system involves a sliding loading system to roll heavy loads onto a flatbed; as a result, loading and unloading of all vehicles and cargo could be accomplished simultaneously. The evaluation for this system included (1) the design of a new track alignment over which the Land Ferry system would run, (2) evaluation of various sources of power, (3) estimation of how many local jobs the Land Ferry would generate, and (4) a benefit-cost analysis. It was estimated that the Land Ferry would create over 45,788 temporary jobs in Nevada during the three-year construction period and 318 permanent jobs during operation. The majority of the benefits were attributed to savings in travel time ($356.4 M), vehicle operating costs ($1000.4 M), reduction of accidents ($544.6 M), and pavement maintenance ($503.2 M). These benefits would be a consequence of the shift of trucks from the highway, thus resulting in higher speeds, decrease fuel consumption, and decrease vehicle maintenance costs. The overall benefit-cost ratio of 1.7 implies a cost-effective project. JF - The Scientific World Journal AU - Merrill, Steve J AU - Paz, Alexander AU - Molano, Victor AU - Shrestha, Pramen P AU - Maheshwari, Pankaj AU - Stephen, Haroon AU - de la Fuente-Mella, Hanns AD - Nevada Department of Transportation, 1263 South Stewart Street, Carson City, NV 89712, USA, hanns.delafuente@ucv.cl Y1 - 2016/01// PY - 2016 DA - January 2016 PB - Hindawi Publishing Corporation, P.O. Box 3079 Cuyahoga Falls OH 44223 United States VL - 2016 SN - 2356-6140, 2356-6140 KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts KW - Unloading KW - Travel KW - Accidents KW - Fuels KW - Economics KW - W 30910:Imaging UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1808692955?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Scientific+World+Journal&rft.atitle=The+Feasibility+of+a+Land+Ferry+System+to+Reduce+Highway+Maintenance+Cost+and+Associated+Externalities&rft.au=Merrill%2C+Steve+J%3BPaz%2C+Alexander%3BMolano%2C+Victor%3BShrestha%2C+Pramen+P%3BMaheshwari%2C+Pankaj%3BStephen%2C+Haroon%3Bde+la+Fuente-Mella%2C+Hanns&rft.aulast=Merrill&rft.aufirst=Steve&rft.date=2016-01-01&rft.volume=2016&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+Scientific+World+Journal&rft.issn=23566140&rft_id=info:doi/10.1155%2F2016%2F8180232 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-08-17 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Travel; Unloading; Accidents; Fuels; Economics DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8180232 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Causal analysis of carbon emissions, deadweight tonnage of global shipping fleet, fuel oil consumption, and economic activities in marine transportation AN - 1808665375; PQ0003332727 AB - This paper examines the dynamic causal relationships between carbon emissions, deadweight tonnage (DWT) of the total global shipping fleet, fuel oil consumption, and economic activities for marine transportation using cointegration, error-correction, and Granger causality techniques. The intensity of carbon emissions and energy consumption, in addition to the elasticity of emissions and DWT, is discussed. It is concluded that (1) there exist long-run relationships between these variables for the period of 1980 and 2006; (2) the higher levels of economic activities induce more DWT growth than the growth of [Image omitted.] emissions; and (3) the fuel oil consumption is a weak exogenous variable to produce the[Image omitted.]emissions. This paper also found that the cost of mitigation is increasing, and thus carbon finance is likely to become more common in the future. These results also provide policy recommendations to combat climate change. JF - Energy Sources, Part B - Economics, Planning and Policy AU - Chang, Ching-Chih AD - Department of Transportation & Communication Management Science and the Research Center for Energy Technology and Strategy, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan Y1 - 2016///0, PY - 2016 DA - 0, 2016 SP - 303 EP - 308 PB - Taylor & Francis Group Ltd., 2 Park Square Oxford OX14 4RN United Kingdom VL - 11 IS - 4 SN - 1556-7249, 1556-7249 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - Mitigation KW - Carbon KW - Fuels KW - Economics KW - Climate change KW - Emissions KW - Economic planning KW - Energy consumption KW - Energy sources KW - Marine transportation KW - ENA 03:Energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1808665375?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Energy+Sources%2C+Part+B+-+Economics%2C+Planning+and+Policy&rft.atitle=Causal+analysis+of+carbon+emissions%2C+deadweight+tonnage+of+global+shipping+fleet%2C+fuel+oil+consumption%2C+and+economic+activities+in+marine+transportation&rft.au=Chang%2C+Ching-Chih&rft.aulast=Chang&rft.aufirst=Ching-Chih&rft.date=2016-01-01&rft.volume=11&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=303&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Energy+Sources%2C+Part+B+-+Economics%2C+Planning+and+Policy&rft.issn=15567249&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080%2F15567249.2011.607884 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-01 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Mitigation; Carbon; Fuels; Climate change; Economics; Economic planning; Emissions; Energy consumption; Energy sources; Marine transportation DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15567249.2011.607884 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Human-centered designs, characteristics of urban streets, and pedestrian perceptions AN - 1776653647; PQ0002767506 AB - This paper presents the results of a study conducted to examine the characteristics of human-centered design and pedestrians' perceptions of street design features. The main emphasis was to determine the existence of empirical evidence that human-centered design increases pedestrian satisfaction levels and enhances community walkability. The following approach was applied in the study: (i) the existing research concerning walkable community and pedestrian facility designs was reviewed; (ii) survey data from pedestrian interviews regarding urban streets as well as the detailed geometric features of the interview sites were gathered; (iii) statistical analysis to determine whether pedestrians actually feel more satisfied when they walk in areas with human-centered design was conducted based on actual pedestrian interview scores for various street design features; and (iv) major design features to increase pedestrian satisfaction levels were identified. The study results show that pedestrians perceived planting strips as the most important design element that would increase the satisfaction scores whereas they perceived the presence of driveways and the number of vehicle lanes as design elements that that would diminish the scores. Overall, the valuable findings of this research provide evidence of the various effects of the application of human-centered design and improve our understanding of walkable communities. JF - Journal of Advanced Transportation AU - Choi, Jaisung AU - Kim, Sangyoup AU - Min, Dongchan AU - Lee, Dongmin AU - Kim, Sungkyu AD - Department of Transportation Engineering, The University of Seoul, 90 Jeonnong-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, South Korea. Y1 - 2016/01// PY - 2016 DA - January 2016 SP - 120 EP - 137 PB - Wiley-Blackwell, Commerce Pl, 350 Main St Maiden MA 02148 United States VL - 50 IS - 1 SN - 0197-6729, 0197-6729 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - Transportation KW - Perception KW - Pedestrians KW - Planting KW - Reviews KW - Urban areas KW - Design KW - ENA 05:Environmental Design & Urban Ecology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1776653647?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Advanced+Transportation&rft.atitle=Human-centered+designs%2C+characteristics+of+urban+streets%2C+and+pedestrian+perceptions&rft.au=Choi%2C+Jaisung%3BKim%2C+Sangyoup%3BMin%2C+Dongchan%3BLee%2C+Dongmin%3BKim%2C+Sungkyu&rft.aulast=Choi&rft.aufirst=Jaisung&rft.date=2016-01-01&rft.volume=50&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=120&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Advanced+Transportation&rft.issn=01976729&rft_id=info:doi/10.1002%2Fatr.1323 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-03-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-04-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Transportation; Perception; Reviews; Planting; Pedestrians; Design; Urban areas DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/atr.1323 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Environmental Effects Induced by Deep Subway Foundation Pit Excavation in Yellow River Alluvial Landforms AN - 1832672872; 767482-16 AB - Zhengzhou is a second-tier cities in P. R. China and is just located at Yellow River alluvial landforms where the soils are divided into four strata combinations of flood alluvial deposit based on the lithology, sedimentary environment and geomorphic units. Zijingshan Station is one of the most important stations of the total subway lines in Zhengzhou, the first and second subway lines join together at Zijingshan Station, the transfer station foundation pit has the maximum depth of 31.2 m under the ground surface and is now the deepest one in Henan Province that Zhengzhou is belonged to, and so to monitor and analyze the environmental effects induced by this type of deep foundation pit excavation is necessary and important for the foundation pits of similar deep subway stations and buildings in future. During Zijingshan Station foundation pit excavation and main station structure construction, water tables, settlements and lateral deformations around the transfer section and standard section were all measured and analyzed in time, and some conclusions are drawn out, which are that (1) the water tables are controlled to be stable when artificial ground freezing was adopted and the stable changing ratios are all <0.7 mm/day, (2) the maximum ground settlement is not adjacent to the underground continuous walls but at the overpass bridge pier with a certain distance away from the foundation pit edge, which is seriously affected by both large traffic flows and foundation pit excavation, (3) the maximum lateral deformations of the standard section are focused at the position of about 3.0 m under the ground surface, while those of the transfer section are at about 11.0 m under the ground surface; (4) the measured and monitored items such as stable water table decreasing ratio, maximum settlements and lateral deformations all meet with the local building foundation specifications. The first subway line of Zhengzhou that contains Zijingshan Station has been put to use, the environmental effects caused by foundation pit excavation are all controlled to be stable until now, and so underground continuous walls and horizontal supports are the prior selection for the deep foundation pit in Yellow River alluvial landforms. Copyright 2015 Springer International Publishing Switzerland JF - Geotechnical and Geological Engineering AU - Xu, Ping AU - Han, Yuewang AU - Duan, Honghai AU - Fang, Shitao Y1 - 2015/12// PY - 2015 DA - December 2015 SP - 1587 EP - 1594 PB - Springer, Dordrecht VL - 33 IS - 6 SN - 0960-3182, 0960-3182 UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1832672872?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefinprocess&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Geotechnical+and+Geological+Engineering&rft.atitle=Environmental+Effects+Induced+by+Deep+Subway+Foundation+Pit+Excavation+in+Yellow+River+Alluvial+Landforms&rft.au=Xu%2C+Ping%3BHan%2C+Yuewang%3BDuan%2C+Honghai%3BFang%2C+Shitao&rft.aulast=Xu&rft.aufirst=Ping&rft.date=2015-12-01&rft.volume=33&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=1587&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Geotechnical+and+Geological+Engineering&rft.issn=09603182&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs10706-015-9918-0 L2 - http://link.springer.com/journal/10706 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef in Process, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. After editing and indexing, this record will be added to Georef. Reference includes data supplied by Springer Verlag, Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-24 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10706-015-9918-0 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS AND CASE STUDIES: Setting Policy and Precedence: CREATE in Motion AN - 1758246975; PQ0002439607 AB - The Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency (CREATE) Program is a nationally prominent rail-infrastructure program. It is managed by the unique partnership of the United States Department of Transportation (DOT), the State of Illinois, the City of Chicago, Metra, Amtrak, Association of American Railroads, and six of the nation's Class I freight railroads. The CREATE 75 super(th) Street Corridor Improvement Project (CIP) received a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Record of Decision in September 2014. As a result of 75 super(th) Street CIP and other completed preliminary engineering and project environmental reviews within the 70 rail-improvements program, CREATE has set a national-policy example with regard to mitigation under the environmental justice Executive Order (EO) 12898. This article provides some background on the CREATE Program and examines the development of the CREATE Environmental Justice Policy. It describes the impetus for creating the policy, namely noise impacts on low-income and minority populations resulting from the 75 super(th) Street CIP and other CREATE Program rail projects. This article also discusses the extensive coordination among Federal and State agencies, among the public and private CREATE partners, and among Community Advisory Groups and residents, all of which led to the specific mitigations addressed in the CREATE environmental justice policy. The result of these encompassing efforts, led by Federal Highway Administration and the Illinois Department of Transportation's Division of Public and Intermodal Transportation, is a precedent-setting framework for analyzing and, when necessary, mitigating the potential environmental justice impacts of the CREATE Program rail projects. The CREATE Environmental Justice Policy is precedent setting in a few ways: (a) it establishes policy where none currently exists and where existing highway-oriented policies do not seem appropriate or applicable; (b) it provides greater specificity with regard to what mitigation measures are "practicable" to address predicted noise impacts of CREATE Program rail projects on low-income and minority populations; (c) it clarifies the lead agencies' intent to maintain the transportation linkage and focus when developing and evaluating practicable mitigation measures for other (i.e., non-noise) impacts; and (d) it helps assure the equity of the transportation investment by better balancing the distribution of burdens and benefits at the project level. This article identifies the steps, when considering disproportionately high and adverse impacts to low-income and/or minority populations, on how to evaluate other practicable mitigation measures with merit under EO 12898. This article also describes the lessons learned and the dialogue necessary to receive broad support from the CREATE partners for both needed rail improvements and additional mitigations to provide offsetting benefits and opportunities to enhance Chicago-area communities, neighborhoods, and residents' quality of life. Environmental Practice 17: 256-269 (2015) JF - Environmental Practice AU - Kushto, Emily R AU - McCann, Adin AU - Deverman, Ron AD - Department of Transportation, Chicago, Illinois, emily.kushto@illinois.gov Y1 - 2015/12// PY - 2015 DA - December 2015 SP - 256 EP - 269 PB - Cambridge University Press, The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 2RU United Kingdom VL - 17 IS - 4 SN - 1466-0466, 1466-0466 KW - Sustainability Science Abstracts; Environment Abstracts KW - USA, Illinois, Chicago KW - Mitigation KW - USA, Illinois KW - Environmental impact KW - Socioeconomics KW - Environmental equity KW - Transportation KW - Case studies KW - Reviews KW - Railroads KW - Highways KW - National Environmental Policy Act KW - Quality of life KW - Urban areas KW - ENA 10:Noise Pollution KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1758246975?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Assamodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Practice&rft.atitle=ENVIRONMENTAL+REVIEWS+AND+CASE+STUDIES%3A+Setting+Policy+and+Precedence%3A+CREATE+in+Motion&rft.au=Kushto%2C+Emily+R%3BMcCann%2C+Adin%3BDeverman%2C+Ron&rft.aulast=Kushto&rft.aufirst=Emily&rft.date=2015-12-01&rft.volume=17&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=256&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Practice&rft.issn=14660466&rft_id=info:doi/10.1017%2FS1466046615000289 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 2 N1 - Last updated - 2016-03-30 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Environmental equity; Mitigation; Case studies; Transportation; Railroads; Reviews; Environmental impact; Socioeconomics; National Environmental Policy Act; Highways; Urban areas; Quality of life; USA, Illinois, Chicago; USA, Illinois DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1466046615000289 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Transportation Health Tool: A new tool to inform policy decisions and promote Health in All Policies T2 - 143rd American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition (APHA 2015) AN - 1731768245; 6366750 JF - 143rd American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition (APHA 2015) AU - Christopher, Ed AU - Ulin, Brigette Y1 - 2015/10/31/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Oct 31 KW - Policies KW - Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1731768245?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=143rd+American+Public+Health+Association+Annual+Meeting+and+Exposition+%28APHA+2015%29&rft.atitle=Transportation+Health+Tool%3A+A+new+tool+to+inform+policy+decisions+and+promote+Health+in+All+Policies&rft.au=Christopher%2C+Ed%3BUlin%2C+Brigette&rft.aulast=Christopher&rft.aufirst=Ed&rft.date=2015-10-31&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=143rd+American+Public+Health+Association+Annual+Meeting+and+Exposition+%28APHA+2015%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://apha.confex.com/apha/143am/webprogram/meeting.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-11-06 N1 - Last updated - 2015-11-09 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Correlations of SPT, CPT and DPL data for sandy soil in Tanzania AN - 1832653756; 761945-6 AB - In Tanzania, standard penetration test (SPT) is the most commonly used in situ test for foundation design site investigations. In an effort to increase the amount of geotechnical information at low cost, the quicker and much cheaper dynamic probing of light (DPL) hammer is sometimes performed along with SPT to supplement the expensive SPT. Nevertheless, the information gathered with DPL has been applicable only for site stratification. Recently, the static cone penetration test (CPT) has also been introduced in the country with a view to combining these methods in site investigations. In this study, side by side testing was performed with the three in situ methods and correlations established through regression analysis and arithmetic mean methods. Results indicate that DPL data correlate better with CPT than SPT data, with lower magnitudes of transformation uncertainty. The local SPT-CPT correlations compare fairly well to those in the literature. The established correlations extend the function of DPL data to analysis and design. Copyright 2015 Springer International Publishing Switzerland JF - Geotechnical and Geological Engineering AU - Lingwanda, Mwajuma Ibrahim AU - Larsson, Stefan AU - Nyaoro, Dalmas L Y1 - 2015/10// PY - 2015 DA - October 2015 SP - 1221 EP - 1233 PB - Springer, Dordrecht VL - 33 IS - 5 SN - 0960-3182, 0960-3182 KW - soil mechanics KW - Tanzania KW - penetration tests KW - in situ KW - site exploration KW - East Africa KW - cone penetration tests KW - statistical analysis KW - sandy soil KW - correlation KW - Dar es Salaam Tanzania KW - foundations KW - Africa KW - dynamic probing of light data KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1832653756?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefinprocess&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Geotechnical+and+Geological+Engineering&rft.atitle=Correlations+of+SPT%2C+CPT+and+DPL+data+for+sandy+soil+in+Tanzania&rft.au=Lingwanda%2C+Mwajuma+Ibrahim%3BLarsson%2C+Stefan%3BNyaoro%2C+Dalmas+L&rft.aulast=Lingwanda&rft.aufirst=Mwajuma&rft.date=2015-10-01&rft.volume=33&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=1221&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Geotechnical+and+Geological+Engineering&rft.issn=09603182&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs10706-015-9897-1 L2 - http://link.springer.com/journal/10706 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef in Process, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. After editing and indexing, this record will be added to Georef. Reference includes data supplied by Springer Verlag, Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany N1 - Number of references - 36 N1 - SuppNotes - Based on Publisher-supplied data N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-24 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Africa; cone penetration tests; correlation; Dar es Salaam Tanzania; dynamic probing of light data; East Africa; foundations; in situ; penetration tests; sandy soil; site exploration; soil mechanics; statistical analysis; Tanzania DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10706-015-9897-1 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Paroxetine in Postmortem Fluids and Tissues from Nine Aviation Accident Victims. AN - 1713952968; 26378138 AB - Paroxetine is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed for the treatment of depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. While the use of paroxetine is considered relatively safe, negative side effects, including nausea, drowsiness, insomnia and dizziness, can adversely affect a pilot's ability to safely operate an aircraft. The use of paroxetine may increase suicidal behavior and suicidal ideation. When relying on postmortem specimens for toxicological evaluation, a general understanding of drug distribution throughout postmortem specimens is important. This laboratory has determined the distribution of paroxetine in postmortem tissues and fluids from nine aviation accident fatalities. Specimens were processed using an n-butyl chloride liquid/liquid extraction followed by gas chromatographic/mass spectrometeric analysis. Blood paroxetine concentrations obtained from these cases ranged from 0.019 to 0.865 µg/mL. The distribution of paroxetine, expressed as mean specimen/blood ratio, was 1.67 ± 1.16 urine (n = 4), 0.08 ± 0.04 vitreous humor (n = 6), 5.77 ± 1.37 liver (n = 8), 9.66 ± 2.58 lung (n = 9), 1.44 ± 0.57 kidney (n = 8), 3.80 ± 0.69 spleen (n = 8), 0.15 ± 0.04 muscle (n = 8), 4.27 ± 2.64 brain (n = 7) and 1.05 ± 0.43 heart (n = 8). The large standard deviations associated with the paroxetine distribution coefficients suggest that paroxetine can experience significant postmortem concentration changes. Published by Oxford University Press 2015. This work is written by (a) US Government employee(s) and is in the public domain in the US. JF - Journal of analytical toxicology AU - Lewis, Russell J AU - Kemp, Philip M AU - Johnson, Robert D AD - Bioaeronautical Sciences Research Laboratory, Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, AAM-610, Forensic Toxicology Laboratory, Federal Aviation Administration, 6500 S. MacArthur Blvd, Oklahoma City, OK 73169, USA russell.j.lewis@faa.gov. ; Bioaeronautical Sciences Research Laboratory, Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, AAM-610, Forensic Toxicology Laboratory, Federal Aviation Administration, 6500 S. MacArthur Blvd, Oklahoma City, OK 73169, USA. ; Forensic Chemistry and Toxicology Laboratory, Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office, Fort Worth, TX 76196, USA. Y1 - 2015/10// PY - 2015 DA - October 2015 SP - 637 EP - 641 VL - 39 IS - 8 KW - Paroxetine KW - 41VRH5220H KW - Index Medicus KW - Postmortem Changes KW - Humans KW - Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry KW - Forensic Toxicology KW - Limit of Detection KW - Accidents, Aviation KW - Paroxetine -- analysis KW - Body Fluids -- chemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1713952968?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+analytical+toxicology&rft.atitle=Paroxetine+in+Postmortem+Fluids+and+Tissues+from+Nine+Aviation+Accident+Victims.&rft.au=Lewis%2C+Russell+J%3BKemp%2C+Philip+M%3BJohnson%2C+Robert+D&rft.aulast=Lewis&rft.aufirst=Russell&rft.date=2015-10-01&rft.volume=39&rft.issue=8&rft.spage=637&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+analytical+toxicology&rft.issn=1945-2403&rft_id=info:doi/10.1093%2Fjat%2Fbkv080 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2016-09-09 N1 - Date created - 2015-09-17 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-14 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-19 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jat/bkv080 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Effect of Moisture on Ignition Time of Polymers AN - 1712774444; PQ0001989471 AB - A previous study of poly(arylether-ether-ketone) showed that the ignitability of this high temperature engineering plastic is sensitive to the presence of absorbed moisture. The present research extends this work to include five other engineering plastics: polycarbonate, polyoxymethylene, polymethylmethacrylate, polyphenylsulfone and polyhexamethyleneadipamide (PC, POM, PMMA, PPSU and PA66 respectively). Separate batches of each polymer were equilibrated in hot (80 degree C) water, 50% relative humidity at 20 degree C, or vacuum dried at 100 degree C and tested in a cone calorimeter at heat fluxes between 10 kW/m super(2) and 75 kW/m super(2). These hygrothermally-conditioned samples were also examined by microscale combustion calorimetry to determine the effect of moisture on the thermal, decomposition, and combustion properties. It was found that absorbed moisture did not change the thermal decomposition or ignition temperatures significantly, but was released as steam that formed microscopic surface bubbles at or above the softening (glass transition or melting) temperature of the polymer. The phase change from bound water to steam entrained in the polymer melt (foam) significantly reduced the ignition time compared to dry samples. Attempts were made to account for the moisture-sensitive ignition delay in terms of thermal properties, chemical processes governing ignition, and a numerical pyrolysis model. JF - Fire Technology AU - Safronava, Natallia AU - Lyon, Richard E AU - Crowley, Sean AU - Stoliarov, Stanislav I AD - Technology and Management International, LLC (TAMI), 1433 Hooper Ave, Suite 330, Toms River, NJ, 08753, USA, Natallia.ctr.Safronava@faa.gov PY - 2015 SP - 1093 EP - 1112 PB - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands VL - 51 IS - 5 SN - 0015-2684, 0015-2684 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Pyrolysis KW - Fires KW - Chemical process industry KW - High temperature KW - Temperature KW - Thermal decomposition KW - Humidity KW - Calorimetry KW - Polymers KW - Combustion KW - H 7000:Fire Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1712774444?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Fire+Technology&rft.atitle=Effect+of+Moisture+on+Ignition+Time+of+Polymers&rft.au=Safronava%2C+Natallia%3BLyon%2C+Richard+E%3BCrowley%2C+Sean%3BStoliarov%2C+Stanislav+I&rft.aulast=Safronava&rft.aufirst=Natallia&rft.date=2015-09-01&rft.volume=51&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=1093&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Fire+Technology&rft.issn=00152684&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs10694-014-0434-1 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-09-01 N1 - Number of references - 16 N1 - Last updated - 2015-12-09 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Pyrolysis; Fires; Chemical process industry; High temperature; Temperature; Calorimetry; Humidity; Thermal decomposition; Polymers; Combustion DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10694-014-0434-1 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Culvert Design and Fish Passage: A DOT Perspective T2 - 145th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society (AFS 2015) AN - 1731767341; 6359700 JF - 145th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society (AFS 2015) AU - Grabarkiewicz, Jeff Y1 - 2015/08/16/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Aug 16 KW - Fishways KW - Fish UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1731767341?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=145th+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Fisheries+Society+%28AFS+2015%29&rft.atitle=Culvert+Design+and+Fish+Passage%3A+A+DOT+Perspective&rft.au=Grabarkiewicz%2C+Jeff&rft.aulast=Grabarkiewicz&rft.aufirst=Jeff&rft.date=2015-08-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=145th+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Fisheries+Society+%28AFS+2015%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://afs.confex.com/afs/2015/webprogram/meeting.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-11-06 N1 - Last updated - 2015-11-09 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - HOUMA-THIBODAUX TO LOUISIANA HIGHWAY 3127 CONNECTION, TERREBONNE, LAFOURCHE, ST. JAMES, AND ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISHES, LOUISIANA. AN - 1865501925; 16588 AB - PURPOSE: This project proposes to construct a new four-lane divided, limited access roadway between US Highway 90 (US 90) and Louisiana Highway 3127. The purpose of this project is to improve north-south system linkage between the Houma-Thibodaux area and the Mississippi River corridor and improve emergency and hurricane evacuation within Louisiana's bayou region through the establishment of a functional north-south transportation facility. The proposed freeway would be approximately 22 to 28 miles in length. The study area is located between US 90 and LA 3127 within the part of Louisiana known as Bayou Region. Four alternatives were evaluated against the purpose and need of the project along with the associated environmental consequences using screening criteria, and documented within the DEIS. JF - EPA number: 150211, Draft EIS, August 7, 2015 Y1 - 2015/08/07/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Aug 07 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Roads KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Transportation KW - Hurricane Readiness Plans KW - Land Use KW - Environmental Justice KW - Relocation Plans KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Historic Sites KW - Cultural Resources KW - Noise KW - Air Quality KW - Farmlands KW - Wetlands KW - Floodplains KW - Water Quality KW - Water Resources KW - Economic Assessments KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Section 6(f) Statements KW - Vegetation KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wild and Scenic Rivers KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Threatened Species (Animals) KW - Fish KW - Mineral Resources KW - Energy Consumption KW - Louisiana KW - Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973, Compliance KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, Animals KW - Executive Order 13112, Compliance KW - Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1865501925?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-08-07&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=HOUMA-THIBODAUX+TO+LOUISIANA+HIGHWAY+3127+CONNECTION%2C+TERREBONNE%2C+LAFOURCHE%2C+ST.+JAMES%2C+AND+ST.+JOHN+THE+BAPTIST+PARISHES%2C+LOUISIANA.&rft.title=HOUMA-THIBODAUX+TO+LOUISIANA+HIGHWAY+3127+CONNECTION%2C+TERREBONNE%2C+LAFOURCHE%2C+ST.+JAMES%2C+AND+ST.+JOHN+THE+BAPTIST+PARISHES%2C+LOUISIANA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Baton Rouge, Louisiana N1 - Date revised - 2017-02-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 7, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2017-02-07 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - An Early Cretaceous garnet pressure-temperature path recording synconvergent burial and exhumation from the hinterland of the Sevier orogenic belt, Albion Mountains, Idaho AN - 1780802124; 2016-031979 AB - Rocks may undergo complex pressure-temperature (P-T) histories during orogenesis in response to alternating episodes of synconvergent burial and exhumation. In this study, chemical zoning in garnets combined with textural and chemical evidence from the schist of Willow Creek in the Albion Mountains of south-central Idaho (USA), reveals a complex P-T path during the early stages of Sevier orogenesis. The distribution of quartz inclusions combined with internal resorption features establishes a hiatus in garnet growth. Chemical zoning was simulated using a G-minimization approach to yield a P-T path consisting of three distinct pressure changes during increasing temperature, defining an "N" shape. Lu-Hf isochron ages from multiple garnet fractions and whole-rock analyses in two samples are 132.1 + or - 2.4 and 138.7 + or - 3.5 Ma. The samples were collected from the hanging wall of the Basin-Elba thrust fault and yielded results similar to those previously obtained from the footwall. This leads to several conclusions: (1) Both the hanging wall and footwall experienced the same metamorphic event, (2) the paths document a previously unrecognized crustal thickening and synorogenic extension cycle that fills an important time gap in the shortening history of the Sevier retroarc, suggesting progressive eastward growth of the orogen rather than a two-stage history, and (3) episodes of extensional exhumation during protracted convergent orogenesis are increasingly well recognized and highlight the dynamic behavior of orogenic belts. Copyright 2015 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg JF - Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology AU - Kelly, Eric D AU - Hoisch, Thomas D AU - Wells, Michael L AU - Vervoort, Jeffrey D AU - Beyene, Mengesha A Y1 - 2015/08// PY - 2015 DA - August 2015 EP - Article 20 PB - Springer International, Heidelberg - New York VL - 170 IS - 2 SN - 0010-7999, 0010-7999 KW - United States KW - silicates KW - geologic thermometry KW - geologic barometry KW - Cretaceous KW - Cassia County Idaho KW - garnet group KW - burial metamorphism KW - electron probe data KW - Lu/Hf KW - Willow Creek KW - Albion Range KW - metapelite KW - major elements KW - dates KW - metamorphic rocks KW - orthosilicates KW - metasedimentary rocks KW - basins KW - absolute age KW - exhumation KW - tectonics KW - back-arc basins KW - geochemistry KW - faults KW - P-T conditions KW - Idaho KW - Lower Cretaceous KW - textures KW - Sevier orogenic belt KW - Basin-Elba Fault KW - orogenic belts KW - metamorphism KW - Mesozoic KW - orogeny KW - nesosilicates KW - models KW - P-T-t paths KW - metals KW - 16:Structural geology KW - 05A:Igneous and metamorphic petrology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1780802124?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Contributions+to+Mineralogy+and+Petrology&rft.atitle=An+Early+Cretaceous+garnet+pressure-temperature+path+recording+synconvergent+burial+and+exhumation+from+the+hinterland+of+the+Sevier+orogenic+belt%2C+Albion+Mountains%2C+Idaho&rft.au=Kelly%2C+Eric+D%3BHoisch%2C+Thomas+D%3BWells%2C+Michael+L%3BVervoort%2C+Jeffrey+D%3BBeyene%2C+Mengesha+A&rft.aulast=Kelly&rft.aufirst=Eric&rft.date=2015-08-01&rft.volume=170&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Contributions+to+Mineralogy+and+Petrology&rft.issn=00107999&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs00410-015-1171-2 L2 - http://www.springerlink.com/(zmx2wiu4y01pcgigj5i3jxf5)/app/home/journal.asp?referrer=parent&backto=linkingpublicationresults,1:100406,1 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by Springer Verlag, Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 95 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 plate, 3 tables, geol. sketch maps N1 - Last updated - 2016-04-14 N1 - CODEN - CMPEAP N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - absolute age; Albion Range; back-arc basins; Basin-Elba Fault; basins; burial metamorphism; Cassia County Idaho; Cretaceous; dates; electron probe data; exhumation; faults; garnet group; geochemistry; geologic barometry; geologic thermometry; Idaho; Lower Cretaceous; Lu/Hf; major elements; Mesozoic; metals; metamorphic rocks; metamorphism; metapelite; metasedimentary rocks; models; nesosilicates; orogenic belts; orogeny; orthosilicates; P-T conditions; P-T-t paths; Sevier orogenic belt; silicates; tectonics; textures; United States; Willow Creek DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00410-015-1171-2 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-12 TO BUSH, LOUISIANA PROPOSED HIGHWAY PROJECT, ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LOUISIANA. AN - 16386259; 16579 AB - PURPOSE: On June 7, 2012, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New Orleans District issued a record of decision under the provision of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act regarding the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Developments proposed project to construct a 4-lane highway from Louisiana Highway 21 in Bush, Louisiana to Interstate 12 in St. Tammany Parish. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) intends to adopt the approved Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) in accordance with the CEQ regulations, 40 CFR 1506.3. As a result, a Supplemental Final EIS (SFEIS) has been prepared to include a noise analysis in accordance with 23 CFR part 772, a de minimis, Section 4(f) evaluation in accordance with 23 CFR part 774, and an analysis of the effects resulting from a change in the location of Alternative Q's connection with Louisiana Highway 434. JF - EPA number: 150202, Final EIS, July 24, 2015 Y1 - 2015/07/24/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Jul 24 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Economic Assessments KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Hydraulic Assessments KW - Hydrologic Assessments KW - Hydrology KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Soils KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Louisiana KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16386259?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-07-24&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=I-12+TO+BUSH%2C+LOUISIANA+PROPOSED+HIGHWAY+PROJECT%2C+ST.+TAMMANY+PARISH%2C+LOUISIANA.&rft.title=I-12+TO+BUSH%2C+LOUISIANA+PROPOSED+HIGHWAY+PROJECT%2C+ST.+TAMMANY+PARISH%2C+LOUISIANA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Baton Rouge, Louisiana N1 - Date revised - 2017-02-05 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 24, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2017-02-06 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - INTERSTATE 5 NORTH COAST CORRIDOR PROJECT, SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 16373284; 16555 AB - PURPOSE: This document is a Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) for the proposed Interstate 5 (I-5) North Coast Corridor Project. The proposed project includes improvements to maintain or improve the existing and future traffic operations on the existing I-5 freeway from La Jolla Village Drive in San Diego to Harbor Drive in Oceanside/Camp Pendleton, extending approximately 27 miles along I-5. In July 2011, Caltrans identified the refined 8+4 Buffer Alternative as the Preferred Alternative. The Preferred Alternative consists of two high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) Managed Lanes in each direction, separated by a buffer from the existing four general purpose lanes in each direction. The designs of proposed bridge crossings of the lagoons have been modified to enhance lagoon function, and a number of natural and human community enhancements have been developed for inclusion in the project. Potential project benefits include maintaining or improving the existing and future traffic operations along this portion of I-5, improving the safe and efficient regional movement of people and goods, improving community connectivity, improving pedestrian and bicycle families, improving lagoon function, and providing compatibility with regional multi-modal improvements. Review under the California Environmental Quality Act has been completed for this project. JF - EPA number: 150181, Final EIS, July 2, 2015 Y1 - 2015/07/02/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Jul 02 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Environmental Justice KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Control KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - California KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16373284?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-07-02&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=INTERSTATE+5+NORTH+COAST+CORRIDOR+PROJECT%2C+SAN+DIEGO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=INTERSTATE+5+NORTH+COAST+CORRIDOR+PROJECT%2C+SAN+DIEGO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, San Diego California N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-25 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 2, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-26 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The Draft Information System: Innovation in vessel traffic management AN - 1709190784; PQ0001894994 AB - The U.S. Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is a U.S. government corporation within the U.S. Department of Transportation that directly partners with Canada to manage and operate the seaway. The binational Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway System is an economic driver for the region and a gateway to the continent's agricultural and manufacturing heartland. On an annual basis, the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway System's commercial maritime activity sustains 227,000 jobs, $33.6 billion in business revenue, $14.1 billion in wages, and $4.6 billion in taxes.1 JF - Marine Safety and Security Council. Proceedings: the Coast Guard journal of safety at sea AU - Sutton, Betty AD - Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation Y1 - 2015/07// PY - 2015 DA - July 2015 SP - 56 EP - 57 PB - U.S. Coast Guard VL - 72 IS - 2 SN - 1547-9676, 1547-9676 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts; ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources; Oceanic Abstracts KW - Safety KW - Councils KW - Traffic KW - Security KW - Lakes KW - Coastal zone KW - Transportation KW - Traffic management KW - North America, Great Lakes KW - Economics KW - Shipping KW - Innovations KW - Information systems KW - Q2 09422:Storage and transport KW - O 6030:Oil and Gas Resources KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1709190784?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2012-01-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=TAPPAN+ZEE+HUDSON+RIVER+CROSSING+PROJECT%2C+ROCKLAND+AND+WESTCHESTER+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.title=TAPPAN+ZEE+HUDSON+RIVER+CROSSING+PROJECT%2C+ROCKLAND+AND+WESTCHESTER+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-02-04 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Traffic management; Economics; Shipping; Information systems; Security; Coastal zone; Lakes; Transportation; Safety; Councils; Innovations; Traffic; North America, Great Lakes ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Pond-Breeding Amphibian Community Composition in Missouri AN - 1701501725; PQ0001801459 AB - We examined pond-breeding amphibian community composition at 210 ponds in Missouri between 2002 and 2012 using drift fence, dipnet, and funnel trap data. We encountered a total of 20 pond-breeding amphibian species in the combined surveys. We also examined whether the presence of American Bullfrogs, Lithobates catesbeianus, and fish influenced these patterns of diversity. Our results indicate the presence of American Bullfrogs, fish, and their interaction influenced the community composition of amphibians at these sites but in opposite patterns. American Bullfrogs often had a positive relationship with the total number of species, total caudate species, and total anuran species, whereas fish presence was negatively associated overall with species diversity, and the presence of both American Bullfrogs and fish was negatively associated with anuran species diversity. It is important to have baseline community species composition data from wide geographical ranges so spatiotemporal changes in community structure can be noted and assessed. JF - American Midland Naturalist AU - Drake, Dana L AU - Ousterhout, Brittany H AU - Johnson, Jarrett R AU - Anderson, Thomas L AU - Peterman, William E AU - Shulse, Christopher D AU - Hocking, Daniel J AU - Lohraff, Kenton L AU - Harper, Elizabeth B AU - Rittenhouse, Tracy AG AU - Rothermel, Betsie B AU - Eggert, Lori S AU - Semlitsch, Raymond D AD - DANA L. DRAKE AND BRITTANY H. OUSTERHOUT, Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, 65211; JARRETT R. JOHNSON,, Department of Biology, Western Kentucky University, 1906 College Heights Blvd., #11080, Bowling Green, 42101; THOMAS L. ANDERSON AND WILLIAM E. PETERMAN, Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, 65211; CHRISTOPHER D. SHULSE, Missouri Department of Transportation, P.O. Box 270, Jefferson City, 65102; DANIEL J. HOCKING, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, 114 James Hall, University of New Hampshire, Durham, 03824; KENTON L. LOHRAFF, US Army IMCOM & FLW, DPW Natural Resources Branch, 1334 First St., Bldg 2222, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri 65473; ELIZABETH B. HARPER, Division of Natural Resource Management and Ecology, Paul Smith's College, Paul Smiths, New York 12970; TRACY A. G. RITTENHOUSE, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Connecticut, 1376 Storrs Road, Unit 4087, Storrs, 06269; B, Drake.Dana.L@gmail.com Y1 - 2015/07// PY - 2015 DA - July 2015 SP - 180 EP - 187 PB - University of Notre Dame, University of Notre Dame, Department of Diological Sciences Notre Dame IN 46556 United States VL - 174 IS - 1 SN - 0003-0031, 0003-0031 KW - ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources; Sustainability Science Abstracts; Ecology Abstracts KW - Amphibiotic species KW - Ponds KW - Species Composition KW - Interspecific relationships KW - USA, Missouri KW - Species composition KW - Biological surveys KW - Data processing KW - Amphibians KW - Anura KW - Samplers KW - Community composition KW - Rana catesbeiana KW - Drift KW - Community structure KW - Species diversity KW - Fish KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - D 04040:Ecosystem and Ecology Studies KW - Q1 08604:Stock assessment and management UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1701501725?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aecology&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Midland+Naturalist&rft.atitle=Pond-Breeding+Amphibian+Community+Composition+in+Missouri&rft.au=Drake%2C+Dana+L%3BOusterhout%2C+Brittany+H%3BJohnson%2C+Jarrett+R%3BAnderson%2C+Thomas+L%3BPeterman%2C+William+E%3BShulse%2C+Christopher+D%3BHocking%2C+Daniel+J%3BLohraff%2C+Kenton+L%3BHarper%2C+Elizabeth+B%3BRittenhouse%2C+Tracy+AG%3BRothermel%2C+Betsie+B%3BEggert%2C+Lori+S%3BSemlitsch%2C+Raymond+D&rft.aulast=Drake&rft.aufirst=Dana&rft.date=2015-07-01&rft.volume=174&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=180&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Midland+Naturalist&rft.issn=00030031&rft_id=info:doi/10.1674%2F0003-0031-174.1.180 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-08-01 N1 - Number of references - 21 N1 - Last updated - 2016-02-04 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Biological surveys; Community composition; Interspecific relationships; Amphibiotic species; Species diversity; Samplers; Species Composition; Ponds; Data processing; Community structure; Drift; Species composition; Amphibians; Fish; Rana catesbeiana; Anura; USA, Missouri DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1674/0003-0031-174.1.180 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PHASE 2 FUEL EFFICIENCY STANDARDS FOR MEDIUM- AND HEAVY-DUTY ENGINES AND VEHICLES MODEL YEARS 2018-2027. AN - 16375313; 16557 AB - PURPOSE: This Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Draft EIS) analyzes the environmental impacts of fuel efficiency standards and reasonable alternative standards for model years 2018 and beyond for medium and heavy- duty engines and vehicles that NHTSA has proposed under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended. Environmental impacts analyzed in this Draft EIS include those related to fuel and energy use, air quality, and climate change. In developing the proposed Medium- and Heavy- Duty Fuel Efficiency Improvement Program, NHTSA sought to achieve the maximum feasible improvement in fuel efficiency, accounting for technological feasibility, appropriateness, and cost effectiveness, as well as relevant environmental and safety considerations. The proposal is consistent with President Obama's directive to improve the fuel efficiency of and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from model year 2018 and beyond medium- and heavy- duty vehicles through coordinated Federal standards. JF - EPA number: 150177, Draft EIS, June 26, 2015 Y1 - 2015/06/26/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Jun 26 KW - Energy KW - Motor Vehicles KW - Emission Standards KW - Emissions KW - Energy Consumption KW - Energy Consumption Assessments KW - Air Quality KW - Climatologic Assessments KW - United States of America KW - Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, Project Authorization KW - Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, Emission Standards UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16375313?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-06-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PHASE+2+FUEL+EFFICIENCY+STANDARDS+FOR+MEDIUM-+AND+HEAVY-DUTY+ENGINES+AND+VEHICLES+MODEL+YEARS+2018-2027.&rft.title=PHASE+2+FUEL+EFFICIENCY+STANDARDS+FOR+MEDIUM-+AND+HEAVY-DUTY+ENGINES+AND+VEHICLES+MODEL+YEARS+2018-2027.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington DC N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-25 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: June 26, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-26 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - REGIONAL CONNECTOR TRANSIT CORRIDOR PROJECT, LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, BOISE AND VALLEY COUNTIES, IDAHO (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JANUARY 2012). AN - 16386698; 16539 AB - PURPOSE: This Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) was prepared to address the Order of the United States District Court for the Central District of California in Today's IV, Inc. vs. Federal Transit Administration et al and 515/555 Flower Associates, LLC vs. Federal Transit Administration et al . The Judgment and Order for Partial Injunctive Relief by the Honorable John A. Kronstadt on May 28, 2014 and September 9, 2014, respectively, require that the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) as the federal lead agency pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) explain why open-face tunneling alternatives were rejected on the Lower Flower Segment in downtown Los Angeles. This SEIS is intended to provide more information on the tunnel construction alternatives on Flower Street that were withdrawn from consideration, specifically Open-Face Shield and Sequential Excavation Method (SEM) tunneling for the Flower Street portion of the Regional Connector project alignment between 4th Street and the 7th Street/Metro Center Station, as required by the Judgment. JF - EPA number: 150162, Draft Supplement EIS, June 12, 2015 Y1 - 2015/06/12/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Jun 12 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Easements KW - Environmental Justice KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Noise Assessments KW - Parking KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - California KW - Federal Transit Law, Funding KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16386698?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-06-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=REGIONAL+CONNECTOR+TRANSIT+CORRIDOR+PROJECT%2C+LOS+ANGELES+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA%2C+BOISE+AND+VALLEY+COUNTIES%2C+IDAHO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JANUARY+2012%29.&rft.title=REGIONAL+CONNECTOR+TRANSIT+CORRIDOR+PROJECT%2C+LOS+ANGELES+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA%2C+BOISE+AND+VALLEY+COUNTIES%2C+IDAHO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JANUARY+2012%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Los Angeles, California N1 - Date revised - 2016-10-17 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: June 12, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-10-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Train-induced vibration prediction in tunnels using 2D and 3D FEM models in time domain AN - 1800392073; 2016-057187 JF - Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology AU - Real, T AU - Zamorano, C AU - Ribes, F AU - Real, J I Y1 - 2015/06// PY - 2015 DA - June 2015 SP - 376 EP - 383 PB - Elsevier, Oxford-New York VL - 49 SN - 0886-7798, 0886-7798 KW - clay KW - density KW - elastic waves KW - displacements KW - seismic response KW - finite element analysis KW - surface waves KW - railroads KW - tunnels KW - sediments KW - vibration KW - time domain analysis KW - induced earthquakes KW - faults KW - sand KW - numerical models KW - guided waves KW - clastic sediments KW - loading KW - prediction KW - friction KW - silt KW - Rayleigh waves KW - earthquake prediction KW - risk assessment KW - seismic waves KW - earthquakes KW - 30:Engineering geology KW - 19:Seismology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1800392073?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Tunnelling+and+Underground+Space+Technology&rft.atitle=Train-induced+vibration+prediction+in+tunnels+using+2D+and+3D+FEM+models+in+time+domain&rft.au=Real%2C+T%3BZamorano%2C+C%3BRibes%2C+F%3BReal%2C+J+I&rft.aulast=Real&rft.aufirst=T&rft.date=2015-06-01&rft.volume=49&rft.issue=&rft.spage=376&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Tunnelling+and+Underground+Space+Technology&rft.issn=08867798&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.tust.2015.05.004 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/08867798 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 25 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 3 tables N1 - Last updated - 2016-06-30 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - clastic sediments; clay; density; displacements; earthquake prediction; earthquakes; elastic waves; faults; finite element analysis; friction; guided waves; induced earthquakes; loading; numerical models; prediction; railroads; Rayleigh waves; risk assessment; sand; sediments; seismic response; seismic waves; silt; surface waves; time domain analysis; tunnels; vibration DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tust.2015.05.004 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Research on relationship between in-vehicle information system and driving safety based on scanning features AN - 1746890531; PQ0002324349 AB - In order to study the influence of IVIS on driver s psychology and safety behavior, in the test vehicle, the eye tracker, the vehicle navigation system and other equipment, the test route is selected to complete the real vehicle test. Compared with the use of IVIS, the vehicle equipment is set at different position and different information release mode to drive the difference of the driver's behavior. Using eye tracker to collect the driver's data, the difference of scanning behavior is analyzed by using statistical analysis method, and the influence of IVIS on driving safety is analyzed. It shows that the use of IVIS takes up more cognitive resources, resulting in the increase of psychological load and decrease of driving safety. When the vehicle navigation installed above the object stage and provide voice broadcast information, can make the psychological load decrease. Optimize the position and information release mode of IVIS, to some extent, ease the negative impact on the safety of the vehicle information. JF - Zhongguo Anquan Kexue Xuebao / China Safety Science Journal AU - Yin, Li AU - Wu, Ling AU - Lu, Qiao-Zhen AU - Zhu, Tong AD - Department of Transportation, School of Automobile, Chang an University, Xian Shaanxi 710064, China, yinli@chd.edu.cn PY - 2015 SP - 124 EP - 128 PB - Zhongguo Laodong Baohu Kexue Jishu Xuehui Bianji Chubanbu, A4, Section 9, Hepingli Dongcheng District Beijing 100013 VL - 25 IS - 6 SN - 1003-3033, 1003-3033 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Driving ability KW - Behavior KW - Eye KW - Psychology KW - Safety KW - Navigation KW - Information systems KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1746890531?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Zhongguo+Anquan+Kexue+Xuebao+%2F+China+Safety+Science+Journal&rft.atitle=Research+on+relationship+between+in-vehicle+information+system+and+driving+safety+based+on+scanning+features&rft.au=Yin%2C+Li%3BWu%2C+Ling%3BLu%2C+Qiao-Zhen%3BZhu%2C+Tong&rft.aulast=Yin&rft.aufirst=Li&rft.date=2015-06-01&rft.volume=25&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=124&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Zhongguo+Anquan+Kexue+Xuebao+%2F+China+Safety+Science+Journal&rft.issn=10033033&rft_id=info:doi/10.16265%2Fj.cnki.issn1003-3033.2015.06.021 LA - Chinese DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-12-01 N1 - Number of references - 5 N1 - Last updated - 2015-12-23 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Driving ability; Eye; Behavior; Psychology; Safety; Navigation; Information systems DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.16265/j.cnki.issn1003-3033.2015.06.021 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Experiment on the lateral load capacity of single piles under scour conditions AN - 1727695142; PQ0002150905 AB - The author devised laboratory model experiments under different scour depths. After that, the finite difference software FLAC(3D) is used to simulate the test model, and comparing the results between them, then correct the model parameters according to the model test results. Based on the revised numerical model, the author discuss the scour angel, the pile head fixed method, and scouring forms, put forward some conclusions that are beneficial to practical engineering. When the scour depth is less than 1.5 times pile diameter, the lateral load capacity is not likely to be influenced by scour, while the scour depth increase up to 8 times pile diameter, the lateral load capacity decrease 80 % compared to un-scoured conditions. Numerical analysis indicates that under a certain scour depth, pile lateral load capacity is not likely to be influenced by scour width, and fixed pile head is beneficial to the lateral bearing property. JF - Shuili Xuebao (Journal of Hydraulic Engineering) AU - Hu, Dan AU - Li, Fen AU - Zhang, Kaiying AD - Department of Transportation, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430063, China, hudan1989.happy@163.com Y1 - 2015/06// PY - 2015 DA - June 2015 SP - 263 EP - 266 PB - Chinese Hydraulic Engineering Society, A-1 Fuxing Road Beijing 100038 http://jhe.ches.org.cn VL - 46 SN - 0559-9350, 0559-9350 KW - ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources; Water Resources Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts KW - Hydraulic engineering KW - Model Testing KW - Piles KW - Numerical analysis KW - Engineering KW - Scale models KW - Hydraulic Engineering KW - Mathematical models KW - Laboratories KW - Model Studies KW - Numerical Analysis KW - Scouring KW - Scour KW - Capacity KW - AQ 00001:Water Resources and Supplies KW - Q2 09283:Soil mechanics KW - SW 0810:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1727695142?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aaqualine&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Shuili+Xuebao+%28Journal+of+Hydraulic+Engineering%29&rft.atitle=Experiment+on+the+lateral+load+capacity+of+single+piles+under+scour+conditions&rft.au=Hu%2C+Dan%3BLi%2C+Fen%3BZhang%2C+Kaiying&rft.aulast=Hu&rft.aufirst=Dan&rft.date=2015-06-01&rft.volume=46&rft.issue=&rft.spage=263&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Shuili+Xuebao+%28Journal+of+Hydraulic+Engineering%29&rft.issn=05599350&rft_id=info:doi/10.13243%2Fj.cnki.slxb.2015.S1.048 LA - Chinese DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-10-01 N1 - Number of references - 3 N1 - Last updated - 2016-02-04 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Piles; Numerical analysis; Scouring; Scale models; Mathematical models; Hydraulic engineering; Numerical Analysis; Engineering; Laboratories; Scour; Hydraulic Engineering; Model Testing; Capacity; Model Studies DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.13243/j.cnki.slxb.2015.S1.048 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SIX COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT PROPOSED RAIL LINE BETWEEN LEVAN AND SALINA, UTAH. AN - 16388299; 16530 AB - PURPOSE: The Six County Association of Governments (SCAOG or the Applicant) is proposing to construct a new 43-mile rail line between Juab and Salina in central Utah. The purpose of this project is to provide rail access to local industries; primarily the Southern Utah Fuel Company (SUFCO) coal mine owned by Bowie Resources and located about 30 miles northeast of Salina, Utah. The SUFCO mine produces 6 million to 7 million tons of low-sulfur coal annually. About 4 million tons are shipped to power plants in Carbon and Emery Counties east of the mine, about 1 million tons are shipped to the Salt Lake City area, and 1 million to 2 million tons are shipped to the Sharp loading facility near Levan, Utah. Other than Juabs access to the nearby Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) line, there is no freight rail service in this part of Utah, and, therefore, local industries in Sanpete and Sevier Counties rely exclusively on trucking for freight transportation, including the transportation of coal from the SUFCO mine. Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) issued the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for this project in June 2007. During the public review and comment period, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) submitted informal comments suggesting that OEA conduct a more detailed analysis of the potential impacts of each alternative route on wetlands and consider an alternative that would either avoid or have fewer impacts on wetlands at the north end of the project. Following receipt of EPAs letter, OEA worked closely with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to determine the extent of water resources that would be impacted by each alternative and to identify new alternatives that could avoid or minimize these impacts. OEA released its analysis on May 2, 2014, in a Supplemental Draft EIS. Comments were due on June 23, 2014. This Final EIS responds to the comments received on both the Draft and Supplemental Draft EISs. In addition, it sets forth the mitigation measures recommended by OEA to minimize environmental impacts associated with this project. Finally, it contains OEAs major conclusions based on the information available to date; consultation with Federal, state, and local agencies; input from a wide variety of organizations and citizens of Utah; and its own independent environmental analysis. OEA has identified Alternative B3/B2 as its Environmentally Preferable Alternative for the proposed new rail line because it would have the least impacts to water resources (including wetlands) and associated biological resources, as well as fewer impacts to cultural and historic resources. The proposed rail line would remove up to 750 truck trips per day (one way) from local roads. These trucks currently haul coal produced by the SUFCO mine out of the area. The trucks pass through the cities of Salina, Centerfield, Gunnison, and Levan on their way to a loading facility near Salina, where the coal is removed from the trucks and loaded onto trains. As an example, trucks travel through downtown Salina at a frequency of about one truck every minute. The trucks use local and state highways as well as city streets that are not designed for heavy truck loads. Each truck carries about 43 tons of coal. OEA originally considered 15 build alternatives in the Draft EIS. Thirteen of the alternatives were dismissed from further consideration for a variety of reasons. In addition to the No-Action Alternative (Alternative A), two build alternatives were carried forward for detailed analysis: the Applicants Proposed Action as of the Draft EIS (Alternative B) and a second alternative (Alternative C). The Supplemental Draft EIS examined five build alternatives in addition to the No-Action Alternative (Alternative A). The build alternatives consist of Alternative B (the Proposed Action in the Draft EIS), three modified alternative routes (Alternatives B1, B2, and B3) developed by the Applicant after issuance of the Draft EIS, and Alternative N1 near Mills, Utah, which had been dismissed in the Draft EIS but was re-evaluated in the Supplemental Draft. Each of the build alternatives considered in both the Draft, Supplemental Draft, and Final EISs would result in adverse impacts, primarily to wetlands, farmlands, and cultural resources. To minimize and, in some cases, avoid potential environmental impacts to these resources, OEA recommended that the Board impose environmental mitigation measures. These measures include requiring the Applicant to use construction practices that would maintain natural water flow and drainage and use best management practices. OEA assessed noise and vibration impacts that would result from both rail line construction and train operations on the proposed new rail line. Following the Boards regulations for noise analysis, OEA first determined whether the project would result in an increase in noise exposure as measured by a day-night average noise level (Ldn) of 3 A-weighted decibels (dBA) or more and an increase to a noise level of 65 dBA Ldn. OEAs analysis indicated that the width of the 65-dBA Ldn wayside train noise contour would be 38 feet, a distance that is within the proposed right-of-way limits for the projecta 100-foot-wide right-of-way would be required for rail operations, and a 200-foot-wide right-of-way would be required for and during construction of the rail line. No sensitive receptors are located within the 65-dBA Ldn wayside noise contour for the project. However, because of the relatively low background noise levels in the study area, 16 residences located within 0.25 mile of the crossings would likely hear train warning signals sounded at the public crossings. OEA recommended mitigation to minimize construction-related noise. The Applicants Proposed Action (Alternative B in the Draft EIS) would fill 12.3 acres of wetlands. Three new alternatives were studied in the Supplemental Draft EIS and Final EIS that would reduce potential project-related wetland impacts. The alternatives studied in detail would fill 3.1 acres if the Applicants new Proposed Action (Alternative B/B2) were constructed or 2.1 acres if Alternative B3/B2 were constructed. Alternative N1, which would impact 0.5 acre, was studied but dismissed for safety reasons. OEA has recommended 17 mitigation measures to avoid or reduce impacts on water resources and wetlands in this Final EIS. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) determined that the Proposed Action and Alternatives would have no effect on threatened or endangered species. USFWS has designated critical habitat for two federally listed species: one bird species, the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus), and one plant species, the heliotrope milkvetch (Astragalus montii). Project-related construction and operation would not affect these species because the areas designated as critical habitat for each of these species are outside the project right-of-way (area of disturbance). Also, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has stated that no threatened, endangered, or sensitive species are present on BLM-administered land in the project right-of-way. Other minor impacts to wildlife habitat are addressed with proposed mitigation. Construction of the proposed rail line would result in the loss of 66 acres of irrigated farmland and between 126 acres (Alternative B/B2) and 165 acres (Alternative B3/B2) of non-irrigated and sub-irrigated cropland. The potential overall project benefits from the reduction of truck traffic include reduced congestion and improved safety on affected roads, reduced traffic delay, reduced noise in communities along local roads, reduced local air pollutant emissions, reduced roadway maintenance costs, and longer pavement life. Construction of the proposed rail line would potentially eliminate 108 jobs in the trucking industry. These jobs could be offset by new jobs in the rail industry. OEA's analysis indicates that any socioeconomic impacts that could occur from job loss in the trucking industry would not be disproportionately borne by minority or low-income populations. Construction of the proposed rail line would adversely affect up to 36 properties within the area of potential effects that are eligible or unevaluated for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. OEA, in coordination with the Utah State Historic Preservation Officer, BLM, USACE, the State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA), the Utah Department of Natural Resources, State Parks and Recreation, 11 federally recognized tribes, and the Applicant, is preparing a Programmatic Agreement to satisfy the requirements of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. Based on its independent environmental analysis and review of all comments received, OEA recommends that the Board grant the Applicant authority to construct and operate Alternative B3/B2. JF - EPA number: 150153, Final EIS, May 29, 2015 Y1 - 2015/05/29/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 May 29 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Creeks KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Grazing KW - Historic Sites KW - Livestock KW - Railroad Structures KW - Railroads KW - Ranges KW - Recreation Resources KW - Transportation KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources Surveys KW - Water Quality KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Utah KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Archaeological Sites KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Termination Act of 1995, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16388299?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-05-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SIX+COUNTY+ASSOCIATION+OF+GOVERNMENT+PROPOSED+RAIL+LINE+BETWEEN+LEVAN+AND+SALINA%2C+UTAH.&rft.title=SIX+COUNTY+ASSOCIATION+OF+GOVERNMENT+PROPOSED+RAIL+LINE+BETWEEN+LEVAN+AND+SALINA%2C+UTAH.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Surface Transportation Board, Hines, Oregon N1 - Date revised - 2016-09-28 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: May 29, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-29 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - UNITED STATES HIGHWAY (US) 281 FROM LOOP 1604 TO BORGFELD DRIVE, BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS. AN - 16386003; 16508 AB - PURPOSE: The proposed action is the construction of highway improvements to an approximately eight-mile stretch of United States Highway 281 extending from loop 1604 within the city of San Antonio to Borgfeld Drive in northern Bexar County, Texas. Two Build Alternatives and a No-Build Alternative have been examined as ways to address growth, improve functionality, improve safety, and enhance community quality of life. The social, economic, and environmental effects of this proposed action are analyzed including land use, farmland, air quality, noise, wetlands, floodplains, water quality, biological resources, cultural resources, parklands, hazardous/regulated materials, aesthetics, and indirect and cumulative effects. JF - EPA number: 150131, Final EIS, May 22, 2015 Y1 - 2015/05/22/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 May 22 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Biologic Surveys KW - Floodplains KW - Geologic Assessments KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Hydrologic Assessments KW - Noise KW - Roads KW - Transportation KW - Water Quality KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Texas KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16386003?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-05-22&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=UNITED+STATES+HIGHWAY+%28US%29+281+FROM+LOOP+1604+TO+BORGFELD+DRIVE%2C+BEXAR+COUNTY%2C+TEXAS.&rft.title=UNITED+STATES+HIGHWAY+%28US%29+281+FROM+LOOP+1604+TO+BORGFELD+DRIVE%2C+BEXAR+COUNTY%2C+TEXAS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Austin, Texas N1 - Date revised - 2016-09-28 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: May 22, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-29 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SOUTHWEST LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT (METRO GREEN LINE EXTENSION), HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF OCTOBER 2012). AN - 16375149; 16509 AB - PURPOSE: The Metropolitan Council (Council) proposes to construct and operate the approximately 16-mile Southwest Light Rail Transit (METRO Green Line Extension) project (Southwest LRT) as an extension of the Central Corridor LRT (METRO Green Line) to provide transportation improvements in the southwest metropolitan region. The Southwest LRT would extend from Eden Prairie, Minnesota, through the cities of Minnetonka, Hopkins, and St. Louis Park, to downtown Minneapolis, passing in close proximity to Edina, and connecting to the METRO Green Line, which began revenue service in June 2014. The identified Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) is a light rail line alignment constructed and operating on the Kenilworth-Opus-Golden Triangle alignment, reflecting adjustments to the LPA made subsequent to publication of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). In addition to the proposed light rail alignment, stations, park-and-ride lots, and ancillary facilities, including a proposed Operations and Maintenance Facility (OMF), the LPA includes proposed related bus, roadway, bicycle/pedestrian improvements, and freight rail modifications. This Supplemental Draft EIS restates the projects Purpose and Need Statement from the Draft EIS and provides a description of the proposed action (that is, the LPA), focusing on three areas that are evaluated within the Supplemental Draft EIS. It also includes a description of the process and analyses used to identify adjustments to the LPA in those three areas. The three areas analyzed in this limited-scope Supplemental Draft EIS are: adjustments to the proposed light rail alignment and station improvements in a segment in Eden Prairie, generally between the intersections of Technology Drive and Mitchell Road and of Flying Cloud Drive and Valley View Road; the location of a proposed OMF in Hopkins; and adjustments to proposed light rail and freight rail alignments and LRT stations in a segment in St. Louis Park and Minneapolis, generally between Louisiana Avenue South and Penn Avenue South. This Supplemental Draft EIS augments the information and analyses provided in the Draft EIS focusing on changes that may result in significant adverse environmental impacts of the proposed project since publication of the Draft EIS in October 2012. This Supplemental Draft EIS also includes additional preliminary Section 4(f) de minimis impact findings not included in the Draft EIS. JF - EPA number: 150132, Draft Supplemental EIS, May 22, 2015 Y1 - 2015/05/22/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 May 22 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Central Business Districts KW - Environmental Justice KW - Floodplains KW - Historic Districts KW - Historic Sites KW - Historic Sites Surveys KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Railroads KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Minnesota KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Federal Transit Law, Funding KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16375149?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-05-22&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SOUTHWEST+LIGHT+RAIL+TRANSIT+%28METRO+GREEN+LINE+EXTENSION%29%2C+HENNEPIN+COUNTY%2C+MINNESOTA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+OCTOBER+2012%29.&rft.title=SOUTHWEST+LIGHT+RAIL+TRANSIT+%28METRO+GREEN+LINE+EXTENSION%29%2C+HENNEPIN+COUNTY%2C+MINNESOTA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+OCTOBER+2012%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Chicago, Illinois N1 - Date revised - 2016-09-28 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: May 22, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-29 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH, RESERVE TO I-10 CONNECTOR, LOUISIANA. AN - 16375151; 16504 AB - PURPOSE: This project is a proposal to construct a new two lane limited access highway between (and linking) US Highway 61 (US 61) in the area of Reserve in the St. John the Baptist, Louisiana, and Interstate Highway 10 (I-10). Most of the new roadway would be on bridge structure and built over wetland areas. A new interchange at I-10 would be required as part of this project. The proposed new highway would be approximately 2.6 miles in length. The logical termini, or project limits, for the EIS study area and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documentation extended from 14 mile to the east of US 51 on the east to the St. John the Baptist/St. James Parish Line on the west, and from 14 mile north of I-10 on the north to 14 mile south of US 61 on the south. Several alternatives were considered including the No-Build Alternative. Effects to the human and natural environment, as well as the relative benefits of the project alternatives, have been evaluated and are presented within this DEIS document. JF - EPA number: 150127, Draft EIS, May 15, 2015 Y1 - 2015/05/15/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 May 15 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Highways KW - Transportation KW - Land Use KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise KW - Demography KW - Environmental Justice KW - Vegetation KW - Wetlands KW - Water Quality KW - Louisiana KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16375151?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-05-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ST.+JOHN+THE+BAPTIST+PARISH%2C+RESERVE+TO+I-10+CONNECTOR%2C+LOUISIANA.&rft.title=ST.+JOHN+THE+BAPTIST+PARISH%2C+RESERVE+TO+I-10+CONNECTOR%2C+LOUISIANA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, New Orleans, Louisiana N1 - Date revised - 2016-09-09 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: May 15, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-12 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CAL BLACK MEMORIAL AIRPORT, HALLS CROSSING, SAN JUAN COUNTY, UTAH (FINAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF MAY 1990). AN - 16384814; 16501 AB - PURPOSE: In May 1990, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), in cooperation with the National Park Service (NPS) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), issued the Replacement Airport at Halls Crossing Final Environmental Impact Statement (1990 Final EIS) for the development of a replacement airport for Halls Crossing Airport, which was located within the boundary of the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (GCNRA). A Record of Decision was issued in August 1990 approving the development of what is now named the Cal Black Memorial Airport. Concurrently, the BLM approved an amendment of a land plan which allowed the conveyance of land to San Juan County for the construction of the new airport. In reaching its approval, the FAA determined that there would be a Department of Transportation (DOT) Section 4(f) (herein referred to as Section 4(f)) impact but that the impact did not represent a constructive use of Section 4(f) resources. The 1990 Final EIS noted that the new airports effects would not be significant and would not impair the recreational experience of visitors to the GCNRA as a result of the new airport. In 1990, the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), brought suit concerning the adequacy of the 1990 Final EIS and the adequacy of the BLM plan amendment and land transfer process. In its July 7, 1993 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit concluded that the action of FAA approving the project based on a finding of no significant impact and no significant adverse impact [was] arbitrary and capricious. The court proceeding stated: We therefore REVERSE the BLM's plan amendment and the transfer of land. We REMAND for further proceedings to determine whether the land should be retained under BLM control and management or reconveyed to San Juan County under a newly proposed land use plan amendment. In the case of the FAA, the airport has already been built. This does not mean that a remand would be meaningless, however. On remand, the FAA should re-analyze the impact of the airport under section 4(f) and section 2208. The FAA may determine that it must make use of studies not utilized in the current FEIS. If a "significant" impact is found, section 4(f) and section 2208 require that all reasonable steps be taken to mitigate the damage or adverse impact. We therefore REVERSE the FAA's determination of no significant impact and REMAND to the FAA for further proceedings consistent with this decision. In response to the court decision, on February 7, 2001, the FAA issued a Draft Supplemental EIS for public and agency review and comment. A Final Supplemental EIS was not issued. This Draft Supplemental EIS is a replacement for the 2001 Draft Supplemental EIS because of the passage of time, completions of actions of the BLM, and changes in FAA guidance. This new document is reliant in part on the methodologies specified in FAAs 2007 Guidance on Procedures for Evaluating the Potential Noise Impacts of Airport Improvement Projects on National Parks and Other Sensitive Park Environments (Guidance for Park-Related Supplemental Noise Studies). This Draft Supplemental EIS addresses: the measurement of actual aircraft noise levels; an updated evaluation of existing and future aircraft noise levels using the FAAs 2007 Guidance for Park-Related Supplemental Noise Studies; a Section 4(f) evaluation using the updated analysis; and an analysis on potential cumulative effects. The BLM conducted their own environmental analysis for the plan amendment and transfer of land in the 2008 BLM Monticello Field Office Resource Management Plan. Based upon the new analysis of aircraft noise exposure, the FAA reaffirms its conclusions that the construction of the replacement airport has not resulted in substantial increases in noise within GCNRA, and has not negatively affected visitor experiences in the park. On October 9, 2014 the US Department of the Interior, National Park Service concurred with these findings, and on October 24, 2014 the Bureau of Land Management concurred with these findings. The revised analysis continues to show that the closure of the airport within GCNRA and the replacement airport at Cal Black Memorial Airport on land outside the park has reduced the overall aircraft noise level exposure to GCNRA, even though small parts of the park now experience higher aircraft noise. Furthermore, the replacement of Halls Crossing Airport at Cal Black Memorial Airport has not resulted in the use of resources protected under Section 4(f) and has not had any significant impacts. Thus, significant impacts to the visitor experience were not identified. (Note: through its 2008 Resource Management Plan, the BLM addressed its requirements). A revised Draft Supplemental EIS for the Replacement Airport at Halls Crossing was published on December 12, 2014. The 45 day comment period included an opportunity to request a public hearing; however, no responses were received requesting a hearing. The following parties submitted comments to the FAA on the Draft Supplemental EIS during the comment period: US Department of the Interior, US Environmental Protection Agency, US Bureau of Land Management, and the National Parks Conservation Association. An errata sheet was drafted to identify changes that were made to the Draft Supplemental EIS in response to comments received. Additionally, an appendix was added to document each comment received, and FAA's response to each comment. These additional documents, in combination with a CD containing the Draft Supplemental EIS, constitute the Final Supplemental EIS for the Replacement Airport at Halls Crossing. JF - EPA number: 150124, Final Supplement EIS, May 8, 2015 Y1 - 2015/05/08/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 May 08 KW - Air Transportation KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Airports KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards KW - Recreation KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Recreation Resources KW - Arizona KW - Cal Black Memorial Airport, Utah KW - Glen Canyon National Recreation Area KW - Halls Crossing Airport, Utah KW - Utah KW - Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982, as amended, Compliance KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Parks UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16384814?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-05-08&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=CAL+BLACK+MEMORIAL+AIRPORT%2C+HALLS+CROSSING%2C+SAN+JUAN+COUNTY%2C+UTAH+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+1990%29.&rft.title=CAL+BLACK+MEMORIAL+AIRPORT%2C+HALLS+CROSSING%2C+SAN+JUAN+COUNTY%2C+UTAH+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+1990%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, DC N1 - Date revised - 2016-09-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: May 8, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-02 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Effects of embankment height and vehicle loads on traffic-load-induced cumulative settlement of soft clay subsoil AN - 1832623416; 741153-7 AB - In order to study the traffic-load-induced cumulative settlement of soft clay subsoil under the low embankment, in situ tests are carried out, and based on the undrained cumulative deformation model and cumulative pore pressure model of Shanghai soft clay proposed by Huang and Li, the cumulative settlement was calculated and analyzed. The calculated cumulative settlement agrees well with the measured result. The cumulative settlement is mainly caused by the undrained cumulative deformation and the pore-pressure-dissipation-induced consolidation deformation, and the former is major. The effects of the embankment height and vehicle loads on traffic-load-induced cumulative settlement are studied. For the embankment less than 1.5 m high, the cumulative settlement of subsoil quickly increases with the decrease of the embankment height. The greater the vehicle loads, the more rapidly the cumulative settlement grows. When the vehicle loads rise by 20 % than the standard, the cumulative settlement increases by 44 %. Therefore, limiting the vehicle overload is critical to control the cumulative settlement. Considering the effects of road embankment height and vehicle loads, the model for predicting cumulative settlement is put forward. Copyright 2014 Saudi Society for Geosciences JF - Arabian Journal of Geosciences AU - Cui, Xinzhuang AU - Zhang, Na AU - Li, Shucai AU - Zhang, Jiong AU - Wang, Lei Y1 - 2015/05// PY - 2015 DA - May 2015 SP - 2487 EP - 2496 PB - Springer, Berlin-Heidelberg VL - 8 IS - 5 SN - 1866-7511, 1866-7511 UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1832623416?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefinprocess&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Arabian+Journal+of+Geosciences&rft.atitle=Effects+of+embankment+height+and+vehicle+loads+on+traffic-load-induced+cumulative+settlement+of+soft+clay+subsoil&rft.au=Cui%2C+Xinzhuang%3BZhang%2C+Na%3BLi%2C+Shucai%3BZhang%2C+Jiong%3BWang%2C+Lei&rft.aulast=Cui&rft.aufirst=Xinzhuang&rft.date=2015-05-01&rft.volume=8&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=2487&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Arabian+Journal+of+Geosciences&rft.issn=18667511&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs12517-014-1402-2 L2 - http://www.springer.com/earth+sciences/journal/12517 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef in Process, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. After editing and indexing, this record will be added to Georef. Reference includes data supplied by Springer Verlag, Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-24 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12517-014-1402-2 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - CRM geoarchaeology and John Albanese AN - 1734265491; 2015-109644 AB - As one of the pioneers of geoarchaeology in the academic sphere, the work of John Albanese easily made the leap to cultural resource management. With the large development projects of the 1980s, John undertook investigations on numerous archaeological sites. Central among these were his geoarchaeological investigations along the Middle Fork of the Powder River, only slightly upstream from the Leopold and Miller (1954) type site. John has the ability to put together sedimentology and pedology in a manner that even archaeologists can understand. As revealed by his work on Middle Fork, his work has greatly increased our understanding of the natural and human history of the Holocene. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Francis, Julie AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2015/05// PY - 2015 DA - May 2015 SP - 2 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 47 IS - 6 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 24:Quaternary geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1734265491?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=CRM+geoarchaeology+and+John+Albanese&rft.au=Francis%2C+Julie%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Francis&rft.aufirst=Julie&rft.date=2015-05-01&rft.volume=47&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=2&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, 67th annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2015-11-19 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC ER - TY - RPRT T1 - TONGUE RIVER RAILROAD COMPANY (TRRC) CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A NEW RAIL IN SOUTHEAST MONTANA. AN - 1811558450; 16486 AB - PURPOSE: Tongue River Railroad Company (TRRC) proposes to construct and operate a 42-mile rail line (the Colstrip Alternative) between Colstrip, Montana and the Ashland and Otter Creek areas of Montana. The Boards Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) and the cooperating agencies have prepared this Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), which analyzes the environmental impacts that could occur if TRRC were to construct and operate the proposed rail line. This Draft EIS analyzes the environmental impacts of ten build alternatives and the No-Action Alternative. Any of the build alternatives could have minor to highly adverse impacts on the following resources: transportation, greenhouse gases and climate change, noise, biological resources, water resources, visual resources, cultural and historical resources, land resources, geology and soils, socioeconomics, and environmental justice. All other resources would experience negligible impacts. OEA has included draft recommended mitigation measures in this Draft EIS. These mitigation measures will be considered by the Board as potential conditions if the Board decides to grant TRRC authority to construct and operate the rail line. JF - EPA number: 150109, Draft EIS, April 24, 2015 Y1 - 2015/04/24/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Apr 24 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Railroads KW - Transportation KW - Noise KW - Air Quality KW - Coal KW - Public Health KW - Land Use KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Fish KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Water Quality KW - Watersheds KW - Cultural Resources KW - Environmental Justice KW - Vegetation KW - Floodplains KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Historic Districts KW - Recreation Resources KW - Geology KW - Soils KW - Paleontological Sites KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Montana KW - Tongue River KW - Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970, Compliance KW - Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, Emission Standards KW - Noise Control Act of 1972, Compliance KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, Animals KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 401 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1811558450?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-04-24&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=TONGUE+RIVER+RAILROAD+COMPANY+%28TRRC%29+CONSTRUCTION+AND+OPERATION+OF+A+NEW+RAIL+IN+SOUTHEAST+MONTANA.&rft.title=TONGUE+RIVER+RAILROAD+COMPANY+%28TRRC%29+CONSTRUCTION+AND+OPERATION+OF+A+NEW+RAIL+IN+SOUTHEAST+MONTANA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Surface Transportation Board, Office of Environmental Analysis, Washington DC N1 - Date revised - 2016-08-15 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 24, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-08-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MID COUNTY PARKWAY, RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 16374225; 16491 AB - PURPOSE: The Mid County Parkway project will provide a new freeway that will effectively and efficiently accommodate regional west-east movement of people and goods between and through the cities of San Jacinto and Perris. Potential benefits from future implementation include increased accessibility for residents and businesses and the relief of traffic congestion on the regional and local transportation network. Key issues include impacts to community character and cohesion, growth-related effects, biological resources, aquatic resources, cultural resources, aesthetics, residential relocations, business relocations, traffic noise, and temporary construction effects. JF - EPA number: 150114, Final EIS, April 24, 2015 Y1 - 2015/04/24/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Apr 24 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Community Facilities KW - Earthquakes KW - Endangered Species (Animals KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Environmental Justice KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Open Space KW - Parks KW - Preserves KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - California KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Surface Transportation Assistance Act, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocations Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16374225?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-04-24&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MID+COUNTY+PARKWAY%2C+RIVERSIDE+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=MID+COUNTY+PARKWAY%2C+RIVERSIDE+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Riverside, California N1 - Date revised - 2016-08-15 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 24, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-08-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - FEDERAL WAY LINK EXTENSION, KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON. AN - 16390558; 16472 AB - PURPOSE: The Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) is proposing to expand the regional light rail system south from the city of SeaTac to Federal Way, Washington. The proposed light rail extension, called the Federal Way Link Extension (FWLE, and formerly known as the Federal Way Transit Extension), would be within the cities of SeaTac, Des Moines, Kent, and Federal Way in King County. The proposed project is part of the Sound Transit 2 (ST2) Plan, funding for which was approved by voters in 2008 (Sound Transit, July 2008). Currently, there is projected funding to construct to Kent/Des Moines in the vicinity of Highline College. The proposed project, which is part of the larger regional network of light rail proposed under the ST2 Plan, would begin at the future Angle Lake Station in SeaTac and end in the Federal Way Transit Center area. The 7.6-mile-long project corridor generally parallels State Route (SR) 99 and Interstate 5 (I-5), which are the major north-south routes through the FWLE corridor. It generally follows a topographic ridge between Puget Sound and the Green River Valley where the city limits of SeaTac, Des Moines, Kent, and Federal Way meet. This Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) evaluates several build (light rail) alternatives and a No Build Alternative, which considers how the transportation system would operate if the proposed project were not built. The No Build Alternative also provides a baseline against which to measure the impacts of the build alternatives. The light rail alternatives include at-grade, trench, and elevated light rail alignments with different station configurations. Four alternatives are evaluated, each with between four and nine station or alignment options. JF - EPA number: 150095, Draft EIS, April 10, 2015 Y1 - 2015/04/10/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Apr 10 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Transportation KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Parking KW - Land Use KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Economic Assessments KW - Air Quality KW - Noise KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Vegetation KW - Geology KW - Soils KW - Historic Sites KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Parks KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Environmental Justice KW - Washington (state) KW - Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, Emission Standards KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Executive Order 12898, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16390558?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-04-10&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=FEDERAL+WAY+LINK+EXTENSION%2C+KING+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.title=FEDERAL+WAY+LINK+EXTENSION%2C+KING+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Seattle, Washington N1 - Date revised - 2016-07-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 10, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-07-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - LYNNWOOD LINK EXTENSION, KING AND SNOHOMISH COUNTIES, WASHINGTON. AN - 1802463698; 16462 AB - PURPOSE: The Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) is proposing to expand the regional light rail system north from Seattle to Lynnwood, Washington. The proposed light rail extension, called the Lynnwood Link Extension (formerly known as the North Corridor Transit Project), would be within the cities of Seattle and Shoreline in King County and in Mountlake Terrace and Lynnwood in Snohomish County. The financing for the proposed project was approved by voters as part of the Sound Transit 2 (ST2) Plan in 2008 (Sound Transit, July 2008). The proposed project, which is part of a larger regional network of light rail proposed under the ST2 program, would begin at Northgate in north Seattle and end at the Lynnwood Transit Center. The 8.5-mile-long project corridor generally follows Interstate 5 (I-5), which is the major north-south route through the state and serves a large commuter market traveling between Snohomish and King Counties. The transportation corridor I-5 serves is bounded by Puget Sound to the west and Lake Washington to the east. This Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) evaluates a No Build Alternative, a Preferred Alternative for light rail, and several other light rail alternatives. The alternatives are arranged in three geographic segments: Segment A-Seattle to Shoreline, Segment B-Shoreline to Mountlake Terrace, and Segment C-Mountlake Terrace to Lynnwood. The Preferred Alternative has both at-grade and elevated sections, with stations at NE 145th Street and NE 185th Street in Shoreline, at 236th Street SW in Mountlake Terrace, and at the Lynnwood Transit Center in Lynnwood. The other light rail alternatives include both at-grade and elevated alignments with different station locations and configurations. In total, seven alternatives are evaluated in Segment A, four alternatives are evaluated in Segment B, and four alternatives are evaluated in Segment C. JF - EPA number: 150085, Final EIS, April 3, 2015 Y1 - 2015/04/03/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Apr 03 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Creeks KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Parking KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 106 Statements KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Transportation KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources Surveys KW - Wetlands KW - Washington KW - Federal Transit Law, Funding KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1802463698?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-04-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=LYNNWOOD+LINK+EXTENSION%2C+KING+AND+SNOHOMISH+COUNTIES%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.title=LYNNWOOD+LINK+EXTENSION%2C+KING+AND+SNOHOMISH+COUNTIES%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Seattle Washington N1 - Date revised - 2016-07-07 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 3, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-07-08 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - POTOMAC YARD METRORAIL STATION, ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA. AN - 16390290; 16467 AB - PURPOSE: This document describes and summarizes the potential environmental impacts of a proposed new Metrorail Station and ancillary facilities located at Potomac Yard within the City of Alexandria along the existing Metrorail Blue and Yellow Line between the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Metrorail Station and Braddock Road Metrorail Station. The purpose of the project is to improve accessibility of the Potomac Yard area and provide more transportation choices for current and future residents, employees and businesses by establishing a new access point to the regional Metrorail system. The following alternatives are considered: a No Build Alternative, three Metrorail station build alternatives (Build Alternatives A, Band D), and a design option of Build Alternative B (B-CSX Design Option). The three Build Alternatives were developed based on an initial set of eight alternatives identified during the Potomac Yard Metrorail Station Concept Development Study, as well as alternatives suggested by the public during the Scoping process. The B-CSX Design Option was subsequently developed to avoid and minimize some of the adverse impacts of Alternative B. Potential impacts of the alternatives on key resources of the natural and human environment are evaluated in this document. Each section describes the applicable regulations and guidance, analysis methodology, description of the affected environment, key findings describing the potential effects, and mitigation strategies. Technical Memoranda supporting the findings are included in Volume II and referenced in appropriate sections. FTA must Issue a single Final Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision document pursuant to Pub. L. 112-141 Stat. 405, Section 1319(b) unless FTA determines statutory criteria or practicability considerations preclude issuance of the combined document pursuant to Section 1319. JF - EPA number: 150090, Draft EIS, April 3, 2015 Y1 - 2015/04/03/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Apr 03 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Transportation KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Visual Resources KW - Noise KW - Wetlands KW - Cultural Resources KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Land Use KW - Environmental Justice KW - Historic Sites KW - Air Quality KW - Water Quality KW - Parks KW - Floodplains KW - Waterways KW - Coastal Zones KW - Water Resources KW - Virginia KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Property of 1970, Compliance KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, Emission Standards KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 401 Permits KW - Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16390290?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-04-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=POTOMAC+YARD+METRORAIL+STATION%2C+ALEXANDRIA%2C+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=POTOMAC+YARD+METRORAIL+STATION%2C+ALEXANDRIA%2C+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Alexandria, Virginia N1 - Date revised - 2016-07-07 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 3, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-07-08 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SAN DIEGO FREEWAY (I-405) IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, BETWEEN STATE ROUTE 73 AND INTERSTATE 606, ORANGE AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA. AN - 16377305; 16468 AB - PURPOSE: The Interstate 405 (I-405 Improvement Project proposes to widen the corridor by adding one general purpose (GP) lane in each direction between Euclid Street, and I-605 and one tolled Express Lane in each direction between State Route 73 (SR-73) and State Route 22 (SR-22) east of I-405 to be managed jointly as a tolled Express Facility with two lanes in each direction between SR-73 and I-605. The objective is to open the tolled Express Lanes with a HOV2+ occupancy free to encourage rideshare and transit usage. Operational adjustments to the tolled Express Lanes may be implemented based on demand, rates of speed, traffic volumes, and to meet financial covenants, maintenance and operational obligations. The proposed action would improve the freeway mainline and interchanges on I-405 in Orange and Los Angeles counties for approximately 16 miles between 0.2 mile south of Bristol Street and 1.4 miles north of I-605, as well as portions of SR-22, SR-73, and I-605 to reduce congestion and improve lane continuity through the corridor. Within the proposal project limits, I-405 is a controlled- access highway facility with a fenced right-of-way (ROW), separated by grade from crossing traffic, with vehicular access limited to interchanges I-405 within the project area consists of 8 to 12 mixed-flow GP lanes. Two HOV lanes, auxiliary lanes along selected portions of the route, and 21 arterial crossings. Potential benefits include maintaining or improving future traffic operations in the I-405 corridor and improving the efficient movement of people and goods. Effects from the proposed project include impacts to community character and cohesion, biological resources, aesthetics. Air quality. Cultural resources, geology, hazardous waste, noise, land use, hydrology and water quality, transportation/traffic, public services and utilities, and paleontological resources. JF - EPA number: 150091, Final EIS, April 3, 2015 Y1 - 2015/04/03/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Apr 03 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Transportation KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Roads KW - Standards KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Vegetation KW - California KW - Federal Water Pollution Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16377305?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-04-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SAN+DIEGO+FREEWAY+%28I-405%29+IMPROVEMENT+PROJECT%2C+BETWEEN+STATE+ROUTE+73+AND+INTERSTATE+606%2C+ORANGE+AND+LOS+ANGELES+COUNTIES%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=SAN+DIEGO+FREEWAY+%28I-405%29+IMPROVEMENT+PROJECT%2C+BETWEEN+STATE+ROUTE+73+AND+INTERSTATE+606%2C+ORANGE+AND+LOS+ANGELES+COUNTIES%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - California Department of Transportation, Irvine California N1 - Date revised - 2016-07-07 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 3, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-07-08 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - GMPE Space AN - 1807509513; 2016-066517 JF - Seismological Research Letters AU - Chiou, B AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2015/04// PY - 2015 DA - April 2015 SP - 625 PB - Seismological Society of America, El Cerrito, CA VL - 86 IS - 2B SN - 0895-0695, 0895-0695 KW - technology KW - geologic hazards KW - seismic risk KW - statistical analysis KW - natural hazards KW - risk assessment KW - elastic waves KW - earthquakes KW - uncertainty KW - amplitude KW - 10:Invertebrate paleontology KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1807509513?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Seismological+Research+Letters&rft.atitle=GMPE+Space&rft.au=Chiou%2C+B%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Chiou&rft.aufirst=B&rft.date=2015-04-01&rft.volume=86&rft.issue=2B&rft.spage=625&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Seismological+Research+Letters&rft.issn=08950695&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://srl.geoscienceworld.org/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - SSA 2015 annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CA N1 - Last updated - 2016-10-25 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - amplitude; earthquakes; elastic waves; geologic hazards; natural hazards; risk assessment; seismic risk; statistical analysis; technology; uncertainty ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A new seismic site coefficient model based on conditions in South Carolina AN - 1700098104; 2015-071629 JF - Seismological Research Letters AU - Andrus, Ronald D AU - Ravichandran, Nadarajah AU - Aboye, Shimelies A AU - Bhuiyan, Ariful H AU - Martin, James R, II AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2015/04// PY - 2015 DA - April 2015 SP - 514 PB - Seismological Society of America, El Cerrito, CA VL - 86 IS - 2A SN - 0895-0695, 0895-0695 KW - United States KW - geologic hazards KW - South Carolina KW - simulation KW - seismic response KW - models KW - seismicity KW - building codes KW - seismic risk KW - natural hazards KW - ground motion KW - buildings KW - risk assessment KW - aseismic design KW - earthquakes KW - 19:Seismology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1700098104?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Seismological+Research+Letters&rft.atitle=A+new+seismic+site+coefficient+model+based+on+conditions+in+South+Carolina&rft.au=Andrus%2C+Ronald+D%3BRavichandran%2C+Nadarajah%3BAboye%2C+Shimelies+A%3BBhuiyan%2C+Ariful+H%3BMartin%2C+James+R%2C+II%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Andrus&rft.aufirst=Ronald&rft.date=2015-04-01&rft.volume=86&rft.issue=2A&rft.spage=514&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Seismological+Research+Letters&rft.issn=08950695&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://srl.geoscienceworld.org/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 86th annual meeting of the Eastern Section of the Seismological Society of America N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CA N1 - Last updated - 2016-10-25 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - aseismic design; building codes; buildings; earthquakes; geologic hazards; ground motion; models; natural hazards; risk assessment; seismic response; seismic risk; seismicity; simulation; South Carolina; United States ER - TY - RPRT T1 - STERLING HIGHWAY MILEPOST 45-60, ALASKA (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENT IMPACT STATEMENT OF APRIL 1994). AN - 1785717498; 16452 AB - PURPOSE: The Sterling Highway Mile Post 45-60 Project would improve the highway near the community of Cooper Landing, Alaska. Four alternative alignments are evaluated along with a No Build Alternative. Each build alternative includes portions in which the existing alignment would be rebuilt and a portion that would be built on a new alignment. JF - EPA number: 150075, Draft Supplement EIS, March 27, 2015 Y1 - 2015/03/27/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Mar 27 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Bank Protection KW - Erosion KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Hydrologic Assessments KW - Noise Assessments KW - Preserves KW - Recreation Resources KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Alaska KW - Chugach National Forest KW - Kenai National Wildlife Refuge KW - Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980, Compliance KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation of 1966, Parks KW - Federal Water Pollution Control of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1785717498?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-03-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=STERLING+HIGHWAY+MILEPOST+45-60%2C+ALASKA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENT+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+APRIL+1994%29.&rft.title=STERLING+HIGHWAY+MILEPOST+45-60%2C+ALASKA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENT+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+APRIL+1994%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Anchorage, Alaska N1 - Date revised - 2016-04-29 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 27, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-02 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - VIRGINIA BEACH TRANSIT EXTENSION STUDY. AN - 1783899734; 16450 AB - PURPOSE: The Virginia Beach Transit Extension Study examines a range of alternatives for extending high capacity fixed guideway transit service from eastern terminus of The Tide, the City of Norfolks light rail transit towards the Oceanfront Resort Area in Virginia Beach. The purpose of the project is to support local plans for strategic growth and improve transportation and transit system efficiency and intermodal connectivity. The Virginia Beach transit extension would connect to many major employment and activity centers and would provide an alternative to the heavy roadway congestion in and around these activity centers. The transit extension would also include a robust feeder bus system that would provide a wider local transit network. The alternatives include the No Build alternative and eight build alternatives. The build alternatives include four using bus rapid transit (BRT) technology and four using light rail transit (LRT) technology. The project would be completed in a manner that minimizes adverse effects on the environment and maximizes benefit to the community. This document describes and summarizes the potential transportation and environmental effects, costs, and benefits, and presents a comparative evaluation of the alternatives. JF - EPA number: 150073, Draft EIS, March 20, 2015 Y1 - 2015/03/20/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Mar 20 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Transportation KW - Land Use KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Cultural Resources KW - Parks KW - Visual Resources KW - Safety KW - Soils KW - Farmlands KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Floodplains KW - Waterways KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Air Quality KW - Noise KW - Hazardous Materials KW - Environmental Justice KW - Virginia KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1783899734?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-03-20&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=VIRGINIA+BEACH+TRANSIT+EXTENSION+STUDY.&rft.title=VIRGINIA+BEACH+TRANSIT+EXTENSION+STUDY.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Norfolk, Virginia N1 - Date revised - 2016-04-22 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 20, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-04-25 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - STATE ROUTE 710 NORTH STUDY, LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 1780137875; 16438 AB - PURPOSE: The purpose of the proposed project is to effectively and efficiently accommodate regional and local north-south travel demands in the study area of the western San Gabriel Valley and east/northeast Los Angeles, including improving the efficiency of the existing regional freeway and transit networks, reducing congestion on local arterials adversely affected due to accommodating regional traffic volumes, and minimizing environmental impacts. The Build Alternatives would potentially result in the short-term and/or long-term substantial effects related to: land use, community impacts, traffic and transportation, visual and aesthetics, cultural resources, paleontological resources, hazardous wastes and materials, air quality, noise and vibration, wetlands and other waters. JF - EPA number: 150061, Draft EIS, March 13, 2015 Y1 - 2015/03/13/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Mar 13 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Highways KW - Transportation KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Visual Resources KW - Cultural Resources KW - Air Quality KW - Land Use KW - Paleontological Resources KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Demography KW - Environmental Justice KW - Historic Sites KW - Floodplains KW - Hydrology KW - Water Quality KW - Soils KW - Geology KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Noise KW - Wetlands KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Threatened Species (Animals) KW - California KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Executive Order 11988, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 401 Permits KW - Historic Sites Act of 1935, Project Authorization KW - Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, Emission Standards UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1780137875?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2012-01-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=TAPPAN+ZEE+HUDSON+RIVER+CROSSING+PROJECT%2C+ROCKLAND+AND+WESTCHESTER+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.title=TAPPAN+ZEE+HUDSON+RIVER+CROSSING+PROJECT%2C+ROCKLAND+AND+WESTCHESTER+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - California Department of Transportation, Los Angeles, California N1 - Date revised - 2016-04-12 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 13, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-04-12 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - REDLANDS PASSENGER RAIL PROJECT, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 16390400; 16429 AB - PURPOSE: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Region 9, and the San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG) acting in its role capacity as the San Bernardino County Transportation Commission, have prepared a Final Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for the Redlands Passenger Rail Project located in San Bernardino County, California. The Redlands Passenger Rail Project would encompass passenger rail operations along an approximately nine-mile corridor extending east from the City of San Bernardino to the City of Redlands. The Project proposes local and express train service via five station stops located at E Street, Tippecanoe Avenue (or Waterman Avenue), New York Street, Orange Street (Downtown Redlands), and University Street (University of Redlands). SANBAG proposes the replacement of the existing railroad tracks and ties, reconstruction or rehabilitation of existing bridge structures, construction of station platforms and a train layover facility, and auxiliary improvements such as parking, at-grade roadway crossings, and pedestrian access. Project operations would start in 2018. Trains would operate every 30 minutes in the peak periods and every hour in the off-peak period. JF - EPA number: 150052, Final EIS, March 6, 2015 Y1 - 2015/03/06/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Mar 06 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Section 404 Permits KW - Floodplains KW - Flood Hazards KW - Visual Resources KW - Noise KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Cultural Resources KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Railroads KW - Railroad Structures KW - Employment KW - Historic Sites KW - Terminal Facilities KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - California KW - Federal Transit Law, Funding KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16390400?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-03-06&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=REDLANDS+PASSENGER+RAIL+PROJECT%2C+SAN+BERNARDINO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=REDLANDS+PASSENGER+RAIL+PROJECT%2C+SAN+BERNARDINO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, San Bernardino, California N1 - Date revised - 2016-03-25 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: March 6, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-03-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - How applied geology solved problems on selected highway engineering projects in New Hampshire AN - 1739082580; 2015-114923 AB - A study determined that twenty-five percent of the concrete aggregates utilized in New Hampshire may potentially cause deleterious alkali-silica reactivity (ASR) expansion in concrete and adversely affect the long-term durability of concrete structures. ASR gel was confirmed in a number of existing concrete bridges through uranyl acetate UV-light testing as well as core sampling and petrographic thin section analysis. ASR induced distress has resulted in costly repairs for some structures and has significantly reduced the service life of others. There are admixture(s) that can reduce ASR expansion in new concrete made with reactive aggregates. A two phased study to estimate the remaining service-life and to assess the condition of thirty-year old rock reinforcements was conducted at the Barron Mountain rock cut along Interstate 93 in Woodstock, NH. Two types of rock reinforcement are installed at the site including: (1) partially bonded, resin grouted, prestressed rock bolts, and (2) fully bonded, Portland cement grouted, passive tendons. Phase 1 of the condition assessment included an evaluation of site conditions, a review of installation details, an estimation of remaining service-life and assessment of the rock reinforcement utilizing a combination of four nondestructive geophysical tests. Phase 2 consisted of invasive testing of selected rock reinforcement to verify the results from the first phase. During 1988, the NHDOT remediated a one hundred foot high rock slope located on Interstate 89 in New London, NH. The rock excavation work consisted of removing 100,000 cubic yards of potentially unstable rock, which was dangerously close to the highway. This site was unique in that the granite rock contained anomalous concentrations of uranium and thorium. Due to the naturally occurring radioactive minerals in the rock, a Health and Safety Plan was implemented to protect construction workers and the general public. Extensive sampling, testing, on-site monitoring and training of personnel took place during the construction phase. A rock disposal site was selected due to ability of nearby organic bogs to absorb dissolved uranium minerals. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Lane, Richard AU - Fishman, Kenneth AU - Fish, Marc AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2015/03// PY - 2015 DA - March 2015 SP - 106 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 47 IS - 3 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1739082580?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=How+applied+geology+solved+problems+on+selected+highway+engineering+projects+in+New+Hampshire&rft.au=Lane%2C+Richard%3BFishman%2C+Kenneth%3BFish%2C+Marc%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Lane&rft.aufirst=Richard&rft.date=2015-03-01&rft.volume=47&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=106&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, Northeastern Section, 50th annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2015-12-04 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Isotopic fingerprinting of nitrate sources in groundwater near highway blasting sites AN - 1739082312; 2015-114918 AB - Explosives used in blasting operations can potentially contaminate groundwater with nitrate; however, other natural and anthropogenic sources of nitrate make identification of blasting impacts difficult. In 2013, the U.S. Geological Survey and the New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) began a study to determine the source and fate of nitrogen compounds near blasting sites using a combination of isotopic, geochemical, hydrologic, and geologic data. Approximately 1.75 million cubic yards of rock will be removed by blasting in several locations for roadway construction at a major highway construction site in southern NH. Sources of nitrate and other nitrogen compounds can potentially be determined through analysis of isotopic ratios of light stable elements. Common sources of groundwater nitrogen concentrations that may impart different isotopic signatures include septic systems, animal wastes, agricultural fertilizers, decomposing vegetation, landfill leachate, and explosives. Isotope ratios of nitrogen and oxygen in nitrate were used to identify sources of nitrate concentrations in groundwater from wells near the blasting sites. Wells near a rock excavation site where blasting was used shortly after the start of this study and wells with existing persistent nitrate contamination suspected to be the result of septic and past blasting were targeted for temporal sampling and analysis in an attempt to characterize nitrate sources. In general results show a low d15N signature from synthetic nitrate sources (including explosives) and a high d15N signature from waste sources. Results also indicate that nitrate pulses in wells following blasting events can be distinguished isotopically from other local sources, and that reducing conditions in this geologic setting locally cause denitrification, resulting in lower nitrate concentrations. Transport and persistence of nitrate due to blasting operations and other nitrogen sources in fractured rock environments will be presented. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Degnan, James R AU - Bohlke, J K AU - Pelham, Krystle AU - Langlais, David M AU - Walsh, Gregory J AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2015/03// PY - 2015 DA - March 2015 SP - 105 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 47 IS - 3 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 21:Hydrogeology KW - 02D:Isotope geochemistry KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1739082312?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Isotopic+fingerprinting+of+nitrate+sources+in+groundwater+near+highway+blasting+sites&rft.au=Degnan%2C+James+R%3BBohlke%2C+J+K%3BPelham%2C+Krystle%3BLanglais%2C+David+M%3BWalsh%2C+Gregory+J%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Degnan&rft.aufirst=James&rft.date=2015-03-01&rft.volume=47&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=105&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, Northeastern Section, 50th annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2015-12-04 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC ER - TY - JOUR T1 - NH Route 123/124 bridge replacement over the Souhegan River and 1829 stone arch bridge in New Ipswich, New Hampshire AN - 1739081492; 2015-114921 AB - Unusual site conditions at the NH Route 123/124 crossing over the Souhegan River in New Ipswich, New Hampshire have resulted in a number of design challenges for the replacement bridge design. A 1957 era bridge will be replaced with a new structure spanning the entire width of the Souhegan River gorge, obtaining all support from an abutment on each side. The 1957 bridge is a paved concrete deck, supported by steel girders, which are supported by multiple concrete pier footings resting directly on an 1829 stone arch bridge. When the piers were built, the top 4 feet of the stone bridge was reconstructed. No additional work was performed to reinforce the stone bridge. Since its construction, the 1957 bridge has deteriorated significantly, most in the steel components from roadway salt. The 1957 bridge has deteriorated and has been placed on the NHDOT's red list, which means plans for its replacement are given priority and funding.The new bridge configuration requires an evaluation of the condition of the historic stone bridge at the site, a determination of the stability the bedrock on the sides of the river gorge, and abutment foundation designs that don't impact the stone arch bridge. The presence of the stone arch bridge, as well as a 6 foot diameter pipe penstock on the western side of the gorge which once fed water to a nearby mill, were complicating factors in the bridge foundation design. A two phase subsurface investigation was completed, which included collection of rock cores for compressive strength testing from each boring to characterize the subsurface materials. Due to difficult site access a surficial bedrock mapping program was not performed. To obtain the bedrock structural orientation data for foundation design a borehole geophysical survey was completed. This included both acoustic and optical televiewer methods to assess the elevation, dip, and dip direction of the bedrock structures including fractures, foliations, and veins. The bedrock data collected from the explorations, geophysical logging, and laboratory testing of bedrock cores were used to evaluate the impacts of rock fractures on foundation design. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Pelham, Krystle AU - Dusseault, Charles AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2015/03// PY - 2015 DA - March 2015 SP - 106 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 47 IS - 3 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1739081492?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=NH+Route+123%2F124+bridge+replacement+over+the+Souhegan+River+and+1829+stone+arch+bridge+in+New+Ipswich%2C+New+Hampshire&rft.au=Pelham%2C+Krystle%3BDusseault%2C+Charles%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Pelham&rft.aufirst=Krystle&rft.date=2015-03-01&rft.volume=47&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=106&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, Northeastern Section, 50th annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2015-12-04 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Observations on debris deposits in the Blue Ridge of western North Carolina; fertile ground for basic and applied research AN - 1718051335; 2015-096430 AB - Piedmont cove and foot-slope deposits, debris fields and debris fans, collectively referred to here as debris deposits, are widespread surficial features of significant areal extent within the Blue Ridge of Western North Carolina. These chiefly composite deposits establish a geologic record of past mass wasting events of various mechanisms, magnitudes, and ages. They are evidence of the ongoing landscape evolution of the Blue Ridge, and relevant to efforts aimed at reducing societal losses from landslides. Debris deposits hold answers to questions on the spatial and temporal aspects of uplift and erosion, linkages between climate change and the recurrence intervals of catastrophic storms, and help identify areas that could be affected by future debris flow events. Seminal research on footslope and Piedmont Cove deposits by H. H. Mills strongly influenced the approaches used by the N.C. Geological Survey (NCGS) to identify and map debris deposits, and sheds light onto many possibilities for future research. The NCGS has used compilations of previous research, geohazards mapping along the Blue Ridge Parkway, county-wide landslide hazard mapping (2005-2011), and responses to numerous emergency landslide events to identify and map debris deposits recorded at 3,200 locations in a landslide geodatabase. As a compliment to field studies, LiDAR digital elevation models have advanced our ability to recognize and map the variety of landforms characteristic of debris deposits. The locations of past debris deposits are spatially correlated with areas affected by recent debris flow and landslide events, particularly on actively-eroding landforms such as the Nantahala Mountains Escarpment and Blue Ridge Escarpment. Debris deposits can (re)activate as debris slides, and source areas upslope of deposits can reactivate as debris flows in response to factors such as excessive rainfall, undercutting by streams, and destabilizing human activity. Understanding the nature, origin, composition and extent of debris deposits is important for constraining physically-based models of debris flow and debris slide initiation, and run-out. Spatial relationships among bedrock structures, debris deposits, and modern debris flow events are evident on hillslopes bordering regional topographic lineaments. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Wooten, Richard M AU - Bauer, Jennifer B AU - Fuemmeler, Stephen AU - Witt, Anne C AU - Gillon, Kenneth A AU - Douglas, Thomas J AU - Latham, Rebecca S AU - Cattanach, Bart L AU - Bozdog, G Nicholas AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2015/03// PY - 2015 DA - March 2015 SP - 18 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 47 IS - 2 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 23:Geomorphology KW - 20:Applied geophysics KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1718051335?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Observations+on+debris+deposits+in+the+Blue+Ridge+of+western+North+Carolina%3B+fertile+ground+for+basic+and+applied+research&rft.au=Wooten%2C+Richard+M%3BBauer%2C+Jennifer+B%3BFuemmeler%2C+Stephen%3BWitt%2C+Anne+C%3BGillon%2C+Kenneth+A%3BDouglas%2C+Thomas+J%3BLatham%2C+Rebecca+S%3BCattanach%2C+Bart+L%3BBozdog%2C+G+Nicholas%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Wooten&rft.aufirst=Richard&rft.date=2015-03-01&rft.volume=47&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=18&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, Southeastern Section, 64th annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2015-10-01 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC ER - TY - JOUR T1 - PASSENGER SEAT AND MODIFIED ANTHROPOMETRIC TEST DEVICE PERFORMANCE DURING TRACT TEST AN - 1701492023; PQ0001669338 AB - The drop test of the TRACT CH-46 airframe provided an opportunity to conduct several experiments, two of which are described here. The first was the inclusion of forward facing passenger seats that were certified to 14 CFR 25.562 aviation regulations. The TRACT testing provided the opportunity to compare the certification testing with the results of an actual impact. The second experiment was a comparison of sidewall-mounted troop seats and an investigation of a modification to the FAA Hybrid III ATD. The forward facing passenger seats remained attached to the floor structure; however, the lumbar loads measured were significantly higher than those in certification tests. Both of the energy absorbing seats stroked downward as designed during the impact. The modified ATD and the Aerospace ATD had similar, moderate level, lumbar load magnitudes, and the modified ATD neck loads were below established injury limits. JF - Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance AU - Pellettiere, J AU - Deweese, R AD - Aviation Safety, Federal Aviation Administration, Dayton, OH Y1 - 2015/03// PY - 2015 DA - March 2015 SP - 313 PB - Aerospace Medical Association, 320 S. Henry St. Alexandria VA 22314-3579 United States VL - 86 IS - 3 SN - 2375-6314, 2375-6314 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Injuries KW - Energy KW - Hybrids KW - Certification KW - Human factors KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1701492023?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Aerospace+Medicine+and+Human+Performance&rft.atitle=PASSENGER+SEAT+AND+MODIFIED+ANTHROPOMETRIC+TEST+DEVICE+PERFORMANCE+DURING+TRACT+TEST&rft.au=Pellettiere%2C+J%3BDeweese%2C+R&rft.aulast=Pellettiere&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=2015-03-01&rft.volume=86&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=313&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Aerospace+Medicine+and+Human+Performance&rft.issn=23756314&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-06-22 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Injuries; Hybrids; Energy; Human factors; Certification ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Transport Airplane Risk Analysis AN - 1676364849; PQ0001360282 AB - Risk analysis is used to identify an unsafe condition in a fleet of transport-category airplanes and to evaluate whether a proposed course of corrective action will be effective in mitigating the risk. One key element of the risk assessment is the uncorrected fleet risk, which estimates the fatalities that may occur over the remaining life of the fleet if no corrective action is taken. The uncorrected fleet risk incorporates the number of airplanes that are expected to develop damage such as cracking, whether the damage is likely to be detected over the life of the airplane, the probability that the damage will lead to an unsafe outcome such as a crash, in-flight breakup, runway departure, or individual fatality, and the historic fatality rate of the unsafe outcome. This paper presents tools that have been developed to perform the risk analysis in accordance with existing Federal Aviation Administration Orders and Policy Statements. An example analysis demonstrates the method and tools for calculating uncorrected fleet risk and illustrates the relative significance of the parameters involved in the calculation. JF - Journal of Aircraft AU - Violette, M G AU - Safarian, P AU - Han, N AU - Atmur, R AD - Seattle Aircraft Certification Office, Federal Aviation Administration, Renton, Washington 98057 Y1 - 2015/03// PY - 2015 DA - Mar 2015 SP - 395 EP - 402 PB - American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, The Aerospace Center, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW Washington DC 20024 United States VL - 52 IS - 2 SN - 0021-8669, 0021-8669 KW - Risk Abstracts KW - Risk assessment KW - Mortality KW - Historical account KW - Risk analysis KW - Accidents KW - Mitigation KW - Aircraft KW - R2 23020:Technological risks UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1676364849?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ariskabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Aircraft&rft.atitle=Transport+Airplane+Risk+Analysis&rft.au=Violette%2C+M+G%3BSafarian%2C+P%3BHan%2C+N%3BAtmur%2C+R&rft.aulast=Violette&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=2015-03-01&rft.volume=52&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=395&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Aircraft&rft.issn=00218669&rft_id=info:doi/10.2514%2F1.C032663 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-04-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-11-16 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Risk assessment; Historical account; Mortality; Mitigation; Accidents; Risk analysis; Aircraft DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/1.C032663 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US 69/LOOP 49 NORTH LINDALE RELIEVER ROUTE, SMITH COUNTY, TEXAS. AN - 16388742; 16422 AB - PURPOSE: The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) proposes to construct a new location, controlled-access reliever route around the city of Lindale in Smith County, Texas, referred to as U.S. Highway (US) 69/Loop 49 North Lindale Reliever Route (Lindale Reliever Route). The proposed action is intended to provide relief to the existing US 69 through the city of Lindale and extend a proposed toll facility (Loop 49 West) from IH 20 southwest of Lindale to US 69 north of Lindale. JF - EPA number: 150035, Final EIS, February 20, 2015 Y1 - 2015/02/20/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Feb 20 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Environmental Justice KW - Roads KW - Noise KW - Water Quality KW - Air Quality KW - Urban Structures KW - Land KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Relocation Plans KW - Traffic Control KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Transportation KW - Grazing KW - Texas KW - Uniform Relocation and Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance KW - Executive Order 11988, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16388742?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2012-01-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=TAPPAN+ZEE+HUDSON+RIVER+CROSSING+PROJECT%2C+ROCKLAND+AND+WESTCHESTER+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.title=TAPPAN+ZEE+HUDSON+RIVER+CROSSING+PROJECT%2C+ROCKLAND+AND+WESTCHESTER+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Tyler, Texas N1 - Date revised - 2016-03-25 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: February 20, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-03-28 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-395/ROUTE 9 TRANSPORTATION STUDY, PENOBSCOT AND HANCOCK COUNTIES, MAINE. AN - 1771720079; 16402 AB - PURPOSE: The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) and the Maine Division of Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) have undertaken the I-395/Route 9 Transportation Study to evaluate transportation alternatives to improve regional system linkage, relieve traffic congestion, and improve safety along Routes 1A and 46, and to improve the current and future flow of traffic and the shipment of goods to the Interstate system. This Environmental Impact Statement examines the environmental effects of the No-Build Alternative and three build alternatives developed to satisfy the study purpose and needs. The purpose of this is to provide the FHWA, the MaineDOT, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and the public with a full accounting of the environmental impacts to the natural, social, atmospheric, economic and transportation environments. The EIS serves as the primary document to facilitate review of the project by federal, state, and local agencies and the general public. After careful consideration of the range of alternatives developed in response to the study's purpose and needs and in coordination with its cooperating and participating agencies and public input, the MaineDOT and the FHWA have identified Alternative 2B-2 as its preferred alternative because it best satisfies the study purpose and needs, would fulfill their statutory mission and responsibilities, and has the least adverse environmental impact. JF - EPA number: 150024, Final EIS, January 30, 2015 Y1 - 2015/01/30/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Jan 30 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Creeks KW - Floodplains KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Noise Assessments KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Maine KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1771720079?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-01-30&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=I-395%2FROUTE+9+TRANSPORTATION+STUDY%2C+PENOBSCOT+AND+HANCOCK+COUNTIES%2C+MAINE.&rft.title=I-395%2FROUTE+9+TRANSPORTATION+STUDY%2C+PENOBSCOT+AND+HANCOCK+COUNTIES%2C+MAINE.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Augusta, Maine N1 - Date revised - 2016-03-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: January 30, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-03-10 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - STATE ROAD 997/SW 177TH AVENUE/KROME AVENUE (SOUTH) FROM SW 296TH STREET (AVOCADO DRIVE) TO SW 136TH STREET (HOWARD DRIVE), MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA. AN - 1768156217; 16394 AB - PURPOSE: This project proposes roadway and safety improvements along a ten-mile segment of SR 997/SW 177th Avenue/Krome Avenue from SW 296th Street (Avocado Drive) to SW 136th Street (Howard Drive) in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The existing facility is a two-lane undivided rural roadway. The proposed action is to improve safety by providing four-lane divided rural and suburban sections, additional capacity, and implementing access management criteria. JF - EPA number: 150016, Final EIS, January 23, 2015 Y1 - 2015/01/23/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Jan 23 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Roads KW - Transportation KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Control KW - Safety Analyses KW - Water Quality KW - Historic Sites KW - Air Quality KW - Florida KW - Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2005, Funding KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, Animals UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1768156217?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-01-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=STATE+ROAD+997%2FSW+177TH+AVENUE%2FKROME+AVENUE+%28SOUTH%29+FROM+SW+296TH+STREET+%28AVOCADO+DRIVE%29+TO+SW+136TH+STREET+%28HOWARD+DRIVE%29%2C+MIAMI-DADE+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.title=STATE+ROAD+997%2FSW+177TH+AVENUE%2FKROME+AVENUE+%28SOUTH%29+FROM+SW+296TH+STREET+%28AVOCADO+DRIVE%29+TO+SW+136TH+STREET+%28HOWARD+DRIVE%29%2C+MIAMI-DADE+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Miami, Florida N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-25 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: January 23, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-02-26 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - STATE HIGHWAY 249 EXTENSION, FROM FM 1774 IN PINEHURST TO FM 1774 NORTH OF TODD MISSION MONTGOMERY AND GRIMES COUNTIES, TEXAS. AN - 16377196; 16396 AB - PURPOSE: The proposed State Highway (SH) 249 Controlled-Access Tollway Extension project (proposed SH 249 Extension) would extend from just south of the State Highway (SH) 249/Farm-to- Market (FM) 1774/FM 149 interchange in the City of Pinehurst to a new SH 249/FM 1774 interchange north of the City of Todd Mission. The proposed SH 249 Extension would be developed on a new location and would be approximately 14 to 15 miles in length. In crossing the southwest portion of Montgomery County and extending into the southeast portion of Grimes County, the proposed SH 249 Extension would be constructed as a four-mainlane, controlled-access tollway with intermittent frontage roads within a typical 400-foot-wide right-of-way (ROW). The Draft EIS evaluates the social, economic, and environmental effects of the proposed tollway and includes an assessment of resources such as land use, farmlands, social, economics, air quality, noise, wetlands, floodplains, water quality, biological resources, cultural resources, hazardous/regulated materials, and visual aesthetics. JF - EPA number: 150018, Draft EIS, January 23, 2015 Y1 - 2015/01/23/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Jan 23 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Highways KW - Land use KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Transportation KW - Transportation Surveys KW - Farmlands KW - Air Quality KW - Noise KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Threatened Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Environmental Justice KW - Texas KW - Farmland Protection Policy Act, Compliance KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, Animals UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16377196?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2012-01-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=TAPPAN+ZEE+HUDSON+RIVER+CROSSING+PROJECT%2C+ROCKLAND+AND+WESTCHESTER+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.title=TAPPAN+ZEE+HUDSON+RIVER+CROSSING+PROJECT%2C+ROCKLAND+AND+WESTCHESTER+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Austin, Texas N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-25 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: January 23, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-02-26 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ANGOON AIRPORT, ALASKA. AN - 16395301; 16378 AB - PURPOSE: For this EIS, the purpose and need is as follows: Current transportation service to and from Angoon is solely by seaplane and ferry. These options do not provide sufficient availability and reliability in transportation to and from Angoon. A land-based airport will improve the availability and reliability of aviation transportation services to and from Angoon. Like most communities in Southeast Alaska, Angoon has no road connections outside the local area because the ocean and terrain surrounding Angoon make construction and maintenance of roads and bridges to other communities impractical and prohibitively expensive. Seaplane service to and from Angoon is available approximately 44% of the hours in any given year. This percentage of time is determined by weather, lighting conditions, and water conditions in Favorite Bay. The ferry service provides a relatively low-cost travel option that can usually accommodate passenger demand but is unlikely to improve the availability and reliability of transportation to and from Angoon due to infrequent schedules and travel time. A land-based airport would meet Angoon's unmet transportation needs by improving aviation availability and reliability. A land-based airport would have, or would allow for, the following: Runway lighting, allowing a pilot to safely land at night or in low-light situations; the development of an instrument approach procedure using a fixed runway threshold that would let pilots navigate to and land at the Angoon Airport during instrument flight rules weather conditions; and aircraft operations that are not affected by low temperatures. A land-based airport with runway lights, an instrument approach procedure, and a fixed threshold would improve the availability of aviation service to Angoon, allowing flights to occur 89% -94% of the total hours in a given year. This more than doubles the 44% of hours per year that seaplane service is currently available. JF - EPA number: 140384, Draft EIS, January 9, 2015 Y1 - 2015/01/09/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Jan 09 KW - Land Use KW - Airports KW - Transportation KW - Aircraft KW - Air Quality KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Marine Mammals KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Historic Sites KW - Vegetation KW - Floodplains KW - Fish KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Hydrology KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Cultural Resources KW - Visual Resources KW - Natural Resources KW - Noise Assessments KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Water Quality KW - Water Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wilderness KW - Environmental Justice KW - Alaska KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, Compliance KW - Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, Emission Standards KW - Executive Order 11988, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16395301?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-01-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ANGOON+AIRPORT%2C+ALASKA.&rft.title=ANGOON+AIRPORT%2C+ALASKA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Portland, Oregon N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-10 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: January 9, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-02-11 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - The Pathfinder Project: Collaborative Messaging for Traveler Information T2 - 95th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting AN - 1658695746; 6337151 JF - 95th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting AU - Pisano, Paul AU - Carpenter, D AU - Barjenbruch, K AU - Dunn, L AU - Patterson, R AU - Sturges, L Y1 - 2015/01/04/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Jan 04 KW - Meteorology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1658695746?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=95th+American+Meteorological+Society+Annual+Meeting&rft.atitle=The+Pathfinder+Project%3A+Collaborative+Messaging+for+Traveler+Information&rft.au=Pisano%2C+Paul%3BCarpenter%2C+D%3BBarjenbruch%2C+K%3BDunn%2C+L%3BPatterson%2C+R%3BSturges%2C+L&rft.aulast=Pisano&rft.aufirst=Paul&rft.date=2015-01-04&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=95th+American+Meteorological+Society+Annual+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://ams.confex.com/ams/95Annual/webprogram/start.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-02-28 N1 - Last updated - 2015-02-27 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Integration and delivery of interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) data into stormwater planning within karst terranes AN - 1861077533; 768318-42 AB - As part of two USDOT-funded studies focused on the development of satellite-based Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) technology, the researchers integrated InSAR-derived point cloud data into the transportation design process to optimize the location of a stormwater management system in a karst terrane. After initial validation, the InSAR data (over 1.67 million data points comprising various "scatterers") were brought into a GIS dataframe and georeferenced to locations of known sinkholes. This dataset was then used to evaluate karst hazard within a 40x40km data frame located in the Valley and Ridge Province of Virginia. The group identified systematic kinematic differences in scatterer behavior with respect to their proximity to mapped karst geohazards, and used this method to identify unknown karst features, revealing numerous previously unidentified sinkholes. After validating the data with quantitative field correlations, the group integrated the dataset into a traditional CADD-developed design, ported into a GIS environment, and utilized the resulting integrated dataset to optimize the location of stormwater management assets within a traditionally-developed roadway project. In the process, the group developed open-source data delivery, allowing greater flexibility, efficiency, and optimization of the infrastructure design and planning process conducted collaboratively over geospatial platforms. This data integration offers lifecycle cost benefits, improvements to the safety of the traveling public, and protection of the environment, particularly in groundwater-sensitive karst terranes. A case study of this approach is presented. JF - Proceedings - Multidisciplinary Conference on Sinkholes and the Engineering and Environmental Impacts of Karsts AU - Bruckno, Brian AU - Vaccari, Andrea AU - Hoppe, Edward AU - Acton, Scott T AU - Campbell, Elizabeth AU - Veni, George AU - Barr, Kelton AU - LaMoreaux, Jim Y1 - 2015 PY - 2015 DA - 2015 SP - 371 EP - 380 PB - National Cave and Karst Research Institute, [varies] VL - 14 KW - United States KW - aquifer vulnerability KW - water quality KW - geologic hazards KW - water management KW - Appalachians KW - stormwater KW - karst KW - ground water KW - environmental management KW - hydrologic cycle KW - geographic information systems KW - SAR KW - mass movements KW - Valley and Ridge Province KW - hydrology KW - North America KW - Virginia KW - cartography KW - regional planning KW - radar methods KW - satellite methods KW - preventive measures KW - aquifers KW - case studies KW - landslides KW - kinematics KW - sinkholes KW - runoff KW - land management KW - natural hazards KW - Augusta County Virginia KW - information systems KW - InSAR KW - solution features KW - slope stability KW - roads KW - land use KW - design KW - remote sensing KW - 21:Hydrogeology KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1861077533?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefinprocess&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+-+Multidisciplinary+Conference+on+Sinkholes+and+the+Engineering+and+Environmental+Impacts+of+Karsts&rft.atitle=Integration+and+delivery+of+interferometric+synthetic+aperture+radar+%28InSAR%29+data+into+stormwater+planning+within+karst+terranes&rft.au=Bruckno%2C+Brian%3BVaccari%2C+Andrea%3BHoppe%2C+Edward%3BActon%2C+Scott+T%3BCampbell%2C+Elizabeth%3BVeni%2C+George%3BBarr%2C+Kelton%3BLaMoreaux%2C+Jim&rft.aulast=Bruckno&rft.aufirst=Brian&rft.date=2015-01-01&rft.volume=14&rft.issue=&rft.spage=371&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+-+Multidisciplinary+Conference+on+Sinkholes+and+the+Engineering+and+Environmental+Impacts+of+Karsts&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://digital.lib.usf.edu/content/SF/S0/05/37/49/00001/K26-03300-Integration_and_Delivery_of_Interferometric_Synthetic_Aperture_Ra.pdf http://www.karstportal.org/taxonomy/term/10494 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Fourteenth multidisciplinary conference on Sinkholes and the engineering and environmental impacts of karst N1 - Copyright - GeoRef in Process, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. 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N1 - Number of references - 18 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. sketch maps N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-24 N1 - CODEN - #04513 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Appalachians; aquifer vulnerability; aquifers; Augusta County Virginia; cartography; case studies; design; environmental management; geographic information systems; geologic hazards; ground water; hydrologic cycle; hydrology; information systems; InSAR; karst; kinematics; land management; land use; landslides; mass movements; natural hazards; North America; preventive measures; radar methods; regional planning; remote sensing; roads; runoff; SAR; satellite methods; sinkholes; slope stability; solution features; stormwater; United States; Valley and Ridge Province; Virginia; water management; water quality ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Monitoring the threat of sinkhole formation under a portion of US 18 in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa using TDR measurements AN - 1861076653; 768318-64 AB - Sinkhole formation is a common occurrence in northeast Iowa, and US 18 in Cerro Gordo County was constructed over an area where sinkhole formation had only been locally known. It had not been recorded or identified in the Iowa DNR database at the time. Since 2004, sinkholes have developed along the right of way. Geophysical surveys contributed very little in the identifying the cause. However a Soil Survey (drilling program) identified numerous voids within carbonate bedrock. The soil borings indicated that shale overlying the carbonate rock has been removed/eroded, and resulted in the development of a karst subsurface through the dissolution of the carbonate rock. Without removing the structural fill and site soils to expose the rock, it will not be possible to impede the natural processes occurring. An alternative approach was adopted and consisted of: (a) removing the existing pavement, (b) installing coaxial cables in trenches excavated within the subgrade, (c) replacing the pavement as double reinforced pavement (including shoulders), and (d) monitoring the cables using Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR). The cables are interrogated several times a day and data is transmitted via cellular modem to Iowa DOT facilities. Among the data transmitted is a log file of deformation activity along each of the cables which is evaluated and an action plan is initiated based on: (a) information in the activity file, and (b) updated plots for each cable. Unexpected behavior has been observed, with activity occurring annually between the months of September and March. Although several explanations have been proposed, there is no definitive correlation between locations of the activity detected by TDR, sinkhole locations, or geophysical anomaly locations. In spite of this uncertainty, real time remote monitoring for ground movement is continuing. JF - Proceedings - Multidisciplinary Conference on Sinkholes and the Engineering and Environmental Impacts of Karsts AU - O'Connor, Kevin M AU - Trainum, Matthew AU - Veni, George AU - Barr, Kelton AU - LaMoreaux, Jim Y1 - 2015 PY - 2015 DA - 2015 SP - 569 EP - 578 PB - National Cave and Karst Research Institute, [varies] VL - 14 KW - United States KW - geophysical surveys KW - engineering properties KW - ground-penetrating radar KW - techniques KW - grouting KW - piping KW - Iowa KW - remediation KW - fractures KW - sedimentary rocks KW - underground cavities KW - time domain reflectometry KW - soil mechanics KW - monitoring KW - geophysical methods KW - electrical methods KW - radar methods KW - Cerro Gordo County Iowa KW - deformation KW - measurement KW - detection KW - sinkholes KW - surveys KW - carbonate rocks KW - solution features KW - 30:Engineering geology KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1861076653?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefinprocess&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+-+Multidisciplinary+Conference+on+Sinkholes+and+the+Engineering+and+Environmental+Impacts+of+Karsts&rft.atitle=Monitoring+the+threat+of+sinkhole+formation+under+a+portion+of+US+18+in+Cerro+Gordo+County%2C+Iowa+using+TDR+measurements&rft.au=O%27Connor%2C+Kevin+M%3BTrainum%2C+Matthew%3BVeni%2C+George%3BBarr%2C+Kelton%3BLaMoreaux%2C+Jim&rft.aulast=O%27Connor&rft.aufirst=Kevin&rft.date=2015-01-01&rft.volume=14&rft.issue=&rft.spage=569&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+-+Multidisciplinary+Conference+on+Sinkholes+and+the+Engineering+and+Environmental+Impacts+of+Karsts&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/10.5038%2F9780991000951.1007 L2 - http://www.karstportal.org/taxonomy/term/10494 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Fourteenth multidisciplinary conference on Sinkholes and the engineering and environmental impacts of karst N1 - Copyright - GeoRef in Process, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. 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N1 - Number of references - 7 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-24 N1 - CODEN - #04513 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - carbonate rocks; Cerro Gordo County Iowa; deformation; detection; electrical methods; engineering properties; fractures; geophysical methods; geophysical surveys; ground-penetrating radar; grouting; Iowa; measurement; monitoring; piping; radar methods; remediation; sedimentary rocks; sinkholes; soil mechanics; solution features; surveys; techniques; time domain reflectometry; underground cavities; United States DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.5038/9780991000951.1007 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Stop 4; Emerald Mound; archaeology and history AN - 1832651981; 781518-4 JF - Guidebook Series - Illinois State Geological Survey AU - Koldehoff, Brad H Y1 - 2015 PY - 2015 DA - 2015 SP - 49 EP - 53 PB - Illinois State Geological Survey, Urbana, IL SN - 0073-5094, 0073-5094 KW - United States KW - Emerald Mound KW - archaeology KW - Illinois KW - Peoria Silt KW - clastic sediments KW - Saint Clair County Illinois KW - field trips KW - road log KW - archaeological sites KW - sediments KW - loess KW - Cahokia Illinois KW - 24:Quaternary geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1832651981?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefinprocess&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Guidebook+Series+-+Illinois+State+Geological+Survey&rft.atitle=Stop+4%3B+Emerald+Mound%3B+archaeology+and+history&rft.au=Koldehoff%2C+Brad+H&rft.aulast=Koldehoff&rft.aufirst=Brad&rft.date=2015-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=49&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Guidebook+Series+-+Illinois+State+Geological+Survey&rft.issn=00735094&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 55th Midwest Friends of the Pleistocene 2011 field conference N1 - Copyright - GeoRef in Process, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. 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N1 - PubXState - IL N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. sketch map N1 - SuppNotes - 55th Midwest Friends of the Pleistocene 2011 field conference N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-24 N1 - CODEN - IGSSA4 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - archaeological sites; archaeology; Cahokia Illinois; clastic sediments; Emerald Mound; field trips; Illinois; loess; Peoria Silt; road log; Saint Clair County Illinois; sediments; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Depositional build-and-fill within the Zarah Subgroup (Upper Pennsylvanian, Missourian stage) of Miami County, Kansas; integrated lithostratigraphy, biostratigraphy, delta (super 13) c (sub carb) chemostratigraphy, and geophysical well-log data AN - 1807505096; 2016-064167 AB - Surface and subsurface analysis of units within the Zarah Subgroup of Miami County reveal extensive distal-delta lobe development with variable thicknesses up to 16.5 meters of the Liberty Memorial Shale Formation, and 17.1 meters and 31.7 meters respectively of the Island Creek and middle Farley shale members. The relief developed by these near-shore deposits promoted the aggradation and progradation of photic-zone algal mounds with thicknesses of greater than 14.6 meters on and around bathymetric highs, resulting in a dynamic interplay between carbonate build-up, and siliciclastic infilling, modulated by glacioeustatic sea level rise and fall. This dynamic system has been described as "build-and-fill" and is applied to the Zarah Subgroup as a means of predicting algal mound development and distribution. This high-resolution study is presented here in a sequence-stratigraphic framework, and improves upon past interpretations of the mound-bank paleotopography and our understanding of the Missourian depositional systems within the study area. This study also provides the first whole-rock carbonate carbon isotope delta (super 13) C (sub carb) chemostratigraphic data from Missourian rocks in this region, which show elevated delta (super 13) C values in association with carbonate and core shale lithologies with shifts of up to +6.0 ppm (total change) for delta (super 13) C. These data show a similar pattern to that observed in the Permian of south-central Kansas, and has been attributed to glacial-interglacial cyclicity during the Late Paleozoic Ice Age. This study also provides updated conodont biostratigraphic information for the Kansas City Group. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Oborny, Stephan C AU - Ludvigson, Greg A AU - Henthorne, Robert AU - Heckel, Philip H AU - Cramer, Bradley D AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2015 PY - 2015 DA - 2015 SP - 652 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 47 IS - 7 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 12:Stratigraphy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1807505096?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Depositional+build-and-fill+within+the+Zarah+Subgroup+%28Upper+Pennsylvanian%2C+Missourian+stage%29+of+Miami+County%2C+Kansas%3B+integrated+lithostratigraphy%2C+biostratigraphy%2C+delta+%28super+13%29+c+%28sub+carb%29+chemostratigraphy%2C+and+geophysical+well-log+data&rft.au=Oborny%2C+Stephan+C%3BLudvigson%2C+Greg+A%3BHenthorne%2C+Robert%3BHeckel%2C+Philip+H%3BCramer%2C+Bradley+D%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Oborny&rft.aufirst=Stephan&rft.date=2015-01-01&rft.volume=47&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=652&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2015 annual meeting & exposition N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2016-07-29 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Investigation causes of pavement structure failure using new AASHTO mechanistic-empirical procedures for optimization roads performance in different climatic condition of Iran AN - 1790970437; PQ0003110483 AB - In recent years, procedure of AASHTO Guide for Design of Pavement Structures distanced from first empirical procedure and advanced toward mechanistic empirical procedures. "Guide for Mechanistic-Empirical Design of New and Rehabilitated Pavement Structures" in 2004 and its attached software M-EPDG is the result of this new procedure that AASHTO presented it through projects NCHRP 1-37 A and NCHRP 1-40 B with cooperation of NCHRP and FHWA institutions. In this paper, required data for software analyzing of three real pavement structures pieces collected from three different climatic areas and pavement structures modeled in software by entering data into software. Modeled sections by this software were analyzed failure, and, regarding to obtained results, common designing pavement structures procedures compared with the new way of AASHTO, and efficiency rate of related software investigated in two different climatic zone of Iran. Also, in Iran some suggestions indicated about required conductions for application of new method of AASHTO. JF - Environment Conservation Journal AU - Behnam, Maliheh AU - Khojasteh, Hedyeh AU - Hashemi, Mir Mohammad Seyyed AU - Javid, Mehdi AD - Department of Transportation, Germi Branch, Islamic Azad University, Germi, Iran, Mehdi.shahbazi72@yahoo.com Y1 - 2015///0, PY - 2015 DA - 0, 2015 SP - 659 EP - 670 PB - Action for Sustainable, Efficacious Development and Awareness, Malviya Marg Rishikesh Uttaranchal 249 201 India VL - 16 SN - 0972-3099, 0972-3099 KW - Ecology Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; Aqualine Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; Environment Abstracts KW - Pavement Structures KW - AASHTO KW - Road Safety KW - Failure KW - Cooperation KW - Climatic conditions KW - Environmental factors KW - Computer programs KW - software KW - Roads KW - Climatic Zones KW - Structural Engineering KW - Conduction KW - Data processing KW - Climate KW - Institutions KW - Climatic zones KW - ISW, Iran KW - Model Studies KW - Methodology KW - Performance Evaluation KW - Conservation KW - Optimization KW - AQ 00001:Water Resources and Supplies KW - Q5 08503:Characteristics, behavior and fate KW - SW 0810:General KW - ENA 18:Transportation KW - D 04060:Management and Conservation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1790970437?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aaqualine&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environment+Conservation+Journal&rft.atitle=Investigation+causes+of+pavement+structure+failure+using+new+AASHTO+mechanistic-empirical+procedures+for+optimization+roads+performance+in+different+climatic+condition+of+Iran&rft.au=Behnam%2C+Maliheh%3BKhojasteh%2C+Hedyeh%3BHashemi%2C+Mir+Mohammad+Seyyed%3BJavid%2C+Mehdi&rft.aulast=Behnam&rft.aufirst=Maliheh&rft.date=2015-01-01&rft.volume=16&rft.issue=&rft.spage=659&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environment+Conservation+Journal&rft.issn=09723099&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-05-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-12-22 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Environmental factors; Climatic zones; Methodology; Computer programs; software; Data processing; Cooperation; Conservation; Conduction; Climatic conditions; Climate; Performance Evaluation; Roads; Climatic Zones; Institutions; Structural Engineering; Optimization; Model Studies; ISW, Iran ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Safety Effectiveness of Flashing Yellow Arrow: Evaluation of 222 Signalized Intersections in North Carolina AN - 1786200592; PQ0002533737 AB - The purpose of this project was to develop crash modification factors (CMFs) for the implementation of a flashing yellow arrow (FYA) on the basis of the specific before-and-after period conditions of a signalized intersection. Although this countermeasure has been used for years in North Carolina and other states, no published studies to date have provided CMFs for left-turn crashes specific to the treated approaches, and none has provided CMFs for the three-section FYA for permissive-only left turns. Crash data from 222 intersections in North Carolina with an FYA protected-permissive left turn (FYA-PPLT), three-section FYA permissive-only left-turn installations, or both were used to provide CMFs for five category types: Category 1 (permissive only to FYA-PPLT), Category 2 (protected only to FYA-PPLT), Category 2A (protected only to FYA-PPLT with time of day operation), Category 3 (five-section PPLT to FYA-PPLT), and Category 4 (permissive only to FYA permissive only). A before-and-after crash analysis with consideration given to increases in traffic was used to determine the safety estimates. Safety performance functions were used to account for the effect of traffic volume trends. In Categories 3 and 4, the change was exclusive to the left-turn display and not to a change in phasing. All CMF results were statistically significant for Category 3, and target and injury CMF results were statistically significant for Category 4. On the basis of the results from the study sites, a statistically significant decrease was found in target left-turn crashes and injury crashes after a site signal underwent a change from a solid green ball to an FYA for permissive left turns when phasing remained unchanged. This finding applied whether the left phasing was protected-permissive or fully permissive. JF - Transportation Research Record AU - Simpson, Carrie L AU - Troy, Shawn A AD - North Carolina Department of Transportation, Transportation Mobility and Safety Division, 1561 Mail Service Center, Garner, NC 27699-1561 clsimpson@ncdot.gov Y1 - 2015///0, PY - 2015 DA - 0, 2015 SP - 46 EP - 58 PB - Transportation Research Board IS - 2492 SN - 0361-1981, 0361-1981 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Phasing KW - Crashes KW - Intersections KW - Traffic flow KW - Flashing KW - Traffic engineering KW - Traffic safety KW - Categories UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1786200592?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.atitle=Safety+Effectiveness+of+Flashing+Yellow+Arrow%3A+Evaluation+of+222+Signalized+Intersections+in+North+Carolina&rft.au=Simpson%2C+Carrie+L%3BTroy%2C+Shawn+A&rft.aulast=Simpson&rft.aufirst=Carrie&rft.date=2015-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=2492&rft.spage=46&rft.isbn=9780309369183&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.issn=03611981&rft_id=info:doi/10.3141%2F2492-05 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-05-01 N1 - Number of references - 9 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-03 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2492-05 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Joint Evacuation and Emergency Traffic Management Model with Consideration of Emergency Response Needs AN - 1786199994; PQ0002488439 AB - During and after a disaster, transportation network management is a complex task. In a state of limited serviceability and functionality, surviving transportation infrastructure is expected to act as a vital lifeline and to support different types of operations. This study investigates the joint planning of evacuation operations and emergency traffic management while accounting for emergency response needs. Extended wildfires across a highway network are the assumed disaster setting. Population evacuation takes place by using part of the network, whereas emergency traffic management strategies are applied outside the evacuation zone. Network performance enhancement is pursued through the implementation of lane reversal. The problem is formulated as a two-stage optimization model; minimization of total evacuation time (TET) and minimization of total network travel time (TNTT) are the upper-level objectives for the evacuation area and the rest of the network, respectively. The lower level corresponds to a traffic assignment model on the basis of user equilibrium. Demonstration of the model on a real-world network proves the computational efficiency of the algorithm. The model systematically produces robust results in terms of TET-TNTT minimization and thus addresses the operational needs arising and enhances overall transportation network performance. JF - Transportation Research Record AU - Konstantinidou, Maria A AU - Kepaptsoglou, Konstantinos L AU - Karlaftis, Matthew G AU - Stathopoulos, Antony AD - Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 5, Iroon Polytechniou, 15773 Zografou, Greece Y1 - 2015///0, PY - 2015 DA - 0, 2015 SP - 107 EP - 117 PB - Transportation Research Board IS - 2532 SN - 0361-1981, 0361-1981 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Evacuation KW - Emergency vehicles KW - Traffic management KW - Minimization KW - Emergency management KW - Emergency response KW - Networks KW - Optimization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1786199994?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.atitle=Joint+Evacuation+and+Emergency+Traffic+Management+Model+with+Consideration+of+Emergency+Response+Needs&rft.au=Konstantinidou%2C+Maria+A%3BKepaptsoglou%2C+Konstantinos+L%3BKarlaftis%2C+Matthew+G%3BStathopoulos%2C+Antony&rft.aulast=Konstantinidou&rft.aufirst=Maria&rft.date=2015-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=2532&rft.spage=107&rft.isbn=9780309369152&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.issn=03611981&rft_id=info:doi/10.3141%2F2532-13 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-05-01 N1 - Number of references - 35 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-03 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2532-13 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Modeling Driver Behavior in Work and Nonwork Zones: Multidimensional Psychophysical Car-Following Framework AN - 1786197568; PQ0002533785 AB - A new multidimensional framework for modeling car following on the basis of statistical evaluation of driver behavior in work and non-work zones is presented. The models developed as part of this multi-dimensional framework use psychophysical concepts for car following that are close in character to the Wiedemann model used in popular traffic simulation software such as VISSIM. The authors hypothesized that with an instrumented research vehicle (IRV) in a living laboratory (LL) along a roadway, the parameters of models developed from the multi-dimensional framework could be derived statistically and calibrated for driver behavior in work zones. This hypothesis was validated with data collected from a group of 64 random participants who drove the IRV through an LL set up along a work zone on I-95 near Washington, D.C. For this validation, the IRV was equipped with sensors, including radar, and an onboard data collection system to record the vehicle performance. One of the limitations of current car-following models is that they account for only one overall behavioral condition. This study demonstrated that there are four different categories of car-following behavior models, each with different parameter distributions: the four categories are divided by traffic condition (congested versus noncongested) and by roadway condition (work versus nonwork zone). Calibrated threshold values for each of these four categories are presented. Furthermore, this new framework for modeling car-following behavior is described in a multi-dimensional setting and can be used to enhance vehicle behavior in microsimulation models. JF - Transportation Research Record AU - Lochrane, Taylor W P AU - Al-Deek, Haitham AU - Dailey, Daniel J AU - Krause, Cory AD - Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, FHWA, U.S. Department of Transportation, 6300 Georgetown Pike, McLean, VA 22101 Y1 - 2015///0, PY - 2015 DA - 0, 2015 SP - 116 EP - 126 PB - Transportation Research Board VL - 1 IS - 2490 SN - 0361-1981, 0361-1981 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Mathematical models KW - Automotive engineering KW - Car following KW - Traffic flow KW - Traffic engineering KW - Drivers KW - Automobiles KW - Categories UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1786197568?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.atitle=Modeling+Driver+Behavior+in+Work+and+Nonwork+Zones%3A+Multidimensional+Psychophysical+Car-Following+Framework&rft.au=Lochrane%2C+Taylor+W+P%3BAl-Deek%2C+Haitham%3BDailey%2C+Daniel+J%3BKrause%2C+Cory&rft.aulast=Lochrane&rft.aufirst=Taylor+W&rft.date=2015-01-01&rft.volume=1&rft.issue=2490&rft.spage=116&rft.isbn=9780309369206&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.issn=03611981&rft_id=info:doi/10.3141%2F2490-13 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-05-01 N1 - Number of references - 22 N1 - Last updated - 2017-02-03 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2490-13 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Simulation Study of Truck Traffic at Single-Lane Roundabouts With and Without Slip Lanes AN - 1778064201; PQ0002449594 AB - As transportation planners and engineers design useful and effective roundabouts, these professionals are challenged by the need to accommodate safely truck traffic and high truck volumes in particular. Delay is a major challenge with truck traffic, especially with returning left-turning trucks. The delay performance of single-lane roundabouts with an adjacent slip lane for right turns was considered under various truck traffic percentages and two slip lane exit types (free flow and yield). A microsimulation assessment compared four percentages of right-turn truck traffic: 0% (no trucks), 5%, 45%, and 80%. Results indicate that the average delay of a roundabout with a slip lane under various truck traffic percentages is a nonlinear relationship with slip lane volumes and is sensitive to changes in truck traffic percentages before oversaturation is reached. As expected, results indicate that a free-flow slip lane exit type significantly reduces total average delay in roundabouts compared with having no slip lane with truck traffic. Yield slip lane exit types also reduced total average delay from truck traffic in roundabouts, but to a lesser degree than free-flow slip lane exit types. At higher truck traffic volumes, overall average roundabout delay decreased 15% (estimated VISSIM 95% confidence interval of reduction estimated between -16% and -2%) with a free-flow slip lane exit type. Finally, returning left-turn trucks increased total roundabout average delay significantly, by 64%. JF - Transportation Research Record AU - Al-Ghandour, Majed AD - Program Development Branch, North Carolina Department of Transportation, 1542 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1542 malghandour@ncdot.gov Y1 - 2015///0, PY - 2015 DA - 0, 2015 SP - 80 EP - 86 PB - Transportation Research Board IS - 2517 SN - 0361-1981, 0361-1981 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Transportation KW - Lanes KW - Delay KW - Traffic flow KW - Slip KW - Trucks KW - Traffic engineering KW - Roundabouts UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1778064201?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.atitle=Simulation+Study+of+Truck+Traffic+at+Single-Lane+Roundabouts+With+and+Without+Slip+Lanes&rft.au=Al-Ghandour%2C+Majed&rft.aulast=Al-Ghandour&rft.aufirst=Majed&rft.date=2015-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=2517&rft.spage=80&rft.isbn=9780309295819&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.issn=03611981&rft_id=info:doi/10.3141%2F2517-09 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-04-01 N1 - Number of references - 10 N1 - Last updated - 2016-04-04 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2517-09 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Impact of Including Exiting Vehicles in Single-Lane Roundabout Capacity Models AN - 1778051762; PQ0002449595 AB - Roundabouts are classified as alternative intersection forms because they provide operational conditions not found at conventional intersections (e.g., a low-speed environment and fewer possible vehicle conflicts). Such conditions provide a combination of safety and operational benefit that normally is not achievable at a conventional intersection. The ability to predict capacity accurately is important when alternative intersection designs are examined. Highway Capacity Manual 2010 provides a current method for determining the capacity of a roundabout approach in which vehicles that exit on the same approach are considered not to influence capacity. However, the inclusion of exiting vehicles in the model creates a different circulating vehicle gap distribution (dividing larger gaps into smaller gaps) that reduces the number of opportunities to measure follow-up headway. Also, most critical headway values for the analysis are smaller than the critical headway values found when exiting vehicles are excluded. Capacity equations were developed from video imagery recorded for 28 approaches at 13 roundabouts, and the impact of including exiting vehicles in the analysis of single-lane roundabout capacity was evaluated. Vehicles exiting the roundabout were found to have a measurable impact on the estimated capacity of the roundabout approach. Both follow-up and critical headway values decreased when exiting vehicles were included. Also, the estimated capacity including exiting vehicles was found to increase or decrease (relative to capacity estimates that excluded exiting vehicles) depending on the percentage of conflicting vehicles that were exiting vehicles. JF - Transportation Research Record AU - Suh, Wonho AU - Barry, Christina AU - Schmitt, Laura AU - Anderson, James AU - Rodgers, Michael O AU - Hunter, Michael AD - Department of Transportation and Logistics Engineering, Hanyang University, 55 Hanyangdaehak-Ro, Sangnok-Gu, Ansan 426-791, South Korea wonhosuh@hanyang.ac.kr Y1 - 2015///0, PY - 2015 DA - 0, 2015 SP - 87 EP - 95 PB - Transportation Research Board IS - 2517 SN - 0361-1981, 0361-1981 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Intersections KW - Transportation KW - Mathematical models KW - Vehicles KW - Circulating KW - Manuals KW - Roundabouts KW - Headways UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1778051762?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.atitle=Impact+of+Including+Exiting+Vehicles+in+Single-Lane+Roundabout+Capacity+Models&rft.au=Suh%2C+Wonho%3BBarry%2C+Christina%3BSchmitt%2C+Laura%3BAnderson%2C+James%3BRodgers%2C+Michael+O%3BHunter%2C+Michael&rft.aulast=Suh&rft.aufirst=Wonho&rft.date=2015-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=2517&rft.spage=87&rft.isbn=9780309295819&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.issn=03611981&rft_id=info:doi/10.3141%2F2517-10 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-04-01 N1 - Number of references - 14 N1 - Last updated - 2016-04-04 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2517-10 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Review and revision of ludlow (Silurian) to Lochkovian (Devonian) spathognathodontid conodont taxa AN - 1773799349; 2016-025388 AB - Spathognathodontid conodonts were widespread in the late Silurian and early Devonian, yet this family is taxonomically poorly understood due to the conservative, carminate shape of its fossil elements. Several recent taxonomic revisions of the family have been undertaken, resulting in splitting of the genus Ozarkodina into six or more separate genera within the past decade. However, these taxonomic models often neglect significant conodont collections from the late Silurian and early Devonian of midcontinent North America. A review of the literature and consideration of the new taxonomic models have allowed for a revised classification of Spathognathodontid conodont collections from the Hunton group of Oklahoma, the Bainbridge Formation of Missouri, the Decatur and Ross Formations of Tennessee, and the subsurface Frame Formation of west Texas. Two broadly defined groups of Spathognathodontid taxa have been identified: an older group consisting of Ozarkodina typica, Parazieglerodina auriformis, Genus S snajdri, Genus S crispa, and Wurmiella excavata; and a younger group that crosses the Silurian-Devonian boundary, consisting of Genus W eosteinhornensis, Lanea planilingua, Zieglerodina denticulata, Z. inordinata, Z. zellmeri, Z. cf. repetitor, and Z. cf. remscheidensis. A good conodont indicator of the Silurian-Devonian boundary was not found in the collections studied here, but the generally clear distinction between the two faunal groups may be indicative of paleoclimatic changes or an oceanic 'event' similar to the mid-Ludlow Lau Event. Additionally, several of the taxa studied, particularly Parazieglerodina auriformis and Zieglerodina denticulata, may be useful individually for regional or global stratigraphic correlation. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Peavey, F Nicole AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2015 PY - 2015 DA - 2015 SP - 338 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 47 IS - 7 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 10:Invertebrate paleontology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1773799349?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Review+and+revision+of+ludlow+%28Silurian%29+to+Lochkovian+%28Devonian%29+spathognathodontid+conodont+taxa&rft.au=Peavey%2C+F+Nicole%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Peavey&rft.aufirst=F&rft.date=2015-01-01&rft.volume=47&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=338&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2015 annual meeting & exposition N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2016-03-17 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Development and Use of High-Quality Databases of Deep Foundation Load Tests AN - 1770347043; PQ0002264081 AB - Foundation load test databases are needed by researchers in reliability calibration to develop accurate and economical foundation geotechnical design methods (for implementation of load and resistance factor design) and by designers to evaluate and improve the geotechnical design for production foundations in their projects. These databases should include a complete and adequate number of high-quality records of data at load test sites. FHWA developed the Deep Foundation Load Test Database (DFLTD), which was used by researchers and state departments of transportation (DOTs) to develop their databases. Only a few reliability-based resistance factors for foundations have been developed by AASHTO and state DOTs because of a lack of high-quality databases of foundation load tests. Therefore, transportation agencies (e.g., state DOTs) and universities should work together to develop local, regional, and national databases of foundation load tests that cover all common foundation design and construction conditions encountered in the United States. The goal of this paper is to help transportation engineering agencies develop and use consistent and high-quality deep foundation load test databases. Initially, the paper describes the contents and applications of foundation load test databases and then the contents, limitations, and distribution of the DFLTD. Contents and use of other deep foundation load test databases are also described. Finally, recommendations for the development and sharing of high-quality databases of foundation load tests are presented, followed by a roadmap to implement the recommendations. JF - Transportation Research Record AU - Abu-Hejleh, Naser M AU - Abu-Farsakh, Murad AU - Suleiman, Muhannad T AU - Tsai, Ching AD - FHWA Resource Center, Suite 600, 4749 Lincoln Mall Drive, Matteson, IL 60443 Y1 - 2015///0, PY - 2015 DA - 0, 2015 SP - 27 EP - 36 PB - Transportation Research Board IS - 2511 SN - 0361-1981, 0361-1981 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Design factors KW - Databases KW - Transportation KW - Foundations KW - Calibration KW - Load tests KW - Geotechnics KW - Recommendations UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1770347043?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.atitle=Development+and+Use+of+High-Quality+Databases+of+Deep+Foundation+Load+Tests&rft.au=Abu-Hejleh%2C+Naser+M%3BAbu-Farsakh%2C+Murad%3BSuleiman%2C+Muhannad+T%3BTsai%2C+Ching&rft.aulast=Abu-Hejleh&rft.aufirst=Naser&rft.date=2015-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=2511&rft.spage=27&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.issn=03611981&rft_id=info:doi/10.3141%2F2511-04 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-03-01 N1 - Number of references - 18 N1 - Last updated - 2016-03-04 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2511-04 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Impact of the Financial Recession on the Taxi Market: Perceptions of Travelers and Taxi Drivers AN - 1770346802; PQ0002264100 AB - This paper investigates the impact of the economic recession on the taxi market in Greece. Data are used from two questionnaires, addressed to both taxi drivers and users. The perceptions of drivers and users about the effects of recession, service quality issues, and possible solutions to mitigate the negative impacts are recorded. The statistical tests reveal that significant differences exist between the responses before and during the economic recession regarding taxi use and working conditions of taxi drivers. A binary logit model is developed to analyze the effect of financial recession on taxi use. The model shows that trip purpose and frequency are the main factors that influence the possibility of reducing taxi use. Quantitative results provide useful information to the taxi industry, which can proceed in necessary management actions for mitigating impacts of financial recession. JF - Transportation Research Record AU - Milioti, Christina R AU - Karlaftis, Matthew G AU - Spyropoulou, Dimitra AD - Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 5, Iroon Polytechniou, 15773, Zografou Campus, Greece cmilioti@mail.ntua.gr Y1 - 2015///0, PY - 2015 DA - 0, 2015 SP - 67 EP - 75 PB - Transportation Research Board VL - 4 IS - 2536 SN - 0361-1981, 0361-1981 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Transportation KW - Mathematical models KW - Perception KW - Economics KW - Statistical tests KW - Recession KW - Markets KW - Taxicabs UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1770346802?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.atitle=Impact+of+the+Financial+Recession+on+the+Taxi+Market%3A+Perceptions+of+Travelers+and+Taxi+Drivers&rft.au=Milioti%2C+Christina+R%3BKarlaftis%2C+Matthew+G%3BSpyropoulou%2C+Dimitra&rft.aulast=Milioti&rft.aufirst=Christina&rft.date=2015-01-01&rft.volume=4&rft.issue=2536&rft.spage=67&rft.isbn=9780309369107&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.issn=03611981&rft_id=info:doi/10.3141%2F2536-09 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-03-01 N1 - Number of references - 37 N1 - Last updated - 2016-03-04 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2536-09 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Design Considerations for Deep Patch Embankment Repair with Geosynthetics AN - 1762102372; PQ0002161835 AB - Deep patch embankment repair with geosynthetics (DPERG) is a cost-effective and sustainable method of mitigating roadway embankment damage associated with shallow slumping of the outside shoulder. DPERG is a shallow embankment repair that consists of subexcavating 3 to 6 ft (1 to 2 m) and backfilling with granular material and layers of geosynthetic reinforcement that are vertically spaced 6 to 24 in. (150 to 600 mm). DPERG is constructed either half width or full width, depending on the extent of roadway distress. Use of the deep patch on federally owned roads in the Pacific Northwest dates back to the 1980s. Recent research has improved understanding of soil-gcosynthetic interaction, and this knowledge has led to improved DPERG performance and a reduction in DPERG costs. This paper summarizes design and construction recommendations gained from this recent research and experiences with hundreds of DPERGs constructed on Western Federal Lands Highway Division projects in the Pacific Northwest. JF - Transportation Research Record AU - Collins, Brian M AD - Western Federal Lands Highway Division, FHWA, 610 East Fifth Street, Vancouver, WA 98661 Brian.Collins@dot.gov PY - 2015 SP - 224 EP - 232 PB - Transportation Research Board VL - 2 IS - 2473 SN - 0361-1981, 0361-1981 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Northwest KW - Embankments KW - Construction costs KW - Roadways KW - Geosynthetics KW - Highways KW - Sustainability KW - Repair UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1762102372?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.atitle=Design+Considerations+for+Deep+Patch+Embankment+Repair+with+Geosynthetics&rft.au=Collins%2C+Brian+M&rft.aulast=Collins&rft.aufirst=Brian&rft.date=2015-01-01&rft.volume=2&rft.issue=2473&rft.spage=224&rft.isbn=9780309295727&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.issn=03611981&rft_id=info:doi/10.3141%2F2473-26 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-02-03 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2473-26 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - NWT Highway 3 test sections near Yellowknife AN - 1739081793; 2015-117548 JF - Canadian Geotechnical Conference = Conference Canadienne de Geotechnique AU - Stirling, Jan L AU - Seto, Jack T C AU - Arenson, Lukas U AU - Abu Bakar, Muhammad AU - Cote, Jean AU - Allard, Michel Y1 - 2015 PY - 2015 DA - 2015 EP - unpaginated PB - Canadian Geotechnical Conference, Vancouver, BC VL - 68 SN - 0821-3763, 0821-3763 KW - civil engineering KW - soil mechanics KW - permafrost KW - degradation KW - mechanical properties KW - Northwest Territories KW - climate change KW - rock mechanics KW - Canada KW - Yellowknife Northwest Territories KW - climate effects KW - Western Canada KW - frozen ground KW - construction KW - roads KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1739081793?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Canadian+Geotechnical+Conference+%3D+Conference+Canadienne+de+Geotechnique&rft.atitle=NWT+Highway+3+test+sections+near+Yellowknife&rft.au=Stirling%2C+Jan+L%3BSeto%2C+Jack+T+C%3BArenson%2C+Lukas+U%3BAbu+Bakar%2C+Muhammad%3BCote%2C+Jean%3BAllard%2C+Michel&rft.aulast=Stirling&rft.aufirst=Jan&rft.date=2015-01-01&rft.volume=68&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Canadian+Geotechnical+Conference+%3D+Conference+Canadienne+de+Geotechnique&rft.issn=08213763&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 68th Canadian geotechnical conference and 7th Canadian permafrost conference; GEOQuebec 2015 N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 12 N1 - PubXState - BC N1 - Document feature - illus. N1 - Last updated - 2015-12-04 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Canada; civil engineering; climate change; climate effects; construction; degradation; frozen ground; mechanical properties; Northwest Territories; permafrost; roads; rock mechanics; soil mechanics; Western Canada; Yellowknife Northwest Territories ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Geotechnical soil characterization of intact Quaternary deposits forming the March 22, 2014 SR-530 (Oso) landslide, Snohomish County, Washington AN - 1703692116; 2015-076424 AB - During the late morning of March 22, 2014, a devastating landslide occurred near the town of Oso, Washington. The landslide with an estimated volume of 10.9 million cubic yards (8.3 X10 (super 6) m (super 3) ) of both intact glacially deposited and previously disturbed landslide sediments, reached speeds averaging 40 miles per hour (64 kilometers per hour) and crossed the entire 2/3-mile ( approximately 1100 m) width of the adjacent North Fork Stillaguamish River floodplain in approximately 60 seconds, resulting in the complete destruction of an entire neighborhood (Iverson and others, 2015). More than 40 homes were destroyed as the debris overran the neighborhood, resulting in the deaths of 43 people. Landslides in glacial deposits are common in the Pacific Northwest (for example, Baum and others, 2008), and in fact, the site of the March 22, 2014 SR-530 landslide had experienced significant reactivation several times in past decades, with the most recent event occurring in 2006 (for example, Miller and Sias, 1998). However, these previous landslides were of considerably less volume and mobility (Iverson and others, 2015), and debris had never reached the Steelhead Haven neighborhood. Further, no landslides with the type of mobility that the March 22, 2014 landslide underwent have been recorded in historic times within the North Fork Stillaguamish River valley. However, mapping performed immediately following the landslide indicates that several other slopes in the North Fork Stillaguamish River valley have experienced large-volume landslides exhibiting high mobility in prehistoric times (Haugerud, 2014). The presence of previous high-mobility landslides in the valley, and the now well-documented occurrence of one involving many fatalities, underscores both the hazard and risk for those that live and travel in this and other river valleys in the Pacific Northwest with similar glacial deposits and precipitation patterns. To understand the hazards posed by highly mobile landslides in the Pacific Northwest, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), together with its project partners, the University of California, Berkeley Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (UCB), and the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), is undertaking a critically needed study to identify the geologic, hydrogeologic, and geotechnical conditions in which these large landslides initiate, as well as the processes responsible for the exceptional mobility of this, and potentially other, landslides in the region. One of the first study activities involves characterizing the stratigraphy and materials from which the landslide deposits are derived, so that the fundamental geotechnical nature of the soils can be understood. This understanding is required to begin identifying possible conditions leading to slope failure and their relation to the landslide's high mobility. In addition, detailed characterization of each stratigraphic unit encountered in initial geotechnical borings is needed to relate stratigraphy between borings for this study and as a part of ongoing investigations by WSDOT and other project partners. This report provides a description of the methods used to obtain and test the intact soil stratigraphy behind the headscarp of the March 22 landslide. Detailed geotechnical index testing results are presented for 24 soil samples representing the stratigraphy at 19 different depths along a 650 ft (198 m) soil profile. The results include (1) the soil's in situ water content and unit weight (where applicable); (2) specific gravity of soil solids; and (3) each sample's grain-size distribution, critical limits for fine-grain water content states (that is, the Atterberg limits), and official Unified Soil Classification System (USCS) designation. In addition, preliminary stratigraphy and geotechnical relations within and between soil units are presented. JF - Open-File Report - U. S. Geological Survey AU - Riemer, Michael F AU - Collins, Brian AU - Badger, Thomas C AU - Toth, Csilla AU - Yu, Yat Chun Y1 - 2015 PY - 2015 DA - 2015 SP - 17 PB - U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA SN - 0196-1497, 0196-1497 KW - United States KW - soils KW - soil mechanics KW - Washington KW - Oso landslide 2014 KW - Stillaguamish River valley KW - Quaternary KW - geologic hazards KW - Snohomish County Washington KW - grain size KW - characterization KW - surficial geology KW - landforms KW - Cenozoic KW - landslides KW - size distribution KW - mass movements KW - natural hazards KW - scarps KW - USGS KW - 30:Engineering geology KW - 23:Geomorphology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1703692116?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.atitle=Geotechnical+soil+characterization+of+intact+Quaternary+deposits+forming+the+March+22%2C+2014+SR-530+%28Oso%29+landslide%2C+Snohomish+County%2C+Washington&rft.au=Riemer%2C+Michael+F%3BCollins%2C+Brian%3BBadger%2C+Thomas+C%3BToth%2C+Csilla%3BYu%2C+Yat+Chun&rft.aulast=Riemer&rft.aufirst=Michael&rft.date=2015-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.issn=01961497&rft_id=info:doi/10.3133%2Fofr20151089 L2 - http://pubs.er.usge.gov/browse/usgs-publi LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 6 N1 - PubXState - VA N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table, sketch map N1 - SuppNotes - Prepared in cooperation with the University of California, Berkeley and the Washington State Department of Transportation N1 - Last updated - 2015-08-13 N1 - CODEN - XGROAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Cenozoic; characterization; geologic hazards; grain size; landforms; landslides; mass movements; natural hazards; Oso landslide 2014; Quaternary; scarps; size distribution; Snohomish County Washington; soil mechanics; soils; Stillaguamish River valley; surficial geology; United States; USGS; Washington DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20151089 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Strike-parallel and strike-normal coordinate system around geometrically complicated rupture traces; use by NGA-West2 and further improvements AN - 1676593645; 2015-038080 AB - We present a two-dimensional system of generalized coordinates for use with geometrically complex fault ruptures that are neither straight nor continuous. The coordinates are a generalization of the conventional strike-normal and strike-parallel coordinates of a single straight fault. The presented conventions and formulations are applicable to a single curved trace, as well as multiple traces representing the rupture of branching faults or noncontiguous faults. An early application of our generalized system is in the second round of the Next Generation of Ground-Motion Attenuation Model project for the Western United States (NGA-West2), where they were used in the characterization of the hanging-wall effects. We further improve the NGA-West2 strike-parallel formulation for multiple rupture traces with a more intuitive definition of the nominal strike direction. We also derive an analytical expression for the gradient of the generalized strike-normal coordinate. The direction of this gradient may be used as the strike-normal direction in the study of polarization effects on ground motions. JF - Open-File Report - U. S. Geological Survey AU - Spudich, Paul A AU - Chiou, Brian Y1 - 2015 PY - 2015 DA - 2015 SP - 28 PB - U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA SN - 0196-1497, 0196-1497 KW - numerical models KW - hanging wall KW - geometry KW - models KW - strike KW - rupture KW - neotectonics KW - ground motion KW - NGA-West2 KW - tectonics KW - active faults KW - USGS KW - earthquakes KW - faults KW - 19:Seismology KW - 16:Structural geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1676593645?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.atitle=Strike-parallel+and+strike-normal+coordinate+system+around+geometrically+complicated+rupture+traces%3B+use+by+NGA-West2+and+further+improvements&rft.au=Spudich%2C+Paul+A%3BChiou%2C+Brian&rft.aulast=Spudich&rft.aufirst=Paul&rft.date=2015-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.issn=01961497&rft_id=info:doi/10.3133%2Fofr20151028 L2 - http://pubs.er.usge.gov/browse/usgs-publi LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 12 N1 - PubXState - VA N1 - Document feature - illus. N1 - Last updated - 2015-04-30 N1 - CODEN - XGROAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - active faults; earthquakes; faults; geometry; ground motion; hanging wall; models; neotectonics; NGA-West2; numerical models; rupture; strike; tectonics; USGS DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20151028 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Youth Walking and Biking Rates Vary by Environments Around 5 Louisiana Schools AN - 1665157222 AB - The prevalence of obesity in children is high, and many do not meet physical activity recommendations. The Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program encourages school‐aged children to walk and bike to school. We assessed the condition of the walking/biking environment around schools in Louisiana prior to the state's first SRTS program. Assessments were made at the neighborhood level with the Pedestrian Environmental Data Scan (PEDS) instrument, and at the school and individual levels using the National SRTS Center's teacher tallies and parent surveys. PEDS scores were developed to rate conduciveness to walking/bicycling of proposed SRTS routes. Sites' scores were compared with the percentage of students who walk/bike to school. Five schools in Louisiana were evaluated. Overall, more students walked (range: 2.4‐17.4%) than biked (range: 0.3‐4.5%) to school with more students walking home than to school. Predictors of walking/biking to school include distance from school, speed of traffic, school encouragement, and if a student asked permission. Sites with the highest PEDS score had the highest percentage of students who walked/biked to school. There is a role and a need for the SRTS program. The environment and other factors influence biking and walking to school. JF - The Journal of School Health AU - Gustat, Jeanette AU - Richards, Katherine AU - Rice, Janet AU - Andersen, Lori AU - Parker‐Karst, Kathryn AU - Cole, Shalanda AD - Department of Epidemiology. Prevention Research Center, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1440 Canal Street, Suite 2000, New Orleans, LA 70112 ; FHI 360, 359 Blackwell Street, Suite 200, Durham, NC 27701 krichards@fhi360.org; Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics. Prevention Research Center, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1440 Canal Street, Room 2023, New Orleans, LA jrice@tulane.edu; Department of Global Community Health and Behavioral Sciences. Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1440 Canal Street, Suite 2301, New Orleans, LA 70112 Landerse@tulane.edu; Market Umbrella, 200 Broadway, Suite 107, New Orleans, LA 70118 kate@marketumbrella.org; Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. Lousiana Safe Routes to School Program, 10 Veterans Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70124 shalanda.cole@la.gov; Department of Epidemiology. Prevention Research Center, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1440 Canal Street, Suite 2000, New Orleans, LA 70112 Y1 - 2015/01// PY - 2015 DA - Jan 2015 SP - 36 EP - 42 CY - Kent PB - Wiley Subscription Services, Inc. VL - 85 IS - 1 SN - 0022-4391 KW - Physical Fitness And Hygiene KW - Bicycles KW - Children KW - Neighbourhoods KW - Obese children KW - Obesity KW - Permission KW - Physical activity KW - Traffic KW - Walking KW - Walking speed KW - Young people UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1665157222?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aassia&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Journal+of+School+Health&rft.atitle=Youth+Walking+and+Biking+Rates+Vary+by+Environments+Around+5+Louisiana+Schools&rft.au=Gustat%2C+Jeanette%3BRichards%2C+Katherine%3BRice%2C+Janet%3BAndersen%2C+Lori%3BParker%E2%80%90Karst%2C+Kathryn%3BCole%2C+Shalanda&rft.aulast=Gustat&rft.aufirst=Jeanette&rft.date=2015-01-01&rft.volume=85&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=36&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+Journal+of+School+Health&rft.issn=00224391&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111%2Fjosh.12220 LA - English DB - Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA) N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-09 N1 - Last updated - 2015-12-14 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/josh.12220 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CAL BLACK MEMORIAL AIRPORT, HALLS CROSSING, SAN JUAN COUNTY, UTAH (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF MAY 1990). AN - 1739080905; 16349 AB - PURPOSE: In cooperation with BLM and NPS, FAA has prepared this Draft Supplemental EIS to address the Court issues using the newest FAA guidance. This Draft Supplemental EIS addresses: the measurement of actual aircraft noise levels in GCNRA and visitor survey; an updated evaluation of existing and future aircraft noise levels using the FAAs 2007 Guidancefor Park-Related Supplemental Noise Studies; a Section 4(f) evaluation using the updated noise analysis; and an analysis on potential cumulative effects. JF - EPA number: 140355, Draft Supplemental EIS, December 12, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Air Transportation KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Noise KW - Airports KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards KW - Recreation KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Recreation Resources KW - Arizona KW - Cal Black Memorial Airport, Utah KW - Glen Canyon National Recreation Area KW - Halls Crossing Airport, Utah KW - Utah KW - Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982, as amended, Compliance KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Parks UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1739080905?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-12-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=CAL+BLACK+MEMORIAL+AIRPORT%2C+HALLS+CROSSING%2C+SAN+JUAN+COUNTY%2C+UTAH+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+1990%29.&rft.title=TAPPAN+ZEE+HUDSON+RIVER+CROSSING+PROJECT%2C+ROCKLAND+AND+WESTCHESTER+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Renton, Washington N1 - Date revised - 2015-12-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 12, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-12-04 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - INTERSTATE 43 NORTH-SOUTH FREEWAY, SILVER SPRING DRIVE TO WIS 60, OZAUKEE AND MILWAUKEE COUNTIES, WISCONSIN. AN - 1739080904; 16342 AB - PURPOSE: The proposed I-43 North-South Freeway Corridor Study will provide a safe and efficient transportation corridor to correct freeway deficiencies, improve highway safety, address growing traffic volumes and declining traffic operations, support regional land use and transportation plans, maintain a vital link with the highway network and other transportation modes, and to avoid and minimize impacts to natural, cultural and built environment. This document reviews alternative actions to address these needs including modernization of the facility with or without additional lanes, the addition of an interchange at Highland Road, transportation system management, and travel demand management. The FEIS identifies the selected preferred alternatives. JF - EPA number: 140348, Final EIS, December 12, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Easements KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Traffic Control KW - Watersheds KW - Floodplains KW - Farmlands KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Wisconsin KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1739080904?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-12-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=INTERSTATE+43+NORTH-SOUTH+FREEWAY%2C+SILVER+SPRING+DRIVE+TO+WIS+60%2C+OZAUKEE+AND+MILWAUKEE+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.title=INTERSTATE+43+NORTH-SOUTH+FREEWAY%2C+SILVER+SPRING+DRIVE+TO+WIS+60%2C+OZAUKEE+AND+MILWAUKEE+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Madison, Wisconsin N1 - Date revised - 2015-12-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 12, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-12-04 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - STATE ROUTE 126 (MEMORIAL BOULEVARD) CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, FROM EAST CENTER STREET TO INTERSTATE 81, SULLIVAN COUNTY, KINGSPORT, TENNESSEE. AN - 1739080903; 16341 AB - PURPOSE: The State Route (SR) 126 (Memorial Boulevard), SR 126 hereafter, improvement project is a joint effort between the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The limits of the 8.4-mile-long project extend from East Center Street, within the city limits of Kingsport, east to Interstate 81 (I-81) in Sullivan County, Tennessee. FHWA approved the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on January 5, 2012. This document is the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and summarizes all changes and updates since approval of the DEIS. SR 126 is primarily a two-lane facility (one travel lane in each direction) throughout the study corridor. The Preferred Alternative (Alternative B Modified) proposes four travel lanes from East Center Street to Harbor Chapel Road. From Harbor Chapel Road to I-81, the Preferred Alternative (Alternative B Modified) proposes two travel lanes, one in each direction. There is an additional eastbound travel lane from Harbor Chapel Road to Old Stage Road to accommodate trucks ascending the steep grade of Chestnut Ridge. There will be a continuous, left-turn lane separating the two travel lanes from Old Stage Road to Harr Town Road. For the section of roadway between Yanceys Tavern, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and East Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery, the Preferred Alternative (Alternative B Modified) proposes to compress (reduce) the right-of-way (ROW) and cross-section width to minimize impacts. This is accomplished by utilizing retaining walls, reducing the lane widths for the two travel lanes and center left turn lane, and including a sidewalk only on one side of the roadway. Improved shoulders will be provided along the entire corridor, and sidewalks will be extended to the majority of the commercial and residential areas. The proposed SR 126 improvement project is located within the Kingsport Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization (KMTPO) jurisdiction. Improvements along SR 126 are included in the KMTPOs 2035 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP), dated June 7, 2012, and the current (20142017) Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) , dated December 19, 2013. JF - EPA number: 140347, Final EIS, December 12, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Cemeteries KW - Creeks KW - Cultural Resources Surveys KW - Demolition KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Housing KW - Relocation-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Safety KW - Transportation KW - Tennessee KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1739080903?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-12-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=STATE+ROUTE+126+%28MEMORIAL+BOULEVARD%29+CORRIDOR+IMPROVEMENT+PROJECT%2C+FROM+EAST+CENTER+STREET+TO+INTERSTATE+81%2C+SULLIVAN+COUNTY%2C+KINGSPORT%2C+TENNESSEE.&rft.title=STATE+ROUTE+126+%28MEMORIAL+BOULEVARD%29+CORRIDOR+IMPROVEMENT+PROJECT%2C+FROM+EAST+CENTER+STREET+TO+INTERSTATE+81%2C+SULLIVAN+COUNTY%2C+KINGSPORT%2C+TENNESSEE.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Nashville, Tennessee N1 - Date revised - 2015-12-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 12, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-12-04 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - TH 41 MINNESOTA RIVER CROSSING (A FUTURE US 169/US 212 REGIONAL FREEWAY CONNECTION), SCOTT AND CARVER COUNTY, MINNESOTA. AN - 16393116; 16343 AB - PURPOSE: The project proposes future construction of a new Minnesota River crossing connecting TH 169 and US 212 in the vicinity of the existing TH 41. The project is located within Scott County and Carver County, Minnesota. The project is being developed in a tiered process. Tier I identifies a corridor for preservation. Tier II will evaluate and select a design for construction. JF - EPA number: 140349, Final EIS, December 12, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Bridges KW - Community Facilities KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Environmental Justice KW - Farmlands KW - Fish KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Noise Standard Violations KW - Preserves KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Recreation Resources KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Section 6(f) Statements KW - Shellfish KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Minnesota KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Resources KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16393116?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2012-01-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=TAPPAN+ZEE+HUDSON+RIVER+CROSSING+PROJECT%2C+ROCKLAND+AND+WESTCHESTER+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.title=TAPPAN+ZEE+HUDSON+RIVER+CROSSING+PROJECT%2C+ROCKLAND+AND+WESTCHESTER+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, St. Paul, Minnesota N1 - Date revised - 2015-12-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 12, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-12-04 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Present Situation Investigation and Study on Safety of Bridge Scaffold AN - 1660412269; 21273080 AB - In view of the present situation of frequent accidents of bridge scaffold engineering, the safety of bridge scaffold is summarized. The countermeasures to solve the problems are proposed. On the basis, this paper puts forward some measures. The research results have some guidance significance to the safety of bridge scaffold. JF - Shigong Jishu/Construction Technology AU - Huang, Songwen AU - Xue, Dongyan AD - Construction Engineering Quality Supervision Bureau of Jiangsu Provincial Department of Transportation, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210001, China, lwtg2013@163.com Y1 - 2014/12/10/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Dec 10 SP - 55 EP - 57 PB - Zhongguo Jianzhu Gongye Chubanshe, 19 Chegongzhuang Dajie, Beijing 100044 China VL - 43 IS - 23 SN - 1002-8498, 1002-8498 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Accidents KW - Bridges KW - Safety engineering KW - Safety KW - H 0500:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1660412269?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Shigong+Jishu%2FConstruction+Technology&rft.atitle=Present+Situation+Investigation+and+Study+on+Safety+of+Bridge+Scaffold&rft.au=Huang%2C+Songwen%3BXue%2C+Dongyan&rft.aulast=Huang&rft.aufirst=Songwen&rft.date=2014-12-10&rft.volume=43&rft.issue=23&rft.spage=55&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Shigong+Jishu%2FConstruction+Technology&rft.issn=10028498&rft_id=info:doi/10.7672%2Fsgjs2014230055 LA - Chinese DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-03-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-04-02 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Accidents; Bridges; Safety engineering; Safety DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.7672/sgjs2014230055 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - THE US 181 HARBOR BRIDGE PROJECT, FROM BEACH AVENUE TO MORGAN AVENUE AT THE CROSSTOWN EXPRESSWAY, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS. AN - 1726710043; 16338 AB - PURPOSE: The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), as Joint Lead Agencies, have prepared a Final Environmental Impact Statement (Final EIS) to determine the potential environmental, social, and economic impacts of the proposed U.S. Highway 181 (US 181) Improvements from Beach Avenue to Morgan Avenue at the Crosstown Expressway (alternately known as State Highway 286). The proposed US 181 Harbor Bridge Project would involve the replacement of the Harbor Bridge and the reconstruction of portions of US 181, Interstate Highway 37 (I-37) and the Crosstown Expressway in Corpus Christi, Texas. The project limits extend both north-south along US 181 and the Crosstown Expressway and east-west along I-37 and include: US 181 at Beach Avenue on the north; Crosstown Expressway at Morgan Avenue on the south; I-37 and Up River Road on the west; and I-37 and Shoreline Boulevard on the east. The proposed project is listed in the Corpus Christi Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO) Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) 2010-2035, and the 2013-2016 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). The need for the proposed project has been identified from underlying transportation deficiencies with the Harbor Bridge and US 181 in the project area, which include maintaining the long-term operation of a US 181 crossing of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel and safety risks caused by design deficiencies. The purpose of the proposed project is to maximize the long-term highway operability of the US 181 crossing of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel and to improve safety for the traveling public, including during hurricane evacuations. Four reasonable build alternatives and the No Build Alternative were evaluated to an equal level of detail in the Draft EIS, and each of the four reasonable build alternatives would involve the following: the acquisition of new right of way; residential and commercial displacements; community impacts, including disproportionately high and adverse impacts to minority and low-income communities; access changes; conversion of existing land use to transportation use; impacts to floodplains, wetlands and other waters of the U.S., public parks and public wildlife refuge lands, historic sites, vegetation and protected species; hazardous materials; and traffic noise impacts. All of the proposed build alternatives would require the removal of the Harbor Bridge Systemthe Harbor Bridge and six other historic highway bridges an adverse effect to resources eligible for the National Register of Historic Places; therefore, the proposed project would require a Section 4(f) approval by FHWA as well as a Section 404 Individual Permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and a Bridge Permit from the U.S. Coast Guard. The Red Alternative was identified in the Draft EIS as the Preferred Alternative (reclassified for the Final EIS as the Recommended Alternative). The estimated total project cost for the Recommended Alternative is $1,071,422, 202 and federal, state, and local funding would be utilized. Subsequent to the Public Hearing, and pursuant to 23 USC SC139(f)(4)(D), the Joint Lead Agencies developed the Recommended Alternative to a higher level of detail to facilitate the development of mitigation measures and to comply with other federal agency requirements, such as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers requirements under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and the U.S. Coast Guard requirements under the General Bridge Act. The Joint Lead Agencies have determined, in accordance with 23 USC SC139(f)(4)(D), that the development of the Recommended Alternative to a higher level of detail will not prevent them from making an impartial decision as to whether to accept another alternative. The final decision on a Selected Alternative would occur when a Record of Decision (ROD) is issued. FHWA will issue a separate ROD document pursuant to Pub. L. 112-141, 126 Stat. 405, Section 1319(b) as it could help to resolve any potential controversy related to the project, and the opportunity to review additional comments submitted after the Final EIS may assist the Joint Lead Agencies in developing additional mitigation commitments that could be included in the ROD. JF - EPA number: 140344, Final EIS, December 5, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Bridges KW - Transportation KW - Hurricanes KW - Highways KW - Air Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Land Use KW - Parks KW - Environmental Justice KW - Community Facilities KW - Noise KW - Water Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Threatened Species (Animals) KW - Fish KW - Vegetation KW - Cultural Resources KW - Texas KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - General Bridge Act of 1946, Coast Guard Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1726710043?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-12-05&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=THE+US+181+HARBOR+BRIDGE+PROJECT%2C+FROM+BEACH+AVENUE+TO+MORGAN+AVENUE+AT+THE+CROSSTOWN+EXPRESSWAY%2C+NUECES+COUNTY%2C+TEXAS.&rft.title=THE+US+181+HARBOR+BRIDGE+PROJECT%2C+FROM+BEACH+AVENUE+TO+MORGAN+AVENUE+AT+THE+CROSSTOWN+EXPRESSWAY%2C+NUECES+COUNTY%2C+TEXAS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Corpus Christi, Texas N1 - Date revised - 2015-10-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 5, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-10-26 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Summary of the March 22, 2014, Oso Landslide, WA AN - 1832589657; 722695-1 JF - AEG News AU - Keaton, Jeffrey AU - Wartman, Joseph AU - Anderson, Scott AU - Benoit, Jean AU - deLachapelle, John AU - Gilbert, Robert AU - Montgomery, David Y1 - 2014/12// PY - 2014 DA - December 2014 SP - 18 EP - 23 PB - Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists, Lawrence, KS VL - 57 IS - 4 SN - 0899-5788, 0899-5788 KW - United States KW - Stillaguamish River KW - Washington KW - geologic hazards KW - Snohomish County Washington KW - North Folk Stillaguamish River KW - erosion features KW - avalanches KW - Oso Landslide KW - landslides KW - debris KW - mass movements KW - natural hazards KW - fluvial features KW - slope stability KW - 23:Geomorphology KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1832589657?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefinprocess&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=AEG+News&rft.atitle=Summary+of+the+March+22%2C+2014%2C+Oso+Landslide%2C+WA&rft.au=Keaton%2C+Jeffrey%3BWartman%2C+Joseph%3BAnderson%2C+Scott%3BBenoit%2C+Jean%3BdeLachapelle%2C+John%3BGilbert%2C+Robert%3BMontgomery%2C+David&rft.aulast=Keaton&rft.aufirst=Jeffrey&rft.date=2014-12-01&rft.volume=57&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=18&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=AEG+News&rft.issn=08995788&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef in Process, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. After editing and indexing, this record will be added to Georef. N1 - Number of references - 7 N1 - PubXState - KS N1 - Document feature - illus. N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-24 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - avalanches; debris; erosion features; fluvial features; geologic hazards; landslides; mass movements; natural hazards; North Folk Stillaguamish River; Oso Landslide; slope stability; Snohomish County Washington; Stillaguamish River; United States; Washington ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The 22 march 2014 Oso landslide, Snohomish County, Washington; findings of the GEER reconnaissance investigation AN - 1761073263; 2016-008730 AB - We report the findings of the NSF-supported Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance (GEER) investigation of the Oso Landslide. Our findings are principally based on data collected during a four-day team reconnaissance across the entire landslide area, but also draw upon other data sources including lidar surveys, high-resolution imagery, geologic mapping, precipitation data, and seismic records. The Oso Landslide claimed 43 lives, making it the deadliest landslide disaster in U.S. history. The landslide occurred within a thick sequence of glacial sediments that were deposited into the North Fork Stillaguamish River valley during the last glacial advance. Geomorphic evidence suggests that the valley in the vicinity of Oso Landslide has experienced multiple large landslides over at least the past 6,000 years. Intense three-week rainfall that immediately preceded the event very probably played an important role in triggering the landslide; however, many other factors likely contributed to destabilization of the landslide mass. These include: (i) alteration of the local groundwater recharge and hydrogeological regime due to previous landsliding and, possibly, land use practices, (ii) weakening and alteration of the landslide mass due to previous landsliding and other natural geologic processes, and (iii) changes in stress distribution resulting from removal and deposition of material from earlier landsliding. During our field reconnaissance we identified six distinctive landslide zones and several subzones that are characterized by different geomorphic expression resulting from deformation styles, geologic materials, vegetation, and sequence of deposition. Based on the reconnaissance observations and other available data, we hypothesize that the landslide occurred in two major stages. The first stage of movement is interpreted to be a remobilization of the 2006 slide mass and headward extension that included part or all of the forested slope of an ancient landslide. The second stage occurred in response to the unloading and the redirection of stresses within the landslide mass. We additionally approximated the risk for fatalities due to landslides in the region and found that it to be relatively high compared to guidelines for landslides in other developed countries and for large dams in the U.S. JF - American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting AU - Wartman, Joseph AU - Keaton, Jeff R AU - Scott, Anderson AU - Benoit, Jean AU - de la Chapelle, J AU - Gilbert, Robert AU - Montgomery, David R AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2014/12// PY - 2014 DA - December 2014 SP - Abstract NH53C EP - 04 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 2014 KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1761073263?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.atitle=The+22+march+2014+Oso+landslide%2C+Snohomish+County%2C+Washington%3B+findings+of+the+GEER+reconnaissance+investigation&rft.au=Wartman%2C+Joseph%3BKeaton%2C+Jeff+R%3BScott%2C+Anderson%3BBenoit%2C+Jean%3Bde+la+Chapelle%2C+J%3BGilbert%2C+Robert%3BMontgomery%2C+David+R%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Wartman&rft.aufirst=Joseph&rft.date=2014-12-01&rft.volume=2014&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - American Geophysical Union 2014 fall meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by, and/or abstract, Copyright, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Last updated - 2016-01-29 N1 - CODEN - #07548 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Marine gravity measurements for geoid determination and height system unification in the FAMOS project AN - 1734264475; 2015-108833 AB - The main component of the FAMOS (Finalising Surveys for the Baltic Motorways of the Sea) project is to finalise hydrographic surveying in those areas of the Baltic Sea that are of interest for commercial shipping. In the Harmonising vertical datum activity of this project, the main goal is to improve the geoid over the Baltic Sea area, to provide an important basis for future offshore navigation. This is also crucial for the on-going efforts of the the Chart Datum Working Group (CDWG) of the Baltic Sea Hydrographic Commission (BSHC) to introduce the European Vertical Reference System (EVRS) as chart datum in the Baltic Sea. To reach the goal of an improved geoid model, new marine gravity data will be collected in connection with the hydrographic surveying, both to check existing gravity data and to fill in empty areas. The activity also includes computation of the geoid model, possibly using alternative methods in order to find a methodology suitable for the area in question. Another important but difficult part is validation. According to the plan, the validated FAMOS geoid model will be ready by 2020. The main purpose of this presentation is to describe on-going and planned activities in the Harmonising vertical datum activity of the FAMOS project. JF - American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting AU - Agren, Jonas AU - Lidberg, Martin AU - Hell, Benjamin AU - Liebsch, Gunter AU - Foerste, C AU - Makinen, Jaakko AU - Wziontek, Hartmut AU - Poutanen, Markku J AU - Bilker-Koivula, Mirjam AU - Strykowski, G AU - Olsson, Per Anders AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2014/12// PY - 2014 DA - December 2014 SP - Abstract G51B EP - 0358 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 2014 KW - 18:Solid-earth geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1734264475?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aeisfulltext&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=TAPPAN+ZEE+HUDSON+RIVER+CROSSING+PROJECT%2C+ROCKLAND+AND+WESTCHESTER+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+YORK.+%5BPart+27+of+57%5D&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2012-01-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - American Geophysical Union 2014 fall meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by, and/or abstract, Copyright, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Last updated - 2015-11-19 N1 - CODEN - #07548 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Inter-city travel behaviour adaptation to extreme weather events AN - 1654682808; 21199147 AB - Increased attention has been paid to travel behaviour in circumstances of extreme weather conditions that are expected with climate change, and the analyses usually address intra-city travel. There is lack of assessments on inter-city travel which has less redundancy and is more exposed to extreme weather threats. In addition, much of the research has been carried out in developed countries. This paper provides new perspectives by investigating how people adapt their inter-city travel behaviour to flooding impacts in Bangladesh. With an orthogonal design of three flooding scenarios, questionnaire data were collected in 14 coastal and inland areas. Results of the statistical analyses identify the significant impacts of flooding on people's inter-city travel and reveal significant differences in attitudes and responses to flooding and extreme weather in coastal compared to inland locations. The main factors significantly affecting travel behaviour choice are road disruption, isolation by flood water, and flood frequency. These factors are felt differently in coastal and inland locations. The most common responses are cancelling trips or changing destinations. It is recommended that when making flooding adaptation decisions, it is important to protect road infrastructure and guarantee accessible routes in coastal areas, while offering more flood adaptation education to the inland people. JF - Journal of Transport Geography AU - Lu, Qing-Chang AU - Zhang, Junyi AU - Peng, Zhong-Ren AU - Rahman, A BM Sertajur AD - Department of Transportation and Shipping, School of Naval Architecture, Oceanic & Civil Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 800 Dongchuan Rd., Shanghai, 200240, China, qclu@sjtu.edu.cn Y1 - 2014/12// PY - 2014 DA - December 2014 SP - 148 EP - 153 PB - Elsevier B.V., The Boulevard Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB United Kingdom VL - 41 SN - 0966-6923, 0966-6923 KW - Sustainability Science Abstracts; Environment Abstracts KW - Travel behaviour adaptation KW - Inter-city travel KW - Flooding KW - Coastal KW - Inland KW - Travel KW - Developed countries KW - ISW, Bangladesh KW - Weather KW - Climate change KW - Infrastructure KW - Adaptability KW - Attitudes KW - Education KW - Coastal zone KW - Geography KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - ENA 12:Oceans & Estuaries UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1654682808?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Assamodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Transport+Geography&rft.atitle=Inter-city+travel+behaviour+adaptation+to+extreme+weather+events&rft.au=Lu%2C+Qing-Chang%3BZhang%2C+Junyi%3BPeng%2C+Zhong-Ren%3BRahman%2C+A+BM+Sertajur&rft.aulast=Lu&rft.aufirst=Qing-Chang&rft.date=2014-12-01&rft.volume=41&rft.issue=&rft.spage=148&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Transport+Geography&rft.issn=09666923&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.jtrangeo.2014.08.016 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-07-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Infrastructure; Developed countries; Travel; Weather; Coastal zone; Education; Attitudes; Adaptability; Climate change; Flooding; Geography; ISW, Bangladesh DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2014.08.016 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Energy source options for the generation of electrical power in Taiwan AN - 1651440474; 21194319 AB - This study sought to evaluate newly introduced energy policies with regard to economic development and environmental preservation by analyzing carbon dioxide emissions and the costs associated with various electrical power generation schemes. Nonlinear regression was used to measure the efficiency of technology aimed at CO sub(2) emission reduction and the Morris method was employed for sensitivity analysis. Our results indicate that new Taiwanese energy policies represent the lowest possible cost and the lowest possible CO sub(2) emissions per kW h currently possible. However, total CO sub(2) emissions under this plan fail to meet emissions targets established in 2000. This paper outlines a long-term plan for the transformation of the Taiwanese power generation industry from a major contributor of pollution into a largely green entity through the replacement of coal with renewable energy sources. JF - Energy Conversion & Management AU - Chang, Ching-Chih AU - Wang, Chih-Min AD - Department of Transportation and Communication Management Science Institute of Telecommunications and Management and the Research Center for Energy Technology and Strategy, National Cheng Rung University, No. 1 University Road, Tainan, Taiwan Y1 - 2014/12// PY - 2014 DA - Dec 2014 SP - 582 EP - 588 PB - Elsevier B.V., The Boulevard Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB United Kingdom VL - 88 SN - 0196-8904, 0196-8904 KW - Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Electrical generation source KW - CO2 emissions KW - Future options KW - Costs KW - Sensitivity analysis KW - Energy policy KW - Regression KW - Coal KW - Carbon dioxide KW - Power generation KW - Emission analysis UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1651440474?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Energy+Conversion+%26+Management&rft.atitle=Energy+source+options+for+the+generation+of+electrical+power+in+Taiwan&rft.au=Chang%2C+Ching-Chih%3BWang%2C+Chih-Min&rft.aulast=Chang&rft.aufirst=Ching-Chih&rft.date=2014-12-01&rft.volume=88&rft.issue=&rft.spage=582&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Energy+Conversion+%26+Management&rft.issn=01968904&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.enconman.2014.08.059 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-11-05 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2014.08.059 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A new seismic site coefficient model based on conditions in the South Carolina coastal plain AN - 1641011265; 2015-002550 AB - A new seismic site coefficient model is developed in this article from the results of over 48,000 total stress, 1D equivalent linear and nonlinear ground response simulations assuming conditions at seven locations in the South Carolina Coastal Plain. Site coefficients (F) computed from the simulations are plotted versus average shear-wave velocity in the top 30 m (V (sub S30) ) and grouped by location, spectral acceleration, and spectral period. In all plots, it can be seen that F increases from zero to a zone of peak values as V (sub S30) increases from zero, and then F decreases to a value of 1 as V (sub S30) approaches the reference soft-rock value. Variables found to be most influential on F, in addition to V (sub S30) and spectral acceleration, are stiffness of material in the top 100 m, depth to top of rock, and frequency content of the rock outcrop motion. A mathematical model for median values of F defined by these five variables is proposed. Significant differences exist between the new seismic site coefficient model and the site coefficients commonly assumed in current seismic design codes, particularly where V (sub S30) is <180 m/s and where the top of the rock is at shallow depths. The new model is partially validated using data from the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. Because the new model is based on a broad range of soil/rock properties, it should be applicable to other areas with similar conditions and may be applicable in areas with different conditions if the model variables are appropriately calibrated or modified. JF - Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America AU - Aboye, Shimelies A AU - Andrus, Ronald D AU - Ravichandran, Nadarajah AU - Bhuiyan, Ariful H AU - Martin, James R, II AU - Harman, Nicholas E Y1 - 2014/12// PY - 2014 DA - December 2014 SP - 2866 EP - 2883 PB - Seismological Society of America, Berkeley, CA VL - 104 IS - 6 SN - 0037-1106, 0037-1106 KW - United States KW - geologic hazards KW - South Carolina KW - Charleston County South Carolina KW - Aiken County South Carolina KW - elastic waves KW - simulation KW - Aiken South Carolina KW - seismicity KW - building codes KW - seismic risk KW - Charleston South Carolina KW - algorithms KW - Atlantic Coastal Plain KW - soils KW - body waves KW - soil profiles KW - penetration KW - stress KW - Myrtle Beach KW - traveltime KW - natural hazards KW - ground motion KW - risk assessment KW - seismic waves KW - Horry County South Carolina KW - earthquakes KW - S-waves KW - 19:Seismology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1641011265?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Bulletin+of+the+Seismological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=A+new+seismic+site+coefficient+model+based+on+conditions+in+the+South+Carolina+coastal+plain&rft.au=Aboye%2C+Shimelies+A%3BAndrus%2C+Ronald+D%3BRavichandran%2C+Nadarajah%3BBhuiyan%2C+Ariful+H%3BMartin%2C+James+R%2C+II%3BHarman%2C+Nicholas+E&rft.aulast=Aboye&rft.aufirst=Shimelies&rft.date=2014-12-01&rft.volume=104&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=2866&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Bulletin+of+the+Seismological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00371106&rft_id=info:doi/10.1785%2F0120140005 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Abstract, Copyright, Seismological Society of America | Reference includes data from GeoScienceWorld, Alexandria, VA, United States N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 64 N1 - PubXState - CA N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 3 tables, geol. sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2014-12-31 N1 - CODEN - BSSAAP N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Aiken County South Carolina; Aiken South Carolina; algorithms; Atlantic Coastal Plain; body waves; building codes; Charleston County South Carolina; Charleston South Carolina; earthquakes; elastic waves; geologic hazards; ground motion; Horry County South Carolina; Myrtle Beach; natural hazards; penetration; risk assessment; S-waves; seismic risk; seismic waves; seismicity; simulation; soil profiles; soils; South Carolina; stress; traveltime; United States DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1785/0120140005 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - POWDER RIVER TRAINING COMPLEX, ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, SOUTH DAKOTA. AN - 1722904699; 16328 AB - PURPOSE: This Final EIS has been prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act. Extensive time has been spent identifying and incorporating mitigations to address public, agency, and tribal comments on the Draft EIS. Mitigations include improved communication, issuance of NOTAMs to announce MOA activation and deactivation, MOA boundary adjustments, identification of specified avoidance areas, capping military training at or below Flight Level (FL) 260, relocating training aircraft from a MOA to allow Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) arrival and departure to airports, and relocating training aircraft to allow for life flight, firefighting, or other emergencies. Training aircraft would have recall capabilities prior to the activation of any PR-1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, or PR-3 Low MOA for Modified Alternative A or C or prior to the activation of any PR-3 or PR - 4 Low MOA for Modified Alternative B. Any given location under an activated low MOA could experience an estimated annual average of 6 to 9 low-altitude overflights at or below 2,000 feet AGL, but not below 500 feet AGL. The low-altitude overflights would result in noise, startle effects, and an uncertainty of when such overflights could occur. Restrictions on supersonic flight to not more than 10 days per year when approximately 20 aircraft would participate in a Large Force Exercise (LFE) would reduce the potential for sonic booms to an estimated average of one per LFE day experienced at any given location under or near the airspace. If all the published airspaces were activated on a weekday and a pilot chose not to depart or arrive IFR and/or chose not to fly see-and-avoid in an active MOA, up to an estimated 91, 107, or 80 civil flights under Modified Alternative A, B, or C, respectively, could be impacted by rescheduling or by ground hold from a few minutes up to 4 hours. The Air Force would make information available, continue to work with ranchers and others to establish temporary avoidance areas, and train at low altitudes early in a mission to address socioeconomic concerns, such as those of hunters and other recreationalists. Avoidance areas, MOA altitude limitations, and continuing Government-to-Government consultations address tribal member concerns about low overflight. The Standing Rock, Cheyenne River, and Northern Cheyenne Reservations would not be overflown below 12,000 feet MSL with Modified Alternative A or C. With Modified Alternative A or C, residents on portions of the Crow Reservation would experience an average of 6 to 9 low-altitude overflights per year. Under Modified Alternative B, residents on portions of the Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Reservation would experience comparable low -altitude overflights. Avoidance areas and schedules address some of these potential impacts and avoid disproportionate health impacts. This Final EIS addresses environmental consequences for airspace/air traffic, noise, safety, air quality, physical and biological sciences, cultural resources, land use, socioeconomics, and environmental justice, and also discusses cumulative actions. The Air Force-referred alternative, Modified Alternative A, would meet the purpose and need and allow aircrews to train in a realistic combat environment to increase aircrew combat capability and survivability. JF - EPA number: 140334, Final EIS, November 28, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Defense Programs KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Aircraft KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Airports KW - Cultural Resources KW - Environmental Justice KW - Grazing KW - Indian Reservations KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Operations (Air Force) KW - Mining KW - Munitions KW - Noise Assessments KW - Recreation KW - Safety KW - Sonic Booms KW - Weapon Systems KW - Ellsworth Air Force Base KW - Minot Air Force Base KW - South Dakota UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1722904699?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-11-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=POWDER+RIVER+TRAINING+COMPLEX%2C+ELLSWORTH+AIR+FORCE+BASE%2C+SOUTH+DAKOTA.&rft.title=POWDER+RIVER+TRAINING+COMPLEX%2C+ELLSWORTH+AIR+FORCE+BASE%2C+SOUTH+DAKOTA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Air Force, Air Combat Command, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas N1 - Date revised - 2015-10-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: November 28, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-10-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CROSS HARBOR FREIGHT MOVEMENT PROJECT IN KINGS, QUEENS, RICHMOND COUNTIES, NEW YORK AND HUDSON, UNION, MIDDLESEX, ESSEX COUNTIES, NEW JERSEY. AN - 1715908282; 16325 AB - PURPOSE: The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), have completed a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Cross Harbor Freight Movement Project. Evaluated as part of the project are alternatives proposed to improve the movement of goods throughout northern New Jersey and southern New York. NYCEDC is the study sponsor, and FHWA and FRA serve as joint lead agencies for the preparation of the DEIS under the regulations of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The alternatives considered in the DEIS include a No Action Alternative, a Transportation Systems Management (TSM) Alternative, which would include the more efficient management of the current transportation infrastructure; the Expanded Float Operations Alternative, which would include enhanced and expanded capacity for the railcar float system across New York Harbor between Greenville Yard in Jersey City, New Jersey, and 65th Street Yard in Brooklyn, New York; and the Rail Freight Tunnel Alternative (Tunnel Alternative), which would include construction of a rail freight tunnel under New York Harbor. For the Tunnel Alternative, two tunnel routes were evaluated: (1) between the Staten Island Railroad in Staten Island., NY, and South Brooklyn, NY, (the "Staten Island alignment") and (2) between Greenville Yard in Jersey City, NJ, and South Brooklyn, NY (the "New Jersey alignment"). In addition, two implementation scenarios are evaluated for each route: a single tunnel system ("Single Tunnel System") and a double tunnel system ("Double Tunnel System"). The Tunnel Alternative would also include improvements to rail infrastructure such as increasing clearances along the Bay Ridge Branch and Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road and/or the Staten Island Railroad and the expansion of an existing rail yard in West Maspeth, Queens. The New Jersey Alignment of the Tunnel Alternative has been identified in the DEIS as the Preferred Alternative. Considered in the analyses and impact assessments in the DEIS are the benefits of an improved freight transportation system in the region and the potential effects on railway and highway systems, land use, visual character, natural resources, water quality, air quality, noise and vibration, energy, contaminated materials, cultural resources, and environmental justice. Conceptual mitigation measures to reduce anticipated localized impacts are discussed in the document. Also considered in the DEIS is the financial feasibility and cost-effectiveness of each alternative. JF - EPA number: 140331, Draft EIS, November 21, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Transportation KW - Railroads KW - Highways KW - Tunnels (Railroads) KW - Land use KW - Noise KW - Employment KW - Visual Resources Surveys KW - Visual Resources KW - Bridges KW - Historic sites KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Air Quality KW - Energy consumption KW - Water quality KW - Water resources KW - Wetlands KW - New York KW - New Jersey KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic sites KW - Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, Emission Standards KW - Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1715908282?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2012-01-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=TAPPAN+ZEE+HUDSON+RIVER+CROSSING+PROJECT%2C+ROCKLAND+AND+WESTCHESTER+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.title=TAPPAN+ZEE+HUDSON+RIVER+CROSSING+PROJECT%2C+ROCKLAND+AND+WESTCHESTER+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, New York City New York N1 - Date revised - 2015-09-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: November 21, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-09-24 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-94 EAST-WEST CORRIDOR, 70TH STREET TO 16TH STREET, MILWAUKEE COUNTY, WISCONSIN. AN - 1701285724; 16320 AB - PURPOSE: The I-94 East-West Corridor study area includes I-94 from 70th Street to 16th Street, a distance of about 3.5 miles. This corridor has safety issues and design and operational deficiencies, including closely spaced interchanges, a combination of left-hand and right-hand exit and entrance ramps, and deteriorated pavements. As traffic increases, safety and traffic operations on this corridor will continue to deteriorate. By 2040, increased traffic volumes will cause I-94 to operate at level of service D to F during peak periods. JF - EPA number: 140326, Draft EIS, November 14, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Highways KW - Bridges KW - Highway Structures KW - Transportation KW - Land use KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Safety KW - Housing KW - Industrial Districts KW - Commercial Zones KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Environmental Justice KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Threatened Species (Animals) KW - Noise KW - Air Quality KW - Cemeteries KW - Historic Sites KW - Wisconsin KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Civil Rights Act of 1964, Compliance KW - Executive Order 12898, Compliance KW - Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, Emission Standards UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1701285724?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-11-14&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=I-94+EAST-WEST+CORRIDOR%2C+70TH+STREET+TO+16TH+STREET%2C+MILWAUKEE+COUNTY%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.title=I-94+EAST-WEST+CORRIDOR%2C+70TH+STREET+TO+16TH+STREET%2C+MILWAUKEE+COUNTY%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Madison, WI N1 - Date revised - 2015-08-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: November 14, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-08-05 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - COAST CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS FROM SALINAS, CALIFORNIA TO SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA. AN - 1701285723; 16319 AB - PURPOSE: The project purpose is to increase the frequency, speed, and reliability of passenger rail while fostering greater passenger connectivity to the proposed California High-Speed Rail System and enhancing safety with minimal disruption to existing and proposed freight rail operations. Implementation of the Build Alternative would help to create an interconnected, multimodal solution allowing for better mobility throughout the Coast Corridor region, providing added capacity in response to increased travel demand between Los Angeles and San Francisco. The Coast Corridor region is faced with transportation challenges associated with anticipated population growth, constrained travel options, aging rail infrastructure, safety issues, and a need for increased travel capacity without impacting air quality and natural resources. These challenges are likely to continue in the future as continued growth in population, employment, and tourism activity is expected to generate increased travel demand. JF - EPA number: 140325, Draft EIS, November 14, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Railroads KW - Transportation KW - Air Quality KW - Noise KW - Land Use KW - Environmental Justice KW - Energy Consumption KW - Visual Resources KW - Forests KW - Farmlands KW - Hazardous Wates KW - Cultural Resources KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Paleontological Sites KW - Hydrology KW - California KW - Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, Emission Standards KW - Noise Pollution and Abatement Act of 1972, Compliance KW - Executive Order 12185, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act, Compliance KW - Farmland Protection Policy Act, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1701285723?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-11-14&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=COAST+CORRIDOR+IMPROVEMENTS+FROM+SALINAS%2C+CALIFORNIA+TO+SAN+LUIS+OBISPO%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=COAST+CORRIDOR+IMPROVEMENTS+FROM+SALINAS%2C+CALIFORNIA+TO+SAN+LUIS+OBISPO%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Washington DC N1 - Date revised - 2015-08-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: November 14, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-08-05 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The relative efficiency and financial risk assessment of shipping companies AN - 1680143702; 2011-794081 AB - Since shipping companies are highly competitive, we ask whether financial risk assessment tools impact company performance and, therefore competitiveness and efficiency. Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA) is used in the evaluation. Based on distinct features of the risk-return relationship, three cargo segments in the shipping industry are studied-dry bulk, liquid bulk, and containerized cargo. The influence of the risk assessment indicators on market and operational efficiency is subsequently determined using a panel regression to determine whether different asset allocation and risk management techniques improve the performance of shipping companies. In this analysis, 79 international shipping companies listed in Bloomberg Shipping Indices are included in the data collected from Thomson One for the period of 2001-2010. Efficiency estimation from the SFA shows that containerized cargo firms have better performance in both market and operating efficiencies. Operating efficiency performance is achieved by lowering liquidity. Market efficiency is improved by well-managed leverage level. Adapted from the source document. JF - Maritime Policy & Management AU - Wang, Grace W.Y. AU - Woo, Su-Han AU - Mileski, Joan AD - Department of Maritime Administration, Texas A&M University at Galveston, Galveston, USA Y1 - 2014/11/10/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Nov 10 SP - 651 EP - 666 PB - Routledge/Taylor & Francis, London UK VL - 41 IS - 7 SN - 0308-8839, 0308-8839 KW - Transportation and transportation policy - Maritime and inland water transport KW - Business and service sector - Personnel management KW - Manufacturing and heavy industry - Industrial management, production, and productivity KW - Business and service sector - Markets, marketing, and merchandising KW - Social conditions and policy - Public safety and security KW - Business and service sector - Accounting KW - Economic conditions and policy - Property and wealth KW - Business and service sector - Business management KW - Manufacturing and heavy industry - Industry and industrial policy KW - Risk management KW - Risk KW - Assets KW - Shipping KW - Performance KW - Markets KW - Industry KW - article UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1680143702?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Apais&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Maritime+Policy+%26+Management&rft.atitle=The+relative+efficiency+and+financial+risk+assessment+of+shipping+companies&rft.au=Wang%2C+Grace+W.Y.%3BWoo%2C+Su-Han%3BMileski%2C+Joan&rft.aulast=Wang&rft.aufirst=Grace&rft.date=2014-11-10&rft.volume=41&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=651&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Maritime+Policy+%26+Management&rft.issn=03088839&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080%2F03088839.2013.873546 LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2015-05-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Shipping; Performance; Markets; Risk; Assets; Risk management; Industry DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03088839.2013.873546 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MID-COAST CORRIDOR TRANSIT PROJECT, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA (FINAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JUNE 2001). AN - 1700329684; 16314 AB - PURPOSE: The Federal Transit Administration and the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) have completed Preliminary Engineering and Preparation of a Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project in San Diego, San Diego County, California. The Proposed Action would extend the Trolley Blue Line from the Santa Fe Depot in Downtown San Diego to the University Towne Centre (UTC) Transit Center in University City, providing continuous service from the San Ysidro Transit Center at the U.S.-Mexico international border to University City. The Record Decision (ROD) issued by the FTA for the Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project is combined with this Final SEIS. This combined Final SEIS and ROD addresses public and agency comments received on both the Draft SEIS and the focused Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement prepared for the impact to the federally endangered San Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta sandiegonensis) not evaluated in the Draft SEIS. It also describes the impacts and benefits of the alternatives under consideration within the Mid-Coast Corridor, as well as measures for avoiding mitigating any adverse or significant impacts. The alternatives considered include a No-Build Alternative and a Refined Build Alternative. The Refined Build Alternative is the Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project, or project, approved by the SANDAG Board of Directors for evaluation in this Final SEIS. The Refined Build Alternative would extend the existing Trolley Blue Line from the Santa Fe Depot north to the Old Town Transit Center via the existing Trolley tracks, and then north along new tracks for 10.9 miles to the UTC Transit Center. Nine new stations would be built at Tecolote Road, Clairemont Drive, Balboa Avenue, Nobel Drive, Veterans Administration Medical Center, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) West Campus, UCSD East Campus, Executive Drive, and the UTC Transit Center. The Refined Build Alternative would result in adverse impacts related to air quality exceedances of nitrogen oxides and carbon dioxide, noise, and localized impacts on roadway and pedestrian traffic, transit, and parking supply. Overall, however, the project would have a beneficial effect on various elements of the built and natural environments, including improvements to mobility and accessibility, air quality, and energy. The Refined Build Alternative also supports established land-use plans and policies. JF - EPA number: 140320, Final Supplement EIS, November 7, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality Standards Violation KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Environmental Justice KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Noise KW - Paleontological Sites KW - Parking KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Shellfish KW - California KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 9 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1700329684?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-11-07&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MID-COAST+CORRIDOR+TRANSIT+PROJECT%2C+SAN+DIEGO%2C+CALIFORNIA+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JUNE+2001%29.&rft.title=MID-COAST+CORRIDOR+TRANSIT+PROJECT%2C+SAN+DIEGO%2C+CALIFORNIA+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JUNE+2001%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, San Francisco, California N1 - Date revised - 2015-07-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: November 7, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-07-31 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Using naturalistic driving data to explore the association between traffic safety-related events and crash risk at driver level AN - 1676359991; PQ0001393244 AB - There has been considerable research conducted over the last 40 years using traffic safety-related events to support road safety analyses. Dating back to traffic conflict studies from the 1960s these observational studies of driver behavior have been criticized due to: poor quality data; lack of available and useful exposure measures linked to the observations; the incomparability of self-reported safety-related events; and, the difficulty in assessing culpability for safety-related events. This study seeks to explore the relationships between driver characteristics and traffic safety-related events, and between traffic safety-related events and crash involvement while mitigating some of those limitations. The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute 100-Car Naturalistic Driving Study dataset, in which the participants' vehicles were instrumented with various cameras and sensors during the study period, was used for this study. The study data set includes 90 drivers observed for 12-13 months driving. This study focuses on single vehicle run-off-road safety-related events only, including 14 crashes and 182 safety-related events (30 near crashes, and 152 crash-relevant incidents). Among the findings are: (1) drivers under age 25 are significantly more likely to be involved in safety-related events and crashes; and (2) significantly positive correlations exist between crashes, near crashes, and crash-relevant incidents. Although there is still much to learn about the factors affecting the positive correlation between safety-related events and crashes, a Bayesian multivariate Poisson log-normal model is shown to be useful to quantify the associations between safety-related events and crash risk while controlling for driver characteristics. JF - Accident Analysis & Prevention AU - Wu, Kun-Feng AU - Aguero-Valverde, Jonathan AU - Jovanis, Paul P AD - Department of Transportation and Logistics Management, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan Y1 - 2014/11// PY - 2014 DA - Nov 2014 SP - 210 EP - 218 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX United Kingdom VL - 72 SN - 0001-4575, 0001-4575 KW - Risk Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Naturalistic driving data KW - Surrogate events KW - Safety-related events KW - Multivariate Poisson log-normal models KW - Risk assessment KW - Mitigation KW - Age KW - Sensors KW - USA, Virginia KW - Traffic KW - Prevention KW - Accidents KW - Driving ability KW - Transportation KW - Risk factors KW - Traffic safety KW - Conflicts KW - R2 23020:Technological risks KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1676359991?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ariskabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Accident+Analysis+%26+Prevention&rft.atitle=Using+naturalistic+driving+data+to+explore+the+association+between+traffic+safety-related+events+and+crash+risk+at+driver+level&rft.au=Wu%2C+Kun-Feng%3BAguero-Valverde%2C+Jonathan%3BJovanis%2C+Paul+P&rft.aulast=Wu&rft.aufirst=Kun-Feng&rft.date=2014-11-01&rft.volume=72&rft.issue=&rft.spage=210&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Accident+Analysis+%26+Prevention&rft.issn=00014575&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.aap.2014.07.005 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-04-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-27 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Risk assessment; Age; Accidents; Prevention; Mitigation; Transportation; Driving ability; Sensors; Risk factors; Traffic safety; Conflicts; Traffic; USA, Virginia DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2014.07.005 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Frotan Response Times to Red Lights in a Mildly Hypoxic Environment AN - 1635024876; 21023808 AB - Purpose: This study was conducted to determine whether protans have slower reaction times to red lights than individuals with normal color vision and to identify whether protan reaction times increase differentially in a mildly hypoxic environment. Methods: Simple reaction times (SRT) to a red light-emitting diode (LED) display were measured using the Psychomotor Vigilance Task (PVT) at ground (1293 ft/394 m), simulated 12,400-ft (3780-m) altitude, and 20 min after returning to ground. Subjects were 13 individuals with normal color vision (NCV), 12 with a deutan color vision defect, and 4 with a protan color vision defect. Results: The mean reaction times increased by 8% with altitude and decreased after returning to ground for all groups. However, the reaction times of the protans were often faster than the NCV mean and never below the NCV 10 super(th) percentile. The only significant difference between color vision groups was the slowest mean reaction time of the NCV group was slower than both the pooled dichromats and pooled anomalous trichromats across all conditions by 23%. The number of lapses did not vary with altitude, but the dichromatic subjects had significantly fewer lapses than the trichromatic subjects across all conditions. Conclusion: Although protans may be slower to respond to some red warning lights, this decrement in performance could not be demonstrated under the conditions of our experiment. Furthermore, the protan group's simple reaction times were not differentially affected by mild hypoxia. These results suggest that the red LEDs were sufficiently bright for these protan observers. JF - Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine AU - Hovis, Jeffery K AU - Milburn, Nelda J AU - NESTHUS, THOMAS E AD - Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, Federal Aviation Administration, Oklahoma City, OK; School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada, jhovis@uwaterloo.ca Y1 - 2014/11// PY - 2014 DA - Nov 2014 SP - 1078 EP - 1085 PB - Aerospace Medical Association, 320 S. Henry St. Alexandria VA 22314-3579 United States VL - 85 IS - 11 SN - 0095-6562, 0095-6562 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - reaction times KW - red lights KW - hypoxia KW - color vision defects KW - supra-threshold colored signals KW - Altitude KW - Vision KW - Hypoxia KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1635024876?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Aviation%2C+Space%2C+and+Environmental+Medicine&rft.atitle=Frotan+Response+Times+to+Red+Lights+in+a+Mildly+Hypoxic+Environment&rft.au=Hovis%2C+Jeffery+K%3BMilburn%2C+Nelda+J%3BNESTHUS%2C+THOMAS+E&rft.aulast=Hovis&rft.aufirst=Jeffery&rft.date=2014-11-01&rft.volume=85&rft.issue=11&rft.spage=1078&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Aviation%2C+Space%2C+and+Environmental+Medicine&rft.issn=00956562&rft_id=info:doi/10.3357%2FASEM.4060.2014 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-12-01 N1 - Number of references - 20 N1 - Last updated - 2015-04-02 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Altitude; Vision; Hypoxia DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3357/ASEM.4060.2014 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The impact of weather conditions on bikeshare trips in Washington, DC AN - 1627700876; 4620433 AB - Bicycle usage can be affected by colder weather, precipitation, and excessive heat. The research presented here analyzes the effect of weather on the use of the Washington, DC, bikeshare system, exploiting a dataset of all trips made on the system. Hourly weather data, including temperature, rainfall, snow, wind, fog, and humidity levels are linked to hourly usage data. Statistical models linking both number of users and duration of use are estimated. Further, we evaluate trips from bikeshare stations within one quarter mile of Metro (subway) stations at times when Metro is operating. This allows us to determine whether Metro serves as a back-up option when weather conditions are unfavorable for bicycling. Results show that cold temperatures, rain, and high humidity levels reduce both the likelihood of using bikeshare and the duration of trips. Trips taken from bikeshare stations proximate to Metro stations are affected more by rain than trips not proximate to Metro stations and less likely when it is dark. This information is useful for understanding bicycling behavior and also for those planning bikeshare systems in other cities. Reprinted by permission of Springer JF - Transportation AU - Gebhart, Kyle AU - Noland, Robert B AD - New York City Department of Transportation ; Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Y1 - 2014/11// PY - 2014 DA - Nov 2014 SP - 1205 EP - 1225 VL - 41 IS - 6 SN - 0049-4488, 0049-4488 KW - Economics KW - Information KW - Cities KW - Probability KW - Weather KW - Washington KW - Bicycles KW - Multivariate analysis KW - Precipitation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1627700876?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aibss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transportation&rft.atitle=The+impact+of+weather+conditions+on+bikeshare+trips+in+Washington%2C+DC&rft.au=Gebhart%2C+Kyle%3BNoland%2C+Robert+B&rft.aulast=Gebhart&rft.aufirst=Kyle&rft.date=2014-11-01&rft.volume=41&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=1205&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transportation&rft.issn=00494488&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs11116-014-9540-7 LA - English DB - International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) N1 - Date revised - 2014-11-24 N1 - Last updated - 2014-11-25 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 13505 2381 8560 9511 4309; 8379 12224 971; 1578 7848 12937; 10006 13505 2381 8560 9511 4309; 10214 12224 971; 6515; 2274 13161 1247; 455 433 293 14 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11116-014-9540-7 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - 1800 NORTH (SR-37) 2000 WEST TO I-15 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS, DAVIS COUNTY, UTAH. AN - 1694700835; 16299 AB - PURPOSE: The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) are conducting this Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to assist federal, state, and local decision makers in objectively evaluating proposed courses of action that would satisfy transportation operational and safety goals along the 1800 North corridor. In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), this EIS will identify the Preferred Alternative that meets the needs of the project while minimizing impacts to the human and natural environment. FHWA and UDOT will identify a Preferred Alternative based upon a balanced consideration of the need for safe and efficient transportation; the social, economic, and environmental impacts of the proposed improvements; and federal, state, and local environmental protection goals. FHWA and UDOT propose transportation improvements on 1800 North (SR-37) between 2000 West and Interstate 15 (I-15). The study area is located in Davis and Weber counties, within the cities of Clinton, Sunset, Roy, and Clearfield. The purpose of the project is to implement transportation improvements on the 1800 North study corridor that would address current operational and safety conditions and future 2040 traffic needs by: reducing congestion on the 1800 North study corridor; improving mobility and access to I-15 for the 1800 North study corridor; improving safety and operational characteristics on the 1800 North study corridor. The project purpose would address the following project needs: current and future congestion on the 1800 North study corridor. The 1800 North study corridor currently operates at level-of-service (LOS) E and will operate at LOS F in 2040 with projected growth in population, employment, and development; inadequate access to and from I-15 for traffic on the 1800 North study corridor because of operational failure at the 5600 South and 650 North Main Street/1900 West intersections and I-15 interchanges. These intersections and interchanges will operate at LOS F in 2040 with projected growth in population, employment, and development, insufficient east-west arterials with adequate access to I-15 within the study area; current at-grade rail crossing on 1800 North exceeds FHWA Grade Separation Criteria for freight and passenger train crossing safety and thus warrants improvements. JF - EPA number: 140305, Draft EIS, Appendices, October 24, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Environmental Justice KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Water Resources KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Visual Resources KW - Hazardous wastes KW - Transportation KW - Noise KW - Roads KW - Farms KW - Demography KW - Employment KW - Air Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Floodplains KW - Historic Sites KW - Utah KW - Farmland Protection Policy Act of 1981, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance KW - Executive Order 12898, Compliance KW - Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, Emission Standards KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1694700835?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-10-24&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=1800+NORTH+%28SR-37%29+2000+WEST+TO+I-15+TRANSPORTATION+IMPROVEMENTS%2C+DAVIS+COUNTY%2C+UTAH.&rft.title=1800+NORTH+%28SR-37%29+2000+WEST+TO+I-15+TRANSPORTATION+IMPROVEMENTS%2C+DAVIS+COUNTY%2C+UTAH.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Ogden, Utah N1 - Date revised - 2015-07-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 24, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-07-08 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - INTERSTATE 87 (I-87) EXIT 4 ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS, TOWN OF COLONIE, ALBANY COUNTY, NEW YORK. AN - 1694700834; 16301 AB - PURPOSE: The primary needs for the Project are to improve traffic and safety operations in the I-87 Exit 4 area (demonstrated through the poor levels of service at intersections with crash rates which exceed the statewide average crash rate for similar transportation facilities in the Exit 4 area); improve access between I-87, the Airport, and Wolf Road (demonstrated through the existing inefficient traffic movements required to navigate through the Exit 4 area); address bridge structural deficiencies on the I-87 bridges over Albany-Shaker Road (exhibited by the low sufficiency ratings of the bridges indicating that the bridges are in need of repair); and remove discontinuities in the pedestrian/bicycle network (shown by gaps in the existing networks along Wolf Road and Albany-Shaker Road). The purpose of the proposed project is to improve access between I-87 and the Albany International Airport and between I-87 and Wolf Road; improve safety and traffic operations at Exit 4; address bridge structural deficiencies on the I-87 bridges over Albany-Shaker Road; and to improve system connectivity between the existing pedestrian/bicycle facilities on Wolf Road and the facilities constructed as part of the Albany/Watervliet-Shaker Road project. The following Primary Project Objectives were developed to recognize the overall goal of improving mobility and economic development for the Capital District: improve access between I-87 and the Albany International Airport without precluding future, long-term I-87 mainline improvements, and without impacting I-87 mainline operations between Exit 2 and Exit 5; improve access between I-87 and Wolf Road without precluding future, long-term I-87 mainline improvements, and without impacting I-87 mainline operations between Exit 2 and Exit 5; Improve intersection operating conditions in the existing Exit 4 area and address safety concerns in the areas that exceed the statewide average accident crash rate for similar transportation facilities; eliminate the structural deficiencies associated with the I-87 northbound and southbound bridges over Albany-Shaker Road by providing bridges with a 50-year minimum service life. In addition to the Primary Project Objectives, the following Secondary Objective was considered during the evaluation of design alternatives: improve system connectivity between the existing pedestrian/bicycle facilities on Wolf Road and the facilities constructed as part of the Albany/Watervliet-Shaker Road project. The following conditions were also included in the evaluation of alternatives: impacts to existing sensitive environmental features in the project area; impacts to active agricultural land in the project area; impacts to viable commercial enterprises and other social and economic features in the project area; and project cost. JF - EPA number: 140307, Final EIS, Appendices, October 24, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Bridges KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Wetlands KW - Safety Analyses KW - Airports KW - Creeks KW - Water Resources KW - Visual Resources KW - Vegetation KW - Historic Sites KW - Historic Sites Surveys KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Archaeological Sites Surveys KW - New York KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1694700834?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-10-24&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=INTERSTATE+87+%28I-87%29+EXIT+4+ACCESS+IMPROVEMENTS%2C+TOWN+OF+COLONIE%2C+ALBANY+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.title=INTERSTATE+87+%28I-87%29+EXIT+4+ACCESS+IMPROVEMENTS%2C+TOWN+OF+COLONIE%2C+ALBANY+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Albany, New York N1 - Date revised - 2015-07-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 24, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-07-08 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SR 87 CONNECTOR, SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA. AN - 16380908; 16295 AB - PURPOSE: The State of Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), in coordination with FHWA as the lead agency, is conducting a study to evaluate potential alternatives that would directly link SR 87S with SR 87N in the vicinity of the City of Milton in Santa Rosa County, Florida. The current connection between SR 87S and SR 87N is rather indirect and partly involves a shared facility of SR 87 and US 90. The proposed project is in the Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Study phase in which preliminary engineering is accomplished. The primary objective of this SR 87 Connector project is to extend SR 87S to facilitate north-south traffic flow to more effectively serve the military base operations and to provide for a more direct hurricane evacuation route from the coast to areas north in Alabama. Another objective is to reduce traffic congestion within the City of Milton, and to alleviate travel demand on the section of US 90 currently shared with SR 87. Versions of this project have gone through ETDM screening as ETDM Project #2861 in 2008. However, that project was much more limited in scope and only evaluated a corridor from SR 87S to Munson Highway. On December 19, 2009 the SR 87 Connector project was submitted for ETDM review as Project #12597. The new roadway will initially include a two-lane facility with four-lane improvements in the more urban areas at either end. In addition, the facility will include bicycle/pedestrian features with a link to the existing Blackwater Heritage State Trail. The proposed right of way and other design provisions will allow for future expansion to a four-lane. The alternatives are proposed to include two structures. The first structure spans Blackwater River and its associated wetlands and floodplains and includes bicycle/pedestrian upgrades. The second structure spans Clear Creek. The proposed project is in the Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Study phase in which preliminary engineering is accomplished. JF - EPA number: 140301, Draft EIS, Appendices, October 17, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Wetlands KW - Floodplains KW - Roads KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Bridges KW - Demography KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Historic Resources KW - Water Resources KW - Hydrology KW - Land use KW - Vegetation KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Noise KW - Water Quality KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Threatened Species (Animals) KW - Florida KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Act of 1987, Compliance KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Executive Order 11990, Compliance KW - Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, Compliance KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, Animals UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16380908?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-10-17&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SR+87+CONNECTOR%2C+SANTA+ROSA+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.title=SR+87+CONNECTOR%2C+SANTA+ROSA+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Chipley, Florida N1 - Date revised - 2015-07-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 17, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-07-07 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - 75TH STREET CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. AN - 1694474998; 16290 AB - PURPOSE: The proposed action involves the construction of two rail fly over structures, 29.4 miles of new rail track, and 10.8 miles of relocated track. There will be new rail bridge structures at 4 locations (not including the two new rail flyovers), replacement of existing rail bridges at 3 locations, rehabilitation or modification of existing rail bridges at 23 locations, and one highway-rail grade separation. The proposed action is located in the City of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. The proposed action will eliminate major rail conflicts at three rail junctions and one at-grade roadway crossing. It will also provide substantial structural, drainage, roadway and lighting improvements at 36 existing rail viaducts to improve local mobility. The proposed action will require the acquisition of a total of 16.7 acres of right-of-way, of which 14.9 acres are currently vacant residential or industrial parcels. A total of 27 residential dwelling units (26 occupied and 1 vacant) and one church will be acquired. No wetlands will be affected by the proposed action. JF - EPA number: 140296, Final EIS, Appendices, October 10, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Railroads KW - Railroad Structure KW - Roads KW - Urban Structures KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Historic Sites KW - Relocation-Property Acquisitions KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Illinois KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisitions Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1694474998?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-10-10&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=75TH+STREET+CORRIDOR+IMPROVEMENT+PROJECT%2C+COOK+COUNTY%2C+ILLINOIS.&rft.title=75TH+STREET+CORRIDOR+IMPROVEMENT+PROJECT%2C+COOK+COUNTY%2C+ILLINOIS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Springfield, Illinois N1 - Date revised - 2015-07-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 10, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-07-07 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - HIGH DESERT CORRIDOR PROJECT FROM STATE ROUTE 14 TO STATE ROUTE 18 IN LOS ANGELES AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 1694474997; 16285 AB - PURPOSE: This Draft EIR/EIS addresses impacts of alternatives proposed for the High Desert Corridor (HDC) Project. This new multimodal east-west link would connect State Route (SR) l4 in Palmdale (Los Angeles County) and SR-18 in the Town of Apple Valley (San Bernardino County). The purpose of the proposed project is to address existing and future east-west transportation demand, travel safety and reliability within High Desert region, regional goods movement network, connectivity to regional transportation facilities, and greenhouse gas reduction goals movement. Expected environmental effects include impacts to aesthetics, land use and community cohesion, biological resources, air quality, noise, utilities, and Section 4(f) properties. This project is envisioned to be a green energy transportation improvement. JF - EPA number: 140291, Draft EIS, October 10, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Highways KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Land use KW - Recreation facilities KW - Parks KW - Grazing KW - Farms KW - Population KW - Housing KW - Employment KW - Environmental Justice KW - Roads KW - Visual Resources KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Cultural Resources KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Hydrology KW - Floodplains KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Paleontological Sites KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Air Quality KW - Noise KW - Energy Sources KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Vegetation KW - Wetlands KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Threatened Species (Animals) KW - California KW - National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, Compliance KW - Executive Order 12898, Compliance KW - Civil Rights Act of 1964, Compliance KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 401 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1694474997?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-10-10&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=HIGH+DESERT+CORRIDOR+PROJECT+FROM+STATE+ROUTE+14+TO+STATE+ROUTE+18+IN+LOS+ANGELES+AND+SAN+BERNARDINO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=HIGH+DESERT+CORRIDOR+PROJECT+FROM+STATE+ROUTE+14+TO+STATE+ROUTE+18+IN+LOS+ANGELES+AND+SAN+BERNARDINO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - California Department of Transportation, Los Angeles California N1 - Date revised - 2015-07-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 10, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-07-07 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US ROUTE 460 LOCATION STUDY, PRINCE GEORGE, SUSSEX, SURRY, SOUTHAMPTON AND ISLE OF WRIGHT COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF SUFFOLK, VIRGINIA (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 2008). AN - 1692272345; 16278 AB - PURPOSE: The purpose of the improvements to the Route 460 corridor is to construct a facility that is consistent with the functional classification of the corridor and sufficiently addresses safety, mobility and evacuation needs and sufficiently accommodates freight traffic along the Route 460 corridor between Petersburg and Suffolk, Virginia. The following needs have been identified for the project: address roadway deficiencies: Route 460 was designed and constructed using geometric standards that are now outdated; improve safety: Fatality rates for Route 460 are higher than other comparable rural roadways in Virginia; accommodate increasing freight shipments: Truck percentages for Route 460 are higher than national averages for rural roads with similar functional classification, and forecast to grow due to expansions at the Port of Virginia; reduce travel delay: growing future traffic volumes will experience increased travel delays on Route 460 due to capacity limitations at traffic signals and the current design deficiencies; provide adequate emergency evacuation capability: Route 460 is a designated hurricane evacuation route for Southside Hampton Roads communities, yet during recent events, the road was closed due to effects caused by these storms; improve strategic military connectivity: Route 460 is a designated part of the Strategic Highway Network (STRAHNET) by the Department of Defense and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA); meet local economic development plans: In addition to statewide and regional economic development needs, jurisdictions along the Route 460 study area have identified economic development priorities related to transportation improvements. JF - EPA number: 140284, Draft Supplement EIS, October 3, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Floodways KW - Forests KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Hurricanes KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Control KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Streams KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Transportation Surveys KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Wetlands KW - Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1692272345?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2012-01-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MUKILTEO+MULTIMODAL+PROJECT%2C+SNOHOMISH+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.title=MUKILTEO+MULTIMODAL+PROJECT%2C+SNOHOMISH+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Richmond, Virginia N1 - Date revised - 2015-07-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 3, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-07-01 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Finite mixture modeling for vehicle crash data with application to hotspot identification AN - 1627970425; 20953274 AB - The application of finite mixture regression models has recently gained an interest from highway safety researchers because of its considerable potential for addressing unobserved heterogeneity. Finite mixture models assume that the observations of a sample arise from two or more unobserved components with unknown proportions. Both fixed and varying weight parameter models have been shown to be useful for explaining the heterogeneity and the nature of the dispersion in crash data. Given the superior performance of the finite mixture model, this study, using observed and simulated data, investigated the relative performance of the finite mixture model and the traditional negative binomial (NB) model in terms of hotspot identification. For the observed data, rural multilane segment crash data for divided highways in California and Texas were used. The results showed that the difference measured by the percentage deviation in ranking orders was relatively small for this dataset. Nevertheless, the ranking results from the finite mixture model were considered more reliable than the NB model because of the better model specification. This finding was also supported by the simulation study which produced a high number of false positives and negatives when a mis-specified model was used for hotspot identification. Regarding an optimal threshold value for identifying hotspots, another simulation analysis indicated that there is a discrepancy between false discovery (increasing) and false negative rates (decreasing). Since the costs associated with false positives and false negatives are different, it is suggested that the selected optimal threshold value should be decided by considering the trade-offs between these two costs so that unnecessary expenses are minimized. JF - Accident Analysis & Prevention AU - Park, Byung-Jung AU - Lord, Dominique AU - Lee, Chungwon AD - Department of Transportation Engineering, Myongji University, South Korea Y1 - 2014/10// PY - 2014 DA - Oct 2014 SP - 319 EP - 326 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX United Kingdom VL - 71 SN - 0001-4575, 0001-4575 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Finite mixture model KW - Negative binomial KW - Overdispersion KW - Vehicle crash data KW - Hotspot identification KW - False positive and negative KW - Accidents KW - Prevention KW - Mathematical models KW - Hot spots KW - Safety KW - Simulation KW - USA, California KW - USA, Texas KW - Highways KW - Rural areas KW - H 0500:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1627970425?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Accident+Analysis+%26+Prevention&rft.atitle=Finite+mixture+modeling+for+vehicle+crash+data+with+application+to+hotspot+identification&rft.au=Park%2C+Byung-Jung%3BLord%2C+Dominique%3BLee%2C+Chungwon&rft.aulast=Park&rft.aufirst=Byung-Jung&rft.date=2014-10-01&rft.volume=71&rft.issue=&rft.spage=319&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Accident+Analysis+%26+Prevention&rft.issn=00014575&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.aap.2014.05.030 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-20 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Prevention; Accidents; Mathematical models; Hot spots; Safety; Simulation; Highways; Rural areas; USA, Texas; USA, California DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2014.05.030 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Analysis of zolpidem in postmortem fluids and tissues using ultra-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. AN - 1561979122; 25217538 AB - Zolpidem is a nonbenzodiazepine sedative hypnotic drug used for the short-term treatment of insomnia. While quite effective in producing sedation, zolpidem has potentially hazardous side effects when put in the context of complex tasks. Therefore, to more fully understand the postmortem concentrations of zolpidem, our laboratory has developed a sensitive method for the quantitation of zolpidem in biological specimens. Additionally, we have evaluated the distribution of zolpidem in various postmortem tissues and fluids from 10 aviation fatalities. This method incorporated a modified acetonitrile 'crash and shoot' extraction and a Waters Xevo TQ-S with an Acquity ultra-performance liquid chromatograph. The linear dynamic range was 0.4-800 ng/mL. The extraction efficiencies ranged from 78 to 87%, depending on the concentration. Postmortem blood zolpidem concentrations in these 10 cases ranged from 7.6 to 76.5 ng/mL. The highest concentrations of zolpidem present in each victim were found in the liver, spleen, lung and kidney tissues. Distribution coefficients for zolpidem were determined for each of the specimen types analyzed. These coefficients are expressed relative to the blood concentration in each case. This method proved to be simple, accurate and robust for the identification and quantitation of zolpidem in postmortem fluids and tissues. Published by Oxford University Press 2014. This work is written by (a) US Government employee(s) and is in the public domain in the US. JF - Journal of analytical toxicology AU - Thompson, Kristi S AU - Lewis, Russell J AU - Ritter, Roxane M AD - Bioaeronautical Sciences Research Laboratory, Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, AAM-610, Forensic Toxicology Laboratory, Federal Aviation Administration, 6500 S. MacArthur Blvd, Oklahoma City, OK 73169, USA. ; Bioaeronautical Sciences Research Laboratory, Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, AAM-610, Forensic Toxicology Laboratory, Federal Aviation Administration, 6500 S. MacArthur Blvd, Oklahoma City, OK 73169, USA russell.j.lewis@faa.gov. Y1 - 2014/10// PY - 2014 DA - October 2014 SP - 507 EP - 512 VL - 38 IS - 8 KW - Hypnotics and Sedatives KW - 0 KW - Pyridines KW - zolpidem KW - 7K383OQI23 KW - Index Medicus KW - Kidney -- metabolism KW - Spleen -- metabolism KW - Liver -- drug effects KW - Humans KW - Lung -- drug effects KW - Kidney -- drug effects KW - Liver -- metabolism KW - Lung -- metabolism KW - Spleen -- drug effects KW - Hypnotics and Sedatives -- blood KW - Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid -- methods KW - Mass Spectrometry -- methods KW - Forensic Pathology -- methods KW - Pyridines -- blood UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1561979122?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+analytical+toxicology&rft.atitle=Analysis+of+zolpidem+in+postmortem+fluids+and+tissues+using+ultra-performance+liquid+chromatography-mass+spectrometry.&rft.au=Thompson%2C+Kristi+S%3BLewis%2C+Russell+J%3BRitter%2C+Roxane+M&rft.aulast=Thompson&rft.aufirst=Kristi&rft.date=2014-10-01&rft.volume=38&rft.issue=8&rft.spage=507&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+analytical+toxicology&rft.issn=1945-2403&rft_id=info:doi/10.1093%2Fjat%2Fbku062 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2015-06-05 N1 - Date created - 2014-09-13 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-14 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-19 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jat/bku062 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - False carbamazepine positives due to 10,11-dihydro-10-hydroxycarbamazepine breakdown in the GC-MS injector port. AN - 1561978083; 25217540 AB - During the investigation of aviation accidents, postmortem specimens from accident victims are submitted to the Federal Aviation Administration's Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI) for toxicological analysis. A case recently received by CAMI screened positive for the anticonvulsant medication carbamazepine (CBZ; Tegretol(®)) by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The CBZ found during this routine screening procedure was subsequently confirmed using a CBZ-specific GC-MS procedure. It was later discovered that the accident victim had been prescribed oxcarbazepine (OXCBZ; Trileptal(®)). OXCBZ is structurally similar to CBZ and is metabolized by cytosolic enzymes in the liver to an active metabolite, 10,11-dihydro-10-hydroxycarbamazepine (DiCBZ). It was determined that the CBZ initially found in this case was present due to the thermal breakdown of DiCBZ in the GC-MS injector port. In the current study, this conversion was investigated and the percentage of CBZ formed at various injector port temperatures was determined. Additionally, these three compounds were quantified in nine fluid and tissue specimens from the case in question. Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry was also incorporated to further demonstrate the absence/presence of CBZ in these samples. Published by Oxford University Press 2014. This work is written by (a) US Government employee(s) and is in the public domain in the US. JF - Journal of analytical toxicology AU - Lewis, Russell J AU - Angier, Mike K AU - Johnson, Robert D AD - Bioaeronautical Sciences Research Laboratory, Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, AAM-610, Forensic Toxicology Laboratory, Federal Aviation Administration, 6500 S. MacArthur Blvd, Oklahoma City, OK 73169, USA russell.j.lewis@faa.gov. ; Bioaeronautical Sciences Research Laboratory, Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, AAM-610, Forensic Toxicology Laboratory, Federal Aviation Administration, 6500 S. MacArthur Blvd, Oklahoma City, OK 73169, USA. ; Forensic Chemistry and Toxicology Laboratory, Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office, Fort Worth, TX 76196, USA. Y1 - 2014/10// PY - 2014 DA - October 2014 SP - 519 EP - 523 VL - 38 IS - 8 KW - 10,11-dihydro-10-hydroxycarbamazepine KW - 0 KW - Anticonvulsants KW - Carbamazepine KW - 33CM23913M KW - oxcarbazepine KW - VZI5B1W380 KW - Index Medicus KW - Autopsy KW - Humans KW - Specimen Handling KW - Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry KW - Calibration KW - False Positive Reactions KW - Anticonvulsants -- analysis KW - Carbamazepine -- chemistry KW - Carbamazepine -- analysis KW - Accidents, Aviation KW - Carbamazepine -- analogs & derivatives KW - Forensic Pathology -- methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1561978083?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Lewis%2C+Russell+J%3BAngier%2C+Mike+K%3BJohnson%2C+Robert+D&rft.aulast=Lewis&rft.aufirst=Russell&rft.date=2014-10-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=519&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=False+carbamazepine+positives+due+to+10%2C11-dihydro-10-hydroxycarbamazepine+breakdown+in+the+GC-MS+injector+port.&rft.title=False+carbamazepine+positives+due+to+10%2C11-dihydro-10-hydroxycarbamazepine+breakdown+in+the+GC-MS+injector+port.&rft.issn=1945-2403&rft_id=info:doi/10.1093%2Fjat%2Fbku064 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2015-06-05 N1 - Date created - 2014-09-13 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-14 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-19 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jat/bku064 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ALL ABOARD FLORIDA INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL PROJECT, ORLANDO TO MIAMI, FLORIDA. AN - 1690202632; 16274 AB - PURPOSE: All Aboard Florida LLC (AAF), a private corporation, is proposing to construct and operate intercity passenger rail between Orlando and Miami, Florida. FRA is undertaking this environmental review because AAF has applied for a loan through the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing program. AAF proposes to implement the project through a phased approach. This DEIS evaluates Phase II of the project which includes adding a second track within 128.5 miles of existing Florida East Coast Railroad right-of-way between West Palm Beach and Cocoa, constructing a new 40-mile long railroad line parallel to State Road 528 between Cocoa and Orlando International Airport, and constructing a new vehicle maintenance facility south of the airport. The project would also improve grade crossings, bridges, signalization, and add new communications and train control systems. The DEIS evaluates a range of alternatives considered for the project, and evaluates in detail three alignment alternatives. It considers environmental impacts and mitigation that would result if the project is built in the following areas: land use, transportation, air quality, noise and vibration, climate change, water resources, navigation, wetlands, natural biological systems, wildlife, essential fish habitat, migratory bird habitat, threatened and endangered species, floodplains, social and economic effects, environmental justice, communities, visual resources, Section 4(f) resources, public health and safety, and economic effects, in addition to secondary and cumulative impacts and short-term construction impacts. Given that operations would cover the full corridor from Orlando to Miami, this DEIS analyzes the cumulative effects of completing both phases of the project. JF - EPA number: 140280, Draft EIS, Appendices, September 26, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Land Use KW - Transportation KW - Railroads KW - Railroad Structure KW - Navigation KW - Air Quality KW - Noise KW - Farmland KW - Soils KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Climate Change KW - Wetlands KW - Wild and Scenic Rivers KW - Floodplains KW - Threatened Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Environmental Justice KW - Cultural Resources KW - Public Health KW - Visual Resources KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Coastal Zones KW - Florida KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, Animals KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance KW - General Bridge Act of 1946, Coast Guard Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1690202632?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-09-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ALL+ABOARD+FLORIDA+INTERCITY+PASSENGER+RAIL+PROJECT%2C+ORLANDO+TO+MIAMI%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.title=ALL+ABOARD+FLORIDA+INTERCITY+PASSENGER+RAIL+PROJECT%2C+ORLANDO+TO+MIAMI%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Washington, D.C. N1 - Date revised - 2015-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 26, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-06-22 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ILLIANA CORRIDOR, WILL AND KANKAKEE COUNTIES, ILLINOIS, AND LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA (TIER 2 FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT). AN - 1690202627; 16269 AB - PURPOSE: The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Indiana Department of Transportation (NDOT), and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) propose a transportation solution to improve regional mobility, address local system deficiencies, and provide efficient movement of freight in the Illinois Corridor between I-55 on the west and I-65 on the east. This Tier Two Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) considers three mainline alternatives, along with a No-Action Alternative. In addition, five interchange design options at IL-53 are under consideration. Ten other interchanges (seven in Illinois and three in Indiana) are planned. In consideration of the technical analysis in the Tier Two EIS and the comments received during the comment period on the Tier Two Draft EIS, Alternative 1 with IL-53 Design Option 4 is identified as the Preferred Alternative. JF - EPA number: 140274, Second Final EIS (Tiering, September 26, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Creeks KW - Cultural Resources KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Traffic Analysis KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Illinois KW - Indiana KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1690202627?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2012-01-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MUKILTEO+MULTIMODAL+PROJECT%2C+SNOHOMISH+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.title=MUKILTEO+MULTIMODAL+PROJECT%2C+SNOHOMISH+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Springfield Illinois N1 - Date revised - 2015-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: September 26, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-06-22 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SOUTH MOUNTAIN FREEWAY (LOOP 202) INTERSTATE 10 (PAPAGO FREEWAY) TO INTERSTATE 10 (MARICOPA FREEWAY), MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 1690202626; 16270 AB - PURPOSE: The proposed action is the construction and operation of a new multilane freeway in the metropolitan Phoenix area extending approximately 22 to 24 miles from Interstate 10 west of Phoenix to Interstate 10 southeast of Phoenix. The facility would be the final extension of State Route 202L, an element of the Maricopa Association of Governments adopted Regional Freeway and Highway System, as outlined in its Regional Transportation Plan. The proposed action is considered necessary in response to existing and projected demands on the regions transportation system. The Final Environmental Impact Statement discusses three distinct action alternatives in the western portion of the Study Area (Western Section), one distinct action alternative in the eastern portion of the Study Area (Eastern Section), and a no-action alternative for the entire project length. When combined, the action alternatives in the Western and Eastern Sections represent a full range of reasonable alternatives. The action alternatives consist of four travel lanes in each direction (three general purpose lanes and one high-occupancy vehicle lane), with traffic interchanges generally located at major cross streets. Other alternatives were considered but eliminated from further study. These alternatives included using alternative travel modes, improving major streets, and managing traffic through such methods as transportation system management and transportation demand management. The Final Environmental Impact Statement analyzes potential impacts of the proposed action on the natural and human-made environment, including, but not limited to, mountain preserve land, residential and commercial development, cultural resources, wildlife, waters of the United States, air quality, noise levels, and hazardous waste. A Final State-level Environmental Assessment was completed for the South Mountain Corridor in 1988. At that time, a recommended alternative was adopted by the State Transportation Board. The proposed action represents a version of that project. Because of elapsed time and conditions that have changed since completion of the 1988 document, new studies are required. A combination of the W59 Alternative in the Western Section and the E1 Alternative in the Eastern Section is identified as the Preferred Alternative. JF - EPA number: 140275, Final EIS, September 26, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Cultural Resources KW - Farmlands KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Parks KW - Preserves KW - Relocation-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitats KW - Arizona KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisitions Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1690202626?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-09-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SOUTH+MOUNTAIN+FREEWAY+%28LOOP+202%29+INTERSTATE+10+%28PAPAGO+FREEWAY%29+TO+INTERSTATE+10+%28MARICOPA+FREEWAY%29%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=SOUTH+MOUNTAIN+FREEWAY+%28LOOP+202%29+INTERSTATE+10+%28PAPAGO+FREEWAY%29+TO+INTERSTATE+10+%28MARICOPA+FREEWAY%29%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Phoenix, Arizona N1 - Date revised - 2015-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: September 26, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-06-22 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - JUNEAU ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, JUNEAU, ALASKA (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1997). AN - 1690202625; 16275 AB - PURPOSE: Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities proposes to improve surface transportation to and from Juneau within Lynn Canal corridor, which will provide the capacity to meet transportation demand in the corridor, provide flexibility and improve opportunity for travel, reduce travel times between Lynn Canal communities, reduce State costs for transportation in the corridor, and reduce user costs for transportation in the corridor. Juneau is the largest community on the North American continent not connected to the continental highway system. Because of its location and lack of highway access, all freight, vehicle, and passenger movement from Juneau is the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS), a State-owned ferry system that provides transportation to many of Southeast Alaskas coastal communities. AMHS service from Juneau connects to the continental highway system in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, and Bellingham, Washington, to the south, and in Haines and Skagway to the north. The AMHS is the National Highway System link to Juneau, Haines, and Skagway. JF - EPA number: 140281, Draft Supplemental EIS, September 26, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Birds KW - Bridges KW - Employment KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Ferries KW - Fish KW - Fisheries Surveys KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Hydrologic Assessments KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Noise Assessments KW - Roads KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Streams KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources Surveys KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Wetlands KW - Wilderness KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Alaska KW - Tongass National Forest KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, Animals KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1690202625?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-09-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=JUNEAU+ACCESS+IMPROVEMENTS+PROJECT%2C+JUNEAU%2C+ALASKA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1997%29.&rft.title=JUNEAU+ACCESS+IMPROVEMENTS+PROJECT%2C+JUNEAU%2C+ALASKA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1997%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Juneau, Alaska N1 - Date revised - 2015-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 26, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-06-22 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - WEST WAUKESHA BYPASS, COUNTY TT FROM I-94 TO WIS 59, WAUKESHA COUNTY, WISCONSIN. AN - 1688474658; 16266 AB - PURPOSE: The study area includes County TT from I-94 on the north to WIS 59 on the south, a distance of about 5 miles. For decades this corridor has been the planned route for the last leg of a circumferential bypass around Waukesha. This corridor has safety issues, and design deficiencies including narrow lanes, lack of shoulders, and sharp curves and steep hills. As time passes and traffic increases, safety and operations on this corridor will continue to deteriorate. Traffic volumes are forecast to increase 17 to 56 percent by 2035. The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was approved on October 19, 2012. The Draft EIS evaluates the social, environmental, and economic impacts of the No-Build Alternative and a range of need. This Final EIS documents the input received on the Draft EIS and identifies the preferred alternative. JF - EPA number: 140271, Final EIS, Appendices, September 19, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Creeks KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wisconsin KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1688474658?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-09-19&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=WEST+WAUKESHA+BYPASS%2C+COUNTY+TT+FROM+I-94+TO+WIS+59%2C+WAUKESHA+COUNTY%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.title=WEST+WAUKESHA+BYPASS%2C+COUNTY+TT+FROM+I-94+TO+WIS+59%2C+WAUKESHA+COUNTY%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Madison, Wisconsin N1 - Date revised - 2015-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: September 19, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-06-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - U.S. 30 FROM ILLINOIS 136 TO ILLINOIS 40, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF MAY 2011). AN - 1688474627; 16259 AB - PURPOSE: The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), in consultation with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), is studying alternatives to improve traffic capacity, reduce traffic congestion, improve safety, provide for an anticipated increase in transportation demand, and to establish roadway system continuity on U.S. 30 from IL 136 to IL 40 in Whiteside County. Alternatives under consideration include: (1) the No-Build Alternative, (2) Build Alternative primarily along the existing highway and north of the city of Morrison, and (3) Build Alternative primarily along the existing highway and south of the city of Morrison. The Supplement to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement discloses the alignment shifts of Build Alternative 4 (northern) and Build Alternative 5 (southern) just east of the city of Morrison and their associated Impacts. The Build Alternatives were realigned because of the revised mapping of the 100-year floodplains within Whiteside County and the Increase in floodplain impacts. With either Build Alternative, the proposed project would affect 0.24 acre of wetlands and approximately 600 acres of cropland. Build Alternative 4 and 5 have 13,375 linear feet of 100-year floodplain encroachment in common; however, Build Alternative 4 will encroach upon an additional 983 linear feet for a total of 14,358 linear feet and Build Alternative 5 will encroach upon an additional 1,863 linear feet for a total of 15,238 linear feet. Build Alternative 4 would displace 39 residences and farmsteads and the Build Alternative 5 would displace 34 residences and farmsteads. Both Build Alternatives would displace the same four (4) businesses with Build Alternative 5 displacing one (1) additional business for a total of five (5). JF - EPA number: 140264, Draft Supplemental EIS, September 19, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Creeks KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highways KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Safety KW - Safety Analysis KW - Shellfish KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Illinois KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1688474627?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-09-19&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=U.S.+30+FROM+ILLINOIS+136+TO+ILLINOIS+40%2C+WHITESIDE+COUNTY%2C+ILLINOIS+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+2011%29.&rft.title=U.S.+30+FROM+ILLINOIS+136+TO+ILLINOIS+40%2C+WHITESIDE+COUNTY%2C+ILLINOIS+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+2011%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Springfield, Illinois N1 - Date revised - 2015-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 19, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-06-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CHICAGO-DETROIT/PONTIAC HIGH SPEED RAIL CORRIDOR PROGRAM, ILLINOIS, MICHIGAN. AN - 1688474552; 16261 AB - PURPOSE: The purpose of the Program is to enhance intercity mobility, along the Corridor from Chicago to Detroit/Pontiac, Michigan, by providing an improved passenger rail service that would be a competitive transportation alternative to automobile, bus and air service. The need for the Program arises from the inadequacies of existing passenger rail service and other modes of transportation to meet current and future mobility needs within the corridor including: limited ability to accommodate current or anticipated travel demand in the Corridor results in the deterioration of transportation service quality as a result of congestion, longer trip times and decline of service reliability, limited intercity travel options restrict both the mobility of the resident populations and localities potential for economic development, inadequate capacity in the Corridor provides uncompetitive trip times, poor reliability, and low levels of passenger comfort and convenience for travelers, and increase the attractiveness of passenger rail travel within the Corridor to capture potential passenger rail travelers who may be currently choosing other modes of transportation. JF - EPA number: 140266, Draft, Appendices, September 19, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Railroads KW - Railroad Structures KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Wetlands KW - Environmental Justice KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Cultural Resources KW - Historic Sites KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Floodplains KW - Coastal Zones KW - Energy Consumption KW - Air Quality KW - Transportation KW - Illinois KW - Michigan UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1688474552?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-09-19&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=CHICAGO-DETROIT%2FPONTIAC+HIGH+SPEED+RAIL+CORRIDOR+PROGRAM%2C+ILLINOIS%2C+MICHIGAN.&rft.title=CHICAGO-DETROIT%2FPONTIAC+HIGH+SPEED+RAIL+CORRIDOR+PROGRAM%2C+ILLINOIS%2C+MICHIGAN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Washington, D.C. N1 - Date revised - 2015-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 19, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-06-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - DOWNTOWN SAN FRANCISCO FERRY TERMINAL EXPANSION PROJECT, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. AN - 1672869423; 16243 AB - PURPOSE: The expansion and improvement of the existing Ferry Terminal at the Ferry Building in downtown San Francisco, California are proposed. The Ferry Terminal is in the northeastern section of San Francisco, situated at the foot of Market Street at the Embarcadero. The project area encompasses property managed in the public trust by the Port of San Francisco from the south side of Pier 1 to the north side of Pier 14, and from the Embarcadero Promenade to San Francisco Bay. The project area includes the Ferry Building, the Ferry Plaza, the Agriculture Building, and Pier 2. The project area also includes existing water transit facilities (Gates B, C, D, and E), a variety of commercial uses, and public open spaces. The proposed project builds on previous planning efforts and projects implemented by the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) and the Port. The implementation and operations plan adopted by WETA in 2003 called for a system-wide expansion of water transit service in the Bay Area and identified new routes that would be developed over a 20-year period. Water transit provides a viable alternative for transporting people around the region when unexpected and long-term disruption renders other components of the regional transportation system inoperable. In 2035, the Ferry Terminal is projected to serve approximately 32,000 water transit passengers, an increase of 300 percent over current ridership levels of 11,200 passengers, accounting for existing services between San Francisco and Alameda, Oakland, and Vallejo, as well as future planned water transit services between San Francisco and Antioch, Berkeley, Martinez, Hercules, Redwood City, Richmond, and Treasure Island. The projected ridership increases cannot be adequately accommodated at the Ferry Terminal because of current infrastructure, circulation, and operating deficiencies. This final EIS considers the proposed expansion and a No Action Alternative. The proposed project would include construction of three new gates and overwater berthing facilities, in addition to supportive landside improvements, such as additional passenger waiting and queuing area, and circulation improvements. The new gates and other improvements would be designed to accommodate future planned water transit services, as well as emergency operation needs. Construction is scheduled to commence as early as 2014 and be completed by 2020. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would support WETAs projected increase in water transit ridership and related vessel arrivals and departures from the Ferry Terminal. Expanded water transit would provide a viable alternative mode of transportation that accommodates projected increases in transbay trips, and helps alleviate congestion over the San Francisco Bay Bridge and through the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit transbay tube. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project would result in a net increase of 345 square feet of fill in bottom habitat; this small loss of benthic habitat would be considered negligible in this environment. Construction and maintenance dredging could impact special-status and commercially valuable marine species, including their habitats. Demolition activities would require the removal and temporary storage of piles that contain potentially hazardous substances. General construction noise and pile-driving activities would adversely impact noise-sensitive receivers in the project vicinity. Increases in pedestrian circulation associated with the project would result in substantial overcrowding for three study area crosswalks. JF - EPA number: 140248, Final EIS Volume I--567 pages, Volume II--717 pages, September 5, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Bays KW - Central Business Districts KW - Demolition KW - Dredging KW - Ferries KW - Noise KW - Terminal Facilities KW - Transportation KW - California KW - San Francisco Bay KW - Federal Transit Law, Funding UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1672869423?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-09-05&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=DOWNTOWN+SAN+FRANCISCO+FERRY+TERMINAL+EXPANSION+PROJECT%2C+SAN+FRANCISCO%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=DOWNTOWN+SAN+FRANCISCO+FERRY+TERMINAL+EXPANSION+PROJECT%2C+SAN+FRANCISCO%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, San Francisco, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2015-04-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: September 5, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-04-14 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Simulation of different sea-crossing traffic route structures' effects on the marine environment for the Dalian large-scale offshore airport island AN - 1676364859; PQ0001412782 AB - China is developing a 21 km super(2) artificial island for the Dalian offshore airport in Jinzhou Bay, and a sea-crossing bridge traffic route scheme and an impervious seawall road traffic route scheme are under consideration. To compare the effects of the development of the airport island with these two schemes on the marine environment, a two-dimensional hydrodynamic model and a pollutant transport model have been developed. The data from field observations have been used for the calibration and validation of the models. The numerical simulation results of the effects on hydrodynamics, morphological evolution, water pollution, and biological losses indicate that the sea-crossing bridge traffic route scheme is less damaging to the marine environment than that of the seawall road scheme. This study's conclusions provide an important foundation for the Dalian offshore airport programme and can be used as a reference for similar coastal engineering and marine environmental protection programmes. JF - Journal of Hydraulic Research/Journal de Recherches Hydraulique AU - Yan, Huakun AU - Wang, Nuo AU - Yu, Tiaolan AU - Fu, Qiang AD - PhD Student, Department of Transportation Management, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, People's Republic of China Y1 - 2014/09/03/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Sep 03 SP - 583 EP - 599 PB - Taylor & Francis Group Ltd., 2 Park Square Oxford OX14 4RN United Kingdom VL - 52 IS - 5 SN - 0022-1686, 0022-1686 KW - Pollution Abstracts; ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources; Oceanic Abstracts KW - INW, China, People's Rep., Liaoning Prov., Dalian KW - Hydraulics KW - Sea walls KW - Coastal engineering KW - Bridges KW - Hydrodynamics KW - Pollution dispersion KW - Simulation KW - Pollution effects KW - INW, China, People's Rep., Liaoning Prov., Jinzhou Bay KW - Airports KW - Environmental factors KW - Water pollution KW - Environmental protection KW - Traffic KW - Artificial islands KW - Islands KW - Marine environment KW - Q2 09144:Regional studies, expeditions and data reports KW - P 1000:MARINE POLLUTION KW - O 1080:Multi-disciplinary Studies UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1676364859?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Apollution&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Hydraulic+Research%2FJournal+de+Recherches+Hydraulique&rft.atitle=Simulation+of+different+sea-crossing+traffic+route+structures%27+effects+on+the+marine+environment+for+the+Dalian+large-scale+offshore+airport+island&rft.au=Yan%2C+Huakun%3BWang%2C+Nuo%3BYu%2C+Tiaolan%3BFu%2C+Qiang&rft.aulast=Yan&rft.aufirst=Huakun&rft.date=2014-09-03&rft.volume=52&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=583&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Hydraulic+Research%2FJournal+de+Recherches+Hydraulique&rft.issn=00221686&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080%2F00221686.2014.912684 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-04-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-02-04 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Artificial islands; Coastal engineering; Sea walls; Pollution dispersion; Pollution effects; Environmental factors; Environmental protection; Water pollution; Hydraulics; Bridges; Hydrodynamics; Simulation; Airports; Traffic; Islands; Marine environment; INW, China, People's Rep., Liaoning Prov., Dalian; INW, China, People's Rep., Liaoning Prov., Jinzhou Bay DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00221686.2014.912684 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS AND CASE STUDIES: Environmental Reevaluations for Design-Build Highway Projects: Implementing the SR 520 Bridge Replacement and HOV Program AN - 1642287593; 20869838 AB - Design-build projects present unique challenges with respect to environmental documentation and regulatory compliance. This article highlights the use of reevaluations of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents to address these challenges, drawing on examples from the State Route (SR) 520 Bridge Replacement and High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Program (SR 520 Program), in Seattle, Washington. Reevaluations provide a tool with which project proponents can confirm the validity of existing NEPA documentation relatively quickly and efficiently. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) worked together to develop a reevaluation process that ensures the environmental documentation for the SR 520 Program keeps pace with the design. WSDOT learned valuable lessons through this process, including coordinating early, developing a transition plan, assigning an environmental coordinator, clarifying expectations, and tracking design developments. These recommendations could be useful in future design-build highway projects. Environmental Practice 00: 1-7 (2014) JF - Environmental Practice AU - Kucharski, Margaret AU - Spellecacy, Rona AD - Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Environmental Lead, SR 520 Bridge Replacement and HOV Program, WSDOT, Seattle, Washington. Rona Spellecacy, American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), and Environmental Planner, HDR, Inc., Seattle, Washington. PY - 2014 SP - 239 EP - 245 PB - Cambridge University Press, The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 2RU United Kingdom VL - 16 IS - 3 SN - 1466-0466, 1466-0466 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Documentation KW - Transportation KW - High occupancy vehicle lanes KW - Bridges (structures) KW - Highways KW - Tracking KW - Tools KW - Drawing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1642287593?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Practice&rft.atitle=ENVIRONMENTAL+REVIEWS+AND+CASE+STUDIES%3A+Environmental+Reevaluations+for+Design-Build+Highway+Projects%3A+Implementing+the+SR+520+Bridge+Replacement+and+HOV+Program&rft.au=Kucharski%2C+Margaret%3BSpellecacy%2C+Rona&rft.aulast=Kucharski&rft.aufirst=Margaret&rft.date=2014-09-01&rft.volume=16&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=239&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Practice&rft.issn=14660466&rft_id=info:doi/10.1017%2FS1466046614000180 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-12-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-01-06 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1466046614000180 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - School Bus Crash Rates on Routine and Nonroutine Routes AN - 1627730190 AB - BACKGROUND Although prior research has established that school buses are a safe form of transportation, crashes can produce catastrophic consequences. School buses have 2 types of routes: predictable, routine routes that take children to and from school and less predictable, nonroutine routes for school events. No studies have examined school bus crash incidence and characteristics by these route types. METHODS School bus crashes were identified from the Iowa Department of Transportation Crash Database from mid-2005 through mid-2010. Crash reports did not identify whether the bus was on a routine or nonroutine route, so a protocol to assign these based on day and time was developed. Bus mileage was provided by the Iowa Department of Education. RESULTS The school bus crash rate was 2.1 times higher on nonroutine routes than on routine routes (95% CI = 1.8-2.3). Most crashes involved an improper action by the driver of another vehicle. In crashes attributed to improper actions of school buses, failure to yield the right-of-way and disregarding traffic signs were more common on routine routes, while losing control, speeding, reckless, or aggressive driving were more common on nonroutine routes. CONCLUSIONS School bus crashes are more likely to occur on nonroutine routes. JF - The Journal of School Health AU - OʼNeal, Elizabeth AU - Ramirez, Marizen AU - Hamann, Cara AU - Young, Tracy AU - Stahlhut, Mary AU - Peek-Asa, Corinne AD - Department of Psychology, University of Iowa, E11 Seashore Hall, Iowa City, IA 52245-1407 ; College of Public Health, University of Iowa, 105 River Street, S318 CPBH, Iowa City, IA 52242 ; College of Public Health, University of Iowa, 200 Newton Road, 2186 WL, Iowa City, IA 52242 ; College of Public Health, University of Iowa, 200 Newton Road, 2184 WL, Iowa City, IA 52242 ; Office of Traffic and Safety, Iowa Department of Transportation, 800 Lincoln Way, Ames, IA 50010 ; College of Public Health, University of Iowa, 105 River Street, S160 CPBH, Iowa City, IA 52242 ; Department of Psychology, University of Iowa, E11 Seashore Hall, Iowa City, IA 52245-1407 Y1 - 2014/09// PY - 2014 DA - Sep 2014 SP - 575 EP - 580 CY - Kent PB - Wiley Subscription Services, Inc. VL - 84 IS - 9 SN - 0022-4391 KW - Physical Fitness And Hygiene KW - Aggression KW - Buses KW - Children KW - Driving KW - Education authorities KW - Losing KW - Speeding KW - Traffic KW - Transport KW - Iowa UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1627730190?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aassia&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Journal+of+School+Health&rft.atitle=School+Bus+Crash+Rates+on+Routine+and+Nonroutine+Routes&rft.au=O%CA%BCNeal%2C+Elizabeth%3BRamirez%2C+Marizen%3BHamann%2C+Cara%3BYoung%2C+Tracy%3BStahlhut%2C+Mary%3BPeek-Asa%2C+Corinne&rft.aulast=O%CA%BCNeal&rft.aufirst=Elizabeth&rft.date=2014-09-01&rft.volume=84&rft.issue=9&rft.spage=575&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+Journal+of+School+Health&rft.issn=00224391&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111%2Fjosh.12189 LA - English DB - Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA) N1 - Name - Department of Education; Department of Transportation-Iowa N1 - Date revised - 2014-10-14 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Iowa DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/josh.12189 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Analysis of the effects of communication and surveillance facility service outages on traffic separations AN - 1627698810; 4619754 AB - This study examines air traffic separations in the service volumes of communication and surveillance facilities that experienced service outages. The data sample consists of 338 unscheduled service outages that happened in 2010 and 2011 at facilities located in the vicinity of 15 major traffic hubs. For each outage, radar track data were collected and used to calculate traffic separations during the period of 30 minutes before to 30 minutes after an outage. Then, the separation index, which indicates the percentage of horizontal separation retained between two aircraft at the same altitude, was estimated. The separation index and loss of separation events were analyzed using lognormal and negative binomial regression models. The results suggest that the count of separation events peaks during the 15 minutes after an outage. In addition, traffic collision avoidance system resolution advisory (TCAS RA) encounters and Category A separation events are 1.31 times more likely during the 30 minutes following the beginning of a service outage, as compared to the 30 minutes before the outage, for both types of facilities. Also, the separation index values are 19% lower following a surveillance facility outage and 4% lower following a communication facility service loss. This study provides evidence that unscheduled service outages of air traffic management facilities are associated with lost or reduced traffic separations and thus can be considered precursors to hazardous loss of separation events. Reprinted by permission of Blackwell Publishers JF - Risk analysis AU - Borener, Sherry S AU - Guzhva, Vitaly S AD - US Federal Aviation Administration ; EmbryRiddle Aeronautical University Y1 - 2014/09// PY - 2014 DA - Sep 2014 SP - 1753 EP - 1762 VL - 34 IS - 9 SN - 0272-4332, 0272-4332 KW - Economics KW - Regression analysis KW - Estimation KW - Data analysis KW - Air traffic KW - Surveillance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1627698810?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aibss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Risk+analysis&rft.atitle=Analysis+of+the+effects+of+communication+and+surveillance+facility+service+outages+on+traffic+separations&rft.au=Borener%2C+Sherry+S%3BGuzhva%2C+Vitaly+S&rft.aulast=Borener&rft.aufirst=Sherry&rft.date=2014-09-01&rft.volume=34&rft.issue=9&rft.spage=1753&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Risk+analysis&rft.issn=02724332&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111%2Frisa.12192 LA - English DB - International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) N1 - Date revised - 2014-11-24 N1 - Last updated - 2014-11-25 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 12424 6608 6085; 4403 7854; 10739 12228 10919; 896 12889 12937; 3279 971 3286 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/risa.12192 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-70 EAST FROM I-15 TO TOWER ROAD, DENVER, COLORADO (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF NOVEMBER 2008). AN - 1671201436; 16236 AB - PURPOSE: Highway improvements along I-70 in the Denver metropolitan area between I-25 and Tower Road are proposed. Currently, I-70 between I-25 and Tower Road is one of the most heavily traveled and congested highway corridors, both in the region and in the state. The corridor provides a number of important transportation functions, including interstate and intrastate travel along I-70; regional access from downtown Denver and the metropolitan area to Denver International Airport (DIA); linkage as an inner beltway between I-225 and I-270; and access to adjacent employment areas, neighborhoods, and new development centers. None of the alternatives analyzed in the November 2008 draft EIS received overwhelming support from the public and stakeholders because of associated impacts to the built, natural, and social environment. The Preferred Alternative Collaborative Team (PACT), consisting of federal, state, and local agencies, was formed to develop a preferred alternative. Based on the outcome of the draft EIS comments, PACT, process, and additional outreach, Current Alignment Alternative (2008 draft EIS Alternatives 1 and 3) was revised to reduce impacts, the Realignment Alternatives were eliminated from further consideration, and a new alternative (the Partial Cover Lowered Alternative) was developed. The no-action alternative also was adjusted to be consistent with the criteria used to design new and updated build alternatives and options. This draft supplemental EIS analyzed two build alternatives and one no action alternative. The no-action alternative includes planned and programmed roadway and transit improvements in the project area and the replacement of the existing I-70 viaduct between Brighton Boulevard and Colorado Boulevard without adding capacity. The Revised Viaduct Alternative replaces the viaduct between Brighton Boulevard and Colorado Boulevard. The Revised Viaduct Alternative, North Option expands the north edge of the highway up to 160 feet north from the existing highway edge in some areas. The Revised Viaduct Alternative, South Option extends the south edge of the highway up to 140 feet south of the existing highway edge. Local east-west access is available along 46th Avenue, a four-lane road located underneath the south side of I-70. The Partial Cover Lowered Alternative, the preferred alternative, removes the viaduct between Brighton Boulevard and Colorado Boulevard and reconstructs I-70 below the existing ground level. The location of 46th Avenue will be adjacent to I-70. The Partial Cover Lowered Alternative includes two Connectivity Options: Basic and Modified. With the Basic Option, a highway cover is designed over I-70 between Clayton Street and Columbine Street, adjacent to Swansea Elementary School. Urban landscape is proposed on the cover, with the potential to include playgrounds, plazas, outdoor classrooms, and community gardens. The Modified Option includes a second cover between St. Paul Street and Cook Street to create a potential for redevelopment in that vicinity. To accommodate the second cover, highway access at Steele Street/Vasquez Boulevard is moved to Colorado Boulevard. POSITIVE IMPACTS: By increasing the capacity and ameliorating infrastructure design flaws, any of the build alternatives would vastly improve traffic movements along the Corridor, generally enhancing the entire transportation network serving commuters, commercial travelers, and tourists in the Denver region. Long-distance travelers passing through Denver would also experience safer conditions and lower travel times than at present. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The build alternatives would cause impacts to local circulation and traffic volumes. Between 39 to 44 residences and 15 to 24 businesses would be relocated with the preferred alternative. These relocations predominantly would affect minority groups. Noise and dust during construction could be particularly problematic for residents in the neighborhoods who do not have air conditioners. Around 89 acres of land would be converted to transportation use. The preferred alternative would create direct and permanent impacts to 596.1 acres of wildlife habitat, permanent impacts to 1.06 acres of riparian areas, and temporary impacts to 0.10 acre of riparian areas. The preferred alternative would also impact around 5 acres of wetlands. Twenty-six hazardous materials sites would be affected by the preferred alternative, which would disturb between 614 and 616 acres of land. JF - EPA number: 140241, Draft Supplemental EIS Volume I--817 pages, Volume II--3,487 pages, Volume III--1,092 pages, August 29, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Birds KW - Community Facilities KW - Demography KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Environmental Justice KW - Highways KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Highway Structures KW - Hydraulic Assessments KW - Hydrologic Assessments KW - Minorities KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Schools KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Colorado KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Executive Order 12898, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1671201436?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-08-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=I-70+EAST+FROM+I-15+TO+TOWER+ROAD%2C+DENVER%2C+COLORADO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+NOVEMBER+2008%29.&rft.title=I-70+EAST+FROM+I-15+TO+TOWER+ROAD%2C+DENVER%2C+COLORADO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+NOVEMBER+2008%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Boulder, Colorado; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2015-04-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 29, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-04-09 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - LOS ANGELES EASTSIDE TRANSIT CORRIDOR PHASE 2, LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 1669442104; 16234 AB - PURPOSE: The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) proposes to implement a light rail transit (LRT) project that would extend the Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension from the existing Atlantic Station to the east by 6.9 to 9.5 miles. The proposed build alternatives would terminate near State Route 60 (SR 60)/Peck Road or Washington Boulevard and Lambert Road. The Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 project area encompasses over 50 square miles of communities to the east and southeast of downtown Los Angeles. It includes portions of the cities of Commerce, Los Angeles, Montebello, Monterey Park, Pico Rivera, Rosemead, Santa Fe Springs, South El Monte, Whittier, and portions of unincorporated Los Angeles County, which include East Los Angeles and west Whittier-Los Nietos. Alternatives studied include a No Build Alternative, a Transportation System Management (TSM) Alternative, and two LRT build alternatives. The No Build Alternative is the future scenario without either of the proposed build alternatives. The No Build Alternative does not include any major service improvements or new transportation infrastructure beyond what is listed in Metros 2009 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) through the year 2035. By the projection year of 2035, the Metro Crenshaw/Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Line, Metro Expo Line to Santa Monica, Metro Purple Line to Westwood, Airport Metro Connector, and the South Bay Metro Green Line Extension, Metro Gold Line to Montclair, the LAX People Mover, and the Regional Connector that will connect existing lines through downtown Los Angeles will have opened. A number of bus routes will have been reorganized and expanded to provide connections with these new rail lines. The TSM Alternative includes all of the transit and roadway provisions of the No Build Alternative, plus proposed enhancements to existing bus service. Under the TSM Alternative, the basic approach is to enhance the east-west bus service in the same corridor as the build alternatives to develop the TSM network. In order to leverage the investment in an east-west transit spine, the TSM Alternative also includes enhancements to north-south bus services that would feed and integrate with the improved east-west spine. An LRT system consists of electric trains powered by overhead wires, typically operating in an urban transit setting. LRT uses conventional steel tracks, which have the flexibility to be placed in exclusive surface right-of-way (ROW), in tunnels, on elevated viaducts, in street medians, or in mixed flow traffic lanes. This allows light rail trains to operate in a variety of environments. From the AA effort, two build alternatives emerged which were analyzed further in this draft EIS. These alternatives are: (1)SR 60 LRT Alternative and (2) Washington Boulevard LRT Alternative. The SR 60 LRT Alternative would extend the existing Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension, a dedicated, dual track LRT system with overhead catenary wiring, from the existing Atlantic Station approximately 6.9 miles east to Peck Road. More than 94 percent of this alternative would operate in an aerial configuration, primarily within the southern portion of the SR 60 Freeway ROW. This alternative includes four stations with supporting park and ride facilities at each station. The SR 60 LRT Alternative also includes all No Build Alternative transit and roadway improvements and TSM Alternative bus services, with the exception of the Pomona Freeway Flyer (operator to be determined). One potential site has been preliminarily identified for the location of a new maintenance site, adjacent to the existing Mission Junction maintenance facility. A maintenance yard in the city of Monrovia, which is currently under construction, is also an option for the maintenance yard that would service this line. The Washington Boulevard LRT Alternative would extend the existing Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension approximately 9.5 miles east to the city of Whittier at Lambert Road. This alternative is proposed to operate in an aerial and atgrade configuration. The proposed alignment would run east at-grade from the Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension Atlantic Station along Pomona Boulevard and transition to an aerial configuration running in the south side of the SR 60 Freeway ROW to Garfield Avenue. The alternative would then turn south in an aerial configuration above Garfield Avenue. The aerial structure would continue south on Garfield Avenue and turn southeast along Washington Boulevard. At Montebello Boulevard along Washington Boulevard, the alignment would transition to a street running configuration within the center of Washington Boulevard to a terminus station located south of Washington Boulevard just west of Lambert Road in the city of Whittier. This alternative includes six stations, with park and ride facilities at all station locations, with the exception of the Whittier Boulevard station. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed light rail system would enhance service to transit dependent/low-income populations, increase access to activity and employment centers, alleviate roadway congestion, and improve mobility options. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Seventeen intersections would be significantly impacted by operation of the Washington Boulevard LRT Alternative. The Washington Boulevard LRT Alternative would adversely alter the social and physical character of the existing community along Garfield Avenue in Montebello between Via Campo and Whittier Boulevard. Even with incorporation of mitigation, operation of the Washington Boulevard LRT Alternative would still result in a considerable contribution to cumulative visual impacts along Garfield Avenue between Via Campo and Whittier Boulevard and cumulative impacts on 16 intersections. JF - EPA number: 140239, Draft EIS--678 pages, Appendices--7,603 pages, August 22, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Commercial Zones KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Parking KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Seismic Surveys KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Tunnels (Railroads) KW - Visual Resources KW - California KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1669442104?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2012-01-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MUKILTEO+MULTIMODAL+PROJECT%2C+SNOHOMISH+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.title=MUKILTEO+MULTIMODAL+PROJECT%2C+SNOHOMISH+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, San Francisco, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2015-04-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 22, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-04-03 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ALGONQUIN INCREMENTAL MARKET PROJECT, NEW YORK, CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND MASSACHUSETTS. AN - 1662628484; 16218 AB - PURPOSE: Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC has requested authorization to expand its existing pipeline system from an interconnection at Ramapo, New York to deliver up to 342,000 dekatherms per day of natural gas transportation service to the Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts markets. The Project would involve the construction and operation of about 37.6 miles of natural gas pipeline and associated equipment and facilities in New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. The majority of the pipeline facilities (about 26.3 miles or 70 percent of the total 37.6 miles) would replace existing Algonquin pipelines, while the remainder of the pipeline facilities (about 11.3 miles or 30 percent) consists of new mainline pipeline, new loop pipeline, and one new lateral pipeline. In addition to the pipeline facilities, Algonquin would modify 6 existing compressor stations and 24 existing metering and regulating (M&R) stations; construct 3 new M&R stations; and remove an existing M&R station. Modifications to the six existing compressor stations include the installation of 81,620 total horsepower (hp) in New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. Algonquin also proposes to abandon four existing compressor units for a total of 10,800 hp at one compressor station in New York. Algonquin would also modify three existing mainline valve (MLV) sites and five existing pig launcher/receiver sites, construct five new launcher/receiver sites, construct new MLV cross over piping at two locations, and construct a new MLV. Mainline regulation facilities would also be added at the terminus of one of the pipeline segments in New York. This draft EIS examines a no action alternative as well as energy, system, facility design and siting, and aboveground facility site alternatives. Energy alternatives considered were energy conservation and renewable energy sources such as wind, hydroelectric, biomass, solar/photovoltaic, and tidal and wave energy. The two planned proposed systems are Tennessees Connecticut Expansion Project in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and Tennessees Northeast Energy Direct Project in New York and Massachusetts. Facility design and siting alternatives include: (1) the replacement of the existing 26-inch-diameter mainline with a new 42-inch-diameter pipeline at three locations; (2) a new delivery point in the West Roxbury section of Boston to enhance and reinforce the existing Boston Gas delivery system; and (3) installation of two new gas-fired compressor units at the existing Stony Point Compressor Station, install one new gas-fired compressor unit at each of the existing Southeast, Cromwell, Chaplin, and Burrillville Compressor Stations, and restage one existing compressor unit at the existing Oxford Compressor Station. A route alternative at the Hudson River crossing the Stony Point to Yorktown Take-up and Relay segment, two route alternatives along the proposed West Roxbury Lateral, a number of minor route variations along different components of the project were evaluated. Algonquin proposes to modify six existing compressor stations and 24 existing M&R stations along its mainline system in New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project would: (1) provide the pipeline capacity necessary to transport additional natural gas supplies to meet the immediate and future load growth demands of local gas utilities in southern New England; (2) eliminate capacity constraints on existing pipeline systems in New York State and southern New England; (3) provide access to growing natural gas supply areas in the Northeast region to increase competition and reduce volatility in natural gas pricing in southern New England; and (4) improve existing compressor station emissions through the replacement of existing compressor units with new, efficient units. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The pipeline segments would traverse about 7.2 miles of shallow bedrock that may require blasting. Existing soil contamination could be encountered during construction. The Project would cross 108 waterbodies, including 42 perennial streams, 62 intermittent streams, 3 ephemeral streams, and a ponded area. Construction of the Project would impact 52.3 acres of wetlands, about 24.0 acres in New York and 28.3 in Connecticut. Of the total wetland acreage, about 35.3 acres (67 percent) would involve herbaceous and shrub-scrub wetlands, and the remaining 17.1 acres (33 percent) would involve forested wetlands. Construction of the proposed Project facilities would temporarily disturb about 362.9 acres of vegetation (164.0 acres of open land and 198.9 acres of forested vegetation) and permanently affect 36.3 acres (8.3 acres of open land and 28.0 acres of forested vegetation). Thirty-one of the Project waterbody crossings support fisheries of special concern. JF - EPA number: 140223, Draft EIS--433 pages, Appendices--485 pages, August 15, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: FERC/EIS-0254D KW - Fisheries KW - Wetlands KW - Soils KW - Vegetation KW - Water Quality KW - Pumping Plants KW - Rivers KW - Sediment Control KW - Pipelines KW - Natural Gas KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - New York KW - Connecticut KW - Rhode Island KW - Massachusetts KW - Natural Gas Act of 1938, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1662628484?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-08-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ALGONQUIN+INCREMENTAL+MARKET+PROJECT%2C+NEW+YORK%2C+CONNECTICUT%2C+RHODE+ISLAND%2C+AND+MASSACHUSETTS.&rft.title=ALGONQUIN+INCREMENTAL+MARKET+PROJECT%2C+NEW+YORK%2C+CONNECTICUT%2C+RHODE+ISLAND%2C+AND+MASSACHUSETTS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of Energy Projects, Washington, District of Columbia; FERC N1 - Date revised - 2015-03-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 15, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - REDLANDS PASSENGER RAIL PROJECT, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 1662628475; 16223 AB - PURPOSE: The Redlands Passenger Rail Project, passenger rail operations along an approximately nine-mile corridor extending east from the City of San Bernardino to City of Redlands, is proposed. The Project proposes local and express train service via five station stops located at E Street, Tippecanoe Avenue (or Waterman Avenue), New York Street, Orange Street (Downtown Redlands), and University Street (University of Redlands). The San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG) proposes the replacement of the existing railroad tracks and ties, reconstruction or rehabilitation of existing bridge structures, construction of station platforms and a train layover facility, and auxiliary improvements such as parking, at-grade roadway crossings, and pedestrian access. Project operations would start in 2018. Trains would operate every 30 minutes in the peak periods and every hour in the off-peak period. This draft EIS examines a no build alternative and two action alternatives. Under Alternative 1, the No Build Alternative, SANBAG would not implement passenger rail service. Alternative 2, the Preferred Project, would involve the implementation of passenger rail service between E Street in the City of San Bernardino and the University of Redlands in the City of Redlands. Major components included as part of the Preferred Project include: reconstruction of tracking, at-grade roadway crossings, and existing bridge crossings; construction of four new rail stations; various drainage and roadway improvements, and a new train layover facility. Passenger train operations would include local transit service, which would operate on 30-minute headways during peak hours and one-hour headways during non-peak hours during weekdays, and up to two express trains during the AM and PM peak hours. Alternative 3, the Reduced Project Footprint, would include the development of the Preferred Project within a reduced footprint with the primary objective of minimizing disturbance to biological and historic resources that border and intersect the railroad corridor. Train operations and the remaining track infrastructure under this alternative would be the same as those identified for the Preferred Project. The changes in the Projects footprint under Alternative 3 would occur at the following locations: (1) alternative design for Bridge 3.4 at the Santa Ana River; (2) reduced length of bank improvements along the Mission Zanja Channel; (3) reduced construction limits at the California/I-10 Citrus Grove; and (4) reduced roadway improvements at Sylvan Park. This draft EIS also examines three design options. Under Design Option 1, the proposed train layover facility would be constructed at an alternate site located in the City of San Bernardino, east of Waterman Avenue and immediately north of the existing railroad ROW. Train operations and the remaining track and station infrastructure under this alternative would be similar as those identified for the Preferred Project. Under Design Option 2, Project related layover operations would be integrated with existing layover operations at Metrolinks Eastern Maintenance Facility (EMF) and Inland Empire Maintenance Facility (IEMF). Train operations and the remaining track and station infrastructure under this alternative would be similar to those identified for the Preferred Project. Under Design Option 3, the rail station located at Tippecanoe Avenue would be relocated to a vacant site just east of Waterman Avenue and south of the railroad ROW. The remaining track and station infrastructure under this alternative would be the same as those identified for the Preferred Project. Train operations would be similar to the Preferred Project with train stops occurring at Waterman Avenue instead of Tippecanoe Avenue. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Project could result in changes to the Planning Areas employment, income, and tax revenues. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The Project would divide established communities and disrupt community cohesion during construction. Implementation of the Project could substantially degrade the existing visual character or quality of the Study Area and its surroundings. The Project would result in a permanent increase in ambient noise levels in the Study Area. The Project would include the placement of structures within a 100-year flood hazard area, which could result in damage to proposed structures, existing structures downstream, or redirection of flood flows and corresponding inundation depths. JF - EPA number: 140228, Draft EIS--707 pages, Appendices--7,069 pages, August 15, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Section 404 Permits KW - Floodplains KW - Flood Hazards KW - Visual Resources KW - Noise KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Cultural Resources KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Railroads KW - Railroad Structures KW - Employment KW - Historic Sites KW - Terminal Facilities KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - California KW - Federal Transit Law, Funding KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1662628475?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-08-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=REDLANDS+PASSENGER+RAIL+PROJECT%2C+SAN+BERNARDINO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=REDLANDS+PASSENGER+RAIL+PROJECT%2C+SAN+BERNARDINO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, San Francisco, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2015-03-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 15, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-13 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Statistical methods for modeling the risk of runway excursions AN - 1547850851; 20287179 AB - The goals of this paper are to: (i) enhance the manner in which fatal airport runway excursions are modeled and quantified and (ii) explore a means to mitigate their occurrence and severity. While other research in predicting runway excursions has focused on the type of excursion, this work focuses on predicting if the excursion will generate fatalities. As the adverse effects of fatalities can be extreme in nature, there exists a need to be able to: (i) understand the root causes of fatal excursions, (ii) predict the likelihood of fatal excursions, and (iii) measure the efficacy of risk management strategies employed to prevent them. This work summarizes and applies techniques of data analysis for runway excursions, a significant problem in air travel safety which can lead to fatalities. The techniques deployed in this work to model excursions include logistic regression and Bayesian logistic regression, each of which have strengths and weaknesses in terms of descriptive (e.g. highlighting factors that impact fatalities) and prescriptive (e.g. predicting fatalities under particular operating conditions) domains. An innovative use of the results of this data analysis is in enhancing the likelihood assessment of the traditional risk matrix, which combines (often arbitrary) assessments of likelihood and consequence for particular risk scenarios. Several real-world excursion response options aimed at reducing fatalities through improvements to aviation facilities and processes are compared on the basis of impact, cost, and feasibility. JF - Journal of Risk Research AU - Wagner, Dustin CS AU - Barker, Kash AD - Federal Aviation Administration, Oklahoma, OK, USA. Y1 - 2014/08/09/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Aug 09 SP - 885 EP - 901 PB - Taylor & Francis Group Ltd., 2 Park Square Oxford OX14 4RN United Kingdom VL - 17 IS - 7 SN - 1366-9877, 1366-9877 KW - Risk Abstracts KW - Risk assessment KW - Travel KW - Feasibility studies KW - Mortality KW - Risk management KW - Risk factors KW - Safety KW - Airports KW - Side effects KW - Innovations KW - R2 23070:Economics, organization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1547850851?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ariskabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Risk+Research&rft.atitle=Statistical+methods+for+modeling+the+risk+of+runway+excursions&rft.au=Wagner%2C+Dustin+CS%3BBarker%2C+Kash&rft.aulast=Wagner&rft.aufirst=Dustin&rft.date=2014-08-09&rft.volume=17&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=885&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Risk+Research&rft.issn=13669877&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080%2F13669877.2013.822913 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-07-23 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Feasibility studies; Travel; Risk assessment; Risk management; Mortality; Risk factors; Safety; Airports; Side effects; Innovations DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13669877.2013.822913 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NC-1409 (MILITARY CUTOFF ROAD) EXTENSION AND PROPOSED US 17 HAMPSTEAD BYPASS, NEW HANOVER AND PENDER COUNTIES, NORTH CAROLINA. AN - 1662628472; 16215 AB - PURPOSE: The US 17 Hampstead Bypass project (Project R-3300) is proposed. The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) proposes to construct an additional interchange at the northern end of the US 17 Hampstead Bypass to address citizens concerns regarding access along existing US 17. For project U-4751, the NCDOT proposed to extend Military Cutoff Road as a six-lane divided roadway on new location from its current terminus at US 17 (Market Street) in Wilmington north to an interchange with the US 17 Wilmington Bypass (John Jay Burney Jr. Freeway). Limited and full control of access is proposed. For project R-3300 NCDOT proposed to construct the US 17 Hampstead Bypass as a freeway mostly on new location. The US 17 Hampstead Bypass will connect to the proposed Military Cutoff Road Extension at the existing US 17 Wilmington Bypass and extend to existing US 17 north of Hampstead. Full control of access is proposed for the US 17 Hampstead Bypass. The current cost estimate for U-4751 is $113.1 million, and the estimate for R-3300 is $242.7 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project will improve traffic flow and level of service on US 17 and Market Street in the study area. The project will also enhance safety along US 17 and Market Street by separating through traffic from the local traffic. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction would impact 16.6 to 18.0 miles of streams, 218.4 to 384.4 acres of wetlands, 406 to 518 acres of forest, and 49.9 to 67.5 acres of important farmlands. Implementation would likely adversely affect federally protected species including red-cockaded woodpecker, Cooleys meadowrue, golden sedge, and rough-leaved loosestrife. New right-of-way would displace 59 to 95 residences, 84 or 106 businesses, and one or four historic properties. Noise receptor impacts would range from 236 to 310. The Military Cutoff Road Extension could impact five properties that either have or formerly had underground storage tanks. JF - EPA number: 140219, Final EIS--597 pages, August 8, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Birds KW - Creeks KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - North Carolina KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1662628472?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-08-08&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NC-1409+%28MILITARY+CUTOFF+ROAD%29+EXTENSION+AND+PROPOSED+US+17+HAMPSTEAD+BYPASS%2C+NEW+HANOVER+AND+PENDER+COUNTIES%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.title=NC-1409+%28MILITARY+CUTOFF+ROAD%29+EXTENSION+AND+PROPOSED+US+17+HAMPSTEAD+BYPASS%2C+NEW+HANOVER+AND+PENDER+COUNTIES%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Wilmington, North Carolina; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2015-03-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: August 8, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-10 MOBILE RIVER BRIDGE AND BAYWAY WIDENING [PROJECT NO. DPI-0030(005)], MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES, ALABAMA. AN - 16388315; 16209 AB - PURPOSE: A project to increase the capacity of Interstate Route 10 (I-10) by constructing a new six-lane bridge across the Mobile River and widening the existing I-10 bridges across Mobile Bay from four to eight lanes is proposed. This draft EIS examines four build alternatives and a no action alternative. Alternative A would require the widening of existing I-10 from ten lanes to twelve lanes for a distance of 1.1 miles. The bridge would follow the existing I-10 route to the north and would then shift east to cross over the Canal Street/I-10 interchange, span the Mobile Harbor Federal Navigation Channel, and tie into the Bayway approximately one mile east of the Wallace Tunnels. The cable-stayed bridge structure would begin at the bank of the Mobile River in Mobile County at Canal Street. Modifications would be require for the Canal Street, Broad Street, Virginia Street, US 98, and US 90 interchanges. Alternative B follows a path similar to that of Alternative A, further to the south. It would require the widening of I-10 from ten lanes to twelve lanes for a distance of 1.06 miles. The widening would end between the I-10/Virginia Street and the I-10/Texas Street interchanges where the bridge would begin. The bridge would follow the existing I-10 route to the northeast and shift east to cross over the I-10-Canal Street interchange, span the Mobile Harbor Federal Navigation Channel, and tie into the I-10 Bayway approximately 1.0 mile east of the Wallace Tunnels. The cable-stayed bridge structure approaches would begin at the bank of the Mobile River in Mobile County west of Royal Street. Alternative B follows a path similar to that of Alternative B. It would require the widening of I-10 from ten lanes to twelve lanes for a distance of 0.87 mile. The bridge would follow the existing I-10 route to the northeast and would shift east to cross over the I-10/Canal Street interchange, span the Mobile Harbor Federal Navigation Channel, and tie into the I-10 Bayway approximately 0.88 mile east of the Wallace Tunnels. The cable-stayed bridge structure approaches would begin at the bank of the Mobile River west of Royal Street. The bridge approach structures would begin approximately 5,500 feet east and west of the navigation channel to achieve required vertical clearance. The bridge would have a main span skew length of 1,250 feet with symmetrical side spans of 725 feet each. Alternative C would require a total of 0.5 mile of existing I-10 eastbound roadway to be widened from four to six lanes. The bridge would begin approximately 600 feet west of the I-10/Virginia Street overpass. The bridge would follow the existing I-10 route to the northeast and would turn east at the Texas Street Recreation Center crossing over the Mobile County Sheriffs office, span the Mobile Harbor Federal Navigation Channel, pass by the northwest corner of the USACE disposal site, and tie into the I-10 Bayway approximately 1.25 mile east of the Wallace Tunnels. The bridge would have a main span length of 1,000 feet with symmetrical adjacent spans 550 feet in length. The total costs of all alternatives is as follows: (1) Alternative A, $782.6 million; (2) Alternative B, $771.2 million; (3) Alternative B, $773.1 million; and (4) Alternative C, $791.0 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Continued operation of the project, as well as project spending related to construction of the new fish ladder and other ongoing maintenance, would have a positive effect on the regional economy. Positive effects would be realized through support of companies providing materials and services for the project, the presence of the project workforce and associated consumer spending, and project tax contributions to state and local governments. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The Preferred Alterantive would require acquisition of twelve businesses. Under the Preferred Alternative, the shipyard impacts considered are the loss of drill rigs repair and construction activity at former Bender Yard #9. The Preferrred Alternative would also impact the maritime industry by $6.1 million. At least eight sites along the proposed Preferred Alternative have been identified as having potential hazardous materials. Construction of the cable-stayed bridge would impact approximately 1.7 acres f wetland habitat dominated by common reed and cattail. The proposed project could impact Alabama red-bellied turtle populations. For the Preferred Alternative, noise impacts are predicted to occur at 271 receptor sites representing 275 individual noise-sensitive receiver sites. JF - EPA number: 140213, Draft EIS--319 pages, Appendices--1,704 pages, August 8, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-AL-EIS-14-01-D KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Rivers KW - Bridges KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Transportation KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Visual Resources Surveys KW - Water Quality KW - Water Resources KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Alabama KW - Mobile River KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance KW - General Bridge Act of 1946, Coast Guard Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16388315?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-08-08&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=I-10+MOBILE+RIVER+BRIDGE+AND+BAYWAY+WIDENING+%2C+MOBILE+AND+BALDWIN+COUNTIES%2C+ALABAMA.&rft.title=I-10+MOBILE+RIVER+BRIDGE+AND+BAYWAY+WIDENING+%2C+MOBILE+AND+BALDWIN+COUNTIES%2C+ALABAMA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Montgomery, Alabama; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2015-03-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 8, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US 97 BEND NORTH CORRIDOR PROJECT, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON. AN - 16380677; 16207 AB - PURPOSE: Improvements to address congestion, traffic flow, and safety on a six-mile segment of US 97 in Deschutes County, Oregon are proposed. The project area consists of a corridor between the Deschutes Market Road/Tumalo Junction interchange and the Empire Avenue interchange. US 97 is classified as a statewide facility and freight route on the National Highway System along its entire length, and as an expressway from the City of Redmond through Bend and in many other sections of the highway. In the Bend area, US 97 is used as a route for local residents to travel to and from home and work, and it is a connection to area shopping, dining, businesses, schools and recreation. Bends population growth, in combination with US 97 also serving to move freight and traffic through the region, has led to an increase in traffic congestion and delay, disruptions in traffic flow, and an increase in the severity of vehicular crashes. Three alternatives, including a No Build Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. The East DS1 and East DS2 Alternatives would reroute US 97, from just north of Cooley Road to approximately Empire Avenue, east of its current alignment, adjacent to the existing railroad tracks. Where US 97 is realigned, the current US 97 roadway would be used as a portion of the extension of 3rd Street. A new interchange would be constructed in the northern portion of the corridor, near Bowery Lane. For the East DS1 Alternative, US 97 would have two northbound and two southbound travel lanes, separated by median barrier. Between Cooley Road and the City of Bend's urban growth boundary (UGB), 3rd Street would have two northbound lanes and two southbound lanes. North of the UGB, 3rd Street would have one northbound travel lane and one southbound travel lane. US 97 would have a full diamond interchange with 3rd Street just north of Bowery Lane. The interchange would allow all northbound and southbound movements on to and off of US 97. From Cooley Road, travelers would travel 1.4 miles on northbound 3rd Street to access US 97 via the full diamond interchange. At the interchange, 3rd Street would be elevated above US 97 and would have one eastbound and one westbound travel lane. Access to properties east of US 97 would be provided by new roads which would be connected to 3rd Street. Under the East DS2 Alternative, the new extension of 3rd Street would connect with US 97 through a directional interchange on the southeast side of the Deschutes Memorial Gardens and Chapel. The directional interchange would allow southbound US 97 traffic to flow freely via an off-ramp to southbound 3rd Street and would also allow northbound 3rd Street traffic to cross over US 97 and flow freely via an on-ramp to northbound US 97. The estimated costs for the build alternatives include right-of-way (ROW) acquisition and construction costs and range from $170 to $220 million. The project would likely be funded in increments, which would necessitate either build alternative being constructed in multiple phases. Construction is planned to begin in 2014. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Incremental improvements would reduce delay, congestion, and the number and severity of crashes at the US 97/Cooley Road and US 97/Robal Road intersections within the medium-term planning period. In the long-term, reduced traffic congestion, improved traffic flow, and enhanced public safety would support economic development. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: New ROW would require: conversion of 131 to 180 acres of land to highway use; displacement of 43 to 51 businesses and 13 to 19 residences; removal of one historic resource; and creation of 84 to 93 acres of new impervious surfaces. JF - EPA number: 140211, Final EIS--685 pages, Appendices--1,854 pages, August 8, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-OR-EIS-14-01-F KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Noise Assessments KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Safety KW - Section 106 Statements KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Transportation KW - Oregon KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16380677?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-08-08&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+97+BEND+NORTH+CORRIDOR+PROJECT%2C+DESCHUTES+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.title=US+97+BEND+NORTH+CORRIDOR+PROJECT%2C+DESCHUTES+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salem, Oregon; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2015-03-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: August 8, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PORTAGEVILLE BRIDGE PROJECT, WYOMING AND LIVINGSTON COUNTIES, NEW YORK. AN - 16377048; 16202 AB - PURPOSE: A project to address the existing deficiencies at the Portageville Bridge by providing a modern rail crossing of the Genesee River, at its current location, that is capable of carrying current industry standards, is proposed. This rail crossing would be capable of carrying current industry standard freight rail loads, to the greatest degree possible meeting FRA Class 4 speeds, while reducing ongoing maintenance efforts and costs. The Portageville Bridge spans the Genesee River within Livingston and Wyoming Counties, New York. Norfolk Southern provides rail freight service across New York State via its Southern Tier route. The Southern Tier route is a critical freight rail link between Buffalo and Binghamton, New York, and provides connections to Canada and the eastern seaboard of the United States. The Southern Tier route is one of four Class I railroad routes in New York State and is the primary freight rail route between Buffalo and Binghamton. Class I railroads are railroad companies with annual operating revenues of more than $433.2 million in 2011. This draft EIS examines a no action alternative and the preferred build alternative. The No Action Alternative assumes the existing Portageville Bridge will remain in service and will be subject only to required maintenance. The Preferred Alternative would result in a new rail freight bridge built to support existing and anticipated future rail freight operations on the Southern Tier route. The new structure would be a single-track, 900-foot-long bridge. The centerline of the new bridge would be located approximately 75 feet south of the centerline of the existing bridge. The relocation of the bridge to the south would require a realignment of the railroad as it approaches the crossing from the east and from the west. New approach tracks would be laid approximately 1,200 feet east and 1,200 feet west of the existing bridge. Norfolk Southern would acquire approximately 2.71 acres of new right-of-way to realign the tracks. Approximately 1.95 acres of the new right-of-way are currently part of Letchworth State Park. The remaining 0.76 acres would be acquired from a private land owner. In addition, Norfolk Southern would obtain a permanent easement from the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) in a 0.21-acre area adjacent to the existing embankment where access for ongoing slope stabilization is required. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Project would address deficiencies of the existing bridge and support the long-term viability of the states freight rail network by providing a safe and efficient crossing of the Genesee River. Construction activities for the new bridge would occur outside of the stream bed and banks of the Genesee River. Removal of the existing bridge piers from the river would return the river to its natural, free-flowing condition, a long-term benefit to the river. A regional benefit is expected as increased speeds and loads may reduce demand for freight movement by truck, which, in turn, would improve air quality. The cost of the Preferred Alternative is estimated at $67.5 million. Construction of the Preferred Alternative would take place over approximately 27 months, with tree clearing activities beginning in late 2014, and completion by the end of 2017. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The Preferred Alternative would shift the railroad right-of-way slightly to the south, requiring use of some land that is currently parkland and vacant rural land. The project would place fill in a 0.03-acre portion of a 0.09-acre freshwater wetland. The Preferred Alternative would result in an Adverse Effect on Letchworth State Park, which is listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places (S/NRHP), because it would involve removing or altering a number of contributing elements to the parks S/NRHP listing. Removal of the existing bridge would result in an adverse impact on visual resources in Letchworth State Park. The bridge currently contributes to the scenic qualities of the park and is an iconic feature on park memorabilia. Demolition of the existing bridge could encounter contaminated and hazardous materials (CHM), including lead-based paint, contaminated soils, and asbestos. JF - EPA number: 140206, Draft EIS--402 pages, Appendices--876 pages, August 1, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NY-EIS-14-03D KW - Wetlands KW - Railroads KW - Railroad Structures KW - Bridges KW - Parks KW - Historic Sites KW - Air Quality KW - Water Quality KW - Land Use KW - Rivers KW - Visual Resources KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Section 106 Statements KW - Section 6(f) Statements KW - Health Hazards KW - New York KW - Genesee River KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16377048?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-08-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PORTAGEVILLE+BRIDGE+PROJECT%2C+WYOMING+AND+LIVINGSTON+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.title=PORTAGEVILLE+BRIDGE+PROJECT%2C+WYOMING+AND+LIVINGSTON+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Albany, New York; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2015-02-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 1, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-02 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Integrated Traffic and Emission Simulation: a Model Calibration Approach Using Aggregate Information AN - 1567067030; 20483300 AB - Environmental impacts of road traffic have attracted increasing attention in project-level traffic planning and management. The conventional approach considers emission impact analysis as a separate process in addition to traffic modeling. This paper first introduces our research effort to integrate traffic, emission, and dispersion processes into a common distributed computational framework, which makes it efficient to quantify and analyze correlations among dynamic traffic conditions, emission impacts, and air quality consequences. A model calibration approach is particularly proposed when on-road or in-lab instantaneous emission measurements are not directly available. Microscopic traffic simulation is applied to generate dynamic vehicle states at the second-by-second level. Using aggregate emission estimation as standard reference, a numerical optimization scheme on the basis of a stochastic gradient approximation algorithm is applied to find optimal parameters for the dynamic emission model. The calibrated model has been validated on several road networks with traffic states generated by the same simulation model. The results show that with proper formulation of the optimization objective function, the estimated dynamic emission model can capture the trends of aggregate emission patterns of traffic fleets and predict local emission and air quality at higher temporal and spatial resolutions. JF - Environmental Modeling and Assessment AU - Ma, Xiaoliang AU - Huang, Zhen AU - Koutsopoulos, Haris AD - Traffic and Logistics, Department of Transportation Sciences, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Teknikringen 72, Stockholm, 10044, Sweden Y1 - 2014/08// PY - 2014 DA - Aug 2014 SP - 271 EP - 282 PB - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands VL - 19 IS - 4 SN - 1420-2026, 1420-2026 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Computer and Information Systems Abstracts (CI); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Mathematical models KW - Computer simulation KW - Traffic flow KW - Calibration KW - Traffic engineering KW - Emission KW - Emission analysis KW - Dynamics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1567067030?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Modeling+and+Assessment&rft.atitle=Integrated+Traffic+and+Emission+Simulation%3A+a+Model+Calibration+Approach+Using+Aggregate+Information&rft.au=Ma%2C+Xiaoliang%3BHuang%2C+Zhen%3BKoutsopoulos%2C+Haris&rft.aulast=Ma&rft.aufirst=Xiaoliang&rft.date=2014-08-01&rft.volume=19&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=271&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Modeling+and+Assessment&rft.issn=14202026&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs10666-013-9397-8 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-10-01 N1 - Number of references - 19 N1 - Last updated - 2014-11-05 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10666-013-9397-8 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MID-COAST CORRIDOR PROJECT, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA (SECOND DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JUNE 2001). AN - 16394974; 16188 AB - PURPOSE: The extension of the light rail transit (LRT) system in the Mid-Coast Corridor of the city of San Diego, California is proposed. The corridor is centered on Interstate 5 and extends from Downtown San Diego on the south to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and University City on the North. The Mid-Coast Corridor is characterized by dense urban areas and an abundance of regional activity centers and other major trip generators. A draft supplement to the 2001 final EIS was published in May 2013 to addresses the project elements and conditions in the Mid-Coast Corridor that have changed since the completion of these previous environmental studies. This limited scope draft supplement EIS evaluates a previously unidentified potentially significant impact to San Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta sandiegonensis), a federally listed endangered species, and discusses proposed mitigation. San Diego fairy shrimp were identified as present within an ephemeral basin which is approximately 76 feet long and 5.5 feet wide. Direct impacts would occur to the basin and San Diego fairy shrimp as a result of grading and filling activities associated with at-grade track construction to accommodate the new San Diego Trolley tracks. Impacts to ephemeral basins occupied by San Diego fairy shrimp are proposed to be mitigated at a 2:1 ratio through restoration and/or enhancement of vernal pools within west Otay mesa on property purchased for vernal pool mitigation or within another approved mitigation area. Restoration would be conducted at a minimum 1:1 ratio to achieve a no-net-loss of San Diego fairy shrimp habitat; a combination of restoration and enhancement would make up the remaining mitigation. The Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project would extend the Trolley Blue Line from the Santa Fe Depot in Downtown San Diego to the University Towne Centre (UTC) Transit Center in University City, providing continuous service from the San Ysidro Transit Center at the U.S. - Mexico International Border to University City. The alternatives considered include a No Build Alternative and a Build Alternative. The Build Alternative would extend the existing Trolley Blue Line from the Santa Fe Depot north to the Old Town Transit Center via the existing Trolley tracks, and then north along new tracks for 10.9 miles to the UTC Transit Center. Eight new stations would be built at Tecolote Road, Clairemont Drive, Balboa Avenue, Nobel Drive, UCSD West Campus, UCSD East Campus, Executive Drive, and the UTC Transit Center. The Build Alternative includes two options: one provides for an additional station at the Veterans Administration Medical Center and the other provides for an alternative design for the proposed Genesee Avenue aerial alignment in University City which would reduce right-of-way acquisitions. The Trolley Blue Line trains would share the tracks with Trolley Green Line trains and the operating plan would provide service every 7.5 minutes during peak and off-peak periods. Capital costs are estimated at $1.985 billion in year-of-expenditure dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would expand mass transit in the rapidly growing I-5 corridor, reducing traffic congestion and the associated noise and air pollutant emissions. Regional connectivity would be enhanced, and growing parking demands would be mitigated. Local economic and land development goals would be supported. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The project would expand mass transit in the rapidly growing I-5 corridor, reducing traffic congestion and the associated noise and air pollutant emissions. Regional connectivity would be enhanced, and growing parking demands would be mitigated. Local economic and land development goals would be supported. Construction would result in adverse impacts related to air quality exceedances of nitrogen oxides and total organic gases, loss of 1.8 acres of wetlands and 2.8 acres of suitable riparian habitat for least Bell's vireo and southwestern flycatcher, noise, and localized impacts on roadway and pedestrian traffic and the parking supply. The temporary loss of 4.9 acres habitat could affect a number of special status species and construction activities could impact western mastiff bat and western red bat. Archaeological and paleontological sites could be impacted. One business in the Bay Park neighborhood would be displaced and visual changes would impact environmental justice populations in the University City neighborhood. JF - EPA number: 140192, Second Draft Supplemental EIS--60 pages, Appendices--318 pages, July 18, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality Standards Violations KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Environmental Justice KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Noise KW - Paleontological Sites KW - Parking KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Shellfish KW - California KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 9 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16394974?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2012-01-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MUKILTEO+MULTIMODAL+PROJECT%2C+SNOHOMISH+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.title=MUKILTEO+MULTIMODAL+PROJECT%2C+SNOHOMISH+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, San Francisco, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2015-02-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 18, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-02-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - STATE ROUTE 58 (SR-58) KRAMER JUNCTION EXPRESSWAY PROJECT, SAN BERNARDINO AND KERN COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA. AN - 16380835; 16191 AB - PURPOSE: The widening and realigning of a 13.3-mile segment of State Route 58 (SR 58) centered on Kramer Junction, where SR 58 intersects with U.S. Highway 395 (US 395), in San Bernardino County, California are proposed. The project area is in the western portion of the Mojave Desert and open land lies within one-third mile in each direction from Kramer Junction. Much of the open land south and southwest of Kramer Junction falls within the 470-square-mile Edwards Air Force Base installation. SR 58 is a major east-west transportation corridor with a high percentage of truck traffic transporting goods in and out of the state. The segment of SR 58 within the project limits is currently a non-standard two-lane highway between a four-lane freeway to the west and a four-lane expressway to the east. This two-lane segment includes an at-grade signalized intersection at SR 58/US 395 (Kramer Junction), an at-grade crossing of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railroad west of that intersection, and numerous uncontrolled at-grade driveway and street access points. The two-lane segment operates at a deficient level of service during peak hours and vehicles are required to stop and wait for trains crossing SR 58. Five alternatives, including a No Build Alternative (Alternative 4) are considered in this final EIS. Each of the build alternatives would realign and widen SR 58 from 0.4 miles west of the Kern County/San Bernardino County line to a point that is approximately 7.5 miles east of US 395 and construct a railroad grade separation and an interchange at the SR 58/US 395 Junction. Typical cross sections of the proposed SR 58 four-lane expressway would consist of a 400-foot right-of-way (ROW), 100-foot median, 10-foot outside shoulders, and five-foot inside shoulders. The 0.3-mile segment of US 395 adjacent to SR 58 would be widened from two lanes to four lanes plus a left-turn lane. Dual crossing structures (one for eastbound vehicles and the other for westbound vehicles) would grade-separate mainline SR 58 traffic from US 395 and would be 151 feet in length and have a total height of 30 feet. The interchange ramps from SR 58 would have a single merge/diverge lane that transitions to two 12-foot lanes at the connection to US 395. Stop signs would be installed at the termini of off-ramps. An additional set of dual crossing structures would grade-separate mainline SR 58 traffic from the BNSF railroad line and would have a maximum length of 611 feet and a height of 21.5 feet. Alternative 1 would be located to the north of the existing SR 58 and would involve the construction of four diamond ramps at US 395. The SR 58 crossing structures over the BNSF railroad would be located 2.5 miles to the east of Kramer Junction. Alternative 1A would be located to the north of the existing SR 58 and would involve the construction of a spread diamond and cloverleaf interchange at US 395. The SR 58 crossing structures over the BNSF railroad would be located 2.5 miles to the east of Kramer Junction. Under Alternative 2, the new facility would be located adjacent to the existing SR 58 and four diamond ramps would be constructed at US 395. The SR 58 crossing structures over the BNSF railroad would be located 3.9 miles to the west of Kramer Junction. Alternative 3 would be located to the north of the existing SR 58 and would include four diamond ramps at US 395. The SR 58 crossing structures over the BNSF railroad would be located 2.6 miles to the west of Kramer Junction. Construction cost estimates for Alternatives 1, 1A, 2, and 3 are $149.2, $147.4, $332.2, and $196.1 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The expressway project would improve east-west mobility by reducing congestion and maintaining an uninterrupted and consistent facility between economic and community centers. Separation of rail and vehicular traffic would eliminate traffic conflicts and delays. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Project implementation would fragment and destroy wildlife habitat. Construction would result in the loss of 529 to 543 acres of habitat suitable for the desert tortoise and Mohave ground squirrel. Habitat loss would also affect burrowing owl, loggerhead shrike, Le Contes thrasher, and American badger. JF - EPA number: 140195, Final EIS Volume I--798 pages, Volume II--166 pages, July 18, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Desert Land KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Railroads KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - California KW - Mojave Desert KW - Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16380835?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-07-18&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=STATE+ROUTE+58+%28SR-58%29+KRAMER+JUNCTION+EXPRESSWAY+PROJECT%2C+SAN+BERNARDINO+AND+KERN+COUNTIES%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=STATE+ROUTE+58+%28SR-58%29+KRAMER+JUNCTION+EXPRESSWAY+PROJECT%2C+SAN+BERNARDINO+AND+KERN+COUNTIES%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - California Department of Transportation, San Bernardino, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2015-02-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 18, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-02-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GNOSS FIELD AIRPORT, PROPOSED EXTENSION OF RUNWAY 13/31, MARIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 1653116096; 16180 AB - PURPOSE: The extension of an existing runway at Gnoss Field Airport, a general aviation airport located adjacent to the city of Novato, Marin County, California is proposed. Gnoss Field is a reliever airport owned and operated by the county and serves as an essential regional transportation resource by providing general aviation facilities in the northern portion of the San Francisco Bay area. Most of the aircraft served are single-engine propeller aircraft, but there are also twin-engine propeller and business jet aircraft. The airport is built in an area of reclaimed salt water tidal marshlands that are part of the formerly extensive salt marshes present around the northwest corner of San Pablo Bay, characterized by muds and clays found in marshes, swamps, and waterways. The area comprises an element of the extensive wetlands associated with San Francisco Bay, which once formed the largest contiguous tidal marsh system present on the Pacific Coast of North America. Gnoss Field lies within the original flood plain of the Petaluma River at sea level. The current 3,300-foot single runway at Gnoss Field requires pilots to restrict the weight of the aircraft well below what the aircraft could accommodate, which is done by either reducing fuel or by reducing passengers and/or cargo. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. The proposed action (Alternative B) would involve extending Runway 13/31 to the northwest by 1,100 feet while maintaining its current 75-foot width and making corresponding changes to taxiways, runway safety areas (RSAs), drainage channels, and levees. Additionally, in order for the extended runway to become operational, the Federal Aviation Administration would need to develop air traffic control and airspace management procedures that affect the safe and efficient movement of air traffic to and from the runway. Such actions could include the establishment or modification of flight procedures and the installation and/or relocation of navigational aids. Under Alternative D, the runway would be extended to the southeast by 240 feet and to the northwest by 860 feet. Under both action alternatives, the runway extension and northern RSA would be located almost entirely on wetlands that would require filling. POSITIVE IMPACTS: A 4,400-foot runway would allow existing aircraft at Gnoss Field Airport to operate at maximum gross takeoff weight under hot weather and other adverse weather conditions. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Implementation of the proposed action would require the acquisition of 0.1 acre of undeveloped land, enclose 13 additional acres of the 3,875-acre floodplain behind the airport levee, impact 11.8 acres of wetlands, and remove 22.9 acres of plant and wildlife habitat including 6.9 acres of permanent habitat loss and 16.1 acres of temporary habitat loss. Alternative D would require acquisition of 3.7 acres of undeveloped land, enclose 15 additional acres of the floodplain, impact 12.7 acres of wetlands, and remove 26.7 acres of plant and wildlife habitat including 8.2 acres of permanent habitat loss and 18.4 acres of temporary habitat loss. JF - EPA number: 140184, Final EIS--415 pages, Appendices--1,453 pages, July 3, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Air Transportation KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Airports KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Dikes KW - Drainage KW - Floodplains KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Navigation Aids KW - Noise Assessments KW - Transportation KW - Vegetation KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - California KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1653116096?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2012-01-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MUKILTEO+MULTIMODAL+PROJECT%2C+SNOHOMISH+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.title=MUKILTEO+MULTIMODAL+PROJECT%2C+SNOHOMISH+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Brisbane, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2015-02-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 3, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-02-11 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Chlorophyll and suspended sediment mapping to the Caribbean Sea from rivers in the capital city of the Dominican Republic using ALOS AVNIR-2 data AN - 1540229392; 20117053 AB - This study aims to study the distribution of contaminants in rivers that flow into the Caribbean Sea using chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) and suspended sediment (SS) as markers and ALOS AVNIR-2 satellite sensor data. The Haina River (HN) and Ozama and Isabela Rivers (OZ-IS) that flow through the city of Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic, were chosen. First, in situ spectral reflectance/Chl-a and SS datasets obtained from these rivers were acquired in March 2011 (case A: with no rain influence) and June 2011 (case B: with rain influence), and the estimation algorithm of Chl-a and SS using AVNIR-2 data was developed from the datasets. Moreover, the developed algorithm was applied to AVNIR-2 data in November 2010 for case A and August 2010 for case B. Results revealed that for Chl-a and SS estimations under cases A and B conditions, the reflectance ratio of AVNIR-2 band 4 and band 3 (AV4/AV3) and the reflectance of AVNIR-2 band 4 (AV4) were effective. The Chl-a and SS mapping results obtained using AVNIR-2 data corresponded with the field survey results. Finally, an outline of the distribution of contaminants at the mouth of the river that flows into the Caribbean Sea was obtained for both rivers in cases A and B. JF - Environmental Monitoring and Assessment AU - Sakuno, Yuji AU - Mino, Esteban R AU - Nakai, Satoshi AU - Mutsuda, Hidemi AU - Okuda, Tetsuji AU - Nishijima, Wataru AU - Castro, Rolando AU - Garcia, Amarillis AU - Pena, Rosanna AU - Rodriguez, Marcos AU - Depratt, GConrado AD - Department of Transportation and Environmental Systems, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan, sakuno@hiroshima-u.ac.jp Y1 - 2014/07// PY - 2014 DA - July 2014 SP - 4181 EP - 4193 PB - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands VL - 186 IS - 7 SN - 0167-6369, 0167-6369 KW - Pollution Abstracts; Oceanic Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; Aqualine Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts KW - Pollution monitoring KW - Chlorophyll KW - Reflectance KW - Sensors KW - Remote sensing KW - Algorithms KW - Freshwater KW - Resuspended sediments KW - ASW, Caribbean Sea KW - Pollutants KW - River Flow KW - Mapping KW - Urban areas KW - Environmental monitoring KW - Rivers KW - Sediment pollution KW - Suspended Sediments KW - Mathematical models KW - Pollution detection KW - River discharge KW - Satellites KW - Suspended matter in seawater KW - Dominican Republic KW - Rain KW - ASW, Caribbean Sea, Greater Antilles, Dominican Rep. KW - AQ 00001:Water Resources and Supplies KW - SW 5080:Evaluation, processing and publication KW - O 4080:Pollution - Control and Prevention KW - P 1000:MARINE POLLUTION KW - Q5 08502:Methods and instruments KW - ENA 12:Oceans & Estuaries KW - M2 551.578.1:Liquid (551.578.1) UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1540229392?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aaqualine&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Monitoring+and+Assessment&rft.atitle=Chlorophyll+and+suspended+sediment+mapping+to+the+Caribbean+Sea+from+rivers+in+the+capital+city+of+the+Dominican+Republic+using+ALOS+AVNIR-2+data&rft.au=Sakuno%2C+Yuji%3BMino%2C+Esteban+R%3BNakai%2C+Satoshi%3BMutsuda%2C+Hidemi%3BOkuda%2C+Tetsuji%3BNishijima%2C+Wataru%3BCastro%2C+Rolando%3BGarcia%2C+Amarillis%3BPena%2C+Rosanna%3BRodriguez%2C+Marcos%3BDepratt%2C+GConrado&rft.aulast=Sakuno&rft.aufirst=Yuji&rft.date=2014-07-01&rft.volume=186&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=4181&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Monitoring+and+Assessment&rft.issn=01676369&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs10661-014-3689-6 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-06-01 N1 - Number of references - 34 N1 - Last updated - 2016-12-22 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Rivers; Environmental monitoring; Resuspended sediments; Sediment pollution; Pollution detection; Mathematical models; Reflectance; River discharge; Mapping; Suspended matter in seawater; Algorithms; Pollution monitoring; Chlorophyll; Sensors; Remote sensing; Satellites; Urban areas; Suspended Sediments; Pollutants; River Flow; Rain; ASW, Caribbean Sea; Dominican Republic; ASW, Caribbean Sea, Greater Antilles, Dominican Rep.; Freshwater DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-014-3689-6 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - FREEPORT LNG LIQUEFACTION PROJECT, PHASE II MODIFICATION PROJECT, BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS. AN - 16388133; 16174 AB - PURPOSE: Freeport LNG has submitted separate proposals to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for authorization to: (1) modify previously authorized facilities at Freeport LNGs existing Quintana Island terminal known as the Phase II Modification Project for support of liquefied natural gas (LNG) export or import; and (2) develop new liquefaction facilities and LNG export capacity known as the Liquefaction Project. The proposed Phase II Modification Project includes modification to the previously authorized LNG vessel berthing dock, LNG transfer pipelines, LNG unloading arms, and the access road system. The Liquefaction Plant, located at and adjacent to the existing LNG terminal, would consist of three propane pre-cooled mixed refrigerant liquefaction trains, each capable of producing a nominal 4.4 million metric tons per annum (mtpa) of LNG (13.2 mtpa total) for export, which equates to a total liquefaction capacity of approximately 1.8 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas. In support of the Liquefaction Plant, Freeport LNG proposes to constructs a natural gas Pretreatment Plant located about 2.5 miles north of the existing Quintana Island terminal. The Pretreatment Plant would process the gas for liquefaction. In addition, several interconnecting pipelines and utility lines including a 5.0-mile-long, 12-inch diameter boil-off gas (BOG) feed gas line from the terminal to the Pretreatment Plant. In this final EIS, the Proposed Action, a No Action Alternative, and several system, route, and aboveground facility site alternatives were examined. Under the No Action Alternative, the objectives of the proposed projects would not be met. The system, route, and aboveground facility site alternatives examined would not provide a sufficient alternative nor would it reduce environmental impacts. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Freeport LNG would be able to provide US natural gas producers with new access to global gas markets. The Liquefaction Project would require, during the peak construction period, greater than 3,000 temporary construction workers and operation of the Liquefaction Project facilities would require the addition of about 163 permanent workers. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Potentially, discharge of ballast water in the terminals berthing area could provide a pathway for the introduction of exotic aquatic nuisance species into US coastal waters. The projects would result in the temporary impacts on 25.6 acres of permanent impact on 19.0 of wetlands. Residents in the immediate vicinity of construction activities at the Pretreatment and Liquefaction Plant would experience an increase in noise during the 48-54 months of construction. JF - EPA number: 140178, Final EIS--374 pages, Appendices--586 pages, June 27, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: FERC/EIS-0250F KW - Electric Power KW - Energy Storage KW - Harbor Structures KW - Site Planning KW - Storage KW - Wetlands KW - Natural Gas KW - Islands KW - Pipelines KW - Pumping Plants KW - Dredging KW - Shores KW - Noise KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - Quintana Island KW - Texas KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16388133?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-06-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=FREEPORT+LNG+LIQUEFACTION+PROJECT%2C+PHASE+II+MODIFICATION+PROJECT%2C+BRAZORIA+COUNTY%2C+TEXAS.&rft.title=FREEPORT+LNG+LIQUEFACTION+PROJECT%2C+PHASE+II+MODIFICATION+PROJECT%2C+BRAZORIA+COUNTY%2C+TEXAS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of Energy Projects, Washington, District of Columbia; FERC N1 - Date revised - 2015-02-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: June 27, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-02-09 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Using On-Board Sound Intensity (OBSI) for Other Purposes T2 - 107th Air and Waste Management Association Annual Conference AN - 1562648283; 6305129 JF - 107th Air and Waste Management Association Annual Conference AU - Wayson, R AU - MacDonald, J Y1 - 2014/06/24/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Jun 24 KW - Sound KW - Sound intensity UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1562648283?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=107th+Air+and+Waste+Management+Association+Annual+Conference&rft.atitle=Using+On-Board+Sound+Intensity+%28OBSI%29+for+Other+Purposes&rft.au=Wayson%2C+R%3BMacDonald%2C+J&rft.aulast=Wayson&rft.aufirst=R&rft.date=2014-06-24&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=107th+Air+and+Waste+Management+Association+Annual+Conference&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://ace2014.awma.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/ACE-2014-Final-Program.pdf LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-08-31 N1 - Last updated - 2014-09-18 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - MOVES Project Level Sensitivity Analysis T2 - 107th Air and Waste Management Association Annual Conference AN - 1562647830; 6305341 JF - 107th Air and Waste Management Association Annual Conference AU - Noel, G Y1 - 2014/06/24/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Jun 24 KW - Sensitivity analysis UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1562647830?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=107th+Air+and+Waste+Management+Association+Annual+Conference&rft.atitle=MOVES+Project+Level+Sensitivity+Analysis&rft.au=Noel%2C+G&rft.aulast=Noel&rft.aufirst=G&rft.date=2014-06-24&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MUKILTEO+MULTIMODAL+PROJECT%2C+SNOHOMISH+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.title=MUKILTEO+MULTIMODAL+PROJECT%2C+SNOHOMISH+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://ace2014.awma.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/ACE-2014-Final-Program.pdf LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-08-31 N1 - Last updated - 2014-09-18 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Assessment of Construction and Maintenance Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Transportation Infrastructure T2 - 107th Air and Waste Management Association Annual Conference AN - 1562647385; 6305205 JF - 107th Air and Waste Management Association Annual Conference AU - Houk, J AU - Davies, J AU - Gallivan, F Y1 - 2014/06/24/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Jun 24 KW - Infrastructure KW - Transportation KW - Climatic changes KW - Emissions KW - Greenhouse gases UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1562647385?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=107th+Air+and+Waste+Management+Association+Annual+Conference&rft.atitle=Assessment+of+Construction+and+Maintenance+Greenhouse+Gas+Emissions+from+Transportation+Infrastructure&rft.au=Houk%2C+J%3BDavies%2C+J%3BGallivan%2C+F&rft.aulast=Houk&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=2014-06-24&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=107th+Air+and+Waste+Management+Association+Annual+Conference&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://ace2014.awma.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/ACE-2014-Final-Program.pdf LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-08-31 N1 - Last updated - 2014-09-18 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Overview of the Mini-Symposium on Impacts of Transportation Hubs & Ports T2 - 107th Air and Waste Management Association Annual Conference AN - 1562647115; 6305088 JF - 107th Air and Waste Management Association Annual Conference AU - Claggett, M Y1 - 2014/06/24/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Jun 24 KW - Transportation KW - Reviews KW - Port installations UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1562647115?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=107th+Air+and+Waste+Management+Association+Annual+Conference&rft.atitle=Overview+of+the+Mini-Symposium+on+Impacts+of+Transportation+Hubs+%26amp%3B+Ports&rft.au=Claggett%2C+M&rft.aulast=Claggett&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=2014-06-24&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=107th+Air+and+Waste+Management+Association+Annual+Conference&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://ace2014.awma.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/ACE-2014-Final-Program.pdf LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-08-31 N1 - Last updated - 2014-09-18 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Assessing Emissions from Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Inspections at Weigh Stations and Port of Entry Facilities T2 - 107th Air and Waste Management Association Annual Conference AN - 1562646445; 6305206 JF - 107th Air and Waste Management Association Annual Conference AU - Noel, G Y1 - 2014/06/24/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Jun 24 KW - Motor vehicles KW - Safety KW - Emissions KW - Inspection UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1562646445?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Noel%2C+G&rft.aulast=Noel&rft.aufirst=G&rft.date=2014-06-24&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Assessing+Emissions+from+Commercial+Motor+Vehicle+Safety+Inspections+at+Weigh+Stations+and+Port+of+Entry+Facilities&rft.title=Assessing+Emissions+from+Commercial+Motor+Vehicle+Safety+Inspections+at+Weigh+Stations+and+Port+of+Entry+Facilities&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://ace2014.awma.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/ACE-2014-Final-Program.pdf LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-08-31 N1 - Last updated - 2014-09-18 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CORPUS CHRISTI LNG PROJECT, NUECES AND SAN PATRICIO COUNTIES, TEXAS. AN - 1651736452; 16171 AB - PURPOSE: Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC and Cheniere Corpus Christi Pipeline, LP request authorization to construct and operate the facilities necessary to import, export, store, v aporize, and liquefy natural gas and deliver the resulting product either into existing interstate and instrastate natural gas pipelines in the Corpus Christi area, or export liquefied natural gas (LNG) elsewhere. Cheniere would construct the LNG import and export terminal on a 991-acre site located along the northern shore of Corpus Christi Bay at the north end of the La Quinta Channel in San Patricio and Nueces Counties, Texas. The terminal would include the following key facilities: (1) liquefaction facilities, including three liquefaction trains capable of producing 782 million British thermal units (MMBtu) per year of LNG; (2) vaporization facilities, including two trains of ambient air vaporizers (AAV) and send out pumps capable of vaporizing sufficient LNG volume for each to send out 200 MMVtu per day of natural gas; (3) LNG storage facilities, including three LNG storage tanks each capable of storing 160,000 cubic meters of LNG; and (4) marine terminal facilities with two LNG carrier berths. Cheniere proposes to construct and operate about 23 miles of 48-inch-diamter natural gas pipeline and two compressor stations, the Taft Compressor Station (12,260 horsepower) and the Stinton Compressor Station (41,000 horsepower). Additional ancillary facilities include six meter and regulator stations installed at the terminal as well as interconnects with Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Kinder Morgan Tejas Pipeline, LLC; Natural Gas Pipeline Company, LLC; Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; and Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, LLC. Cheniere would install five mainline valves along the pipeline route, including a pig launcher and receiver at the beginning and end of the pipeline, respectively. Twelve system alternatives for the terminal, including 6 operating LNG import terminals in the Gulf of Mexico area, and 6 proposed or planned export projects along the Gulf Coast were examined in this draft EIS. Also, three alternative Terminal sites, two in proximity to the proposed site and one near Brownsville, Texas, were examined. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the Project would require a workforce of 2,100 workers, peaking at approximately 3,300 workers. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Overall, construction of the Project facilities would temporarily disturb approximately 1,412 acres for construction, including extra temporary workspaces, contractor yards, access roads, and aboveground facilities. About 647 acres would be retained as permanent easements for operation of the facilities. Cheniere would allow the remaining 765 acres to return to preconstruction uses. Construction of the Terminal would result in permanent impacts on about 469 acres of open land and open water. Although construction of the marine berths at the Terminal would result in the loss and permanent conversion of estuarine submerged aquatic seagrass beds, cordgrass salt marsh, emergent marsh, vegetated sand flats, unvegetated sand flats, and unvegetated shallow water EFH, to deep water habitat, the deep water habitat would recolonize with soft-bottom benthic organisms after completion of dredging and would continue to provide a prey base for EFH species. JF - EPA number: 140175, Draft EIS--475 pages, June 20, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: FERC/EIS-0252D KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Wetlands KW - Water Quality KW - Water Resources KW - Pipelines KW - Interstate Commerce KW - Energy Sources KW - Storage KW - Coastal Zones KW - Noise KW - Natural Gas KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Emissions Standards KW - Texas KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - Rivers and Harbors Act of 1960, Section 10 Permits KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, Animals KW - Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1651736452?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-06-20&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=CORPUS+CHRISTI+LNG+PROJECT%2C+NUECES+AND+SAN+PATRICIO+COUNTIES%2C+TEXAS.&rft.title=CORPUS+CHRISTI+LNG+PROJECT%2C+NUECES+AND+SAN+PATRICIO+COUNTIES%2C+TEXAS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of Energy Projects, Washington, District of Columbia; FERC N1 - Date revised - 2015-02-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: June 20, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-02-06 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MONROE CONNECTOR/BYPASS FROM US 74 NEAR I-485 TO US 74 BETWEEN WINGATE AND MARSHVILLE, MECKLENBERG AND UNION COUNTIES, NORTH CAROLINA (FINAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF 2010). AN - 1650957331; 16160 AB - PURPOSE: Construction of a 20-mile controlled-access toll road, to be known as the Monroe Connector/Bypass, extending from US 74 near I-485 in Mecklenberg County to US 74 between the towns of Wingate and Marshville in Union County, North Carolina is proposed. The project area lies southeast of Charlotte in the southern part of the Piedmont region. US 74 is the primary transportation route between Union County, the fastest growing county in North Carolina, and Mecklenberg County and Charlotte, the economic hub of the region. US 74 also serves as an important commercial corridor for Union County, with many residential, commercial, and employment centers having direct access to and from US 74. In Union County, most employment is concentrated in the City of Monroe or along existing US 74. Approximately 63 percent of total crashes recorded for the 23 intersections along US 74 within the project study area involved rear-end collisions, indicating excessive traffic volumes and a substantial number of interruptions to traffic flow. A three-step screening process was used to develop and evaluate a range of alternatives and to determine the detailed study alternatives (DSAs). Preliminary corridor segments were developed, qualitatively assessed, and compared with respect to potential impacts. Segments with relatively high impacts were eliminated. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to noise, visual resources, air quality, and impacts to North Fork Crooked Creek. In addition to a No Build Alternative, 16 DSAs are analyzed in this supplemental EIS. Each DSA would have nine or ten interchanges and all would include an electronic toll system. DSA D, one of the shortest alternatives at 19.7 miles, is the recommended alternative and is comprised of DSA segments 2, 21, 30, 31, 36, 36A, and 40. Estimated cost of DSA D is $777.4 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed action would improve mobility and capacity within the project area by providing a facility for the US 74 corridor serving high-speed travel. Access to a toll road would relieve the congestion on US 74 where average travel speeds currently range from 20 to 30 miles per hour during the peak hour and are expected to decline. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The proposed action would have indirect, adverse effects on water quality from soil erosion and sedimentation. Construction along the selected DSA's right-of-way would result in loss of foraging and breeding habitat for various local wildlife species. The potential access improvements likely would increase residential suburbanization. All DSAs would require the relocation of residences and businesses, impacting nine neighborhoods. Implementation of DSA D would relocate 107 residences, 45 businesses, and three farms. The project could accelerate land use changes and change the character of neighborhoods. Natural resource impacts would include 499 acres of farmland, 450 acres of upland forest, 2.6 acres of ponds, 8.1 acres of wetlands, and 9,794 feet of perennial streams. JF - EPA number: 140164, Final Supplemental EIS--114 pages, Appendices--1,232 pages, June 6, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NC-EIS-09-01-FS KW - Creeks KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Noise Assessments KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Traffic Control KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Wetlands KW - North Carolina KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1650957331?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2012-01-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MUKILTEO+MULTIMODAL+PROJECT%2C+SNOHOMISH+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.title=MUKILTEO+MULTIMODAL+PROJECT%2C+SNOHOMISH+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Raleigh, North Carolina; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2015-02-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: June 6, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-02-04 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SPACEX TEXAS LAUNCH SITE, CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS. AN - 1650957329; 16158 AB - PURPOSE: The issuance of licenses and/or experimental permits that would allow Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) to launch the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy orbital vertical launch vehicles and a variety of reusable suborbital launch vehicles from a site on privately owned property in Cameron County, Texas is proposed. Proposed operations would consist of up to 12 launches per year with a maximum of two Falcon Heavy launches, through the year 2022. To support these launches, SpaceX has proposed the construction of a vertical launch area and a control center area at a site approximately 17 miles east-northeast of the Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport and five miles south of South Padre Island. All facilities would be constructed through private funding, on currently undeveloped privately-owned property that would be purchased or leased by SpaceX. In addition, a new underground power line would be installed in the State Highway 4 road right-of-way from the control center area to the vertical launch area. All Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches would be expected to have commercial payloads, including satellites or experimental payloads. In addition to standard payloads, the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy may also carry a capsule, such as the SpaceX Dragon capsule. The Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy use liquid fuels including liquid oxygen and rocket propellant-1. All launch trajectories would be to the east over the Gulf of Mexico and sonic booms generated by launch events would impact the ocean surface 40 miles off the coast and would not be audible on land. The majority of launches would be conducted between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. However, there could be one nighttime launch per year. SpaceX proposes to limit public access at two pre-defined checkpoints on State Highway 4 for up to 15 hours on launch day, with six hours being the closure time for a nominal launch. In addition to the proposed action, this final EIS considers a No Action Alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Authorization would respond to the statutory direction from Congress under the Commercial Space Launch Act to encourage, facilitate, and promote commercial space launch and reentry activities by the private sector in order to strengthen and expand U.S. space transportation infrastructure. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction would result in direct impact to 3.3 acres of wetlands and indirect impact to 2.9 acres of wetlands. The proposed action would displace 15.7 acres of upland habitat and is likely to adversely affect the piping plover and its critical habitat, the northern aplomado falcon, and the jaguarundi and ocelot. The proposed vertical launch and control center areas would likely have a significant impact on visual resources. Three historic properties within the five-mile area of potential influence may be physically damaged from vibrations caused by high noise levels from a Falcon vehicle launch. Nighttime launch operations would result in considerably higher levels of light emissions than those currently present from Boca Chica Village. JF - EPA number: 140162, Final EIS Volume I--392 pages, Volume II--906, Volume III--278 pages, June 6, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Research and Development KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Aircraft KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Birds KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Assessments KW - Section 106 Statements KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Spacecraft KW - Visual Resources KW - Wildlife KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Texas KW - Commercial Space Launch Act of 2011, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1650957329?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-06-06&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SPACEX+TEXAS+LAUNCH+SITE%2C+CAMERON+COUNTY%2C+TEXAS.&rft.title=SPACEX+TEXAS+LAUNCH+SITE%2C+CAMERON+COUNTY%2C+TEXAS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Commercial Space Transportation, Washington, District of Columbia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2015-02-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: June 6, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-02-04 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Experimental study, numerical modeling of and axial prediction approach to base grouted drilled shafts in cohesionless soils AN - 1832677708; 696823-7 AB - The pressure grouting of drilled shaft tips has become popular worldwide due to its effectiveness in mobilizing a larger portion of the available tip resistance under service displacements. This paper presents experimental and numerical studies on the load transfer mechanism and factors controlling the axial response of base grouted drilled shafts in cohesionless soils. The study found that the increased axial capacity of grout-tipped drilled shafts under service loads and displacements depended mainly on preloading effects and the increased tip area provided by the grouting process. A simple prediction approach for estimating the tip capacity of grouted shafts utilizing cone penetration resistance was suggested based on the results of the study. The validity of the proposed approach was verified by the analysis of full-scale case studies of grouted shafts reported in the literature. Copyright 2013 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg JF - Acta Geotechnica (Berlin) AU - Thiyyakkandi, Sudheesh AU - McVay, Michael AU - Bloomquist, David AU - Lai, Peter Y1 - 2014/06// PY - 2014 DA - June 2014 SP - 439 EP - 454 PB - Springer-Verlag, co-published with Versita, Heidelberg-Berlin VL - 9 IS - 3 SN - 1861-1125, 1861-1125 KW - soil mechanics KW - experimental studies KW - pressure KW - penetration tests KW - numerical models KW - loading KW - cohesionless materials KW - cone penetration tests KW - prediction KW - grouting KW - high pressure KW - buildings KW - drilling KW - bridges KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1832677708?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefinprocess&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Acta+Geotechnica+%28Berlin%29&rft.atitle=Experimental+study%2C+numerical+modeling+of+and+axial+prediction+approach+to+base+grouted+drilled+shafts+in+cohesionless+soils&rft.au=Thiyyakkandi%2C+Sudheesh%3BMcVay%2C+Michael%3BBloomquist%2C+David%3BLai%2C+Peter&rft.aulast=Thiyyakkandi&rft.aufirst=Sudheesh&rft.date=2014-06-01&rft.volume=9&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=439&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Acta+Geotechnica+%28Berlin%29&rft.issn=18611125&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs11440-013-0246-3 L2 - http://www.springerlink.com/content/1861-1133/?p LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef in Process, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. After editing and indexing, this record will be added to Georef. Reference includes data supplied by Springer Verlag, Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany N1 - Document feature - illus. N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-24 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - bridges; buildings; cohesionless materials; cone penetration tests; drilling; experimental studies; grouting; high pressure; loading; numerical models; penetration tests; prediction; pressure; soil mechanics DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11440-013-0246-3 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Relating crash frequency and severity: Evaluating the effectiveness of shoulder rumble strips on reducing fatal and major injury crashes AN - 1746891721; PQ0002254927 AB - To approach the goal of "Toward Zero Deaths," there is a need to develop an analysis paradigm to better understand the effects of a countermeasure on reducing the number of severe crashes. One of the goals in traffic safety research is to search for an effective treatment to reduce fatal and major injury crashes, referred to as severe crashes. To achieve this goal, the selection of promising countermeasures is of utmost importance, and relies on the effectiveness of candidate countermeasures in reducing severe crashes. Although it is important to precisely evaluate the effectiveness of candidate countermeasures in reducing the number of severe crashes at a site, the current state-of-the-practice often leads to biased estimates. While there have been a few advanced statistical models developed to mitigate the problem in practice, these models are computationally difficult to estimate because severe crashes are dispersed spatially and temporally, and cannot be integrated into the Highway Safety Manual framework, which develops a series of safety performance functions and crash modification factors to predict the number of crashes. Crash severity outcomes are generally integrated into the Highway Safety Manual using deterministic distributions rather than statistical models. Accounting for the variability in crash severity as a function geometric design, traffic flow, and other roadway and roadside features is afforded by estimating statistical models. Therefore, there is a need to develop a new analysis paradigm to resolve the limitations in the current Highway Safety Manual methods. We propose an approach which decomposes the severe crash frequency into a function of the change in the total number of crashes and the probability of a crash becoming a severe crash before and after a countermeasure is implemented. We tested this approach by evaluating the effectiveness of shoulder rumble strips on reducing the number of severe crashes. A total of 310 segments that have had shoulder rumble strips installed during 2002-2009 are included in the analysis. It was found that shoulder rumble strips reduce the total number of crashes, but have no statistically significant effect on reducing the probability of a severe crash outcome. JF - Accident Analysis & Prevention AU - Wu, Kun-Feng AU - Donnell, Eric T AU - Aguero-Valverde, Jonathan AD - Department of Transportation and Logistics Management, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan PY - 2014 SP - 86 EP - 95 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX United Kingdom VL - 67 SN - 0001-4575, 0001-4575 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Crash severity KW - Shoulder rumble strips KW - Fixed-effects model KW - Heavy trucks KW - Motorcycles KW - Pedestrians KW - Mortality KW - Mathematical models KW - Injuries KW - Safety KW - Flow rates KW - Traffic KW - Prevention KW - Accidents KW - Safety engineering KW - Roadsides KW - Traffic safety KW - Highways KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1746891721?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Accident+Analysis+%26+Prevention&rft.atitle=Relating+crash+frequency+and+severity%3A+Evaluating+the+effectiveness+of+shoulder+rumble+strips+on+reducing+fatal+and+major+injury+crashes&rft.au=Wu%2C+Kun-Feng%3BDonnell%2C+Eric+T%3BAguero-Valverde%2C+Jonathan&rft.aulast=Wu&rft.aufirst=Kun-Feng&rft.date=2014-06-01&rft.volume=67&rft.issue=&rft.spage=86&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Accident+Analysis+%26+Prevention&rft.issn=00014575&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.aap.2014.02.004 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-12-01 N1 - Number of references - 44 N1 - Last updated - 2015-12-23 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Mortality; Accidents; Prevention; Mathematical models; Injuries; Safety engineering; Roadsides; Safety; Traffic safety; Highways; Flow rates; Traffic DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2014.02.004 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Vegetation and soil parameters at an island bridge crossing AN - 1656038592; 2015-013348 AB - Roadsides are often planted with nonnative, disturbance-tolerant, herbaceous vegetation to enhance plant survival under highly disturbed soil conditions. We investigated vegetation and soils along the Ohio River, West Virginia, USA, at a new bridge crossing (Blennerhassett Island), a bridge crossing 45 yr old (Buckley Island), and an island with no bridge crossing (Muskingum Island) and at three distances from the bridge or center point at each site (0 m [under the bridge], 100 m away, 300 m away). Overall, 170 species (131 herbaceous, 10 shrubs, and 29 trees) were observed. Percent herbaceous cover and basal area of trees were lower at quadrats under the bridges (p<0.05). Species composition differed at quadrats under the bridges in comparison to distant quadrats (p<0.05) with exotics such as Japanese millet (Echinochloa crusgalli var. frumentacea P. Beauv.), and Italian perennial rye grass (Lolium perenne L.) prevalent under the new bridge. Numerous soil properties had highly altered levels at quadrats under bridges (p<0.05). We found bridges influence vegetation directly beneath them by creating an environment with nonnative, disturbance-tolerant, herbaceous vegetation with low percent cover and basal area. Differing vegetative parameters between sites were due to natural vegetative communities, while the presence of a bridge was responsible for differences between distances. The bridge was also found to alter soil chemistry and physical properties in the soil likely due to the application of fertilizer and road salts and disturbance during construction. JF - Castanea AU - Vance, Joshua Allen AU - Angus, Norse B AU - Rentch, James S AU - Anderson, James T Y1 - 2014/06// PY - 2014 DA - June 2014 SP - 59 EP - 73 PB - Southern Appalachian Botanical Club, Morgantown, WV VL - 79 IS - 2 SN - 0008-7475, 0008-7475 KW - United States KW - calcium KW - zinc KW - fertilizers KW - magnesium KW - copper KW - vegetation KW - manganese KW - iron KW - nitrogen KW - aluminum KW - northwestern West Virginia KW - nitrate ion KW - deicers KW - chemical composition KW - bridges KW - West Virginia KW - Ohio River KW - soils KW - Muskingum Island KW - alkaline earth metals KW - variance analysis KW - statistical analysis KW - alkali metals KW - phosphorus KW - compaction KW - organic compounds KW - metals KW - potassium KW - Blennerhassett Island KW - Wood County West Virginia KW - sulfur KW - islands KW - boron KW - Buckley Island KW - 02C:Geochemistry of rocks, soils, and sediments KW - 25:Soils UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1656038592?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Castanea&rft.atitle=Vegetation+and+soil+parameters+at+an+island+bridge+crossing&rft.au=Vance%2C+Joshua+Allen%3BAngus%2C+Norse+B%3BRentch%2C+James+S%3BAnderson%2C+James+T&rft.aulast=Vance&rft.aufirst=Joshua&rft.date=2014-06-01&rft.volume=79&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=59&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Castanea&rft.issn=00087475&rft_id=info:doi/10.2179%2F13-042 L2 - http://www.jstor.org/journal/castanea LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 59 N1 - PubXState - WV N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 5 tables, sketch maps N1 - SuppNotes - West Virginia University Agricultural and Forestry Experimental Station Scientific Article No. 3203 N1 - Last updated - 2016-10-25 N1 - CODEN - CSTNAC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - alkali metals; alkaline earth metals; aluminum; Blennerhassett Island; boron; bridges; Buckley Island; calcium; chemical composition; compaction; copper; deicers; fertilizers; iron; islands; magnesium; manganese; metals; Muskingum Island; nitrate ion; nitrogen; northwestern West Virginia; Ohio River; organic compounds; phosphorus; potassium; soils; statistical analysis; sulfur; United States; variance analysis; vegetation; West Virginia; Wood County West Virginia; zinc DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.2179/13-042 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - VIRGINIA AVENUE TUNNEL RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. AN - 1651360547; 16165 AB - PURPOSE: The reconstruction of the Virginia Avenue Tunnel in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of the District of Columbia is proposed. CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSX) owns the tunnel which is located beneath eastbound Virginia Avenue SE from 2nd Street SE to 9th Street SE; Virginia Avenue Park between 9th and 11th Streets; and the 11th Street Bridge right-of-way. The tunnel is also aligned on the south side of Interstate 695 (I-695), previously known as I-295. The tunnel portals are located a short distance west of 2nd Street SE and a short distance east of 11th Street SE. The tunnel and rail lines are part of CSXs eastern seaboard freight rail corridor, which connects Mid-Atlantic and Midwest states. The CSX proposal includes the complete reconstruction of the 4,000-foot tunnel to transform it from a single railroad track into a two-track configuration and provide the necessary vertical clearance (minimum 21 feet) to allow double-stack intermodal container freight train operations. Four alternatives, including a No Build Alternative, are evaluated in this final EIS. Under Alternative 2, the tunnel would be rebuilt in generally the same location, except it would be aligned seven feet to the south of the existing tunnel center line. It would be rebuilt using protected open trench construction methods. During construction, freight trains would be temporarily routed through a protected open trench outside the existing tunnel (runaround track). The runaround track would be aligned to the south and generally parallel to the existing tunnel, and would be located below street level. Under Alternative 3, the existing tunnel would be replaced with two new permanent tunnels constructed sequentially. A new parallel south side tunnel would be built first as trains continue operating in the existing tunnel. After the south side tunnel is completed, train operations would switch over to the new tunnel and the existing Virginia Avenue Tunnel would be demolished and rebuilt. With the exception of operating in a protected open trench for 230 feet immediately east of the 2nd Street portal (within the Virginia Avenue SE segment between 2nd and 3rd Streets SE), trains would operate in enclosed tunnels throughout construction. The two tunnels would be separated by a center wall aligned 25 feet south of the existing tunnel centerline, between 2nd and 9th Streets SE. Alternative 4 would result in a new partitioned tunnel with two permanent tracks. It would be aligned 17 feet south of the existing tunnels centerline. During the period of construction, a protected open trench would accommodate both construction activities and train operations. Each build alternative would include the restoration of Virginia Avenue SE, and other areas affected by construction, including Virginia Avenue Park and the Marine Corp Recreation Facility. Total costs for Alternatives 2, 3 and 4 are estimated at $175 million, $168 million and $208 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Addressing the structural and operational deficiencies of the century-old Virginia Avenue Tunnel would preserve the ability to provide efficient freight transportation services in the District of Columbia, the Washington metropolitan area and the eastern seaboard. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Reconstruction would require the short-term closure of I-695 ramps and the temporary closure of Virginia Avenue SE between 2nd and 9th Streets SE. Construction noise would exceed impact criteria at noise sensitive receptors representing Capitol Quarter and Capper Senior Apartments. All three build alternatives would demolish the existing tunnel, an historic structure eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. The impacts to the LEnfant Plan, Capitol Hill Historic District, and Virginia Avenue Park would be temporary, and although they would constitute a Section 4(f) use, the conclusion of construction would allow for the complete restoration of these resources. The duration of construction would be substantially longer under Alternative 4. JF - EPA number: 140169, June 13, 2014); Final EIS--437 pages, Appendices--2,112 pages, EPA PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-DC-EIS-13-01-F KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Demolition KW - Historic Districts KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Railroads KW - Roads KW - Section 106 Statements KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Tunnels (Railroads) KW - District of Columbia KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1651360547?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-06-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=VIRGINIA+AVENUE+TUNNEL+RECONSTRUCTION+PROJECT%2C+WASHINGTON%2C+DISTRICT+OF+COLUMBIA.&rft.title=VIRGINIA+AVENUE+TUNNEL+RECONSTRUCTION+PROJECT%2C+WASHINGTON%2C+DISTRICT+OF+COLUMBIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, District of Columbia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2015-02-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: EPA N1 - Last updated - 2015-02-05 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A New Equation for Calculating the Maximum Wait Time for Pilots Who Use an Impairing Medication AN - 1560116112; 20419347 AB - Introduction: Pilots who use an impairing medication to treat a medical condition are required to wait an appropriate amount of time after completing the treatment before returning to duty. However, toxicology findings from fatal aviation accidents indicate not all pilots wait a sufficient period of time. Methods used today do not take into consideration the time required for the drug to reach subtherapeutic concentrations. Methods: An equation was developed based on the therapeutic range and the maximum expected half-life of the medication to objectively calculate a safe return-to-duty time for pilots. The new equation assumes the treating physician will not dose the patient beyond the upper therapeutic range of the medication and the person taking the medication has the maximum half-life reported in the literature. The equation N = In(0.5*C sub(min)/C sub(max))/In( 0.5) was developed to determine the number of half-lives (n) required to reach one-half of C sub(min), where C sub(min) = lower therapeutic concentration and C sub(max) = upper therapeutic concentration. Anonymous subjects were recruited under an approved IRB protocol. Blood and plasma were collected at approximately C sub(max) (2-3 h) and again after waiting approximately another 5 h. Toxicological analysis was performed on the specimens collected. Results: One subject taking a 25-mg dose had a 0.033 ug [middor] ml super(-1) blood concentration after waiting 8 h, well above the 0.025 ug times ml super(-1) reported as impairing concentration. The new equation estimated a mean wait time for the 18 medications composed of 4 half-lives. Discussion: The new CAMI equation takes into consideration safety without grossly over estimating pilot wait times. JF - Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine AU - Canfield, Dennis V AU - Berry, Michael AU - Whinnery, James E AU - Lewis, Russell J AU - Dubowski, Kurt M AD - Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, AAM-610, 5900 S.W. 66th St., Oklahoma City, OK 73125, dennis.canfield@faa.gov Y1 - 2014/06// PY - 2014 DA - Jun 2014 SP - 668 EP - 671 PB - Aerospace Medical Association, 320 S. Henry St. Alexandria VA 22314-3579 United States VL - 85 IS - 6 SN - 0095-6562, 0095-6562 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - half-life KW - impairing medication KW - time KW - pilot KW - Accidents KW - Pilots KW - Safety KW - Drugs KW - Toxicology KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1560116112?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Aviation%2C+Space%2C+and+Environmental+Medicine&rft.atitle=A+New+Equation+for+Calculating+the+Maximum+Wait+Time+for+Pilots+Who+Use+an+Impairing+Medication&rft.au=Canfield%2C+Dennis+V%3BBerry%2C+Michael%3BWhinnery%2C+James+E%3BLewis%2C+Russell+J%3BDubowski%2C+Kurt+M&rft.aulast=Canfield&rft.aufirst=Dennis&rft.date=2014-06-01&rft.volume=85&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=668&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Aviation%2C+Space%2C+and+Environmental+Medicine&rft.issn=00956562&rft_id=info:doi/10.3357%2FASEM.3876.2014 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-09-01 N1 - Number of references - 8 N1 - Last updated - 2015-04-02 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Accidents; Safety; Pilots; Drugs; Toxicology DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3357/ASEM.3876.2014 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Preserved flora and organics in impact melt breccias AN - 1549617384; 2014-060334 AB - Impact cratering can destroy life from local to global scales and result in sudden turnovers of dominant genera and/or species. Here we report that it can also preserve components of the local biology present at the time of impact. We have investigated floral matter encapsulated within Cenozoic Era impact glasses produced by separate bolide impacts into the loessoid sediments of Argentina that occurred between 9.2 Ma (Miocene) and 6 ka (Holocene). The encapsulation preserved not only macro-scale morphological biosignatures such as vascular bundles, veins, phytoliths, and papillae, but also structures down to the cellular level. In the best-preserved samples we also found evidence for organic matter. While fossilization typically occurs over an extended time period as minerals slowly replace organic matter and the host rock lithifies under pressure, the process documented here is instantaneous. Preservation of morphological and chemical biosignatures in impact events can provide snapshots of the ecology in environments that do not otherwise promote a diverse fossil record. We suggest that this would provide a new strategy for identifying signs of possible early life on ancient Mars, where similar target conditions once existed. JF - Geology (Boulder) AU - Schultz, Peter H AU - Harris, R Scott AU - Clemett, S J AU - Thomas-Keprta, K L AU - Zarate, M Y1 - 2014/06// PY - 2014 DA - June 2014 SP - 515 EP - 518 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 42 IS - 6 SN - 0091-7613, 0091-7613 KW - mass spectra KW - astrobiology KW - Mars KW - fossilization KW - melts KW - paleoecology KW - Cenozoic KW - laboratory studies KW - impact melts KW - spectra KW - Plantae KW - experimental studies KW - Quaternary KW - X-ray spectra KW - TEM data KW - Miocene KW - EDS spectra KW - terrestrial planets KW - planets KW - Tertiary KW - South America KW - paleoenvironment KW - floral studies KW - Argentina KW - Neogene KW - Pleistocene KW - SEM data KW - preservation KW - 12:Stratigraphy KW - 04:Extraterrestrial geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1549617384?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Geology+%28Boulder%29&rft.atitle=Preserved+flora+and+organics+in+impact+melt+breccias&rft.au=Schultz%2C+Peter+H%3BHarris%2C+R+Scott%3BClemett%2C+S+J%3BThomas-Keprta%2C+K+L%3BZarate%2C+M&rft.aulast=Schultz&rft.aufirst=Peter&rft.date=2014-06-01&rft.volume=42&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=515&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Geology+%28Boulder%29&rft.issn=00917613&rft_id=info:doi/10.1130%2FG35343.1 L2 - http://www.gsajournals.org/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from GeoScienceWorld, Alexandria, VA, United States | Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 24 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Document feature - illus. N1 - SuppNotes - GSA Data Repository item 2014183 N1 - Last updated - 2014-07-31 N1 - CODEN - GLGYBA N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Argentina; astrobiology; Cenozoic; EDS spectra; experimental studies; floral studies; fossilization; impact melts; laboratory studies; Mars; mass spectra; melts; Miocene; Neogene; paleoecology; paleoenvironment; planets; Plantae; Pleistocene; preservation; Quaternary; SEM data; South America; spectra; TEM data; terrestrial planets; Tertiary; X-ray spectra DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/G35343.1 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - DOWNEAST LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG) PROJECT, WASHINGTON COUNTY, MAINE. AN - 16383115; 16148 AB - PURPOSE: The construction and operation of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal and associated natural gas pipeline in Washington County, Maine are proposed. The terminal project site is bounded by Mill Cove to the north, U.S. Route 1 and rural residential and forested areas to the west, forested land to the south, and Passamaquoddy Bay to the east. The proposed pipeline would transport natural gas from the LNG terminal to an interconnect point with Maritimes and Northeast Pipelines existing pipeline system near the town of Baileyville, Maine. The Downeast LNG Project facilities would include: a new marine terminal and 3,862-foot-long pier with a single berth and vessel mooring system, intended to handle LNG vessels ranging from 70,000 to 165,000 cubic meters in capacity, with future expansion capabilities to handle vessels with 220,000 cubic meters of cargo capacity; two full-containment LNG storage tanks, each with a nominal usable storage capacity of 160,000 cubic meters; LNG vaporization and processing equipment; piping, ancillary buildings, safety systems, and other support facilities; three vapor fences around the LNG terminal; a 29.8-mile-long, 30-inch-diameter underground natural gas pipeline; natural gas metering facilities located at the LNG terminal site; and various ancillary facilities including pigging facilities and three mainline block valves. The project would involve the transit of LNG vessels through both United States and Canadian waters to and from the LNG terminal in Robbinston, Maine. The intended vessel transit routes include the waters of the Gulf of Maine, Bay of Fundy, Grand Manan Channel, Head Harbor Passage, Friar Roads, Western Passage, and Passamaquoddy Bay. The draft EIS issued in May 2009 considered a No Action Alternative, postponed action alternatives, alternative energy sources, system alternatives, alternative LNG terminal concepts and sites, onshore facility alternatives, alternative pipeline routes, pipeline route variations, and alternative LNG vaporization methods. In October 2011, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued final decisions approving specific alternative models for use in complying with federal safety standards. In 2010, the U.S. Coast Guard revised its regulations on the process used to examine the suitability of the waterway for LNG carrier transits. And in 2012, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released a report detailing the results of research on intentional breaches of LNG carrier cargo tanks and the resulting LNG spills on water. This final EIS presents revised reliability and safety analysis of the LNG terminal and carrier transit based on the new information from the DOT, DOE, Coast Guard, and Downeast. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Downeast LNG Project would provide about 500 million cubic feet per day of imported natural gas to the New England region. The addition of a New England based supply option would increase gas-on-gas competition and could help to mitigate gas prices in the region, which are the highest in the United States. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the terminal and sendout pipeline would disturb 73 acres of soils classified as farmland; however, the area is not used for active agriculture and would be restored to preconstruction conditions. The sendout pipeline would cross 22 surface waterbodies including the St. Croix River and Magurrewock Stream Outlet. Other impacts would include: the conversion of forest land communities to an herbaceous community; increased ship traffic along the ship channels, which could affect marine mammals; permanent loss of forested wetlands; and alteration of visual character. A loss of the containment provided by storage tanks or process piping could result in the formation of flammable vapor near the release location, as well as near LNG that pooled. JF - EPA number: 140152, Final EIS--563 pages, Appendices--601 pages, May 23, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Energy KW - Coastal Zones KW - Fuel Storage KW - Harbor Structures KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Natural Gas KW - Pipelines KW - Safety Analyses KW - Ships KW - Terminal Facilities KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Maine KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Maritime Transport Security Act of 2002, Compliance KW - Natural Gas Act, Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16383115?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-05-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=DOWNEAST+LIQUEFIED+NATURAL+GAS+%28LNG%29+PROJECT%2C+WASHINGTON+COUNTY%2C+MAINE.&rft.title=DOWNEAST+LIQUEFIED+NATURAL+GAS+%28LNG%29+PROJECT%2C+WASHINGTON+COUNTY%2C+MAINE.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of Energy Projects, Washington, District of Columbia; FERC N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: May 23, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-01-28 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SOUTHWEST-TO-NORTHEAST RAIL CORRIDOR (TEX RAIL CORRIDOR), FORT WORTH, HALTOM CITY, NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, COLLEYVILLE, AND GRAPEVINE IN TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS. AN - 16373226; 16144 AB - PURPOSE: Commuter rail improvements in the Southwest-to-Northeast Rail (TEX Rail) Corridor serving the cities of Fort Worth, Haltom City, North Richland Hills, Colleyville, and Grapevine in Tarrant County, Texas is proposed. Sustained residential growth and expanding employment opportunities within the Corridor have resulted in increasing travel demand along major roadways. Existing and committed roadway improvements cannot keep pace with increases in traffic volumes on major roadways, resulting in steadily increasing congestion and air pollutant levels that exceed federal standards; the Corridor lies within a non-attainment area for eight-hour ozone levels. Access to Dallas-Fort Worth Airport (DFWA) and major activity centers beyond the Fort Worth Transportation Authority's service area is limited due to lack of transit service. Three alternatives, including the commuter rail Alternative, an Alternative involving baseline transportation infrastructure combined with transportation system management, and a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. The proposed commuter rail Alternative would operate on portions of the Cotton Belt railroad lines owned by the Fort Worth and Western Railroad, Union Pacific, and Dallas Area Rapid Transit. The commuter rail line would extend from southwest Fort Worth at a point near Sycamore School Road, through downtown Fort Worth, Haltom City, North Richland Hills, Colleyville, and Grapevine to the northern entrance of DFWA. The 37-mile system would be served by stations at the following 15 locations: Sycamore School Road, Interstate 20/Granbury Road, Texas Christian University/Berry, the Medical District, the existing Texas and Pacific Railroad terminal, the existing Fort Worth Intermodal Transportation Center, North Side, Beach Street, Haltom City/US 377, North Richland Hills-Iron Horse, North Richland Hills-Smithfield, Colleyville-John McCain, Grapevine-Main Street, DFWA-North, and DFWA-Terminal A/B. A new bridge would carry the rail line across the Trinity River. This commuter trains would run on an at-grade, single-track line shared with freight trains for nearly the entire route. Diesel multiple-unit technology would be the likely vehicle choice for the commuter rail Alternative. Once operational, the trains would run at 20-minute intervals during the peak morning and evening hours and at 60-minute intervals during midday hours and post-peak evening hours. Capital cost estimates for the commuter rail Alternative range from $502.3 million to $531.3 million in 2008 dollars. Annual operating and maintenance costs are estimated to range from $80.8 million to $81.3 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The commuter rail Alternative would provide multimodal solutions for mobility in the Corridor that would mitigate congestion and improve air quality. Improved mobility among regional activity centers would ease commuting and boost the local economy. Construction activities would employ 4,090 workers and result in the creation of 2,860 indirect jobs. Seventy percent of the population within one mile of the Corridor are minority group members, who would benefit from improved access without suffering disproportionately from the rail line's adverse impacts. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Station development would require the displacement of three residences and 21 to 24 businesses as well as 61 acres of woodlands that could provide habitat to nine federally protected species. The rail alignment lies within a 100-year floodplain at 18 locations, and the project would affect seven wetlands, though less than 0.5 acre of wetland would be lost. The viewscapes related to certain historic sites would be significantly altered by rail infrastructure. Train-generated noise levels would exceed federal standards at 372 residences and moderate increases in noise would affect 667 residences. Construction workers could encounter hazardous waste sites. JF - EPA number: 140148, Final EIS--608 pages, Appendices--2,292 pages, May 16, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality Standards Violations KW - Airports KW - Bridges KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Railroad Structures KW - Railroads KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Terminal Facilities KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Texas KW - Federal Transit Law, Funding KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16373226?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-05-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SOUTHWEST-TO-NORTHEAST+RAIL+CORRIDOR+%28TEX+RAIL+CORRIDOR%29%2C+FORT+WORTH%2C+HALTOM+CITY%2C+NORTH+RICHLAND+HILLS%2C+COLLEYVILLE%2C+AND+GRAPEVINE+IN+TARRANT+COUNTY%2C+TEXAS.&rft.title=SOUTHWEST-TO-NORTHEAST+RAIL+CORRIDOR+%28TEX+RAIL+CORRIDOR%29%2C+FORT+WORTH%2C+HALTOM+CITY%2C+NORTH+RICHLAND+HILLS%2C+COLLEYVILLE%2C+AND+GRAPEVINE+IN+TARRANT+COUNTY%2C+TEXAS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Fort Worth, Texas; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: May 16, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-01-27 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GRAND PARKWAY SEGMENTS H AND I-1, STATE HIGHWAY 99 FROM US 59 (NORTH) TO INTERSTATE 10 (EAST), MONTGOMERY, HARRIS, LIBERTY, AND CHAMBERS COUNTIES, TEXAS. AN - 1647361845; 16128 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 38.2 miles of new highway, a portion of the Grand Parkway known as Segments H and I-1 extending from US 59 (North) to Interstate 10 (East), in Montgomery, Harris, Liberty, and Chambers counties, Texas is proposed. The project would be located in the northeast quadrant of the planned 180-mile long State Highway (SH) 99, a third loop around the greater metropolitan area of Houston. Cities within the project study area include Mont Belvieu, Dayton, Plum Grove, Patton Village, Woodbranch, New Caney, and the town of Roman Forest. Segments H and I-1 are planned as a four-lane, limited access, toll facility within a 400-foot-wide right-of-way and would be built to a 70-mile-per-hour design. SH 99 is an element of the 2035 Regional Transportation Plan, a transportation program developed by the Houston-Galveston Area Council. Transportation improvements are needed in the study area because of a lack of efficient connections to major radial roadways, suburban communities, local ports, and industries. Improvements are also needed because the existing and future transportation demand of the study area exceeds the capacity of the local roadways and many of the study areas roadways have high crash rates. This final EIS evaluates a No Build Alternative (Alternative 1) and 10 reasonable build alternatives. Under Alternative 10, which is the recommended alternative alignment, segments H and I-1 would consist of sections A-4, B-2, and C-3 for a total length of 37 miles. The alignment begins at Community Drive on US 59, 1.5 mi south of FM 1485. Approximately 3.5 miles of Alternative 10 would follow existing FM 1485 with the remaining 33.9 miles on new location. Alternative 10 would require approximately 1,813 acres of right-of-way (ROW). Construction costs are estimated at $522,8 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would improve system linkage, address current and future transportation demand, improve safety and hurricane evacuation, and accommodate population growth in the greater Houston area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The recommended alignment would impact 946 acres of prime farmland, 159 acres of 100-year floodplain, and 644 acres of wildlife habitat. ROW requirements would necessitate the adjustment of utility lines and the filling of aquatic resources including 40.8 acres of potentially jurisdictional wetlands. Five businesses, 41 existing residences and 2 churches would be displaced. Additionally, like all alignments considered, the recommended alignment would affect visual resources in the immediate area, present potential access impacts, and cause changes to community cohesion. The recommended alternative would result in noise impacts to 76 residential and four commercial receivers. JF - EPA number: 140132, Final EIS, Volume 1 and 2, May 9, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites Surveys KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Texas KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1647361845?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2012-01-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MUKILTEO+MULTIMODAL+PROJECT%2C+SNOHOMISH+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.title=MUKILTEO+MULTIMODAL+PROJECT%2C+SNOHOMISH+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Austin, Texas; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: May 9, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-01-22 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION EXEMPTION: RAIL LINE BETWEEN LEBAN AND SALINA, SANPETE, SEVIER, AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JUNE 2007). AN - 1647361841; 16138 AB - PURPOSE: The construction and operation of a 43-mile rail line in Sanpete, Sevier, and Juab counties, Utah is proposed by the Six Counties Association of Governments to allow for the efficient transfer of coal from Leban to a coal transfer facility near Salina. The project, known as the Central Utah Rail Project, would begin at the connection with the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) mainline track near Juab, 16 miles south of Nephi, and terminate at a point 0.5 mile southwest of Salina. A portion of the rail line would cross segments of public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management, requiring the Bureau to grant a right-of-way to the applicant. The rail line would provide access to local industries, primarily a coal mine owned by Southern Utah Fuel Company located 30 miles east of Salina. Due to an absence of rail access, these industries currently move all goods by truck. Other than Juab's access to the nearby UPRR line, no rail service exists in this part of Utah. Business in the counties of Sanpete and Sevier must rely exclusively on trucks for freight transportation. The 2007 draft EIS examined three alternatives: the No Action Alternative (Alternative A), the Proposed Action (Alternative B), and a second action alternative (Alternative C). After several agencies raised concerns about the impacts on wetlands of the alternatives carried forward, three modified alternative routes were developed. This draft supplemental EIS examines Alternative B (the Proposed Action) the three modified routes (Alternatives B1, B2, and B3), and Alternatives N1a and N1b, which were alternatives dismissed in the draft EIS. Alternative B would involve construction of about 11.1 miles of new rail line. Alternative B is generally north-south and passes east of Chicken Creek Reservoir and through the Juab Plain, a valley between mountains to the east and west. Alternative B crosses the Sevier Bridge Reservoir at Yuba Narrows, south of Yuba Lake Recreation Area. Alternative B would permanently disturb about 77 acres of pasture and cropland and would fill 1.2 acres of playa wetlands and 0.3 acre of wet meadow wetlands in the northern portion of the study area. The Applicant developed Alternative B3 to try to avoid, to the extent possible, wetland impacts near Chicken Creek Reservoir at the north end of the project area and minimize, to the extent possible, impacts to irrigated cropland. This alternative connects to the UPRR mainline with a wye connection (a Y-shaped intersection) about 1 mile north of the Juab siding, near the Sharp siding. The alternative continues southeast and merges with the Alternative B alignment northeast of Yuba Hill. Alternative B3 would be about 13 miles long and would permanently disturb about 115 acres of pasture and cropland during construction, about half of which would be permanently converted to rail right-of-way. Alternative N1a connects with the UPRR mainline near the intersection of Washboard/Valley Road and Mills Road. Of the four alternatives considered at the northern end of the study area in this Supplemental Draft EIS (Alternatives B, B3, N1a, and N1b), Alternative N1a has the shortest length. However, this alternative would require 10,000 feet of new siding to meet current rail industry safety standards because there is no existing siding. The new siding would also require new turnouts10 and control signals to link the siding with the UPRR network. Alternative N1b connects with the UPRR mainline about 1 mile west of Washboard Road. It is slightly longer than Alternative N1a. For Alternatives B1 and B2, the proposed alignment was moved farther to the west, and additional curvature was designed into the alignments to avoid high-value wetlands along the Sevier River. Alternatives B1 and B2 follow a similar route with minor differences to reduce wetland impacts. Alternative B1 would fill 5.2 acres of wetlands, and Alternative B2 would fill 1.6 acres. Alternative B1 was eventually dismissed because it closely follows the route of Alternative B2 but would have greater wetland impacts. Impacts to pasture and cropland would be about the same, about 50 acres, for the two southern alternatives. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed railway would allow industries to access rail transportation for bulk movement of commodities to and from the area, providing a more cost-efficient means of freight movement. The rail line would decrease freight transportation energy use in the corridor from 2,832 million British thermal units (Btu) per day to 1,301 million Btu per day. The line would also reduce the level of heavy truck traffic on state highways and city streets not designed for such vehicles. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would result in the displacement of 538 acres of mixed-vegetation habitat, 43.1 acres of irrigated farmland, 8.9 acres of non-irrigated farmland, and 4.23 animal unit months of livestock forage. The project would disturb 163.5 acres of wetlands, 16 acres of floodplain, and 174 acres of groundwater recharge area. The line would cross 85 ephemeral drainages. Approximately 1.3 million cubic yards of borrow material would be required. Rights-of-way development would affect 27 archaeological sites, 16 historic sites, and two multi-component sites. Eleven acres of the Yuba Lake Recreation Area would be affected. JF - EPA number: 140142, Draft Supplemental EIS--167 pages, Appendices--265 pages, May 9, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Creeks KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Grazing KW - Historic Sites KW - Livestock KW - Railroad Structures KW - Railroads KW - Ranges KW - Recreation Resources KW - Transportation KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources Surveys KW - Water Quality KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Utah KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Archaeological Sites KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Termination Act of 1995, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1647361841?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-05-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=CONSTRUCTION+AND+OPERATION+EXEMPTION%3A+RAIL+LINE+BETWEEN+LEBAN+AND+SALINA%2C+SANPETE%2C+SEVIER%2C+AND+JUAB+COUNTIES%2C+UTAH+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JUNE+2007%29.&rft.title=CONSTRUCTION+AND+OPERATION+EXEMPTION%3A+RAIL+LINE+BETWEEN+LEBAN+AND+SALINA%2C+SANPETE%2C+SEVIER%2C+AND+JUAB+COUNTIES%2C+UTAH+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JUNE+2007%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Surface Transportation Board, Washington, District of Columbia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: May 9, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-01-22 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CENTENNIAL CORRIDOR PROJECT, CITY OF BAKERSFIELD AND KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 1647361839; 16136 AB - PURPOSE: Construction of a new alignment for California State Route 58 to provide a continuous route along SR 58 from Cottonwood Road on existing State Route 58, east of State Route 99 to Interstate 5. Improvements to State Route 99 from Wilson Road (post mile 21.2) to Gilmore Avenue (post mile 26.2) would also be required for the connection with State Route 58. The proposed Centennial Corridor has been divided into three segments. The actions for the proposed project would be (1) route adoption/transfer for a continuous route from the existing freeway portion of Route 58 east of State Route 99 to Interstate 5 with the western portion on existing Stockdale Highway from Heath Road to Interstate 5; and (2) approval for construction of Segment 1, improvements within Segment 2, and intersection improvements at the Stockdale Highway and State Route 43 (known locally as Enos Lane) intersection. In this draft EIS, three build alternatives and a No-Build Alternative are being evaluated for Segment 1. Alternative A runs westerly from the existing State Route 58 (East)/State Route 99 interchange for about 0.5 mile south of Stockdale Highway. Then it turns northwesterly and spans Stockdale Highway/Montclair Street, California Avenue/Lennox Avenue, Truxtun Avenue, and the Kern River before joining the east end of the Westside Parkway near the Mohawk Street interchange. Alternative A is about 8.2 miles long. Alternative B, which emerged as the preferred alternative, runs westerly from the existing State Route 58 (East)/State Route 99 interchange for about 1,200 feet, south of Stockdale Highway. Then it turns northwesterly and spans Stockdale Highway/Stine Road, California Avenue, Commerce Drive, Truxtun Avenue, and the Kern River before joining the east end of the Westside Parkway near the Mohawk Street interchange. This alignment depresses the Centennial Corridor (the roadway would be lower than the existing ground level) between California Avenue and Ford Avenue. Overcrossings are proposed at Marella Way and La Mirada Drive to help traffic circulation. The option of removing the La Mirada Drive overcrossing and adding a Ford Avenue undercrossing with Alternative B is also under consideration. Alternative B is about 8.6 miles long. Alternative C turns north near the existing State Route 58 (East)/State Route 99 interchange, and runs parallel to the west of State Route 99 for about 1 mile. The freeway then turns west and spans the BNSF Railway rail yard, Truxtun Avenue, and the Kern River. This alternative proposes undercrossings at Brundage Lane, Oak Street, State Route 99, Palm Avenue, and California Avenue. Alternative C is about 8.7 miles long. The No-Build Alternative would not provide the connection from State Route 58 (East) to the Westside Parkway. None of the improvements in the State Route 58 corridor would be provided. Additionally, the minor intersection improvements in Segment 3 at Stockdale Highway and State Route 43 would not be constructed. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project would provide route continuity and associated traffic congestion relief along State Road 58 within metropolitan Bakersfield and Kern County from the existing State Route 58 to Interstate 5. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: All alternatives would create substantial neighborhood disruption, including 121-198 business and 133-356 residential displacements, permanent street closures, and higher exposure to vehicle noise. Long-term visual impacts on key viewpoints range from moderately low to moderately high. The preferred alternative will create noise that negatively impacts 484 frequent outdoor use areas. Habitat for the Swainsons hawk and San Joaquin kit fox would be affected. The preferred alternative would cause the removal of 76.83 acres of vegetation and affect 1.06 acres of temporary riparian habitat. JF - EPA number: 140140, Draft EIS Volume I--502 pages, Volume II--466 pages, May 9, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Highways KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Transportation KW - Vegetation KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wetlands KW - California KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Polices Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1647361839?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2012-01-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MUKILTEO+MULTIMODAL+PROJECT%2C+SNOHOMISH+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.title=MUKILTEO+MULTIMODAL+PROJECT%2C+SNOHOMISH+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - California Department of Transportation, Fresno, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: May 9, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-01-22 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CLEVELAND OPPORTUNITY CORRIDOR PROJECT, CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO. AN - 16386220; 16134 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a new arterial roadway (urban boulevard) that would connect Interstate 490 (I-490) to the University Circle neighborhood in Cleveland, Ohio is proposed. The Cleveland Opportunity Corridor project area encompasses nearly 1,000 acres on Clevelands southeast side and is anchored by University Circle and the Cleveland Clinic. The area between I-490 and University Circle has become known as the "Forgotten Triangle" due to the lack of economic activity. The proposed urban boulevard would consist of a four- to five-lane typical section with traffic lights and turn lanes at intersections. It would begin in the west at the I-490-East 55th Street intersection and end at the East 105th Street-Chester Avenue intersection in the east. The proposed boulevard would include two westbound through-lanes, but the number of eastbound through-lanes would vary. The project includes three eastbound throughlanes between I-490 and East 93rd Street. In general, the roadway would have two throughlanes between East 93rd Street and Chester Avenue, but the roadway between Frank and Euclid avenues would include a third eastbound through-lane. Left- and right-turn lanes would also be added at many of the intersections. The proposed boulevard generally would be built where no roads exist now except for the stretch from Quincy Avenue to Chester Avenue, which would be built on existing East 105th median between East 55th Street and Quincy Avenue. However, the grassy median and tree lawns would not be included on the bridges. The boulevard would also include a walking/biking path on the south side of the roadway, and a sidewalk on the north side. In addition to the proposed project, this final EIS considers a No Action Alternative. The total cost of the Cleveland Opportunity Corridor project is currently estimated at $331.3 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new roadway would improve connectivity, access, and mobility within the Cleveland area and create the potential for new economic development, new jobs and a new identity for the community. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction would require the relocation of 64 residential buildings (76 units), 25 commercial buildings (16 occupants), and one church. Several streets would be cul-de-sac and/or closed. In each of the areas, the project would provide access to homes and businesses. The project is predicted to have traffic noise impacts in 24 general locations and would result in disproportionately high and adverse impacts to low-income and minority populations. The project could result in indirect effects to historic resources. JF - EPA number: 140138, Final EIS--94 pages, Appendices--712 pages, May 9, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Demolition KW - Employment KW - Environmental Justice KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Transportation KW - Ohio KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16386220?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-05-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=CLEVELAND+OPPORTUNITY+CORRIDOR+PROJECT%2C+CUYAHOGA+COUNTY%2C+OHIO.&rft.title=CLEVELAND+OPPORTUNITY+CORRIDOR+PROJECT%2C+CUYAHOGA+COUNTY%2C+OHIO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Columbus, Ohio; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: May 9, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-01-22 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - LINK LIGHT RAIL OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE SATELLITE FACILITY, KING AND SNOHOMISH COUNTIES, WASHINGTON. AN - 16372852; 16132 AB - PURPOSE: The development and operation of a new Operations and Maintenance Satellite Facility (OMSF) to support the expansion of the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authoritys Link light rail transit system are proposed. This system-wide expansion is part of Sound Transit 2: A Mass Transit Guide, The Regional Transit System Plan for Central Puget Sound (ST2) for transit investments, financing for which was approved by voters in November 2008. Expanded maintenance base capacity is critical to the system-wide expansion in ST2. This draft EIS evaluates four build alternatives that meet the purpose and need for the proposed project and a No Build Alternative, which considers how the transportation system would operate if the proposed project were not built. Under the Lynwood Alternative, Sound Transit would construct the OMSF north of I-5 and east of the 52nd Avenue w/Cedar Valley Road intersection in the City of Lynnwood. The Lynnwood Alternative would require acquiring approximately 37 to 41 acres. The OMSF development footprint would be approximately 24 acres for all three design options, leaving approximately 9 to 13 acres for redevelopment. The Lynnwood Alternative for the OMSF also includes offsite LRV storage, operator report facilities, and interior cleaning functions for up to 32 LRVs to provide morning service to the Eastside. Under the BNSF Alternative, Sound Transit would construct the OMSF on property located between the Eastside Rail Corridor on the west and 120th Avenue NE on the east, south of SR 520 and north of NE 12th Street in the City of Bellevue. This site is approximately 27 acres2 of which are a former rail spur right-of-way now under ownership of Sound Transit as part of the Eastside Rail Corridorand is located along the adopted East Link revenue line northwest of the 120th Avenue NE station. The OMSF development footprint on the site is approximately 23 acres leaving approximately 4 acres to remain for redevelopment. Under the BNSF Modified Alternative, Sound Transit would construct the OMSF on both sides of the Eastside Rail Corridor west of 120th Avenue NE, south of SR 520 and north of NE 12th Street in the City of Bellevue. This site is located along the adopted East Link revenue line and is approximately 34 acres in size, including 2 acres of the Eastside Rail Corridor now under Sound Transit ownership. The OMSF development footprint on the site is approximately 24 acres leaving approximately 8 acres for future redevelopment. The storage tracks would be located on the western portion of the site, west of the rail corridor. Other OMSF facilities would be located adjacent to the east side of the rail corridor, leaving the frontage area along 120th Avenue NE available for other development. Under the SR 520 Alternative, Sound Transit would construct the OMSF south of SR 520 and north of Northup Way/NE 20th Street, east of 130th Avenue NE and west of 140th Avenue NE in the City of Bellevue. This site is located along the adopted East Link revenue line and is approximately 25 acres. The OMSF development footprint encompasses the entire site, leaving no substantial area for redevelopment. Primary access to the site would be directly off of NE 20th Street west of 136th Place NE. The configuration of buildings under this alternative would vary from the other alternatives in that the operations offices would be in a separate building to the west of the LRV maintenance shops, and the LRV covered wash and service bay would be in a separate building east of the LRV maintenance shops. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The OMSF is expected to provide service and inspection functions to support a minimum of approximately 80 LRVs with the assumption that Sound Transits existing light rail operations and maintenance facility (Forest Street Operations and Maintenance Facility [Forest Street OMF]) would continue to provide inspection services as well as heavy repair and overhauls. The OMSF would be used to store, maintain, and dispatch vehicles for daily service. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Impacts concerning transportation; social, community facilities, and neighborhoods; visual and aesthetic resources; air quality and greenhouse gases; energy; hazardous materials; electromagnetic fields; geology and soils; utilities; and historic and archaeological resources would be similar among the build alternatives and would not differentiate them from one another. Although noise impacts would vary among alternatives, they could also be fully mitigated. JF - EPA number: 140136, Draft EIS--360 pages, Appendices--678 pages, May 9, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Easements KW - Central Business Districts KW - Economic Assessments KW - Geologic Surveys KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Open Space KW - Parks KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Recreation Resources KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Transportation KW - Transportation Surveys KW - Visual Resources Surveys KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Section 106 Statements KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Washington KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16372852?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-05-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=LINK+LIGHT+RAIL+OPERATIONS+AND+MAINTENANCE+SATELLITE+FACILITY%2C+KING+AND+SNOHOMISH+COUNTIES%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.title=LINK+LIGHT+RAIL+OPERATIONS+AND+MAINTENANCE+SATELLITE+FACILITY%2C+KING+AND+SNOHOMISH+COUNTIES%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Seattle, Washington; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: May 9, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-01-22 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Aircraft dose-response research in National Park backcountry areas T2 - 167th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America AN - 1548627721; 6291797 JF - 167th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America AU - Rapoza, Amanda Y1 - 2014/05/05/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 May 05 KW - Aircraft KW - Dose-response effects KW - National parks UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1548627721?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=167th+Meeting+of+the+Acoustical+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Aircraft+dose-response+research+in+National+Park+backcountry+areas&rft.au=Rapoza%2C+Amanda&rft.aulast=Rapoza&rft.aufirst=Amanda&rft.date=2014-05-05&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=167th+Meeting+of+the+Acoustical+Society+of+America&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://acousticalsociety.org/sites/default/files/docs/fullprogram.pdf LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-06-30 N1 - Last updated - 2014-07-28 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Aircraft dose-response relations for day-use visitors to backcountry areas in National Parks T2 - 167th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America AN - 1548627530; 6291798 JF - 167th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America AU - Rapoza, Amanda Y1 - 2014/05/05/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 May 05 KW - Aircraft KW - Dose-response effects KW - National parks UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1548627530?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=167th+Meeting+of+the+Acoustical+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Aircraft+dose-response+relations+for+day-use+visitors+to+backcountry+areas+in+National+Parks&rft.au=Rapoza%2C+Amanda&rft.aulast=Rapoza&rft.aufirst=Amanda&rft.date=2014-05-05&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=167th+Meeting+of+the+Acoustical+Society+of+America&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://acousticalsociety.org/sites/default/files/docs/fullprogram.pdf LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-06-30 N1 - Last updated - 2014-07-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Field trip 7; Geology and gold mineralization of the Virginia Horn area AN - 1707522715; 2015-081112 JF - Proceedings and Abstracts - Institute on Lake Superior Geology. Meeting AU - Jirsa, Mark AU - Rowell, William AU - Sandri, Richard AU - Richter, Jason Y1 - 2014/05// PY - 2014 DA - May 2014 SP - 119 EP - 135 PB - Institute on Lake Superior Geology, [location varies] VL - 60, Part 2 SN - 1042-9964, 1042-9964 KW - United States KW - Pokegama Quartzite KW - northeastern Minnesota KW - upper Precambrian KW - Paleoproterozoic KW - igneous rocks KW - guidebook KW - field trips KW - Saint Louis County Minnesota KW - Virginia Minnesota KW - sedimentary rocks KW - plutonic rocks KW - diorites KW - mineralization KW - gold ores KW - Archean KW - Minnesota KW - chemically precipitated rocks KW - Virginia Horn KW - Precambrian KW - Proterozoic KW - Biwabik Iron Formation KW - Mesoproterozoic KW - iron formations KW - metal ores KW - Giants Range Batholith KW - Neoarchean KW - 27A:Economic geology, geology of ore deposits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1707522715?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+and+Abstracts+-+Institute+on+Lake+Superior+Geology.+Meeting&rft.atitle=Field+trip+7%3B+Geology+and+gold+mineralization+of+the+Virginia+Horn+area&rft.au=Jirsa%2C+Mark%3BRowell%2C+William%3BSandri%2C+Richard%3BRichter%2C+Jason&rft.aulast=Jirsa&rft.aufirst=Mark&rft.date=2014-05-01&rft.volume=60%2C+Part+2&rft.issue=&rft.spage=119&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+and+Abstracts+-+Institute+on+Lake+Superior+Geology.+Meeting&rft.issn=10429964&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.lakesuperiorgeology.org/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Institute on Lake Superior Geology 60th annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 30 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. sects., strat. col., geol. sketch maps N1 - Last updated - 2015-08-27 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Archean; Biwabik Iron Formation; chemically precipitated rocks; diorites; field trips; Giants Range Batholith; gold ores; guidebook; igneous rocks; iron formations; Mesoproterozoic; metal ores; mineralization; Minnesota; Neoarchean; northeastern Minnesota; Paleoproterozoic; plutonic rocks; Pokegama Quartzite; Precambrian; Proterozoic; Saint Louis County Minnesota; sedimentary rocks; United States; upper Precambrian; Virginia Horn; Virginia Minnesota ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Global approaches to addressing biofuel-related invasive species risks and incorporation into U.S. laws and policies AN - 1547849546; 20287973 AB - Biofuels are being pursued for their potential greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions benefits, among other reasons. In order to maximize productivity, avoid food-fuel conflicts, and minimize GHG emissions, many advanced biofuel feedstock crops, such as those desired by the aviation community, are under consideration based on traits, such as high biomass and/or seed production, tolerance of marginal cultivation conditions, and short generation times, that may also be predictors of potential invasiveness risk. Biofuel-related invasion risks can be mitigated through careful feedstock crop selection and cultivation techniques developed from the invasion science literature. Existing voluntary best practices and some state and federal regulatory requirements in the United States recommend and/or require the use of such risk mitigation strategies. However, other policies and programs allow or provide incentives for biofuel production without conditions requiring the use of these strategies. We have synthesized information on the scientific knowledge of invasive species predictors and their use (or absence) in voluntary codes and U.S. regulatory frameworks and incentive programs. We highlight the existing' tools and approaches for assessing invasion risk and avoiding the introduction and spread of invasive species as a result of biofuel feedstock cultivation. A well-coordinated combination of species restrictions, biosecurity requirements, and incentives for selection of less risky biofuel crops may effectively balance the desire for increased biofuel production while minimizing invasion risk. JF - Ecological Monographs AU - Lewis, Kristin C AU - Porter, Read D AD - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, 55 Broadway, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142 USA, kristin.lewis@dot.gov Y1 - 2014/05// PY - 2014 DA - May 2014 SP - 171 EP - 201 PB - Ecological Society of America, 1707 H Street, N.W., Suite 400 Washington DC 20006 United States VL - 84 IS - 2 SN - 0012-9615, 0012-9615 KW - Risk Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts; Ecology Abstracts KW - alien species KW - bioenergy KW - biomass KW - feedstock KW - invasion KW - nonnative species KW - pest risk assessment KW - weed risk assessment KW - Risk assessment KW - Fuel technology KW - Mitigation KW - Invasiveness KW - Food KW - Incentives KW - Crops KW - Invasions KW - Seeds KW - Best practices KW - Cultivation techniques KW - Biomass KW - Greenhouses KW - USA KW - Invasive species KW - Conflicts KW - Greenhouse gases KW - Introduced species KW - Biofuels KW - Cultivation KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - D 04040:Ecosystem and Ecology Studies KW - R2 23050:Environment UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1547849546?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aecology&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Ecological+Monographs&rft.atitle=Global+approaches+to+addressing+biofuel-related+invasive+species+risks+and+incorporation+into+U.S.+laws+and+policies&rft.au=Lewis%2C+Kristin+C%3BPorter%2C+Read+D&rft.aulast=Lewis&rft.aufirst=Kristin&rft.date=2014-05-01&rft.volume=84&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=171&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Ecological+Monographs&rft.issn=00129615&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-08-03 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Seeds; Invasiveness; Food; Biomass; Cultivation techniques; Introduced species; Crops; Biofuels; Greenhouses; Risk assessment; Fuel technology; Mitigation; Best practices; Incentives; Invasions; Invasive species; Greenhouse gases; Conflicts; Cultivation; USA ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED TRAIN: FRESNO TO BAKERSFIELD SECTION, FRESNO, KINGS, TULARE AND KERN COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA. AN - 1637514752; 16121 AB - PURPOSE: The construction and operation of a 114-mile portion of the California High-Speed Train System (HST system) from Fresno to Bakersfield is proposed. The HST system would provide intercity service on more than 800 miles of tracks, connecting the population centers of Sacramento, the San Francisco Bay Area, the Central Valley, Los Angeles, the Inland Empire, Orange County, and San Diego. The system would use electrically powered, steel-wheel-on-steel-rail technology, including contemporary safety, signaling, and automated train-control systems, with trains capable of operating up to 220 miles per hour over a fully grade-separated, dedicated track alignment. Ten alternatives, including a No Project Alternative, are considered. There are 72 possible combinations of these alternatives to make a continuous alignment from Fresno to Bakersfield. Each of the nine HST alternatives would include one station in Fresno, one station in Bakersfield, and a potential Kings/Tulare Regional Station east or west of Hanford. The BNSF Alternative alignment begins in downtown Fresno on the west side of the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) tracks, proceeds south adjacent to the UPRR tracks, crossing under East Jensen Avenue and then over Golden State Boulevard and State Route 99 as it curves south to join the BNSF Railway. The alignment diverges from the BNSF Railway north of the Kings River and travels east of the city of Hanford before rejoining the BNSF Railway on its western side, north of the city of Corcoran. From there, the BNSF Alternative follows the BNSF Railway south through Corcoran, Wasco, and Shafter into Bakersfield where it generally follows the BNSF Railway corridor to the Bakersfield Station. The additional eight alternative alignments diverge from the BNSF Alternative at various locations. The Hanford West Bypass 1 and 2 alternatives would diverge from the BNSF Alternative at East Conejo Avenue; both alternatives pass the city of Hanford to the west and rejoin the BNSF Alternative at State Route 43 north of the city of Corcoran. The Hanford West Bypass 1 and 2 alternatives are on the same alignment from north to south until about Jackson Avenue, where the Hanford West Bypass 1 Alternative curves farther to the west to join with the BNSF Alternative north of the city of Corcoran. The Hanford West Bypass 2 Alternative remains on a more southeasterly route to join with either the Corcoran Elevated Alternative or the Corcoran Bypass Alternative. The Corcoran Elevated Alternative would pass through Corcoran on the eastern side of the BNSF Railway right-of-way on an elevated structure. The Corcoran Bypass Alternative would diverge from the BNSF Alternative near Nevada Avenue and swing east of Corcoran, rejoining the BNSF Alternative at Avenue 136 south of Corcoran. The Allensworth Bypass Alternative would diverge from the BNSF Alternative at Avenue 84 in Tulare County and swing west of Allensworth State Historic Park, rejoining the BNSF Alternative at Elmo Highway in Kern County. The Wasco-Shafter Bypass Alternative would diverge from the BNSF Alternative between Sherwood Avenue and Fresno Avenue, bypassing Wasco and Shafter to the east, and rejoin the BNSF Alternative at 7th Standard Road. The Bakersfield South Alternative parallels the BNSF Alternative from Rosedale Highway to Chester Avenue at varying distances to the north. The alternative then curves south, and parallels California Avenue to its terminus at the southern end of the Bakersfield station tracks. The Bakersfield Hybrid Alternative would roughly follow the Bakersfield South Alternative alignment from Hageman Road to the Bakersfield station, it would then swing north of the BNSF Alternative alignment through East Bakersfield to Oswell Street. Five alternative heavy maintenance facility (HMF) sites are being considered. The HMF would support the assembly, testing, commissioning, and acceptance of high-speed train vehicles prior to the start-up of operations. After operations begin, the HMF would assume maintenance and repair functions. One HMF is required for the HST System, and it would be located in the Central Valley in either the Merced to Fresno Section or the Fresno to Bakersfield Section. Capital costs for the Fresno to Bakersfield segment are estimated in 2010 dollars at $6.82 to $7.62 billion. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would provide the public with electric-powered high-speed rail service with predictable and consistent travel times between major urban centers and connectivity to airports, mass transit, and the highway network in the south San Joaquin Valley. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Emissions would exceed significance thresholds for air quality during construction. Right-of-way requirements would convert 2,572 to 3,102 acres of farmland and displace commercial, residential, and agricultural properties including 302 to 451 housing units in environmental justice areas. Operation would impact habitat for special-status plant and animal species, sensitive plant communities and jurisdictional waters, critical habitat of vernal pool fairy shrimp, recovery plans for threatened or endangered species, wildlife movement corridors, and the Allensworth Ecological Reserve. All HST alternatives have the potential to impact historic properties, increase traffic congestion, displace community facilities, and create significant noise, vibration and visual impacts. Construction and operation could cause ground disturbance near contaminated sites and would involve the use, storage, and disposal of hazardous materials and wastes in the study area. JF - EPA number: 140125, Final EIS Volumes I, II, III, IV, V, VI, April 25, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Air Quality Standards Violations KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Community Facilities KW - Cultural Resources KW - Energy Consumption Assessments KW - Environmental Justice KW - Farmlands KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Railroads KW - Railroad Structures KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Transportation KW - Vegetation KW - Vegetation Surveys KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - California KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1637514752?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2012-01-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MUKILTEO+MULTIMODAL+PROJECT%2C+SNOHOMISH+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.title=MUKILTEO+MULTIMODAL+PROJECT%2C+SNOHOMISH+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Washington, District of Columbia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2014-12-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 25, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2014-12-18 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - DALLAS FLOODWAY PROJECT, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS. AN - 16370910; 16111 AB - PURPOSE: A project designed to manage flood risks to the Trinity River Corridor in Dallas, Texas is proposed. Flooding events on the Trinity River have historically caused loss of lives and damage to property and structures. The Dallas Floodway currently is estimated to provide FRM benefits associated with passage of a flood event with a 1,500-year recurrence interval without overtopping to areas that include the City of Dallas Central Business District and West Dallas. This flood event is expressed as having a 0.066% annual exceedance probability and has an estimated peak flow of 245,000 cubic feet per second (cfs). The current estimated peak flow for the Standard Project Flood (SPF) event is 269,300 cfs. The 26 predicted future SPF peak flow is 277,000 cfs; thus, the Dallas Floodway is currently not able to contain 27 the current or predicted future SPF event without overtopping the levees. Current hydrologic and 28 hydraulic models predict higher water surface profiles for the Dallas Floodway levees as compared to the 29 1958 design SPF event (226,000 cfs) due to a number of changes that have occurred since the completion 30 of the 1958 design. Some of these changes include watershed development, land use changes, floodplain 31 encroachments, updated design methods, and improved modeling technology. Recent local severe rainfall 32 events have also demonstrated that improvements to the levee system are needed to reduce the risk of 33 flooding of interior levee developments. In addition, urbanization and past channelization and clearing of the Dallas Floodway have significantly 35 degraded the natural terrestrial and aquatic habitat of the Dallas Floodway. The Trinity River now reflects 36 little of its historic course, water quality, or habitat. Furthermore, the City of Dallas lacks sufficient 37 recreational opportunities for citizens and visitors. There is inadequate access to the Dallas Floodway, and 38 it is not perceived by the public as a desirable destination for recreation. This draft EIS examines three alternatives: Alternative 1 (No Action Alternative), Alternative 2 (Proposed Action with the Trinity Parkway), and Alternative 3 (Proposed Action without the Trinity Parkway). Alternatives 2 and 3 are very similar, except that Alternative 2 considers implementation of the Proposed Action if the Trinity Parkway is included, and Alternative 3 considers implementation of the Proposed Action if the Trinity Parkway is not included. The Proposed Action consists of the following three categories of actions within the Trinity River Corridor: (1) BVP Study Flood Risk Management (FRM) Elements; (2) BVP Study Ecosystem Restoration and Recreation Enhancements; and (3) Interior Drainage Plan (IDP) Improvements. As detailed in the parallel USACE Feasibility Report (USACE 39 2014), the USACE identified the 277,000 cfs Levee Raise with the AT&SF Railroad Bridge 40 modifications as being the plan with the most net economic benefits as a stand-alone alternative. In addition, the City of Dallas plans to flatten the riverside levee side slopes from 3:1 to 4:1 for 1 maintenance purposes. In developing the proposed mix of active, passive, urban and nature-based uses, the BVP Study 16 Ecosystem Restoration and Recreation features aim to restore Floodway ecosystems and increase 17 recreational opportunities without reducing the level of river FRM. The objective of the IDP improvements is to reduce flood risk for areas served by 26 the EWLIDS from the 100-year storm event. Implementation of the IDP would reduce the flood risk for 27 structures located within the interior areas. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Both 5 alternatives would support achievement of the desired level of SPF FRM for the City of Dallas. Implementation of either Alternative 2 or Alternative 3 would create approximately 8,553 temporary 23 construction jobs, and $662,634,032 in labor income, and increase economic output by 24 $1,264,620,223.The increase in recreational opportunities (and access to them) would directly benefit 25 residents of Dallas. The anticipated increase in visitors to the Study Area would result in more money 26 spent in the local economy and support tourism-related businesses such as hotels and retail 27 establishments. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Neither alternative would meet the TREIS ROD criteria for 8 water surface elevation rise for the 100-year flood event and for valley storage loss for the 100-year flood 9 event. Direct impacts to jurisdictional wetlands and waters of the U.S. from construction 18 would be offset by proposed BVP Study Ecosystem and Recreation features, which would result in a net 19 gain of 1,735 linear feet for the Trinity River (Alternatives 2 and 3); a net gain of 240 acres (Alternative 20 2) or 235 acres (Alternative 3) of other waters; and a net gain of 12 acres (Alternative 2) or net loss of 32 21 acres (Alternative 3) of wetlands. A functional analysis indicated there would be net functional gain of 22 6,938 linear feet for the Trinity River (Alternatives 2 and 3) and 50 acres (Alternative 2) or 3 acres 23 (Alternative 3) for wetlands. The removal of large portions of the 1 AT&SF Railroad Bridge would diminish its ability to convey its significance and resulting in an impact to 2 a historic property. The demolition or alteration of contributing features to the Dallas Floodway Historic 3 District would result in impacts to a historic structure as well as an impact to the overall integrity of the 4 Dallas Floodway. Under either Alternative 2 or Alternative 3, users of the recreational facilities and amenities would create 20 a substantial and recurring daily traffic increase on highways approaching the Floodway and on internal 21 streets that provide access to and from the facilities. With the implementation of minimization measures, 22 operational impacts would be less than significant. JF - EPA number: 140115, Draft EIS--632 pages, Appendices--783 pages, April 18, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Water KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Economic Assessments KW - Flood Control KW - Flood Protection KW - Floodplains KW - Floodways KW - Hydrologic Assessments KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Transportation KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Water Resources KW - Recreation Resources Management KW - Central Business Districts KW - Texas KW - Trinity River KW - Water Resources Development Act of 2007, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16370910?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-04-18&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=DALLAS+FLOODWAY+PROJECT%2C+DALLAS+COUNTY%2C+TEXAS.&rft.title=DALLAS+FLOODWAY+PROJECT%2C+DALLAS+COUNTY%2C+TEXAS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth, Texas; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2014-12-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 18, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2014-12-04 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CLOVERDALE RANCHERIA OF POMO INDIANS FEE-TO-TRUST AND RESORT CASINO PROJECT, SONOMA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 1629924601; 16113 AB - PURPOSE: The transfer into federal trust of six land parcels containing 69.77 acres for the Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo Indians and the subsequent development of a destination resort casino in northern Sonoma County, California is proposed. In addition to the trust acquisition for gaming purposes, the proposed action requests approval by the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) of a gaming management contract between the Tribe and its management partners. The project site is within the sphere of influence of the City of Cloverdale and lies immediately east of Highway 101 and borders Asti Road. The proposed trust parcels partially overlap the Tribe's historic Rancheria location. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to socioeconomics, transportation, wastewater treatment and disposal, and water resources. Six alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative), are considered in this final EIS. Alternative A, which is the proposed action, would consist of the fee-to-trust transfer of the project site, federal review of the development and management contract, and development of a two-story casino, 287,000 square-foot hotel, convention center, entertainment center, and other ancillary facilities. Parking for patrons and employees would be provided through garage and surface parking. A 20,000 square-foot tribal government building would occupy the southeastern end of the site. Under Alternative B, the casino and hotel facilities would be similar, but reduced in scale. The entertainment center would be the same size as under Alternative A, but no convention center component would be included. Alternative C would further reduce the size of the casino, but the hotel and entertainment center would be the same size as under Alternative B. Alternative D would consist of a casino only. No hotel, convention center, or entertainment center would be developed. Under Alternative E, the project site would be used for development of a commercial real estate and office center with light industrial warehouse space. The NIGC would not review a development and management contract because no gaming component would be included. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed development would assist the Tribe in restoring its trust land base, strengthening tribal governance, achieving economic self-sufficiency, providing employment for members, and providing essential services. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction related emissions would be potentially significant, but would not violate federal standards. Operational emissions, primarily from on-road vehicle traffic, would exceed established thresholds for nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, and particulate matter. Implementation would result in changes to existing drainage patterns, both on-site and off-site, including the addition of up to 17 acres of new impervious or semi-impervious surfaces. Increased stormwater flows could result in increased discharge to downstream areas with possible increased incidence of flooding or erosion. Implementation of Alternative A would directly impact 22.5 acres of vineyard, 0.58 acres of Coast live oak woodland, 20.18 acres of non-native annual grassland, 0.11 acres of North Coast riparian habitat, and 0.48 acres of seasonal wetland. JF - EPA number: 140117, Final EIS, Appendices, April 18, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Land Use KW - Air Quality Standards Violations KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Buildings KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Drainage KW - Employment KW - Farmlands KW - Hotels KW - Indian Reservations KW - Parking KW - Resorts KW - Soils KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wastewater KW - Wastewater Treatment Assessments KW - Water Quality KW - Water Supply KW - Wetlands KW - California KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1629924601?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2012-01-20&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=F-35A+TRAINING+BASING%2C+ARIZONA%2C+IDAHO+AND+NEW+MEXICO.&rft.title=F-35A+TRAINING+BASING%2C+ARIZONA%2C+IDAHO+AND+NEW+MEXICO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Sacramento, California; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2014-12-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 18, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2014-12-04 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 2010). AN - 1629924597; 16114 AB - PURPOSE: A draft supplement to the final EIS for the Guam and Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Military Relocation, published in July 2010, is presented. This draft supplemental EIS supplements the portions of the 2010 final EIS regarding the establishment on Guam on a live-fire training range complex, a cantonment area (including family housing), and associated infrastructure to support the relocation of a substantially reduced number of Marines and dependents than was previously analyzed. Project locations include Guam and Tinian, both part of the Mariana Islands archipelago. The Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) military relocation actions are a complex, multi-service proposal involving components of the Marine Corps, Navy, and Army, as well as existing Air Force assets on Guam. Specifically, the actions would develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 5,000 Marines and their 1,300 dependents, construct a new deep-draft wharf with shoreside infrastructure improvements to support a transient nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 600 military personnel and their 900 dependents to establish and operate an AMDTF. Several action alternatives and a No Action Alternative for each of the proposed actions are evaluated in this final overseas EIS. Under the preferred main cantonment alternative, land parcels from Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station (NCTS) Finegayan, South Finegayan, and acquisition of Federal Aviation Administration land, would comprise one contiguous parcel of 1,452 acres for new facilities. Four sites are analyzed for the proposed Marine Corps airfield functions and Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) North Ramp is the only reasonable alternative. Apra Harbor is the only deep water port on the Island of Guam and is the only location with sufficient road, utility, and naval infrastructure to support a transient aircraft carrier berth. The preferred alternative is to construct a new deep-draft wharf at Polaris Point and to widen the existing outer Apra Harbor channel to 600 feet. However, selection of a specific site for the transient aircraft carrier berth within Apra Harbor is being deferred for the near term while additional data on marine resources in the harbor is collected. Of the geographic alternatives analyzed for the location of firing and non-firing training ranges, two reasonable alternatives on the east coast of Guam would require acquisition or lease of either 1,090 acres or 1,800 acres. The preferred alternative for training on Tinian would involve construction of four ranges within the leaseback area on the island. The preferred alternative for proposed AMDTF headquarters and housing would involve co-locating Army support facilities with the proposed Marine Corps units at NCTS Finegayan and the preferred alternative for munitions storage would involve construction of magazines at Andersen AFB. Utilities and roadways projects would include upgrades to power systems, potable water supplies, wastewater treatment facilities, and construction of roadway projects that could be partially funded by the Federal Highway Administration. Projects would include intersection improvements, bridge replacements, pavement strengthening, roadway relocation, and new road construction. Additional potable water capacity of 5.82 million gallons per day would be supplied by an estimated 22 new wells at Andersen AFB, rehabilitation of existing wells, and interconnection with the Guam Waterworks Authority water system. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed actions would position military forces within a timely response range to defend the homeland, Japan, and other allies' interests. The powerful U.S. presence in the Pacific region would provide the flexibility to respond to regional threats and would maintain regional stability, peace, and security. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Temporary water quality impacts on near shore waters and significant direct impacts to the coral reef ecosystem would result from dredging in Apra Harbor. Roadway noise would be a significant impact in the north and central areas of Guam. Activities associated with the relocations would adversely affect 34 archaeological resources. Wastewater treatment facilities would require upgrades. JF - EPA number: 140118, Draft Supplemental EIS--1,448 pages, April 18, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Defense Programs KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Channels KW - Corals KW - Dredging KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Harbors KW - Islands KW - Leasing KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Facilities (Army) KW - Military Facilities (Marine Corps) KW - Military Facilities (Navy) KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - Military Operations (Marine Corps) KW - Military Operations (Navy) KW - Municipal Services KW - Munitions KW - Population KW - Roads KW - Ships KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Andersen Air Force Base Guam KW - Apra Harbor Naval Complex KW - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands KW - Guam KW - Executive Order 12114, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1629924597?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-04-18&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+2010%29.&rft.title=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+2010%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; NAVY N1 - Date revised - 2014-12-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 18, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2014-12-04 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US 220 NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM (NHS) CORRIDOR BETWEEN I-68 AND CORRIDOR H, GRANT, HARDY, HAMPSHIRE, AND MINERAL COUNTIES, WEST VIRGINIA, AND ALLEGANY COUNTY, MARYLAND. AN - 16382999; 16105 AB - PURPOSE: The development of a north-south transportation corridor along US 220 that would connect Interstate 68 (I-68) in Maryland and Corridor H in West Virginia is proposed. The study area encompasses over 835 square miles and includes portions of southwestern Allegany County, Maryland and all of Mineral County, and portions of Grant, Hampshire, and Hardy counties, West Virginia. Transportation deficiencies include numerous curves, reduced speeds, steep grades, few truck climbing lanes, inadequate shoulders, and substandard geometry. The new corridor could be comprised of roadways on new alignment, an upgrade of existing roadways, or some combination of upgrading existing roads and building new roads. The upgraded roadways would become part of the National Highway System (NHS). Corridor H, which is the southern terminus of the project, is part of the Appalachian Development Highway System (ADHS). This Tier 1 final EIS evaluates a No Build Alternative and three alternative corridors for the proposed facility. Corridor B begins with an interchange near existing Exits 41 and 42 along I-68 between LaVale and Cumberland, Maryland and extends southwest to Cresaptown crossing MD 53. At this point, it parallels US 220 to the west and Dans Mountain to the east. West of McCoole, Corridor B crosses MD 135, the North Branch of the Potomac River, and WV 46. Entering Mineral County, Corridor B is west of Keyser and continues to parallel US 220 on the western side. At the junction with WV 972, Corridor B continues southwest along US 50 and near Claysville, it begins to parallel WV 93, entering Grant County and extending to a terminus at Corridor H north of Scherr. Corridor C begins with an interchange near existing Exit 46 along I-68 east of Cumberland and extends south through the Willowbrook Road area near the Allegany College of Maryland to Evitts Creek and briefly parallels MD 51. Corridor C then turns west through Mexico Farms and crosses the North Branch of the Potomac River into Mineral County where it parallels WV 28. Continuing southwest, Corridor C parallels County Route 9 west of Short Gap, well east of Keyser. Crossing US 50/220 at Ridgeville and continuing southwest, Corridor C enters Grant County paralleling County Route 3 and connects with Corridor H just north of Maysville. Corridor D begins with an interchange near existing Exit 39 along I-68 near LaVale and closely follows Corridor B between Cresaptown and the US 50/220 coupling just south of Keyser. Corridor D originates on the eastern slope of Dans Mountain and extends south for a short distance on the western side of MD 53. From Cresaptown, Corridor D runs southwest paralleling US 220 to the west and Dans Mountain to the east. West of McCoole, Corridor D crosses MD 135, the North Branch of the Potomac River, and WV 46. Entering Mineral County, Corridor D runs west of Keyser and continues to parallel US 220 on the western side. At the junction with WV 972, Corridor D turns southeast along US 220, continues along US 50/220, County Route 50/4, and County Route 13 crossing into Hampshire County. Rejoining US 220/WV 28, Corridor D turns southward and crosses into Hardy County. Corridor D parallels US 220 until its connection with Corridor H just north of Moorefield. The estimated costs of a new highway facility are $482 to $500 million in Corridor B, $651 million in Corridor C, and $630 to $648 million in Corridor D. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would address inadequate roadway capacity, safety deficiencies, and limited regional mobility. The additional north-south system linkage would complete the regional road network and support economic development in the area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Corridor development would impact 118 to 152 acres of wetlands, 300,239 to 448,803 feet of streams, 719 to 2,244 acres of floodplains, four to eight flood control dams, 127 to 720 acres of rangeland, 9,890 to 11,409 acres of forests, 1,491 to 3,335 acres of prime farmland, eight to 10 parks and recreation areas, four to 21 historic sites, 5,338 to 7,709 acres with very high or high archaeological potential, and 58 to 70 community facilities. Residential and commercial displacements would result from impacts to built-up land: 4,060 acres in Corridor B; 2,940 acres in Corridor C; and 3,820 acres in Corridor D. Impacts to community cohesion would occur around new interchanges and major side road connections. Construction in any of the corridors could have a disproportionate effect to minority and low-income populations. JF - EPA number: 140109, Final EIS--474 pages, Appendices--286 pages, Maps--64 pages, April 11, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Appalachian Development Highways KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Community Facilities KW - Cultural Resources KW - Environmental Justice KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Historic Sites KW - Parks KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Virginia KW - West Virginia KW - Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, Project Authorization KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16382999?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-04-11&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+220+NATIONAL+HIGHWAY+SYSTEM+%28NHS%29+CORRIDOR+BETWEEN+I-68+AND+CORRIDOR+H%2C+GRANT%2C+HARDY%2C+HAMPSHIRE%2C+AND+MINERAL+COUNTIES%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA%2C+AND+ALLEGANY+COUNTY%2C+MARYLAND.&rft.title=US+220+NATIONAL+HIGHWAY+SYSTEM+%28NHS%29+CORRIDOR+BETWEEN+I-68+AND+CORRIDOR+H%2C+GRANT%2C+HARDY%2C+HAMPSHIRE%2C+AND+MINERAL+COUNTIES%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA%2C+AND+ALLEGANY+COUNTY%2C+MARYLAND.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Charleston, West Virginia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2014-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 11, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2014-11-17 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - BOTTINEAU TRANSITWAY, HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA. AN - 16375121; 16104 AB - PURPOSE: A project is proposed that will provide for transit improvements in the highly traveled northwest area of the Twin Cities in Minnesota. The Bottineau is located in Hennepin County, extending approximately 13 miles from downtown Minneapolis to the northwest serving north Minneapolis and the suburbs of Golden Valley, Robbinsdale, Crystal, New Hope, Osseo, Brooklyn Park, and Maple Grove. The transitway is anticipated to serve a broader area to the northwest, including the communities of Dayton, Rogers, and Hassan Township. This draft EIS evaluates a No-Build alternative, an Enhanced Bus/Transportation System Management (TSM) alternative, and four Build alternatives. The No-Build alternative reflects existing and committed improvements to the regional transit network for the horizon year of 2030 contained in the TPP. The Enhanced Bus/TSM alternative was defined as enhancements and upgrades to the existing transportation system in the project corridor, attempting to meet the projects purpose and need as much as possible without a major transit capital investment. Alternative A-C-D1 originates in Maple Grove at Hemlock Lane/Arbor Lakes Parkway and follows the future Arbor Lakes Parkway and Elm Creek Boulevard to the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railroad corridor located on the west side of Bottineau Boulevard. Alternative A-C-D1 includes up to 10 new stations, four of which are assumed to include park-and-ride lots. One potential operations and maintenance facility (OMF) site has been identified for Alignment A. Alternative A-C-D1 also includes five new bridge structures. Alternative A-C-D2 also originates in Maple Grove and follows the same alignment as Alternative A-C-D1 into Robbinsdale. Once in Robbinsdale, the alignment exits the BNSF railroad corridor near 34th Avenue and joins West Broadway Avenue where it enters Minneapolis. It then travels on Penn Avenue to TH 55 to Target Field Station in downtown Minneapolis. Alternative A-C-D2 includes 11 new stations and the same park-and-ride locations and general OMF location as identified in Alternative A-C-D1. Alternative A-C-D2 includes eight new bridge structures. Alternative B-C-D1 begins in Brooklyn Park just north of TH 610 near the Target North Campus, follows West Broadway Avenue, and crosses Bottineau Boulevard at 73rd Avenue to enter the BNSF railroad corridor. Adjacent to the freight rail tracks, it continues in the railroad corridor through the cities of Crystal, Robbinsdale, and Golden Valley. At TH 55, the alignment turns to the east and follows TH 55 to Target Field Station in downtown Minneapolis. Alternative B-C-D1 includes up to 10 new stations. Three of these stations would also include park-and-ride lots. Two potential OMF site options have been identified for alignment B. Alternative B-C-D1 includes four new bridges. Alternative B-C-D2 originates in Brooklyn Park, following the same alignment as Alternative B-C-D1 through the cities of Crystal and Robbinsdale. Once in Robbinsdale, the alignment exits the BNSF railroad corridor near 34th Avenue and joins West Broadway Avenue where it enters Minneapolis. It then travels on Penn Avenue to TH 55 to the Target Field Station in downtown Minneapolis. Alternative B-C-D2 includes 11 new stations and the same three park-and-ride locations and OMF location options as identified in Alternative B-C-D1 as well as seven new bridge structures. The project capital cost between the four Build Alternatives is between $1,002 million and $1,124 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project would help and ease the growing travel demand resulting from continuing growth in population and employment and increasing traffic congestion and limited fiscal resources. It would also provide more options to limited transit service to suburban destinations. The Build alternatives would provide 27,200 average weekday project boardings and 15,150 new transit riders. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Between nine and 20 pedestrian and bicycle crossings would be closed with the Build Alternatives. The Build Alternatives would affect between 17 and 142 parcels of land and cause between eight and 113 residential displacement and two to six commercial displacements. The Build Alternatives would also affect area floodplains and wetlands, and cause impacts to noise and vibration levels. Soil disturbance and runoff could potentially erode slopes and drainage ways, form gullies, and deposit sediment in adjacent water bodies. JF - EPA number: 140108, Draft EIS--834 pages, April 11, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Railroads KW - Bridges KW - Parking KW - Central Business Districts KW - Floodplains KW - Historic Districts KW - Historic Sites KW - Historic Sites Surveys KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Minnesota KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16375121?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-04-11&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=BOTTINEAU+TRANSITWAY%2C+HENNEPIN+COUNTY%2C+MINNESOTA.&rft.title=BOTTINEAU+TRANSITWAY%2C+HENNEPIN+COUNTY%2C+MINNESOTA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Chicago, Illinois; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2014-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 11, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2014-11-17 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - WISCONSIN STATE HIGHWAY 23, FOND DU LAC TO PLYMOUTH, FOND DU LAC AND SHEBOYGAN COUNTIES, WISCONSIN (FINAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JUNE 2010). AN - 16386143; 16100 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of Wisconsin State Highway 23 (WIS 23) between the cities of Fond du Lac and Plymouth in Fond du Lac and Sheboygan counties, Wisconsin is proposed. The 19.5-mile study corridor begins at the US 151 Fond du Lac Bypass, and extends eastward to County Road P in Sheboygan County. WIS 23 helps connect east central Wisconsin to the Fox Valley, Green Bay, Milwaukee, and Madison, Wisconsin, and Chicago, Illinois, economic centers. The current roadway does not adequately meet the regional transportation needs of these economic sectors and decreases the regions competitiveness. The draft EIS of November 2004 considered six build alternatives following three alignments, as well as a No Build Alternative. The draft supplemental EIS of December 2009 addressed new build alternative components and corridor preservation alternatives. After the release of a final EIS in June 2010, a Record of Decision (ROD) was issued on September 27, 2010 approving construction of a new four-lane facility on the existing alignment with corridor preservation at key intersections and local road connections. These WIS 23 corridor preservation measures would preserve the right-of-way (ROW) needed if future conversion of WIS 23 to a higher level access-controlled expressway is pursued. This limited-scope final supplemental EIS updates and clarifies portions of the original purpose and need, clarifies the discussion of alternatives that do not include capacity expansion, reconsiders determinations for three Section 4(f) properties, revises and updates the indirect and cumulative effects analysis, and seeks additional public involvement. The preferred alternative presented in the 2010 final EIS remains the preferred alternative in this final supplemental EIS. From US 151 to County Road UU, a suburban cross section would include four 12-foot lanes, 6-foot inside shoulders, 10-foot outside shoulders, and an 18-foot median. From County Road UU east to County Road P, an expressway cross section would include four 12-foot lanes, 6-foot inside shoulders, 10-foot outside shoulders, and a 60-foot median. An extension of the Old Plank Trail would be constructed from the town of Greenbush to the Prairie Trail in Fond du Lac. A series of local roads and interchanges would be constructed to improve highway mobility and safety. No corridor preservation is proposed for the connection between US 151 and WIS 23. Estimated costs in year-of-expenditure dollars for the preferred build alternative and the preferred corridor preservation are $128.2 million and $38.0 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would complete the system link of US 41 to Interstate 43 between the cities of Fond du Lac and Sheboygan. The additional highway capacity would serve existing and projected traffic volumes and improve operational efficiency and safety. Corridor preservation would secure ROW for future transportation needs. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: New ROW requirements would convert 492 acres to highway use and result in 23 farm relocations, 36 residential relocations, and 12 business relocations. Construction would encroach on the floodplain, fill 50 acres of wetlands, and affect 56.4 acres of upland/woodland habitat including habitat for state-protected species. Traffic noise would impact up to 50 receptors. JF - EPA number: 140104, Final Supplemental EIS Executive Summary--24 pages, Volume I--608 pages, Volume II--346 pages, April 4, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WI-EIS-04-03-LS SF KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wisconsin KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16386143?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-04-04&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=WISCONSIN+STATE+HIGHWAY+23%2C+FOND+DU+LAC+TO+PLYMOUTH%2C+FOND+DU+LAC+AND+SHEBOYGAN+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JUNE+2010%29.&rft.title=WISCONSIN+STATE+HIGHWAY+23%2C+FOND+DU+LAC+TO+PLYMOUTH%2C+FOND+DU+LAC+AND+SHEBOYGAN+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JUNE+2010%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Madison, Wisconsin; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2014-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 4, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2014-11-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NEW YORK GATEWAY CONNECTIONS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT TO THE US PEACE BRIDGE PLAZA, ERIE COUNTY, NEW YORK. AN - 1623246258; 16097 AB - PURPOSE: A proposal to address the limited direct access between the US Border Port of Entry/Peace Bridge Plaza (Plaza) and Interstate 190 (I-190) is presented. The Project would reduce the use of local streets by interstate traffic in the City of Buffalo, New York and provide access to the existing Plaza at its current location. Analyses indicate that most cross-border traffic to and from the Plaza originates from or is destined to I-190. Though it varies by time of day, approximately 20 percent of cars and 10 percent of trucks that are destined to Canada must exit southbound I-190 at Porter Avenue and travel the local streets to the Plaza. Similarly, 15 percent of cars and 5 percent of trucks exiting the Plaza must travel along the local streets to access northbound I-190. These Plaza movements result in as many as 211 interstate vehicles on Porter Avenue between I-190 and Baird Drive during the weekday PM peak hour. This accounts for approximately 15 percent of all traffic on the local-street segment and constitutes as many as 25 trucks during the weekday AM peak hour. A No Build Alternative and a Build Alternative were considered for this final EIS. The No Build Alternative assumes no improvements in the project area other than those planned by others or implemented as part of routine maintenance. The Build Alternative would include a new ramp (Ramp D), providing direct access from the Plaza to northbound I-190. It would also include a new ramp (Ramp PN) from Porter Avenue to the existing I-190 northbound exit-ramp (Ramp N/Ramp A) to the Plaza. The combination of these new ramps would allow removal of Baird Drive and conversion of the existing roadbed into additional Front Park green space. With the removal of Baird Drive, 4.5 acres of green space located between Busti Avenue and Baird Drive would be reconnected to the greater park area. This alternative would require modifications to the Massachusetts Pumping Station Access Road, the Shoreline Trail (Riverwalk) bicycle-pedestrian facility along the waterfront, and four existing ramps in the vicinity of the Plaza, as well as new signing approaching and within the Plaza to clearly direct vehicles to the appropriate ramps and routes. To accommodate the new Ramp PN at Porter Avenue and the existing adjacent I-190 northbound entrance-ramp (Ramp P), Porter Avenue would be modified to include a roundabout or signalized intersection. Modification along Porter Avenue would include removal and replacement of the bridge over I-190, relocation of the Front Park entrance, and a new shared-use path. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Build Alternative would: (1) reduce the need to use local streets as part of the international and regional highway transportation system; (2) eliminate the signalized, at-grade intersection at Baird Drive and Ramp A; (3) remove 10 existing non-standard highway features; (4) provide a shared-use pathway along Porter Avenue to improve safety and connectivity between Front Park, LaSalle Park, and the local neighborhood; and (5)provide an improved Shoreline Trail (Riverwalk) connection to the riverfront. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Localized short-term delays to motorists traveling on roadways adjacent to the Project Area may result from associated construction activities. A slight reduction in cross-border traffic on Porter Avenue and Baird Drive may cause a slight reduction in sales volume at a few local establishments. The Build Alternative would result in direct effects on two historic properties within the APE, Front Park and Porter Avenue though the removal of Baird Drive, reconfiguring the entrance to Front Park from Porter Avenue, and modifications to Porter Avenue as a result of new ingress/egress for the Plaza. The Project would result in indirect effects on all the historic properties within the APE primarily through changes to viewsheds of, within, and from these historic properties. JF - EPA number: 140101, Final EIS Volume I--348 pages, Volume II--2,204 pages, April 4, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NY-EIS-13-02-F KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Section 106 Statements KW - Roads KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Border Stations KW - Historic Sites KW - New York KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1623246258?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-04-04&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NEW+YORK+GATEWAY+CONNECTIONS+IMPROVEMENT+PROJECT+TO+THE+US+PEACE+BRIDGE+PLAZA%2C+ERIE+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.title=NEW+YORK+GATEWAY+CONNECTIONS+IMPROVEMENT+PROJECT+TO+THE+US+PEACE+BRIDGE+PLAZA%2C+ERIE+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Albany, New York; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2014-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 4, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2014-11-13 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Defining functional urban regions in Bahia, Brazil, using roadway coverage and population density variables AN - 1562671859; 20536102 AB - The concept of Functional Urban Regions (FURs), also called Metropolitan Regions (MRs), is not simple. It is clear, though, that they are not simply a combination of adjacent municipalities or areas. Different methods can be used for their definition. However, especially in developing countries, the application of some methods is not possible, due to the unavailability of detailed data. Alternative approaches have been developed based on spatial analysis methods and using variables extracted from available data. The objective of this study is to compare the results of two spatial analysis methods exploring two variables: population density and an indicator of transport infrastructure supply. The first method regards Exploratory Spatial Data Analyses tools, which define uniform regions based on specific variables. The second method used the same variables and the spatial analysis technique available in the computer program SKATER - Spatial 'K'luster Analysis by Tree Edge Removal. Assuming that those classifications of regions with similar characteristics can be used for identifying potential FURs, the results of all analyses were compared with one another and with the 'official' MR. A combined approach was also considered for comparison, but none of the results match the existing MR boundaries, what challenges the official definitions. JF - Journal of Transport Geography AU - da Silva, Antonio Nelson Rodrigues AU - Manzato, Gustavo Garcia AU - Pereira, Heber Tiago Santos AD - University of Sao Paulo, Sao Carlos School of Engineering, Department of Transportation Engineering, Av. Trabalhador Sao-carlense, 400, CEP 13560-590 Sao Carlos, SP, Brazil, anelson@sc.usp.br Y1 - 2014/04// PY - 2014 DA - April 2014 SP - 79 EP - 88 PB - Elsevier B.V., The Boulevard Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB United Kingdom VL - 36 SN - 0966-6923, 0966-6923 KW - Sustainability Science Abstracts; Environment Abstracts KW - Functional urban regions KW - Metropolitan regions KW - Spatial analysis KW - Spatial statistics KW - Cluster analysis KW - Infrastructure KW - Computer programs KW - Classification KW - Trees KW - Brazil KW - Population density KW - Geography KW - Highways KW - Developing countries KW - Metropolitan areas KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - ENA 18:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1562671859?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Assamodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Transport+Geography&rft.atitle=Defining+functional+urban+regions+in+Bahia%2C+Brazil%2C+using+roadway+coverage+and+population+density+variables&rft.au=da+Silva%2C+Antonio+Nelson+Rodrigues%3BManzato%2C+Gustavo+Garcia%3BPereira%2C+Heber+Tiago+Santos&rft.aulast=da+Silva&rft.aufirst=Antonio+Nelson&rft.date=2014-04-01&rft.volume=36&rft.issue=&rft.spage=79&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Transport+Geography&rft.issn=09666923&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.jtrangeo.2014.03.001 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-03-17 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Infrastructure; Computer programs; Classification; Trees; Spatial analysis; Population density; Geography; Developing countries; Highways; Metropolitan areas; Brazil DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2014.03.001 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Investigation of landslide potential parameters on Zonguldak-Ereli Highway and adverse effects of landslides in the region AN - 1534829788; 19363500 AB - Landslides are natural phenomena in the same class of natural disasters as earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, erosion, and volcanic eruptions that adversely affect human lives and property. Owing to their widespread occurrence, landslides are easily visible and able to be partially understood by people witnessing them. Nevertheless, to comprehend the detail of their formation and determine their potential, it is necessary to undertake geodetic, geological, and geophysical measurements in regions prone to landslides. By analyzing these measurements, it is possible to better ascertain those regions predisposed to landslides and thus provide the means to prevent loss of life and property. The city of Zonguldak, situated in the Western Black Sea region of Turkey, has a high occurrence of landslides owing to its harsh topography with rugged and steep slopes and rainfall in almost every season. Furthermore, the diurnal temperature ranging up to 10 degree C in all seasons, especially in winter, plays a crucial role in rock disintegration in this region. Other factors damage ground composition and trigger landslides, such as underground mining operations, road construction that collapses rocky hills using explosives, and excavation works in steep terrain for building construction. This study gives a detailed account of the causes and adverse effects of landslides and their parameters through examples of landslide occurrences in the region, together with the results and analyses of two periods of geodetic measurements conducted on the Zonguldak-Ereli Highway in Iliksu district. JF - Environmental Monitoring and Assessment AU - Can, Eray AD - Yalova University, Engineering Faculty, Department of Transportation Engineering, Sehit Oemer Faydali Street, 77100, Yalova, Turkey, can.eray@hotmail.com Y1 - 2014/04// PY - 2014 DA - April 2014 SP - 2435 EP - 2447 PB - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands VL - 186 IS - 4 SN - 0167-6369, 0167-6369 KW - Aqualine Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources; Environment Abstracts KW - Earthquakes KW - Rainfall KW - MED, Black Sea KW - Assessments KW - Floods KW - Geophysics KW - Slopes KW - Highways KW - Topography KW - Urban areas KW - Environmental monitoring KW - MED, Turkey KW - Diurnal variations KW - Volcanic eruptions KW - Temperature KW - Disasters KW - Natural disasters KW - Landslides KW - Hurricanes KW - Erosion KW - Mining KW - Side effects KW - Road construction KW - Hills KW - AQ 00001:Water Resources and Supplies KW - Q2 09270:Seismology KW - SW 0810:General KW - ENA 12:Oceans & Estuaries UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1534829788?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aaqualine&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Monitoring+and+Assessment&rft.atitle=Investigation+of+landslide+potential+parameters+on+Zonguldak-Ereli+Highway+and+adverse+effects+of+landslides+in+the+region&rft.au=Can%2C+Eray&rft.aulast=Can&rft.aufirst=Eray&rft.date=2014-04-01&rft.volume=186&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=2435&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Monitoring+and+Assessment&rft.issn=01676369&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs10661-013-3550-3 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-06-01 N1 - Number of references - 32 N1 - Last updated - 2016-02-04 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Environmental monitoring; Earthquakes; Landslides; Hurricanes; Volcanic eruptions; Disasters; Mining; Diurnal variations; Rainfall; Temperature; Natural disasters; Erosion; Floods; Geophysics; Highways; Road construction; Side effects; Urban areas; Hills; Topography; Assessments; Slopes; MED, Turkey; MED, Black Sea DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-013-3550-3 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - BILLINGS BYPASS PROJECT, YELLOWSTONE COUNTY, MONTANA. AN - 1622585148; 16095 AB - PURPOSE: Construction of the Billings Bypass Project, a new principal arterial connecting Interstate 90 (I-90) east of Billings with Old Highway 312 in Yellowstone County, Montana is proposed. Both I-90 and U.S. Highway 87 (US 87) cross the Yellowstone River near downtown Billings, and the next river crossing is over nine miles north at Huntley. Challenging topography, limited connections across the river, the Montana Rail Link railroad tracks, and I-90 are major physical barriers for north-south transportation connections in the eastern Billings area. Currently, local and regional north-south traffic is funneled through the US 87/Main Street corridor in the urban area of Billings. Four alternatives, including a No Build Alternative, are evaluated in this final EIS. Each of the three build alternatives begins at the Johnson Lane interchange with I-90 and uses the same alignment north and east toward the Yellowstone River. Five proposed options for the Johnson Lane/I-90 interchange area include improvements to the Johnson Lane intersections with North Frontage Road, the I-90 on-/off-ramps, and Old Hardin Road, as well as the Old Hardin Road/Becraft Lane intersection. North of the river, three corridors have been identified to complete the connection to Old Highway 312. The Mary Street Option 1 Alternative would cross the river south of Five Mile Creek and parallel the north side of Mary Street to its intersection with Main Street/Old Highway 312. Secondary improvements would be necessary to meet traffic and safety design objectives and would consist of reconstructing portions of Five Mile Road and building a new segment between Dover Road and Old Highway 312. The Mary Street Option 2 Alternative would be similar, but would cross the Yellowstone River north of Five Mile Road. The Five Mile Road Alternative would use the same river crossing as Mary Street Option 2, but would follow the existing Five Mile Road alignment north. A new road segment would extend north of Dover Road to connect with Old Highway 312. Secondary improvements would primarily involve reconstruction of Mary Street and its connection to Five Mile Road. The preliminary preferred alternative is Mary Street Option 2 with an estimated construction cost of $112 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed bypass would provide an additional Yellowstone River crossing for transportation system reliability and redundancy, an additional connection between Lockwood and Billings, and improved mobility to and from Billings Heights. In addition, the improved access and connectivity would support long-term planning for the entire urban area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of a new bridge crossing of the Yellowstone River would result in wildlife mortality, displacement, and habitat fragmentation. The Mary Street Option 2 Alternative would require 254 acres of new right-of-way and would displace 15 acres of important farmland, 4.5 acres of wetlands, 13 residences, and one commercial structure. The alignment crosses a planned extension of Kiwanis Trail, a planned trail along Five Mile Creek, and the southern portion of the planned John H. Dover Memorial Park. Noise levels would impact six residences. JF - EPA number: 140099, Final EIS Volume I--593 pages, Volume II--639 pages, Volume III--401 pages, March 28, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Cultural Resources Surveys KW - Farmlands KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Noise Assessments KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Roads KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Montana KW - Yellowstone River KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1622585148?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-03-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=BILLINGS+BYPASS+PROJECT%2C+YELLOWSTONE+COUNTY%2C+MONTANA.&rft.title=BILLINGS+BYPASS+PROJECT%2C+YELLOWSTONE+COUNTY%2C+MONTANA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Helena, Montana; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2014-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: March 28, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2014-11-12 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - the Georgia Geology and Aggregate Materials Explorer (GAME): Dynamic Delivery of Geologic and Engineering Data T2 - 49th Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Section of Geological Society of America AN - 1518617414; 6286013 JF - 49th Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Section of Geological Society of America AU - Harris, R Y1 - 2014/03/23/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Mar 23 KW - Data processing KW - Geology KW - USA, Georgia UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1518617414?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=49th+Annual+Meeting+of+the+Northeastern+Section+of+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=the+Georgia+Geology+and+Aggregate+Materials+Explorer+%28GAME%29%3A+Dynamic+Delivery+of+Geologic+and+Engineering+Data&rft.au=Harris%2C+R&rft.aulast=Harris&rft.aufirst=R&rft.date=2014-03-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=49th+Annual+Meeting+of+the+Northeastern+Section+of+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2014NE/webprogram/start.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-04-23 N1 - Last updated - 2014-04-24 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - New Applications for Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar [Insar]: Field Validation Studies of Persistent, Distributed, and Temporary Scatterers T2 - 49th Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Section of Geological Society of America AN - 1518617322; 6286066 JF - 49th Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Section of Geological Society of America AU - Bruckno, Brian Y1 - 2014/03/23/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Mar 23 KW - Synthetic aperture radar KW - Radar UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1518617322?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=49th+Annual+Meeting+of+the+Northeastern+Section+of+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=New+Applications+for+Interferometric+Synthetic+Aperture+Radar+%5BInsar%5D%3A+Field+Validation+Studies+of+Persistent%2C+Distributed%2C+and+Temporary+Scatterers&rft.au=Bruckno%2C+Brian&rft.aulast=Bruckno&rft.aufirst=Brian&rft.date=2014-03-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=49th+Annual+Meeting+of+the+Northeastern+Section+of+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2014NE/webprogram/start.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-04-23 N1 - Last updated - 2014-04-24 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - URANIUM LEASING PROGRAM, MESA, MONTROSE, AND SAN MIGUEL COUNTIES, COLORADO. AN - 16382868; 16084 AB - PURPOSE: Alternatives for the management of the Department of Energy's (DOE's) legacy Uranium Leasing Program (ULP) in western Colorado are proposed. The ULP administers 31 tracts of land covering an aggregate of approximately 25,000 acres in Mesa, Montrose, and San Miguel counties for exploration, mine development and operations, and reclamation of uranium mines. There are currently 29 existing leases; two of the lease tracts are not leased. Site-specific information available on the 31 lease tracts (including current lessee information and status, size of each lease tract, previous mining operations that occurred, location of existing permitted mines and associated structures, and other environmental information) has been utilized as the basis for the evaluation contained in this final ULP programmatic EIS. The lease tracts vary in size from as small as 25 acres to as large as about 4,000 acres. The active leases are held by five companies: 1) Golden Eagle Uranium, LLC; 2) Cotter Corporation; 3) Gold Eagle Mining, Inc.; 4) Colorado Plateau Partners; and 5) Energy Fuels Resources Corporation, Inc. Five alternatives are analyzed. Under Alternative 1, DOE would terminate all leases, and all operations would be reclaimed by lessees. DOE would continue to manage the withdrawn lands, without leasing, in accordance with applicable requirements. Alternative 2 would terminate leases as under Alternative 1, except once reclamation was completed by lessees, DOE would relinquish the lands. If the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) determines the lands were suitable to be managed as public domain lands, they would be managed by BLM under its multiple use policies. DOEs uranium leasing program would end. Under Alternative 3, the ULP would continue as it existed before July 2007 with the 13 then-active leases, for the next 10-year period or for another reasonable period, and then the remaining leases would be terminated. Alternative 4, which is the preferred alternative, would continue the ULP with the 31 lease tracts for the next 10-year period or for another reasonable period. For the purposes of analysis, it is assumed that there would be a total of 19 mines operating at various production rates at the same time during what would be considered the peak year of operations. Total tonnage of ore generated for the peak year of operation would be about 480,000 tons. The annual amount of water needed for the 19 active mines assumed for Alternative 4 would be about 6.3 million gallons. Retention ponds would be used to capture surface water and prevent sediment from entering nearby streams and drainages. As many as four retention ponds are assumed for the peak ULP mining activities. This alternative includes a requirement for future mines to be at least 0.25 mile from the Dolores River. Alternative 5 is the No Action Alternative and would continue the ULP with the 31 lease tracts for the remainder of the 10-year period, as the leases were when they were issued in 2008. POSITIVE IMPACTS: A management decision would determine the future course of the ULP, including whether to continue leasing some or all of the withdrawn lands and government-owned patented claims for the exploration and production of uranium and vanadium ores. Implementation of the preferred alternative would ensure a supply of domestic uranium to meet nuclear energy development needs in the United States. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Air quality impacts are expected to be minimal and temporary. Estimated ground disturbance under Alternative 4 would impact 460 acres of soils, vegetation, and habitat. Mine development and operations on the lease tracts closest to the Dolores and San Miguel rivers would have the greatest potential to affect water quality because of erosion. A limited number of existing domestic water wells could be affected if local groundwater is contaminated or aquifers are dewatered. Water withdrawals from the Upper Colorado River Basin to support mining activities may result in potentially unavoidable impacts on aquatic biota, particularly the Colorado River endangered fish species. Direct impacts could occur on 21 buried cultural resources. Noise impacts could exceed the Colorado daytime limit of 55 decibels. In addition, noise from haul trucks could exceed the Colorado nighttime limit of 50 decibels within 350 feet from the haul route. Lease tracts would be visible from numerous wildlife study areas, special recreation areas, the Canyon of the Ancients National Monument, and Trail of the Ancient Byways. Human exposure from background radiation is expected to be negligible. JF - EPA number: 140088, Final EIS Volume 1--782 pages, Volume 2--578 pages, Volume 3--636 pages, March 21, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: DOE/EIS-0472 KW - Cultural Resources KW - Erosion KW - Exploration KW - Fish KW - Leasing KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - Noise KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Property Disposition KW - Radiation KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Rivers KW - Soils KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Resources KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Colorado KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Compliance KW - Energy Policy Act of 2005, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16382868?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-03-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=URANIUM+LEASING+PROGRAM%2C+MESA%2C+MONTROSE%2C+AND+SAN+MIGUEL+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO.&rft.title=URANIUM+LEASING+PROGRAM%2C+MESA%2C+MONTROSE%2C+AND+SAN+MIGUEL+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Energy, Office of Legacy Management, Westminster, Colorado; DOE N1 - Date revised - 2014-10-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: March 21, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2014-10-31 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - TRINITY PARKWAY FROM IH-35E/SH-183 TO US-175/SH-310, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS. AN - 1618815572; 16083 AB - PURPOSE: Construction of the Trinity Parkway as a nine-mile-long, limited-access toll facility from Interstate 35E (I-35E)/State Highway (SH) 183 to US 175/SH 310 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas is proposed. The project corridor includes a portion of the Dallas floodway of the Trinity River, located on the west side of downtown Dallas. Area highways and numerous local arterial streets are currently characterized by congestion and safety problems due to capacity and geometric deficiencies and increasing traffic volumes. A No Build Alternative (Alternative 1) and four build alternatives are evaluated in this final EIS. Alternatives 2A and 2B would generally follow existing Irving/Riverfront (Industrial) Boulevard. Alternative 3C would generally follow along the east levee of the Dallas Floodway, and Alternative 4B would be a split configuration with north and southbound lanes generally following along the east and west Dallas Floodway levees, respectively. The project would involve the staged construction of a six-lane controlled access toll facility with local street interchanges, and freeway-to-tollway interchanges at I-35E/SH 183, US 175/SH 310, Woodall Rodgers Freeway, and I-45. The proposed facility would be grade separated at crossings of existing highways and local arterial streets. This limited scope supplemental EIS includes an update on the project development study process, an evaluation of the compatibility of the Trinity Parkway alternatives with city of Dallas levee remediation plans for the Dallas floodway, an analysis of the practicability of Trinity Parkway alternatives pursuant to Executive Order 11990 (Protection of Wetlands) and Executive Order 11988 (Floodplain Management), and an update on activities relating to historic resources. Estimated cost of the project ranges from $1.4 billion to $2.4 billion in 2011 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The parkway would provide a needed reliever route around the existing freeway loop encircling downtown Dallas. Local and through traffic would be separated, easing congestion in the downtown area and increasing travel times for through travelers and freight operators. Air quality in the study area would be improved. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Right-of-way requirements of 264 to 490 acres would displace 24 to 272 commercial buildings, six to 11 residences, and five to 11 community and public buildings. The facility would affect 55 to 418 acres of floodplain and displace up to 111 acres of wetlands. Alternative 3C would impact integrity of design, materials, and workmanship of the Continental Avenue Viaduct. New impermeable surface and stormwater runoff would increase contaminants and sediment in corridor streams. Traffic-generated noise levels would exceed federal standards in the vicinity of 128 to 209 sensitive receptor sites. Construction workers would encounter 16 to 35 high-risk hazardous material sites. JF - EPA number: 140087, Final EIS Volume I--1,001 pages, Volume II--2,061 pages, March 21, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Community Facilities KW - Cost Assessments KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Floodplains KW - Hazardous Materials KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites KW - Hydraulic Assessments KW - Hydrologic Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Transportation KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Texas KW - Executive Order 11988, Compliance KW - Executive Order 11990, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1618815572?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-03-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=TRINITY+PARKWAY+FROM+IH-35E%2FSH-183+TO+US-175%2FSH-310%2C+DALLAS+COUNTY%2C+TEXAS.&rft.title=TRINITY+PARKWAY+FROM+IH-35E%2FSH-183+TO+US-175%2FSH-310%2C+DALLAS+COUNTY%2C+TEXAS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Austin Texas; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2014-10-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: March 21, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2014-10-31 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GULF COAST PARKWAY, FROM US 98 TO US 231 AND US 98 (TYNDALL PARKWAY), BAY AND GULF COUNTIES, FLORIDA. AN - 1618815567; 16069 AB - PURPOSE: A new four-lane divided, controlled-access, arterial highway, approximately 30 miles in length in Bay and Gulf Counties, Florida, is proposed. The proposed facility would provide an urban typical section with bicycle lane and sidewalks in urban areas and a rural typical section with a multi-use trail on one side of the highway. The proposed new road would also provide a new high-level bridge across the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (ICWW) to connect US 98 in Gulf County with US 231 and US 98 (Tyndall Parkway) in Bay County. The majority of the study area where alternative alignments have been proposed is undeveloped or in agricultural use. Of 18 corridor alternatives developed, it was determined that 12 met the purpose and need criteria. The project is anticipated to be constructed in segments based on a variety of factors including the need for connectivity, transportation demand, and funding. In some segments the project may be constructed initially with two 12-foot lanes. The proposed design speed is 65 mph for the rural roadway, and 50 mph for the urban highway. In this draft EIS, five build alternatives and one no action alternative were considered. Alternative 8 utilizes segments 1, 3, 8, 10, 14, 15, 17, 21, 25, 26, and 17; Alternative 14 utilizes segments 1, 3, 8, 10, 14, 15, 17, 21, 25, 30, 31, 36, 37, and 18; Alternative 14 uses segments 1, 3, 8, 10, 14, 15, 17, 21, 25, 30, 31, 36, 37, and 38; Alternative 15 uses segments 1, 3, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 17, 21, 25, 40, and 41; Alternative 17 utilizes segments 2, 16, 18, 21, 25, 26, and 27; and Alternative 19 utilizes segments 2, 16, 18, 21, 25, 29, 34, 36, 37, and 38. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project would: (1) enhance economic development in Gulf County; (2) improve mobility within the regional transportation network by providing a new connection to the existing transportation network; (3) improve security of the Tyndall Air Force Base by providing a shorter detour route; and (4) improve hurricane evacuation for residents of coastal Gulf County and southeastern Bay County by providing an additional evacuation route. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Between 26 and 32 residences and three and four businesses would be displaced with the build alternatives. The build alternatives would also negatively affect noise pollution. The project may interfere with between 14-21 state or federally protected species. All build alternatives would affect between 14,478 and 16,798 acres of wetlands, and as well as a significant portion of floodplains. Most impacts to individual species habitats are less than five percent of the available habitat, except for the Panama City Crayfish. Of the 35,311 acres of Panama City Crayfish habitat within the study area, around 25.2 to 26.7 percent would be affected. JF - EPA number: 140073, Draft EIS--540 pages, Appendices--485 pages, March 21, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise KW - Floodplains KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Transportation KW - Vegetation KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Shellfish KW - Noise Assessments KW - Florida KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Federal Transit Law, Funding KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1618815567?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-03-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GULF+COAST+PARKWAY%2C+FROM+US+98+TO+US+231+AND+US+98+%28TYNDALL+PARKWAY%29%2C+BAY+AND+GULF+COUNTIES%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.title=GULF+COAST+PARKWAY%2C+FROM+US+98+TO+US+231+AND+US+98+%28TYNDALL+PARKWAY%29%2C+BAY+AND+GULF+COUNTIES%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Tallahassee, Florida; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2014-10-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 21, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2014-10-31 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Demonstration of PEER record processing methodology AN - 1800391296; 2016-054900 JF - Seismological Research Letters AU - Ancheta, Tim D AU - Chiou, Brian S J AU - Darragh, R B AU - Goulet, C A AU - Kishida, T AU - Kottke, Albert R AU - Ktenidou, Olga J AU - Silva, W J AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2014/03// PY - 2014 DA - March 2014 SP - 537 PB - Seismological Society of America, El Cerrito, CA VL - 85 IS - 2 SN - 0895-0695, 0895-0695 KW - geologic hazards KW - seismic risk KW - natural hazards KW - ground motion KW - risk assessment KW - information management KW - earthquakes KW - data management KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1800391296?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Seismological+Research+Letters&rft.atitle=Demonstration+of+PEER+record+processing+methodology&rft.au=Ancheta%2C+Tim+D%3BChiou%2C+Brian+S+J%3BDarragh%2C+R+B%3BGoulet%2C+C+A%3BKishida%2C+T%3BKottke%2C+Albert+R%3BKtenidou%2C+Olga+J%3BSilva%2C+W+J%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Ancheta&rft.aufirst=Tim&rft.date=2014-03-01&rft.volume=85&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=537&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Seismological+Research+Letters&rft.issn=08950695&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://srl.geoscienceworld.org/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Seismological Society of America 2014 annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CA N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-16 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - data management; earthquakes; geologic hazards; ground motion; information management; natural hazards; risk assessment; seismic risk ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A GIS method for landslide inventory and susceptibility mapping in the Rio El Estado watershed, Pico de Orizaba Volcano, Mexico AN - 1560083313; 2014-067764 AB - In volcanic terrains, dormant stratovolcanoes are very common and can trigger landslides and debris flows continually along stream systems, thereby affecting human settlements and economic activities. It is important to assess their potential impact and damage through the use of landslide inventory maps and landslide models. In Mexico, numerous geographic information systems (GIS)-based applications have been used to represent and assess slope stability. However, there is no practical and standardized landslide mapping methodology under a GIS. This work provides an overview of the ongoing research project from the Institute of Geography at the National Autonomous University of Mexico that seeks to conduct a multi-temporal landslide inventory and produce a landslide susceptibility map by using GIS. The Rio El Estado watershed on the southwestern flank of Pico de Orizaba volcano, the highest mountain in Mexico, is selected as a study area. The geologic and geomorphologic factors in combination with high seasonal precipitation, high degree of weathering, and steep slopes predispose the study area to landslides. The method encompasses two main levels of analysis to assess landslide susceptibility. First, the project aims to derive a landslide inventory map from a representative sample of landslides using aerial orthophotographs and field work. Next, the landslide susceptibility is modelled by using multiple logistic regression implemented in a GIS platform. The technique and its implementation of each level in a GISs-based technology is presented and discussed. Copyright 2013 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht JF - Natural Hazards AU - Legorreta Paulin, Gabriel AU - Bursik, Marcus AU - Hubp, Jose Lugo AU - Mejia, Luis Mario Paredes AU - Aceves Quesada, Fernando Y1 - 2014/03// PY - 2014 DA - March 2014 SP - 229 EP - 241 PB - Springer, Dordrecht VL - 71 IS - 1 SN - 0921-030X, 0921-030X KW - stratovolcanoes KW - geologic hazards KW - statistical analysis KW - mapping KW - debris flows KW - landslides KW - Mexico KW - geographic information systems KW - Pico de Orizaba KW - mass movements KW - natural hazards KW - volcanoes KW - risk assessment KW - information systems KW - regression analysis KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1560083313?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Natural+Hazards&rft.atitle=A+GIS+method+for+landslide+inventory+and+susceptibility+mapping+in+the+Rio+El+Estado+watershed%2C+Pico+de+Orizaba+Volcano%2C+Mexico&rft.au=Legorreta+Paulin%2C+Gabriel%3BBursik%2C+Marcus%3BHubp%2C+Jose+Lugo%3BMejia%2C+Luis+Mario+Paredes%3BAceves+Quesada%2C+Fernando&rft.aulast=Legorreta+Paulin&rft.aufirst=Gabriel&rft.date=2014-03-01&rft.volume=71&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=229&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Natural+Hazards&rft.issn=0921030X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs11069-013-0911-8 L2 - http://www.springerlink.com/(j0cav1mkaqwmj255qh105vjp)/app/home/journal.asp?referrer=parent&backto=linkingpublicationresults,1:102967,1 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by Springer Verlag, Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 42 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 2 tables, sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2014-09-05 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - debris flows; geographic information systems; geologic hazards; information systems; landslides; mapping; mass movements; Mexico; natural hazards; Pico de Orizaba; regression analysis; risk assessment; statistical analysis; stratovolcanoes; volcanoes DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11069-013-0911-8 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Material properties and fire test results AN - 1505345635; 19322909 AB - Five material properties commonly used to describe the fire behavior of solids were evaluated as sole explanatory variables for four small-scale fire tests with pass/fail outcomes by using a physically based probabilistic (phlogistic) burning model. The phlogistic model describes the likelihood of passing vertical Bunsen burner tests and a regulatory heat release rate test reasonably well over a wide range of material properties, as deduced from the correlation coefficient and mean deviation of the predicted and measured values. Of the thermal, combustion, and fire properties examined, the best predictors of the likelihood of passing the fire tests of this study were the heat of combustion of the sample, the heat release capacity, and the heat release parameter. The relative merits and drawbacks of qualitative (threshold) and quantitative (probabilistic) approaches to predicting fire test results using thermal and combustion properties are discussed. Published 2013. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA. JF - Fire and Materials AU - Lyon, Richard E AU - Safronava, Natallia AU - Quintiere, James G AU - Stoliarov, Stanislav I AU - Walters, Richard N AU - Crowley, Sean AD - Federal Aviation Administration, W.J. Hughes Technical Center, Atlantic City International Airport, NJ, 08405, USA. Y1 - 2014/03// PY - 2014 DA - Mar 2014 SP - 264 EP - 278 PB - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 United States VL - 38 IS - 2 SN - 0308-0501, 0308-0501 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - fire test KW - flammability KW - flame test KW - material properties KW - polymers KW - plastics KW - microscale combustion calorimetry KW - probability KW - Fires KW - USA KW - Burning KW - Heat transfer KW - Combustion KW - H 7000:Fire Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1505345635?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Fire+and+Materials&rft.atitle=Material+properties+and+fire+test+results&rft.au=Lyon%2C+Richard+E%3BSafronava%2C+Natallia%3BQuintiere%2C+James+G%3BStoliarov%2C+Stanislav+I%3BWalters%2C+Richard+N%3BCrowley%2C+Sean&rft.aulast=Lyon&rft.aufirst=Richard&rft.date=2014-03-01&rft.volume=38&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=264&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Fire+and+Materials&rft.issn=03080501&rft_id=info:doi/10.1002%2Ffam.2179 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-03-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-20 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Fires; Burning; Combustion; Heat transfer; USA DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/fam.2179 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CONSTITUTION PIPELINE AND WRIGHT INTERCONNECT PROJECTS, SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA AND BROOME, CHENANGO, DELAWARE, AND SCHOHARIE COUNTIES, NEW YORK. AN - 16384172; 16035 AB - PURPOSE: On June 13, 2013, Constitution Pipeline Company, LLC and Iroquois Gas Transmission System, LP, filed applications with the FERC to construct, install, own, operate, and maintain certain interstate natural gas pipeline facilities in Pennsylvania and New York. Constitutions proposal, referred to as the Constitution Pipeline Project, would involve the construction and operation of 124.4 miles of new 30-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline and associated equipment and facilities in Pennsylvania and New York. Constitution also proposes to construct and operate two new metering and regulating (M&R) stations; two tie-ins, and 11 mainline valves (MLVs); and would install a pig launcher an a pig receiver at the M&R stations. Iroquois Wright Interconnect Project, also referred to as the compressor transfer station, would involve the construction and operation of new compressor facilities adjacent to Iroquois existing Wright Compressor Station and modifications to the existing Wright Compressor Station. Iroquois proposed expansion would be constructed completely within the property boundaries of its existing Wright Compressor Station. A No Action alternative, system alternatives, route alternatives, minor route variations, and aboveground facility site alternatives were considered in this draft EIS. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed pipeline project would help the natural gas market meet demands in the New York and New England areas. The proposed projects would deliver up to 650,000 dekatherms per day (Dth/d) of natural gas supply from Susequehanna County, Pennsylvania to the interconnect with the TGP and Iroquois systems at the existing Wright Compression Station (to markets in New York and New England). NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The project would disturb steep topographic features found along the construction right-of-way. Flash flooding is a potential hazard in the area of the proposed projects. Construction activities associated with the projects, such as clearing, grading, trenching, and backfilling, could adversely affect soil resources by causing erosion, compaction, and introducing excess rock or fill material to the surface, which could hinder the restoration of the disturbed areas. The pipeline project would cross a total of 277 surface waterbodies, 2 of which are considered major waterbodies (greater than 100 feet wide). Construction of the pipeline project would impact a total of 91.8 acres of wetlands, including 32.7 acres of forested wetlands, 34.1 acres of herbaceous wetlands, and 25.0 acres of shrub-scrub wetlands. The pipeline project would also affect vegetation communities of special concern, including a limestone/calcareous talus slope woodland and large tracts of interior forest. JF - EPA number: 140039, Draft EIS--397 pages, Appendices--507 pages, February 21, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Energy KW - Fuel Storage KW - Pipelines KW - Natural Gas KW - Wetlands KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Water Quality KW - Roads KW - Soils KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Visual Resources KW - Easements KW - Erosion KW - Flood Hazards KW - New York KW - Pennsylvania KW - Natural Gas Act, Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16384172?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-02-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=CONSTITUTION+PIPELINE+AND+WRIGHT+INTERCONNECT+PROJECTS%2C+SUSQUEHANNA+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA+AND+BROOME%2C+CHENANGO%2C+DELAWARE%2C+AND+SCHOHARIE+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.title=CONSTITUTION+PIPELINE+AND+WRIGHT+INTERCONNECT+PROJECTS%2C+SUSQUEHANNA+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA+AND+BROOME%2C+CHENANGO%2C+DELAWARE%2C+AND+SCHOHARIE+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of Energy Projects, Washington, District of Columbia; FERC N1 - Date revised - 2014-09-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: February 21, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2014-09-10 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - INTERSTATE 87 EXIT 4 ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS, ALBANY COUNTY, NEW YORK. AN - 1558782668; 16031 AB - PURPOSE: A project to improve access between Interstate 87 (I-87), Wolf Road, and the Albany International Airport in Albany County, New York is proposed. The project study area includes I-87 between Sand Creek Road and Exit 5, Wolf Road between the Exit 4 SB Exit Ramp and Albany-Shaker Road, Wolf Road between Albany-Shaker Road and Cerone Commercial Drive, and Albany-Shaker Road between Wolf Road and Meeting House Road. A total of approximately 8.0 miles of roadway within the Town of Colonie, Albany County are included in the project study area. Four bridges are located within the project study area. More than 50 alternatives have been evaluated on a conceptual level for the proposed project. A review of the alternatives by the project stakeholders resulted in identification of two feasible alternatives, the Diamond Alternative and the Flyover Alternative, for consideration in this draft EIS. However, the Diamond Alternative has been dismissed from consideration as a feasible alternative because of environmental, financial, and land use reasons. A No-Build Alternative was considered as a baseline. The Flyover Alternative includes construction of new Exit 4 ramps to complement the existing Exit 4 interchange. Improvements include construction of new ramps to connect I-87 NB and SB to Albany-Shaker Road approximately 1000 feet west of the Albany-Shaker Road / Old Wolf Road intersection and a new ramp to connect Albany-Shaker Road, approximately 1,000 feet west of the Albany-Shaker Road / Old Wolf Road intersection, to I-87 SB. This alternative also includes replacement of the I-87 bridges over Albany-Shaker Road; removal of the existing Exit 4 SB Exit Ramp, existing SB C-D road between Exit 5 and Exit 4, and the Exit 4 SB Entrance Ramp; replacement of the existing Exit 5 SB Entrance Ramp; pavement widening on I-87 NB to construct an auxiliary lane between the existing Exit 4 NB Exit Ramp and Exit 5 NB Exit Ramp; pavement widening and restriping for additional lanes and medians on Albany-Shaker Road; and restriping on the existing Exit 4 NB Exit Ramp. POSITIVE IMPACTS: This alternative improves operating conditions at the majority of the intersections in the I-87 Exit 4 area and reduces the travel time for major routes by 25%. This alternative also addresses safety concerns by diverting traffic away from the existing intersections that have crash rates which exceed the statewide average for similar facilities. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The Flyover Alternative includes impacts to 15 properties, including one displacement. The Flyover Alternative would impact a total of 7.50 acres of wetlands. The Flyover Alternative would affect a portion of Shaker Creek, a portion of unnamed tributaries #1 and #2 of Shaker Creek, and a portion of Unnamed Tributary #4 of Ann Lee Pond. The Flyover Alternative will result in 43.69 acres of disturbance. The project will adversely impact one historic site. JF - EPA number: 140035, Draft EIS--274 pages, Appendices--3,823 pages, February 14, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NY-EIS-14-01-D KW - Bridges KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Wetlands KW - Safety Analyses KW - Airports KW - Creeks KW - Water Resources KW - Visual Resources KW - Vegetation KW - Historic Sites KW - Historic Sites Surveys KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Archaeological Sites Surveys KW - New York KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1558782668?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-02-14&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=INTERSTATE+87+EXIT+4+ACCESS+IMPROVEMENTS%2C+ALBANY+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.title=INTERSTATE+87+EXIT+4+ACCESS+IMPROVEMENTS%2C+ALBANY+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Albany, New York; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2014-08-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: February 14, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2014-09-02 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US HIGHWAY 53 VIRGINIA TO EVELETH, FROM 2ND AVENUE WEST IN VIRGINIA TO CUYUNA DRIVE, MINNESOTA STATE PROJECT NUMBER SP 6918-80, ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MINNESOTA. AN - 1756943919; 16357 AB - PURPOSE: This Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Draft EIS) describes the transportation and environmental impacts associated with the termination of easement rights for a one and a half mile segment of the US 53 corridor where it crosses the United Taconite open-pit mine between Virginia and Eveleth, Minnesota. On May 5, 2010, United Taconite (UTAC) and RGGS provided notice to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) that the 1960 easement rights would be terminated. Under the original easement terms, MnDOT must vacate the US 53 easement within three years of notification. In response to the notice, MnDOT requested a seven-year timeframe for relocation of US 53. The two parties have signed an agreement to modify the easement vacation date to May 2017. MnDOT is conducting this project process to make decisions on how to best address the pending termination of easement rights. The project is located within the Mesabi Range of the Iron Range of northeastern Minnesota and is set in the middle of the Quad Cities area, which includes the cities of Eveleth, Gilbert, Mountain Iron, and Virginia. This segment of US 53 is an important local and interregional transportation connection. The land use characteristics within the project area consist of large mining operations, forested land, wetlands, open space, residential areas, and commercial developments. Five potential alignments are evaluated in this Draft EIS: No Build Alternative, JF - EPA number: 140363, Draft EIS, December 19, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Land Use KW - Transportation KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Easements KW - Mining KW - Mineral Resources KW - Recreation Resources KW - Parks KW - Cultural Resources KW - Environmental Justice KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Supply KW - Wetlands KW - Minnesota KW - Virginia KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance KW - Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, Compliance KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Executive Order 12898, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1756943919?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-02-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+HIGHWAY+53+VIRGINIA+TO+EVELETH%2C+FROM+2ND+AVENUE+WEST+IN+VIRGINIA+TO+CUYUNA+DRIVE%2C+MINNESOTA+STATE+PROJECT+NUMBER+SP+6918-80%2C+ST.+LOUIS+COUNTY%2C+MINNESOTA.&rft.title=US+HIGHWAY+53+VIRGINIA+TO+EVELETH%2C+FROM+2ND+AVENUE+WEST+IN+VIRGINIA+TO+CUYUNA+DRIVE%2C+MINNESOTA+STATE+PROJECT+NUMBER+SP+6918-80%2C+ST.+LOUIS+COUNTY%2C+MINNESOTA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, St. Paul, Minnesota N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 19, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2016-01-15 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SOUTH CAPITOL STREET, INDEPENDENCE AVENUE TO MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. AVENUE, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF APRIL 2011). AN - 16380963; 16353 AB - PURPOSE: The Purpose and Need of the Project include the following and remain the same as described in the FEIS. In summary, the purpose of the South Capitol Street Project is to improve safety, multimodal mobility and accessibility, and support economic development. The Project would transform the existing corridor into an urban gateway to the U.S. Capitol and District of Columbias Monumental Core. Transportation improvements were identified to incorporate long-term environmental sustainability and context sensitive design. Specifically, the project addresses the following needs: safety: The design and deteriorating condition of the transportation infrastructure in the corridor results in poor safety conditions for motorists, bicyclists, pedestrians, and transit riders. For instance, because of the age of the bridge it has been posted to restrict truck traffic to the center lane of the westbound roadway and to the left lane of the eastbound roadway. As an interim solution, repairs have been made to the bridge to address the immediate structural deficiencies; however, replacement of the bridge is necessary to address long term structural needs and safety issues; mobility: The lack of critical regional roadway connections and facilities for bicyclists and pedestrians support the need to improve mobility in the South Capitol Street Corridor; accessibility: Several key destinations in or adjacent to the corridor are difficult to reach using the existing transportation infrastructure. Grade separations, median barriers, and ramp and intersection configurations limit access to activity centers for motorists, bicyclists, pedestrians, and transit riders; and economic development: The density of employment and residential development forecasted for the area highlights the need to support economic growth. Public investments have increased employment and will stimulate additional private investment in new residential, office, and retail developments. As economic development continues to occur within the Project Area, additional demand will continue to be placed on transportation infrastructure to meet future transportation needs. JF - EPA number: 140359, Draft Supplemental EIS, December 19, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Bridges KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Control KW - Transportation KW - Urban Renewal KW - Anacostia River KW - Washington DC KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 9 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16380963?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-02-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SOUTH+CAPITOL+STREET%2C+INDEPENDENCE+AVENUE+TO+MARTIN+LUTHER+KING%2C+JR.+AVENUE%2C+WASHINGTON%2C+DISTRICT+OF+COLUMBIA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+APRIL+2011%29.&rft.title=SOUTH+CAPITOL+STREET%2C+INDEPENDENCE+AVENUE+TO+MARTIN+LUTHER+KING%2C+JR.+AVENUE%2C+WASHINGTON%2C+DISTRICT+OF+COLUMBIA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+APRIL+2011%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Washington DC N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 19, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2016-01-15 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PORTAGEVILLE BRIDGE PROJECT, WYOMING AND LIVINGSTON COUNTIES. AN - 16377222; 16368 AB - PURPOSE: This document describes the potential social, economic, and environmental effects that may result from the Portageville Bridge Project. Where adverse impacts are identified, measures to mitigate those effects are described. The Portageville Bridge spans the Genesee River within Livingston and Wyoming Counties, New York. The purpose of the Project is to address the existing deficiencies at the Portageville Bridge by providing a modern rail crossing of the Genesee River, at its current location, that is capable of carrying industry standard freight rail loads, to the greatest degree possible meeting Federal Railroad Administration Class 4 speeds, while reducing ongoing maintenance efforts and costs. The Project is needed for Norfolk Southern Railway Company to continue to provide safe, reliable, and efficient rail operations on the Southern Tier route. These operations are critical to the economic viability and growth of the Southern Tier and other affected areas of New York. The alternatives considered included the No Action Alternative and an alternate to construct a new rail bridge at the same general location and remove the existing bridge (the Preferred Alternative). JF - EPA number: 140374, Final EIS, December 29, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Wetlands KW - Railroads KW - Railroad Structures KW - Bridges KW - Parks KW - Historic Sites KW - Air Quality KW - Water Quality KW - Land Use KW - Rivers KW - Visual Resources KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Section 106 Statements KW - Section 6(f) Statements KW - Health Hazards KW - New York KW - Genesee River KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation of 1966, Parks KW - Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16377222?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-02-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PORTAGEVILLE+BRIDGE+PROJECT%2C+WYOMING+AND+LIVINGSTON+COUNTIES.&rft.title=PORTAGEVILLE+BRIDGE+PROJECT%2C+WYOMING+AND+LIVINGSTON+COUNTIES.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Albany, New York N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 29, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2016-01-28 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - FERGUSON SLIDE PERMANENT RESTORATION PROJECT, MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 16384143; 16026 AB - PURPOSE: The permanent restoration of full highway access between Mariposa and El Portal via State Route 140 (SR 140) in Mariposa County, California is proposed. The project would involve repairing or permanently bypassing the 0.7 mile segment of SR 140 that was blocked or damaged by the Ferguson rockslide. Within the limits of the proposed project and prior to the Ferguson rockslide, SR 140 was a two-lane highway. Yosemite National Park and communities in Mariposa County rely heavily on this highway for many types of transportation that serve tourism and residents of the area. Since April 2006, rockslides have covered the highway with 798,000 tons of rock and debris closing SR 140 to traffic from eight miles east of Briceburg to 7.6 miles west of El Portal. Following the rockslide and the completion of a temporary detour, SR 140 now bridges the Merced River and bypasses the rockslide as a one-lane road. This bypass route provides for one-directional traffic that is controlled by signalized lights. A draft EIS issued in November 2010 analyzed six build alternatives, including bridge alternatives, a rockshed/tunnel alternative, and a tunnel behind the slide alternative. Comments received from agencies and the public indicated a strong objection to any bridge alternative because of the potential impact to the Merced River, which is designated as a wild and scenic river. All bridge alternatives have been removed from further consideration and the remaining three alternatives are considered in this final EIS. The No Build Alternative would leave SR 140 damaged and blocked. Either general wear or damage from flooding in a high water year would eventually require the removal of the temporary detour and the permanent closure of SR 140 at the section damaged by the rockslide. Alternative R would involve construction of a rockshed/tunnel (cut-and-cover tunnel) through the talus (the debris deposited below the slide) of the slide along the existing SR 140 alignment and grade. Alternative T-3 would realign the highway by constructing a 2,200-foot-long tunnel under the area of the slide. The costs of implementing Alternative R and Alternative T-3 are estimated in 2013 dollars at $47.1 million and $225.7 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Permanent restoration of SR 140 would eliminate the detour and provide full access for all types of travelers, ranging from recreational to business, between the town of Mariposa and Yosemite National Park. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Alternative R would remove two acres of oak woodlands while Alternative T-3 would remove under a half acre. Both build alternatives would impact special-status plant species habitat, including habitat for copper moss, Tompkins sedge, Mariposa clarkia, and smallflower monkeyflower. Construction would potentially affect some bat habitat and the habitat of the state-protected ringtail. In addition, potential habitat for the state-protected limestone salamander would be removed. Alternative R would encroach longitudinally on the floodplain of the Merced River. Sediment from construction operations could cause short-term impacts to water quality. Alternatives R and T-3 would require the disposal and transport of 80,000 cubic yards of rock material and 120,000 cubic yards of rock material, respectively. JF - EPA number: 140030, Final EIS--396 pages, February 7, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Water KW - Disposal KW - Drilling KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Transportation KW - Vegetation KW - Wild and Scenic Rivers KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - California KW - Merced River KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16384143?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-02-07&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=FERGUSON+SLIDE+PERMANENT+RESTORATION+PROJECT%2C+MARIPOSA+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=FERGUSON+SLIDE+PERMANENT+RESTORATION+PROJECT%2C+MARIPOSA+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - California Department of Transportation, Mariposa, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2014-08-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: February 7, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2014-08-29 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Western mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) bolster the prevalence and severity of tadpole tail injuries in experimental wetlands AN - 1492620258; 18865120 AB - Species introduced outside their native range to serve anthropogenic purposes may have unintended consequences on native organisms. Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis and Gambusia holbrooki) have been introduced throughout the world to control larval mosquito populations in aquatic environments, but they have also been implicated in the decline of native fish, amphibian, and aquatic invertebrate populations. We investigated the roles of introduced western mosquitofish (G. affinis), and two naturally colonizing predators (crayfish and dragonfly naiads) in inflicting tail injuries observed on ranid frog tadpoles in experimental constructed wetlands. We also examined the influence of vegetation in reducing tail injury severity. We found that mosquitofish significantly increased the prevalence and severity of tail injuries, but crayfish and dragonfly naiads contributed much less to increased injury levels. Furthermore, increased vegetation cover did not significantly attenuate tail injuries. However, after chemical removal of Gambusia, injury prevalence and severity was significantly reduced. Although previous investigations have concluded that mosquitofish prey upon the eggs and larvae of some amphibians, our results illustrate that these fish can cause substantial but apparently sub-lethal injuries to large numbers of larval amphibians in a wetland. Further investigations are needed to determine if these injuries impede the fitness of victims and lead to population reductions. JF - Hydrobiologia AU - Shulse, Christopher D AU - Semlitsch, Raymond D AD - Missouri Department of Transportation, P.O. Box 270, Jefferson City, MO, 65102, USA, SemlitschR@missouri.edu Y1 - 2014/02// PY - 2014 DA - Feb 2014 SP - 131 EP - 144 PB - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands VL - 723 IS - 1 SN - 0018-8158, 0018-8158 KW - Entomology Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; Ecology Abstracts; ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources KW - Fitness KW - Injuries KW - Amphibiotic species KW - Cambaridae KW - Gambusia affinis KW - Predators KW - Freshwater KW - Freshwater fish KW - Eggs KW - Freshwater crustaceans KW - Wetlands KW - Aquatic insects KW - Prey KW - Juveniles KW - Gambusia holbrooki KW - Tails KW - Odonata KW - Anura KW - Vegetation KW - Culicidae KW - Pest control KW - Aquatic environment KW - Depleted stocks KW - Gambusia KW - Q1 08463:Habitat community studies KW - Z 05340:Ecology and Behavior KW - D 04040:Ecosystem and Ecology Studies KW - Q5 08524:Public health, medicines, dangerous organisms UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1492620258?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aasfaaquaticpollution&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Hydrobiologia&rft.atitle=Western+mosquitofish+%28Gambusia+affinis%29+bolster+the+prevalence+and+severity+of+tadpole+tail+injuries+in+experimental+wetlands&rft.au=Shulse%2C+Christopher+D%3BSemlitsch%2C+Raymond+D&rft.aulast=Shulse&rft.aufirst=Christopher&rft.date=2014-02-01&rft.volume=723&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=131&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Hydrobiologia&rft.issn=00188158&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs10750-013-1502-0 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-12-01 N1 - Number of references - 48 N1 - Last updated - 2015-09-17 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Juveniles; Amphibiotic species; Injuries; Depleted stocks; Freshwater crustaceans; Wetlands; Pest control; Freshwater fish; Aquatic insects; Fitness; Tails; Vegetation; Predators; Eggs; Prey; Aquatic environment; Gambusia holbrooki; Odonata; Gambusia; Cambaridae; Anura; Gambusia affinis; Culicidae; Freshwater DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-013-1502-0 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - HIGH SPEED RAIL EMPIRE CORRIDOR PROGRAM, NEW YORK (TIER 1 DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT). AN - 16382263; 16015 AB - PURPOSE: System improvements to intercity passenger rail services along the 463-mile Empire Corridor, connecting Pennsylvania (Penn) Station in New York City with Niagara Falls Station, in Niagara Falls, New York, are proposed. The Empire Corridor is one of eleven designated high-speed rail corridors nationwide. The corridor connects New York City with the largest cities in New York state, extending north through Yonkers and Poughkeepsie, turning west at Albany to extend through Schenectady, Utica, Syracuse, Rochester, and Buffalo, and terminating at Niagara Falls. The Empire Corridor consists of three main sections: Empire Corridor South, Empire Corridor West, and Niagara Branch. The existing Empire Corridor has been a vital transportation route of national significance for almost 200 years. Existing Empire Corridor passenger rail service is negatively impacted by inadequate service levels, operational constraints, and delays resulting from pervasive conflicts with freight traffic. This draft EIS considers five alternatives, including the Base Alternative and four Build Alternatives. The Base (No Action) Alternative represents a continuation of existing Amtrak service with some operational and service improvements and consists of eight planned rail improvement projects funding under FRA HSIPR and TIGER grants to address previously identified capacity constraints. Alternative 90A would add capacity and station improvements through 20 separate, capital improvement agencies. Improvements for Alternative 90A would include 64 miles of new mainline track and upgrades to 17 grade crossings/warning systems, 74 undergrade bridges, and six stations/facilities. Alternative 90A would add three daily round trips between New York City and Albany, for a total of 16 round trips, and it would add four daily round trips between Albany and Niagara Falls, for a total for eight round trips to Buffalo, with seven continuing to Niagara Falls. The capital cost of Alternative 90A is estimated to be $1.66 billion. Alternative 90B would include the improvement projects proposed under Alternative 90A, but would add a dedicated third main passenger track for approximately 273 miles between Schenectady and Buffalo-Depew stations. It would also add a fourth passenger track over a combined distance of approximately 39 miles in five separate locations. The capital cost of Alternative 90B is estimated to be $5.58 billion. Alternative 110 would include the improvement projects proposed under Alternative 90A and would construct a new third and fourth main tracks to support the 110 mph MAS. It would add a dedicated third main passenger track over 273 miles between Schenectady and Buffalo-Depew stations. It would also add a fourth passenger track over 59 miles in six locations. Alternative 110 would provide two grade-separated flyovers. Alternative 110 would add the same number of trips along the Empire Corridor as proposed for Alternative 90B. The capital cost of Alternative 110 is estimated to be $6.25 billion. Alternative 125 would include improvements for Alternative 90A along Empire Corridor South and the Niagara Branch. Alternative 125 would include station improvements at Syracuse and Rochester Stations proposed under the Base Alternative. Alternative 125 would continue the current Amtrak service on the existing right-of-way. To achieve the highest speed among the alternatives, however, Alternative 125 would also add a new electrified, two-track, grade separated high-speed rail corridor of 283 miles between Albany/Rensselear Station and a new Buffalo station. Required infrastructure would include roadbed, track, viaducts and bridges, cuts and embankments, access roads, railroad systems, maintenance facilities, and other support facilities. Alternative 125 would provide a total of 19 daily round trips between Albany, Buffalo, or which six would continue on the Niagara Falls. The capital cost of Alternative 125 is estimated to be $14.71 billion. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project would: (1) increase travel choices and improve quality of life by providing additional commuting and travel options for residents and workers; (2) contribute to economic revitalization by accommodating forecasted growth in population and employment and corridor rail freight operations; and (3) improve environmental quality by facilitating rail use and reducing reliance on automobile travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Both Alternatives 90B and 110 would involve track construction extending outside of the right-of-way, which could result in additional clearing and property displacements, but which would otherwise result in minor visual effects. Alternatives 90B and 110 would have the greatest potential to affect historic and cultural resources, with 302 to 292 archaeological/architectural resources within the Area of Potential Effect (APE) for both direct and indirect impacts. Alternative 90A is likely to have moderate effects, with 100 resources within the APE. The Base Alternative would likely have only minor effects, with 26 resources within the APE. Alternative 125 would have a the greatest potential for impact on wetlands, relative to the other alternatives, with 177 new wetland crossings Alternatives 110 and 90B would have a moderate potential for impact, potentially affecting 118 to 137 wetland crossings. JF - EPA number: 140019, Draft EIS Volume I--574 pages, Volume II--102 pages, Volume III--564 pages, Volume IV--532 pages, January 31, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Cultural Resources KW - Energy Consumption Assessments KW - Environmental Justice KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Railroads KW - Railroad Structures KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Historic Sites KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Transportation KW - Vegetation KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - New York KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16382263?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-01-31&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=HIGH+SPEED+RAIL+EMPIRE+CORRIDOR+PROGRAM%2C+NEW+YORK+%28TIER+1+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT%29.&rft.title=HIGH+SPEED+RAIL+EMPIRE+CORRIDOR+PROGRAM%2C+NEW+YORK+%28TIER+1+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Washington, District of Columbia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2014-08-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: January 31, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2014-08-25 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ILLIANA CORRIDOR, WILL AND KANKAKEE COUNTIES, ILLINOIS, AND LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA (TIER 2 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT). AN - 1553701897; 16010 AB - PURPOSE: The development of a new interstate highway along an east-west transportation corridor connecting Interstate Highway 55 (I-55) in northeastern Illinois to I-65 in northwestern Indiana is proposed. The 950-square-mile study area for the Illiana Corridor includes portions of Will and Kankakee counties in Illinois and Lake County in Indiana. The region serves as a vital link for inter-state and national transportation and commerce movement. It is also a key intermodal logistical area for transfer of rail, port, and truck freight, which adds substantial trucking demand. As traffic volumes have increased, the associated congestion has resulted in travel delays with substantial economic impacts to industries that depend on the ability to efficiently move freight within and through the region. Both I-55 and I-65 are major north-south routes that are major traffic generators, with I-55 connecting the Chicago region with Springfield, Illinois, and St. Louis, Missouri, and I-65 connecting the northwestern Indiana metro region with Indianapolis, Indiana, and Louisville, Kentucky. The distance between I-55 and I-65 is approximately 55 miles. This tier two draft EIS considers a No Action Alternative and three build alternatives. Based on the more detailed Tier Two analysis of the Corridor with respect to roadway alignment, interchange locations and types, grade separations, road closures, and preliminary facility design including CSS and sustainability features, build alternatives were developed and evaluated within the 12 corridor sections. Based on the designation of IL-53 as Alternate Route 66, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NHRP), three design concepts for an interchange in the vicinity of IL-53 were advanced into Tier Two for further evaluation. Design Option 1 is a direct interchange connection to IL-53 as a partial cloverleaf (not all four quadrants). Design Option 2 is a conventional diamond interchange located approximately 2.5 miles east of IL-53 between Indian Trail and Old Chicago Road with an overpass at IL-53. Design Option 3 would provide only an overpass at IL-53 with no interchange. For this draft EIS, the alternatives carried forward within the 12 corridor sections have been combined into the following three mainline alternatives each spanning the entire length of the corridor from I-55 to I-65 as follows: (1) Alternative 1 is comprised of the mainline alternative or interchange design option within each section representing the least overall impact based on the alternatives development and evaluation. These findings have incorporated the results of analyses and field studies, public and stakeholder input, agency review and in consideration of context sensitive design and sustainability features; (2) Alternative 2, correspondingly, consists of those sections of successively greater impacts (where an option is available). In those sections absent a second mainline alternative, the single mainline section from Alternative 1 has been retained to form a continuous linear alternative. The common sections are consistent for each alternative, allowing the narrative and tables to focus on the incremental differences between Alternatives 1 and 2; and (3) Alternative 3 incorporates the two locations where three options were identified (in Section 3 between I-55 and IL-53 in Illinois and in Section 12 at the I-65 interchange in Indiana), and is comprised of those mainline alternative sections determined to be the most impacting of the three alternatives considered. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project would provide an alternate route for motorists traveling the I-90/94 corridor; relieve traffic on the I-80 Borman/Kingery Expressway and US 30; serve as a bypass for trucks around the congested metropolitan area highways; improve access to one of the largest intermodal freight areas in the United States; improve access to the proposed South Suburban Airport; support area economic development; and increase the potential for substantial job creation. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The Illiana Corridor project would result in the loss of 17 to 113 acres of forest, 15 to 76 acres of wetlands, and 2,453 to 2,827 acres of farmland. Other impacts would include 46 to 108 acres of floodplain fill volume and 26 to 53 stream crossings. The working alignment within Corridor A3S2 would displace: 81 to 83 residences, 10 non-agricultural businesses, and one agricultural business. The Corridor B3 alignment would displace: 22 residences, nine non-agricultural businesses, and one agricultural business. The Corridor B4 alignment would displace: 12 residences, nine non-agricultural businesses, and two agricultural businesses. Two to three Section 4(f) protected historic properties would be impacted. JF - EPA number: 140014, Draft EIS, Appendices, January 24, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Creeks KW - Cultural Resources KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Illinois KW - Indiana KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1553701897?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-01-24&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ILLIANA+CORRIDOR%2C+WILL+AND+KANKAKEE+COUNTIES%2C+ILLINOIS%2C+AND+LAKE+COUNTY%2C+INDIANA+%28TIER+2+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT%29.&rft.title=ILLIANA+CORRIDOR%2C+WILL+AND+KANKAKEE+COUNTIES%2C+ILLINOIS%2C+AND+LAKE+COUNTY%2C+INDIANA+%28TIER+2+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Springfield, Illinois; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2014-08-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: January 24, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2014-08-18 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - FUTURE I-70 KANSAS CITY METRO PROJECT, KANSAS CITY, JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI (SECOND TIER DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT). AN - 1552588494; 16004 AB - PURPOSE: Improvement of the existing I-70 corridor extending approximately 6.8 miles from the end of the last ramp termini west of The Paseo interchange to east of the Blue Ridge Cutoff interchange is proposed. The 6.8 mile I-70 corridor is vital to serving the greater Kansas City regional transportation demands including commuters, transit, and local and national freight movements. Three alternatives were considered for this tiered draft EIS. Alternative 1, the No-Build alternative includes: (1) repaving I-70 through regular maintenance; (2) upgrading the I-70 interchanges and bridges, including replacing the Manchester Bridge; (3) Transportation System Management (TSM) and Transportation Demand Management (TDM) activities; and (4) maintaining the existing bus service provided by the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority. Alternative 5, the Geometric Improvements alternative includes: (1) rebuilding and/or rehabilitating I-70 pavement and bridges over time; (2) eliminating I-435 left lane exists and eliminating the existing tight loop ramps; (3) improving the Benton and Jackson Curves; (4) removing Benton Boulevard on-ramp; (5) extending merge and diverge ramp lengths at various locations; (6) extending weave areas as appropriate; (6) replacing the low clearance bridge at 27th Street; (7) adding auxiliary lanes between interchanges as appropriate; (8) improving shoulder width to allow buses on shoulder; and (9) improving bicycle and pedestrian access across I-70 as bridges are replaced. Alternative 6, the Interchange Consolidations alternative, includes: (1) rebuilding and/or rehabilitating I-70 pavement and bridges over time; (2) consolidating Brooklyn Avenue and Prospect Avenue interchanges into one interchange; (3) consolidating 18th Street and 23rd Street interchanges into one interchange; (4) consolidating US 40 and Manchester Trafficway into one interchange; (5) improving the Benton and Jackson curves; (6) removing Benton Boulevard on-ramp; (7) replacing the low clearance bridge at 27th Street; (8) extending merge and diverge ramp lengths at various locations; (9) extending weave areas as appropriate; (10) adding auxiliary lanes if needed between interchanges; (11) eliminating I-435 left lane exits and tight loop ramps; (12)improving low clearance bridge on Stadium Drive to allow trucks to safely use this route to access southbound I-435 and eastbound I-70; (13) improving shoulder width to allow buses on shoulder; and (14) improving bicycle and pedestrian access across I-70 as bridges are replaced. The I-70 second tier EIS preferred alternative is a combination of the Geometric Improvements Alternative and the Interchange Consolidations Alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The improvement strategy would reduce crash rates, remove key bottlenecks, reduce the potential for ramp back-up onto the freeway, improve multi-modal travel times, restore and maintain bridge and pavement conditions, increase safe access across I-70 and the downtown loop for non-motorized travel, and improve the efficiency of freight movement. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The Preferred Alternative will potentially require 31 residential and six commercial displacements. The Build Alternatives (Geometric Improvements Alternative, Interchange Consolidations Alternative, and Preferred Alternative) would have adverse, but not disproportionately high effects on minority and low-income populations living along the I-70 corridor. Construction of the Build Alternatives would involve the commitment of a range of natural, physical, human resources, and public tax dollars. The Preferred Alternative is anticipated to impact 0.02 acres of wetland. JF - EPA number: 140008, Draft EIS--332 pages, Appendices--256 pages, January 17, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MO-EIS-14-01-D KW - Central Business Districts KW - Environmental Justice KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Wetlands KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Missouri KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1552588494?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-01-17&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=FUTURE+I-70+KANSAS+CITY+METRO+PROJECT%2C+KANSAS+CITY%2C+JACKSON+COUNTY%2C+MISSOURI+%28SECOND+TIER+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT%29.&rft.title=REGIONAL+CONNECTOR+TRANSIT+CORRIDOR+PROJECT%2C+LOS+ANGELES+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Jefferson City, Missouri; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2014-08-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: January 17, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2014-08-12 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Inventario multitemporal, analisis de susceptibilidad y estimacion de volumen de deslizamientos en el flanco SW del volcan Pico de Orizaba, Puebla-Veracruz TT - Multi-temporal inventory, susceptibility analysis, and volumen estimations for landslides on the SW flank of the Pico de Orizaba volcano, Puebla-Veracruz AN - 1832625382; 727027-9 JF - Boletin de la Sociedad Geologica Mexicana AU - Legorreta Paulin, Gabriel AU - Bursik, Marcus AU - Solene, Pouget AU - Lugo Hubp, Jose AU - Paredes Mejia, Luis Mario AU - Aceves Quesada, Fernando Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 343 EP - 354 PB - Sociedad Geologica Mexicana, Mexico, D.F. VL - 66 IS - 2 SN - 0366-1784, 0366-1784 UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1832625382?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefinprocess&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Boletin+de+la+Sociedad+Geologica+Mexicana&rft.atitle=Inventario+multitemporal%2C+analisis+de+susceptibilidad+y+estimacion+de+volumen+de+deslizamientos+en+el+flanco+SW+del+volcan+Pico+de+Orizaba%2C+Puebla-Veracruz&rft.au=Legorreta+Paulin%2C+Gabriel%3BBursik%2C+Marcus%3BSolene%2C+Pouget%3BLugo+Hubp%2C+Jose%3BParedes+Mejia%2C+Luis+Mario%3BAceves+Quesada%2C+Fernando&rft.aulast=Legorreta+Paulin&rft.aufirst=Gabriel&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=66&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=343&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Boletin+de+la+Sociedad+Geologica+Mexicana&rft.issn=03661784&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://boletinsgm.igeolcu.unam.mx/bsgm/index.php/volumenes-volumes/cuarta-epoca LA - Spanish DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef in Process, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. After editing and indexing, this record will be added to Georef. N1 - Number of references - 65 N1 - PubXState - D.F. N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-24 N1 - CODEN - BOGLA4 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Performance of an 11 m high block-faced geogrid wall designed using the K-stiffness method AN - 1734266236; 2015-108089 AB - An 11 m high dry-stacked masonry concrete block wall reinforced with a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) geogrid was designed, instrumented, and monitored for a period of 2 years as part of a highway-widening project southeast of Seattle, Washington, in the USA. An extensive materials-testing program was conducted to characterize the geogrid and backfill soil properties. The empirical-based K-stiffness method was used to design the wall, and this approach resulted in a 35% reduction in total required reinforcement strength compared with the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials / Federal Highway Administration (AASHTO/FHWA) simplified method. The cost savings more than compensated for the cost of the instrumentation program. Geogrid strains were measured using strain gauges and extensometers, and the walls were surveyed to monitor facing deformations. The stiffness of the geogrid materials was computed from the results of laboratory in-isolation constant-load (creep) tests. The time- and strain-dependent stiffness values, in combination with measured strains, were used to compute measured reinforcement loads at the reinforcement connections and at locations within the reinforced soil backfill. The measured loads were compared with class A, B, and C1 predictions using the AASHTO/FHWA simplified and K-stiffness methods. These comparisons demonstrate that the simplified method significantly overestimated reinforcement loads, whereas the K-stiffness method provided estimates that were judged to be in better agreement with the measured results. The paper also quantifies the influence of construction procedures on reinforcement strains and load, shows that long-term creep of the reinforcement after 2 years after construction is negligible, and identifies lessons learned. JF - Canadian Geotechnical Journal = Revue Canadienne de Geotechnique AU - Allen, Tony M AU - Bathurst, Richard J Y1 - 2014/01// PY - 2014 DA - January 2014 SP - 16 EP - 29 PB - National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, ON VL - 51 IS - 1 SN - 0008-3674, 0008-3674 KW - United States KW - backfill KW - earth pressure KW - density KW - strain KW - stiffness KW - reinforced materials KW - extensometers KW - gravel KW - foundations KW - sediments KW - construction KW - soil mechanics KW - sand KW - Washington KW - clastic sediments KW - loading KW - stress KW - mathematical models KW - tensile strength KW - King County Washington KW - Seattle Washington KW - safety KW - Maple Valley KW - geogrids KW - roads KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1734266236?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Canadian+Geotechnical+Journal+%3D+Revue+Canadienne+de+Geotechnique&rft.atitle=Performance+of+an+11+m+high+block-faced+geogrid+wall+designed+using+the+K-stiffness+method&rft.au=Allen%2C+Tony+M%3BBathurst%2C+Richard+J&rft.aulast=Allen&rft.aufirst=Tony&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=51&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=16&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Canadian+Geotechnical+Journal+%3D+Revue+Canadienne+de+Geotechnique&rft.issn=00083674&rft_id=info:doi/10.1139%2Fcgj-2013-0261 L2 - http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/journal/cgj LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 44 N1 - PubXState - ON N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 2 tables N1 - Last updated - 2015-11-19 N1 - CODEN - CGJOAH N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - backfill; clastic sediments; construction; density; earth pressure; extensometers; foundations; geogrids; gravel; King County Washington; loading; Maple Valley; mathematical models; reinforced materials; roads; safety; sand; Seattle Washington; sediments; soil mechanics; stiffness; strain; stress; tensile strength; United States; Washington DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cgj-2013-0261 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Drivers' Smart Assistance System Based on Radio Frequency Identification AN - 1705064651; PQ0001186892 AB - A work zone is an area of roadway with construction, maintenance, or utility work activities. According to NHTSA, many traffic accidents and fatalities happen in work zones. Many traditional safety countermeasures have been utilized in work zones, including installing special signs and barriers and posting suitable speed limits. However, these measures have not fully solved the problem. Radio frequency identification (RFID) is a powerful, globally accepted technology that has had great success in business management for decades and can be employed as an advisory device that communicates between vehicles and infrastructure in work zones. The purpose of this study was to develop an RFID-based driver smart assistance system (DSAS) to improve traffic safety and air quality in work zones. The RFID device enabled communication between the vehicle and the roadside on a real-time basis and was supplemented with GPS and other sensors for dynamic traffic management. Such an assistance system would provide suitable verbal and visual warning messages to drivers approaching a work zone. Road tests with the DSAS were conducted in Houston, Texas, with 20 drivers, and the system's impact on vehicle speeds, safety, and vehicle emissions was examined. Statistical results from the tests showed that the DSAS helped drivers take action earlier to decelerate and reduce speeds. All test subjects evaluated the system as satisfactory. This system can also help to reduce most types of vehicle emissions. Further testing and improving of this promising system is recommended in broader fields. JF - Transportation Research Record AU - Qiao, Fengxiang AU - Jia, Jing AU - Yu, Lei AU - Li, Qing AU - Zhai, Dong AD - Department of Transportation Studies, Texas Southern University, 3100 Cleburne Avenue, Houston, TX 77004, qiao_fg@tsu.edu Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 37 EP - 46 PB - Transportation Research Board IS - 2458 SN - 0361-1981, 0361-1981 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Mortality KW - Sensors KW - Safety KW - Velocity KW - Air quality KW - Maintenance KW - Traffic KW - Infrastructure KW - ASW, USA, Texas KW - Traffic management KW - Transportation KW - Communications KW - Roadsides KW - Emissions KW - USA, Texas KW - Traffic safety KW - Highways KW - USA, Texas, Houston KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1705064651?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.atitle=Drivers%27+Smart+Assistance+System+Based+on+Radio+Frequency+Identification&rft.au=Qiao%2C+Fengxiang%3BJia%2C+Jing%3BYu%2C+Lei%3BLi%2C+Qing%3BZhai%2C+Dong&rft.aulast=Qiao&rft.aufirst=Fengxiang&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=2458&rft.spage=37&rft.isbn=9780309295499&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.issn=03611981&rft_id=info:doi/10.3141%2F2458-05 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-08-01 N1 - Number of references - 22 N1 - Last updated - 2015-09-03 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Mortality; Sensors; Safety; Velocity; Air quality; Maintenance; Traffic; Infrastructure; Communications; Transportation; Traffic management; Roadsides; Emissions; Traffic safety; Highways; ASW, USA, Texas; USA, Texas; USA, Texas, Houston DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2458-05 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Incorporating Costs of Life-Cycle Impacts into Transportation Program Development AN - 1701068474; PQ0001607835 AB - Ensuring sustainability is necessary for balancing economic viability, the environment, and the social system. Because transportation infrastructure projects have direct and indirect impacts on this balance, transportation agencies must consider the sustainability and environmental impacts of transportation investment during the planning and programming phase. An integrated life-cycle analysis approach (ILCA super(2)) that integrates life-cycle assessment and life-cycle cost analysis is developed through the establishment of a reasonable life-cycle time frame, representative elements, largely homogeneous transportation facilities with representative cross sections, and accepted construction, maintenance, and rehabilitation practices. The methodology quantifies life-cycle environmental impacts for the carbon footprint of materials in carbon dioxide equivalent, quantity of wasted materials, and quantity of stormwater runoff along with associated costs. The use of the ILCA super(2) is demonstrated for a case study of urban roadway projects in a sample transportation state transportation improvement plan. A case study shows that initial costs represent approximately 20% of life-cycle costs; environmental impact costs are higher than direct operational costs, energy costs, and resurfacing costs. The use of the ILCA super(2) for transportation programming allows decision makers to evaluate the larger impacts of transportation investments as well as provides opportunities for considering programmatic changes to practices that support sustainability. JF - Transportation Research Record AU - Hameed, Faisal AU - Hancock, Kathleen AD - Project Development and Environment, District of Columbia Department of Transportation, 55 M Street, SE, Washington, DC 20003 faisal.hameed@dc.gov. Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 77 EP - 83 PB - Transportation Research Board IS - 2453 SN - 0361-1981, 0361-1981 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Life cycle costs KW - Costs KW - Transportation KW - Programming KW - Life cycle analysis KW - Financing KW - Environmental impact KW - Energy costs KW - Sustainability UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1701068474?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.atitle=Incorporating+Costs+of+Life-Cycle+Impacts+into+Transportation+Program+Development&rft.au=Hameed%2C+Faisal%3BHancock%2C+Kathleen&rft.aulast=Hameed&rft.aufirst=Faisal&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=2453&rft.spage=77&rft.isbn=9780309295468&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.issn=03611981&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-08-01 N1 - Number of references - 16 N1 - Last updated - 2015-12-07 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2453-10 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Long-Term Evaluation of Geosynthetic Reinforcement of Flexible Pavements Constructed over Thick Organic Soil Deposits AN - 1701057703; PQ0001593779 AB - Many regions throughout Florida have thick deposits of organic soil. Roadways built over these deposits often exhibit differential settlement, significant rut depths, and extensive cracks in a relatively short period of time. The Florida Department of Transportation constructed an experimental project on a realigned portion of State Road 15 on the southeastern shore of Lake Okeechobee in Palm Beach County to evaluate the effect of geosynthetic reinforcement on pavement performance. This roadway traverses farmlands with deep layers of organic material just beneath the surface and has a history of poor performance. The experimental project included four 500-ft sections with combinations of geogrids and geotextiles placed below the base and above the organic material. A fifth section of similar length was constructed with no geosynthetic reinforcement and served as a control. In addition to geosynthetic reinforcement, the alignment was surcharged before construction. The investigation showed that surcharging alone significantly improved the pavement performance compared with historical pavement condition and rehabilitation records. Geosynthetic reinforcement doubled the equivalent single-axle loads allowed on the unreinforced section. A rigid geogrid or woven geotextile placed below the base appeared to provide a slightly stiffer and better-performing pavement than a flexible geogrid. This paper documents the research program and provides details on the improvement resulting from surcharging and geosynthetic reinforcement. JF - Transportation Research Record AU - Greene, James AU - Nazef, Abdenour AU - Choubane, Bouzid AU - Horhota, David AD - Florida Department of Transportation, Materials Research Park, 5007 Northeast 39th Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32609 james.greene@dot.state.fl.us Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 89 EP - 97 PB - Transportation Research Board IS - 2462 SN - 0361-1981, 0361-1981 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Pavements KW - Transportation KW - Construction KW - Roadways KW - Geosynthetics KW - Reinforcement KW - Deposition KW - Organic materials KW - Geogrids UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1701057703?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.atitle=Long-Term+Evaluation+of+Geosynthetic+Reinforcement+of+Flexible+Pavements+Constructed+over+Thick+Organic+Soil+Deposits&rft.au=Greene%2C+James%3BNazef%2C+Abdenour%3BChoubane%2C+Bouzid%3BHorhota%2C+David&rft.aulast=Greene&rft.aufirst=James&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=2462&rft.spage=89&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.issn=03611981&rft_id=info:doi/10.3141%2F2462-11 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-08-01 N1 - Number of references - 10 N1 - Last updated - 2015-12-07 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2462-11 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Reasoning-Building Process for Transportation Project Evaluation and Decision Making: Use of Reasoning Map and Evidence Theory AN - 1701038970; PQ0001607827 AB - Policy makers for transportation investment projects engage in dialogues and debates in which reasonableness and clarity are of great value. In traditional transportation systems planning practices, stakeholders reason and provide evidence in support of their preferences, but these opinions often conflict and are rarely consistent. This paper presents a goal-oriented decision-making method for finding a transportation alternative that best achieves the project's goals and also indicates the level of stakeholders' satisfaction. The proposed method (a) applies a reasoning map for structuring how experts and citizens perceive the alternatives for achieving the project's goals and (b) provides belief measures in evidence theory about to what extent the alternatives achieve the goals of the stakeholders. This method gives three kinds of results. First, the degrees of goal achievement can be calculated for the various stakeholders. Second, both the integrity of the reasoning and the quality of information are evaluated according to measures of uncertainty associated with this information. Finally, the critical reasoning links that matter most to goal achievement can be identified through sensitivity analysis. The paper applies the proposed method to evaluate a streetcar alternative against a bus rapid transit alternative in a real-world analysis of transit alternatives. The reasoning-building process allows planners and citizens to present their logic and justifications, promotes focused discourse of stakeholders, and enriches the quality of the planning and decision-making process. JF - Transportation Research Record AU - Kronprasert, Nopadon AU - Talvitie, Antti P AD - FHWA, 6300 Georgetown Pike, McLean, VA 22101; Department of Civil Engineering, Chiang Mai University, 239 Huay Kaew Road, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 11 EP - 21 PB - Transportation Research Board IS - 2453 SN - 0361-1981, 0361-1981 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Logic KW - Decision making KW - Policies KW - Transportation KW - Sensitivity analysis KW - Reasoning KW - Transit KW - Buses (vehicles) KW - Enrichment UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1701038970?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.atitle=Reasoning-Building+Process+for+Transportation+Project+Evaluation+and+Decision+Making%3A+Use+of+Reasoning+Map+and+Evidence+Theory&rft.au=Kronprasert%2C+Nopadon%3BTalvitie%2C+Antti+P&rft.aulast=Kronprasert&rft.aufirst=Nopadon&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=2453&rft.spage=11&rft.isbn=9780309295468&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.issn=03611981&rft_id=info:doi/10.3141%2F2453-02 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-08-01 N1 - Number of references - 18 N1 - Last updated - 2015-08-04 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2453-02 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Reporting Results from the Hamburg Wheel Tracking Device AN - 1692322814; PQ0001573903 AB - As the list of states adopting the Hamburg wheel tracking device continues to grow, there is a need to evaluate how the results are used. AASHTO T-324 does not standardize the analysis and reporting of test results. Measurement location was found to be a source of significant variation for rut depth in the Hamburg wheel tracking device. This variation was likely the result of the nonuniform wheel speed across the specimen, geometry of the specimen, and air void profile. Eliminating this source of bias when rutting results are reported is feasible although the feasibility depends on the average rut depth at the final pass. It is reasonable to report the average of the SIP values across all locations while calculated values measured more than 2 in. from the specimen's edge are discarded and for cases in which the ratio of the stripping slope to creep slope exceeds 2.0. Validation is needed for multiple machines. JF - Transportation Research Record AU - Schram, Scott AU - Williams, R Christopher AU - Buss, Ashley AD - Iowa Department of Transportation, Office of Construction and Materials, 800 Lincoln Way, Ames, IA 50010 Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 89 EP - 98 PB - Transportation Research Board VL - 3 IS - 2446 SN - 0361-1981, 0361-1981 KW - Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Feasibility KW - Creep (materials) KW - Transportation KW - Wheels KW - Reporting KW - Slopes KW - Tracking devices KW - Stripping KW - Mathematical analysis UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1692322814?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.atitle=Reporting+Results+from+the+Hamburg+Wheel+Tracking+Device&rft.au=Schram%2C+Scott%3BWilliams%2C+R+Christopher%3BBuss%2C+Ashley&rft.aulast=Schram&rft.aufirst=Scott&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=3&rft.issue=2446&rft.spage=89&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.issn=03611981&rft_id=info:doi/10.3141%2F2446-10 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-07-01 N1 - Number of references - 6 N1 - Last updated - 2015-12-07 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2446-10 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Assessing the Safety Benefit of Advanced Vehicular Technology for Protecting Pedestrians: Pedestrian Protection Airbags AN - 1691295417; PQ0001573829 AB - Pedestrian safety is of keen interest because the vulnerability of pedestrians leads to severe injuries in pedestrian-vehicle crashes. Various counter-measures for protecting pedestrians have been developed in the field of traffic and vehicular safety engineering. The pedestrian protection airbag system (PPAS) is one of the recently developed vehicular technologies for pedestrian protection. PPAS is a promising, passive safety technology for reducing the severity of pedestrian injury. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety benefits of PPAS. A probabilistic pedestrian fatality model and a set of linear regression models were employed to estimate the effectiveness of PPAS in reducing the severity of pedestrian injury. Head injury criteria data, which represented the level of severity of pedestrian head injury, were obtained from indoor experimental collisions. The number of pedestrian fatalities was estimated for two cases on the basis of the pedestrian fatality model: one with PPAS and one without PPAS. In addition, market penetration rates (MPRs) were applied in analyzing the safety benefits in various scenarios. Approximately 30.30% to 68.94% of pedestrian fatalities would be saved with 100% MPR of PPAS. The outcomes of this study could be used to enhance the functionality of PPAS for reducing fatalities and establishing relevant traffic safety policies. JF - Transportation Research Record AU - Choi, Saerona AU - Oh, Cheol AU - Yun, Yong-Won AU - Park, Gyung-Jin AD - Department of Transportation and Logistics Engineering, cheolo@hanyang.ac.kr Y1 - 2014///0, PY - 2014 DA - 0, 2014 SP - 52 EP - 58 PB - Transportation Research Board IS - 2464 SN - 0361-1981, 0361-1981 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Mortality KW - Transportation KW - Safety engineering KW - Injuries KW - Head injuries KW - Pedestrians KW - Safety KW - Traffic safety KW - Vulnerability KW - Air bags KW - Technology KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1691295417?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.atitle=Assessing+the+Safety+Benefit+of+Advanced+Vehicular+Technology+for+Protecting+Pedestrians%3A+Pedestrian+Protection+Airbags&rft.au=Choi%2C+Saerona%3BOh%2C+Cheol%3BYun%2C+Yong-Won%3BPark%2C+Gyung-Jin&rft.aulast=Choi&rft.aufirst=Saerona&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=2464&rft.spage=52&rft.isbn=9780309295567&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.issn=03611981&rft_id=info:doi/10.3141%2F2464-07 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-06-01 N1 - Number of references - 18 N1 - Last updated - 2016-12-22 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Mortality; Transportation; Injuries; Safety engineering; Head injuries; Pedestrians; Safety; Vulnerability; Traffic safety; Air bags; Technology DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2464-07 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Regulating Intercity Bus Stops in New York City AN - 1691293230; PQ0001573820 AB - The intercity bus industry has grown significantly in recent years and has become an increasingly popular option for people traveling to and from New York City. Hundreds of intercity buses depart from New York City streets daily. Although these buses provide a useful, low-cost transportation option for New Yorkers, the fact that the buses were legally able to stop in any "No Standing" zone led to disruption to the local traffic network through increased sidewalk and street congestion. The New York State Legislature passed a law in August 2012 allowing the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) to implement a permit system for intercity bus operators. The New York City DOT has developed a rule that requires intercity bus operators to apply online for a permit from the New York City DOT before the operators can make on-street stops in the city. Bus operators must submit detailed operating information to the New York City DOT, in addition to a permit fee based on the weekly number of arrivals and departures at the proposed stop. The permit-approval process includes the New York City DOT evaluation based on public health and safety criteria and consultation with local community boards and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, where appropriate. Following an application period, police will be able to enforce the law against intercity buses not carrying permits or not properly utilizing their assigned stop, and thereby the city can manage this industry within the constraints of federal and state laws. JF - Transportation Research Record AU - Sugiura, Aaron AU - Beaton, Eric B AU - Edulakanti, Reddy AU - Ricks, Karina AD - New York City Department of Transportation, 55 Water Street, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10041, asugiura@dot.nyc.gov Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 123 EP - 129 PB - Transportation Research Board VL - 4 IS - 2418 SN - 0361-1981, 0361-1981 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - USA, New York, New York City KW - Transportation KW - USA, New Jersey KW - Safety KW - Buses KW - Police KW - Local communities KW - State legislatures KW - Urban areas KW - Public health KW - Traffic KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1691293230?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.atitle=Regulating+Intercity+Bus+Stops+in+New+York+City&rft.au=Sugiura%2C+Aaron%3BBeaton%2C+Eric+B%3BEdulakanti%2C+Reddy%3BRicks%2C+Karina&rft.aulast=Sugiura&rft.aufirst=Aaron&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=4&rft.issue=2418&rft.spage=123&rft.isbn=9780309295635&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.issn=03611981&rft_id=info:doi/10.3141%2F2418.15 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-06-01 N1 - Number of references - 6 N1 - Last updated - 2015-07-23 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Transportation; Safety; Buses; Police; State legislatures; Local communities; Traffic; Public health; Urban areas; USA, New York, New York City; USA, New Jersey DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2418.15 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Pedestrian Safety Initiative in Montgomery County, Maryland: Data-Driven Approach to Coordinating Engineering, Education, and Enforcement AN - 1691285983; PQ0001573835 AB - The Pedestrian Safety Initiative in Montgomery County, Maryland, which was introduced in 2007, uses a data-driven approach to coordinate engineering, education, and enforcement to create a more pedestrian-friendly, walkable environment. From the geographic information system and data analysis of countywide pedestrian crashes from 2004 to 2008, 10 areas with a high incidence of pedestrian crashes were identified. Engineering, education, and enforcement programs targeted these 10 high incidence areas (HIAs). Pedestrian road safety audits were conducted at the HIAs to determine the most effective engineering improvements for each area. Traffic and pedestrian calming measures were subsequently implemented at these locations. Demographic analysis grouped the HIAs together to create more effective education campaigns, and community members were involved to reach a wider audience. Enforcement efforts targeted pedestrians and drivers in the HIAs with warnings and citations for those who violated pedestrian laws. Similar methodology has been used to target HIAs near schools as part of the initiative's Safe Routes to School program. This holistic Three E Approach (engineering, education, and enforcement) is continuously being refined to reflect emerging data trends in pedestrian collisions. Between 2009 and 2012, pedestrian collisions in the treated HIAs dropped 43%, pedestrian fatalities countywide dropped 38% from 2008 to 2012, and pedestrian collisions in a subset of the Safe Routes to School areas dropped 79%. JF - Transportation Research Record AU - Dunckel, Jeff AU - Haynes, William AU - Conklin, Joana AU - Sharp, Susan AU - Cohen, Alexandra AD - Montgomery County Department of Transportation, 101 Monroe Street, Rockville, MD 20850, joana.conklin@montgomerycountymd.gov Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 100 EP - 108 PB - Transportation Research Board IS - 2464 SN - 0361-1981, 0361-1981 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Mortality KW - Pedestrians KW - Safety KW - Remote sensing KW - USA, Pennsylvania, Montgomery Cty. KW - Traffic KW - Demography KW - Accidents KW - Education KW - Transportation KW - Schools KW - Safety engineering KW - Geographic information systems KW - Traffic safety KW - USA, Maryland KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1691285983?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.atitle=Pedestrian+Safety+Initiative+in+Montgomery+County%2C+Maryland%3A+Data-Driven+Approach+to+Coordinating+Engineering%2C+Education%2C+and+Enforcement&rft.au=Dunckel%2C+Jeff%3BHaynes%2C+William%3BConklin%2C+Joana%3BSharp%2C+Susan%3BCohen%2C+Alexandra&rft.aulast=Dunckel&rft.aufirst=Jeff&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=2464&rft.spage=100&rft.isbn=9780309295567&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.issn=03611981&rft_id=info:doi/10.3141%2F2464-13 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-06-01 N1 - Number of references - 6 N1 - Last updated - 2015-07-23 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Mortality; Pedestrians; Safety; Remote sensing; Traffic; Demography; Education; Accidents; Schools; Transportation; Safety engineering; Traffic safety; Geographic information systems; USA, Pennsylvania, Montgomery Cty.; USA, Maryland DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2464-13 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Data Business Plans and Governance Programs Aligning Transportation Data to Agency Strategic Objectives AN - 1687666267; PQ0001573858 AB - The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) established a performance- and outcome-based transportation program for safety, infrastructure condition, congestion reduction, system reliability, freight movement, environment sustainability, and reduced project delivery delays. Transportation data are essential in addressing those challenges. Data are valued assets, but they carry a significant risk- bad data can lead to ineffective planning and ultimately to poor agency business decisions. An effective transportation data business plan coupled with institutional data governance can mitigate the risk by providing an approach for delivering comprehensive, quality data. Better data provide better information, which in turn results in informed decisions. A data business plan with an established data governance environment can lead to proactive rather than reactive decisions. Many state departments of transportation have embraced such concepts and best practices and are beginning to apply them in overall data governance. However, the terms and application are not mainstreamed and are not assimilated into the transportation agency culture. This paper provides the context for data management, data governance, and data stewardship; a business need for establishing data governance in a transportation agency; key features to be considered for a data business plan; approaches to developing a data governance program; and finally a process for evaluating data program governance. JF - Transportation Research Record AU - Stickel, J R AU - Vandervalk, A AD - Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, P.O. Box 112500, Juneau, AK 99811 -2500, jack.stickel@alaska.gov Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 154 EP - 163 PB - Transportation Research Board IS - 2460 SN - 0361-1981, 0361-1981 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Risk Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts KW - Infrastructure KW - Transportation KW - Best practices KW - Safety KW - Data management KW - Sustainability KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - H 2000:Transportation KW - R2 23070:Economics, organization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1687666267?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ariskabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.atitle=Data+Business+Plans+and+Governance+Programs+Aligning+Transportation+Data+to+Agency+Strategic+Objectives&rft.au=Stickel%2C+J+R%3BVandervalk%2C+A&rft.aulast=Stickel&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=2460&rft.spage=154&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.issn=03611981&rft_id=info:doi/10.3141%2F2460-17 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-06-01 N1 - Number of references - 33 N1 - Last updated - 2015-09-03 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Infrastructure; Transportation; Best practices; Safety; Sustainability; Data management DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2460-17 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Oregon Statewide Transportation Strategy: 2050 Vision for Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction AN - 1687665693; PQ0001573909 AB - Challenged by the state legislature to find a way of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions substantially, the Oregon Department of Transportation embarked on a 2-year effort to determine the best strategies for reducing transportation-related emissions. The resulting Statewide Transportation Strategy: A 2050 Vision for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction (STS) was accepted by Oregon's Transportation Commission in early 2013. The report charts a potential path forward to help meet Oregon's 2050 goal of a 75% reduction in GHG emissions compared with 1990. The STS development process was inventive and rigorous. A new policy-level analysis model, GreenSTEP, was created and was enhanced throughout the effort; GreenSTEP is being used by several metropolitan areas throughout the state and has been adapted nationally. During the development of the STS, analytical and political hurdles were overcome and lessons were learned. Some of those lessons are described in this paper, and a methodological approach is offered for others to follow. JF - Transportation Research Record AU - Pietz, Amanda Joy AU - Gregor, Brian J AD - Oregon Department of Transportation, 555 13th Street NE, Suite 2, Salem, OR 97301, amanda.pietz@odot.state.or.us Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 45 EP - 52 PB - Transportation Research Board IS - 2454 SN - 0361-1981, 0361-1981 KW - Pollution Abstracts KW - Transportation KW - Vision KW - Politics KW - Commissions KW - Emissions KW - Emission control KW - USA, Oregon KW - Greenhouse gases KW - Metropolitan areas KW - State legislatures KW - P 0000:AIR POLLUTION UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1687665693?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Apollution&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.atitle=Oregon+Statewide+Transportation+Strategy%3A+2050+Vision+for+Greenhouse+Gas+Emission+Reduction&rft.au=Pietz%2C+Amanda+Joy%3BGregor%2C+Brian+J&rft.aulast=Pietz&rft.aufirst=Amanda&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=2454&rft.spage=45&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.issn=03611981&rft_id=info:doi/10.3141%2F2454-06 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-06-01 N1 - Number of references - 12 N1 - Last updated - 2015-11-16 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Transportation; Politics; Vision; Commissions; Emissions; Emission control; Greenhouse gases; State legislatures; Metropolitan areas; USA, Oregon DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2454-06 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Enhanced Gradation Guidelines to Improve Asphalt Mixture Performance AN - 1685816728; PQ0001489866 AB - In 2010 a theoretical approach to the evaluation and specification of aggregate gradations to resist rutting was evaluated by the Florida Department of Transportation by accelerated pavement testing. This approach, known as the dominant aggregate size range (DASR) gradation model, provides a framework to ensure that the coarse aggregate of the resulting mixture has sufficient aggregate interlock to resist permanent deformation. Further research by the University of Florida and the Department of Transportation found that the properties of the interstitial components (ICs) within the DASR voids were strongly related to the durability and fracture resistance of asphalt mixtures. Parameters that made up the combined DASR-IC model included the DASR porosity, disruption factor (DF), effective film thickness (EFT), and fine aggregate ratio (FAR). The original evaluation of the DASR model was recently extended to include DASR gradations that might have had marginal aggregate interlock (i.e., marginal DASR porosity) and the effect of IC properties on mixture fracture resistance. The results confirmed that the rutting performance of the asphalt mixture was primarily controlled by the DASR porosity and that mixtures with marginal DASR porosity might still have had significantly better rutting performance than mixtures with poor DASR porosity. In addition, it was shown that the DASR porosity, DF, EFT, and FAR parameters played a critical role in mixture cracking performance. The validation of the combined DASR-IC model was documented, and the acceptable range of each parameter for improved mixture rutting and cracking performance was confirmed. JF - Transportation Research Record AU - Greene, James AU - Chun, Sanghyun AU - Choubane, Bouzid AD - State Materials Office, Florida Department of Transportation, 5007 Northeastern 39th Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32609 james.greene@dot.state.fl.us Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 3 EP - 10 PB - Transportation Research Board VL - 2 IS - 2456 SN - 0361-1981, 0361-1981 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Fracture mechanics KW - Cracking (fracturing) KW - Transportation KW - Resists KW - Mathematical models KW - Asphalt KW - Porosity KW - Aggregates UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1685816728?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.atitle=Enhanced+Gradation+Guidelines+to+Improve+Asphalt+Mixture+Performance&rft.au=Greene%2C+James%3BChun%2C+Sanghyun%3BChoubane%2C+Bouzid&rft.aulast=Greene&rft.aufirst=James&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=2&rft.issue=2456&rft.spage=3&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.issn=03611981&rft_id=info:doi/10.3141%2F2456-01 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-06-01 N1 - Number of references - 15 N1 - Last updated - 2015-12-07 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2456-01 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Evolution of Thermoviscoelastic Properties of Asphalt Mixtures with Oxidative Aging AN - 1678007844; PQ0001341927 AB - The uniaxial thermal stress and strain test (UTSST) provides a fundamental approach to characterize the thermoviscoelastic properties of asphalt mixtures and permits the pragmatic evaluation of changes in the stiffness and overall behavior of mixtures as a function of oxidative aging. The UTSST modulus was computed in the temperature domain with a linear viscoelastic constitutive equation from the measured thermally induced stress and strain. Five distinct stages, here named thermo-viscoelastic properties, are identified from the modulus as a function of temperature: viscous softening, viscous-glassy transition, glassy hardening, crack initiation, and fracture stages. Through consideration of the thermoviscoelastic properties, marked differences in the aging process were noted in the evaluation of two binders and two aggregate sources over a range of air void levels, typically, decreases in the viscous response of the mixtures as well as corresponding increases in both the stiffness and brittle behavior are presented as a function of aging. The evaluated behavior of the mixtures also provides a clearer understanding of the significant influence the air void level, or mixture density, has on the binder oxidation and overall mixture performance. The evaluation method provides definitive measures to monitor the progression of multiple aspects of the response of asphalt mixtures to thermally induced loading. JF - Transportation Research Record AU - Morian, Nathan E AU - Alavi, Mohammad Zia AU - Hajj, Elie Y AU - Sebaaly, Peter E AD - Nevada Department of Transportation, South Stewart Street, Carson City, NV 89712 nmorian@dot.state.nv.us Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 1 EP - 12 PB - Transportation Research Board VL - 4 IS - 2447 SN - 0361-1981, 0361-1981 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Fracture mechanics KW - Mathematical models KW - Asphalt KW - Voids KW - Strain KW - Binders KW - Crack initiation KW - Mathematical analysis UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1678007844?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.atitle=Evolution+of+Thermoviscoelastic+Properties+of+Asphalt+Mixtures+with+Oxidative+Aging&rft.au=Morian%2C+Nathan+E%3BAlavi%2C+Mohammad+Zia%3BHajj%2C+Elie+Y%3BSebaaly%2C+Peter+E&rft.aulast=Morian&rft.aufirst=Nathan&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=4&rft.issue=2447&rft.spage=1&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.issn=03611981&rft_id=info:doi/10.3141%2F2447-01 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-05-01 N1 - Number of references - 24 N1 - Last updated - 2015-12-07 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2447-01 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Express Lanes Performance Evaluation: Interstate 35W in Minnesota AN - 1677993594; PQ0001341978 AB - Transportation authorities around the United States are challenged to develop highway projects that deliver the best operational performance for the public investment. Congestion pricing has been promoted as an efficient operational performance strategy that helps to add roadway capacity when it is needed most, during peak periods of the day. The Minnesota Department of Transportation has implemented its second high-occupancy toll lane in the I-35W MnPASS express lane. This paper examines the performance of the southern 7 mi of the MnPASS lane and considers a number of performance indexes as reported through the project evaluation process. Since the opening of the MnPASS express lanes on the I-35W corridor, average speeds on those lanes during the a.m. peak period have increased by 3 to 4 mph. Average speed in the adjacent general purpose lanes appears to have declined by about 1 to 2 mph in the evaluation period. Vehicle throughput on the MnPASS lanes has increased by 77% and person throughput has increased by 39% over the base year of 2008. Through dynamic pricing, MnPASS lanes are able to ensure free-flow speeds more than 95% of the time. Customers are generally pleased with MnPASS operations and performance, citing value for their money in the form of time savings, less traffic, faster travel, and reduced stress. The I-35W MnPASS express lanes ensure greater speed and reliability for transit service and systems, encourage greater transit use through higher performance, and provide a congestion-free lane for those who choose to pay and those who carpool or ride transit. JF - Transportation Research Record AU - Buckeye, Kenneth R AD - Office of Financial Management, MS 215, Minnesota Department of Transportation, 395 John Ireland Boulevard, Saint Paul, MN 55155 kenneth.buckeye@state.mn.us Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 36 EP - 43 PB - Transportation Research Board IS - 2450 SN - 0361-1981, 0361-1981 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Pricing KW - Transportation KW - Lanes KW - Corridors KW - Transit KW - Peak periods KW - Highways KW - Car pools UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1677993594?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.atitle=Express+Lanes+Performance+Evaluation%3A+Interstate+35W+in+Minnesota&rft.au=Buckeye%2C+Kenneth+R&rft.aulast=Buckeye&rft.aufirst=Kenneth&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=2450&rft.spage=36&rft.isbn=9780309295383&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.issn=03611981&rft_id=info:doi/10.3141%2F2450-05 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-05-01 N1 - Number of references - 10 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-04 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2450-05 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - New Tool to Understand Value-for-Money Analysis Concepts in Evaluating Public-Private Partnership Options AN - 1676357507; PQ0001341986 AB - This paper presents a new public-private partnership (PPP) financial evaluation tool, PPP-VALUE (Public-Private Partnership Value-for-Money Analysis to Learn and Understand Evaluation). The tool is intended to help states learn how to assess quantitatively whether a PPP is appropriate for specific projects and to understand the relative impacts of the key drivers of value for money. The tool is focused on decisions about infrastructure delivery options to achieve the best value for the public. PPP-VALUE helps states learn how to assess the procuring agency's costs for providing a project through the PPP procurement model and to compare that result with conventional procurement costs. The tool guides state officials in their efforts to understand better the impacts of project risk, revenue, and financing on public agency costs and helps them better understand the key financial variables in making a procurement decision. This paper demonstrates the use of PPP-VALUE with a simplified hypothetical project to help readers understand the basic concepts of value-for-money analysis and to appreciate the complexity of more detailed financial modeling needed to conduct a full-fledged analysis. JF - Transportation Research Record AU - DeCorla-Souza, Patrick AD - Public-Private Partnerships Program, Federal Highway Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20590, patrick.decorla-souza@dot.gov Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 99 EP - 108 PB - Transportation Research Board IS - 2450 SN - 0361-1981, 0361-1981 KW - Risk Abstracts KW - Infrastructure KW - Risk assessment KW - Transportation KW - Financing KW - R2 23070:Economics, organization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1676357507?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ariskabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.atitle=New+Tool+to+Understand+Value-for-Money+Analysis+Concepts+in+Evaluating+Public-Private+Partnership+Options&rft.au=DeCorla-Souza%2C+Patrick&rft.aulast=DeCorla-Souza&rft.aufirst=Patrick&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=2450&rft.spage=99&rft.isbn=9780309295383&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.issn=03611981&rft_id=info:doi/10.3141%2F2450-13 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-04-01 N1 - Number of references - 19 N1 - Last updated - 2015-11-16 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Risk assessment; Infrastructure; Transportation; Financing DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2450-13 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Application of Conflict Scoping Process to Transportation Projects AN - 1669897758; PQ0001118729 AB - The conflict scoping process (CSP) is a formalized, proactive project management tool for identifying, predicting, assessing, managing, and resolving conflict that has been introduced to project managers at the Minnesota Department of Transportation (DOT) over the course of the past year. In a transportation project, conflict escalation can cost an agency and project valuable time and money and thus potentially lead to cancellation. The CSP tool is designed to increase accountability, transparency, and trust with stakeholders while reducing project cost and time delays. The CSP approach has been applied to 25 first-phase implementation projects at the Minnesota DOT, which ranged from early planning, predesign, and environmental impact to final design and construction stages. The CSP tool brings visibility to the importance of managing interpersonal relationships, the potential and real effects of conflict, and the value of earlier conflict resolution. Project managers are trained in CSP techniques, work through many of the nine steps, and then use their training and skills and resources in the agency to work toward conflict resolution. Key preliminary findings indicate that project managers are establishing more robust internal and external stakeholder lists, have raised their awareness of elected officials and the value of establishing good relationships, have realized instances when relationships must be improved, and have discovered opportunities for using key alliances to reduce future workload. Five implementation projects are discussed in this paper for process illustration. A second CSP implementation phase is being conducted, and application to all projects at the Minnesota DOT is planned to occur in a scalable manner by 2015. JF - Transportation Research Record AU - Moates, Christopher AD - Minnesota Department of Transportation, 395 John Ireland Boulevard, Saint Paul, MN 55155 chris.moates@state.mn.us Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 107 EP - 116 PB - Transportation Research Board VL - 1 IS - 2436 SN - 0361-1981, 0361-1981 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Time delay KW - Cost engineering KW - Workload KW - Transportation KW - Cancellation KW - Construction costs KW - Environmental impact KW - Tools UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1669897758?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.atitle=Application+of+Conflict+Scoping+Process+to+Transportation+Projects&rft.au=Moates%2C+Christopher&rft.aulast=Moates&rft.aufirst=Christopher&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=1&rft.issue=2436&rft.spage=107&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.issn=03611981&rft_id=info:doi/10.3141%2F2436-11 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-04-01 N1 - Number of references - 9 N1 - Last updated - 2015-12-07 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2436-11 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Safety Effects of Using Short Left-Turn Lanes at Unsignalized Median Openings AN - 1669893001; PQ0001118720 AB - The AASHTO Green Book specifically encourages the use of left-turn lanes at median openings on divided roadways to eliminate stopping in through-traffic lanes. However, the lengths for median left-turn lanes recommended by the Green Book are often impractical in urban areas, where the available distance between two adjacent openings is inadequate, and particularly where the volume of left-turning traffic is heavy. Thus, left-turn lanes shorter than the lengths recommended by the Green Book (referred to as short left-turn lanes) are in wide use on urban divided roadways. The objective of this study was to investigate the safety performance of short left-turn lanes at unsignalized median openings. To this end, 6 years of crash data were collected in Houston, Texas, from 52 median left-turn lanes (40 short lanes and 12 lanes with lengths in compliance with Green Book recommendations). A Poisson regression model was developed to relate traffic and geometric attributes to the total number of rear-end, sideswipe, and object-motor vehicle crashes in a left-turn lane. Crash modification factors were calculated for applications to project the crash frequency for a specific change in lane length. Statistical evidence indicates that the difference between actual lane length and Green Book-recommended length has significant effects on crash frequency. However, the increase in crash frequency as a result of short left-turn lanes might be acceptable in cases where engineers must account for traffic and economic and social effects in determining whether a short left-turn lane is appropriate. JF - Transportation Research Record AU - Chen, Xiaoming AU - Qi, Yi AU - Lu, Yan AD - Department of Transportation Studies, Texas Southern University, 3100 Cleburne Street, Houston, TX 77004 Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 13 EP - 22 PB - Transportation Research Board VL - 1 IS - 2436 SN - 0361-1981, 0361-1981 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Crashes KW - Transportation KW - Mathematical models KW - Lanes KW - Traffic flow KW - Safety KW - Roadways KW - Traffic engineering UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1669893001?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.atitle=Safety+Effects+of+Using+Short+Left-Turn+Lanes+at+Unsignalized+Median+Openings&rft.au=Chen%2C+Xiaoming%3BQi%2C+Yi%3BLu%2C+Yan&rft.aulast=Chen&rft.aufirst=Xiaoming&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=1&rft.issue=2436&rft.spage=13&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.issn=03611981&rft_id=info:doi/10.3141%2F2436-02 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-04-01 N1 - Number of references - 32 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-04 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2436-02 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Crossover Roundabouts: An Alternative Interchange Design AN - 1669886682; PQ0001118719 AB - The double crossover diamond (DCD) (also known as the diverging diamond interchange) was first introduced conceptually to engineers and planners in the United States less than a decade ago. The concept has been spreading rapidly since that time; as of July 2013, DCDs had been constructed in 19 locations in eight states and had been studied in countless other projects nationwide. Nearby frontage roads pose operational challenges for all interchanges, and DCD geometry intensifies this problem. Reverse curvature for crossover points reduces the storage length between ramps and nearby frontage roads in DCDs. The crossover roundabout concept was conceived as a potential solution to this challenge. Instead of a signalized crossover point (as in a DCD), a five-legged roundabout was proposed for the intersecting arterial, frontage road, and ramps. A crossover roundabout would function essentially like any other roundabout except that it would adjoin an arterial roadway with travel directions flipped on one side. The operational and safety benefits of typical roundabouts are expected to apply to crossover roundabouts; no new driver behaviors must be learned. Variations of crossover roundabout interchanges are possible: one crossover roundabout could adjoin half of a DCD, or two crossover roundabouts could form a complete interchange. Interchanges with two crossover roundabouts would look like typical double-roundabout diamond interchanges with the arterial road directions flipped between the roundabouts. Crossover roundabouts are not required to contain frontage roads to function. Microsimulation and cost estimations have shown the concept to have merit; crossover roundabouts can combine the best attributes of DCDs and roundabouts. JF - Transportation Research Record AU - Hale, Ryan AD - Missouri Department of Transportation, BOO Northeast Colbern Road, Lee's Summit, MO 64086 ryan.hale@modot.mo.gov Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 3 EP - 12 PB - Transportation Research Board VL - 1 IS - 2436 SN - 0361-1981, 0361-1981 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Transportation KW - Spreading KW - Roads KW - Ramps KW - Diamonds KW - Roundabouts KW - Crossovers KW - Mathematical analysis UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1669886682?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.atitle=Crossover+Roundabouts%3A+An+Alternative+Interchange+Design&rft.au=Hale%2C+Ryan&rft.aulast=Hale&rft.aufirst=Ryan&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=1&rft.issue=2436&rft.spage=3&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.issn=03611981&rft_id=info:doi/10.3141%2F2436-01 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-04-01 N1 - Number of references - 9 N1 - Last updated - 2015-09-07 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2436-01 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Development of Aggregate Avoidance Index for Evaluating Recycled Aggregate Concrete AN - 1669843771; PQ0001067180 AB - Early strength gain in concrete is typically associated with transition from the plastic to the semisolid state, and later to the solid state. When tensile failure occurs during the plastic and semisolid states, the paste, being the weak link in the matrix, provides the path for cracking as the aggregates are avoided. As the paste begins to strengthen in concrete with virgin aggregates, more fracture may occur through the aggregates. However, in recycled aggregate concrete, a possible enhancement of the interfacial transition zone (ITZ) at later ages may redirect the fracture path around some recycled aggregate particles. This research investigated mechanical and rheological properties of concrete with various proportions of recycled coarse aggregate ranging from 0% to 100% by weight. Gradations were as received from the crushing process but limited to a maximum size of 1.5 in. (38.1 mm) and minimum size of 0.19 in. (4.75 mm). Samples with higher percentages of recycled aggregate exhibited improved mechanical properties and freeze-thaw durability. A counting of the fractured aggregates in the exposed faces of cracked flexural beams suggested an enhancement of the ITZ in recycled aggregates. For elimination of counting error, an aggregate avoidance index method was used to evaluate the fractured faces. Results indicated lower aggregate avoidance indexes for higher recycled aggregate content, a validation of the enhancement of the ITZ, possibly by the absorptive properties of the recycled aggregates. This validated, beneficial property of recycled concrete aggregates can be used to promote sustainable use of recycled concrete. JF - Transportation Research Record AU - Akkari, Alexandra Kamilla AU - Izevbekhai, Bernard Igbafen AU - Olson, Steven Charles AD - Minnesota Department of Transportation, 1400 Gervais Avenue, Maplewood, MN 55109 Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 53 EP - 61 PB - Transportation Research Board IS - 2441 SN - 0361-1981, 0361-1981 KW - Ceramic Abstracts/World Ceramics Abstracts (WC); Advanced Polymers Abstracts (EP); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Composites Industry Abstracts (ED); Engineered Materials Abstracts, Ceramics (EC); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Pastes KW - Fracture mechanics KW - Avoidance KW - Semisolids KW - Recycled KW - Failure KW - Concretes KW - Counting KW - Aggregates UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1669843771?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.atitle=Development+of+Aggregate+Avoidance+Index+for+Evaluating+Recycled+Aggregate+Concrete&rft.au=Akkari%2C+Alexandra+Kamilla%3BIzevbekhai%2C+Bernard+Igbafen%3BOlson%2C+Steven+Charles&rft.aulast=Akkari&rft.aufirst=Alexandra&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=2441&rft.spage=53&rft.isbn=9780309295307&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.issn=03611981&rft_id=info:doi/10.3141%2F2441-08 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-04-01 N1 - Number of references - 7 N1 - Last updated - 2015-12-07 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2441-08 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The 22 March 2014 Oso landslide, Snohomish County, WA; GEER report summary AN - 1664437201; 2015-026227 AB - The 22 March 2014 Oso Landslide in Snohomish County, Washington, is among the most significant geologic disasters in recent U. S. history. The 2014 landslide occurred on a valley slope with documented history of intermittent landslide movement dating back to the 1940s; slope movements in 2006 blocked the North Fork of the Stillaguamish River and caused shallow flood damage to some nearby homes. The Oso Landslide is one of many landslides that have occurred on valley slopes above the river. It generated vibrations at 10:37 A.M. local time that were recorded on nearby seismograph stations and became a rapidly moving, unchannelized debris flow that spread out as it travelled about 1 km across the valley, damming the North Fork of the Stillaguamish River, destroying and carrying away nearly 50 homes, killing 43 people, and burying about 1.5 km of State Highway 530. Geologic and geomorphic features suggest that the slide developed in two stages: the first mobilized into a fluidized debris flow that did most or all of the damage, whereas the second slid into the space created by the first and ran up onto the trailing part of it. Preliminary landslide frequency estimates span 500 to 5000 years in the valley segment around the Oso landslide. Rainfall in the three weeks prior to the Oso landslide was very heavy, yet no other slides occurred in the valley. The National Science Foundation-supported Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance (GEER) Association (www.geerassociation.org) assembled a team to investigate the landslide with a primary focus to document short-lived geotechnical features and make the findings available through GEER's website. The team's report describes precipitation, geologic, groundwater, and geotechnical factors, as well as impacts to infrastructure and hazard-communication aspects of the disastrous landslide event. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Keaton, Jeffrey R AU - Wartman, Joseph AU - Anderson, Scott A AU - Benoit, Jean AU - de la Chapelle, John AU - Gilbert, Robert AU - Montgomery, David R AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 251 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 46 IS - 6 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 30:Engineering geology KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1664437201?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=The+22+March+2014+Oso+landslide%2C+Snohomish+County%2C+WA%3B+GEER+report+summary&rft.au=Keaton%2C+Jeffrey+R%3BWartman%2C+Joseph%3BAnderson%2C+Scott+A%3BBenoit%2C+Jean%3Bde+la+Chapelle%2C+John%3BGilbert%2C+Robert%3BMontgomery%2C+David+R%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Keaton&rft.aufirst=Jeffrey&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=46&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=251&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2014 annual meeting & exposition N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-19 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Micro-geomorphology, geoarchaeology and terrestrial lidar in a prehistoric Nevada antelope trap AN - 1660630065; 2015-021423 AB - Terrestrially scanned in 2010, a prehistoric Antelope Trap in Clover Valley, Elko County, Nevada was analyzed using visual scanning. The original scan is reanalyzed here using current techniques. Used periodically for the last 4000 years, the walls of this Antelope Trap were made of Juniper wood and brush. The hypothesis is that micro-topographical features would have formed along the standing walls at their base. Time would have seen these walls fall, be reconstructed and eventually end in their current state, as a series of branches on the ground outlining its previous extents. What may remain are the micro-topographical features evidencing the various wall constructions. The importance of locating the previous walls is to provide supporting evidence that in this Antelope Trap, two projectile technologies were used from one location and cast or shot on two angles. The wall location may confirm the location of the mouth of the trap, the ingress point of Antelope into the kill zone. A methodology for feature-level formation process Geoarchaeology is tested. The presence of micro-topographical features is sought. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Creger, C Cliff AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 107 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 46 IS - 6 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 24:Quaternary geology KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1660630065?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Micro-geomorphology%2C+geoarchaeology+and+terrestrial+lidar+in+a+prehistoric+Nevada+antelope+trap&rft.au=Creger%2C+C+Cliff%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Creger&rft.aufirst=C&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=46&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=107&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2014 annual meeting & exposition N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-05 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Graphical Performance Measures for Practitioners to Triage Split Failure Trouble Calls AN - 1651455956; 21141233 AB - Detector occupancy is commonly used to measure traffic signal performance. Despite improvements in controller computational power, there have been few innovations in occupancy-based performance measures and little integration with other data. This paper introduces and demonstrates the use of graphical performance measures based on detector occupancy ratios to verify potential split failures and other signal timing shortcomings reported to practitioners by the public. The proposed performance measures combine detector occupancy during the green phase, detector occupancy during the first 5 s of the red phase, and phase termination cause (gap out or force-off). They are summarized by time of day to indicate whether the phase is undersaturated, nearly saturated, or oversaturated. The graphical performance measures and related quantitative summaries provide a first-level screening and triaging tool to help practitioners assess user concerns about whether sufficient green times are being provided to avoid split failures. They can also provide outcome-based feedback to staff after split adjustments have been made to determine whether operation improved or worsened. The paper demonstrates how the information was used to make an operational decision to reallocate green time that reduced the number of oversaturated splits on minor movements from 304 to 222 during a Thursday 0900 to 1500 timing plan and from 240 to 180 during a Friday 0900 to 1500 timing plan. JF - Transportation Research Record AU - Freije, Richard S AU - Hainen, Alexander M AU - Stevens, Amanda L AU - Li, Howell AU - Benjamin Smith, W AU - Summers, Hayley AU - Day, Christopher M AU - Sturdevant, James R AU - Bullock, Darcy M AD - Indiana Department of Transportation, 8620 East 21st Street, Indianapolis, IN 46219 Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 27 EP - 40 PB - Transportation Research Board VL - 2 IS - 2439 SN - 0361-1981, 0361-1981 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Time measurements KW - Austenitic stainless steels KW - Transportation KW - Traffic signals KW - Control systems KW - Movements KW - Failure KW - Tools UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1651455956?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.atitle=Graphical+Performance+Measures+for+Practitioners+to+Triage+Split+Failure+Trouble+Calls&rft.au=Freije%2C+Richard+S%3BHainen%2C+Alexander+M%3BStevens%2C+Amanda+L%3BLi%2C+Howell%3BBenjamin+Smith%2C+W%3BSummers%2C+Hayley%3BDay%2C+Christopher+M%3BSturdevant%2C+James+R%3BBullock%2C+Darcy+M&rft.aulast=Freije&rft.aufirst=Richard&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=2&rft.issue=2439&rft.spage=27&rft.isbn=9780309295260&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.issn=03611981&rft_id=info:doi/10.3141%2F2439-03 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-02-01 N1 - Number of references - 12 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-03 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2439-03 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - High-Resolution Event-Based Data at Diamond Interchanges: Performance Measures and Optimization of Ring Displacement AN - 1651455755; 21141232 AB - Signalized diamond interchanges are unique pairs of intersections characterized by interlocked left turns and relatively close spacing between ramps. A diamond interchange has four external entry points (origins) and four external exit points (destinations). Examination of the external origin-destination paths and evaluation of their impact on the interior storage and progression are critical for operating a diamond interchange effectively. This paper describes a series of performance measures derived from high-resolution signal controller data that can be used to (a) assess the quality of progression of the interior movements qualitatively and quantitatively and (b) optimize the internal offset to improve traffic flows within the interchange. Additional performance measures for identifying internal and ramp queuing are discussed. The integration of graphical performance measures into controller front panel displays and central systems is recommended to assist engineers in tuning and maintaining efficient operation of diamond interchanges. JF - Transportation Research Record AU - Hainen, Alexander M AU - Stevens, Amanda L AU - Freije, Richard S AU - Day, Christopher M AU - Sturdevant, James R AU - Bullock, Darcy M AD - Indiana Department of Transportation, 8620 East 21st Street, Indianapolis, IN 46219 Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 12 EP - 26 PB - Transportation Research Board VL - 2 IS - 2439 SN - 0361-1981, 0361-1981 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Progressions KW - Transportation KW - Displays KW - Tuning KW - Movements KW - Ramps KW - Diamonds KW - Optimization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1651455755?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.atitle=High-Resolution+Event-Based+Data+at+Diamond+Interchanges%3A+Performance+Measures+and+Optimization+of+Ring+Displacement&rft.au=Hainen%2C+Alexander+M%3BStevens%2C+Amanda+L%3BFreije%2C+Richard+S%3BDay%2C+Christopher+M%3BSturdevant%2C+James+R%3BBullock%2C+Darcy+M&rft.aulast=Hainen&rft.aufirst=Alexander&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=2&rft.issue=2439&rft.spage=12&rft.isbn=9780309295260&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.issn=03611981&rft_id=info:doi/10.3141%2F2439-02 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-02-01 N1 - Number of references - 13 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-03 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2439-02 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Improving Intersection Behavior Through Delay-Based Left-Turn Phase Initiation AN - 1651451427; 21141234 AB - Serving protected left-turn phases for one or two vehicles can often be an inefficient use of cycle green time when the opposing through movements are over capacity. This paper assesses the performance of an intersection at which controller logic is applied to delay the call for a protected left-turn phase on the basis of vehicle wait times. During four weeks of evaluation, the delay on left-turn phase calls was varied in 25-s increments from 0 to 75 s. The results indicate that delaying left-turn phase initiation substantially increases the amount of green time for saturated through movements while minimally increasing the travel delay for left-turning drivers. The recommendation is made for agencies to consider using a delay in the range of 25 to 50 s for calling protected phases at intersections at which the opposing through movement is oversaturated and could benefit from additional green time. This paper presents one of the first quantitative studies evaluating potential intersection capacity and performance improvements with respect to left-turn detector delay. JF - Transportation Research Record AU - Lavrenz, Steven M AU - Hainen, Alexander M AU - Stevens, Amanda L AU - Day, Christopher M AU - Li, Howell AU - Freije, Richard S AU - Smith, W Benjamin AU - Summers, Hayley AU - Sturdevant, James R AU - Bullock, Darcy M AD - Indiana Department of Transportation, 8620 East 21st Street, Indianapolis, IN 46219 Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 41 EP - 52 PB - Transportation Research Board VL - 2 IS - 2439 SN - 0361-1981, 0361-1981 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Logic KW - Intersections KW - Transportation KW - Performance enhancement KW - Delay KW - Movements KW - Vehicles UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1651451427?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.atitle=Improving+Intersection+Behavior+Through+Delay-Based+Left-Turn+Phase+Initiation&rft.au=Lavrenz%2C+Steven+M%3BHainen%2C+Alexander+M%3BStevens%2C+Amanda+L%3BDay%2C+Christopher+M%3BLi%2C+Howell%3BFreije%2C+Richard+S%3BSmith%2C+W+Benjamin%3BSummers%2C+Hayley%3BSturdevant%2C+James+R%3BBullock%2C+Darcy+M&rft.aulast=Lavrenz&rft.aufirst=Steven&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=2&rft.issue=2439&rft.spage=41&rft.isbn=9780309295260&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.issn=03611981&rft_id=info:doi/10.3141%2F2439-04 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-02-01 N1 - Number of references - 12 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-03 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2439-04 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Threshold Effects of Speed-Monitoring Devices on the Speeding Behavior of Drivers AN - 1642325074; 20998805 AB - This paper summarizes an evaluation of a speed-monitoring system that provides speed warning feedback to drivers enrolled in a voluntary program. The field study aimed to determine the effects of immediate feedback on drivers, especially chronic speeders. Drivers with at least three speeding violations in the past 3 years were recruited through the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration. After a 2-week baseline period, the alert system was activated, and driving behavior was monitored for any changes for approximately 4 weeks. Subjects were monitored (silently) for a follow-up phase of 2 weeks. During the treatment phase, drivers received alerts when their speeds exceeded the posted speed limit by more than 8 mph. The findings are encouraging and suggest that verbal alerts are successful in producing short-term changes in driving behavior. Overall, the average proportion of speeding above the alert threshold declined significantly during the treatment phase, an indication that the alerts did have a deterring effect on speeding behavior. Once the alerts were silenced, there was evidence suggesting a sustained change in driving behavior for some participants. Although the proportion of speeding above the threshold was higher during the 2-week follow-up period than during the treatment phase, for some participants the follow-up speeds were lower than those recorded during the baseline phase. Although speeding was reduced during the treatment phase at speeds over the feedback threshold, much of this speeding appeared to have shifted down to just below the threshold. This finding raises an important question regarding optimal levels for setting thresholds for feedback on speeding behavior. JF - Transportation Research Record AU - De Leonardis, Doreen AU - Robinson, Emanuel AU - Huey, Rick AU - Atkins, Randolph G AD - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, NT1-131, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, West Building, 46-500, Washington, DC 20590 doreendeleonardis@westat.com Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 17 EP - 24 PB - Transportation Research Board IS - 2425 SN - 0361-1981, 0361-1981 KW - Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Speed limits KW - Indication KW - Transportation KW - Devices KW - Warning KW - Feedback KW - Thresholds KW - Optimization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1642325074?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.atitle=Threshold+Effects+of+Speed-Monitoring+Devices+on+the+Speeding+Behavior+of+Drivers&rft.au=De+Leonardis%2C+Doreen%3BRobinson%2C+Emanuel%3BHuey%2C+Rick%3BAtkins%2C+Randolph+G&rft.aulast=De+Leonardis&rft.aufirst=Doreen&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=2425&rft.spage=17&rft.isbn=9780309295109&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.issn=03611981&rft_id=info:doi/10.3141%2F2425-03 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 7 N1 - Last updated - 2015-02-05 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2425-03 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Evaluation of a Library E-Book Lending Platform for Department of Transportation Employees with Personal Reading Devices: Results of a Trial and User Satisfaction Survey AN - 1642310204; 20843212 AB - In 2012 the Virginia Department of Transportation (DOT) Research Library conducted a trial of the electronic book database of EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO). The goals of the trial were to determine the level of interest by Virginia DOT employees in accessing e-books, to observe usage patterns and preferences of users in accessing content (EBSCO offered three access options for viewing onscreen or downloading to a personal device), to observe and gather usage statistics during the trial, to survey users on their experience and preferences for e-book devices, and to learn whether patrons used the library's subscriptions to the Books24x7, Knovel, or ASCE databases, which contain onscreen-only e-books. Usage statistics revealed high levels of interest in the e-book database. During the trial, 959 user sessions occurred, with 2,702 searches taking place, 694 e-books read onscreen, and 130 e-books checked out and downloaded to Adobe Digital Editions. Of the 32 respondents to a user satisfaction survey, 93.75% indicated that they would use e-books for their work or professional development; 39% found them somewhat easy or very easy to use; 63% read e-books onscreen; and 37% read from a portable e-book reader. Ninety percent of respondents had used other library full-text databases; 69% had purchased or received an e-book as a gift; and 40% had borrowed an e-book from another library. Research indicates that the EBSCO e-books database is a viable resource for Virginia DOT, provided that the proper content can be licensed and that adequate user education is provided. JF - Transportation Research Record AU - Winter, Ken AD - Virginia Department of Transportation Research Library, Virginia Center for Transportation Innovation and Research, 530 Edgemont Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903 ken.winter@vdot.virginia.gov Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 20 EP - 28 PB - Transportation Research Board IS - 2414 SN - 0361-1981, 0361-1981 KW - Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Computer and Information Systems Abstracts (CI); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Databases KW - Ebooks KW - Transportation KW - Subscriptions KW - Statistics KW - Libraries KW - Devices KW - User satisfaction UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1642310204?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.atitle=Evaluation+of+a+Library+E-Book+Lending+Platform+for+Department+of+Transportation+Employees+with+Personal+Reading+Devices%3A+Results+of+a+Trial+and+User+Satisfaction+Survey&rft.au=Winter%2C+Ken&rft.aulast=Winter&rft.aufirst=Ken&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=2414&rft.spage=20&rft.isbn=9780309295048&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.issn=03611981&rft_id=info:doi/10.3141%2F2414-03 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-12-01 N1 - Number of references - 17 N1 - Last updated - 2015-01-06 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2414-03 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Modeling Courier Vehicles' Travel Behavior: Case of Seoul, South Korea AN - 1642279042; 21005950 AB - In this study, tour-based travel demand models were developed to describe the travel pattern of courier vehicles; the models overcome the limitations of four-step freight demand modeling. This study used a microsimulation-based modeling framework. The study area, Seoul, South Korea, was divided into block-based smaller traffic analysis zones, and the travel data from real-world courier service companies were used for model development and validation. The developed tour-based urban freight demand models were composed of eight steps: tour start, departure time choice, next-stop destination choice, vehicle movement, stop duration, next-stop purpose choice, return, and tour termination. After specific models were developed for each of the eight modules, the proposed modeling framework was applied, and the results were compared with the data observed in regard to average trip distance, trip length distribution, accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, number of stops, and average travel distance of the tours. Overall, results of the proposed models were reasonable from the perspective of urban freight demand modeling. JF - Transportation Research Record AU - Kim, Sijin AU - Park, Dongjoo AU - Kim, Seheon AU - Park, Hyeongjun AD - Department of Transportation Engineering, University of Seoul, 90 Jeonnong-Dong, Oongdaemun-Gu, Seoul, South Korea Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 67 EP - 75 PB - Transportation Research Board VL - 1 IS - 2410 SN - 0361-1981, 0361-1981 KW - Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Transportation KW - Plugs KW - Mathematical models KW - Blocking KW - Demand KW - Vehicles KW - Tours KW - South Korea UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1642279042?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.atitle=Modeling+Courier+Vehicles%27+Travel+Behavior%3A+Case+of+Seoul%2C+South+Korea&rft.au=Kim%2C+Sijin%3BPark%2C+Dongjoo%3BKim%2C+Seheon%3BPark%2C+Hyeongjun&rft.aulast=Kim&rft.aufirst=Sijin&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=1&rft.issue=2410&rft.spage=67&rft.isbn=9780309295017&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.issn=03611981&rft_id=info:doi/10.3141%2F2410-08 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 23 N1 - Last updated - 2015-02-05 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2410-08 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Pavement Performance Measures How States See Good, Fair, and Poor AN - 1642276832; 20946648 AB - Performance measures considered for flexible and rigid surfaced pavements and the threshold values for these measures are reported. A survey was sent to members of the Joint Technical Committee on Pavements, and 14 of 20 states responded. Performance measures for flexible pavements included international roughness index (IRI), rutting, and cracking. Performance measures for rigid pavements included IRI, patching, cracking, pop-outs, faulting, and damaged joints. For each measure, states were asked to define "good," "fair," and "poor" for both Interstates and other National Highway System routes. States were asked to define their system's performance for given thresholds and to provide some information about how they collected, processed, and used the data. States use rutting and cracking to assess performance of flexible pavements. The IRI was the third-ranked measure but was consistently applied to both flexible and rigid pavements. Rutting measurements varied with the number and types of sensors, and states used five-point sensors to line sensors to three-dimensional cameras. Use of cracking as a performance measure required consensus building about definitions, measurement methods, and thresholds. Survey responses for rigid pavements were limited to jointed plain concrete because 12 of the 14 states indicated that the majority of their rigid pavements were of this type. Additional work is required for a faulting measure, because the ability to detect the joint is a function of the distance between consecutive traces. Development of definitions, methods, and thresholds is required for other rigid pavement performance measures, including patching, cracked slabs, and damaged joints. JF - Transportation Research Record AU - Corley-Lay, Judith AD - Pavement Management Unit, North Carolina Department of Transportation, 1593 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1593 jlay@dot.state.nc.us Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 1 EP - 5 PB - Transportation Research Board IS - 2431 SN - 0361-1981, 0361-1981 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Fracture mechanics KW - Cracking (fracturing) KW - Pavements KW - Damage KW - Sensors KW - Patching KW - Construction KW - Thresholds UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1642276832?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.atitle=Pavement+Performance+Measures+How+States+See+Good%2C+Fair%2C+and+Poor&rft.au=Corley-Lay%2C+Judith&rft.aulast=Corley-Lay&rft.aufirst=Judith&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=2431&rft.spage=1&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.issn=03611981&rft_id=info:doi/10.3141%2F2431-01 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 10 N1 - Last updated - 2015-02-05 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2431-01 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Safety Impacts of Intervehicle Warning Information Systems for Moving Hazards in Connected Vehicle Environments AN - 1642253980; 21023755 AB - Driver inattentiveness is one of the critical factors that contribute to vehicle crashes. The intervehicle safety warning information system (ISWS) is a technology to enhance driver attentiveness by providing warning messages about upcoming hazards under the connected vehicle environments. A novel feature of the proposed ISWS is its capability to detect hazardous driving events, which are defined as moving hazards with a high potential to cause crashes. The study presented in this paper evaluated the potential effectiveness of the ISWS to reduce crashes and to mitigate traffic congestion. The study included a field experiment that documented actual vehicle maneuvering patterns of accelerations and lane changes, which were used to enhance the realism of simulation evaluations. Probe vehicles equipped with customized onboard units, which consisted of a GPS device, accelerometer, and gyro sensor, were used. A microscopic simulator, VISSIM, was used to simulate a driver's responsive behavior after warning messages were delivered. A surrogate safety assessment model was used to derive surrogate safety measures to evaluate the effectiveness of ISWS in terms of traffic safety. The results showed a reduced number of rear-end conflicts when the ISWS's market penetration rate (MPR) and the congestion level of the traffic conditions increased. The reduced number of rear-end conflicts was approximately 84.3%, with a 100% MPR under Level of Service D traffic conditions. Analysis of the standard deviation of speed showed that a reduction of 39.9% was achieved. The outcomes of this study could be valuable to derive smarter operational strategies for ISWS. JF - Transportation Research Record AU - Jeong, Eunbi AU - Oh, Cheol AU - Lee, Gunwoo AU - Cho, Hanseon AD - Department of Transportation and Logistics Engineering, Hanyang University at Ansan, 1271 Sa-3 Dong, Sangnokgu, Ansan-Si Kyunggi-Do 426-791, South Korea Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 11 EP - 19 PB - Transportation Research Board VL - 2 IS - 2424 SN - 0361-1981, 0361-1981 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Computer and Information Systems Abstracts (CI); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Hazards KW - Crashes KW - Computer simulation KW - Traffic flow KW - Vehicles KW - Warning KW - Traffic engineering KW - Traffic safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1642253980?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.atitle=Safety+Impacts+of+Intervehicle+Warning+Information+Systems+for+Moving+Hazards+in+Connected+Vehicle+Environments&rft.au=Jeong%2C+Eunbi%3BOh%2C+Cheol%3BLee%2C+Gunwoo%3BCho%2C+Hanseon&rft.aulast=Jeong&rft.aufirst=Eunbi&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=2&rft.issue=2424&rft.spage=11&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.issn=03611981&rft_id=info:doi/10.3141%2F2424-02 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 23 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-04 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2424-02 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Comparing Predictions from the CAL3QHCR and AERMOD Models for Highway Applications AN - 1642228563; 20920873 AB - A comparison of three modeling procedures-CAL3QHCR, AERMOD area, and AERMOD volume-for predicting pollutant concentrations near highways is presented. All three use the Gaussian dispersion equations and are evaluated by contrasting the trends in model predictions. Model trends are depicted for a variety of conditions related to atmospheric stability, wind angle with respect to the highway, and near-road downwind distances. The tested models provided widely differing prediction trends. Predictions by the CAL3QHCR model at the roadway edge for crosswind conditions were independent of atmospheric stability; however, AERMOD predictions varied significantly by atmospheric stability. AERMOD produced the highest pollutant concentrations at roadside with an area source configuration and the lowest with a volume source configuration. AERMOD predicted a wider range of concentrations across unstable to stable atmospheric conditions compared with CAL3QHCR. The concentration decay predicted by AERMOD for convective conditions was virtually identical across a wide range of atmospheric scaling (Monin-Obukhov lengths of -6.9 to -8,888 m). JF - Transportation Research Record AU - Claggett, Michael AD - Federal Highway Administration Resource Center, U.S. Department of Transportation, 4001 Office Court Drive, Suite 801, Santa Fe, NM 87507 michael.claggett@dot.gov Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 18 EP - 26 PB - Transportation Research Board VL - 2 IS - 2428 SN - 0361-1981, 0361-1981 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Mathematical models KW - Pollutants KW - Roadsides KW - Atmospherics KW - Trends KW - Stability KW - Highways KW - Pollution sources UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1642228563?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.atitle=Comparing+Predictions+from+the+CAL3QHCR+and+AERMOD+Models+for+Highway+Applications&rft.au=Claggett%2C+Michael&rft.aulast=Claggett&rft.aufirst=Michael&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=2&rft.issue=2428&rft.spage=18&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.issn=03611981&rft_id=info:doi/10.3141%2F2428-03 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 22 N1 - Last updated - 2015-02-05 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2428-03 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Preserved flora and organics in impact melt breccias AN - 1641010829; 2015-001073 JF - Abstracts of Papers Submitted to the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference AU - Schultz, P H AU - Harris, R Scott AU - Clemett, S J AU - Thomas-Keprta, K L AU - Zarate, M AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 EP - Abstract 2002 PB - Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, TX VL - 45 KW - mass spectra KW - Mars KW - leaves KW - melts KW - Pampas KW - Cenozoic KW - impact melts KW - sedimentary rocks KW - metamorphic rocks KW - spectra KW - porphyrins KW - phytoliths KW - Plantae KW - experimental studies KW - breccia KW - impactites KW - pigments KW - electron microscopy data KW - impact breccia KW - biomarkers KW - X-ray spectra KW - TEM data KW - Miocene KW - EDS spectra KW - chlorophyll KW - terrestrial planets KW - planets KW - Tertiary KW - South America KW - organic compounds KW - Argentina KW - Neogene KW - hydrocarbons KW - polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons KW - heating KW - two-step laser mass spectroscopy KW - SEM data KW - preservation KW - aromatic hydrocarbons KW - 04:Extraterrestrial geology KW - 09:Paleobotany UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1641010829?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+of+Papers+Submitted+to+the+Lunar+and+Planetary+Science+Conference&rft.atitle=Preserved+flora+and+organics+in+impact+melt+breccias&rft.au=Schultz%2C+P+H%3BHarris%2C+R+Scott%3BClemett%2C+S+J%3BThomas-Keprta%2C+K+L%3BZarate%2C+M%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Schultz&rft.aufirst=P&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=45&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+of+Papers+Submitted+to+the+Lunar+and+Planetary+Science+Conference&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2014/pdf/2002.pdf LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 45th lunar and planetary science conference N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. 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N1 - SuppNotes - Accessed on June 13, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2014-12-31 N1 - CODEN - #02179 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Argentina; aromatic hydrocarbons; biomarkers; breccia; Cenozoic; chlorophyll; EDS spectra; electron microscopy data; experimental studies; heating; hydrocarbons; impact breccia; impact melts; impactites; leaves; Mars; mass spectra; melts; metamorphic rocks; Miocene; Neogene; organic compounds; Pampas; phytoliths; pigments; planets; Plantae; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; porphyrins; preservation; sedimentary rocks; SEM data; South America; spectra; TEM data; terrestrial planets; Tertiary; two-step laser mass spectroscopy; X-ray spectra ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Implications of sampling methodology on scour depths and time rates of scour at bridge foundations AN - 1637536859; 2014-104980 AB - The purpose of this research was to find a relationship between field sampling methodology and calculated scour depth at bridges; a sampling protocol is proposed based on the results. Scour is the term for fluvial erosion of soil surrounding a bridge foundation (piers and abutments). Current guidance regarding scour analysis is provided by the Federal Highway Administration document Hydraulic Engineering Circular 18 (HEC 18), "Evaluating Scour at Bridges." HEC 18 derives equations from flume studies that are used to calculate scour depth, and scales those equations to foundation materials of different gradations. The analysis takes into account channel geometry, flow parameters, and the grain size of the sediment (D50). While HEC 18 describes where to take samples, it does not address sampling methodology; hydrologists rely on a wide variety of manual and mechanical sampling methods which are further complicated because sediments to be sampled are often under water. The study selected as field area an armored stream channel at a bridge southwest of Harrisonburg, VA, for which a steady-state flow model had been developed. The bridge sits on Quaternary alluvium consisting of sand, pebbles, gravel, cobbles, and boulders, with the largest particle size of 180 mm in diameter. The bedload was sampled using various manual techniques, including shoveling, auguring, aerial cobble counts, walking cobble counts, and volumetric sampling behind a barrier device, with samples taken from the stream at the locations prescribed by HEC 18. Each method was compared based on its error, bias, and precision. Scour was then calculated using the varying gradations provided by each sampling method. Counter-intuitively, scour only varied a small amount over a wide range of D50s. Based on the error, bias, and precision of each sampling method a preferred sampling method and sample size was determined. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Bruckno, Brian S AU - Sirna, Anthony Joseph AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 23 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 46 IS - 3 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1637536859?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Implications+of+sampling+methodology+on+scour+depths+and+time+rates+of+scour+at+bridge+foundations&rft.au=Bruckno%2C+Brian+S%3BSirna%2C+Anthony+Joseph%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Bruckno&rft.aufirst=Brian&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=46&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=23&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, Southeastern Section, 63rd annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2014-12-18 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Delivering geohazard and geotechnical data; from the satellite to the field AN - 1629947901; 2014-096997 AB - As part of the USDOT-funded research program RITA-RS-11-H-UVA, "Sinkhole Detection and Bridge/Landslide Monitoring for Transportation Infrastructure by Automated Analysis of Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar [InSAR] Images," the authors completed the a pilot study in which they developed a computational approach aimed at the early detection and evaluation of potential geohazards within a point cloud dataset obtained from processed InSAR data. The technique was applied to the detection of sinkholes within an active 40X40 km data frame located in the Valley and Ridge Province in Virginia. The analysis, based on the detection of a specific spatio-temporal model describing incipient sinkhole behavior, was used to scan a 10 million point dataset for regions where the spatio-temporal behavior matched the model, providing as output a geo-referenced map indicating the quality of match. This map was then converted to a risk map where fastest growing features were identified as riskier. To favor visualization and integration with commonly used GIS platform, results were exported in KML (Google Earth) and SHP (ArcGIS) formats. The authors believe this approach can be implemented as a map-production workflow where routine monitoring of satellite data is pushed within a GIS-integrated analysis pipeline to be analyzed by a set of plugins designed to monitor/detect potentially hazardous features, and the results exported as Google Earth (KML) files or ArcGIS layers to provide immediate visualization and delivery. Other geospatial data layers, such as geology, karst, soils maps, or fault zones, can be delivered on the same platforms, thus offering greater efficiency and geospatial data integration in planning, inspection, and incident response. Disclaimer: The views, opinions, findings and conclusions reflected in this paper are the responsibility of the authors only and do not represent the official policy or position of the US DOT/RITA, or any State or other entity. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Vaccari, Andrea AU - Bruckno, Brian S AU - Hoppe, Edward AU - Acton, Scott AU - Campbell, Elizabeth AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 74 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 46 IS - 2 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 20:Applied geophysics KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1629947901?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Delivering+geohazard+and+geotechnical+data%3B+from+the+satellite+to+the+field&rft.au=Vaccari%2C+Andrea%3BBruckno%2C+Brian+S%3BHoppe%2C+Edward%3BActon%2C+Scott%3BCampbell%2C+Elizabeth%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Vaccari&rft.aufirst=Andrea&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=46&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=74&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2014NE/webprogram/Paper236256.html LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, Northeastern Section, 49th annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2014-12-04 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Epigenesis of mollusk-bearing carbonate rocks of the Conestoga Formation (?Ordovician), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania AN - 1623261218; 2014-089532 AB - Rare siliceous internal molds of gastropods and nautiloid cephalopods were collected from the metasedimentary Conestoga Formation marble at King of Prussia (KOP), PA, by Florence Bascom, Louis Woolman, and J. E. Ives between 1890 and 1909. Preservation of such mollusks in the recrystallized carbonates of the Chester Valley, outside this locality, is unknown. Although the nautiloid internal molds are too poorly preserved for identification, their size and gross morphology are consistent with typical post-Cambrian forms. In 1989, a similarly preserved sample with gastropod molds was collected at KOP by PennDOT geologist Theodore Gill during bridge construction. The sample was found in terra rossa derived from marble excavated during construction. Recently, rock cores were obtained next to the bridge, and oriented samples were taken from an outcrop beneath the bridge. Siliceous rock similar to the fossil-bearing material was collected from the cut slope beneath the bridge. Petrographic analysis of the core material and examination of the hand samples indicates that both the siliceous fossil molds and the phyllitic, carbonate host rock (calcite, quartz, biotite, muscovite, pyrite) experienced the same epigenetic and/or metamorphic history. Initial deposition of the mollusk shells in shallow-marine carbonate sediment was followed by replacement of the sediment filling the shells with authigenic silica during diagenesis. Volume reduction of calcite and formation of stylolites during burial was followed by compressional, ductile deformation of the fossils and recrystallization of quartz and calcite. Later, coarse-grained calcite veins crosscut bedding. Lastly, 2 mm-wide, brittle fractures formed, offsetting the fossils. Early Triassic exhumation promoted the development of solution cavities and was followed by reburial beneath Triassic rift sediments. Local flooding of solution cavities with hot siliceous hydrothermal fluids-possibly driven by a deep Mesozoic thermal event-saturated the walls of the cavities containing the fossil molds, caused crystallization of quartz on the walls of these cavities, and healed the small brittle fractures. Erosion of Triassic sediments and selective weathering of calcite spar to terra rossa left the quartz crystals, vein-filling quartz, and fossil molds intact. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Callahan, Paula Coppock AU - Marenco, Katherine N AU - Myer, George H AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 51 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 46 IS - 2 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 10:Invertebrate paleontology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1623261218?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Epigenesis+of+mollusk-bearing+carbonate+rocks+of+the+Conestoga+Formation+%28%3FOrdovician%29%2C+King+of+Prussia%2C+Pennsylvania&rft.au=Callahan%2C+Paula+Coppock%3BMarenco%2C+Katherine+N%3BMyer%2C+George+H%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Callahan&rft.aufirst=Paula&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=46&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=51&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2014NE/webprogram/Paper236504.html LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, Northeastern Section, 49th annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2014-11-13 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Structure of Port Operations Observatory: Application in Mediterranean Sea AN - 1620039211; 20719452 AB - The main objectives of the monitoring strategy of transportation services and infrastructure at the national, regional, and international levels are to learn from experience, to develop alternative management approaches, and to modify policy regulations to optimize the level of service and use of existing infrastructure. The transportation infrastructure observatories are public or private entities devoted not only to generating statistics but also to collecting and harmonizing transportation data in standardized information systems to support performance-based management of transportation services planning and delivery. An observatory can be a web portal for strategic information and up-to-date reports on relevant inquiries, examining one or more transportation modes in a specific geographical area. This paper provides guidelines for developing the basic structure with the static and dynamic contents of an observatory of port operations, as well as its web-based architecture and functioning. The guidelines include the definition and classification of its key features and users, and the technological requirements of the website architecture. For demonstration purposes, an application is presented for a port operations observatory in the Mediterranean Sea. JF - Transportation Research Record AU - Tsamboulas, Dimitrios AU - Karousos, Iosif AD - Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 5 Iroon Polytechniou Street, Zografou Campus, Zografou, Athens GR-15773, Greece Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 9 EP - 18 PB - Transportation Research Board IS - 2409 SN - 0361-1981, 0361-1981 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Infrastructure KW - Transportation KW - Management KW - Observatories KW - Guidelines KW - Architecture KW - Mediterranean Sea KW - Ports UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1620039211?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.atitle=Structure+of+Port+Operations+Observatory%3A+Application+in+Mediterranean+Sea&rft.au=Tsamboulas%2C+Dimitrios%3BKarousos%2C+Iosif&rft.aulast=Tsamboulas&rft.aufirst=Dimitrios&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=2409&rft.spage=9&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.issn=03611981&rft_id=info:doi/10.3141%2F2409-02 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-11-01 N1 - Number of references - 20 N1 - Last updated - 2014-12-02 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2409-02 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A Statistical Analysis of the Role of Benefit-Cost Analysis in Awarding TIGER Grants AN - 1567042307; 201423249 AB - As directed by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) created the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) discretionary grant program for surface transportation infrastructure projects. TIGER used a multistep competitive application process to award surface transportation funds. TIGER applications were initially screened by U.S. DOT's staff of technical and economic experts and the final awardees were selected by a Review Team of Modal Administrators and DOT Office of the secretary-level officials. The purpose of the research was to determine if the most deserving projects, based on an applicant's benefit-cost analysis and the likelihood that benefits exceeded costs, were more likely to receive grant funding. We base the findings on pair-wise comparisons and on logistic regression models. Based on these analyses, we found that the outcome of the benefit-cost analysis (both quality and expected net benefits) was not a statistically significant factor. [Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications Inc., copyright holder.] JF - Public Works Management & Policy AU - Homan, Anthony C AU - Adams, Teresa M AU - Marach, Alex J AD - U.S. Department of Transportation-Office of the Secretary, Washington, DC, USA Y1 - 2014/01// PY - 2014 DA - January 2014 SP - 37 EP - 50 PB - Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks CA VL - 19 IS - 1 SN - 1087-724X, 1087-724X KW - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) benefit-cost analysis TIGER grants logit model transportation investments KW - Logistics KW - Teams KW - Transportation KW - Cost-Benefit Analysis KW - Grants KW - Experts KW - Awards KW - Investment KW - Quantitative Methods KW - article KW - 9261: public policy/administration; public policy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1567042307?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Awpsa&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Public+Works+Management+%26+Policy&rft.atitle=A+Statistical+Analysis+of+the+Role+of+Benefit-Cost+Analysis+in+Awarding+TIGER+Grants&rft.au=Homan%2C+Anthony+C%3BAdams%2C+Teresa+M%3BMarach%2C+Alex+J&rft.aulast=Homan&rft.aufirst=Anthony&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=19&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=37&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Public+Works+Management+%26+Policy&rft.issn=1087724X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1177%2F1087724X13495185 LA - English DB - Worldwide Political Science Abstracts N1 - Date revised - 2014-10-01 N1 - Number of references - 8 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Transportation; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Grants; Awards; Logistics; Teams; Investment; Quantitative Methods; Experts DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1087724X13495185 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Fiber-Based Modeling of Circular Reinforced Concrete Bridge Columns AN - 1559660513; 20196952 AB - This article presents the application of fiber-based analysis to predict the nonlinear response of reinforced concrete bridge columns. Specifically considered are predictions of overall force-deformation hysteretic response and strain gradients in plastic hinge regions. This article discusses the relative merits of force-based and displacement-based fiber elements, and proposes a technique for prediction of nonlinear strain distribution based on the modified compression field theory. The models are compared with static and dynamic test data and recommendations are made for fiber-based modeling of RC bridge columns. JF - Journal of Earthquake Engineering AU - Feng, Yuhao AU - Kowalsky, Mervyn J AU - Nau, James M AD - Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Juneau, Alaska, USA Y1 - 2014///0, PY - 2014 DA - 0, 2014 SP - 714 EP - 734 PB - Taylor & Francis Group Ltd., 2 Park Square Oxford OX14 4RN United Kingdom VL - 18 IS - 5 SN - 1363-2469, 1363-2469 KW - Water Resources Abstracts; ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources KW - Prediction KW - Reinforced Concrete KW - Earthquakes KW - Bridges KW - Model Testing KW - Strain KW - Model Studies KW - Earthquake Engineering KW - Plastics KW - Reinforced concrete KW - Modelling KW - Q2 09262:Methods and instruments KW - SW 6010:Structures UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1559660513?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Awaterresources&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Earthquake+Engineering&rft.atitle=Fiber-Based+Modeling+of+Circular+Reinforced+Concrete+Bridge+Columns&rft.au=Feng%2C+Yuhao%3BKowalsky%2C+Mervyn+J%3BNau%2C+James+M&rft.aulast=Feng&rft.aufirst=Yuhao&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=18&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=714&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Earthquake+Engineering&rft.issn=13632469&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080%2F13632469.2014.904254 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-12-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-12-22 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Earthquakes; Bridges; Reinforced concrete; Modelling; Reinforced Concrete; Prediction; Plastics; Model Testing; Earthquake Engineering; Strain; Model Studies DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13632469.2014.904254 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - An intellectual structure of activity-based costing: a co-citation analysis AN - 1520332461; 201404298 AB - Purpose -- The purpose of this paper is to show that by exploring the intellectual structure of activity-based costing (ABC) based on the citation database of Google Scholar, one can understand the evolution and core ideas of the ABC discipline. Design/methodology/approach -- This study employs the document co-citation method to model the intellectual structure of ABC between 1988 and 2008. After an initial co-citation analysis of the condition-limited literature set to find the relationships between core articles, this study further implements multivariate statistical techniques to construct representations for the ABC intellectual structure. Findings -- A total of four important subjects chronologically provide a panoramic view of the evolution of ABC. This study finds some dimensions of the results to be in accordance with prior research, but further achieves insights into the core ideas underpinning the ABC discipline. It demonstrates the validity of this study conducting a co-citation analysis based on the citation data of Google Scholar. Research limitations/implications -- The classification, core articles, and evolution of the ABC literature published in the past two decades benefit academic researchers conducting future studies that build systematically on prior research. Practical implications -- The intellectual structure of the ABC discipline explains and predicts the stages of ABC implementation's life cycle. For the accounting profession, this helps a consultant/practitioner in sub-fields of the ABC domain to quickly and easily enlarge the coverage and viewpoints or perspectives within his/her cluster of interest and to jointly consider the successful factors of implementing ABC in an organization. Originality/value -- The empirical feasibility of using digitally archival information to model an intellectual structure of ABC is attained; and the intellectual structure and its various representations provide researchers, consultants, and practitioners with a macroscopic and dynamic view of the ABC discipline. 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JF - The Electronic Library AU - Kuo, Hsiu-Kuei AU - Yang, Chyan AD - Department of Transportation Technology and Management, National Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan Y1 - 2014///0, PY - 2014 DA - 0, 2014 SP - 31 EP - 46 PB - Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., Bradford UK VL - 32 IS - 1 SN - 0264-0473, 0264-0473 KW - Google Scholar KW - Activity-based costing KW - Citation database KW - Co-citation analysis KW - Intellectual structure KW - Multivariate statistical analysis KW - Search engines KW - Internet KW - Scholarly publishing KW - Citation indexes KW - Cocitation KW - Accounting KW - article KW - 5.24: BIBLIOMETRICS, SCIENTOMETRICS, INFORMETRICS UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1520332461?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Alisa&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Electronic+Library&rft.atitle=An+intellectual+structure+of+activity-based+costing%3A+a+co-citation+analysis&rft.au=Kuo%2C+Hsiu-Kuei%3BYang%2C+Chyan&rft.aulast=Kuo&rft.aufirst=Hsiu-Kuei&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=32&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=31&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+Electronic+Library&rft.issn=02640473&rft_id=info:doi/10.1108%2FEL-03-2012-0027 L2 - http://www.emeraldinsight.com/info/journals/el/el.jsp LA - English DB - Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA) N1 - Date revised - 2015-06-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-27 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Cocitation; Accounting; Citation indexes; Search engines; Scholarly publishing DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/EL-03-2012-0027 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PYRAMID WAY AND MCCARRAN BOULEVARD INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, WASHOE COUNTY, NEVADA. AN - 1547826714; 15980 AB - PURPOSE: Operational improvements to the Pyramid Way and McCarran Boulevard intersection in Sparks, Nevada are proposed. Pyramid Way and McCarran Boulevard are both state highways classified as regional system arterials and their intersection ranks as one of the most congested in Washoe County, particularly during peak hours. This intersection links commuters from unincorporated Washoe County and Sparks, an area encompassing approximately 80 square miles, to employment and service centers located within Reno and central Sparks. The screening process identified one build alternative (the preferred alternative) and the No Build Alternative to be carried forward and evaluated in this final EIS. The Modified Expanded At-Grade Intersection Alternative would widen Pyramid Way to three lanes in each direction from a reconfigured Queen Way on the north to Tyler Way on the south. McCarran Boulevard would remain two lanes in each direction. Operational improvements at the intersection would consist of additional turning lanes. Widening of Pyramid Way would occur on the east side to accommodate these improvements. The existing Queen Way intersection would be redesigned to improve access to the surrounding neighborhoods. Additional improvements would include extending the existing five-foot-wide sidewalks throughout the project limits; adding a five-foot-wide landscaped buffer/parkway strip between the sidewalks and the traveled way; and adding striped bicycle lanes on Pyramid Way from Queen Way to York Way and on McCarran Boulevard from Rock Boulevard to 4th Street. The additional right-of-way that would be available along the east side of Pyramid Way may allow room for a 10-foot-wide sidewalk and/or a wider buffer strip. The Orr Ditch, which conveys irrigation water at specific seasons of the year and crosses the project site north of the Queen Way intersection, would be extended with the widening of Pyramid Way. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed changes would decrease traffic congestion, improve intersection safety, enhance local access, and augment pedestrian and bicycle circulation. The reduced congestion and idling time at the affected intersections and along roadway segments would reduce exhaust emissions. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Displacement of up to 75 single-family residential structures would cause the relocation of approximately 203 persons residing in Sparks. A full acquisition of the Lord of Mercy Lutheran Church is anticipated. The proposed improvements would disturb 0.05 acre of the Orr Ditch. JF - EPA number: 130369, Final EIS--440 pages, December 20, 2013 PY - 2013 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NV-13-01-F KW - Air Quality KW - Highways KW - Noise Assessments KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Safety KW - Transportation KW - Nevada KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1547826714?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2013-12-20&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PYRAMID+WAY+AND+MCCARRAN+BOULEVARD+INTERSECTION+IMPROVEMENT+PROJECT%2C+WASHOE+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.title=PYRAMID+WAY+AND+MCCARRAN+BOULEVARD+INTERSECTION+IMPROVEMENT+PROJECT%2C+WASHOE+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Carson City, Nevada; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2014-07-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 20, 2013 N1 - Last updated - 2014-07-24 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - INTERSTATE 64 PENINSULA STUDY FROM INTERSTATE 95 IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND TO INTERSTATE 664 IN THE CITY OF HAMPTON, VIRGINIA. AN - 1547255987; 15969 AB - PURPOSE: Options to improve the 75-mile-long Interstate 64 (I-64) corridor from the I-95 (Exit 190) interchange in Richmond, Virginia to the I-664 (Exit 264) interchange in Hampton, Virginia are proposed. The Interstate 64 Peninsula Study (I-64 Study) addresses existing traffic congestion and aging roadway and design/structure deficiencies which have exacerbated safety concerns within the corridor. The study area is defined as directly north and south of the existing I-64 corridor through the counties of Henrico, New Kent, James City and York, and the cities of Richmond, Newport News and Hampton. Approximately two-thirds of the I-64 mainline operates at a deficient level of service during base conditions, particularly the segment closest to I-95 at the western end of the corridor and virtually the entire stretch of I-64 from Exit 214 (Providence Forge) in New Kent County to Exit 264 (I-664) in Hampton. The number of lanes on existing I-64 varies through the study area. In the vicinity of Richmond, from Exit 190 to Exit 197, there are generally three travel lanes in each direction. Between Exit 197 and mile marker 254, there are generally two travel lanes in each direction. Beginning at mile marker 254 and continuing east to the Hampton area, I-64 widens to four lanes in each direction with three general purpose lanes and one high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane during peak periods. There are some additional lanes between closely spaced interchanges at the eastern end of the corridor to provide for easier merging of traffic on and off of the I-64 mainline. The alternatives analyzed in this final EIS include a No Build Alternative and five highway build alternatives. Under Alternative 1A, additional general purpose lanes would be added to the outside of the existing general purpose lanes. For Alternative 1B, the new lanes would be constructed in the median to the greatest extent practicable. In sections of the corridor with insufficient median area, the additional lanes would be constructed outside of the existing general purpose lanes, with an effort to keep the proposed improvements within the existing right-of-way (ROW). Alternatives 2A and 2B would involve adding additional tolled lanes to the outside and in the median, respectively. Alternative 3 would involve the addition of separated, managed lanes located in the median. The lanes could be managed using different strategies, and might be HOV lanes, high occupancy toll lanes, express toll lanes, or express bus lanes. If Alternative 3 is identified as the preferred alternative, subsequent studies would define the specific type of managed lanes, lane needs and locations, access to and from the managed lanes, and end points and transition zones for the managed lanes along with the needed general purpose lanes. In areas where the corridor does not have sufficient median width to accommodate the addition of any lanes, the facility would be widened to the outside of the existing general purpose lanes in order to accommodate the managed lanes in the median. All the build alternatives would include improvements to the 25 existing interchanges within the study area corridor. The planning level estimated cost for the I-64 Study improvements ranges from $4.7 billion to $7.3 billion. POSITIVE IMPACTS: In addition to addressing deficiencies and safety concerns, the proposed action would reduce travel delays, improve access to tourist attractions, improve connectivity between military installations, provide for increased demand from the freight industry, provide for the efficient transporting of freight in and out of the Port of Virginia, and support the current economic development needs along the corridor and in the region. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction would displace 65 acres of farmland and impact 65 to 67 acres of wetlands, 112,157 to 113,624 linear feet of stream channel, 18 to 21 acres of floodplains, and four reservoirs. Nine surface waters intersecting the study area corridor have been listed as impaired waters. Expanded ROW would impact community facilities, three public parks, two historic sites, six to seven archeological sites, and five battlefields. Up to 789 partial and full acquisitions would be required. Traffic noise impacts would affect 1,156 to 1,262 residences. JF - EPA number: 130358, Executive Summary--10 pages, Final EIS--150 pages, Appendices--220 pages, December 13, 2013 PY - 2013 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-VA-EIS-12-01-F KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Creeks KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites KW - Historic Sites Surveys KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Parks KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1547255987?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2013-12-13&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=INTERSTATE+64+PENINSULA+STUDY+FROM+INTERSTATE+95+IN+THE+CITY+OF+RICHMOND+TO+INTERSTATE+664+IN+THE+CITY+OF+HAMPTON%2C+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=INTERSTATE+64+PENINSULA+STUDY+FROM+INTERSTATE+95+IN+THE+CITY+OF+RICHMOND+TO+INTERSTATE+664+IN+THE+CITY+OF+HAMPTON%2C+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Richmond, Virginia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2014-07-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 13, 2013 N1 - Last updated - 2014-07-22 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - INTERSTATE 66 CORRIDOR FROM US ROUTE 15 TO INTERSTATE 495, PRINCE WILLIAM AND FAIRFAX COUNTIES, VIRGINIA. AN - 1547255986; 15968 AB - PURPOSE: Transportation improvements along a 25-mile section of Interstate 66 (I-66) from U.S. Route 15 in Prince William County to I-495 in Fairfax County, Virginia are proposed. I-66 is the main east-west interstate highway in Northern Virginia and serves the District of Columbia, Arlington County, Fairfax County, Loudoun County, Prince William County and points west, the cities of Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, and Manassas Park and the towns of Vienna and Haymarket. The study corridor is a complex, comprehensive transportation facility that includes general-purpose and high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) highway facilities, heavy rail transit, local and regional bus service, and bicycle and pedestrian facilities. Despite infrastructure improvements, growth in Fairfax and Prince William counties has steadily increased demand for travel along I-66 and its parallel routes, resulting in congested conditions, especially during commute periods. Key issues identified during scoping include traffic congestion and safety issues; the need for safe pedestrian and bicycle travel in the region; the need for increased transit service; the need for improved HOV operations and configurations; and potential effects on the environment including noise concerns. Ten build improvement concepts are evaluated against a No Build baseline in this final Tier 1 EIS. Concept 1 would involve construction of additional general purpose highway lanes open to all traffic. Concept 2 would involve conversion of the existing HOV lane into either a one- or two-lane (in each direction) facility that would operate as a high-occupancy toll facility where only high-occupant vehicles would be exempt from paying a toll. Concepts 3 and 4 are the extension of Metrorail service and light rail service west from Vienna to either Centreville or Haymarket. Concept 5 would extend bus rapid transit along a separate guideway from Vienna to Haymarket; service could extend east of Vienna. Concept 6 would extend the existing Virginia Railway Express (VRE) service from Manassas to Haymarket. The remaining concepts include: improvements that address operational constraints at discrete locations (chokepoints); intermodal connectivity improvements; safety improvements; and continued enhancements to intelligent transportation systems technology for all modes in the corridor, including traveler information, corridor and incident management, and transit technology. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed improvements would address transportation capacity deficiencies, major points of congestion, limited travel mode choices, safety deficiencies, and lack of transportation predictability within the corridor. The Metrorail extension, light rail transit, bus rapid transit, and VRE extension improvement concepts all would reduce the number of vehicles on the roadway resulting in lower air emissions. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Proposed improvements could impact wetlands, streams, floodplain, farmland, historic properties, residences and businesses. Relocations could be required and noise-sensitive and vibration-sensitive buildings and activity areas could be affected. Widening of the roadway as part of the capacity improvement concepts as well as the chokepoints improvement concept would potentially impact views of parkland and farmland through the conversion of open space to a more expansive transportation facility. JF - EPA number: 130357, Final EIS--421 pages, December 13, 2013 PY - 2013 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-VA-EIS-13-01-T1F KW - Communication Systems KW - Creeks KW - Floodplains KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Noise KW - Railroads KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Safety KW - Transportation KW - Transportation Surveys KW - Wetlands KW - Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1547255986?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2013-12-13&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=INTERSTATE+66+CORRIDOR+FROM+US+ROUTE+15+TO+INTERSTATE+495%2C+PRINCE+WILLIAM+AND+FAIRFAX+COUNTIES%2C+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=INTERSTATE+66+CORRIDOR+FROM+US+ROUTE+15+TO+INTERSTATE+495%2C+PRINCE+WILLIAM+AND+FAIRFAX+COUNTIES%2C+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Richmond, Virginia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2014-07-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 13, 2013 N1 - Last updated - 2014-07-22 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - TUPELO RAILROAD RELOCATION PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY, TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI. AN - 1547255980; 15967 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation of the existing BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) main line through the City of Tupelo, Mississippi is proposed. Tupelo is a community with a population of approximately 35,000 and its location and accessibility to the railroads have made it an industrial hub for many years, despite several changes in its economy. The study area encompasses the greater Tupelo area, including the southeastern portion of Union County, the eastern portion of Pontotoc County, and all of Lee County. The BNSF and Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS) rail lines share an interchange to exchange rail cars just south of downtown Tupelo. The BNSF main line crosses diagonally at-grade at the intersection of Main Street and Gloster Street, locally referred to as Crosstown. This intersection is blocked for a total of over two hours each day by train traffic. In addition to the train traffic from through trains, BNSF and KCS exchange rail cars just south of Crosstown, and this compounds the amount of time this intersection is blocked by rail traffic. There are 12 at-grade roadway-rail crossings in the City of Tupelo, including Crosstown, on the BNSF main line and four at-grade roadway-rail crossings on the KCS rail line that contribute to the traffic and safety issues. This final EIS analyzes a No Build Alternative and one reasonable build alternative that would consist of an elevated rail viaduct with limited retaining walls within the existing BNSF right-of-way and a new BNSF-KCS interchange constructed south of the Pvt. John Allen National Fish Hatchery. An additional 10 feet of right-of-way would be required on the south side of the BNSF main line from US 45 to just south of Eason Boulevard to accommodate the proposed storage tracks. Between Jackson Street and Elizabeth Street, the BNSF main line would be constructed on 6,860 feet of bridge structure. The bridge over the Crosstown intersection would span 316 feet, requiring a truss structure. All of the bridge structures would provide at least 16 feet, 6 inches of vertical clearance above the existing roadways and 23 feet, 6 inches of vertical clearance over the KCS rail line. Roadway improvements would include the replacement of the US 45 bridges over the BNSF main line and construction of two overpasses on Eason Boulevard, one over the KCS rail line and one over the BNSF main line. Construction cost of the build alternative is estimated at $385 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Relocation of the railway would reduce vehicular traffic delays in downtown Tupelo, improve the efficiency of railroad operations, and enhance quality of life with regard to traffic flow, noise, and economic development. Response times for emergency vehicles and the safety of the traveling public would be improved. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the build alternative, 11 acres of agricultural and vacant land would be converted to railroad right-of-way. Construction would impact 10 acres of 100-year floodplain and involve three new floodway crossings. Increased vibration impacts would affect 18 sites. The elevated rail viaduct would create visual impacts to 37 sites and districts listed, or eligible for listing, in the National Register of Historic Places. JF - EPA number: 130356, Final EIS--286 pages, Appendices--431 pages, December 13, 2013 PY - 2013 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Central Business Districts KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Historic Sites KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Railroad Structures KW - Railroads KW - Roads KW - Safety KW - Transportation KW - Mississippi KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1547255980?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2013-12-13&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=TUPELO+RAILROAD+RELOCATION+PLANNING+AND+ENVIRONMENTAL+STUDY%2C+TUPELO%2C+MISSISSIPPI.&rft.title=TUPELO+RAILROAD+RELOCATION+PLANNING+AND+ENVIRONMENTAL+STUDY%2C+TUPELO%2C+MISSISSIPPI.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Washington, District of Columbia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2014-07-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 13, 2013 N1 - Last updated - 2014-07-22 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Tactile Cues for Orienting Pilots During Hover Over Moving Targets AN - 1762376572; PQ0002463168 AB - Introduction: Providing information via the tactile sensory system allows the pilot to increase awareness without further taxing the visual and auditory perceptual systems. In this study, tactile cues were presented to pilots for target orientation during a simulated helicopter extraction over a moving target. The efficacy of the cues provided by the tactile system was assessed under various conditions (rested vs. fatigued, clear vs. degraded visual environment). Methods: This study employed a mixed-model 2 super(4) factorial design, including one between-subjects variable (training amount: minimal, additional) and three within-subjects variables (state: rested, fatigued; visual environment: clear, degraded; tactile cue belt: active, inactive). Across 2 d under the 4 test conditions, 16 UH-60 rated, healthy aviators completed 8 sessions of 10-min stabilized hovering maneuvers over a moving target. All flights were conducted in a UH-60 flight simulator. Results: Subjects were able to stay closer to the target when the tactile cuing system was active (M = 31.14 ft, SE = 3.17 ft) vs. inactive (M = 36.33 ft, SE = 2.84 ft). Likewise, subjects rated their situation awareness as greater when the tactile system was active vs. inactive. Discussion: The results support the efficacy of the tactile system in providing directional cues for maintaining pilot performance during a hover maneuver over a moving target. JF - Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine AU - Kelley, Amanda M AU - Cheung, Bob AU - Lawson, Benton D AU - Rath, Edna AU - Chiasson, John AU - RAMICCIO, JOHN G AU - Rupert, Angus H AD - Office of Behavioral Safety Research, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, West Building 46-495, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, NTI-132, Washington, DC 20590, amanda.kelley@dot.gov Y1 - 2013/12// PY - 2013 DA - December 2013 SP - 1255 EP - 1261 PB - Aerospace Medical Association, 320 S. Henry St. Alexandria VA 22314-3579 United States VL - 84 IS - 12 SN - 0095-6562, 0095-6562 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - tactile cues |a MeSH KW - hover maneuver |a MeSH KW - fatigue |a MeSH KW - degraded visual environment |a MeSH KW - Training KW - Pilots KW - Helicopters KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1762376572?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Aviation%2C+Space%2C+and+Environmental+Medicine&rft.atitle=Tactile+Cues+for+Orienting+Pilots+During+Hover+Over+Moving+Targets&rft.au=Kelley%2C+Amanda+M%3BCheung%2C+Bob%3BLawson%2C+Benton+D%3BRath%2C+Edna%3BChiasson%2C+John%3BRAMICCIO%2C+JOHN+G%3BRupert%2C+Angus+H&rft.aulast=Kelley&rft.aufirst=Amanda&rft.date=2013-12-01&rft.volume=84&rft.issue=12&rft.spage=1255&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Aviation%2C+Space%2C+and+Environmental+Medicine&rft.issn=00956562&rft_id=info:doi/10.3357%2FASEM.3669.2013 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Number of references - 13 N1 - Last updated - 2016-02-04 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Training; Pilots; Helicopters DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3357/ASEM.3669.2013 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Preserved flora and organics in impact melt breccias; implications for capturing past life on Mars AN - 1703693123; 2015-075039 AB - At least seven impact glass-bearing deposits have been documented in the Argentine stratigraphy, each recording separate events between the Holocene and late Miocene. Detailed evidence for their origin by impact includes: planar deformation features (PDFs in quartz, feldspars, pyroxene, olivine, etc.), asymmetric isotropization (i.e., alternate-twin deformation) in plagioclase, diaplectic phases, ultra-high temperature melting (e.g., lechatelierite, molten rutile) and decomposition (e.g., baddeleyite), and quench textures around minerals, e.g., beta-crystobalite, etc. Incorporation of materials from depth indicates that this was not an airburst but a series of crater-forming impacts. Many hand samples also contain relicts of extant biota. Scanning electron microprobe (SEM) images reveal preservation of delicate forms including: striated layers between vesicular impact glass and parallel vein-like features at higher magnification. The striated patterns resemble vascular bundles of the mesophyll (ground tissue) of a plant. Identifiable parts of the plant anatomy, e.g. papillae and cell walls, contain skeletal magnetite crystals and high-temperature, i.e., phases indicating that vitreous fossilization occurred at extremely high temperatures and rapid quench rates. The morphology is generally similar to contemporary regional grasses (pampas grass) including small spherules (papilla). The intricate forms (20nm to 20mm) indicate features rapidly preserved rather than simple impressions. Reaction zones (vesiculation and quenched minerals) along the interface between the melt and entrained plants indicate rapid quenching. Compositional mapping reveals the presence of insignificant levels of carbon, but chemical analyses confirm the high silica content (> 60%). Various analytical techniques (micro-Raman, TEM/SEM, and mu ltra-L2MS) further reveal the preserved organic materials, including tetracyclic pyrrolines, essential members of the group of porphyrin species that are produced through the thermal degradation of chlorophyll with heterogeneous survival of abundant C and N. The survival and preservations of organics within hydrous pockets in rapidly quenched impact glasses may provide a new strategy for identifying biomarkers of possible early life on ancient Mars. Impact melt could encapsulate and preserve this record. It is likely that the porous nature of the target (loess), which characterizes much of the Martian surface, would ensure flash-heat preservation under highly reducing conditions. JF - American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting AU - Schultz, P H AU - Harris, R S AU - Clemett, S AU - Thomas-Keprta, K AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2013/12// PY - 2013 DA - December 2013 SP - Abstract P34C EP - 08 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 2013 KW - 04:Extraterrestrial geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1703693123?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.atitle=Preserved+flora+and+organics+in+impact+melt+breccias%3B+implications+for+capturing+past+life+on+Mars&rft.au=Schultz%2C+P+H%3BHarris%2C+R+S%3BClemett%2C+S%3BThomas-Keprta%2C+K%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Schultz&rft.aufirst=P&rft.date=2013-12-01&rft.volume=2013&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - American Geophysical Union 2013 fall meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by, and/or abstract, Copyright, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Last updated - 2015-08-13 N1 - CODEN - #07548 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A directivity model for moderate to large earthquakes based on the direct-point parameter AN - 1676578920; 2015-037142 AB - We have developed a new model to predict directivity of pseudo-spectral acceleration in the 1- 10 second band for crustal earthquakes of magnitude exceeding 5.7. The model uses a new directivity predictor, the Direct Point Parameter DPP, which, like the Isochrone Directivity Parameter IDP of Spudich and Chiou (2013), is based on isochrone theory but has several advantages over the IDP. The DPP has a stronger theoretical underpinning than IDP has, as it accounts for the radiation pattern of a finite, line source between the hypocenter and the 'direct point', which is a special point located in a zone of higher isochrone velocity than is the IDP 'closest point', (point on the fault closest to the site where ground motions are to be evaluated). The IDP model by contrast uses a point source radiation pattern at the hypocenter. The DPP has smoother spatial variations than does the IDP. It does not depend on the location of the closest point, which can jump discontinuously from one segment of a geometrically complicated fault to another when the target site moves a small distance. Consequently, when using the DPP it is less likely a user's site will unknowingly be on the high or low side of a discontinuity in the predictor. Furthermore, the DPP is easier to calculate than the IDP because 1) the radiation pattern formulae are simpler, 2) it uses a simpler algorithm for handling multi-segment and multi-fault ruptures, and 3) a generalized coordinate transform is no longer necessary for non-planar faults. The directivity model using the DPP is 'narrowband', meaning that the strength of directivity does not rise inexorably with period but rather is maximum at some period that increases with magnitude. The DPP model is the only directivity model explicitly included in one of the NGA-West 2 ground motion prediction equations, namely Chiou and Youngs (2013). JF - American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting AU - Spudich, P AU - Chiou, B S AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2013/12// PY - 2013 DA - December 2013 SP - Abstract S43A EP - 2492 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 2013 KW - 19:Seismology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1676578920?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.atitle=A+directivity+model+for+moderate+to+large+earthquakes+based+on+the+direct-point+parameter&rft.au=Spudich%2C+P%3BChiou%2C+B+S%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Spudich&rft.aufirst=P&rft.date=2013-12-01&rft.volume=2013&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - American Geophysical Union 2013 fall meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by, and/or abstract, Copyright, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Last updated - 2015-04-30 N1 - CODEN - #07548 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Reliability analysis of bridge evaluations based on 3D Light Detection and Ranging data AN - 1654671263; 21230183 AB - Terrestrial 3D Light Detection and Ranging (LiDar) scanner has been suggested as a remote sensing technique for existing and newly constructed bridges. Using high resolution laser, 3D LiDar can populate a surficial area with millions of position data points. Bridge problems can benefit from LiDar scan, and current studies have found potential applications including damage detection, bridge clearance, and static deflection measurement. The technique is useful when accurate measurement of bridge geometry cannot be achieved by traditional survey technique, especially when site topography is prohibitive. However, resolution is still one of the main factors that limit the application of LiDar technology for advanced bridge monitoring. This paper discusses the reliability issues of such technique as well as the LiDar based bridge condition evaluation methodologies. Several experimental results are presented to establish the sensitivities for different assessments. Copyright copyright 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. JF - Structural Control and Health Monitoring AU - Liu, Wanqiu AU - Chen, Shen-en AD - Department of Transportation and Logistics, DUT, Dalian University of Technology (DUT), No. 2 Linggong Road, No.4 Lab Building, Room 520, Dalian, China, 116024. Y1 - 2013/12// PY - 2013 DA - Dec 2013 SP - 1397 EP - 1409 PB - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 United States VL - 20 IS - 12 SN - 1545-2255, 1545-2255 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Sensitivity KW - Bridges KW - Remote sensing KW - Lidar KW - Lasers KW - Topography KW - Technology KW - H 15000:Civil/Structural Engineering UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1654671263?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Structural+Control+and+Health+Monitoring&rft.atitle=Reliability+analysis+of+bridge+evaluations+based+on+3D+Light+Detection+and+Ranging+data&rft.au=Liu%2C+Wanqiu%3BChen%2C+Shen-en&rft.aulast=Liu&rft.aufirst=Wanqiu&rft.date=2013-12-01&rft.volume=20&rft.issue=12&rft.spage=1397&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Structural+Control+and+Health+Monitoring&rft.issn=15452255&rft_id=info:doi/10.1002%2Fstc.1533 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-20 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Sensitivity; Bridges; Remote sensing; Lidar; Lasers; Technology; Topography DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/stc.1533 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CROSSTOWN PARKWAY EXTENSION, NEW BRIDGE CROSSING OF THE NORTH FORK ST. LUCIE RIVER, ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA. AN - 16383733; 15965 AB - PURPOSE: The extension of the existing Crosstown Parkway by approximately two miles, from Manth Lane on the west, across the North Fork St. Lucie River (NFSLR) to US 1 on the east, in Port St. Lucie, St. Lucie County, Florida is proposed. The study area is bordered on the north by Fallon Drive, on the south by Thornhill Drive, on the west by Manth Lane, and on the east by US 1. The two existing crossings of the NFSLR at Port St. Lucie Boulevard and Prima Vista Boulevard are experiencing delays and will not be able to meet the projected travel demand across the NFSLR in the future. Forecasts indicate that the combined traffic volume crossing the NFSLR will increase from 104,680 vehicles in 2008 to 156,000 in 2037. This final EIS considers a No Build Alternative, a transportation systems management alternative, a multimodal alternative, and six build alternatives which include a bridge over the NFSLR. Alternative 2A would connect Crosstown Parkway via Walters Terrace west of the NFSLR to Veterans Memorial Parkway (formerly known as Midport Road) east of the NFSLR, and ultimately connect with US 1 at the existing signalized intersection with Veterans Memorial Parkway/Walton Road. Alternative 2D would extend Crosstown Parkway along West Virginia Drive to Floresta Drive, then connect to Walters Terrace via Floresta Drive. Traffic would be required to make a right turn and a left turn at the two intersections along Floresta Drive to make the connection to US 1. Alternative 1C would extend Crosstown Parkway along West Virginia Drive west of the NFSLR to the existing intersection of US 1 and Village Green Drive. Alternative 1F would extend Crosstown Parkway along West Virginia Drive, then curve northeast to connect with US 1 at a new intersection between Village Green Drive and Savanna Club Boulevard. Alternative 6B is similar to Alternative 1F, and would extend Crosstown Parkway along West Virginia Drive to Floresta Drive, but would then curve northeast and cross the NFSLR north of Alternative 1F. It would connect with US 1 at a new intersection between Village Green Drive and Savanna Club Boulevard. Alternative 6A would extend Crosstown Parkway along West Virginia Drive to Floresta Drive and curve north and then east across the NFSLR to the existing intersection of US 1 and Savanna Club Boulevard. Total costs of constructing the build alternatives are estimated in 2009 dollars at $118.9 to $167.8 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension would address severe traffic congestion within the City of Port St. Lucie, particularly at the two existing bridges over the NFSLR which already exceed their capacity and operate below acceptable levels at critical times of the day. The project would also benefit public safety by providing an additional evacuation route. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The project area is within the boundaries of the NFSLR Aquatic Preserve and the Savannas Preserve State Park. Construction would impact eight to 10.9 acres of wetlands, 140 to 231 residences, and zero to 14 commercial properties. Six listed species (mangrove rivulus, smalltooth sawfish, opossum pipefish, eastern indigo snake, wood stork, and the West Indian manatee) may be affected, but are not likely to be adversely affected. All build alternatives could affect wildlife passage and would introduce light trespass, noise, and colonization by invasive species. JF - EPA number: 130354, Final EIS, Appendices, November 29, 2013 PY - 2013 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-FLA-EIS-2011-02-59-F KW - Bridges KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Floodplains KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Hydraulic Assessments KW - Fish KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Control KW - Parks KW - Preserves KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Florida KW - North Fork St. Lucie River KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16383733?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2013-11-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=CROSSTOWN+PARKWAY+EXTENSION%2C+NEW+BRIDGE+CROSSING+OF+THE+NORTH+FORK+ST.+LUCIE+RIVER%2C+ST.+LUCIE+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.title=CROSSTOWN+PARKWAY+EXTENSION%2C+NEW+BRIDGE+CROSSING+OF+THE+NORTH+FORK+ST.+LUCIE+RIVER%2C+ST.+LUCIE+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Tallahassee, Florida; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2014-07-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: November 29, 2013 N1 - Last updated - 2014-07-02 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MONROE CONNECTOR/BYPASS FROM US 74 NEAR I-485 TO US 74 BETWEEN WINGATE AND MARSHVILLE, MECKLENBERG AND UNION COUNTIES, NORTH CAROLINA (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF 2010). AN - 16384024; 15956 AB - PURPOSE: Construction of a 20-mile controlled-access toll road, to be known as the Monroe Connector/Bypass, extending from US 74 near I-485 in Mecklenberg County to US 74 between the towns of Wingate and Marshville in Union County, North Carolina is proposed. The project area lies southeast of Charlotte in the southern part of the Piedmont region. US 74 is the primary transportation route between Union County, the fastest growing county in North Carolina, and Mecklenberg County and Charlotte, the economic hub of the region. US 74 also serves as an important commercial corridor for Union County, with many residential, commercial, and employment centers having direct access to and from US 74. In Union County, most employment is concentrated in the City of Monroe or along existing US 74. Approximately 63 percent of total crashes recorded for the 23 intersections along US 74 within the project study area involved rear-end collisions, indicating excessive traffic volumes and a substantial number of interruptions to traffic flow. A three-step screening process was used to develop and evaluate a range of alternatives and to determine the detailed study alternatives (DSAs). Preliminary corridor segments were developed, qualitatively assessed, and compared with respect to potential impacts. Segments with relatively high impacts were eliminated. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to noise, visual resources, air quality, and impacts to North Fork Crooked Creek. In addition to a No Build Alternative, 16 DSAs are analyzed in this supplemental EIS. Each DSA would have nine or ten interchanges and all would include an electronic toll system. DSA D, one of the shortest alternatives at 19.7 miles, is the recommended alternative and is comprised of DSA segments 2, 21, 30, 31, 36, 36A, and 40. Estimated cost of DSA D is $777.4 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed action would improve mobility and capacity within the project area by providing a facility for the US 74 corridor serving high-speed travel. Access to a toll road would relieve the congestion on US 74 where average travel speeds currently range from 20 to 30 miles per hour during the peak hour and are expected to decline. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The proposed action would have indirect, adverse effects on water quality from soil erosion and sedimentation. Construction along the selected DSA's right-of-way would result in loss of foraging and breeding habitat for various local wildlife species. The potential access improvements likely would increase residential suburbanization. All DSAs would require the relocation of residences and businesses, impacting nine neighborhoods. Implementation of DSA D would relocate 107 residences, 45 businesses, and three farms. The project could accelerate land use changes and change the character of neighborhoods. Natural resource impacts would include 499 acres of farmland, 450 acres of upland forest, 2.6 acres of ponds, 8.1 acres of wetlands, and 9,794 feet of perennial streams. JF - EPA number: 130344, Draft Supplemental EIS--187 pages, Appendices--921 pages, November 22, 2013 PY - 2013 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Creeks KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Noise Assessments KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Traffic Control KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Wetlands KW - North Carolina KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16384024?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2013-11-22&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MONROE+CONNECTOR%2FBYPASS+FROM+US+74+NEAR+I-485+TO+US+74+BETWEEN+WINGATE+AND+MARSHVILLE%2C+MECKLENBERG+AND+UNION+COUNTIES%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+2010%29.&rft.title=MONROE+CONNECTOR%2FBYPASS+FROM+US+74+NEAR+I-485+TO+US+74+BETWEEN+WINGATE+AND+MARSHVILLE%2C+MECKLENBERG+AND+UNION+COUNTIES%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+2010%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Raleigh, North Carolina; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2014-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: November 22, 2013 N1 - Last updated - 2014-06-24 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - INTERSTATE 5 NORTH COAST CORRIDOR PROJECT, SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 16397045; 15944 AB - PURPOSE: Improvements to Interstate 5 (I-5) from La Jolla Village Drive in the City of San Diego to Harbor Boulevard in the City of Oceanside, California are proposed. Located in San Diego Countys north coastal area, the 27-mile I-5 North Coast Corridor connects the cities of Oceanside, Carlsbad, Encinitas, Solana Beach, Del Mar and San Diego. The corridor is one of the most traveled highways in the nation and there have been minimal improvements to the existing facility since the original construction during the 1960's and 1970's. The draft EIS of June, 2010 assessed four build alternatives that would include one or two high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) managed lanes in each direction, auxiliary lanes where needed, and possibly one general purpose lane in each direction. A locally preferred alternative (LPA) was identified in July, 2011. The LPA is the 8+4 Buffer Alternative, also known as the I-5 Express Lanes, and would consist of two HOV/managed lanes in each direction, separated by a buffer from the existing four general purpose lanes in each direction. The HOV/managed lanes would be available for carpools, vanpools, and buses at no cost, and to single-occupant vehicles for a fee when there is sufficient capacity. Six bridges over lagoons would be redesigned with a minimum width of 194 feet. This draft supplemental EIS summarizes project design features and discusses new information obtained from additional studies conducted at the lagoons and lagoon crossings in the North Coast Corridor. New bridges are now proposed at Agua Hedionda, San Elijo, Batiquitos, and Buena Vista lagoons, with longer bridges proposed at the latter three lagoons. In addition, a number of enhancements have been developed for the project including pedestrian, bicycle, park and ride, gateway, streetscape, and park enhancements. The North Coast Bikeway would complement the Coastal Rail Trail and the El Camino Bicycle Corridor, as well as the California Coastal Trail. The cost for the LPA is estimated at $3.3 billion in 2010 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would maintain or improve future traffic levels of service, provide a facility that is compatible with future bus rapid transit and other modal options, provide consistency with the regional transportation plan, and maintain I-5 as an effective link in the national strategic highway network. Longer bridge lengths would enhance lagoon function. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the LPA would result in 249 acres of new impervious area and require mitigation for impacts to farmland and federal wetlands. A total of 17.6 acres of wetlands and 62.6 acres of sensitive upland habitat would be impacted. Changes to the existing visual environment along the project corridor would make it noticeably more urban. JF - EPA number: 130332, Final EIS--1941 pages, November 15, 2013 PY - 2013 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Bridges KW - Coastal Zones KW - Creeks KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Hydrology KW - Lagoons KW - Traffic Control KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - California KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16397045?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2013-11-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=INTERSTATE+5+NORTH+COAST+CORRIDOR+PROJECT%2C+SAN+DIEGO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=INTERSTATE+5+NORTH+COAST+CORRIDOR+PROJECT%2C+SAN+DIEGO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2014-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: November 15, 2013 N1 - Last updated - 2014-06-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US 69/LOOP 49 NORTH LINDALE RELIEVER ROUTE, SMITH COUNTY, TEXAS. AN - 16374084; 15941 AB - PURPOSE: A proposal to construct a new location, full control of access reliever route around the city of Lindale in Smith County, Texas, referred to as U.S. Highway 69/Loop 49 North Lindale Reliever Route (Lindale Reliever Route). The proposed action is intended to provide relief to the existing US 69 through the city of Lindale and extend a proposed toll facility (Loop 49 West) from IH 20 southwest of Lindale to US 69 north of Lindale. This proposed facility would extend north from the completed Loop 49 West terminus at IH 20, bypassing Lindale and terminating at US 69 north of Lindale. As a result of a decade-long process involving engineering and environmental studies and continuous participation by stakeholders and the public, three reasonable alternatives from the 2007 Corridor Study Report, Alternative D, Alternative G, and the No Build Alternative were advanced and analyzed. Alternatives D and G have identical design and tolling criteria but traverse different routes and terminate at US 69 north of Lindale, approximately one-half mile apart. Alternatives D and G also have similar right-of-way widths. Alternative D is approximately 7.0 miles long, and would require approximately 423.15 acres of right-of-way. Construction of Alternative D would impact three county roads at the north project limit, requiring the realignment of CR 4148, the partial closure of CR 4116, and the extension of CR 4117 at US 69. Alternative G, the Technically Preferred Alternative, is approximately 7.4 miles long and would require approximately 427.5 acres of right-of-way. Construction of Alternative G would not require the realignment, closure, or extension of any county roads at the north project limit. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project would improve safety, increase regional mobility, and provide capacity to meet future traffic demands and volumes along the existing US 69 roadway. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project would impact and potentially displace residential, commercial, and community facilities, although the majority of the land used for the project is undeveloped. Both of the proposed build alternatives would impact land utilized for cattle grazing. Because the proposed project consists of a new location roadway, changes to the aesthetic character of the area between Lindale and Hideaway are anticipated. Adverse impacts may occur in the form of residential relocations or other project-related effects related to air, noise, and water pollution or diminution of aesthetic vales. JF - EPA number: 130329, Draft EIS--1156 pages, November 15, 2013 PY - 2013 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-TX-EIS-08-01-D KW - Environmental Justice KW - Roads KW - Noise KW - Water Quality KW - Air Quality KW - Urban Structures KW - Land KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Traffic Control KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Transportation KW - Grazing KW - Texas KW - Uniform Relocation and Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance KW - Executive Order 11988, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16374084?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2013-11-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+69%2FLOOP+49+NORTH+LINDALE+RELIEVER+ROUTE%2C+SMITH+COUNTY%2C+TEXAS.&rft.title=US+69%2FLOOP+49+NORTH+LINDALE+RELIEVER+ROUTE%2C+SMITH+COUNTY%2C+TEXAS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Austin, Texas; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2014-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: November 15, 2013 N1 - Last updated - 2014-06-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Analysis of the Effects of Communication and Surveillance Facility Service Outages on Traffic Separations AN - 1671573126; 20460479 AB - One of the key elements of the safety of any modern transportation mode is the reliability of the infrastructure in use. The infrastructure is subject to both technical faults and human error. In managing the projected increase in flights, the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) will increasingly rely on new automated tools and other technology, whose reliability will support safe operations. While conventional wisdom suggests that any technical malfunction or service outage would have some ATM safety implications, the exact nature of these implications is unclear. This study examines the direct impact of ATM infrastructure failures on aviation safety by analyzing the effect of communication and surveillance facility service outages on traffic separations in the relevant service volumes. JF - Transactions of the American Nuclear Society AU - Borener, Sherry AU - Guzhva, Vitaly S AD - Federal Aviation Administration, Accident Investigation and Prevention, Aviation Safety Analytical Services 800 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20591 sherry.borener@faa.gov Y1 - 2013/11/14/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Nov 14 SP - 1977 EP - 1979 PB - American Nuclear Society, Inc. VL - 109 SN - 0003-018X, 0003-018X KW - Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Electronics and Communications Abstracts (EA); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Infrastructure KW - Separation KW - Outages KW - Nuclear safety KW - Traffic flow KW - Traffic engineering KW - Surveillance KW - Nuclear engineering UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1671573126?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transactions+of+the+American+Nuclear+Society&rft.atitle=Analysis+of+the+Effects+of+Communication+and+Surveillance+Facility+Service+Outages+on+Traffic+Separations&rft.au=Borener%2C+Sherry%3BGuzhva%2C+Vitaly+S&rft.aulast=Borener&rft.aufirst=Sherry&rft.date=2013-11-14&rft.volume=109&rft.issue=&rft.spage=1977&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transactions+of+the+American+Nuclear+Society&rft.issn=0003018X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-04-09 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - New Genetic Technology May Help Pilots, Aviation Employees, and Color Vision Researchers AN - 1762360233; PQ0002463190 AB - Color vision research is not new for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); the Civil Aerospace Medical Institute has been conducting color vision research and publishing the results since 1967 (3). The FAA originally initiated color vision research because of the emerging use of color coding in the airport environment and the FAA has continued a line of color vision research because of the increasing use of color coding resulting from changing technology inside the cockpit, on air traffic control displays, and in the airport environment. Color can be used to convey meaning without supplemental signage such as the ubiquitous traffic signal that alerts drivers to proceed with caution via a yellow flashing light or to stop via a red flashing light. However, that meaning is only conveyed if the driver can distinguish between the yellow and the red colors. Approximately 8 to 10% of the male population (5) has a congenital color vision deficiency and, depending upon the type and severity of that deficiency, that task of interpreting the meaning of color coding may be difficult or impossible. Consequently, the FAA has long maintained a color vision standard for aero-medical screening to ensure that pilots and air traffic controllers can perform safety-related tasks without adverse consequences. JF - Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine AU - Milburn, Nelda J AU - Neitz, Jay AU - Chidester, Thomas AU - Lemelin, Matthew AD - Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, Federal Aviation Administration, Oklahoma City, OK Y1 - 2013/11// PY - 2013 DA - November 2013 SP - 1218 EP - 1220 PB - Aerospace Medical Association, 320 S. Henry St. Alexandria VA 22314-3579 United States VL - 84 IS - 11 SN - 0095-6562, 0095-6562 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Vision KW - Air traffic control KW - Pilots KW - Airports KW - Technology KW - Traffic KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1762360233?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Aviation%2C+Space%2C+and+Environmental+Medicine&rft.atitle=New+Genetic+Technology+May+Help+Pilots%2C+Aviation+Employees%2C+and+Color+Vision+Researchers&rft.au=Milburn%2C+Nelda+J%3BNeitz%2C+Jay%3BChidester%2C+Thomas%3BLemelin%2C+Matthew&rft.aulast=Milburn&rft.aufirst=Nelda&rft.date=2013-11-01&rft.volume=84&rft.issue=11&rft.spage=1218&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Aviation%2C+Space%2C+and+Environmental+Medicine&rft.issn=00956562&rft_id=info:doi/10.3357%2FASEM.3860.2013 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Number of references - 6 N1 - Last updated - 2016-02-04 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Air traffic control; Vision; Pilots; Airports; Traffic; Technology DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3357/ASEM.3860.2013 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NC-1409 (MILITARY CUTOFF ROAD) EXTENSION AND PROPOSED US 17 HAMPSTEAD BYPASS, NEW HANOVER AND PENDER COUTNIES, NORTH CAROLINA. AN - 16379546; 15929 AB - PURPOSE: This supplemental draft EIS documents changes to the proposed US 17 Hampstead Bypass project (Project R-3300) that have occurred since the release of the July 2011 Draft EIS. North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) proposes to construct an additional interchange at the northern end of the US 17 Hampstead Bypass to address citizens concerns regarding access along existing US 17. For project U-4751, the NCDOT proposed to extend Military Cutoff Road as a six-lane divided roadway on new location from its current terminus at US 17 (Market Street) in Wilmington north to an interchange with the US 17 Wilmington Bypass (John Jay Burney Jr. Freeway). Limited and full control of access is proposed. For project R-3300 NCDOT proposed to construct the US 17 Hampstead Bypass as a freeway mostly on new location. The US 17 Hampstead Bypass will connect to the proposed Military Cutoff Road Extension at the existing US 17 Wilmington Bypass and extend to existing US 17 north of Hampstead. Full control of access is proposed for the US 17 Hampstead Bypass. The current cost estimate for U-4751 is $113.1 million, and the estimate for R-3300 is $242.7 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project will improve traffic flow and level of service on US 17 and Market Street in the study area. The project will also enhance safety along US 17 and Market Street by separating through traffic from the local traffic. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction would impact 16.6 to 18.0 miles of streams, 218.4 to 384.4 acres of wetlands, 406 to 518 acres of forest, and 49.9 to 67.5 acres of important farmlands. Implementation would likely adversely affect federally protected species including red-cockaded woodpecker, Cooleys meadowrue, golden sedge, and rough-leaved loosestrife. New right-of-way would displace 59 to 95 residences, 84 or 106 businesses, and one or four historic properties. Noise receptor impacts would range from 236 to 310. The Military Cutoff Road Extension could impact five properties that either have or formerly had underground storage tanks. JF - EPA number: 130317, Draft Supplemental EIS--126 pages, November 1, 2013 PY - 2013 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Birds KW - Creeks KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - North Carolina KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16379546?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2013-11-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NC-1409+%28MILITARY+CUTOFF+ROAD%29+EXTENSION+AND+PROPOSED+US+17+HAMPSTEAD+BYPASS%2C+NEW+HANOVER+AND+PENDER+COUTNIES%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.title=NC-1409+%28MILITARY+CUTOFF+ROAD%29+EXTENSION+AND+PROPOSED+US+17+HAMPSTEAD+BYPASS%2C+NEW+HANOVER+AND+PENDER+COUTNIES%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Wilmington, North Carolina; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2014-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: November 1, 2013 N1 - Last updated - 2014-05-28 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Validation of New Applications for Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar [Insar] Data: Geohazards and Infrastructure Distress T2 - 2013 Annual Meeting & Exposition of the Geological Society of America AN - 1490519753; 6248248 JF - 2013 Annual Meeting & Exposition of the Geological Society of America AU - Bruckno, Brian AU - Hoppe, Edward AU - Vaccari, Andrea AU - Campbell, Elizabeth Y1 - 2013/10/27/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Oct 27 KW - Infrastructure UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1490519753?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2013+Annual+Meeting+%26+Exposition+of+the+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Validation+of+New+Applications+for+Interferometric+Synthetic+Aperture+Radar+%5BInsar%5D+Data%3A+Geohazards+and+Infrastructure+Distress&rft.au=Bruckno%2C+Brian%3BHoppe%2C+Edward%3BVaccari%2C+Andrea%3BCampbell%2C+Elizabeth&rft.aulast=Bruckno&rft.aufirst=Brian&rft.date=2013-10-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2013+Annual+Meeting+%26+Exposition+of+the+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013AM/webprogram/start.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-11-30 N1 - Last updated - 2014-02-10 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - The Georgia Geology and Aggregate Materials Explorer (GAME): Launching a Geoinformation Portal for Government, Industry, and Education T2 - 2013 Annual Meeting & Exposition of the Geological Society of America AN - 1490518148; 6247853 JF - 2013 Annual Meeting & Exposition of the Geological Society of America AU - Harris, R AU - German, Jerry AU - Surange, Ganesh AU - Johnson, Jeffery Y1 - 2013/10/27/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Oct 27 KW - USA, Georgia UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1490518148?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2013+Annual+Meeting+%26+Exposition+of+the+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=The+Georgia+Geology+and+Aggregate+Materials+Explorer+%28GAME%29%3A+Launching+a+Geoinformation+Portal+for+Government%2C+Industry%2C+and+Education&rft.au=Harris%2C+R%3BGerman%2C+Jerry%3BSurange%2C+Ganesh%3BJohnson%2C+Jeffery&rft.aulast=Harris&rft.aufirst=R&rft.date=2013-10-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2013+Annual+Meeting+%26+Exposition+of+the+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013AM/webprogram/start.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-11-30 N1 - Last updated - 2014-02-10 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - The Role of Impact Melting in the Evolution of Lunar Water T2 - 2013 Annual Meeting & Exposition of the Geological Society of America AN - 1490505145; 6246264 JF - 2013 Annual Meeting & Exposition of the Geological Society of America AU - Harris, R AU - Schultz, Peter Y1 - 2013/10/27/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Oct 27 KW - Melting UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1490505145?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2013+Annual+Meeting+%26+Exposition+of+the+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=The+Role+of+Impact+Melting+in+the+Evolution+of+Lunar+Water&rft.au=Harris%2C+R%3BSchultz%2C+Peter&rft.aulast=Harris&rft.aufirst=R&rft.date=2013-10-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2013+Annual+Meeting+%26+Exposition+of+the+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013AM/webprogram/start.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-11-30 N1 - Last updated - 2014-02-10 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - HONOLULU RAIL TRANSIT PROJECT (FORMERLY THE HONOLULU HIGH-CAPACITY TRANSIT CORRIDOR PROJECT), CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU, OAHU, HAWAII (FINAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JUNE 2010). AN - 16391072; 15904 AB - PURPOSE: Construction of the Honolulu Rail Transit Project, a 20-mile elevated fixed guideway transit system extending from East Kapolei to Ala Moana Center, on the Island of Oahu, Hawaii is proposed. A final EIS was issued in June 2010 and a subsequent Record of Decision documented the selection of the Airport Alternative. The U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii issued a summary judgment order dated November 1, 2012 requiring supplementation of the final EIS with regard to the analysis of whether the Beretania Street Tunnel Alternative was feasible and prudent. This final supplemental EIS includes a re-evaluation of the Beretania Street Tunnel Alternative and reconsiders the no use determination for the Mother Waldron Neighborhood Park and Playground. Mother Waldron Neighborhood Park is a 3.4-acre urban park and Mother Waldron Playground is the 1.5-acre remnant of a 1.8-acre historic playground site built by the Works Progress Administration in 1937. The re-evaluation concludes that the Beretania Street Tunnel Alternative would be imprudent due to the use of other Section 4(f) properties, settlement risks from tunnel construction, and environmental effects related to visual resources, historic architecture, and traffic and business disruption. The overall extraordinary increase in the cost of the alternative would be the overwhelming factor making the alternative imprudent. The project will not substantially impair the significant historic or recreational activities, features, and attributes of Mother Waldron Neighborhood Park and Playground. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would improve mobility for travelers who face increasingly severe traffic congestion, improve transportation system reliability, provide accessibility to new development in the Ewa-Kapolei-Makakilo area and improve transportation equity for all travelers. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The project would use land from historic properties, but it would not alter or physically affect any historic buildings. JF - EPA number: 130303, Final Supplemental EIS--150 pages, Appendices--643 pages, October 25, 2013 PY - 2013 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Historic Sites KW - Parks KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Hawaii KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16391072?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2013-10-25&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=HONOLULU+RAIL+TRANSIT+PROJECT+%28FORMERLY+THE+HONOLULU+HIGH-CAPACITY+TRANSIT+CORRIDOR+PROJECT%29%2C+CITY+AND+COUNTY+OF+HONOLULU%2C+OAHU%2C+HAWAII+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JUNE+2010%29.&rft.title=HONOLULU+RAIL+TRANSIT+PROJECT+%28FORMERLY+THE+HONOLULU+HIGH-CAPACITY+TRANSIT+CORRIDOR+PROJECT%29%2C+CITY+AND+COUNTY+OF+HONOLULU%2C+OAHU%2C+HAWAII+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JUNE+2010%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, San Francisco, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2014-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 25, 2013 N1 - Last updated - 2014-05-15 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - F-35A OPERATIONAL BASING, FLORIDA, IDAHO, SOUTH CAROLINA, UTAH AND VERMONT. AN - 16394494; 15896 AB - PURPOSE: The Air Force proposed to beddown new F-35A aircraft at one or more locations throughout the contiguous US from 2015 through 2020. Alternative locations for consist of Burlington Air Guard Station (AGS), Vermont; Hill Air Force Base (AFB), Utah; Jacksonville AGS, Florida; McEntire Joint National Guard Base (JNGB), South Carolina; Mountain Home AFB, Idaho; and Shaw AFB, South Carolina. The proposal includes three beddown scenarios at the Air National Guard/Air Force Reserve locations, with 18 or 24 F-35A aircraft replacing the existing complement of aging fighter attack aircraft. In July 2010, the Air Force identified Burlington AGS and Hill AFB as the preferred alternative locations for this initial operational beddown action. There are seven elements of the proposed action common to all beddown alternatives: four occurring at the base and three occurring in training airspace. For the bases, the four common action elements include beddown of F-35As and replacement of existing F-16 and F-15 aircraft (except at Mountain Home AFB0, F-35A airfield operations, construction, and personnel changes. In the bases associated training airspace, the common action elements would be airspace use and employment of defensive countermeasures. Also, under airspace with approved ranges, the F-35A would accomplish ordnance delivery training. At the preferred alternative locations, the Air Force would replace existing F-16 aircraft (48 at Hill AFB; 18 at Burlington AGS) with 24, 48, or 72 F-35As at Hill AFB and 18 or 24 F-35As at Burlington AGS. It would also implement construction and/or modification to facilities and changes to personnel as well as operations at the airfields and in training airspace. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Beddown and operation of the F-35A at one or more of the alternative locations would represent a major step forward toward the goal of efficiently and effectively maintaining combat capability and mission readiness as the Air Force faces deployments across a spectrum of conflicts while also providing for homeland defense. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: All six alternative locations would experience change in subsonic and supersonic noise levels under the different scenarios, but no substantial adverse impacts to land uses, populations, or natural resources would result. Burlington AGS basing would increase the amount of residential land exposed to 65 to 85 decibels by 193 to 296 acres. Hill AFB basing would increase the amount of residential land exposed to 68 to 85 decibels by 360 acres under scenario 3 (72 F-35As). JF - EPA number: 130295, Final EIS--927 pages, Appendices--1,492 pages, October 4, 2013 PY - 2013 KW - Defense Programs KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Aircraft KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Airports KW - Cultural Resources Surveys KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Operations (Air Force) KW - Munitions KW - Noise Assessments KW - Sonic Booms KW - Vegetation KW - Weapon Systems KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Burlington Air Guard Station Vermont KW - Florida KW - Hill Air Force Base Utah KW - Idaho KW - Jacksonville Air Guard Station Florida KW - McEntire Joint National Guard Base South Carolina KW - Mountain Home Air Force Base Idaho KW - Shaw Air Force Base South Carolina KW - South Carolina KW - Utah KW - Vermont UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16394494?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2013-10-04&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=F-35A+OPERATIONAL+BASING%2C+FLORIDA%2C+IDAHO%2C+SOUTH+CAROLINA%2C+UTAH+AND+VERMONT.&rft.title=F-35A+OPERATIONAL+BASING%2C+FLORIDA%2C+IDAHO%2C+SOUTH+CAROLINA%2C+UTAH+AND+VERMONT.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Air Force, Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia; AF N1 - Date revised - 2014-04-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 4, 2013 N1 - Last updated - 2014-04-17 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SOUTH COAST RAIL PROJECT, BRISTOL, PLYMOUTH, NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK COUNTIES, MASSACHUSETTS. AN - 1516708574; 15895 AB - PURPOSE: A proposed enhancement of public transit connections (collectively known as the South Coast Rail Project), which would improve transportation between the Massachusetts communities of Bedford/Fall River and Boston and between South Coast cities, is discussed. The current transportation system connecting Southeastern Massachusetts with Boston and internally is primarily a highway system and characterized by a lack of transportation mode choice, especially public transit. The highway system is composed of major, limited access state routes, regional highways, and local roadways. As the population in the South Coast region and employment in the Boston area have grown, the demands on the roadway system linking Southeastern Massachusetts to Boston and the rest of the region have increased, as reflected by increased traffic volumes, resulting in traffic congestion and adverse effects on air quality, climate change and transportation safety. Project regional growth and the trends of commuters to locate to areas further away from the Boston metropolitan core will exacerbate the existing problems and affect an increasing number of people. In the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), a total of 12 alternatives were discussed. In the Final EIS, the following alternatives were evaluated: (1) the No-Build (Enhanced Bus) Alternative; (2) the Stoughton Alternative (electric and diesel variants); and (3) the Whittenton Alternative (electric and diesel variants). Under the No-Build Alternative, no new rail or bus service would be provided to Southeastern Massachusetts; however, existing routes would be enhanced. The No-Build Alternative would improve transit service to Boston from New Bedford, Fall River, and Taunton by adding more buses with smaller capital investments than are proposed in the Build Alternatives. The Stoughton Electric Alternative would provide commuter rail service to South Station using the NEC, Stoughton Line, New Bedford Main Line, and Fall River Secondary. This alternative would include ten new commuter rail stations, major reconstruction of two existing commuter rail stations, and two overnight layover facilities, one in New Bedford and one in Fall River. To support electric locomotives, a traction power system would be built and would include two main substations, two switching stations, and six paralleling stations. The Stoughton Diesel Alternative would be identical to the Stoughton Electric Alternative with the exception of the electrical facilities. The Whittenton Alternative would provide commuter rail service to South Station through Stoughton connecting to the existing Stoughton Line using the Whittenton Branch and a short segment of the Attleboro Secondary through the City of Taunton. The New Bedford route would be 56.6 miles long and the Fall River route would be 54.3 miles long. Infrastructure improvements for the Whittenton Alternative also include construction, reconstructing, or widening 38 bridges and constructing or reconstructing 53 railroad at-grade crossings. This alternative would include ten new commuter rail stations, major reconstruction of two existing commuter rail stations, expansion of South Station, and two overnight layover facilities. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project would provide opportunity to generate new economic development, including that resulting from improved access from New Bedford and Fall River to labor markets in Boston and reverse commute access from areas such as Taunton to New Bedford and Fall River, while shaping this growth so that the project help preserve environmental resources. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The South Coast Rail project would result in direct and indirect GHG emissions. Although all project alternatives (including the electric- or diesel-powered train options) would result in direct GHG emissions, but modeled emissions are less than would occur under the No-Builder Alternative. Several state-listed species could potentially experience cumulative adverse effects from the loss of habitat quality associated with habitat fragmentation from land development or climate change. JF - EPA number: 130294, Final EIS, October 4, 2013 PY - 2013 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Historic Sites KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Railroad Structures KW - Railroads KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Massachusetts KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1516708574?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2013-10-04&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SOUTH+COAST+RAIL+PROJECT%2C+BRISTOL%2C+PLYMOUTH%2C+NORFOLK+AND+SUFFOLK+COUNTIES%2C+MASSACHUSETTS.&rft.title=SOUTH+COAST+RAIL+PROJECT%2C+BRISTOL%2C+PLYMOUTH%2C+NORFOLK+AND+SUFFOLK+COUNTIES%2C+MASSACHUSETTS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Concord, Massachusetts; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2014-04-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 4, 2013 N1 - Last updated - 2014-04-17 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Evaluation of motorcycle safety strategies using the severity of injuries AN - 1660411515; PQ0001010983 AB - The growth of motorcycle fatalities in California has been especially prominent, specifically with regard to the 24 and under age group and those aged 45-54. This research quantitatively examined factors associated with motorcyclist fatalities and assessed strategies that could improve motorcyclist safety, specifically focusing on the two age groups mentioned above. Severity of injury was estimated separately for both age groups with multinomial logit models and pseudo-elasticity using motorcycle-related collision data that was collected between 2005 and 2009. The results were compared with motorcyclists aged 35-44, a group that shows a consistent trend of fatalities. This research found that lack or improper use of helmets, victim ejection, alcohol/drug effects, collisions (head-on, broadside, hit-object), and truck involvement were more likely to result in fatal injuries regardless of age group. Weekend and non-peak hour activity was found to have a strong effect in both the younger and older age groups. Two factors, movement of running off the road preceding a collision and multi-vehicle involvement, were found to be statistically significant factors in increasing older motorcyclist fatalities. Use of street lights in the dark was found to decrease the probability of severe injury for older motorcyclists. Driver type of victim, at-fault driver, local road, and speed violation were significant factors in increasing the fatalities of younger motorcyclists. Road conditions and collision location factors were not found to be statistically significant to motorcyclist fatalities. Based on the statistically significant factors identified in this research, the following safety strategies appear to be effective methods of reducing motorcyclist fatalities: public education of alcohol use, promoting helmet use, enforcing heavy vehicle and speed violations, improving roadway facilities, clearer roadway guidance and street lighting systems, and motorcyclist training. JF - Accident Analysis & Prevention AU - Jung, Soyoung AU - Xiao, Qin AU - Yoon, Yoonjin AD - Hanyang University Erica Campus, Department of Transportation and Logistics Engineering, 55 Hanyangdaehak-ro, Sangnok-gu, Ansan 426-791, Republic of Korea Y1 - 2013/10// PY - 2013 DA - Oct 2013 SP - 357 EP - 364 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX United Kingdom VL - 59 SN - 0001-4575, 0001-4575 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Motorcyclist fatalities KW - Multinomial logit model KW - Pseudo-elasticity KW - Age KW - Safety strategies KW - Alcohol KW - Mortality KW - Injuries KW - Helmets KW - Safety KW - Lighting KW - Accidents KW - Prevention KW - Education KW - Age groups KW - Trucks KW - USA, California KW - Motorcycles KW - Highways KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1660411515?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Accident+Analysis+%26+Prevention&rft.atitle=Evaluation+of+motorcycle+safety+strategies+using+the+severity+of+injuries&rft.au=Jung%2C+Soyoung%3BXiao%2C+Qin%3BYoon%2C+Yoonjin&rft.aulast=Jung&rft.aufirst=Soyoung&rft.date=2013-10-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=REGIONAL+CONNECTOR+TRANSIT+CORRIDOR+PROJECT%2C+LOS+ANGELES+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=REGIONAL+CONNECTOR+TRANSIT+CORRIDOR+PROJECT%2C+LOS+ANGELES+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-03-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-04-16 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Mortality; Alcohol; Age; Injuries; Helmets; Safety; Lighting; Education; Prevention; Accidents; Trucks; Age groups; Motorcycles; Highways; USA, California DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2013.06.030 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Recycling Materials and Techniques to Improve Sustainability: Delaware Department of Transportation's Model AN - 1524424549; 19721329 AB - From project development through delivery, the Delaware Department of Transportation (DOT) works to maintain and develop an infrastructure that is a sustainable asset for current and future use. One of the goals advanced in Delaware DOT's Mission Statement of Excellence in Transportation is to "minimize the environmental impact of the state's transportation system." The agency is committed to protecting the environment and to planning, constructing, and maintaining a transportation network with increased sustainability. JF - TR News AU - Pappas, Jim AD - Delaware Department of Transportation, Dover Y1 - 2013/10// PY - 2013 DA - Oct 2013 SP - 30 EP - 31 PB - Transportation Research Board IS - 288 SN - 0738-6826, 0738-6826 KW - Sustainability Science Abstracts KW - Infrastructure KW - Transportation KW - Environmental impact KW - Sustainable development KW - Recycling KW - Sustainability KW - Environmental protection KW - USA, Delaware KW - Waste management KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1524424549?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Assamodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=TR+News&rft.atitle=Recycling+Materials+and+Techniques+to+Improve+Sustainability%3A+Delaware+Department+of+Transportation%27s+Model&rft.au=Pappas%2C+Jim&rft.aulast=Pappas&rft.aufirst=Jim&rft.date=2013-10-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=288&rft.spage=30&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=TR+News&rft.issn=07386826&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-05-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-20 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Infrastructure; Transportation; Environmental impact; Sustainable development; Recycling; Environmental protection; Sustainability; Waste management; USA, Delaware ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Sinkhole detection using 2D full seismic waveform tomography AN - 1477832492; 2014-004347 AB - We have developed an application of 2D time-domain waveform tomography for detection of embedded sinkholes and anomalies. The measured seismic surface wavefields were inverted using a full-waveform inversion (FWI) technique, based on a finite-difference solution of 2D elastic wave equations and the Gauss-Newton inversion method. The key advantage of this approach is the ability to generate all possible wave propagation modes of seismic wavefields (body waves and Rayleigh waves) that are then compared with measured data to infer complex subsurface properties.The pressure-wave (P-wave) and shear-wave (S-wave) velocities are inverted independently and simultaneously. The FWI was applied to one synthetic and two real experimental data sets. The inversion results of synthetic data showed the useful capability of the waveform analysis in identifying an embedded void. The inversion results of real data sets showed that the waveform analysis was able to delineate (1) an embedded concrete culvert and (2) a complex profile with an embedded void and highly variable bedrock laterally and vertically. An independent invasive test (standard penetration test) was also conducted to verify the seismic test results. JF - Geophysics AU - Tran, Khiem T AU - McVay, Michael AU - Faraone, Michael AU - Horhota, David Y1 - 2013/10// PY - 2013 DA - October 2013 SP - R175 EP - R183 PB - Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Tulsa, OK VL - 78 IS - 5 SN - 0016-8033, 0016-8033 KW - tomography KW - P-waves KW - Poisson's ratio KW - finite difference analysis KW - elastic waves KW - waveforms KW - elastic constants KW - surface waves KW - velocity KW - time domain analysis KW - propagation KW - body waves KW - guided waves KW - geophysical methods KW - inverse problem KW - culverts KW - wave fields KW - Rayleigh waves KW - seismic methods KW - detection KW - sinkholes KW - seismic waves KW - solution features KW - S-waves KW - 23:Geomorphology KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1477832492?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Geophysics&rft.atitle=Sinkhole+detection+using+2D+full+seismic+waveform+tomography&rft.au=Tran%2C+Khiem+T%3BMcVay%2C+Michael%3BFaraone%2C+Michael%3BHorhota%2C+David&rft.aulast=Tran&rft.aufirst=Khiem&rft.date=2013-10-01&rft.volume=78&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=R175&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Geophysics&rft.issn=00168033&rft_id=info:doi/10.1190%2Fgeo2013-0063.1 L2 - http://library.seg.org/journal/gpysa7 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from GeoScienceWorld, Alexandria, VA, United States | Reference includes data supplied by Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Tulsa, OK, United States N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 39 N1 - PubXState - OK N1 - Document feature - illus. N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-16 N1 - CODEN - GPYSA7 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - body waves; culverts; detection; elastic constants; elastic waves; finite difference analysis; geophysical methods; guided waves; inverse problem; P-waves; Poisson's ratio; propagation; Rayleigh waves; S-waves; seismic methods; seismic waves; sinkholes; solution features; surface waves; time domain analysis; tomography; velocity; wave fields; waveforms DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1190/geo2013-0063.1 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The Grapevine Hill Fault; a new local fault discovered during preliminary geotechnical exploration for route construction, US 50, Osage Co., Missouri AN - 1464888800; 2013-095716 JF - The Professional Geologist AU - Davis, George H Y1 - 2013/10// PY - 2013 DA - October 2013 SP - 47 EP - 51 PB - American Institute of Professional Geologists, Arvada, CO VL - 50 IS - 5 SN - 0279-0521, 0279-0521 KW - United States KW - tomography KW - bedrock KW - Grapevine Hill Fault KW - geophysical surveys KW - engineering properties KW - Missouri KW - geophysical methods KW - resistivity KW - seismic methods KW - surveys KW - Osage County Missouri KW - roads KW - faults KW - 30:Engineering geology KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1464888800?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Professional+Geologist&rft.atitle=The+Grapevine+Hill+Fault%3B+a+new+local+fault+discovered+during+preliminary+geotechnical+exploration+for+route+construction%2C+US+50%2C+Osage+Co.%2C+Missouri&rft.au=Davis%2C+George+H&rft.aulast=Davis&rft.aufirst=George&rft.date=2013-10-01&rft.volume=50&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=47&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+Professional+Geologist&rft.issn=02790521&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2013, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 3 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. sects., geol. sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2013-12-05 N1 - CODEN - PFGLBS N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - bedrock; engineering properties; faults; geophysical methods; geophysical surveys; Grapevine Hill Fault; Missouri; Osage County Missouri; resistivity; roads; seismic methods; surveys; tomography; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Mosquitofish dominate amphibian and invertebrate community development in experimental wetlands AN - 1458541615; 18738317 AB - Restored and constructed habitats can play important conservation roles. Predators help shape communities in these habitats through complex interactions with prey, other predators and biotic and abiotic characteristics of the environment. However, introduced predators can have dramatic effects that may be difficult to predict.Using regression models, we compared influences of introduced invasive western mosquitofish Gambusia affinis to those of two naturally colonizing predators (crayfish and dragonflies), and vegetation, on three anuran species in experimentally constructed wetlands. Using analyses of covariance, we also examined influences of mosquitofish and vegetation on aquatic invertebrate communities.We found that mosquitofish reduced abundances of grey treefrogs Hyla versicolor and H. chrysoscelis and boreal chorus frog Pseudacris maculata, but had no significant influence on green frog Lithobates clamitans. Mosquitofish also reduced invertebrate abundance, but their effect on richness was less clear. Vegetation cover did not significantly increase most anuran or invertebrate abundances. However, vegetation increased invertebrate richness. After fish removal, invertebrate abundance increased. Fish removal may have facilitated chorus frog re-colonization into wetlands with low abundance of invertebrate predators.Our results indicate that mosquitofish are detrimental to wetland communities, and we recommend that managers avoid stocking mosquitofish. We also encourage temporary or drainable wetlands to prevent mosquitofish persistence if colonization occurs. Implementing these recommendations will improve the conservation potential of restored wetlands. JF - Journal of Applied Ecology AU - Shulse, Christopher D AU - Semlitsch, Raymond D AU - Trauth, Kathleen M AD - Missouri Department of Transportation Y1 - 2013/10// PY - 2013 DA - Oct 2013 SP - 1244 EP - 1256 PB - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 United States VL - 50 IS - 5 SN - 0021-8901, 0021-8901 KW - ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; Ecology Abstracts; ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources; Sustainability Science Abstracts KW - Aquatic organisms KW - Amphibiotic species KW - Artificial wetlands KW - Abundance KW - Cambaridae KW - Anthropogenic factors KW - Gambusia affinis KW - Man-induced effects KW - Predators KW - Invertebrates KW - Freshwater KW - Freshwater fish KW - Models KW - Hyla versicolor KW - Vegetation cover KW - Colonization KW - Frogs KW - Pseudacris maculata KW - Freshwater crustaceans KW - Regression analysis KW - Invertebrata KW - Wetlands KW - Prey KW - Odonata KW - Amphibians KW - Anura KW - Vegetation KW - Culicidae KW - Habitat KW - Community development KW - Stocking KW - Conservation KW - Fish KW - Dispersion KW - Q1 08463:Habitat community studies KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - Q5 08524:Public health, medicines, dangerous organisms KW - D 04060:Management and Conservation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1458541615?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aasfaaquaticpollution&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Applied+Ecology&rft.atitle=Mosquitofish+dominate+amphibian+and+invertebrate+community+development+in+experimental+wetlands&rft.au=Shulse%2C+Christopher+D%3BSemlitsch%2C+Raymond+D%3BTrauth%2C+Kathleen+M&rft.aulast=Shulse&rft.aufirst=Christopher&rft.date=2013-10-01&rft.volume=50&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=1244&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Applied+Ecology&rft.issn=00218901&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111%2F1365-2664.12126 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-09-17 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Colonization; Vegetation cover; Amphibiotic species; Freshwater crustaceans; Anthropogenic factors; Man-induced effects; Wetlands; Freshwater fish; Dispersion; Stocking; Abundance; Regression analysis; Conservation; Vegetation; Predators; Habitat; Prey; Community development; Models; Aquatic organisms; Artificial wetlands; Amphibians; Invertebrates; Frogs; Fish; Hyla versicolor; Pseudacris maculata; Odonata; Cambaridae; Anura; Invertebrata; Gambusia affinis; Culicidae; Freshwater DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12126 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - U.S. 301 (STATE ROAD 200) FROM COUNTY ROAD 227 TO COUNTY ROAD 233, BRADFORD COUNTY, FLORIDA. AN - 1511384322; 15887 AB - PURPOSE: A proposal project aimed at relieving congestion on the State Road (SR) 200/United States (US) 301 corridor within the City of Starke and providing additional capacity for future growth is discussed. The alternatives studied for this project include the No Build Alternative and two Build Alternatives, the Urban Alternative and the Rural Alternative. The Urban Alternative involves widening the existing facility to six-lanes from just north of CR 227 to the north city limits of Starke, with additional median improvements from the north city limits to CR 233. This alternative is 7.2 miles in length. Where US 301 is widened, the typical section would provide a six-lane divided urban arterial with a restricted median, turn bays, bike lanes, sidewalks, and grassed utility areas. Auxiliary lanes would also be provided within the urban area between the SR 100 and SR 16 intersections. This alternative also includes an alignment shift to allow for construction of a railroad overpass. The Rural Alternative would provide a limited access bypass facility on new alignment to the west of the City of Starke urban area. This alternative is 7.3 miles in length. The typical section would be that of a four-lane divided limited access rural arterial with paved shoulders and swale drainage. The Rural Alternative would connect with the existing US 301 south of Starke just north of the Prevatt Creek bridge and at CR 233 north of Starke. This alternative includes a railroad overpass and interchanges at SR 100 and SR 16. Bridges would also be constructed over Alligator Creek, CR 100A, and CR 229. The Rural Alternative is the locally preferred alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project would: (1) relieve congestion on the SR 200/US 301 corridor within the City of Starke, made worse by heavy truck traffic volumes, and (2) provide additional capacity for future traffic growth as defined by the transportation study area. The project would also improve the US 301 corridor to Florida Strategic Intermodal System (SIS) design standards and safety on the route. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The indirect effects associated with the Starke Corridor Project are primarily related to land development activity that may occur outside the project right-of-way as a result of the project, and the difference in the pattern of this development activity for the recommended Rural Alternative compared to the No Build or the Urban Alternative. Anticipated impacts to water quality could include the increase in pollutant loading into the existing receiving waters associated with the increased runoff from the additional impervious surfaces that transport pollutants generated by vehicles using the roadway and increased sedimentation transport to water bodies during construction in the RSA. The direct and indirect impacts would result in the loss of vegetation cover types and wildlife habitat in the RSA. JF - EPA number: 130286, Final EIS--631 pages, September 27, 2013 PY - 2013 KW - Water KW - Agency number: FHWA-FL-EIS-13-01-F KW - Cemeteries KW - Central Business Districts KW - Creeks KW - Floodplains KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Noise KW - Roads KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Florida KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Polices Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1511384322?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2012-01-20&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=REGIONAL+CONNECTOR+TRANSIT+CORRIDOR+PROJECT%2C+LOS+ANGELES+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=REGIONAL+CONNECTOR+TRANSIT+CORRIDOR+PROJECT%2C+LOS+ANGELES+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Tallahassee, Florida; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2014-03-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: September 27, 2013 N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-31 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ST. JOHNS RIVER CROSSING, CLAY AND ST. JOHNS COUNTIES, FLORIDA. AN - 1511384321; 15886 AB - PURPOSE: A limited access roadway connecting the proposed SR 21/SR 23 Interchange in Clay County, Florida, eastward across the St. Johns River to Interstate-95 in St. Johns County. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) evaluated the performance of 12 conceptual corridor alternatives (referred to as A through L), plus a No Build Alternative. Nine of the alternatives were freeway-type facilities connecting Branan Field-Chaffee Road (State Road (SR) 23) to I-95. The remaining three alternatives (E, H, and L) were arterial-type facilities, which simply provided another bridge over the St. Johns River by connecting US 17 in Clay County to SR 13 in St. Johns County. All of the Build Alternatives provide additional capacity and improve transportation network deficiencies over the No Build Alternative. The Preferred Alternative (Pink 1) adds 44 new lane miles west of the St. Johns River in Clay County and 21 new lane miles east of the river in St. Johns County. While the Preferred Alternative does not reduce travel time as much as other alternatives, the Pink 1 and 2 and Green 1 and 2 Alternatives would have the fewest number of segments operating below LOS C in the design year. Additionally, these alternatives require the least amount of mitigation along I-95 to achieve the same or better LOS compared to the No-Build. I-95 ramp mitigation analysis shows that all of the Build Alternatives except for the Pink 1 and 2 and Green 1 and 2 Alternatives require some freeway ramp mitigation. All of the Build Alternatives provide some benefit to emergency evacuation by increasing the amount of roadway west of the St. Johns River. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project would: (1) provide additional capacity to improve current and future transportation network deficiencies; (2) promote and support employment and economic development; and (3) improve emergency evacuation. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Indirect effects of the project may include induced changes to land use resulting in resource impacts. Other indirect effects include the potential alteration of or encroachment on the affect environment. Examples of this include fragmentation of a habitat or functional effects to water resource. Anticipated private development and associated infrastructure will require right-of-way acquisition and land to be purchased that could involve relocation of residents and businesses. Anticipated effects to water quality could include the increase in pollutant loading into existing surface waters associated with increased impervious cover. The direct and indirect project impacts, when added to the past, present, and reasonably foreseeable future action, will result in the loss of vegetation cover types and wildlife habitat to residential, commercial, and public infrastructure development, and potential fragmentation of habitat. JF - EPA number: 130285, Final EIS--383 pages, September 27, 2013 PY - 2013 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-FL-EIS-09-02-F KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Cultural Resources Surveys KW - Demolition KW - Highways KW - Hurricanes KW - Navigation KW - Noise Assessments KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Florida KW - Saint Johns River KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1511384321?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2013-09-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&r