Environmental Impact of Transportation Projects

Capabilities

• Project-level analyses—ICF has extensive experience in assessing the environmental implications of transportation projects and activities for all modes.  Our expertise includes project-level analysis, such as developing environmental assessments and environmental impact statements.
• National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance—ICF has substantial experience managing transportation-related environmental analysis for a broad range of federal, state, and local projects. We manage and prepare NEPA and equivalent state environmental documentation for numerous complex and controversial transportation projects.
• Air quality analysis and strategies—ICF is involved in all aspects of air quality analysis, transportation conformity, and emission reduction strategy development.
• Noise analysis—ICF uses state-of-the-art technical research, methods, and tools to help identify sensitive noise receptors, develop noise abatement measures, and mitigate transportation-related noise impact.
• Wetland, water quality, habitat, and wildlife corridor impacts—ICF leverages the skills of numerous biologists, technical experts, and regulatory specialists to protect and manage our nation’s valuable natural resources.
• Cultural resources—ICF’s cultural and historical professionals combine practical scientific knowledge with hands-on experience to conduct all levels of cultural, archaeological, and historical evaluation for proposed transportation projects.
• Socioeconomic, land use, and community impacts assessments—ICF excels in identifying and addressing transportation impacts to neighboring socioeconomic structures, land use, and affected communities.
• Environmental justice—ICF provides support to public and private organizations in all aspects of environmental justice (EJ), including issues related to Title VI. We help agencies integrate EJ effectively into their programs, policies, and activities, and evaluate the results of their work with respect to disproportionately burdened communities.
• Environmental stewardship and streamlining support—ICF has a history of bringing transportation agencies together with their resource agency partners to identify linkages, coordinate planning processes, establish realistic timeframes for environmental review, and continue to safeguard our natural and human environment.
• Policy research and analyses—ICF is the industry leader in evaluating today’s transportation challenges and designing strategic and policy solutions that consider the spectrum of issues associated with transportation and the environment.
• Environmental program development—ICF brings years of experience developing environmental programs, including voluntary transportation-air quality programs, energy efficiency programs, and environmental management systems.

Clients

• Regional and local transportation and planning agencies
• State and regional air agencies
• State transportation departments:
  • California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
  • New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT)
  • Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT)
• Transportation Research Board (TRB)
  • National Cooperative Highway Research Program
  • National Cooperative Freight Research Program
• U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
  • Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
  • Surface Transportation Board (STB)
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Projects

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  Environmental Mitigation Plan for Goods Movement in Southern California

  For the Southern California Association of Governments, ICF developed a comprehensive plan for mitigating air quality impacts of goods movement in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.

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  Recurring Community Impacts

  For the National Cooperative Highway Research Program, ICF developed guidelines for how to address recurring community impacts in National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents.

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  Multipollutant Emissions Benefits of Transportation Strategies

  ICF developed a compendium of traditional and innovative control strategies for on-road mobile sources that address the effects of the strategies on various pollutant emissions.

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  Environmental Constraints Facing New or Expanding Intermodal Freight Facilities

  For the Federal Highway Administration, ICF conducted a study of environmental constraints facing new or expanding intermodal freight facilities.

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  Primer on Environmental Justice and Transportation

  As a follow-up to the previously created desk guide for policy planners, ICF was asked by Caltrans to create a Community Primer on Environmental Justice & Transportation Planning to explain the planning process and policies related to environmental justice and transportation planning in an easy-to-read format.

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  Legacy Parkway Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS)

  ICF designed and oversaw implementation of a public outreach and participation plan to comply with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and ICF’s development of the project’s SEIS. ICF facilitated partnering sessions and coordinated with UDOT public information staff on media strategies.

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  Lower Emission School Bus Program

  ICF helped implement the Lower Emission School Bus Program (LESB) for 16 California air districts.

Experts

• Michael Grant

  Principal

• Dr. Lou Browning

  Technical Director

• Ed Carr

  Senior Technical Specialist

• Christy Corzine

  Principal

• David Freytag

  Senior Vice President