Transportation

NEPA and state compliance and permitting of all types of transportation projects; Transit Oriented Development strategy and implementation; Mitigation strategy, design, monitoring, and reporting programs

Transportation infrastructure is a key component of the urban and exurban environment. EI staff have played key roles in management and assessment of transportation projects' impact on the environment, and evaluation of the implications of the transportation-land use connection for major transportation projects of all types. We have helped to fashion and implement innovative strategies for federal, state and local permitting of transportation projects, resulting in better, more cost effective projects. Our experience includes light rail, commuter rail, heavy and freight rail, freeways and interchanges, all types of bus and maintenance facilities.

Expansion and/or update of transportation can be a politically-charged issue with a public concerned about the impacts of such development on the environment or their own well-being. Our technical evaluation and environmental compliance expertise, coupled with our facilitation and conflict resolution expertise attain timely results consistent with constrained budgets and respectful of community concerns.

EI can assist agencies in planning, permitting, and ensuring regulatory compliance for transportation projects large and small, while ensuring that any project is cost-effective to meet budget constraints. With planners, scientists and attorneys on staff, EI will ensure that NEPA and related state reviews are fair, technically impeccable, and defensible in compliance with legal requirements, thus avoiding the pitfalls of litigation that can ensnare even seemingly simple projects. EI can also assist with developing and implementing mitigation plans. Finally, EI staff have worked on some of the most interesting Transit-Oriented Development projects in the country and can assist in developing strategies for maximizing the potential for TOD in planning and implementing transportation capital investments.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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