Planning and Environment Linkages: Review of Statutory Authority and Case Law
Federal, state, and municipal transportation agencies have taken steps to advance
the integration of transportation planning and
the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to create more unified
decision-making processes, reduce duplication of efforts, and support better
informed project-level decisions.
The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's
NCHRP Legal Research Digest 89:
Planning and Environment Linkages: Review of Statutory Authority and Case Law
details the origins and evolution of NEPA and the Federal Highway Administration’s Planning and Environment Linkages program.
This Summary Last Modified On: 2/3/2023