Guidance for Estimating the Indirect Effects of Proposed.ppt

Guidance for Estimating the Indirect Effects of Proposed Transportation Projects Presented by (Name of Presenter) for NCHRP Instructional Course Course Module 1 Introduction NCHRP Report 403 Includes results of research from NCHRP Project 25-10 Contains: 1. Guidance Framework for Defining Indirect Effects 2. Identifies Tools for Analysis 3. Case Studies 4. Results of Over 50 Interviews with Practitioners The Indirect Impact Enigma For Want of A Nail or Why The Dodgers Left Lesson Topics Definitions of Important Terms Legal Regulatory Context Literature on Indirect Effects Summary of State Guidance Review of Case Law Eight Steps to Indirect Effects Analysis An Eight-Step Process Step 1 - Initial Scoping Step 2 - Identify Study Area Direction and Goals Step 3 - Inventory Notable Features Step 4 - Identify Impact-Causing Activities Step 5 - Identify Indirect Effects for Analysis Step 6 - Analyze Indirect Effects Step 7 - Evaluate Analysis Results Step 8 - Assess Consequences and Develop Mitigation Course Objective The objective of this course is to provide a step-by-step guide to assessing the indirect environmental impacts of transportation projects. In the BeginningThere Was Terminology Direct Effects - Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations state direct effects are “caused by the action and occur at the same time and place.” Direct effects are directly linked to the project and highly predictable. Examples of Direct Effects Project Action Right-of-Way Acquisition New Highway Lanes Added Direct Effect Displacing Local Businesses Severing Access Increased Speed Terminology Indirect Effects - CEQ definition: indirect effects are “caused by the action and occur later in time or farther removed in distance, but are still reasonably foreseeable.” Indirect Effects may include growth-inducing effects and other effects related to induced changes in land use, population density or growth rates, and the ecos