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Florida’s Efficient Transportation Florida’s Efficient Transportation Decision Making Process and Environmental Decision Making Process and Environmental Screening Tool Screening Tool AASHTO Washington Briefing Session AASHTO Washington Briefing Session Workshop: Managing The NEPA Process for Complex Projects Workshop: Managing The NEPA Process for Complex Projects Ysela Llort Ysela Llort Assistant Secretary For Intermodal Development Assistant Secretary For Intermodal Development March 4 2005 March 4 2005

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Page 1: Florida’s Efficient Transportation  Decision Making Process and Environmental Screening Tool

Florida’s Efficient Transportation Florida’s Efficient Transportation

Decision Making Process and Environmental Decision Making Process and Environmental

Screening ToolScreening Tool

Florida’s Efficient Transportation Florida’s Efficient Transportation

Decision Making Process and Environmental Decision Making Process and Environmental

Screening ToolScreening Tool

AASHTO Washington Briefing SessionAASHTO Washington Briefing Session

Workshop: Managing The NEPA Process for Complex ProjectsWorkshop: Managing The NEPA Process for Complex Projects

Ysela LlortYsela LlortAssistant Secretary For Intermodal DevelopmentAssistant Secretary For Intermodal Development

March 4 2005March 4 2005

AASHTO Washington Briefing SessionAASHTO Washington Briefing Session

Workshop: Managing The NEPA Process for Complex ProjectsWorkshop: Managing The NEPA Process for Complex Projects

Ysela LlortYsela LlortAssistant Secretary For Intermodal DevelopmentAssistant Secretary For Intermodal Development

March 4 2005March 4 2005

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Efficient Transportation Decision Making (ETDM)Efficient Transportation Decision Making (ETDM)

A new integrated approach to transportation planning, A new integrated approach to transportation planning, project development and delivery in Florida.project development and delivery in Florida.

A collaborative process involvingA collaborative process involving FDOTFDOT Resource AgenciesResource Agencies MPOsMPOs The PublicThe Public

Committed to at the HIGHEST LEVELSCommitted to at the HIGHEST LEVELS

Process principles incorporated into formalized Process principles incorporated into formalized agreementsagreements

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ETDM (continued)ETDM (continued)

Participating agencies agree to a Participating agencies agree to a partnership with a common set of goals:partnership with a common set of goals:

Produce good transportation projects Produce good transportation projects that address the mobility needs of that address the mobility needs of Florida residents, visitors and Florida residents, visitors and commerce commerce

Simultaneously protect the extremely Simultaneously protect the extremely valuable environmental resources valuable environmental resources which make Florida unique.which make Florida unique.

Do this in a timely mannerDo this in a timely manner

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Concerns with Traditional Planning ApproachConcerns with Traditional Planning Approach

Environmental considerations not linked to Environmental considerations not linked to project planning up-frontproject planning up-front

20 Year Time Horizon20 Year Time Horizon Forecast trafficForecast traffic Analyze deficiencies in level of serviceAnalyze deficiencies in level of service Cost out what it would take to build that Cost out what it would take to build that

“type” of capacity improvement“type” of capacity improvement Reconcile total projected costs with Reconcile total projected costs with

total expected revenuestotal expected revenues Adopt cost feasible planAdopt cost feasible plan

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Projects in plans not considered in environmental Projects in plans not considered in environmental contextcontext

Minimal or no input from resource agencies on Minimal or no input from resource agencies on potential impacts of the project on the natural potential impacts of the project on the natural and human environmentand human environment

Minimal or no recognition of the potential costs Minimal or no recognition of the potential costs of actually building the project in the affected of actually building the project in the affected environmentenvironment

Costs to the resourceCosts to the resource Costs to mitigateCosts to mitigate Costs to communityCosts to community

Time and resources being spent producing Time and resources being spent producing environmental documents; but hasn’t necessarily environmental documents; but hasn’t necessarily correlated into producing projects the public correlated into producing projects the public perceives as “better” in the end for their communityperceives as “better” in the end for their community

Concerns (Continued)Concerns (Continued)

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Goals of The ETDM Process Goals of The ETDM Process

Introduce identification and consideration Introduce identification and consideration

of potential environmental and of potential environmental and

sociocultural effects of major capacity sociocultural effects of major capacity

improvements into the planning processimprovements into the planning process

Study projects more efficientlyStudy projects more efficiently Build on input at each stageBuild on input at each stage Don’t continue to invest time and Don’t continue to invest time and

money if fatally flawedmoney if fatally flawed Don’t continue to address if a non-issueDon’t continue to address if a non-issue

Obtain permits earlierObtain permits earlier

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How is This Accomplished? How is This Accomplished?

Early, continuous and interactive involvement of Early, continuous and interactive involvement of resource agencies, public, MPO’s and the FDOT resource agencies, public, MPO’s and the FDOT from the planning phase through NEPA approval from the planning phase through NEPA approval and permitting.and permitting.

Implementation of Planning & Programming Implementation of Planning & Programming “Screens”“Screens”

Good documentation throughout project life; Good documentation throughout project life; project “diary” stays with projectproject “diary” stays with project

Use of the Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL) Use of the Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL) and GIS based Environmental Screening Tool to and GIS based Environmental Screening Tool to enhance analyses of impacts and to record results enhance analyses of impacts and to record results and decisions made at every phase.and decisions made at every phase.

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The ProblemThe Problem

FDOT 5-Year Work Program

FDOT

PD&EPD&E

AGENCIES

DESIGNDESIGN PERMITSPERMITS

Planning input not conveyed to project development

A 5-year gap before NEPA begins

Late agency involvement

FDOT/MPO

Mobility PlanningMobility Planning

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ETDM ProcessETDM Process

NeedsPlans

Long-RangeCost-Feasible

Plans

ProjectDevelopment

Design

ProgrammingScreen

PlanningScreen

NEPAApprovals& Permits

Early Environmental Resource Agency and Community Involvement

Earlier Permits

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Key Players and RolesKey Players and Roles

Environmental Technical Advisory TeamEnvironmental Technical Advisory Team Each FDOT District has an ETATEach FDOT District has an ETAT Comprised of representatives from 23 Comprised of representatives from 23

resource agenciesresource agencies ETAT member speaks for agency –ETAT member speaks for agency –

responsible for interaction with FDOTresponsible for interaction with FDOT Role shifts from planning phase through Role shifts from planning phase through

permit approvalpermit approval Planning Screen: Planning Screen: RecommendationsRecommendations Programming Screen: Programming Screen: NEPA ScopingNEPA Scoping Project Development: Project Development: CoordinationCoordination Approval/Permits: Approval/Permits: CoordinationCoordination

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For More Information Visit Our For More Information Visit Our WebsiteWebsite http://www.dot.state.fl.us/emohttp://www.dot.state.fl.us/emo

ETDM Public Access SiteETDM Public Access Site http://etdmpub.fla-etat.org/http://etdmpub.fla-etat.org/

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Questions & AnswersQuestions & Answers