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Linking Conservation and Transportation Planning
in Greater Kansas City
MARC is working to better incorporate conservation into transportation planning in the Kansas City region. SAFETEA-LU, the federal transportation legislation, emphasizes strengthening links between the planning and environmental review process in developing transportation plans and studies.
In early 2008, MARC was awarded funding from the Federal Highway Administration’s Eco-Logical grant program, which supports making infrastructure more sensitive to wildlife and ecosystems through greater interagency cooperation and conservation. With this grant, MARC will work with a consultant to create a regional green infrastructure mitigation plan, conduct professional development and community engagement exercises to build a better understanding of Eco-Logical principles and approaches, and refine an action plan that was initially drafted at the Linking Conservation and Transportation Planning workshop in February 2008.
This work to shape a strategy for better integrating environmental and transportation planning will impact the next update of the long-range transportation plan, and create a more sustainable regional transportation system.
Advisory Group
This subgroup of participants from the February 2008 workshop on linking conservation and transportation planning are refining a draft action plan for the region.
NEXT MEETING:
June 4, 2008, at 3:00 p.m., MARC offices, Board Room
DRAFT Action Plan to Link Conservation & Transportation Planning in Kansas City Region (84kb, pdf)
Meeting Archives
The archives are PDF files that include both the meeting agenda and summary. You will need Adobe Reader to view these files. If you do not have Adobe Reader, download a free version.
Linking Conservation & Transportation Planning Workshop
February 21–22, 2008
Sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration
Hosted by the Mid-America Regional Council
The workshop brought together experts in the fields of conservation and transportation planning and representatives of local government, and served as a kickoff in seeking solutions for better integration of conservation and transportation planning. Participants reviewed existing resources and best practices, and identified policy and process changes needed to achieve better integration. A draft action plan developed at the workshop will continue to be refined with a subgroup of workshop participants.
| Materials |
| Agenda – Day 1 (76kb, pdf) |
| Agenda – Day 2 (76kb, pdf) |
| Summary of Transportation & Conservation Planning Goals & Approaches (100kb, pdf) |
| Tools & Data (22kb, pdf) |
| Presentations |
| Welcome & SAFETEA-LU Overview (49kb, pdf) |
| Eco-Logical: An Ecosystem Approach to Developing Infrastructure Projects (840kb, pdf) |
| The KC Metropolitan Planning Process & the Environment (366kb, pdf) |
| KDOT Planning Process (385kb, pdf) |
| MoDOT Planning Process (56kb, pdf) |
| Approaches to Biodiversity Conservation Planning (2.2MB, pdf) |
| Overview of Conservation Planning Methods (2.8MB, pdf) |
| Conservation & Transportation Collaboration in Missouri (2.2MB, pdf) |
| National Case Studies (767kb, pdf) |
| Green Infrastructure: On the Map in Kansas City (6.6MB, pdf) |
| Cedar Creek Section Study (2.3MB, pdf) |