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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
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
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
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
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)
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
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.
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
ETDM ProcessETDM Process
NeedsPlans
Long-RangeCost-Feasible
Plans
ProjectDevelopment
Design
ProgrammingScreen
PlanningScreen
NEPAApprovals& Permits
Early Environmental Resource Agency and Community Involvement
Earlier Permits
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
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/
Questions & AnswersQuestions & Answers