CY PLAN 114 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: National Environmental Policy Act, Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Impact Statement

• School: Berkeley
• Department: City And Regional Planning
• Course: CY PLAN 114
• Professor: Abigail Cochran

Document Summary

Transport system shapes and forms the urban environment in different ways. Transport facilities cover a large proportion of surface area in urban communities: This affects watersheds and increases contaminants in areas with impervious surfaces. Come time for snow in some areas, salt is used on the roads. This affects both animal and plant habitats. Also increases both air pollution and noise pollution. Focus turned toward minimizing/mitigating environmental impacts caused from transport. Nepa demands that any project supported by federal funds must undergo an environmental impact assessment process. Agency proposing transport must publish an environmental impact statement ( eis) and invite public input. Agency must respond in writing to comments and suggestions made by the public and make revisions to their plan. Must be approved by several agencies in the federal government before approval. Does not promise there will be 0 environmental harm, but pressures the agency to plan carefully in order to have the smallest environmental impact as possible.