Environmental GIS assets and the Efficient Transportation Decision Making (ETDM) Process

Environmental GIS
assets and the Efficient
Transportation Decision
Making (ETDM) Process
Presented by:
Dean Rogers
August 2015
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ETDM Process
 A way of planning and developing major
transportation projects that expedites project
delivery without sacrificing the quality of the
human and natural environments
 Enables agencies and the public to provide early
input to FDOT and MPOs about the potential
effects of proposed transportation projects
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ETDM Process Overview
Community Outreach
Needs Plans
EST
Planning
Screen
(45 days)
Long-Range
Cost-Feasible
Plans
Project
Development
Programming
Screen
(45 days)
Early Agency and Community Involvement
Design
NEPA
Approvals
& Permits
Earlier Permits
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Where are we?
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ETDM
Participants
More than 30 state, federal, and local agencies and tribal governments
compose the Environmental Technical Advisory Team (ETAT)
State Agencies
Federal Agencies
Florida Department of Environmental
Federal Highway Administration
Protection (FDEP)
(FHWA)
Florida Department of Economic Opportunity
Federal Transit Agency (FTA)
(FDEO)
US Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) Florida Department of Transportation
US Coast Guard (USCG)
(FDOT)t
US Environmental Protection Agency Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
(USEPA)
Commission (FFWCC)
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Northwest Florida Water Management
Service (NRCS)
District (NWFWMD)
US Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
South Florida Water Management District
US Forest Service (USFS)
(SFWMD)
National Marine Fisheries Service
Southwest Florida Water Management
(NMFS)
District (SWFWMD)
National Park Service (NPS)
St. Johns River Water Management District
(SJRWMD)
Native American Tribal Governments
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida Suwannee River Water Management District
(SRWMD)
Seminole Tribe of Florida
Local Governments
Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs)
Transportation Planning Organizations (TPOs)
Regional Planning Councils (RPCs)
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ETAT Representatives
 Single point of contact
• Coordinate agency comments with internal
experts
 Well versed in the statutory authority
 Knowledgeable of the agency actions required at
each phase
 Able to perform and understand comprehensive
environmental impact analyses
 Respected within the agency
 Access to key decision makers
 Function as a problem solver
 Effective in dispute resolution
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Environmental Screening Tool
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ENVIRONMENTAL
SCREENING TOOL
Project Purpose
:
Consistency, PED/AN
:
GIS Analysis Results
:
Resource Data
:
Maps
:
Previous Commentary
:
Summary Reports
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ETAT Review
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Issues ETAT Comment On
Community:

Aesthetics

Land Use

Relocation Potential

Farmlands

Economic

Mobility

Social/Community Concerns
Cultural:

Section 4(f) Potential

Historic and Archaeological Sites

Recreation Areas
Natural:

Wetlands

Water Quality and Quantity

Floodplains

Wildlife and Habitat

Coastal and Marine
Physical:

Noise

Air Quality

Contamination

Navigation

Infrastructure
Special Designations
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EST Map Viewer
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Example of SHPO data resources analyses
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Map Tools
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National Register Site File Tool
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National Register Site File Tool
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Street View
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Aerial Imagery
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Summary Degree of Effect

Coordinator Summary DOE
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Summary Report

Summary Report Chart Overview
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Summary Report


Preliminary and Final
• Resource to Project Managers, ETDM Coordinators, and
Consultants
• Feedback document summarizing project review and the results
of the screening
 Summary DOE’s
 Accepted P&N
 Project Scope
Final
 Signed Class of Actions
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For More Information
Presenter:
Dean Rogers
850-414-5348
[email protected]
References :
 FDOT PD&E Manual
• Available at:
http://www.dot.state.fl.us/emo/pubs/pdeman
/pdeman1.shtm
 FDOT ETDM Manual
• Available at:
http://www.dot.state.fl.us/emo/pubs/etdm/et
dmmanual.shtm
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Questions?
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