Department of Transportation

Environmental Initiative

New York State Department of Transportation has much that it can and should do to protect, restore and enhance the environment.

• Environmental Initiative Statement
• Environmental Policy  
• Environmental Initiative Guidelines and Procedures
• Environmental Initiative Examples
• Environmental Initiative Wins Two National Awards
• Environmental Handbook for Operations
• Evaluate Best Management Practices and Products for the Control of Highway Runoff
• Fishing Access Sites
• TRB Environmental Initiative Slides
• New Paradigms for Transportation and Environmental Management
• 5/21/01 AASHTO Stewardship Demonstration Project Presentation   (ppt format, 11.9mb)
• Region 4 Environmental Initiative Accomplishements  
• NYSDOT Environmental Initiative Brochure  
• NYSDOT Environmental Initiative Presentation Slides
• TRB Paper: The NYSDOT Environmental Initiative Guidelines and Procedures for a New Paradigm  
• TRB Paper: Promoting Environmental Stewardship in Transportation Maintenance and Operations in New York State Department of Transportation  
• Transportation and Environmental Stewardship - Moving Beyond Compliance and Mitigation (Presented on May 1, 2002 at the Mid-Atlantic/New England Planning and Environment Caucus sponsored by FHWA in Providence, RI)