Evaluating project-based roadway sustainability rating system for public agency use

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2285, 2012, Pages 8-18

  Muench, Stephen ^a   Scarsella, Maleena ^b   Bradway, Margi ^c   Hormann, Liz ^a   Cornell, Lyn ^d  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b US Army Corps of Engineers   (United States)

^c Active Transportation Section   (United States)

^d OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEST PRACTICES; DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; ITS EVALUATION; ORGANISATIONAL; PROJECT LEVELS; PROJECT-BASED; PUBLIC AGENCIES; RATING SYSTEM; UPPER MANAGEMENT;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84867826249     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2285-02     Document Type: Article

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