Application of Geospatial Ecological Tools and Data in the Planning and Programming Phases of Delivering New Highway Capacity: Proof of Concept—East-West Gateway Council of Governments (2014) / Chapter Skim
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CHAPTER 2 Ecological Initiative Tool Development and Application Background on Ecological Initiative Tool Development The Ecological Initiative tool was designed to serve as a central planning tool for linking transportation and environmental decision making. The aim was to provide consistent, accepted information for use by all agencies with jurisdiction in the region in order to facilitate ecological evaluation and mitigation planning.
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The coordination and collaboration begun in Step 1 of the IEF resulted in the compilation of data that identifies areas of significant ecological importance for conservation, mitigation, and restoration. As in Step Two of the IEF, "Characterize Resource Status and Integrate Natural Environment Plans," this work provided the data foundation for the mapping necessary for the Regional Environmental Framework (REF)
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Figure 2.1. Ecological significance for the East-West Gateway region.
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cell classification within the 1-mile buffer is produced and a score is generated with a higher score received for low impact to ecologically significant areas. Figure 2.2 illustrates this scoring procedure.
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Figure 2.3. Wetland complex importance ranking, Saint Louis region (MoRAP 2013)
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Greenway (GRG) and Heartlands Conservancy, formerly Southwestern Illinois Resource Conservation and Development Council (RC&D)
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