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Citation |
Mason LE. Transp. Res. Rec. 1993; 1419: 109-118. |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 1993, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences USA, Publisher SAGE Publishing) |
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Abstract |
As part of the design of every roadway or other corridor construction/reconstruction project, environmental concerns about the visual resources of the corridor need to be considered. Visual management guides for mitigation of the visual resources in corridor design vary with each governmental entity. Existing guidelines cover only planning, with little or no guidance for implementation. The result is often a final design consisting of an even distribution of mitigation measures over the entire corridor. The guides give little consideration to the design engineer being able to understand the process and the decisions made for the final design. There are variations in the significance of visual elements along a corridor. Available funding can be more wisely used and environmental concerns better met by varying the amount of mitigation in various sections along the corridor according to the visibility of proposed impacts. Numerical values based on formulas would not only help determine the variations between the sections but would also bridge the communication and understanding gap between the landscape architect and the engineer. This became the basis for the preliminary development of the Visual Prioritization Process (VPP). VPP is a planning and implementation guide for prioritizing units and visual elements along a corridor for mitigation and funding. Language: en |