| Complexity Simplified: A Survey of Current High Speed Rail Projects |
| High-Speed Rail (HSR) stakeholders have experienced the frustration of NEPA being seen as an end in itself for planning instead of the means to an end for improved decision-making, but HSR also offers good examples of a prime NEPA attribute: Flexibility. Current HSR projects across the country take a range of approaches to tiering and lead agency roles. This is due in part to the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (PRIIA), which among many other directives, tasked the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) with responsibility for the environmental review of HSR projects. In this whitepaper ICF addresses the importance of a customized approach to environmental review. |
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