NEPA Training Course

NEPA Training Course

Location: Hampton University (venue to de determined)
Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Time: To be determined (expect 8 or 9AM)
Cost: None

The National Environmental Policy Act has been a part of the planning process since 1969. One cannot implement a transportation project without following the procedures that make up the NEPA. This is known by those in the public and private sector.

As part of our commitment to the Eastern Seaboard Intermodal Technical Applications Center (ESITAC) and Hampton University, Parsons Brinckerhoff will hold a NEPA training course at Hampton University. Like the Context-Sensitive Solutions workshop last year, this will be a no-cost all-day program going through the ins and outs of the National Environmental Policy Act. The class will be led by specially-trained PB staff: Steve Plano (from our Baltimore office), Nancy Skinner (Nashville), and Joseph Curtis (Norfolk).

In this course you will learn:

How the NEPA umbrella concept influences the transportation decision-making process
The roles and responsibilities of the participants in the NEPA process
The importance of a reasoned, collaborative process when developing and evaluating alternatives
How to balance an array of interests and values in making transportation decisions
The documentation requirements of the NEPA process

The class will be made up of Hampton University students, private sector consulting firms, and representatives from local and state government. The mixed environment will provide a novel venue for the exchange of ideas, problems, and concerns. Even those most comfortable with the NEPA process will benefit from the course and the networking opportunity.

This is part of PB’s ongoing partnership with ESITAC, which is run from the Business School at Hampton University. The ESITAC utilizes resources of the University in partnership with federal, state and city governments, local transit companies, private industry, and regional universities to conduct research on current transportation problems facing the Hampton Roads region. The center provides students (with special emphasis on minorities and women), the opportunity to pursue transportation-related careers.

Fifteen slots are available and expect to fill up quickly. Please RSVP no later than February 17 to Joseph Curtis. Please direct any questions to Joseph Curtis as well.

We hope to see you there, 

Joseph L. Curtis, Jr., AICP
Transportation Planner