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Communities in Motion Environmental Maps
To ensure a comprehensive approach to addressing environmental and resource issues in long-range transportation planning, federal transportation laws require that MPOs consult with federal and state resource agencies during development of their plans to identify potential environmental mitigation activities to help restore and maintain environmental functions affected by the plan.
Linking transportation planning and environment more closely together allows agencies in the region to consider environmental, community, and economic goals early in the planning stage, and to carry them through project development, design, and construction. A seamless decision-making process minimizes duplication of effort, promotes environmental stewardship, and reduces delays in project implementation.
Below are maps of environmental features that have been and are being considered in developing Communities in Motion, the long-range transportation plan for Ada and Canyon Counties.
Mapped Environmental Information: Communities in Motion 2035
- Slideshow of maps
- Birds of Prey area
- Bridges and dams
- Environmental justice
- FEMA flood zones
- Ground water: Areas of concern
- Ground water: Shallow aquifers
- Ground water: Vulnerable
- Habitat: Areas of critical concern (BLM)
- Habitat: Elk & Deer winter range
- Habitat: Slickspot peppergrass
- Habitat: SageGrouse
- Habitat: Wildlife zones
- Historical Map
- Impaired streams (303d)
- Nitrate priority areas
- Open space (parks, golf courses, cemeteries, public land)
- Parks and schools
- Prime farmland (irrigated, currently undeveloped)
- Public land ownership
- Ridge to Rivers trails
- Slopes (steep)
- Soils (USDA WebSoilSurvey)
- Storage tanks (above ground, underground and leaking)
- Streams and canals
- Wetlands
Mapped Environmental Information: Communities in Motion 2040
- Communities in Motion 2040 Vision and prioritized corridors with environmental justice consideration Areas (2013)
- Communities in Motion 2040 environmental scan on prioritized corridors (2013)
Mapped Environmental Information: Communities in Motion 2040 2.0