FDOT Efficient Transportation Decision Making (ETDM)

The fundamental goal of the ETDM process is to improve transportation decision making in a way that preserves and protects the human, natural, and physical environments in Florida. Some key features of this process are:

• Effective and timely decision making without compromising environmental quality

• Early NEPA and SEIR reviews/approvals

• Linking the Planning Processes with Environmental Review Process

• Integrating early environmental issue considerations with Long Range Transportation Planning and project priorities

• Early and continuous agency and public participation

• Meaningful dispute resolution mechanisms

• Problem solving and collaborative decision making at the project level

• The use of GIS technology to review, evaluate and document agency comments on projects for decision-making purposes and contained with and accessible through an online project diary

• Agencies review projects from their own context with their specific GIS data and requested analyses

• Performance measures established by mutual agreement

• Project solutions that are accepted by the resources agencies and the public

The ETDM Public Access site is located at http://etdmpub.fla-etat.org

Environmental Screening Tool Overview

Benefits realized through the ETDM Process.

For additional discussion please call Peter McGilvray 850-414-5330 or email at peter.mcgilvray@dot.state.fl.us