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NEPA

Perpectives on Streamlining NEPA Reviews

Jomar Maldonado, Tom Hale, Mike Bialousz, Krithica Kantharaj, and Kent Hale

Tuesday, May 21
Calvert Ballroom
9:30 AM

About the Session

This session will present several perspective on efforts to expedite or “streamline” NEPA reviews, stemming from recent administration and agency directives and guidance.  Presentations will include a discussion on how best to manage virtual project teams in the face of streamlining schedule pressures, an overview of electronic mapping and other online environmental data tools that will help improve the efficiency of permitting for complex projects; and a case study examining streamlining solutions for a rail transit project in the Pacific Northwest.

About the Presenters

Moderator: Jomar Moldonado, Federal Highway Administration

Biography pending

Tom Hale, SWCA

Biography pending

Mike Bialousz, ESRI

Biography Pending

Krithica Kantharaj, ESRI

Biography pending

Kent Hale, Sound Transit

Kent Hale is Sound Transit’s Environmental Planning Manager, the regional transit authority serving the greater Seattle metropolitan area. With over 20 years of experience in environmental consulting and public sector service, he oversees the agency’s environmental permitting and environmental reviews under both NEPA and the Washington State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) for high-capacity transit projects. Other experience includes land use and transportation planning, natural resource management, and policy development.