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VIDEO: Researchers unveil ‘Greenroads’ rating system for road design
January 18, 2010    University of Washington

The new approach evaluates a road's environmental and social impacts by assigning points for such things as using local or recycled materials, managing runoff and providing wildlife corridors.

For more on this, read "Greenroads lays foundation for more sustainable US road construction" (Guardian, UK)

 

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