This is where we post the formal comments that we receive from stakeholder organizations.
Greenroads strives to make sustainable transport an open forum and growing body of knowledge. This means that public and stakeholder input is very valuable to us and we continually offer the opportunity to provide comments on the Greenroads Rating System. We have taken the time to solicit comments from several organizations that are key stakeholders in transportatioan design and construction. These organizations are listed below, with their responses (if any).
Greenroads users, including our Project Teams, Member Organizations, and Sustainable Transportation Professionals are the main contributors to the ongoing development and continual evolution of the Rating System. Most of the changes that occur in the tool over time are the result of thoughtfully considered feedback from active project teams and from contributing expert volunteers.
Formal comments can be provided to us by an individual representative of the organization (or any individual) through our online commenting tool, Ask Dr. Greenroads, or, as is more common for large organizations, through a single document of consolidated comments. We provide responses to comments after due consideration.
How to Comment on Version 2
Please use the following forms for commenting on Greenroads Version 2, or subscribe to Greenroads Online to leave a comment or question on a specific credit.
If your organization would like to participate, please send us a note at info@greenroads.org or call 425.376.0685 to request a copy by mail.
If you see your organization listed above, but we have not received comments from it and you want to participate, please talk to the executive in charge. Otherwise, you can submit your own individual comments by subscribing.
Version 1.5 Comments Received
Formal comments were received by the following organizations:
Individual comments were posted on the Online Manual from these organizations:
U.S. Department of Interior: National Parks Service
Complete Streets Coalition
The feedback from these organizations, as well as our active V1.5 project teams from all over the world, helped to inform the development of Version 2 published in July 2015.
Formal Comments Solicited
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Department of Transportation: Federal Highway Administration
U.S. Department of Transportation: Federal Transit Administration
U.S. Department of Transportation: Livability
U.S. Department of Transportation: Research and Innovative Technology Administration
U.S. Department of Interior
National Highway Transportation Safety Board
United Nationals Environment Programme
California Air Resources Board (CARB)
California Integrated Waste Management Board (CalRecycle)
U.S. Green Building Council
Cascadia Green Building Council
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
American Society of Civil Engineers: Coasts, Oceans, Ports and Rivers Institute
American Society of Civil Engineers: Construction Institute
American Society of Civil Engineers: Environmental & Water Resources Institute
American Society of Civil Engineers: GeoInstitute
American Society of Civil Engineers: Structural Engineers Institute
American Society of Civil Engineers: Transportation and Development Institute
American Council of Engineering Companies
American Society of Landscape Architects
Association of General Contractors
Institute of Transportation Engineers
American Public Works Association
American Public Works Association: Center for Sustainability
Sierra Club
National Resources Defense Council
World Resources Institute
Nature Conservancy
Conservation International
Environmental Defense Fund
National Asphalt Pavement Association
Asphalt Institute
Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute
Portland Cement Association
Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute
American Concrete Pavement Association
National Ready Mix Concrete Association
National Stone Sand and Gravel Association
Interlocking Concrete Pavers Institute
American Road & Transportation Builders Association
Utility and Transportation Contractors of America
National Association of Regional Councils
American Planning Association
Smart Growth America
Complete Streets Coalition
National Association of Development Organizations Research Foundation
V2 General Comment Letter (105 kb)
Version 2 Comment Form (86 kb)