ABSTRACT 7th International Symposium on Environmental Concerns in Rights-of-Way Management
TITLE:	Corridor Concept Revisited: Multiple Rights-of-Way
AUTHOR(S):	Allen F. Crabtree III - allen_crabtree@rminc.com Navigant Consulting Inc. Sebago, ME, USA
A panel of five representatives from government, academia, private citizen groups, and landowners was assembled to discuss the pros and cons of the routing of multiple utilities in common rights-of-way corridors. The common wisdom for the last 30 years has been that “shared rights-of-way are good and green fields are bad.” Many corridors, however, are now reaching saturation, carrying multiple utilities, transportation systems and other linear facilities. The question of “how much is enough” is a very germane topic for discussion. Routing has always been a balancing process, and there is not one easy solution. In the last 30 years, construction techniques and requirements have changed, societal values have changed, development has sprung up around corridors, and consequently developers of new lines will have to face significant environmental, engineering, safety, and land use issues. The panel discussion was an attempt to review the concept of how much is enough, when shared corridors are good and when they are not, when a green field corridor is preferable and when it is not. Keywords: Common corridors, shared rights-of-way, utility corridors, transportation corridors Ref#: 1-2