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62 This section documents the methods and results of a survey of state departments of transportation (state DOTs) related to their practices of assessing visual impacts during the development or environmental review of proposed highway projects.
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63 many cases, the process of developing the contact roster made it apparent that other professions represented in state transportation agencies could be responsible for conducting VIAs. (A fuller discussion of who is responsible for conducting VIAs for state transportation agencies appears in Section 3.1.4.)
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64 1. In your state, are visual issues considered an essential part of the highway development or environmental review processes?
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66 7. What factors trigger the investigation of visual impacts?
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68 12. If you answered "Yes" to the previous question, who has these concerns and what are they?
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70 19. When was VIA training last conducted for the following groups?
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72 25. Which viewer locations are considered in your state's VIA process?
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74 32. Rate the VIA procedure adopted by your state using the following dimensions.
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76 40. How many years have you contributed to VIA-related work?
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77 2. An approach that focuses on evaluating human perception of changes to the physical environment.
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78 States were also asked about the professional background of the typical author. The results of Question 15 show that landscape architects (58%)
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79 cial interveners (6%)
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