Highways

A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It is used for major roads, but also includes other public roads and public tracks. In some areas of the United States, it is used as an equivalent term to controlled-access highway, or a translation for autobahn, autoroute, etc.According to Merriam Webster, the use of the term predates the 12th century. According to Etymonline, "high" is in the sense of "main". In North American and Australian English, major roads such as controlled-access highways or arterial roads are often state highways (Canada: provincial highways). Other roads may …

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Environmental Defence · 11 March 2024 English

OF GOvErnmEnT” 9 The emissions reductions from changing the All of these policy interventions can be built environment of our towns and cities is achieved with the program design of …

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FCPP: Frontier Centre for Public Policy · 7 March 2024 English

“this threat and Incredibly, a segment of the CBC’s Fifth Estate was devoted to the Coastal from where it is GasLink extremist attacks but devoted most of the segment to …

potentially lethal tactics of obstructing roadways and highways here in North America. In such a scenario, we


Clean Energy Canada · 7 March 2024 English

consistent background data 6 Regulatory and economic environment: Information on the availability and associated cost successful implementation of Buy Clean policies of low-carbon materials relies on aligned building codes, regulation …

cooperation. * For example, the United States Federal Highways Administration program Every Day Counts which


Saskatchewan Environmental Society · 29 February 2024

Candidate We understand that the Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure has asked Saskatoon City Council to endorse the Functional Study for Phase 2 of the proposed Saskatoon Freeway. [. environmentalsociety.ca is indicated in the Functional Planning Study just released by the Ministry MAIL of Highways: “Phase 2 crosses critical environmentally sensitive areas at PO Box 1372 Saskatoon SK S7K 3N9 the


Invasive Species Council of BC · 22 February 2024 English

The underside of the rhizomes has Knotweeds are native to Asia and were introduced to British adventitious roots that travel into the soil with penetrable force. [...] IPM is a …

rates can impact sightlines and block signs along highways, approaching 100% in some populations. affecting


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 20 February 2024 English

This Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) analyzes the second phase of the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric (& Hybrid) Vehicles (FAME II) policy in India and demonstrates the economic, social, …

576 charging stations across expressways and highways. In parallel, the Government of India has created


UCP: University of Calgary Press · 15 February 2024 English

Rose is divorced, fifty, and estranged from her daughter. At a student art opening on a rainy March evening she meets Morrison, a genial hoarder and womb-twin survivor, who leads …

as she toiled bleakly up and down the sweeping highways, sudden ramps, and stunning overpasses of the trees. She lived there because it came with zero highways. She was aware, of course, that such concrete thought floated through, about those appalling highways, that, with Siri’s help, had delivered Rose to


OCC: Ontario Chamber of Commerce · 13 February 2024 English

The OCC’s mission is to convene, align and advance the interests of its members through principled policy work, value-added business services and broad engagement to drive competitiveness and inclusive, sustainable …

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Action Canada · 12 February 2024 English

Adapting the commons trust model to urban transportation infrastructure, the report recommends entrenching the consideration of the need to sustain and regenerate natural resources in the decisional process. [...] Legally, …

currently unaccounted for, in decisions to develop highways Most lands used for urban transportation infrastructure


CELA: Canadian Environmental Law Association · 9 February 2024 English

Extreme Heat and the Right to Cooling The summer of 2023 saw heart-breaking In May 2023, the City of Hamilton’s and devastating impacts caused by the Public Health Committee unanimously …

Act.” significant undertakings (e.g., landfills, highways, municipal projects, etc.). - Richard Lindgren


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