Advocacy Tools
Testimony
- Improving Energy Efficiency, Increasing the Use of Renewable Sources of Energy, & Reducing the Carbon Footprint of the Capitol Complex, Senate Rules Committee (6-18-2008)
- Historic Preservation of Railroad Property & Facilities, House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines & Hazardous Materials (6-5-2008)
- Off-Highway Vehicle Management on Public Lands, Energy & Natural Resources Committee (6-5-2008)
- Tax Incentives for Community Revitalization Through Historic Preservation, House Saving America’s Cities Working Group (6-28-2005)
- Oversight Hearing on Tax Deductions for Façade Easement Donations, Committee on Ways & Means (6-23-2005)
- The National Park: Will They Survive for Future Generations?, Committee on Government Reform (4-22-2005)
- Oversight Hearing on the National Historic Preservation Act, Committee on Resources (4-21-2005)
Economic Analysis
- Economics, Sustainability & Historic Preservation, Donovan D. Rypkema (10-1-2005)
- Economic Benefits of State Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
Policy Analysis
- Recommendations to Improve the Structure of the Federal Historic Preservation Program
- Summary of Changes Relating to Preservation Easements in the Pension Protection Act of 2006
- Eminent Domain: Thoughts About the Kelo Decision for Members of the Historic Preservation Community
- Breaking the Codes: How State & Local Governments are Reforming Building Codes to Encourage Rehabilitation of Existing Structures
Transportation Case Studies
Transportation case studies that illustrate how 4(f) maintains community character and results in better road projects.
- Flathead Indian Reservation, Montana
4(f) kept a proposed highway widening from destroying the environment and culture in the northwestern corner of the state. - Fort Worth, Texas
4(f) helped remove an intrusive freeway and begin the creation of livelier, pedestrian-friendly downtown. - Great Falls, Montana
4(f) enabled the community save a beautiful bridge from demolition. - Lexington to Paris, Kentucky
4(f) stopped a bad plan for widening this historic road, then encouraged the creation of an award-winning alternative. - Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
4(f) succeeded when other reviews failed, allowing this lakeside community to keep one of its local icons.
Other Transportation Resources
- Download Legal Tools for Fighting Freeways and Saving Historic Roads (pdf)—summarizes the law and provides excellent examples of how reviews can help protect America's heritage.
- How transportation enhancements help communities choose the kind of projects they want and create a more balanced transportation system.
- How transit and preservation can revitalize America's cities.
- Learn about context-sensitive design, a method of planning that transportation officials are already using to create projects that simultaneously improve mobility and respect communities.
