VIA Training

Introduction

• VIA Training Home

Module 1:
Policy and Process

• Introduction
• Rationale for Assessing Visual Impacts
• Rationale for VIA Training
• Regulatory Setting
• VIA Overview
• Team Project Introduction
• Summary

Module 2:
Visual Character

Module 2A

• Introduction
• VIA Scoping Process
• Labeling the Landscape

Module 2B

• Visual Character
• Viewers
• Summary

Module 3:
Visual Quality and Visual Impacts

Module 3A

• Introduction
• Visual Quality

Mocule 3B

• Visual Impacts
• Assessing Visual Impacts
• Mitigation

Module 3C

• Documentation
• Conclusion

Resources

• Supplemental Material
• Link List

 

VIA Supplemental Material

This on-line training includes a number of reference documents. Links to these reference documents are included in the narrative text for each module. A comprehensive linked-list of the reference documents is provided below:

Answer Key

Answer Sheet

CEQA Environmental Significance Checklist Complete

CEQA Environmental Significance Checklist Aesthetics

Certificate of Environmental Compliance at CCA Form

Caltrans Project Delivery VIA Process

Environmental Certification Form

Environmental Commitments Record Form

Exercise 1A - Individual Exercise

Exercise 1B - Partnership Exercise

Exercise 1C- Team Exercise

Exercise 1D - Acutal Class Rankings

Exercise 1D - Class Rankings

Exercise 2 - SER Questionnaire

Exercise 4 - Evaluating Visual Character

Exercise 5 - Determining Changes to Visual Quality

External Certifications Form

FHWA VIA Process Concept Diagram

FHWA VIA Process Concept Diagram Worksheet

Flow Chart of Professional Responsibilities

I-5 VIA Example Report

I-5 VIA Ratings Example

Internal Certifications Form

Norvell QC Under NEPA Delegation Memo With Attachment

Project Character by Assessment Level Table

Resources for CEQA and Caltrans VIA Process

SER Questionnaire

Team Project (Part 3) Visual Character

Team Project (Part 4) Viewer Response

Team Project (Part 5) Visual Impact Assessment Worksheet

Team Project Map

Team Project Narrative

Team Project Photolog

VIA document Content by Assessment Level Table