Record of Decision Council Bluffs Interstate System (I-29, I-80 and I-480) Improvements Project TIER 1 Environmental Impact Statement Council Bluffs, Iowa to Omaha, Nebraska FHWA-IA- EIS-04-01F Project Number: IM-029-3(62)54—13-78 Submitted Pursuant to 42 USC 4332(2)(c) and 49 USC 303, October 2008

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) approves the selection of the Reconstruction of All or Part of the Interstate (Construction Alternative) as the Preferred Alternative to provide improvements to the interstate system in the Omaha/Council Bluffs metropolitan area, extending across the Missouri River on Interstate 80 to east of the Interstate 480 interchange in Omaha, Nebraska. The study considered long-term, broad-based transportation improvements along Interstate I-29 (I-29), I-80, and I-480, including approximately 18 mainline miles of interstate and 14 interchanges (3 system, 11 service), that would add capacity and correct functional issues along the mainline and interchanges and upgrade the I-80 Missouri River Crossing. FHWA also approves the decisions to provide full access between West Broadway and I-29, design the I-80/I-29 overlap section as a dual-divided freeway, and locating the new I-80 Missouri River Bridge north of the existing bridge. Improvements to the interstate system, once implemented, would bring the segments of I-80 and I-29 (see Figure 1) up to current engineering standards and accommodate future traffic needs. This Record of Decision (ROD) concludes Tier 1 of the Council Bluffs Interstate System (CBIS) Improvements Project. Tier 1 included an examination of the area’s transportation needs, a study of alternatives to satisfy them, and broad consideration of potential environmental and social impacts. The Tier 1 evaluation consisted of a sufficient level of engineering and environmental detail to assist decision makers in selecting a preferred transportation strategy. During Tier 1 a Draft EIS (FHWA-IA- EIS-04-01D) was developed which was approved by FHWA, Iowa DOT, and Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR) in November 2004 with comments accepted through March 15, 2005. The Draft EIS summarized the alternatives that were considered to address the transportation needs around Council Bluffs; identified reconstruction of all or part of the interstate, the “Construction Alternative,” as the Preferred Alternative; identified three system-level decisions that needed to be made at the Tier 1 level; and invited comment on the issues. The Final EIS (FHWA-IA- EIS-04-01F) further documented the Construction Alternative as the Preferred Alternative and identified the recommended decisions for the three system level decisions that needed to be made in Tier 1. This ROD defines the Selected Alternative determined in the Tier 1 studies.

Interstate 74 Quad Cities Corridor Study Scott County, Iowa and Rock Island County, Illinois Project Number IM-74-1(122)0-13-82 FHWA-IOWA-EIS-09-01-F, February 2009

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Iowa and Illinois Departments of Transportation (Iowa DOT and IDOT) have identified the Selected Alternative for improving Interstate 74 (I-74) from its southern terminus at Avenue of the Cities (23rd Avenue) in Moline, Illinois to its northern terminus one mile north of the I-74 interchange with 53rd Street in Davenport, Iowa. The Selected Alternative identified and discussed in this Record of Decision is the preferred alternative identified in the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS). The purpose of the proposed improvements is to improve capacity, travel reliability, and safety along I-74 between its termini, and provide consistency with local land use planning goals. The need for the proposed improvements to the I-74 corridor is based on a combination of factors related to providing better transportation service and sustaining economic development.

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Die Schweizer Gemeinden im Wandel : politische Institutionen und lokale Politik

Seit 1988 finden in regelmässigen Abständen gesamtschweizerische Gemeindeschreiberbefragungen statt. In dieser Studie werden die Ergebnisse der Erhebung 2005 vorgestellt. Im Zentrum stehen dabei die Ausgestaltung der politischen Systeme der Gemeinden und verschiedene Aspekte der lokalen Politik. Es zeigt sich, dass die grossen Unterschiede hinsichtlich der politischen Organisation der Gemeinden auch in Zukunft kaum kleiner werden dürften. Es lässt sich keine, alle anderen überragende Organisationsform ausmachen. Vor allem in den kleineren Gemeinden ist die Bedeutung der politischen Parteien in den letzten Jahren stark zurückgegangen. Dies könnte dazu führen, dass ein neuer Pragmatismus Einzug in die Lokalpolitik nimmt. Depuis 1988 et par la suite à des intervalles réguliers, des enquêtes auprès des secrétaires municipaux de la Suisse ont eu lieu. Cette étude présente les résultats de l'enquête 2005 et se focalise sur l'organisation politico-administrative des communes ainsi que sur différents aspects de la politique locale. En ce qui concerne l'organisation des communes, nous pouvons constater que de grandes différences entre les municipalités persistent : aucune forme organisationnelle ne prime sur les autres. Par rapport aux partis politiques, leur importance a fortement reculé surtout dans les petites communes. Un nouveau pragmatisme pourrait ainsi marquer la politique locale à venir.