{"id":10217,"date":"2021-07-28T14:09:50","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T20:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highlinecanal.org\/?p=10217"},"modified":"2021-07-28T14:58:09","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T20:58:09","slug":"aaa-case-study-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highlinecanal.org\/2021\/07\/aaa-case-study-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The U.S. EPA Augmented Alternatives Analysis (AAA) Process: The High Line Canal as a Case Study Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome back, everyone! This is the second and final part of our blog series on the U.S. EPA\u2019s Augmented Alternatives Analysis process and the High Line Canal\u2019s role as a case study for it. As a quick recap, in the last blog post<\/a>, we introduced the AAA process and the four goals that drive its analysis of the Canal\u2019s use as green stormwater infrastructure. The AAA analysis is a 10-step process that provides a pathway for decision-makers to turn broad goals into specific, measurable metrics that are then scored, allowing for otherwise hard to compare alternatives to be compared to one another. The goals that guide the process were determined through input from the community and are as follows: stormwater management, community livability, public understanding of stormwater management, and ecological enhancement. In this blog, we will share an overview of the remainder of the AAA process and share the results of the Canal\u2019s analysis.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

A QUICK RECAP OF OUR GOALS:\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\n

Goals are the highest level of the AAA framework. From there, issues are narrowed and specified through several steps called objectives, criteria and metrics. They build on each other, providing a more specific and more measurable window through which to analyze how each of our project alternatives meet the goals we set. This tiered approach may be easier to think through this way:<\/span><\/p>\n