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The ensuing matrix can be employed by department of transportation staff, engineers, and landscape architects to determine which interventions are most appropriate to apply to a section of corridor based on existing conditions. In order to make the matrix and the information collected in the thesis project more user-friendly, the data is distilled into a design manual, which is included in Appendix B. While applying the program to the Interstate corridor would make a substantial impact, implementation would face significant logistical, financial, and administrative challenges. Several of these challenges are discussed, in addition to how the matrix could be incorporated into a landscape architecture design studio class.","Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. 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