Skip to content
Save the Date: June 4-8, 2023 – AASHTO Committee on Environment and Sustainability Annual Meeting
About Us
closeCLOSE

search

search

Center for Environmental Excellence | AASHTO
Center for Environmental Excellence | AASHTO
  • Laws & Agreements
    • Programmatic Agreements Library (PAL)
    • Case Law Updates on the Environment (CLUE)
    • National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
    • NEPA Assignment
  • State of the Practice
    • Case Studies
    • Communities of Practice
    • Practitioner Interviews
  • Education
    • Environmental Topics
      • Active Transportation
      • Air Quality
      • Climate Change
      • Environmental Justice
      • Invasive Species/Vegetation
      • Stormwater
      • Sustainability
      • Traffic Noise
      • Waste Management/Recycling
      • Water Quality/Wetlands
      • Wildlife and Ecosystems
    • Practical Applications
      • Context Sensitive Solutions
      • Emerging Technologies
      • Environmental Management Systems
      • Geographic Information Systems
      • NEPA Process
      • Planning & Environment Linkages
      • Project Delivery
      • Protecting Cultural Resources
      • Public Involvement
      • Transportation Policy
      • Using the Practitioner’s Handbooks
  • News
  • Meetings & Events
    • Past Events
  • Resources
    • Practitioner’s Handbooks
    • AASHTO Publications
    • AASHTO Standing Committees
    • Federal & State Agencies
    • Trade Associations
    • Research
      • NCHRP 25-25
      • TERI Database
      • TRB Committees
  • Laws & Agreements
    • Programmatic Agreements Library (PAL)
    • Case Law Updates on the Environment (CLUE)
    • National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
    • NEPA Assignment
  • State of the Practice
    • Case Studies
    • Communities of Practice
    • Practitioner Interviews
  • Education
    • Environmental Topics
      • Active Transportation
      • Air Quality
      • Climate Change
      • Environmental Justice
      • Invasive Species/Vegetation
      • Stormwater
      • Sustainability
      • Traffic Noise
      • Waste Management/Recycling
      • Water Quality/Wetlands
      • Wildlife and Ecosystems
    • Practical Applications
      • Context Sensitive Solutions
      • Emerging Technologies
      • Environmental Management Systems
      • Geographic Information Systems
      • NEPA Process
      • Planning & Environment Linkages
      • Project Delivery
      • Protecting Cultural Resources
      • Public Involvement
      • Transportation Policy
      • Using the Practitioner’s Handbooks
  • News
  • Meetings & Events
    • Past Events
  • Resources
    • Practitioner’s Handbooks
    • AASHTO Publications
    • AASHTO Standing Committees
    • Federal & State Agencies
    • Trade Associations
    • Research
      • NCHRP 25-25
      • TERI Database
      • TRB Committees

Emerging Technologies

You are here:
  1. Home
  2. Category "Emerging Technologies"

Michigan DOT Details U.P. Highway Improvements

By December 22, 2022

In 2022, the Michigan Department of Transportation made a series of improvements to the highways crisscrossing the state’s Upper Peninsula or U.P. region, with projects widening road shoulders, upgrading weather…

Hawaii DOT wants plastic waste to hit the road

By November 3, 2022

The Hawaii Department of Transportation is moving forward on two fronts to transform plastic water bottles from beach-littering ‘ōpala’ or rubbish to recycled road material. [Above photo by the Hawaii…

FHWA Issues ‘Climate Challenge’ Funds to 25 State DOTs

By October 27, 2022

On October 20, the Federal Highway Administration provided $7.1 million in total funds to 25 state departments of transportation involved in the agency’s ‘Climate Challenge’ program. This is the program’s first…

ETAP Podcast: Next Generation Highways

By September 15, 2022

In this episode of the Environmental Technical Assistance Program or ETAP Podcast, Jessica Oh – strategic partnerships director in the sustainability and public health office within the Minnesota Department of…

Navajo Lake Road

Utah DOT Environmental Commitments System

By Amber GarnettJuly 5, 2022

Introduction  Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) established an electronic data system (ePM) for tracking environmental documents and commitments. Use of the ePM software is not only an efficient way for…

Cover of Colorado Clean Truck Strategy

Colorado Moving Forward with Clean Truck Strategy

By Amber GarnettMay 12, 2022

The administration of Colorado Governor Jared Polis (D) recently finalized its Clean Truck Strategy – initially unveiled in March – after what the governor described as “extensive public input.” [Above…

Workshop: Grid Integration of EV Charging Infrastructure

By Amber GarnettMarch 3, 2022

The U.S. Department of Transportation recently released its National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula program guidance, which tasks states to develop plans for electric charging infrastructure deployment along major highway corridors. [Above…

Shoshana Lew

ETAP Podcast: Managing the Transition to Electric Vehicles

By ahardingApril 7, 2021

In this episode of the Environmental Technical Assistance Program or ETAP Podcast, Shoshana Lew – executive director of the Colorado Department of Transportation – discusses the critical role state DOTs…

Electric vehicle with The Ray logo on it

The Ray Signs Charters to Pilot ‘Green’ Initiatives in Central Texas

By ahardingMarch 31, 2021

The Ray – a Georgia-based transportation innovation non-profit – recently signed separate charters with the Texas Department of Transportation Austin District, Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, and the City of…

Parking lot in the mountains of Vermont

VTrans Awards Mobility and Transportation Innovation Grants

By ahardingDecember 16, 2020

The Vermont Agency of Transportation recently awarded $500,000 in grants via the Mobility and Transportation Innovation or MTI program, which seeks to support “innovative strategies” that improve both mobility and…

→12→
  • All Content

    • AASHTO (4)
    • Active Transportation (39)
    • Air Quality (17)
    • Archaeology (3)
    • Center for Environmental Excellence by AASHTO (3)
    • Climate Change (46)
    • Context Sensitive Solutions (18)
    • Electric Vehicles (23)
    • Emerging Technologies (14)
    • Environmental Justice (22)
    • Environmental Management Systems (6)
    • Environmental Policy (4)
    • Fuel Efficiency (11)
    • Geographic Information Systems (4)
    • Infrastructure (7)
    • Infrastructure Reslience (11)
    • Innovation (15)
    • Invasive Species/Vegetation (15)
    • Litter (18)
    • NEPA Process (19)
    • Planning and Environment Linkages (6)
    • Planning and Environmental Linkages (4)
    • Podcast (19)
    • Project/Delivery Streamlining (14)
    • Protecting Cultural Resources (10)
    • Public Involvement (7)
    • Regulatory Developments (1)
    • Resilience (15)
    • Stormwater (35)
    • Sustainability (38)
    • Traffic Noise (9)
    • Transportation Policy (10)
    • Uncategorized (9)
    • USDOT (2)
    • Using the Practitioner's Handbooks (8)
    • Waste Management/Recycling (14)
    • Water Quality/Wetlands (23)
    • Wildlife and Ecosystems (43)

The Center for Environmental Excellence by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) has been developed in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration to promote environmental stewardship and to encourage innovative ways to streamline the transportation delivery process.

  • Contact Us
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
© 2021 Center for Environmental Excellence by AASHTO (the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials)
Go to Top