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Recent Internet postings of interest to transportation and environmental professionals.
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American Society of Landscape Architects

• Can the 11th Street Bridge Park Slow Gentrification? (6-18-18)
• Landscape Architects Outline Blueprint for Healthy, Climate-Smart, Environmentally Resilient Communities (6-20-18)

America Walks

• July 11, 2018, Opportunities for Walkability in Rural Communities and Small Towns Webinar

Brookings Institution

• The route school buses can take toward racial equity (6-19-18)

Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

• Mayors Zero In on Climate Action (6-15-18)

The City Fix

• For Thriving Cities, People vs. Nature Is a False Choice (6-22-18)

Department of Energy

• Department of Energy Announces $15 Million for Ecosystem and Climate Modeling Research (6-19-18)

Eno Center for Transportation

• Dockless Bikesharing Companies are Testing New Approaches to Improve Equity (6-14-18)

Environmental and Energy Study Institute

• Climate Change News - June 18, 2018

Federal Highway Administration

• Study on Metropolitan Planning Scenario Development: Costs and Benefits (6-14-18)
• Updated: Making Connections: Safe, Multimodal, Community Considerations in Corridor Planning Framework (6-19-18)
• EDC News - June 21, 2018

Federal Transit Administration

• July 11, 2018, TAM Webinar Series: TAM Plans for Small and Medium Providers
• U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $366.3 Million Funding Opportunity to Improve Transit Bus Infrastructure (6-21-18)

Institute for Transportation at Iowa State University

• Estimating Energy Efficiency of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles in a Mixed Fleet (6-22-18)

Massachusetts Department of Transportation

• MBTA: Preview of Focus40 Plan Draft (6-18-18)

National Association of City Transportation Officials

• June 29, 2018, Island Press Webinar – Urban Revitalization for All

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

• Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Bus Evaluation Project Reveals Success for Transit Partner (6-15-18)

National Resources & Technical Assistance For Transit-Oriented Development

• World’s most profitable railway capturing value while addressing housing shortfall (6-15-18)

National Transport Commission in Australia

• Changing Driving Laws to Support Automated Vehicles (6-18-18)

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

• Wolf Administration Announces the Opening of Altoona CNG Transit Fueling Station (6-18-18)

Project for Public Spaces

• Where Do I Park My Autonomous Car? The Future of Mobility at Walk/Bike/Places (6-21-18)

Safe Routes to School

• Engaging Students with Disabilities in Safe Routes to School (6-21-18)

Shared-Use Mobility Center

• Six Public Transportation Agencies Selected for the Mobility on Demand On-Ramp Program (6-20-18)
• MTC Commits $1.2m to Implement Bay Area Carsharing Strategy (6-21-18)

Smart Growth America

• Watch: An Intersections trilogy (6-19-18)

Transportation for America

• 208 local leaders and organizations urge Congress not to back down from federal commitment to transportation (6-19-18)

Transportation Research Board

• Aug. 22-24, 2018, 16th National Tools of the Trade Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium Sized Communities

Urban Land Institute

• The New Geography of Urban Neighborhoods (6-19-18)

Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

• Optimizing Freight and Fuel Movement with Flow Analysis (6-18-18)

World Resources Institute

• Climate Change Could Force 100 Million People into Poverty by 2030. 4 Ways We Can Step Up Adaptation (6-15-18)