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Recent Internet postings of interest to transportation and environmental professionals.
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AARP

• Nov. 13-15 6th Annual AARP Livable Communities National Conference

American Planning Association

• Less Space for Parking = More Space for People (October 2018)

American Society of Landscape Architects

• The Dirt: To Limit Global Warming, We Must Transform the Planet (10-16-18)

Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals

• Nov. 14 Webinar: Conflict Resolution: Good Sidepath Design

Association of State Wetland Managers

• Wetlands Breaking News October 2018 (10-16-18)

Arizona DOT

• ADOT project rebuilding stretch of I-40 wins national award (10-11-18)

Bloomberg Philanthropies

• Mike Bloomberg Names Los Angeles, Portland, San Diego, and San Jose as Winners in Bloomberg American Cities Climate Challenge (10-17-18)

Brookings

• We’re almost out of time: The alarming IPCC climate report and what to do next (10-16-18)

Defenders of Wildlife

• Conservation Organizations Seek Protection for California’s Endangered Bumble Bees (10-16-18)

East Coast Greenway

• April 2019 Mid-Atlantic Greenways & Trails Summit

Environmental and Energy Study Institute

• Climate Change News (10-15-18)
• How Businesses, Cities, and States Are Leading Climate Action Efforts (10-15-18)

Eno Center for Transportation

• Transportation at the Ballot Box 2018
• Eno Releases Podcast Series on 2018 Transportation Ballot Measures (10-9-18)

Environmental Protection Agency

• Webinar Recording on Green Banking Strategies for Local Governments (10-19-18)
• Nov. 14 Webinar: Freight Matters: The “Green Supply Chain”: A critical assessment of a multimodal, multinational freight supply chain of a Fortune 50 Retailer

Federal Highway Administration

• EDC News (10-18-18)
• Human Environment Digest - Livability (October 19, 2018)
• Webinar Recording: Talking Freight: Critical Urban and Critical Rural Freight Corridors Guidance and Designation Process Discussion - Freight Planning (October 19, 2018)
• FHWA 2019 Excellence in Right-of-Way Awards - Real Estate (October 18, 2018)
• FHWA R&T Now - September/October 2018 (10-18-18)
• Oct. 23 Webinar: Building Resilience into your Federal Highway Emergency Relief Projects
• Oct. 23 Webinar: TCRP Synthesis 130: Battery Electric Buses - State of the Practice
• EDC News (10-11-18)
• Oct. 22 Webinar: Community Connections Innovations Handbook and Case Studies Webinar
• U.S. DOT Announces $750,000 for Emergency Repairs to Roads and Bridges in Croatan National Forest in North Carolina (10-9-18)

Georgetown Climate Center

• Incoming Transportation Research Board Chair Vicki Arroyo leads discussion on resilience, sustainability, and path forward (10-10-18)

International City/County Management Association

• Top 5 Tips for Planning, Preparing, and Adapting to Climate Change (10-15-18)

International Conference on Ecology & Transportation

• 2019 ICOET Conference, Sept. 22-26, 2019

National Center for Sustainable Transportation

• Sustainable Transportation Implications of On-Demand Ride Services (September 2018)

National Complete Streets Coalition

• Nov. 1 Webinar: Small Places, Smart Mobility
• Sept. webinar recap: Innovation in Complete Streets Infrastructure
• How cities can reduce traffic instead of just ensuring more of it (10-11-18)

National Cooperative Highway Research Program

• NCHRP Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) Final Report 186: Development of an Electrical Probe for Rapid Assessment of Ground Improvement (10-15-18)

National Governors Association

• NGA Helping Governors Catch Up to the Speed of 21st Century Transportation (10-17-18)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• Hot days in the city? It’s all about location (10-15-18)
• Aerial images of damage from Michael available (10-11-18)
• Above-average number of high-tide flood days predicted for 2018 (10-2-18)

National Transit Institute

• Basics of Transportation Planning (10-11-18)

National Trust for Historic Preservation

• Partners in Preservation Kicks Off “Open House Weekend” at 20 Main Street Sites across America (10-19-18)

Perkins-Coie California Land Use & Development Report

• Federal Appeals Court Rejects Challenges to Newhall Ranch EIS and Section 404 Permit (10-16-18)

Resources for the Future

• Latest IPCC Report Sounds New Alarm on Global Climate Policy (10-18-18)

Safe Routes to School National Partnership

• How Driverless Cars Will Interact with a Human World (10-11-18)

Southern Environmental Law Center

• Virginia takes steps to lower carbon pollution from transportation (10-8-18)

State Smart Transportation Initiative

• How do we prepare for the “hockey stick growth” of the EV market? (10-11-18)

Transportation for America

• A bipartisan effort to help states and metro areas determine if their transportation systems get you there (10-17-18)

Transportation Research Board

• International Conference on Demand Responsive and Innovative Transportation Services - Submit Abstracts by October 30, 2018 (10-11-18)

University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies

• Video shows how driver-assist systems help keep plows on the road (10-11-18)

World Resources Institute

• 5 Major Cities Threatened by Climate Change and Sea Level Rise (10-15-18)
• Memo to Carmakers: The Future is Electric (10-12-18)
• 6 Road Design Changes that Can Save Lives (10-5-18)