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

• Environmental Technical Assistance Program (ETAP) Newsletter (5-20-20)
• State DOTs Reiterate Need for $50B in Stopgap Funding

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

• ACHP Talks GIS and Historic Preservation for Historic Preservation Month (5-20-20)

America Walks

• June 1 Webinar: Enhancing Walkable Spaces through Public Art (5-22-20)

American Planning Association

• Course: Rethinking Smart Cities Holistically (5-20-20)
• New Online Public Engagement Resources (5-22-20)

American Public Health Association

• With Increased Risk of Flooding During COVID-19, AFC and APHA Release New Handbook for Local Officials to Address Potential “Dual Disasters” (5-21-20)

American Trails

• How COVID-19 is Affecting the Trails Industry (5-20-20)
• An Open Letter Encouraging Naming New National Recreation Trails (5-21-20)

Associated General Contractors

• AGC COVID-19 Resources (5-21-20)

Centers for Disease Control

• Preparing for Hurricanes During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Defenders of Wildlife

• How Satellite Monitoring and Crowdsourcing Can Stop Habitat Loss (5-21-20)

Eno Center for Transportation

• Report: Congestion Pricing in the United States: Principles for Developing a Viable Program to Advance Sustainability and Equity Goals and May 28 Webinar (5-20-20)

Environmental Law Institute

• June 2 Webinar: Managing Stormwater: Funding Mechanisms to Reduce Runoff

Department of Transportation

• Connections Blog: How DOT is Helping Truckers Expedite Delivery of Groceries and Medical Supplies (5-18-20)

Environmental Protection Agency

• EPA Proposes First Ever Rule to Improve Transparency of Guidance (5-19-20)
• 5/27/2020: 2020 SmartWay Multimodal Tool Demo Webinar

Federal Emergency Management Agency

• COVID-19 Pandemic Operational Guidance for the 2020 Hurricane Season

Federal Highway Administration

• How-to: Improve Non-Home-Based Trips (models) (April 2020)
• Human Environment Digest (5/15/20)
• EDC News May 21
• Sustainable Pavements Webinar Series
• June 18 Webinar: Sustainable Pavement Systems Webinar Series: LCA Part I: Fundamentals
• July 23 Webinar: 10. Sustainable Pavement Systems Webinar Series: LCA Part II: Applications

International City/County Management Association

• Implementing a Phased Approach to Reopening Community Facilities (5-19-20)
• Preparing for a Natural Disaster During the Pandemic (5-20-20)

League of American Bicyclists

• Be a Bike Ambassador during the Covid-19 Pandemic (5-19-20)

Michigan DOT

• New MDOT GIS map shows flooding impacts on state and local roads across Gladwin, Midland, and Saginaw counties

National Association of Counties

• NACo Analysis for Counties: The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act (H.R. 6800) (5-15-20)
• NACo Summary: COVID-19 Funding Packages (5-21-20)

National Association of City Transportation Officials

• Streateries: Creating Space for Physical Distance at Restaurants
• Streets for Pandemic Response and Recovery (5-21-20)

National Center for Sustainable Transportation

• High Percentages of Reclaimed Asphalt Affect the Performance of Asphalt Binder (5-19-20)

National Complete Streets Coalition

• Webinar Series: Virtual engagement: A springboard for inclusive community planning (April 28-June 16)

National Conference of State Legislatures

• State Legislatures Magazine The COVID-19 Issue (May/June 2020)

National Cooperative Highway Research Program

• Guidance to Improve Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety at Intersections (5-11-20)

National Governors Association

• With Millions of Jobs at Stake, State and Local Government Associations Call on Congress to Approve Aid (5-20-20)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• Boston’s ambitious climate plan could save hundreds of lives and billions of dollars each year (5-19-20)
• Busy Atlantic hurricane season predicted for 2020 (5-21-20)

National Trust for Historic Preservation

• National Trust for Historic Preservation and American Express Announce First-Ever "Virtual Preservation Month" (5-19-20)

Natural Resources Defense Council

• Plan: Preventing Future Pandemics Requires Sweeping U.S. Action on Wildlife Trade (5-18-20)

Project for Public Spaces

• The Recovery Will Happen in Public Space (5-16-20)

Rockefeller Foundation

• Call for Entries: Data Science Breakthroughs for an Inclusive Recovery (5-19-20)

State Smart Transportation Initiative

• Researchers look at the transportation future as the country reopens
• Teleworking’s hidden environmental costs
• Comparing the car travel of Millennials and Generation X
• In the midst of nationwide transit service cuts, more than one million rural households do not have a car

Transportation for America

• Learning from COVID-19: Connecting with the research community

Transportation Research Board

• Data sharing presents major opportunities for transportation (5-18-20)
• May 26: Research Day - Transport Innovation for Sustainable Development - Will not be held as scheduled
• June 1: TRB Webinar: How Much Will COVID-19 Affect Travel Behavior
• June 3: TRB Webinar: Enhancing Monarch Butterfly Habitats Along Roadway Corridors
• June 29: TRB Webinar: A Research Roadmap for Transportation and Public Health
• June 30: TRB Webinar: Forecasting Zero Emission Vehicles Fleet Scenarios & Emissions Implications

UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies

• Green Lights Blog: What the Present Pandemic Means for the Future of Transportation (5-21-20)

Washington State DOT

• The superheroes of the highway hit the road with new ways to protect the public, themselves during the pandemic
• A construction reset: Six feet of separation

World Resources Institute

• The City Fix: 6 Ways to Make City Streets Safer for Pedestrians (5-20-20)
• The City Fix: 3 Ways China’s Transport Sector Is Working to Recover from COVID-19 Lockdowns (4-30-20)