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

• Bill Revived to Eliminate Electric Vehicle Subsidy, Impose Alternative Fuel Vehicle Fee (2-8-19)
• Changes to Key Infrastructure Funding Processes Proposed in Two New Bills (2-8-19)
• President Calls for ‘Infrastructure Investments’ in State of the Union Speech (2-8-19)
• House T&I Committee Hearing Focuses on Infrastructure Needs (2-8-19)

American Planning Association

• Shape APA Policy Guides on Equity, Housing, and Surface Transportation (2-13-19)

American Public Transportation Association

• California High-Speed Rail Project is Critical to Creating Economic Opportunities (2-13-19)
• Policy Brief: Public Transit Leading in Transition to Clean Technology (January 2019)

Association of State Wetland Managers

• Request for Extension of Comment on Revised Definition of “Waters of the United States” (2-14-19)

Bloomberg Philanthropies

• Mike Bloomberg Announces Potential Impact of the Bloomberg Philanthropies American Cities Climate Challenge (2-8-19)

Chesapeake Bay Foundation

• CBF Issues Statement on Waters of the United States Rule (2-14-19)

Department of Transportation

• S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao Joined by Jacksonville Officials to Formally Announce $25 Million BUILD Grant for Revitalization Projects (2-8-19)

Eno Transporation Weekly

• Why the California Bullet Train Project Failed: 7 “Worst Practices (2-13-19)
• Governor Scales Back Commitment to Statewide High Speed Rail (2-13-19)

Environmental Council of the States

• Utah Seeks to Curb Car Trips with Clear Air Challenge (2-8-19)

Environmental and Energy Study Institute

• Climate Change News (2-11-19)
• How Climate Change Affects the United States: Exploring the NCA and IPCC Reports, Monday, Feb. 25
• 25 Briefing: How Climate Change Affects the United States-Exploring the NCA and IPCC Reports (2-13-2019)

Environmental Law Institute

• Stream Compensatory Mitigation -- Monitoring and Performance Standards Webinar, Feb. 26, 2019

Federal Highway Administration

• Building Resilient Transportation (2-7-19)
• TSMO Fact Sheet Series. Communicating the Role and Value of TSMO to Other Programs (2-12-19)
• FHWA Awards More Than $10 Million to Seven States to Test New Ways to Fund Highways (2-12-19)
• EDC News - February 14, 2019
• Human Environment Digest(2-14-19)

Federal Transit Administration

• S. Department of Transportation Announces $30 Million Funding Opportunity for Passenger Ferry Service (2-11-19)
• Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the West Seattle and Ballard Link Extensions, King County, Washington (2-12-19)
• Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO); Solicitation of Project Proposals for the Passenger Ferry Grant Program (2-12-19)
• S. Department of Transportation Announces $5 Million to Improve Public Transportation on Tribal Lands (2-13-19)

Governors’ Institute on Community Design

• Don’t hate the state (DOT): They’re just solving the wrong problem (The first in series about states that are finding success through what’s known as practical solutions) (2-13-19)

International Road Federation

• IRF Global R2T Conference & Exhibition: Building the Transport Infrastructure of Tomorrow, Nov. 19-22, 2019, Las Vegas

League of American Bicyclists

• The five principles of a Bike New Deal (2-12-19)

National Association of Environmental Professionals

• 2019 NAEP Conference, May 19, 2019

National Complete Streets Coalition

• Another round of technical assistance to help rural communities prosper (2-11-19)

National Cooperative Highway Research Program

• Assessing Actual Transportation Impacts of the 2005 BRAC Decisions (2-11-19)
• Planning Research Digest (2-11-19)
• Best Practices and Marketing to Increase Rural Transit Ridership and Investment (2-11-19)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• Warming winters across the United States (1-31-19)

NOAA Climate Portal

• National Climate Assessment map shows uneven impact of future global warming on U.S. energy spending (2-11-19)

Resources for the Future

• Lessons on Climate Policy from California and Germany (2-7-19)
• Why and How Do New Vehicle Fuel Economy Standards Affect Consumer Vehicle Purchases? (2-4-19)

Smart Growth America

• Dangerous by Design 2019—Your questions answered (2-14-19)

Smart Growth Online

• eTOD Workshops and Webinars this Winter and Spring! (2-13-19)

State Smart Transportation Initiative

• Evidence from Toronto: Well-designed bike lanes encourage cycling, improve safety for all (2-11-19)

TransForm

• TransForm and Lyft Announce New Partnership for Transportation Equity in Oakland (2-11-19)

Transit-Oriented Development Resources

• Minneapolis 2040 sets new bar for what’s possible (2-8-19)

Transportation for America

• Walking through questions about our new Playbook for Shared Micromobility (2-11-19)

Transportation for America

• We must address the climate crisis—which requires changing transportation and land use (2-8-19)

World Resources Institute

• The City Fix: Electrification Doesn’t Make Sense in Every City – Yet (2-13-19)