News from Around the Web Archives

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August 16, 2019
American Planning Association
- Planning for Safer, Stronger Communities - how climate change is spurring planners to take a multi-hazard approach to resiliency (Planning Magazine Aug./Sept 2019)
American Society of Landscape Architects
- Ecological Revitalization Planned for Baltimore’s Waterfront (8-7-19)
D.C. Policy Center
- Transportation is more than traffic: Measuring the impact of development on walkability (8-15-19)
East Coast Greenway
- Greenway poised for record New Hampshire growth following rail corridor acquisition (8-15-19)
Environmental Council of the States
- 2020 ECOS Fall Meeting (9-22-20)
Environmental Defense Fund
- By the numbers: Colorado Zero Emission Vehicle Program will cut climate pollution and save Coloradans money (8-14-19)
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
- Living Shorelines Act Would Bolster NOAA’s Efforts to Support Climate Resilience (8-9-19)
Federal Highway Administration
- FHWA's Fostering Multimodal Connectivity Newsletter - July/August 2019 (8-13-19)
- NCHRP 2020 Funded Projects (8-14-19)
- Multimodal System Performance Measures Research and Application: Innovation and Research Plan (8-14-19)
Fish and Wildlife Service
- Federally Recognized Tribes Can Retain Eagle Remains Found on Their Land (8-13-19)
Forest Service
- Science simulations support salmon, other species (8-7-19)
International City/County Management Association
- How to Boost Civic Engagement with a Strategic Plan and Modern Tools (8-13-19)
Monarch Joint Venture
- More Than Monarchs: Water Quality (8-9-19)
National Association of Development Organizations
- Congratulations to the 2019 NADO Impact Award Recipients (8-14-19)
National Center for Sustainable Transportation
- Modeling Electric Vehicle Charging Scenarios for New York and New England (in progress) (8-13-19)
National Conference of State Legislatures
- Renewable Energy 2018 Legislative Update (8-1-19)
- Juicing Up for Electric Vehicles (8-14-19)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
- Impact of Decline in Volunteerism on Rural Transit Systems (8-14-19) Active
- Program Management Insights for the 5310 Program (Including Sub-Grantee Consolidation and Urban 5310) (8-14-19) Active
- Capacity Building Options for DOT Transit Staff (8-14-19) Active
- Best Practices in Rural Service Assessment (8-14-19) Active
- NCHRP 20-06/Topic 25-07 [RFP]: Review of Statutory and Case Law on Planning and Environmental Linkages (8-1-19)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Reporting on the State of the Climate in 2018 (8-12-19)
Rails to Trails Conservancy
- Four Long-Distance Rides Along the Great American Rail-Trail (8-9-19)
Safe Routes to School Partnership
- A Look at the 2019 Safe Routes to School Program Census, Webinar Sept. 10, 2019
Shared Use Mobility Center
- Scooters, scooters, everywhere. But what about the bikes? Five trends framing the future of micromobility (8-14-19)
Smart Growth America
- Watch: Creating safer, smarter streets with demonstration projects (8-14-19)
Transit Cooperative Research Program
- TCRP J-05/Topic 19-05 [RFP]: Legal Issues Surrounding Disasters and Evacuations (8-14-19)
Transportation for America
- Why we’re thrilled to support the Build Local, Hire Local Act (8-12-19)
- Phoenix voters could take extreme action to kill rail transit (8-15-19)
Urban Land Institute
- New ULI Research, Scorched: Extreme Heat and Real Estate, Explores Impact of Rising Temperatures and Excessive Heat Waves on Urban Development (8-8-19)
World Resources Institute (The City Fix)
- The $6,000 Electric Vehicle: The Power of the Used Car Market to Bring Electric Vehicles to Everyone (8-12-19)
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August 9, 2019
AASHTO
- Joint Meeting of 2019 AASHTO Committees on Transportation System Security & Resilience, Transportation Systems Operations & Subcommittee on Risk Management (8-26-19)
America Walks
- America Walks Webinar Connected and Engaged: Community Outreach Strategies for Transportation , Aug. 14 (8-5-19)
American Planning Association
- Federal Surface Transportation Debate Shifts Into High Gear (8-2-19)
- The Falling Dominoes of Climate Change (8-5-19)
American Public Transportation Association
- APTAtech: Transportation Technology Conference 15-18, 2019
Federal Highway Administration
International Council on Clean Transportation
- Early steps in the transition to electric vehicles in the Midwest (8-5-19)
- Advanced alternative fuel pathways: Technology overview and status (8-5-19)
International Road Federation
- Webinar: Adapting Pavement Markings to Support Highway Safety and Automated Vehicle Technologies, Aug. 14, 2019
Journal of Transport and Land Use
- Measuring full cost accessibility by auto (8-6-19)
League of American Bicyclists
- How Advocates are Making States Better for Biking in 2019 (8-8-19)
National Association of City Transportation Officials
- Designing Cities 2019: Sept. 9-12, 2019
Scientific American
- The Problem with Levees (8-1-19)
Shared Use Mobility Center
- Mobility Hub Newsletter: August 7, 2019 (8-7-19)
Volpe Center
- Small Scooters and Big Data (8-5-19)
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August 2, 2019
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
American Planning Association
- Why Investing in New Mobility is Also an Investment in the Future of Cities (7-30-19)
American Society of Landscape Architects
- Transportation Research Board Call for Posters on Landscape and Environmental Design (7-30-19)
American Road and Transportation Builders Association
- Statement by ARTBA CEO Dave Bauer on Senate Highway Reauthorization Bill (7-30-19)
American Trucking Association
- ATA Statement on Highway Reauthorization Bill Release (7-29-19)
BlueGreen Alliance
- New Report Shows U.S. Will Miss Out on Thousands of Future Manufacturing Jobs Under Proposed Fuel Economy Rollback (8-1-19)
Center for Neighborhood Technologies
- Do New Mobility Options Mean More Affordable Cities? (7-24-19)
Center for Transportation Studies
- Analysis of the acceptance of park-and-ride by users: A cumulative logistic regression approach (7-30-19)
Defenders of Wildlife
- New research shows effectiveness of laws for protecting imperiled species, remaining gaps
Department of Energy
- Department of Energy Announces $50 Million for Commercial Truck, Off-road Vehicle, and Gaseous Fuels Research (7-29-19)
Eno Transportation Weekly
- All States Would Get Uniform Percentage Funding Increases Under Senate Bill, FHWA Says (8-1-19)
Environmental Energy Study Institute
- Fact Sheet: Fossil Fuel Subsidies: A Closer Look at Tax Breaks and Societal Costs (7-29-19)
- National Climate Bank Act Would Combine Private and Public Funding to Combat Climate Change (8-1-19)
Environmental Protection Agency
- 2019 SmartWay High Performers Lists Released (8-1-19)
Federal Highway Administration
Georgetown Climate Center
- TCI Public Workshop, July 30 in Baltimore
Institute of Transportation Engineers
- ITE Journal Aug. 2019: Smart Communities
International Transport Forum
- Zero Car Growth? Managing Urban Traffic Roundtable (7-29-19)
National Association of Counties
- NACo Analysis of Senate EPW Committee Highway Reauthorization (7-31-19)
National Association of Environmental Professionals
- 5 Webinar: NEPA Case Law Update (7-29-19)
- 4: Advanced NEPA Workshop (7-29-19)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
- Pollinator Habitat Conservation Along Roadways (NCHRP 25-59) (Research underway)
National Governors Association
- Governors Applaud Bipartisan Surface Transportation Deal (7-30-19)
Project for Public Spaces
- More than a Bus Stop: Lessons from New York’s Busiest Lines (7-26-19)
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
- Rails-to-Trails Conservancy on Senate Transportation Bill: It’s Time to Be Bold (7-30-19)
TransForm
- Undoing Systemic Racism with Better Bike Planning (7-26-19)
Transportation for America
- Senate Transportation Infrastructure Act makes welcome additions but fails to change the status quo (7-30-19)
UC Davis
- 20 Webinar: Mobility Data Sharing: A Middle Ground Approach
World Road Association
- Opportunities of Intelligent Transportation Systems (8-1-19)
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July 26, 2019
Alternative Fuel Toolkit
- Northeast/Mid-Atlantic Alternative Fuel Corridor Convening (7-25-19)
American Planning Association
- Disaster Recovery Resources (7-25-19)
- Ride-Hailing Could Boost Mobility Beyond Rich, Urban Areas (7-25-19)
American Trails
- The Future of Transportation and Recreation Trail Projects Utilizing Youth and Conservation Corps (7-22-19)
- Counting Trail Users (7-22-19)
American Road and Transportation Builders Association
- ARTBA Task Force Outlines Policy Priorities for Next Federal Surface Transportation Bill (7-25-19)
American Trails
- TRAILSNext™: Greenway Plan For Boston (7-25-19)
- House Creek Greenway, Raleigh, North Carolina (7-25-19)
Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals
- 21 Webinar: Getting the Green Light: Improving Actuation and Detection for Cyclists & Pedestrians (7-23-19)
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
- National Transportation Atlas Database Summer 2019 Update (7-19-19)
Center for Neighborhood Technology
- Do New Mobility Options Mean More Affordable Cities? (7-24-19)
Center for Transportation Studies
- Catalyst Newsletter July 2019 (7-25-19)
Center for Transportation Research, University of Texas at Austin
- Effectiveness of noise barriers on Dallas highway (7-19-19)
Defenders of Wildlife
- Trump Administration Signs New Deal for Disastrous Road through Izembek Refuge (7-23-19)
- Report: Rescinding Utah Roadless Rule Would Harm Wildlife, Ecosystems (7-23-19)
Department of Transportation
- ACES and the Future of Driving (7-22-19)
- S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao Announces Major Infrastructure Investment in America (7-25-19)
Environmental Defense Fund
- Risky business: When corporations fund climate denial (7-23-19)
- Air pollution: E-commerce’s sustainability problem that isn’t the cardboard box (7-23-19)
Federal Highway Administration
- Public Roads Magazine, Summer 2019 (7-24-19)
Georgetown Climate Center
- Killer Heat in the United States
Global City Teams Challenge
- The Municipal Internet of Things (IoT) Blueprint (7-10-19)
Government Accountability Office
- Federal Transit Administration Could Improve Information on Estimating Project Costs (7-22-19)
Illinois Center for Transportation
- Development Of A Life-Cycle Assessment Tool For Pavement Preservation And Maintenance On Flexible And Rigid Pavement (7-25-19)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
- Implementation of NCHRP Research Report 893: The Oregon DOT Statewide Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan (Pending) (7-22-19)
- Transportation Operations Manual (7-23-19, Pending)
- Automated Pavement Condition Surveys (7-23-19)
- Update of Selected Studies in Transportation Law, Volume 8, Section 3: Indian Transportation Law (7-24-19)
- Practices on Acquiring Proprietary Data for Transportation Applications (7-25-19)
National Institute for Transportation and Communities
- Social-Transportation Analytic Toolbox (STAT) for Transit Networks (7-25-19)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Shared Use Mobility Center
- Mobility Hub Newsletter: July 25, 2019 (7-25-19)
Sierra Club
- Massachusetts House Passes GreenWorks Bill, Extends Essential Lifeline to Popular Electric Vehicle Rebate Program (7-25-19)
- California and Four Major Automakers Commit to Increased Fuel Efficiency, Undermining Trump Administration’s Rollback of Clean Car Standards (7-25-19)
Spur
- Scooters, Bikes and Buses: Reclaiming Pilot Projects for the Public Good (7-19-19)
Transit-Oriented Development Resources
- Committed to transit-oriented development (7-25-19)
Transportation Research Board
- 27 TRB Webinar: Practices and Marketing to Increase Rural Transit Ridership and Investment (7-22-19)
- Legal Issues and Emerging Technologies (RFP) (7-22-19)
- Strategic Communications to Improve Support for Transit-Priority Projects (7-22-19, Completed)
- Quick-Build Projects to Improve Bus Transportation Services (7-22-19, Completed)
- Transportation Research OnlineFirst: This Week’s Update of Recently Released Transportation Research Record Papers (7-22-19)
World Resource Institute, The City Fix
- Planes, Trains and (Big) Automobiles: How Heavy Transport Can Reduce Emissions and Save Money (7-19-19)
World Road Association
- Sustainable Multimodality in Urban Regions (7-25-19)
- Security of Road Infrastructure (7-25-19)
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July 19, 2019
America Planning Association
- Disaster Recovery Resources (7-17-19)
American Trucking Associations
- Turnover Rate at Large Truckload Carriers Jumped in First Quarter (7-17-19)
America Walks
- 14 Webinar: Connected and Engaged: Community Outreach Strategies for Transportation
Argonne National Laboratory
- Full circle to protect the planet: Argonne works with industry to examine circular carbon economy (7-12-19)
Association for Commuter Transportation
- 2019 International Conference: August 4th- 7th, New York City, NY
Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals
- 21 Webinar: Getting the Green Light: Improving Actuation and Detection for Cyclists & Pedestrians
Association of State Wetland Managers
- Mapping Wetland Inundation Dynamics and Wetland Change using Google Earth Engine (7-15-19)
- Wetland Breaking News (7-16-19)
Center for Transportation Studies
- Catalyst Newsletter (7-15-19)
Congressional Research Service
- Smart Cars and Trucks: Spectrum Use for Vehicle Safety (6-28-19)
- Improving Intercity Passenger Rail Service in the United States (6-25-19)
Eno Center for Transportation
- Eno Transportation Weekly (7-8-19)
Environmental Protection Agency
EU Agency for Railways
- European Rail Traffic Management System Conference: An Engine for the Digital Future, Oct. 15-17, 2019
Federal Highway Administration
Government Accountability Office
- Actions Needed to Improve Consistency and Transparency in DOT's Application Evaluations (7-18-19)
International Road Federation
- Safe Roads by Design: Making Roads Safe for all Users (7-17-19)
Louisiana Transportation Research Center
- Submerged Road Characteristics and Distresses (May 2019)
Low-Impact Development Center
- International Low Impact Development Conference (7-16-19)
- Bridging the Divide: Uniting Rural and Urban Landscapes for Conservation (7-16-19)
Missouri University of Science and Technology
- Ninth International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure 4-7, 2019
National Association of Environmental Professionals
- NEPA Legislative Update with Ted Boling/CEQ, July 25, 2019
National Center for Sustainable Transportation
- Panel Study of Emerging Transportation Technologies and Trends in California: Phase 2 Data Collection (7-16-19)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
- Proposed Modifications to AASHTO Culvert Load Rating Specifications (7-15-19)
- Guidelines for the Design of Unsignalized Median Openings in Close Proximity to Signalized Intersections (7-15-19)
- Developing National Performance Management Data Strategies to Address Data Gaps, Standards, and Quality (7-16-19) Completed
- Metropolitan Planning Organizations: Strategies for Future Success (Active) (7-16-19)
- Federal Funding Uncertainty in State, Local, and Regional Departments of Transportation: Impacts, Responses, and Adaptation (7-16-19)
- Motor Vehicle Safety Countermeasures: Impacts on Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety (final) (7-16-19)
- Reorganization and Strategy to Update the AASHTO Drainage Manual (completed) (7-16-19)
- Support for AASHTO Committees and Councils (7-16-19)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- High temperatures smash all-time records in Alaska in early July 2019 (7-16-19)
- 2019 CPO ESSM Workshop and Annual Council Meeting (7-17-19)
- S. has its wettest 12 months on record – again (7-9-19)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- A Global Energy Game Changer (7-16-19)
- Beyond Lithium-Ion XII Imagines the Future of Next-Generation Batteries (7-16-19)
Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
- Automated Vehicles University Course Module Series (7-16-19)
Sierra Club
- Florida’s Volkswagen Settlement Funding Plan is a Missed Opportunity for Clean Transportation (7-17-19)
- Berkeley Becomes First City in the United States to Phase Out Gas (7-17-19)
Smart Growth America
- Back to the burbs: given no other choice (7-17-19)
- Designing for Resilience Across Scales, Systems and Sectors (7-16-19)
Southern Environmental Law Center
- Public Service Commission delivers major clean energy wins in Georgia (7-16-19)
State Smart Transportation Initiative
- Spending smarter: lessons and opportunities for state DOTs (7-15-19)
- Why cities aren’t preparing for autonomous vehicles (7-15-19)
- AVs: Some intersections may get more dangerous before they get safer (7-15-19)
- Why are they Snapchatting while driving, and what will get them to stop? (7-15-19)
Transit Cooperative Research Program
- TCRP J-11/Task 29 [Completed] (7-15-19)
- TCRP J-11/Task 30 [Completed] (7-15-19)
Transportation for America
- Federal transit funding delays cause real harm (7-16-19)
Transportation Research Board
Washington State DOT
- New video: Behind the scenes of Alaskan Way Viaduct demolition (7-16-19)
World Road Association
- Earthworks Manual (7-15-19)
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July 12, 2019
AASHTO
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
- Senate Confirms Aimee Jorjani As First Full-Time ACHP Chairman (6-28-19)
American Planning Association
- Disaster Grant Recipients (7-8-19)
- First-Time Planning Manager? Let Go, Step Up (7-9-19)
American Society of Civil Engineers
- Designing and Implementing Separated Bikeways (7-10-19)
American Society of Landscape Architects
- The Dirt: Latest Innovations in Bicycle Infrastructure (7-10-19)
BISNOW
- The Future Of LA Is Transit-Oriented Development And Green Space (7-8-19)
Brookings Institute
- A Handbook to help cities report local progress on the sustainability development goals (7-9-19)
Center for Neighborhood Technology
- How congestion pricing can help Chicago's infrastructure (7-9-19)
Climate Central
- More Extremely Hot Days (2019) (7-10-19)
Environmental Protection Agency
- Regional Resilience Toolkit: 5 Steps to Build Large-Scale Resilience to Natural Disasters (July 2019)
Federal Highway Administration
- Talking Freight: The Impact of Emerging Technologies on Freight Transportation and Land Use, July 17, 2019
- Innovator (July/August 2019)
- Pedestrian Forum – Summer 2019 (7-9-19)
- EDC News - July 11, 2019
- Peer Exchange Report: GIS and Data Governance (7-10-19)
Fish and Wildlife Service
- Managing with Prescribed Fire (7-9-19)
Illinois Center for Transportation
- Evaluating All-Weather Pavement Markings in Illinois: Volume 2 (June 2019)
- Methodology for Evaluation of Seal-Coated, Gravel, and Dirt Roads (June 2019)
International Council on Clean Transportation
- The flawed benefit-cost analysis behind proposed rollback of the U.S. light-duty vehicle efficiency standards (June 2019)
- Catching Defeat Devices: How Systematic Vehicle Testing can Determine the Presence of Suspicious Emissions Control Strategies (June 2019)
International Erosion Control Association
Institute of Transportation Engineers
- Joint ITE International and Texas District Annual Meeting and Exhibit (7-10-19)
Kansas DOT
- Kansas and Missouri DOTs partner on driver alert technology pilot program (7-3-19)
Missouri DOT
- TITAN – An Interactive Web-Based Platform for Transportation Data Integration and Analytics (May 2019)
National Center for Sustainable Transportation
- Addressing Cycles of Inequality: A Workshop on Mobility Justice (7-8-19)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
- Manual on Subsurface Investigations--Update (NCHRP 21-10) (7-8-19)
- Improving and Streamlining Historic Context Development, Identification, and Evaluation: Focus on Post World War II Commercial Properties (Anticipated) (7-10-19)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Prepare for more downpours: Heavy rain has increased across most of the United States, and is likely to increase further (7-10-19)
- S. ties record for number of high tide flooding days in 2018 (7-10-19)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- NREL Determines Cheaper Path to High-Octane Gasoline (7-8-19)
National Research Council
- Workshop: Developing a Research Agenda and Research Governance Approaches for Climate Intervention Strategies That Reflect Sunlight to Cool Earth, Aug. 7-8
PBS/NPR
- Watershed Moment: “Ephemeral” Streams Debate Could Reshape Ohio Valley Waterways (7-5-19)
Rockefeller Foundation
- The Transport Revolution Will Be Digitized (7-11-19)
Shared Use Mobility Center
- Mobility Hub Newsletter (7-3-19)
- Mobility Hub Newsletter (7-11-19)
Smart Growth Online
- Report: D.C. ranks among the most walkable U.S. metros, now and likely in the future (7-8-19)
Southern Environmental Law Center
- Cross-sector collaboration: Groups tackle climate change through transportation reform (7-2-19)
Transportation for America
- There’s a reason why Missouri voters twice rejected gas tax increases (7-9-19)
Transportation Research Board
Volpe Center
- July 23 Webinar: Solving for Tomorrow’s Transportation Challenges (7-9-19)
World Resources Institute
- Natural Gas Beat Coal in the US. Will Renewables and Storage Soon Beat Natural Gas? (7-8-19)
- Climate Action Will Shape People’s Lives. They Should Have a Chance to Shape Climate Action (7-10-19)
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July 5, 2019
AASHTO
- 2019 AASHTO Committee on Maintenance (7-1-19)
- Joint Meeting of the AASHTO COD & CAT In Collaboration with TRB Roadside Safety Design Committee (7-1-19)
- Senate Commerce Subcommittee Focuses on Transportation Technology (6-28-19)
- THUD Appropriations Passes House (6-28-19)
Climate Central
- Coastal Waters are Warming Across the U.S. (6-26-19)
- Warming Waters in the Great Lakes (6-26-19)
- Daily Template: CO2 in the Context of Human History (7-2-19)
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
- Disaster Aid Bill Will Help Make Nation More Resilient (6-27-19)
Federal Transit Administration
- FTA Fiscal Year 2019 Apportionments, Allocations and Program Information (7-3-19)
Federal Highway Administration
- CTPP Status Report - May 2019 - Census Issues (7-5-19)
- Human Environment Digest (7-2-19)
- Talking Freight: The Use of Emission Reduction Technologies in Freight Vehicles - Freight Planning (July 1, 2019)
- Extending our Reach Video Series and Webinars (6-28-19)
- FHWA R&T Now - May/June 2019 (7-3-19)
- FHWA R&T Now - May/June 2019 (7-3-19)
Georgetown Climate Center
- Regional Collaboratives for Climate Change - A State of the Art (7-1-19)
Government Accountability Office
- Freight Trains Are Getting Longer, and Additional Information Is Needed to Assess Their Impact (7-1-19)
Institute of Transportation Engineers
- ITE Journal (7-1-19)
- Planning, Design and Operations of Road Segments and Interchanges in Urban Areas (7-3-19)
Institute for Transportation & Development Policy
- Pune, India Wins 2020 Sustainable Transport Award (6-27-19)
Institute of Transport Studies
- World Transit Research June 2019 Newsletter
International Erosion Control Association
- Storm Water Compliance Success: Using Proactive BMPs to Minimize Regulatory Discharges (7-3-19)
International Transport Forum
- Expanding Innovation Horizons: Learning from Transport Solutions in the Global South (7-3-19)
International Road Federation
- Grow your Road Safety Skills this Summer with IRF (7-1-19)
Mineta Transportation Institute
- What Do Americans Think About Federal Tax Options to Support Transportation? Results from Year Ten of a National Survey (7-1-19)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
- Proposed AASHTO Specifications for Design of Piles for Downdrag (6-27-19)
- Manual on Subsurface Investigations -- Update (7-1-19)
- NCHRP Implementation Support Program (7-3-19)
- Implementation of Life-Cycle Planning Analysis in a Transportation Asset Management Framework (7-3-19)
National Institute for Transportation and Communities
- Small Towns with Big City Problems: Mobility Challenges and Solutions in Our Natural Areas (6-5-19)
National Transport Commission
- Easy Access to Suitable Routes (6-27-19)
NZ Transport Agency
- Evidential basis for community response to land transport noise (7-3-19)
Rockefeller Foundation
- Global Coalition of Cities Launches the ‘Open Mobility Foundation’ (6-28-19)
Safe Routes Partnership
- Early Bird Registration for Safe Routes to School Conference Extended Through July 19 (7-1-19)
Sustainable Communities Online
- Guidelines on Sustainable Landscaping for Federal Agencies (7-3-19)
Transportation Research Board
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June 28, 2019
AASHTO Journal
American Planning Association
- Sustainable Whitefish: Making Transit a Priority (6-26-19)
- Supreme Court Overturns Longstanding Property Takings Precedent (6-21-19)
American Road and Transportation Builders Association
- Ad Campaign Targets Key Lawmakers and Highlights Urgent Need for Investment to Modernize Infrastructure (6-26-19)
American Society of Landscape Architects
- The Case for Quality Public Spaces for All (6-25-19)
- The Dirt: Round Two Opening for Salesforce Transit Center Park (6-26-19)
American Trucking Associations
- New Benchmarking Report Shows Impact of Winter Weather on Maintenance (6-26-19)
Army Corps of Engineers
- Army Corps/EPA Mitigation Rule Amendment 2019: Webinar for State and Local Governments, July 23
Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations
- Fort Smith directors approve three-year bikeshare program 6-21-19)
Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals
- Webinar: Return on Investment for Active Transportation (6-26-19)
- Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals Conference, Aug. 25-28, 2019
Association of State Wetland Managers
- Modeling Impacts of Climate Change and Land-use Change on Prairie Pothole Wetlands 6-26-19)
- Proposed Mitigation Rule Amendment Rulemaking: Pre-Proposal State and Local Government Outreach June 20, 2019
Brookings
- WATCH: A bipartisan conversation about carbon price proposals (6-26-19)
Eno
- Eno Transportation Weekly (6-17-19)
Environmental Defense Fund
- Trucking companies, utilities and innovators work together to put more electric vehicles on the road (6-26-19)
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
- Nature-based Resilience for Gulf Coast Communities (briefing summary) (6-25-19)
Federal Highway Administration
- Tech Brief: Joint Sealing (6-26-19)
- Tech Brief: Concrete Pavement Texturing (6-26-19)
- EDC News - June 27, 2019
Federal Transit Administration
- S. Department of Transportation Announces $60.76 Million Grant to Expand Light Rail Capacity in Dallas, Texas (6-27-19)
- S. Department of Transportation Allocates $300 Million to San Francisco Transbay Corridor Core Capacity Project (6-20-19)
Florida DOT
- Evaluation of the Effect of Homogeneity of the Asphalt Binder on Performance of a Recycled Mix (6-19-19)
Forest Service
- Wildfires in all seasons? (6-26-19)
Institute of Transportation Engineers
- Management Skills for Transportation Professionals: Session 4, Don't Let Difficult People Drain You (6-26-19)
- Blended Learning Course: Network Design and Deployment Considerations for ITS Managers and Professionals (6-26-19)
International Erosion Control Association
- NPDES Compliance – There’s an App for That (6-26-19)
Journal of Transport and Land Use
- Gendered walkability: Building a daytime walkability index for women (6-26-19)
Marketplace Tech
- AI for Earth helps researchers get more granular with climate data (6-25-19)
National Association of Environmental Professionals
- Application of Environmental Justice to State Environmental Impact Assessment Webinar, July 23, 2019
National Center for Sustainable Transportation
- Estimating Fuel-Saving Impact of Low Rolling Resistance Tires on Heavy-Duty Vehicle Fleet Operations (6-21-19)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Co-Optima Homes in on Promising Fuels for Passenger Vehicles, Revs Up Strategies for Commercial Trucks (6-25-19)
Nevada DOT
- 2019 Bicycle and Pedestrian Summit (6-26-19)
Project for Public Spaces
- Leading Urban Change with People Powered Public Spaces (6-21-19)
Safe Routes Partnership
- How to Have Fun: Walking School Bus Edition (6-20-19)
Shared Mobility Center
- What the first transit/TNC partnership can teach us (6-12-19)
- Mobility Hub Newsletter (6-26-19)
Smart Growth
- Cities subsidizing sprawl will miss out on the benefits of walkability (6-25-19)
- Eyes on Milwaukee: Milwaukee’s First Eco-Neighborhood (6-26-19)
- Opinion: Smart growth is what the people want (6-26-19)
Sustainable Communities Network
- Sustainable Sites Projects (6-26-19)
Transit-Oriented Development Resources
- The clear benefits of compact, transit-oriented growth (6-21-19)
Transportation for America
- Letter urges lawmakers to fully fund transportation this year and rethink the federal transportation program (6-25-19)
Transportation Research Board
- Performance and Data in Transportation Decision Making (6-26-19)
University of California, Davis
- International Symposium on Pavement, Roadway, and Bridge Life Cycle Assessment 2020 (6-26-19)
U.C. Davis Road Ecology Center
- California Connectivity Design (6-27-19)
Virginia DOT
- Stockpiling Cold Central Plant Recycling Mixtures (May 2019)
Volpe Center
- Autonomous Vehicles That Include Risk in Their Decision Making (6-21-19)
- July 9 Presentation: The ACES and the Future of Transportation (6-26-19)
World Resources Institute
- Besides Buying Renewables, How Can Companies and Cities Create a Greener Grid? (6-21-19)
- Assessing the Effectiveness of Climate Resilience Grants to Local Governments in Least Developed Countries (June 2019)
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June 21, 2019
American Trucking Associations
- ATA Urges Congress to Move on USMCA (6-20-19)
America's Transportation Awards
- Western State DOTs Recognized for Strengthening Communities, Improving Lives with Regional America’s Transportation Awards (6-17-19)
Army Corps of Engineers
Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals
- Webinar: If We Build It Will They Come? Estimating Demand for Biking and Walking (6-20-19)
Association of State Wetland Managers
- 2019 Compensatory Mitigation Webinar Series (6-18-19)
- Wetland Breaking News (June 2019)
Brookings
- Leading carbon price proposals: A bipartisan dialogue (6-20-19)
Climate Central
- Breathing Fire: Change To Oregon Smoke Rules Seeing Early Results For Prescribed Burns (6-19-19)
Department of Energy
- Clean Cities Coalitions Overview (June 2019)
E3G
- Disruptive impacts of electric vehicles should be focus at upcoming G20 (6-13-19)
Eno Center for Transportation
- Webinar: “Part 1: Microtransit 2.0” – From Pilot to Transit System Integration (6-20-19)
Environmental Defense Fund
- Clean Energy Innovation: An Important Piece of the Climate Puzzle (6-19-19)
- Study: Web of sensors shows how pollution varies over space and time (6-20-19)
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
- June 25 Briefing and Webcast: Nature-based Resilience for Gulf Coast Communities
Environmental Protection Agency
- WEBINAR "Application of Environmental Justice to State Environmental Impact Assessment", July 23
Federal Highway Administration
- Human Environment Digest(6-17-19)
- EDC Newsletter (6-20-19)
- Understand Value Capture Tools and Federal Resources (6-20-19)
- Integrating Shared Mobility into Multimodal Transportation Planning: Metropolitan Area Case Studies (6-19-19)
Fish and Wildlife Service
- Secretary Bernhardt Announces $78 Million in Funding for Wetland Conservation Projects and National Wildlife Refuges (6-19-19)
- Information on National Pollinator Week June 17 - 23, 2019
Georgetown Climate Center
- States respond to release of final ACE rule, rollback of Clean Power Plan 6-19-19)
Government Accountability Office
- Land and Water Conservation Fund: Variety of Programs Supported, but Improvements in Data Collection Needed at BLM (6-20-19)
Institute for Transportation and Development Policy
- The Road Ahead to BostonBRT (6-18-19)
- Preparing Cities for the Future: An Interview with MOBILIZE Keynote Speaker, Gil Peñalosa (6-20-19)
League of American Bicyclists
- Too many bicyclists are still dying on our roads (6-18-19)
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering & Medicine
- Climate at the National Academies (updated web page) (6-17-19)
National Center for Sustainable Transportation
- Panel Study of Emerging Transportation Technologies and Trends in California: Phase 2 Data Collection (6-18-19)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
- Measuring the Effectiveness of Public Involvement in Transportation Planning and Project Delivery (6-19-19)
National Council of State Legislatures
- With Gas Tax Tank Emptying, a Look at Road Usage Charges
National Wildlife Federation
- For Wildlife, There’s No App for That (6-20-19)
Natural Resources Defense Council
- New York Passes Nation-Leading Climate Bill (6-20-19)
Transit Cooperative Research Program
- TCRP Synthesis 140: Comprehensive Bus Network Redesigns (6-14-19)
Smart Growth America
- Ready, set, develop: the 2019 LOCUS Smart Growth Showcase (6-19-19)
- 2019 LOCUS Award Finalists Announced (6-18-19)
State Smart Transportation Initiative
Transportation Research Board
UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies
- California Climate Change Target Setting: A Workshop Report and Recommendations to the State of California Based on the Third California Climate Policy Modeling Dialogue and Workshop (6-14-17)
Virginia DOT
- Computational Enhancements for the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Regional River Severe Storm Model: Phase II (May 2019)
World Resources Institute
- Local Communities Aren’t Just Climate Victims. They’re Climate Adaptation Leaders (6-20-19)
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June 14, 2019
America Walks
- New Webinar: Partnering for Engagement: Accessibility of Public Spaces (July 17, 2019) (6-13-19)
American Planning Association
- Partnerships + Data: The Keys to Creating Change and Opportunity (6-13-19)
American Public Health Association
- Taking action on climate change to improve public health (6-12-19)
American Society of Landscape Architects
- Island Life: New Communities Form off the Coast of San Francisco (6-13-19)
- Pavers: Advantages, Manufacturing Process and Environmental Advantages (6-13-19)
American Trucking Association
- ATA Calls for Data Driven Approach to Transportation Reauthorization (6-12-19)
Association of State Wetland Managers
- Mapping Thirty Years of Wetland Surface Water Dynamics Using Landsat Satellite Imagery: Implications for Climate Change and Species Management (6-13-19)
Brookings
- Aligning G-20 infrastructure investment with climate goals and the 2030 Agenda (6-13-19)
Congressional Research Service
- Vehicle Electrification: Federal and State Issues Affecting Deployment (6-3-19)
Department of Energy
- Clean Cities Alternative Fuel Price Report (April 2019)
- Clean Cities Coalitions: Advancing Affordable, Domestic Transportation Fuels and Technologies Across the Country (June 2019)
Department of Transportation
- S. Department of Transportation Launches Port Infrastructure Development Program (6-12-19)
E3G
- Disruptive impacts of electric vehicles should be focus at upcoming G20 (6-13-19)
Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Highway Administration
- Air Quality and Sustainability Highlights (6-7-19)
- HEP Research Quarterly Newsletter (6-7-19)
- Human Environment Digest (6-7-19)
- TechBrief: The Use of Thin Asphalt Overlays for Pavement Preservation (PDF 6-11-19)
- EDC News (6-13-19)
- U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Availability of $60 Million for Advanced Transportation Technologies Grants (6-12-19)
Federal Transit Administration
- Driver Assist System Technology to Support Bus-on-Shoulder Operations (6-13-19)
International City/County Management Association
- The Data Behind the Disaster (6-10-19)
International Road Federation
- July 8-12 Training: PPPs in the Road Sector (6-11-19)
- 23-27 Training: The Use of Recycled Materials in Roadways (6-11-19)
International Transport Forum
Institute of Transportation Engineers
- Preemption of Traffic Signals Near Railroad Crossings (6-11-19)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
- Impact of Transformational Technologies on Land Use and Transportation (Completed) (6-11-19)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- NOAA upgrades the U.S. global weather forecast model (6-12-19)
National Resource Defense Council
- To Become a Less Car-Centric City, San Diego Takes Aim at Parking Lot Quotas (6-5-19)
Route Fifty
- Transforming a City by Reconsidering a Highway (6-10-19)
Shared Use Mobility Center
- Four Modes, Two Legs and Shared Wheels (6-13-19)
Smart Growth America
- Economic mobility drives Charlotte’s new TOD zoning (6-7-19)
- Form-based codes: A means to equity in a compassionate city (6-13-19)
- Passenger rail a lynchpin of smart, walkable development (6-12-19)
Texas Transportation Institute
- Transportation Technology Conference Highlights Opportunities and Challenges with Connected and Automated Vehicles (5-30-19)
TRL
- Smart Electric Vehicle Charging: What Do Drivers and Businesses Find Acceptable? (6-13-19)
Transportation for America
- Gulf Coast passenger rail receives $33 million in federal funding (6-7-19)
Transportation Research Board
- TRB Forum on Preparing for Automated Vehicles and Shared Mobility: Mini-Workshop on the Importance and Role of Connectivity (6-7-19)
Transportation for America
- A major obstacle cleared for bringing new passenger rail service to the Deep South (6-10-19)
Transportation Research Board
- TRB Webinar: Research and Lessons Learned Implementing Diverging Diamond Interchanges (6-11-19)
- June 27 TRB Webinar: How Agency Culture Is Transforming with the Use of Performance Measures
University of Minnesota, Center for Transportation Studies
- Catalyst Newsletter (June 2019)
Virginia Transportation Research Council
- Improving the Identification and Characterization of Arterial Congestion Bottlenecks (6-13-19)
Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
- 6-13-19 Event: Creating Autonomous Vehicles and Travel Advisors That Are Risk-Aware
World Resources Institute
- For a 1.5 C World, Cities Must Go Carbon Neutral. They Can’t Do It Alone. (6-10-19)
World Resources Institute: The City Fix
- People Move to Cities for Better Jobs and Opportunities. Impossible Commutes Are Getting in the Way (6-12-19)
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June 7, 2019
American Planning Association
- Lack of Affordable Property Leading to Homelessness, Traffic (6-3-19)
American Society of Civil Engineers
- Originality Built In (June 2019)
- International Conference on Transportation & Development (Event 6-9-19)
American Road & Transportation Builders Association
- ARTBA Applauds U.S. District Court Ruling That Strikes Down 2015 Wetlands Rule (5-30-19)
American Society of Landscape Architects
- Combating Alpine Sprawl with Gondolas (6-3-19)
- Leading Landscape Design Practices for Cost-Effective Roadside Water Management – A Review (6-6-19)
Bloomberg Philanthropies
- Michael Bloomberg Launches Beyond Carbon, the Largest-Ever Coordinated Campaign Against Climate Change in United States (6-7-19)
Brookings Institution
- Announcing the Economic Value Atlas: A new approach to regional transportation and land use planning (6-5-19)
Department of Transportation
- S. Department of Transportation Announces $321.4 Million for Federal Lands and Tribal Projects (6-5-19)
- S. Department of Transportation Announces Selection of Two New University Transportation Centers(6-5-19)
EPA
- EPA Issues Memo to Increase the Agency’s Compliance with Clean Water Act Deadlines (6-3-19)
Federal Highway Administration
- Federal Transportation Officials Monitoring Storm and Flood Damage to Roads and Bridges in Midwest (5-31-19)
- EDC News (6-6-19)
- June 13 Webinar: Crowdsourcing at the Local Agency Level
- Public Roads Magazine (Spring 2019)
Government Accountability Office
- Renewable Fuel Standard: Information on Likely Program Effects on Gasoline Prices and Greenhouse Gas Emissions (6-3-19)
International Transport Forum
- Key Transport Statistics 2019 (2018 Data) (5-29-19)
Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System
- Bicycle Parking and Storage Inside and Out (6-10-19)
Resources for the Future
- Addressing the Urgency of More Stringent Climate Change Policy (5-30-19)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
- Leading Landscape Design Practices for Cost-Effective Roadside Water Management (June 2018)
- NCHRP 08-127 - Emerging Issues: Impact of New Disruptive Technologies on the Performance of DOTs (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
- NCHRP 08-129 Incorporating Resilience Concepts and Strategies in Transportation Planning Efforts (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
- NCHRP 08-130, Best Practices in Coordination of Public Transit and Ride Sharing (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
- NCHRP 08-131, Access to Jobs, Economic Opportunities, and Education in Rural Areas (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
- NCHRP 08-132, Accessing America's Great Outdoors: Understanding Recreational Travel Patterns, Demand, and Future Investment Needs for Transportation Systems (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
- NCHRP 08-133, Development and Implementation of the National Intercity Bus Atlas (NIBA) (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
- NCHRP 08-134, Integrating Freight Movement into 21st Century Communities' Land Use, Design, and Transportation Systems (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
- NCHRP 14-43, Guide Construction Specifications for Cold In-place Recycling (CIR) and Cold Central Plant Recycling (CCPR) (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
- NCHRP 15-72, Methodology to Define New AASHTO Green Book 7.0 Context Classification Settings Implementation as Related to Active Transportation Infrastructure (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
- NCHRP 15-73, Design Options to Reduce Turning Motor Vehicle-Bicycle Conflicts at Intersections (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
- NCHRP 15-74, Safety Evaluation of On-Street Bikeway Designs (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
- NCHRP 15-75, Acceleration and Deceleration Rates Used in Roadway Design Criteria, Anticipated,
- NCHRP 15-76, Designing for Target Speed (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
- NCHRP 15-77, Aligning Geometric Design Controls, Criteria and Elements with Roadway Context, Modal Priority and Functional Classification (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
- NCHRP 18-20, Structural Design Methodology for Cured In Place Pipe (CIPP) Liners In Gravity Stormwater Conveyance Conduits (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
- NCHRP 19-17, The Application of Federal Funding Flexibility at the State DOTs (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
- NCHRP 20-127, Development of Business Case and Communication Strategies for a State DOT Resilience Program (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
- NCHRP 20-128, Organizational and Operational Models Used by State DOTs for Emergency Response (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
- NCHRP 22-46, Supporting Data-Driven Decision Making through an Expansion of the Human Factors Guidelines for Road Systems (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
- NCHRP 23-02, Secure Information Environments for Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing: Guidance for State DOTs (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
- NCHRP 23-03, Targeted Guidance and Information Support to State DOT CEOs on Cybersecurity Issues and Protection Strategies (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
- NCHRP 23-06, Developing an AASHTO Guide to System-Level Asset Valuation in Support of Transportation Asset Management Decision Making (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
- NCHRP 23-07, Guidebook for Identifying and Implementing Forecasting Techniques for Effective Target Setting (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
- NCHRP 23-08, Guidelines for Incorporating Maintenance Costs into a Transportation Asset Management Plan (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
- NCHRP 24-49, Guidance on the Selection and Use of Flow Resistance Values in Two-Dimensional (2D) Hydraulic Models (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
- NCHRP 25-61, Effective On-Bridge Treatment of Stormwater (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
- NCHRP 25-62, National Synthesis of Project-Level Programmatic Agreements for Expediting Section 106 Consultation in Project Delivery (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
Shared Use Mobility Center
- Mobility Hub Newsletter (6-6-19)
Smart Growth America
- A decade of lessons on good zoning (6-3-19)
Southern Environmental Law Center
- June 25: Daylong Discussion of Transportation and Climate Change
State Smart Transportation Initiative
Texas A&M Transportation Institute
- 10, 2019 - TxDOT Environmental Conference
Transportation Research Board
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May 31, 2019
American Association of Landscape Architects
- ASLA Opens New Exhibition: Smart Policies for a Changing Climate (5-28-19)
American Planning Association
- Improving Our Cities Through Sustainable Mobility Management (5-30-19)
- Mental Maps Still Matter in the Age of GPS (5-30-19)
Association of State Wetland Managers
- Clean Water Act Section 401 Comment Letters Submitted (5-28-19)
Bloomberg Philanthropies
- Michael Bloomberg Announces New Funding for “America’s Pledge” U.S. Climate Report to Counter Trump Administration’s Failure on Addressing Climate Crisis (5-28-19)
Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
- US Companies Seek Pathways to 2050 Emission Targets (5-28-19)
Congressional Research Service
- Report: The Plug-In Electric Vehicle Tax Credit (5-14-19)
Environmental Defense Fund
- Pennsylvania has cost-effective opportunities to reduce carbon pollution – new report (5-29-19)
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
- What’s Wrong With the Way We Communicate Climate Change? (5-24-19)
Environmental Law Institute
- The Future of Pacific Northwest Low Carbon Fuels, Seattle, June 7
Environmental Protection Agency
- EPA Announces $14 Million to Reduce Excess Nutrients and Stormwater Pollution in the Great Lakes (5-28-19)
Federal Highway Administration
- Air Quality and Sustainability Highlights (5-23-19)
- U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $500,000 for Emergency Repairs to Flood-Damaged Roads in Vermont (5-28-19)
- Planning for Reliability Workshop (5-29-19)
- Every Day Counts Initiative: EDC News (5-30-19)
- Behavioral/Agent-Based Supply Chain Modeling Research Synthesis: Model Applications (5-30-19)
- Behavioral/Agent-Based Supply Chain Modeling Research Synthesis: Data Challenges (5-30-19)
- Behavioral/Agent-Based Supply Chain Modeling Research Synthesis: Model Approaches (5-30-19)
Federal Transit Administration
Forum of European National Highway Research Laboratories (FEHRL)
- RESilient transport InfraSTructure to extreme events (RESIST) Newsletter (5-27-19)
Institute for Transportation and Development Policy
- The High Cost of Transportation in the United States (5-23-19)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Clean Cities Coalitions 2017 Activity Report (5-29-19)
National Center for Sustainable Transportation
- Deep Learning–based Eco-driving System for Battery Electric Vehicles (May 2019)
NOAA Climate Portal
- Warming may increase risk of rapidly intensifying hurricanes along U.S. East Coast (5-24-19)
Rails to Trails Conservancy
- New Jersey Awards More Than $27 Million for Trails, Walking and Biking Projects Statewide (5-23-19)
USDOT Volpe Center
- Using Crowdsourced Data to Estimate Crash Risk (5-14-19)
Western Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
- June 9-12: Western Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (WASHTO) Annual Conference
World Resources Institute: The City Fix
- PODCAST: Transportation Is the Heart of Cities (5-16-19)
World Resources Institute
- From Mobility to Access for All: Expanding Urban Transportation Choices in the Global South (5-29-19)
- How to Enable Electric Bus Adoption in Cities Worldwide (May 2019)
- Barriers to Adopting Electric Buses (May 2019)
- The Evolution of Bike Sharing: 10 Questions on the Emergence of New Technologies, Opportunities, and Risks (January 2019)
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May 24, 2019
American Society of Landscape Architects
- Smart Policies for a Changing Climate (5-21-19)
Association of State Wetland Managers
- Reducing Flood Risk and Restoring Ecosystems through Science and Planning Webinar, June 4, 2019
Eno Transportation Weekly
- How Have Different State Populations Changed Their Gasoline Consumption? (5-21-19)
Environmental Protection Agency
- Tool Finder for Local Government Clean Energy Initiatives
Federal Highway Administration
Federal Transit Administration
- S. Department of Transportation Highlights Transit Workforce Training for Innovative Technologies of the Future (5-21-19)
Hawaii DOT
- HDOT tests sustainable concrete mix designed to reduce carbon footprint of road construction (5-16-19)
Institute for Transportation and Development Policy
- You Must Walk Before You Can Run: How to Get an Electric Bus Fleet Running (5-17-19)
Institute for Sustainable Communities
- Regional Collaboratives for Climate Change — A State of the Art (5-21-19)
International City/County Management Association
- FEMA Seeks Comments on New Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (5-21-19)
International Council for Clean Transportation
- Gasoline Versus Diesel: Comparing CO2 Emission Levels of a Modern Medium Size Car Model Under Laboratory and On-Road Testing Conditions (5-17-19)
- Beyond NOX: Emissions of Unregulated Pollutants from a Modern Gasoline Car (May 2019)
National Association of City Transportation Officials
- Don’t Give Up at the Intersection: NACTO Releases Best Practices for Next-Generation Street Intersection Design (5-20-19)
National Association of State Energy Officials
- PEV Policy Evaluation Rubric (5-21-19)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- April 2019 was 2nd hottest on record for the globe (5-20-19)
- Rising Emissions Drive Greenhouse Gas Index Increase (5-21-19)
- NOAA predicts near-normal 2019 Atlantic hurricane season (5-23-19)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Clean Cities Coalitions 2017 Activity Report (5-21-19)
NOAA Climate Portal
- Building climate and coastal resilience in the OBX (5-21-19)
Pennsylvania DOT
- PennDOT Completes Replacement Wetland Contract for U.S. 322 (Conchester Highway) Improvement Project in Delaware County (5-21-19)
Sierra Club
- The Clean Energy Jobs Act Becomes Law Without Signature from Hogan (5-22-19)
State Smart Transportation Initiative
- Yet more evidence: “If you build it they will drive” (5-20-19)
Transit Cooperative Research Program
- RFP: An Update on Public Transportation's Impacts on Greenhouse Gas Emissions (5-20-19)
Transportation for America
- The inside scoop on Repair Priorities 2019 (5-22-19)
Transportation Research Board
Urban Land Institute
- New ULI Book, Building a Multimodal Future, Explores How Transportation Demand Management Can Ease Traffic Congestion from Dense Development (5-22-19)
U.S. Forest Service
- USDA Forest Service and State of Utah sign Shared Stewardship agreement (5-22-19)
- State, Federal Agencies Align for Historic Partnership to Reduce Wildfire Risk and Improve Forests, Water and Habitat (5-8-19)
Washington State DOT
- Bicycling can be for everybody and every body (5-22-19)
World Resources Institute: The City Fix
- It Now Costs You £24 to Enter Central London in an Old Car (5-20-19)
- The City Fix: Insights from Uganda on Why Solar Street Lights Make Sense (5-22-19)
World Resources Institute
- Electric Bus Adoption Is Critical for Sustainable Cities – Here’s How to Get There (5-21-19)
- Publication Launch: 'From Mobility to Access for All' (5-23-19)
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May 17, 2019
American Planning Association
- Washington Talks Infrastructure: Will This Time Be Different? (5-13-19)
- Planners Adapt as Infrastructure Gets Smarter (5-16-19)
- Open Spaces Encourage Healthy Activity (5-14-19)
Buegreen Alliance
- BlueGreen Alliance and Members Release Infrastructure Priorities (5-16-19)
California DOT
- NEPA Assignment 2018 Monitoring Report (March 2019)
CEO Climate Dialogue
- Leading U.S. Businesses Call on Congress to Enact a Market-Based Approach to Climate Change (5-15-19)
Climate Central
- Pouring it On: How Climate Change Intensifies Heavy Rain Events (5-15-19)
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
- Chad Berginnis Discusses How Communities Are Dealing with Flooding (5-14-19)
Environmental Defense Fund
- Leading U.S. Businesses Call on Congress to Enact a Market-Based Approach to Climate Change (5-15-19)
Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Highway Administration
- FHWA Memo: A Policy on Geometric Design Highways and Streets, 2018 (Green Book) (5-10-19)
- Tech Brief: Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavement (April 2019)
- National Tribal Symposium to Advance Transportation (May 14-16, 2019)
- EDC News (5-16-19)
- Human Environment Digest (5-16-19)
Federal Transit Administration
- S. Department of Transportation Announces More Than $423 Million in Funding Availability for Buses Nationwide (5-15-19)
Fish and Wildlife Service
- Service Extends Comment Period on Proposed Delisting of Gray Wolves (5-13-19)
Institute for Transportation and Development Policy
- No cars needed when visiting Minneapolis (5-3-19)
League of American Bicyclists
- 39 Cities and Towns Earn Awards for Efforts to Design Safer and More Connected Places for People to Bike (5-13-19)
National Association of Counties
- Infrastructure Week 2019 (5-13-19)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- Our Communities, Our Power: Advancing Resistance and Resilience in Climate Change Adaptation - Action Toolkit (April 2019)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
- NCHRP 08-36/Task 141 Evaluation of Walk and Bicycle Demand Modeling Practice [Completed]
National Governors Association
- Cyber Threats are a Collective Danger. States and Industry Must Respond Collectively (5-16-19)
National Trust for Historic Preservation
- Leading National Historic Preservation Organization Names ‘The Corner of Haight and Ashbury’ in San Francisco a National Treasure (5-16-19)
New York State DOT
- Department of Transportation Announces $4.7 Million in Funding to Support Transportation Enhancements in Western NY (5-10-19)
Resources for the Future
- State Policy Options to Price Carbon from Electricity (5-15-19)
Sierra Club
- Frisco Becomes Colorado’s 11th City to Commit to 100 Percent Clean, Renewable Electricity (5-4-19)
Southern Environmental Law Center
- Climate change key as national discussion around infrastructure revs up (5-16-19)
Transportation for America
- New report chronicles how the nation’s road conditions have worsened as many states prioritize expansion instead of repair (5-14-19)
- Repair Priorities 2019 is here — and it shows that more money won’t fix our infrastructure problems (5-14-19)
Transportation Research Board
- July 2020: 13th National Conference on Transportation Asset Management (5-2-19)
University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies
- Catalyst Newsletter (May 2019)
Urban Institute
- The Urban Institute and the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth Announce “Accelerating Innovation for Inclusion” (5-15-19)
Virginia Transportation Research Council
- Ten-Year Assessment of Virginia's First Warm Mix Asphalt Sites (April 2019)
World Resources Institute: The City Fix
- Reclaiming the Streets: Addis Ababa, Other African Cities Launch Car-Free Days
World Resources Institute
- PODCAST: Transportation Is the Heart of Cities (5-16-19)
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May 10, 2019
AASHTO
- House T&I Member Day Hearing Elicits Wide Range Of Transportation Concerns (5-3-19)
- Bill Proposes To Eliminate Equipment Tax That Feeds Highway Trust Fund (5-3-19)
American Planning Association
- Climate and health leaders walk the walk in Washington (5-7-19)
American Society of Landscape Architects
- The Dirt: Debate: How to Spend $2 Trillion on Infrastructure (5-9-19)
Blue Green Alliance
- Signing of Landmark Clean Energy Action Will Create Good-Paying Jobs, Improve Environment (5-7-19)
Caltrans
- Resurgent Rail and Transit Funding in Southern California Sets Stage for Los Angeles Union Station’s Next 80 Years (5-3-19)
Colorado DOT
- Colorado considers voluntary proposal to bring more electric vehicles to the State (5-9-19)
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
- How the 116th Congress Is Addressing Climate Change (5-2-19)
Environmental Council of the States
Environmental Defense Fund
- EPA Wants to Refuse New York’s Request for Help with Cross-State Air Pollution (5-8-19)
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
- Nebraska Devastated by Multiple Extreme Weather Events (5-7-19)
- Recording: The National Flood Insurance Program: Critical Issues and Needed Reforms (5-7-19)
Environmental Protection Agency
- EPA Approves State of Texas’ Plan to Reduce Ozone-Creating Emissions for Greater Houston Area (5-3-19)
Federal Facilities Environmental Stewardship & Compliance Assistance Center
- How to Make Your City Smart, Sustainable, and Resilient (Web-based) (5-15-19)
Federal Highway Administration
Federal Transit Administration
- Competitive Funding Opportunity: Integrated Mobility Innovation (IMI) Demonstration Program (5-8-19)
- Federal Transit Administration Announces $15 Million Funding Opportunity for Innovative Mobility Projects in Public Transportation (5-8-19)
Institute of Transportation Engineers
- Guidelines for Determining Traffic Signal Change and Clearance Intervals (5-8-19)
International Transport Forum
- ITF Newsletter (5-9-19)
League of American Bicyclists
- Why America Needs a Bike New Deal (5-9-19)
National Center for Sustainable Transportation
- Identifying Roadway Physical Characteristics that Contribute to Emissions Differences between Hybrid and Conventional Vehicles
National Renewable Energy Laboratories
- Energy Implications of Current Travel and the Adoption of Automated Vehicles (April 2019)
Rails to Trails Conservancy
- From Dream to National Treasure: The Great American Rail-Trail (5-8-19)
- 16 Historic Highlights Along the Route of the Great American Rail-Trail (5-8-19)
Route Fifty
- Finding History Along the Highway (5-3-19)
Sierra Club
Smart Growth America
- Bike to work/school days often highlight failures of public policy (5-9-19)
SPUR
- San Francisco Bay Shoreline Adaptation Atlas (April 2019)
Transportation for America
- Are we creating assets or liabilities? (5-9-19)
Transportation Research Board
- Worldwide Use of Remote Sensing to Measure Motor Vehicle Emissions (5-2-19)
- Conference on Health and Active Transportation: Abstract Deadline June 7, 2019
U.S. Government Accountability Office
- Priority Open Recommendations: U.S. Department of Transportation (4-29-19)
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May 3, 2019
AASHTO
- State DOTs Prep Policies As Trump, Congressional Leaders Plan Infrastructure Meeting (4-26-19)
- Final Washington State Budget Includes Funds For Hybrid-Electric Ferries (5-3-19)
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
- ACHP Celebrates National Historic Preservation Month, Highlighted by Second Photo Contest (4-30-19)
- ACHP Comments on NPS National Register of Historic Places Rule Changes (4-29-19)
America Walks
- Equitable Development: Back to Basics Webinar Recording (4-29-19)
American Society of Landscape Architects
- The Dirt: The Case for Climate-Smart Landscapes (4-29-19)
Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals
- Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals Joins 7th Annual National Infrastructure Week (4-30-19)
Association of State Wetland Managers
Bloomberg Philanthropies
- Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces the American Cities Best at Using Data to Improve Residents’ Lives in 2019 (4-24-19)
Eno Center for Transportation
- Puget Sound Region Launches On-Demand Shuttles Around Five Link Light Rail Stations (4-24-19)
- Newsom Team Releases Revised California High Speed Rail Plan (5-2-19)
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
- The National Flood Insurance Program: Critical Issues and Needed Reforms (Briefing) Tuesday, May 7
Environmental Protection Agency
- May 15, 2019: EPA Green Infrastructure: A Triple Bottom Line Approach to Environmental Justice Webinar
- EPA Announces the Winners of the 7th Annual Campus RainWorks Challenge (4-23-19)
Federal Highway Administration
League of American Bicyclists
- 83 New and Renewing Bicycle Friendly Businesses Help Build a More Bicycle Friendly America (5-2-19)
Massachusetts Department of Transportation
- MassDOT, State and Local Officials Celebrate New Shared-Use Path Connection in Mattapoisett (4-26-19)
National Center for Sustainable Transportation
- The State of Electric Vehicle Markets, 2017: Growth Faces an Attention Gap Fact Sheet (March 2019)
National Transit Institute
- Transit Academy 2019, June 3-7, Dallas
Oregon Department of Transportation
- A Guide to the Removal-Fill Permit Process (April 2019)
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
- Wolf Administration Invests in Rail Infrastructure, Supports Business Development by Creating, Sustaining 255 Jobs Statewide (4-29-19)
Smart Growth America
- Trump administration undercuts multimodal funding (4-25-19)
- Best Complete Streets Policies of 2018 Webinar, May 16, 2019
StreetsBlog Chicago
- Check Out Recommendations From Lori’s Transportation Transition Committee (4-23-19)
Transit Cooperative Research Program
- TCRP Synthesis 139: Transit Service Evaluation Standards (4-29-19)
- TCRP J-11/Task 38 RFP: An Analysis of Green Bond Financing in the Public Transportation Industry (5-1-19)
Transit-Oriented Development
- An exurban transit-oriented community (4-26-19)
Transportation Research Board
UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies
- Moving Freight Sustainably from Here to There: Scenarios for Zero-Emission Trucking Technologies (5-1-19)
U.S. Forest Service
- Pardon our smoke (5-1-19)
World Resource Institute
- Climate Adaptation Spending to Ensure it Reaches the Communities Who Need It Most (4-26-19)
- The City Fix: Climate Action Now: 3 U.S. States, 3 Cities and Puerto Rico Lead the Way (4-24-19)
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April 26, 2019
America Walks
- Beyond the Crash Report: Finding Additional Data on Pedestrian Crashes (4-19-19)
AASHTO
- APTA Report Shows Slippage In Public Transit Ridership (4-19-19)
American Public Transportation Association
- APTA’s Inaugural ‘Get on Board Day’ Demonstrates National Support for Public Transit and Increased Investment (4-24-19)
Associated General Contractors of America
- AGC Supports Proposed WOTUS Definition (4-18-19)
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
- National Transportation Atlas Database Spring 2019 Update (4-19-19)
Climate Central
- J. Is Warming at An Alarming Rate and It’s Making Our Air Harder to Breathe (4-19-19)
- Shifting Tornado Zones (4-24-19)
Department of Transportation
- S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces Availability of $900 Million in Infrastructure Grant Funds (4-22-19)
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
- Climate Change is a Major Threat to U.S. Government Says GAO (Again) (4-19-19)
- A Closer Look at Hawaii’s Innovative Financing Model for Green Energy Investments (4-19-19)
Environmental Protection Agency
- Comment Period Deadline June 10th for CWA Section 401 Guidelines/Rulemaking (4-15-19)
Federal Facilities Environmental Stewardship & Compliance Assistance Center
- EPA's Barriers: Air Pollution Dispersion Around Existing Infrastructure (Web-based) (4-19-19)
- REMINDER: Announcing the 2019 Federal Environmental Symposium Call for Presentation Abstracts (4-22-19)
Federal Highway Administration
- Every Day Counts News (4-25-19)
Federal Trade Administration
- Outstanding Achievement Award for Excellence in Environmental Document Preparation (4-22-19)
Institute for Transportation and Development Policy
- Webinar Recording: Jakarta’s Urban Villages: A Community Based Approach to Urban Mobility (4-23-19)
International Transport Forum
- Decarbonising Transport in Latin American Cities (4-23-19)
National Academies
- NASEM Webinar Series: The Future of Light-Duty Vehicle Technologies and Infrastructure (4-24-19)
National Association of Development Organizations
- 2019 NADO Excellence in Regional Transportation Awards Announced (4-23-19)
National Center for Sustainable Transportation
- May 23 Webinar: A New Web Tool to Calculate Induced Travel (4-23-19)
National Renewable Energy Laboratories
- New I-JEDI Online Tool Examines Jobs and Economic Impacts of Clean Energy Around the World (4-22-19)
National Wildlife Federation
- Climate Policy Stifled, Wildlife Imperiled by Bioenergy (4-23-19)
Natural Resources Defense Council
- Midwest Leadership in the Climate Fight (4-22-19)
Project for Public Spaces
- Resilience Roundup: Public Spaces Fighting Climate Change (4-22-19)
State Smart Transportation Initiative
- Cambridge enshrines protected bike lanes into law (4-23-19)
Transportation for America
- How TIGER/BUILD can help improve the federal transportation program (4-25-19)
Transportation Research Board
- Urban Goods Movement and Local Climate Action Plans: Assessing Strategies to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Urban Freight Transportation (4-17-19)
- April 29 TRB Webinar: Ensuring Equity with Priced Managed Lanes
University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies
- Introduction to special issue: Rail transit development in China and beyond
- Can better connections increase transitway ridership? (April 2019)
World Resources Institute
- The City Fix: The InoveMob Challenge: 5 Brazilian Startups Partnering with Cities to Transform the Mobility Sector for Good (4-12-19)
- Climate Action Now: 3 U.S. States, 3 Cities and Puerto Rico Lead the Way (4-22-19)
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April 19, 2019
American Planning Association
- City Launches Development of New Master Plan for Franklin Park (4-16-19)
American Public Transportation Association
- Americans Took 9.9 Billion Trips on Public Transportation in 2018 (4-17-19)
American Trails
- A Cross-Country Trail to Connect a Nation: The Great American Rail-Trail (4-17-19)
Associated General Contractors of America
- U.S. EPA Concludes Pollution Through Groundwater Does Not Require a Federal Discharge Permit (4-18-19)
Association of State Wetland Managers
- Wetland Breaking News (4-17-19)
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
- CBF Files Comments Opposing Replacement of the WOTUS Rule (4-12-19)
Climate Central
- American Warming: The Fastest-Warming Cities and States in the U.S. (4-17-19)
Department of Transportation
- DOT Completes Review of Draft Environmental Assessment for the Proposed “Loop” Tunnel Project Between Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
Eno Center for Transportation
- Eno Transportation Weekly (4-12-19)
Federal Highway Administration
- Using Capability Maturity Frameworks for Transportation System Management and Operations (TSMO) Program Advancement: Case Studies and Lessons Learned (February 2019)
Federal Highway Administration
- EDC Newsletter April 18, 2019
International Association of City Transportation Officials
- 84 Million Trips Taken on Shared Bikes and Scooters Across the U.S. in 2018 (4-17-19)
International City/County Management Association
- Achieving Smart Growth Through Land Use Codes (4-15-19)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
- Estimating the Value of Truck Travel Time Reliability (4-17-19)
National Governors Association
- Governors, State Legislators Respond to Presidential Executive Order on Water Quality (4-11-19)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- NOAA helps NYC identify neighborhoods at greatest risk from extreme heat (4-11-19)
National Resources Defense Council
- Midwestern States Meet to Discuss Regional Climate Action (4-16-19)
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
- New Transportation Bill Could Open Up More Money for Trails Nationwide (4-12-19)
Road Ecology Center at UC Davis
- Road Ecology Center and Adapting to Sea Level Rise (KQED, Public Radio) (4-15-19)
Shared-Use Mobility Center
- CARB announces $17 million award to put cleaner, healthier, high-tech transportation in reach for all Californians (4-15-19)
Smart Growth America
- Smart Growth America tapped to help determine the future of the Buffalo Skyway (4-15-19)
Southern Environmental Law Center
- Broad coalition goes on record against gutting of Clean Water Act (4-16-19)
Transit Cooperative Research Program
- Public Transit Rider Origin–Destination Survey Methods and Technologies (4-18-19)
Transit Oriented Development Resources
- Utah’s new rubric provides a clear TOD framework (4-12-19)
Transportation for America
- Taming the TIGER: Trump Turns Innovative Grant program into another roads program (4-18-19)
University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies
- Catalyst Newsletter (4-17-19)
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April 12, 2019
AASHTO
- National Work Zone Awareness Week Launches in the District of Columbia (4-9-19)
American Society of Landscape Architects
- ASLA Opposes Flawed Revision of the Definition of "Waters of the United States" (4-10-19)
Association of State Wetlands Managers
- Wetland Breaking News-March 2019
Environmental Council of the States
- 2019 State Environmental Protection (STEP) Meeting July 10
Environmental Law Institute
- 3rd National Conference of Lawyers Committed to Addressing the Climate Emergency (4-9-19)
Eno Center for Transportation
- April 16 Webinar: A Preventable Crisis – The Costs of a Hudson Tunnel Shutdown
Environmental Protection Agency
- Webinar Recording on State and Local Government Experience with Workplace EV Charging (4-8-19)
- Trump Administration to Help Rural Communities Grow Recreation Economy (4-11-19)
Federal Highway Administration
- EDC News (4-11-19)
Federal Transit Administration
- S. Department of Transportation Announces $1.36 Billion Funding Allocation for 16 New and Existing Transit Projects Nationwide (4-9-19)
International Road Federation
- Connected Vehicles: Implications for Road Networks (3-28-19)
National Center for Asphalt Technology, Auburn University
- Preliminary Evaluation of Recycled Asphalt Shingles in Warm Mix Asphalt in Wilson, North Carolina (4-11-19)
National Association of Counties
- EPA and Army Corps WOTUS April 15 Comment Deadline Approaching (4-9-19)
National Complete Streets Coalition
- Getting intentional about equitable TOD in Chicago (4-8-19)
National Conference of State Legislatures
- Traffic Safety State Bill Tracking Database (4-9-19)
National Governors Association
- Governors Unite for Bipartisan Infrastructure Advocacy (4-10-19)
- Infrastructure Investment: Paving the Way for Jobs and Prosperity (4-10-19)
Resources for the Future
- Projected CO₂ Emissions Reductions under the American Opportunity Carbon Fee Act of 2019 (4-11-19)
Transportation Research Board
- Proposed Refinements to Design Procedures for Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil (GRS) Structures in AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications (4-9-19)
U.S. Forest Service
- May 8 Webinar: More Than Good Looks: How trees influence urban stormwater management in green infrastructure practices
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April 5, 2019
AASHTO
- AASHTO, AAMVA Host Automated Vehicle Policy Roundtable (4-3-19)
American Planning Association
- APA Honors the Best in Planning (4-3-19)
American Road and Transportation Builders Association
- 47,000 U.S. Bridges in Poor Condition & Pace of Repair Slows to Crawl, New Analysis of Federal Data Shows (4-1-19)
Center for Neighborhood Technology
- eTOD Webinar recording: How do Parking Requirements Impact eTOD? (3-5-19)
Delaware DOT
- DelDOT Receives Federal Grant for Technology Initiatives (4-3-19)
Department of Energy
- DOE Announces $59 Million to Accelerate Advanced Vehicle Technologies Research (4-3-19)
Department of Transportation
- U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $25 Million for Emergency Repairs to Flood-Damaged Roads in Nebraska (4-4-19)
E3G
- How should the next EU Commission’s agenda on climate resilience look? (4-1-19)
Federal Highway Administration
Federal Transit Administration
- Determining Requirements for Automated Transit Bus Test Facilities: Considerations for Practitioners (February 2019)
Georgetown’s Transportation & Climate Initiative
- TCI's Regional Policy Design Process 2019 (4-1-19)
Institute for Transportation and Development Policy
- From New York to Mumbai, Congestion Pricing is Finally on the Agenda (4-2-19)
International City/County Management Association
- Identifying Opportunities in Operations Management to Reach Your Sustainability Goals (4-1-19)
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine
- Climate Communications Initiative Strategic Plan (4-1-19)
- NASEM April 12 Event and Webcast: Smart Cities and Communities Building and Measuring Community Resilience: Actions for Communities and the Gulf Research Program (4-2-19)
National Center for Sustainable Transportation
- Energy and Environmental Impacts of Atlanta’s Reversible Express Toll Lanes and High-Occupancy Toll Lanes (in progress) (4-2-19)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
- Development of a Highway Construction Noise Prediction Model (NCHRP 25-49) (4-1-19)
- State-of-the-Art Review of Cooperative Automated Transportation (CAT) Systems (Pending) (4-4-19)
National Resources and Technical Assistance for Transit-Oriented Development
- Zoning Proposal Sets High Hopes for Equitable TOD (3-29-19)
NOAA Climate Portal
- River flooding inundates the Northern Plains in spring 2019 (4-3-19)
Rails to Trails Conservancy
- California Invests Big in Trails, Demonstrates Growing Statewide Demand for Walking and Biking Infrastructure (4-3-19)
Rockefeller Foundation
- The Rockefeller Foundation Announces $30 Million Grant to the Adrienne Arsht Center for Resilience at the Atlantic Council
Smart Growth America
- An Alabama city grapples with its development decisions (3-29-19)
- Get schooled with the Massachusetts Opportunity Zones Academy (4-1-19)
Smart Growth Online
- A ‘Latino High Line’ Promises Change for San Antonio (4-3-19)
Transportation Research Board
- April 15 TRB Webinar: Road Weather and Flood Monitoring with the National Water Model
- Microtransit or General Public Demand–Response Transit Services: State of the Practice
UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies
- April 14 Webinar: Incorporating Long-distance Travel into Transportation Planning in the United States
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March 29, 2019
American Society of Landscape Architects
- The Dirt: Forging a National Bike Route System (3-26-19)
Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations
- April 25 Webinar: AMPO National Framework for Regional Vehicle Connectivity and Automation Planning
- 2019 AMPO Annual Conference Oct. 21-25, 2019, Baltimore, Maryland
Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota
- Journal of Transport and Land Use: Analysis of trip generation rates in residential commuting based on mobile phone signaling data (3-29-19)
Climate Central
- Protectors of the Coast: What Climate Change Means for Mangroves (3-22-19)
Colorado DOT
- Colorado’s Scenic Byways: Commemorating Three Decades of Accomplishment (3-21-19)
Environment and Energy Study Institute
- Climate Change in the American Mind (3-28-19)
- EESI Calls for Bipartisan Support of Climate Action Now Act (3-27-19)
Environmental Protection Agency
- Real Time Geospatial Data Viewer (RETIGO) (3-26-19)
Federal Highway Administration
- April 4 Webinar: Pavement Preservation and Road Edge Stabilization (3-25-19)
- Human Environment Digest (3-22-19)
- Pedestrian Forum – Spring 2019
- EDC News - March 28, 2019
Institute for Transportation and Development Policy
- Webinar Recording: Ride Fair: A Policy Framework for Managing Transportation Network Companies (3-29-19)
International Road Foundation
- April 3 Webinar: Artificial Intelligence for Road Asset Management
Missouri DOT
- Field Implementation of High-Volume Recycled Materials for Sustainable Pavement Construction (March 2019)
National Trust for Historic Preservation
- Annapolis, Maryland, Uses Its Maritime History to Combat Flooding, Parking, and More (3-22-19)
Oklahoma DOT
- Oklahoma's spring cleaning is underway for the 2019 TRASH-OFF (3-27-19)
Project for Public Spaces
- Great Public Spaces: Five Street Transformations from Around the World (3-27-19)
Rails to Trails Conservancy
- Trail Networks and Spines: Key Components as Congress Discusses America’s Mobility Future (3-14-19)
Resources for the Future
- Facing the Nation’s Water Challenges: Results from Resources for the Future’s Roundtable Series (3-27-19)
Safe Routes to School
- Take the Safe Routes to School Program Census (3-22-19)
Shared Use Mobility Center
- Mobility Hub Newsletter: March 28, 2019
Smart Growth Online
- Smart Cities Are Going Green Because It Costs Less (3-22-19)
State Smart Transportation Initiative
- Lessons from nine states bringing ‘practical solutions’ from policy to practice (3-26-19)
- A tool to estimate the added VMT from highway expansions (3-25-19)
Transportation Research Board
WRI: The City Fix
- Social Design Offers a More Collaborative Vision of Urban Development (3-13-19)
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March 22, 2019
AASHTO
- State DOTs Urge Retention of Formula Funding, Grant Programs at Subcommittee Hearing (3-15-19)
American Public Transportation Association
- Public Transportation Infrastructure: Critically Needed Investments of at Least $232 Billion (3-18-19)
American Road and Transportation Builders Association
- The Future of the Interstate System: A Blueprint for Action Webinar, March 28, 2019
American Society of Landscape Architects
- High Performance Public Spaces: A Tool for Building More Resilient and Sustainable Communities (3-21-19)
Bloomberg Philanthropies
- Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces New Collaboration with the OECD to Advance Innovation in Municipalities Around the World (3-20-19)
Brookings
- Creating a new marketplace for resilient infrastructure investment (3-18-19)
- Stop trying to solve traffic and start building great places (3-20-19)
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
Environmental Protection Agency
- EPA Administrator Wheeler's Wilson Center Remarks on Global Water Issues (3-20-19)
- EPA Awards $1.6 Million in Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions at the Charlotte-Douglas International Airport in Mecklenburg County, N.C. (3-20-19)
Federal Highway Administration
- S. Department of Transportation Announces $10 Million for Emergency Repairs to Flood-Damaged Roads in Tennessee (3-15-19)
- S. Department of Transportation Announces $4.5 Million for Emergency Repairs to SR 376 in Ohio (3-15-19)
- EDC News - March 21, 2019
- Talking Freight: Enhancing Urban Freight Planning Through Improving Last Mile Delivery(3-21-19)
- Strong Economy Has Americans Driving More than Ever Before(3-21-19)
Federal Transit Administration
Institute for Transportation and Development Policy
- Ridesharing – a salvation or a pestilence for cities? A New Guide for Regulating Transportation Network Companies (3-21-19)
International City/County Management Association
- Award-Winning Tips on Community Sustainability (3-21-19)
International Erosion Control Association
- April 24 Webinar: Waters of the United States: Present and Future Definition
- Municipal Wet Weather Stormwater Conference, May 20-22, 2019, Greenville, S.C.
International Road Federation
- Road Infrastructure Forum (Oct. 1-2, 2019)
International Transport Forum
- Smart Use of Roads (3-19-19)
League of American Bicyclists
- Why Congress Should Put More Data in the Hands of Planners (3-20-19)
National Association of Counties
- Heavy flooding devastates Midwest counties (3-20-19)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
- NCHRP Research Report 889: Performance Measures in Snow and Ice Control Operations (3-19-19)
- Commercial Properties from 1945 to 1980: Guidance for State DOTs and Their Partners for Historic Context Development, Identification, and Evaluation (NCHRP 25-58, Pending) (3-18-19)
- Pollinator Habitat Conservation along Roadways (NCHRP 25-59, Pending) (3-18-19)
- Watershed Approach to Mitigating Hydrologic Impacts of Transportation Projects (NCHRP 25-59, Pending) (3-18-19)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- ‘Florence’ and ‘Michael’ Retired by the World Meteorological Organization (3-20-19)
- Spring Outlook: Historic, widespread flooding to continue through May (3-21-19)
NOAA Climate Portal
- S. flood and climate outlook for spring 2019 (3-20-19)
Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
- FHWA Bikeway Selection Guide Webinar, March 26, 2019
Pennsylvania DOT
- PennDOT Announces Regional Innovations Challenge Winner (3-20-19)
Resources for the Future
- March 28: Putting a Price on Carbon, with Sen. Van Hollen and Rep. BeyerPutting a Price on Carbon, with Sen. Van Hollen and Rep. BeyerRFF Live’s "Putting a Price on Carbon"
Smart Growth America
Smart Growth Online
- What Cities Are Getting Wrong About Public Transportation (3-14-19)
- To Build a Better Bus Lane, Just Paint It (3-14-19)
- Killed while walking: Pedestrian deaths spike but experts can’t say why (3-14-19)
Transit Oriented Development Resources
- Stitching together Atlanta with transit and open space (3-14-19)
Transportation Research Board
- July 9-12, 2019: 17th Biennial Conference on Transportation Energy and Policy
University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies
- Multimodal Connections with Transitways: Ridership, Access Mode, and Route Choice Implications (March 2019)
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March 15, 2019
America Walks
- Upcoming Webinar April 19: What’s New for Walkable Communities
- Stronger Together: Partnering with the Disability Rights Movement (March 13, 2019 Webinar Recording)
American Public Transportation Association
- Administration’s Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Proposal is a Missed Opportunity to Increase Investment in America’s Public Transportation Infrastructure (3-12-19)
American Society of Landscape Architects
- The Dirt: Faced with Climate Impacts, Communities Turn to Green Infrastructure (3-11-19)
- What is Your Favorite Scenic Byway and Scenic Byway Logo? (3-12-19)
American Society of Civil Engineers
- Civil Engineering Magazine: Transit Transformation (3-11-19)
Army Corps of Engineers
- Definition of "Waters of the United States": Rule Status and Litigation Update (3-11-19)
Association of State Wetland Administrators
- An Ecological Framework for Reviewing Compensatory Mitigation Plans: Plan Review (Part 4 of 4), March 21, 2019, 2:00 p.m. ET
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, National Academies
- Environmental Engineering for the 21st Century: Addressing Grand Challenges
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
- CBF Issues Statement on Proposed 90 Percent Cut to Chesapeake Bay Program (3-11-19)
Climate Central
- Heavy Rainfall Getting More Extreme (3-13-19)
Congressional Research Service
- Alternative Fuel and Advanced Vehicle Technology Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs (2-26-19)
Conservation Fund
- Building an Urban Greenspace and Trail in Durham, North Carolina (3-11-19)
Department of Transportation
- FHWA Needs To Clarify Roles and Processes for Approving and Monitoring Public-Private Partnerships (3-6-19)
- At South by Southwest, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Announces Launch of Council to Support Emerging Transportation Technology (3-12-19)
Environmental Defense Fund
- NYC’s small businesses want congestion pricing (3-12-19)
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
- High-Tide Flooding Having Lasting Economic Impact on Flood-Prone Communities, Study Finds (3-12-19)
Environmental Protection Agency
- EPA Year in Review 2018 (3-15-19)
- EPA Proposes Rule to Allow E15 Waiver and to Improve RIN Market Transparency (3-15-19)
Federal Highway Administration
Federal Transit Administration
- Limitation on Claims against Proposed Public Transportation Projects (3-11-19)
Fish and Wildlife Service
Florida Department of Transportation
- TSM&O Disseminator, January-February 2019
Government Accountability Office
- Action Needed to Guide Implementation of Build America Bureau and Improve Application Process (3-11-19)
Governor’s Highway Safety Association
- Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State: 2018 Preliminary Data (3-8-19)
Institute for Transportation and Development Policy
- Webinar: Ride Fair: A Policy Framework for Managing TNCs, March 22, 12 pm ET
International City/County Management Association
- How State and Local Governments Can Assume a Greater Role in Disaster Recovery (3-12-19)
International Road Federation
- Safer Roads By Design™ Course: Black Spot Management & Road Safety Audits – Aug. 2019
- March 20 Webinar: Autonomous Drones for Highway Design & Operations (3-20-19)
Mineta Transportation Institute
- Measuring Incremental SB 743 Progress Accounting for Project Contributions Towards Reducing VMT Under California’s Senate Bill 743 (January 2019)
National Center for Sustainable Transportation
- Exploring the Potential of Solar-powered Two-wheeled Electric Mobility
National Complete Streets Coalition
- Safe Streets, Smart Cities Academy takes its next steps in Durham (3-11-19)
- TOD winds shift in San Diego (3-8-19)
- If that road feels out of place, that’s probably because it is (3-13-19)
National Governors Association
- A Sacred Trust: Governors Praise Signing of Land and Water Conservation Bill (3-12-19)
Smart Growth America
- How three communities integrated arts & culture with transportation—and how you can too (3-11-19)
- New Forms of Mobility Are Making Privately-Owned Vehicles Obsolete (3-13-19)
SPUR
- Four Goals Cities Should Keep in Mind When Planning for Shared E-Scooters and Bikes (3-7-19)
State Smart Transportation Initiative
- Report presents best practices guide for implementing Tactical Transit Lanes (3-11-19)
Streetsblog Chicago
- Too Much Parking Makes Neighborhoods Less Equitable, but eTOD Can Help (3-8-19)
Texas Transportation Institute
- Mobility Issues In the Spotlight at Annual SXSW Gathering (3-13-19)
University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering
- The road to greener asphalt (3-7-19)
World Resources Institute
- The Evolution of Bike Sharing: 10 Questions on the Emergence of New Technologies, Opportunities, and Risks
White House
- Bill Announcement (John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act) (3-12-19)
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March 8, 2019
American Transportation Research Institute
- Fixing the 12% Case Study: Atlanta, Georgia Fuel Consumption and Emissions Impacts (3-5-19)
Argonne National Laboratory
- Argonne and Convergent Science join forces for better engines (3-1-19)
Association of State Wetland Managers
- Wetland Breaking News (Feb. 2019)
Congressional Research Service
- The Transportation Infrastructure Financing and Innovation Act (TIFIA) Program
Department of Energy
- Department of Energy Announces $31 Million in Funding To Advance H2@Scale (3-4-19)
- Department of Energy Announces $50 Million for Commercial Truck, Off-road Vehicle, and Gaseous Fuels Research (3-1-19)
ecoAmercia
- American Climate Leadership Summit, May 1-2, 2019, Washington, D.C.
Environmental Protection Agency
- Clean Diesel National Grants Open through March 26
Federal Highway Administration
- FHWA R&T Now, January/February 2019
- Innovator Magazine (March/April 2019)
- EDC News (3-7-19)
- AFLEET Tool - Alternative Fuel Corridors (3-7-19)
Federal Transit Administration
- FTA Market Conditions Research: Recommendations for Improving Transit Industry Cost Estimation (Report 0130) (February 2019)
- Summary of Fiscal Year 2018 Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Infrastructure Investment Program Project Selections (3-7-19)
Georgetown Climate Center
- GCC convenes state-federal dialogue (3-1-19)
- Written Statement of Vicki Arroyo before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, February 26, 2019
Institute for Transportation Development Policy
- George Town Could Become a Malaysian Best Practice in Transport
National Association of City Transportation Officials
- NACTO Webinar March 15 – Getting to Vision Zero: Rethinking Large Vehicles on City Streets
National Center for Sustainable Transportation
- March 21 Webinar: Applications of Integrated Energy and Emissions Modeling Tools
National Complete Streets Coalition
- Building a Better State DOT (3-7-19)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
- NCHRP 17-87: Enhancing Pedestrian Volume Estimation and Developing HCM Pedestrian Methodologies for Safe and Sustainable Communities [Research underway]
- NCHRP 25-25/Task 106 [Completed]: Highway Noise and Historic Properties: A National Review of Effects and Mitigation Practices (final report pending)
Smart Growth America
- Mixed-use developments grow in urban areas, but are they less risky? (3-5-19)
Sustainable Communities Online
- New York - Connecticut Sustainable Communities Initiative (3-4-19)
Transit Oriented Development Resources
- Balancing Development with Green Space (3-1-19)
Transportation Research Board
U.S. Department of Agriculture
- New USDA Tool Helps Agencies Communicate Critical Information During Emergencies (2-29-19)
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March 1, 2019
AASHTO
- State DOT Officials Concerned Time Will Run Out To Pass a Transportation Bill (2-27-19)
American Road and Transportation Builders Association
- “Waters of the U.S.” Regulation Rewrite Will Help Reduce Transportation Project Delays, ARTBA Vice Chair Harwood Says at EPA-Corps Hearing in Kansas City (2-28-19)
America’s Transportation Awards
- Get Ready for the 2019 America’s Transportation Awards (2-22-19)
Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies
- The Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies and Partners Seek Nominations for the Climate Adaptation Leadership Awards (2-28-19)
Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals
- Policy Statement: Complete Streets (2-25-19)
BlueGreen Alliance
- Event Highlighted Opportunities for Electric Vehicle, Advanced Vehicle Tech Growth in the United States (2-28-19)
Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
- C2ES Outlines Options for Bipartisan Action on Climate Change (2-28-19)
Department of Energy
- Department of Energy Announces $50 Million for Commercial Truck, Off-road Vehicle, and Gaseous Fuels Research (3-1-19)
Eno Center for Transportation
- The Gas Tax At 100: Oregon Enacts America’s First-Ever Motor Fuel Tax, February 25, 1919 (2-25-19)
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
Environmental Protection Agency
- March 12, 2-3 PM (ET) - State and Local Government Experiences with Workplace EV Charging Webinar
Federal Highway Administration
- Human Environment Digest(2-21-19)
- EDC News - February 28, 2019
- Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Pedestrian and Bicycle Research and Program Activities- (2-28-19)
- HEP Research Quarterly Newsletter(2-28-19)
Fish and Wildlife Service
- Another Fish in Oregon Swims Toward Recovery (2-25-19)
Institute for Transportation and Development Policy
- Nominate Your City for the 2020 Sustainable Transport Awards (2-25-19)
International City/County Management Association
- What Makes Your Community Smart? Three Trends in the Smart City Movement (2-25-19)
Mineta Transportation Institute
- Automated Vehicles Have Arrived: What’s a Transit Agency to Do? (January 2019)
National Association of Regional Councils
- Congress Brief: What Lies Ahead on Infrastructure? (2-21-19)
National Complete Streets Coalition
- Where to begin: How two communities are addressing pedestrian safety webinar, March 13, 2019
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
- NCHRP Research Report 902: Benchmarking and Comparative Measurement for Effective Performance Management by Transportation Agencies (2-26-19)
New Hampshire DOT
- NHDOT Wins National "Safe And Sustainable Snowfighting Award" (2-22-19)
Resources for the Future
- How Do Fuel Economy Standards Affect Consumer Welfare and Manufacturer Profits? (2-26-19)
Safe Routes to School National Partnership
- Webinar: Data Tools for Walking, Biking, and Safe Routes to School Decision-Making, March 19, 2019
State Smart Transportation Initiative
- ITE takes on parking minimums and manuals (2-26-19)
- Estimating policy effects on reduced vehicle travel in Hawaii (Report, 2019) (2-25-19)
UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies
- Applications of Integrated Energy and Emissions Modeling Tools Webinar, March 21, 2019
- ITS-Davis Director Dan Sperling Brings Lessons from California Policy to the U.S. Congress (2-28-19)
Urban Land Institute
- Pedestrian Perspective Part 2: ULI Health Leaders Walk Their Neighborhoods (2-28-19)
World Resources Institute
Washington State DOT
- Stormwater Infiltration in Highway Embankments -- Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity Estimation for Natural Low Plasticity Silts (December 2018)
Union of Concerned Scientists
- Where are Self-Driving Cars Taking Us? (2019)
- Self-Driving Cars and Land Use: An Interview with Becky Steckler and Nico Larco (2-25-19)
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