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• February 26, 2021

  AASHTO

  • USDOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg: “Some Sort Of Road Usage Levy Necessary” (2-25-21)
    AASHTO President Sheehan Testifies Before Senate EPW Committee (2-23-21)
  • Federal Modal Leaders Stress Synergy, Equity As Key Transportation Priorities (2-25-21)
  • Congressional Members Provide Surface Transportation Reauthorization Outlook (2-25-21)
  • Cedric Richmond: Infrastructure Bill Is The Next Order Of Business (2-25-21)
  • AASHTO, Adventure Cycling Formalize Partnership to Reach 50,000-Mile National Bike Route System (2-23-21)
  • ARTBA Details FAST Act-Funded Transportation Investments Over Last Five Years (2-25-21)
  • GHSA Report Highlights New Efforts, Resources to Curb Driver Distraction (2-25-21)
  • Congressional Democrats Reintroduce GREEN Streets Act (2-25-21)
  • ETAP Weekly Newsletter (2-24-21)

  America Walks

  • The Biden Administration and Transportation Policy (February 22, 2021 Webinar Recording)

  American Public Transportation Association

  • Public Transit: Connecting the Nation to COVID-19 Vaccines (2-22-21)
  • APTA Strongly Supports $30.5 Billion of Emergency Public Transit Funding in American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (2-25-21)

  American Road and Transportation Builders Association

  • 2015 FAST Act Law Funded More Than 110,000 Road & Bridge Improvements, ARTBA Research Shows (2-24-21)

  BlueGreen Alliance

  • U.S. Reps. DeFazio and Kaptur, Labor and Environmental Leaders Call for Infrastructure, Manufacturing, and Good Union Jobs in Recovery Efforts (2-25-21)

  Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

  • Bob Perciasepe on the confirmation of Jennifer Granholm as Secretary of the Department of Energy (2-25-21)

  Department of Transportation

  • Joint Statement by the U.S. Department of Transportation and Transport Canada on the Nexus between Transportation and Climate Change (2-25-21)

  E3G

  • G20 Italy 2021: The Finance and Climate Agenda for a Better Economic Recovery (2-22-21)

  Environmental Defense Fund

  • Clean School Buses Will Help Usher in a Healthier Future for our Children (2-25-21)
  • Rep. Clarke Introduces Bill to Increase Equity in Access to Electric Vehicles (2-24-21)

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • EPA, Ouachita Parish and others release flood resilience study (2-25-21)

  Federal Highway Administration            

  • Surface Transportation System Funding Alternatives Phase I Evaluation: Pre-Deployment Activities for a User-Based Fee Demonstration by the Minnesota Department of Transportation (2-22-21)
  • EDC News - February 25, 2021
  • Right-of-Way Cost Estimation Processes - State of the Practice - Real Estate (2-25-21)
  • Organizing for TSMO — 2020 Peer Exchange Report (2-25-21)
  • U.S. Driving Last Year Was Lowest in Two Decades, New Data Show (2-25-21)

  Georgetown Climate Center

  • Wisconsin Governor’s Task Force on Climate Change Report (Dec. 2020)

  International Transport Forum

  • Reversing car dependency – report and March 16 webinar

  National Complete Streets Coalition

  • The Complete Streets Act is back (2-24-21)

  National Conference of State Legislatures

  • The Promise of Telework

  National Governors Association

  • Governors Propose Infrastructure Investments to Support Long Term Economic Recovery (2-22-21)

  National Institute for Transportation and Communities

  • Rethinking Streets During COVID-19 (2-25-21)

  National Wildlife Federation

  • Infrastructure Package Must Include Conservation Investments—Here’s Why (2-24-21)

  Natural Resources Defense Council

  • Virginia’s Historic Bill Will Cut Tailpipe Pollution (2-19-21)

  Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center

  • PBIC Newsletter: February 2021

  Sierra Club

  • MD Sierra Club Statement on New Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan (2-19-21)
  • Virginia Legislature Passes HB 1965, Making It the First State in the Southeast to Adopt Clean Car Standards (2-19-21)

  Tennessee DOT

  • Five Tennessee Routes Earn Federal Scenic Designation (2-23-21)

  Texas Transportation Institute

  • Thinking Transportation: TTI’s New Podcast Explores the Future of Transportation (2-22-21)

  Transportation for America

  • Hey #TeamPete, here’s how you can advance sustainable and equitable transportation policy
  • The Generating Resilient, Environmentally Exceptional National (GREEN) Streets Act re-introduced in the Senate today (2-23-21)

  Transportation Research Board

  • The Era of Smart Infrastructure Demands Strong Data, Technology Management (2-25-21)
  • RFP: Artificial Intelligence Opportunities for State and Local DOTs – A Research Roadmap (2-25-21)
  • July 12-15: Automated Road Transportation Symposium 2021 (2-25-21)

  UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies

  • No, electric vehicles aren’t driven less than gas cars (2-25-21)

  Urban Institute

  • March 9 event: State of the States 2021: Pandemic Response and Recovery

  Urban Land Institute

  • New ULI Report Analyzes Micromobility’s Impact on Real Estate (2-22-21)

  Volpe Center

  • The Imperative and Opportunity to Invest in Resilient Infrastructure (2-22-21)

  Washington State DOT

  • 2020 Traffic Noise Policy and Procedures (2-26-21)

  World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport

  • 5 Reasons the US Should Cut its GHG Emissions in Half by 2030 (2-24-21)
  • STATEMENT: New Coalition Calls for the US To Go "All In" on Climate Action (2-19-21)

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• February 19, 2021

  AASHTO

  • State DOTs Battling Series of Winter Storms Blanketing Country
  • AASHTO President Victoria Sheehan Profiled in New Video
  • ETAP Weekly Newsletter (2-17-21)

  Bloomberg Philanthropies

  • U.S. Non-Federal Climate Leaders Launch ‘America is All In’ to Support Cutting Emissions in Half or More by 2030 and Put the Nation on Track to Net Zero by 2050 (2-19-21)

  Brookings Institution

  • How Biden can succeed on infrastructure where Trump did not – by D.J. Gribbin (2-17-21)

  Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

  • Climate Leadership Conference (CLC) March 4-6 in Detroit

  Climate Central

  • Return to the Paris Agreement (2-16-21)
  • 2020 U.S. Temps & Billion-Dollar Disasters

  East Coast Greenway

  • $100 million invested in East Coast Greenway development in 2020 (2-17-21)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Climate Change Solutions - February 16, 2021

  Environmental Defense Fund

  • EDF report introduces innovative financing model to accelerate adoption of zero-emissions vehicles (2-16-21)
  • VW Settlement to Fund Zero-Emission Trucks and Buses in New Jersey (2-16-21)

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • March 4: EPA Environmental Justice and Systemic Racism Speaker Series: The Mapping Inequality Project

  Federal Highway Administration                                           

  • EDC News - February 18, 2021
  • Registration Open for April GIS-T 2021
  • March 10 Webinar: FHWA's EDC-5 Value Capture Strategies Webinar Series: Introduction to Transportation Utility Fees: Maintaining Local Roads, Trails, and other Transportation Primer
  • Human Environment Digest (2-12-21)

  National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine

  • National Academies - Advising the Nation on Economic Recovery for All (2-17-21)

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  • User Perceptions of the Risks of Electric, Shared, and Automated Vehicles Remain Largely Unexplored (2-16-21)
  • March 9 Webinar: Webinar: Meeting Mobility Needs and Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Evaluating an Electric Car-Sharing Pilot Project in California’s San Joaquin Valley

  Safe Routes to School National Partnership

  • Announcing 2021 Safe Routes to Parks Grantees (2-11-21)

  Transportation for America

  • Over 75 organizations and elected officials want the greenhouse gas performance measure reinstated (2-12-21)

  Transportation Research Board

  • April 6-8: Measuring and Managing Freight System Resilience Workshop

  World Resources Institute: The City Fix

  • Is Time to Decarbonize Transport (2-2-21)
  • The Long-Term Impacts of COVID-19: Transforming Transportation 2021 (2-5-21)
  • 4 Recommendations to Electrify the Federal Fleet (2-18-21)

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• February 12, 2021

  AASHTO

  • ETAP Weekly Newsletter (2-10-21)
  • ‘On Time with Tymon’ Provides Preview of AASHTO’s Washington Briefing
  • House T&I Approves $42.5B in Further COVID-19 Relief
  • FAA Holding Webinar to Present Latest Noise Research
  • House T&I Hearing On ‘Lessons Learned’ From COVID-19
  • E-BIKE Act Offers Tax Credit for Electric Bicycles
  • FTA Providing $180M in ‘Low-No’ Emission Grants
  • Coalition Urges Congress to Support AV Legislation
  • SCDOT Adopts ‘Complete Streets’ Policy for State Highways
  • Connecticut Governor Seeks Mileage Fee for Tractor Trailers

  America Walks

  • Feb. 22 Webinar: The Biden Administration and Transportation Policy

  American Public Transportation Association

  • APTA Applauds House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s Budget Reconciliation Title Providing $30 Billion of COVID-19 Emergency Funding for Public Transit (2-8-21)

  Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

  • Accelerating resilience thanks to long-overdue funding (2-8-21)

  Department of Transportation

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Highlights Biden Administration’s Support for Transportation Workers and Additional COVID-19 Relief Funding (2-5-21)

  Environmental Defense Fund

  • New Poll: Public Supportive of Electric Vehicle Moves from both Automakers & Government (2-11-21)

  Federal Highway Administration                                           

  • EDC News - February 11, 2021
  • EDC-6 Innovations (2021-2022)
  • U.S. Department of Transportation Awards $5.45 to the Utah Department of Transportation for Utah Broadly Connect (12-31-20)

  Federal Transit Administration

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Highlights Biden Administration’s Support for Transportation Workers and Additional COVID-19 Relief Funding (2-5-21)

  Georgetown Climate Center

  • Report: Building housing security and climate resilience through community land trusts (1-29-21)

  
  Mineta Transportation Institute of San Jose State University

  • Local Climate Action Planning as a Tool to Harness the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Mitigation and Equity Potential of Autonomous Vehicles and On-Demand Mobility (2-5-21)

  National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine

  • Feb. 17-18: National Academies Workshop on Sustainable and Resilient Supply Chains with Emerging Technologies (2-5-21)

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  • Designing equitable bikeshare systems (2-5-21)

  Safe Routes to School National Partnership

  • The 117th Congress Takes Strong First Steps Toward Improving Walking, Biking, and Rolling (2-5-21)

  Transportation for America

  • Public transit needs $39.3 billion in the next COVID package (2-5-21)
  • Release: Over 100 elected officials, cities, and organizations support $39.3 billion for transit (2-11-21)

  Transportation Research Board

  • Clearing the Skies with Research on Electric Vehicles (2-10-21)

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• February 5, 2021

  AASHTO

  • AASHTO Washington Briefing February 23 - 26, 2021
  • ETAP Weekly Newsletter (2-3-21)
  • CDC Mandates Mask Wearing for Transportation Users (2-3-21)

  American Highway Users Alliance

  • Urging Congressional Bipartisan Leadership on AVs (2-3-21)

  Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations

  • GM To Make Only Electric Vehicles By 2035, Be Carbon Neutral By 2040

  Bloomberg Philanthropies

  • United Nations Secretary-General Appoints Michael R. Bloomberg as Special Envoy for Climate Ambition and Solutions (2-5-21)

  California

  • State Invests $571 Million in Expanded Transit, Bicycle and Pedestrian Routes (1-28-21)

  Climate Central

  • Climate Change Threatens Homes of Boston’s Most Vulnerable (1-29-21) 

  Connecticut DOT

  • CTDOT Celebrates Transit Equity Day in Honor of Rosa Parks (2-3-20)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Congressional Climate Camp #1: Budget, Appropriations, and Stimulus
  • Executive Order Establishes Climate as National Priority

  Environmental Defense Fund

  • Court Strikes Down Trump Administration’s Censored Science Rule (2-1-21)

   Environmental Protection Agency

  • Feb. 17: National Environmental Justice Public Engagement Call

  Federal Highway Administration                                           

  • EDC News - February 4, 2021
  • Feb. 9 Webinar: Reporting and Visualizing the Big Picture for A-GaME
  • Pedestrian Forum Newsletter – Winter 2021
  • FHWA Extends Comment Period for Proposed MUTCD Updates to May 14 (2-3-21)
  • EDC News - January 28, 2021
  • From Seed to Fruit - Innovation in Arizona webinar series February 2-26, 2021 Registration details
  • Talking Freight: Inland Waterways - Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities - Freight Planning (February 1, 2021)
  • Talking Freight: Truck Freight Sustainability Initiatives - Freight Planning (February 1, 2021)

  Florida DOT

  • MDOT receives $600,000 grant for innovative projects to reduce COVID-19 spread on public transit buses (2-4-21)

  Government Accountability Office

  • FEMA Should Take Additional Steps to Streamline Hazard Mitigation Grants and Assess Program Effects (2-2-21)

  League of American Bicyclists

  • Webinar Recap: New Insights on Biking Among Older Adults

  Massachusetts DOT

  • MassDOT Announces $3.2 Million in Shared Winter Streets & Spaces Program Funding Awards (2-1-21)

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  • March 11: Webinar: Congestion Reduction via Personalized Incentives
  • Feb. 25: Capitol Hill Briefing online: Policy Insights from Electric Vehicle Markets in the Northeast and California

  National Research Council

  • New Report Charts Path to Net-Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050
  • Feb. 18: Climate Conversations: Decarbonization  

  Rails to Trails Conservancy

  • U.S. DOT Secretary Confirmation Aligns With “Generational Opportunity” to Make Transformative Investments in Nation’s Transportation Infrastructure (2-1-21)

  Shared Use Mobility Center

  • Mobility Hub Newsletter: January 28, 2021

  Smart Growth America

  • Recording Available: Jan. 29 - The Equity Summit
  • Stuck in Groundhog Day with Dangerous by Design (2-2-21)

  State Smart Transportation Initiative

  • Measuring Accessibility Guide

  Transportation Research Board

  • Guide for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety at Alternative and Other Intersections and Interchanges (2-4-21)
  • New Mobility Services Combined with Transit Show Potential to Further Accessibility, Efficiency, Equity, Safety, and Sustainability (2-3-21)
  • Analysis of Green Bond Financing in the Public Transportation Industry (1-29-21)
  • Advising the Nation | National Academies (a series of articles) (1-29-21)

  Transportation Research and Education Center

  • Feb. 9 Webinar: Land Use and Transportation Policies for a Sustainable Future

  World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport

  • Will Biden’s Climate Blitz Sack the Climate Crisis? (2-2-21)
  • Outcomes and Next Steps from the Climate Adaptation Summit (2-4-21)
  • What's Next for State Climate Action in the US? 7 Areas to Watch (2-4-21)

  World Resources Institute: The City Fix

  • 3 Shifts to Advance Adaptation and Resilience in 2021 (1-26-21)

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• January 29, 2021

  AASHTO

  • State DOT CEO Roundtable At TRB Examines Transportation Impact Of COVID-19 (1-29-21)
  • AASHTO’s Tymon Highlights 2020 State DOT Challenges on ITE Podcast (1-29-21)
  • Biden-Harris Administration Mandates Federal Government Purchase ZEVs (1-29-21)
  • EIA Forecasts Motor Fuel Price Increases for 2021 and 2022 (1-29-21)
  • ETAP Weekly Newsletter (1-27-21)

  America Walks

  • Building the Local Capacity of the National Walking Movement: Outcomes from the First Four Years of the Walking College (1-26-21)
  • Meet America Walks’ 2020 Community Change Grantees – Grassroots Projects That Aim to Create Safety, Inclusivity and Accessibility (1-27-21)

  American Planning Association

  • APA Legislative Priorities

  American Public Transportation Association

  • New Independent Economic Analysis Shows Public Transportation Industry Faces $39.3 Billion Shortfall (1-28-21)

  American Highway Users Alliance

  • Highway Users Reauthorization Priorities for 117th Congress (1-28-21)

  Army Corps of Engineers

  • USACE Publishes Policy Update for Inundation Maps and the National Inventory of Dams (1-25-21)

  Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies

  • Advancing the National Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy into a New Decade Report Now Available (1-26-21)

  BlueGreen Alliance

  • Biden Adopts Historic Whole of Government Approach to Climate Action (1-27-21)

  Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

  • A powerful start toward ambitious, durable climate policy (1-28-21)
  • Climate Policy Priorities for the New Administration and Congress (January 2021)

  Connecticut DOT

  • CTDOT Releases Comprehensive Pedestrian Safety Strategy; Key Strategies Aimed to Reduce Alarming Trends in Pedestrian Fatalities and Serious Injuries (1-26-21)

  Defenders of Wildlife

  • National Strategy to Protect our Nation’s Biodiversity Reintroduced to New Congress (1-28-21)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Why Art Matters: Street Murals Bolster Community and Re-imagine Transportation (1-28-21)

  Environmental Defense Fund

  • Why GM’s clean cars announcement is a really big deal (1-28-21)
  • Court Rules Trump Administration’s Censored Science Rule Was Issued Unlawfully (1-27-21)
  • Two New Reports Confirm the Dramatic Benefits of Zero Emitting Vehicles – More Jobs, Less Pollution, Consumer Savings (1-26-21)

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • Thursday, 2/4/21 - Tool Demo - 2021 SmartWay Truck Carrier Tool Advanced Class
  • EPA Compliance Advisory: Federal Facility Compliance under National Compliance Initiative
    to Reduce Significant Noncompliance with Clean Water Act NPDES Permits (1-28-21)

  Federal Highway Administration                                           

  • Human Environment Digest (1-26-21)
  • Air Quality and Sustainable Transportation Highlights - Air Quality (January 25, 2021)
  • Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment Initiative 2020 Program Report (1-26-21)

  Fish and Wildlife Service

  • Rallying ‘Round the Presumpscot (1-26-21)

  Georgetown Climate Center

  • Low-Carbon Transportation Policy Options for the Commonwealth of Virginia (1-22-21)

  Institute of Transportation Engineers

  • Feb. 10 Webinar: COVID Effects on Transportation

  League of American Bicyclists

  • 43 organizations earn Bicycle Friendly Business awards (1-27-21)

  Safe Routes to School National Partnership

  • Safe Routes to School During COVID-19 Survey (1-27-21)
  • Engineering Solutions and Strategies for Safe Routes to School (1-26-21)

  Shared Use Mobility Center

  • The Transactional Data Specification: A Building Block for Equitable Mobility-as-a-Service (1-27-21)

  Sierra Club

  • "Climate Day" Accelerates New Environmental Agenda (1-28-21)
  • Media Advisory: Public Transit Workers, Riders from Coast to Coast Will Testify on Devastating Impact of Transit Crisis (1-27-21)

  State Smart Transportation Initiative

  • SSTI releases practitioner guide to measuring accessibility (1-27-21)

  Transportation Research Board

  • Redesigning Transit Networks for the New Mobility Future (1-26-21)
  • Guidebook and Research Plan to Help Communities Improve Transportation to Health Care Services (1-25-21)
  • Proposed AASHTO Practice and Tests for Process Control and Product Acceptance of Asphalt-Treated Cold Recycled Pavements (1-22-21)

  Transportation for America

  • COVID-19 threw a curveball at curb management. Here’s how cities adapted (1-27-21)
  • Meet the new leaders of the U.S. Department of Transportation (1-26-21)
  • Everything we liked (and didn’t like) at Buttigieg’s Transportation Secretary confirmation hearing (1-26-21)

  U.S. Conference of Mayors

  • Mayors Applaud President Biden’s Actions to Tackle Climate Crisis, Bolster Clean Energy Economy (1-27-21)

  Volpe Center

  • Feb. 9 event: Upcoming Event: Dr. Stephen Flynn on The Imperative and Opportunity to Invest in Resilient Infrastructure

  The White House

  • Memorandum on Restoring Trust in Government Through Scientific Integrity and Evidence-Based Policymaking  (1-27-21)
  • Executive Order on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (1-27-21)
  • Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad (1-27-21)
  • Presidential Actions Memorandum on Tribal Consultation and Strengthening Nation-to-Nation Relationships (1-27-21)

  World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport

  • Feb. 3-5 Virtual Event (free): Transforming Transportation 2021: Reimagining Safe and Resilient Mobility for Recovery
  • STATEMENT: Biden Administration Commits to Protect 30% of U.S. Land and Ocean by 2030

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• January 22, 2021

  AASHTO

  • Safety, Infrastructure Touted at USDOT Secretary-Designee Hearing (1-22-21)
  • Biden-Harris Administration Crafting COVID-19 Relief, Infrastructure Plan (1-22-21)
  • AASHTO Sets 2021 Transportation Policy Priorities (1-22-21)
  • Biden-Harris Administration Announces USDOT Appointees (1-22-21)
  • ACI Report: COVID-19 Pandemic Will Cost Airports Billions (1-22-21)
  • ETAP Weekly Newsletter (1-20-21)

  American Society of Landscape Architects

  • ASLA Releases Comprehensive Policy Recommendations for Biden-Harris Administration (1-21-21)

  Associated General Contractors

  • President Biden Signs Executive Orders Affecting Environmental Policy

  Department of Transportation

  • U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Biden Appointees Ready to Work on Behalf of the American People (1-22-21)
  • U.S. Department of Transportation Releases “Hyperloop Standards Desk Review” (1-15-21)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Briefing Series: Congressional Climate Camps

  Environmental Defense Fund

  • Clean trucks can deliver Biden’s goals for climate, jobs and equity (1-19-21)

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • EPA Welcomes Members of the Biden-Harris Leadership Team (1-21-21)
  • EPA Announces $46 Million in Funding Available to Reduce Emissions from Diesel Engines (1-15-21)
  • Feb. 16 Webinar: Electric Vehicle Policies and Strategies

  Environmental Law Institute

  • Monthly Climate Change Briefing: February 2021

  Federal Highway Administration                                           

  • EDC News - January 21, 2021
  • Updated: Federal-Aid Highway Program Funding for Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities and Programs (1-15-21)
  • CMAQ Emissions Calculator: Locomotive and Marine Engine Retrofit and Replacement and MOVES Documentation
  • U.S. Department of Transportation Awards $40 Million in Grants to Improve Safety at Highway-Railway Crossings in Five States  (1-14-21)
  • U.S. Department of Transportation Awards $3.2 Million to Georgia for Emergency Vehicle CV Technologies (12-31-20)
  • U.S. Department of Transportation Awards $4.6 Million to Pinellas County for Pinellas Connected Community (12-31-20)
  • Improving Pavement Drainage in Extreme Weather Events and on Wider Roadways Using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) (1-19-21)

  Federal Transit Administration

  • Climate Considerations web page (January 2021)
  • U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $15.8 Million in Grant Awards to 37 Projects Nationwide to Improve Operational Efficiency of Transit Agencies Affected by COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (1-19-21)

  Georgetown Climate Center

  • GCC's Vicki Arroyo named by Biden-Harris Administration to be Associate Administrator for the U.S. EPA Office of Policy (1-21-21)

  Iowa DOT

  • Iowa DOT awards funding for Diesel Emission Reduction Act program (1-20-21)

  League of American Bicyclists

  • Sneak peek at the early agenda for #BikeSummit21

  Massachusetts DOT

  • Governor Baker appoints Jamey Tesler Acting DOT Secretary following MassDOT Secretary Stephanie Pollack’s appointment to the Federal Highway Administration (1-21-21)

  Mineta Transportation Institute of San Jose State University

  • Toward a Guide for Smart Mobility Corridors: Frameworks and Tools for Measuring, Understanding, and Realizing Transportation Land Use Coordination (1-13-21)

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  • Road User Charge Administration: Lessons Learned from Fuel Taxes (January 2021)

  National Conference of State Legislatures

  • State Legislative Report on Natural Disasters (January 2021)

  National Governors Association

  • State of the States – 2021 (1-19-21)

  Natural Resources Defense Council

  • NRDC: Biden Takes Decisive Action on Justice, Paris Agreement and Keystone XL (1-20-21)
  • NRDC Sues EPA to Block Rule Exposing Public to More Toxic Pollution (1-19-21)
  • NRDC Sues EPA For Failing to Protect Public from Deadly Soot (1-19-21)
  • Groups Sue Trump Administration for Rollback of Bird Protections (1-19-21)

  New York State DOT

  • Governor Cuomo Announces Completion of New Bicycle And Pedestrian Path in Albany County (1-5-21)
  • Governor Cuomo Announces Completion of 750-Mile Empire State Trail (12-29-20)
  • Governor Cuomo Announces Initiatives to Electrify Transit Buses, Boosting Access to Clean Transportation and Building Healthier Communities (12-29-20)

  Oregon DOT

  • Coastal landslides vs. our roads: Who wins? Capable stewards (1-14-21)

  Sierra Club

  • On Day One, President Biden Announces Review of Endangered Species Act Rollbacks (1-20-21)

  Smart Growth Online

  • Creating a new space for ideas on the public realm and the role of placemaking in civic life (1-20-21)

  SPUR

  • How to Repurpose Bay Area Freeways for Fast and Reliable Regional Public Transit (1-21-21)

  Transportation Research Board

  • New Mobility Services Combined with Transit Show Potential to Further Accessibility, Efficiency, Equity, Safety, and Sustainability (1-22-21)
  • Low-Speed Automated Vehicles (LSAVs) in Public Transportation (1-21-21)

  Urban Land Institute

  • Global best practice shows how climate resilience can become the new normal (1-19-21)

  U.S. Conference of Mayors

  • U.S. Mayors Celebrate President Biden’s Day One Focus on Rooting Out Systemic Racism and Supporting Underserved Communities
  • Statement by U.S. Conference of Mayors on President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 Executive Orders
  • U.S. Mayors Applaud President Biden’s Day One Action on Climate Change, Efforts to Advance Environmental Justice

  Utah DOT

  • Utah’s Biggest Pedestrian Bridge Unveiled (1-14-21)

  Washington State DOT

  • Wildlife fencing proving to be a big success on US 97 (1-14-21)

  West Virginia DOT

  • Interagency cooperation helps WVDOH go cleaner and greener (1-20-21)

  World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport

  • The Great Reset: 7 Environment and Sustainability Stories to Watch in 2021 (1-2-21)

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• January 15, 2021

  AASHTO

  • Infrastructure Investment Key To Economic Recovery, Groups Say (1-15-21)
  • FTA Distributing Second Round of Transit COVID-19 Aid (1-15-21)
  • NHTSA Seeks Feedback on Vehicle Cybersecurity Guidelines (1-15-21)
  • DDOT’s Marootian to Join Biden-Harris Administration as special assistant to the President for climate and science agency personnel (1-15-21)
  • AASHTO Updates Transportation Asset Management Guide (1-15-21)
  • Utah DOT Celebrates State’s Largest Pedestrian Bridge (1-15-21)
  • ETAP Weekly Newsletter (1-13-21)

  Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

  • Nominate Your Favorite Federal Preservation Project—TODAY (1-11-21)

  American Public Transportation Association

  • President-Elect Biden’s COVID-19 Package Provides Critical Emergency Funding for Public Transportation (1-14-21)

  American Society of Civil Engineers

  • Failure to Act: Economic Impacts of Status Quo Investment Across Infrastructure Systems (1-13-21)

  Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations

  • CMU team to examine autonomous vehicles for people with disabilities (1-11-21)

  Bloomberg Philanthropies

  • Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces Launch of the 2021 Global Mayors Challenge

  Council on Environmental Quality

  • The Trump Administration’s Environmental Accomplishments (January 2021)

  Congressional Research Service

  • Funding federal public transportation (1-13-21)
  • Managing diesel emissions (1-13-21)

  Defenders of Wildlife

  • Trump Administration Decision To Build Highway In Utah Violates Environmental Laws And Risks Integrity Of National Conservation Lands (1-14-21)

  Department of Transportation

  • UTC Spotlight: January 2021

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • EPA Honors Clean Air Projects for 17th Year (1-12-21)
  • Leveraging Opportunity Zones for Community Revitalization
  • 2021 National DERA Grants Request for Applications OPEN (1-14-21)

  Environmental Law Institute

  • Monthly Climate Change Briefing: February 2021

  Federal Highway Administration                                           

  • EDC News - January 14, 2021
  • Updated: CMAQ Annual Reporting (1-12-21)
  • U.S. Department of Transportation Awards $4 Million to Dallas for S.M. Wright Smart Corridor (12-31-20)
  • U.S. Department of Transportation Awards $1.5 Million to Metro Nashville Davidson County Public Works for Transit Technology (12-31-20)

  Federal Transit Administration

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $14 Billion to Support Nation’s Public Transportation Systems During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (1-11-21)
  • U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $766.5 Million Grant Agreement to New Jersey Transit for the Portal North Bridge Project in Hudson County, New Jersey (1-11-21)

  Fish and Wildlife Service

  • Service Awards $7.4 Million to Help Imperiled Species (1-13-21)

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  • RFP: Considering Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change in Environmental Reviews: Resources for State DOTs (1-15-21)
  • RFP: Guidance on Risks Related to Emerging and Disruptive Transportation Technologies (1-15-21)
  • RFP: Development of the 8th Edition of AASHTO's A Policy on the Geometric Design of Highways and Streets (1-15-21)

  National Governors Association

  • State of the States – 2021 (1-13-21)

  Natural Resources Defense Council

  • Biden’s Emergency Relief Plan Shows Leadership at Critical Moment (1-14-21)
  • Biden Nominates a “Powerhouse” to Tackle Climate and Biodiversity Crises (1-15-21)

  Project for Public Spaces

  • Walk/Bike/Places Conference June 15-18, 2021

  Sierra Club

  • Groups Challenge Trump Administration’s Latest Assaults on the Endangered Species Act (1-14-21)
  • USFWS cuts northern spotted owl critical habitat by 42% in likely death sentence for species (1-14-21)

  Southern Environmental Law Center

  • Groups appeal AL Public Service Commission’s approval of $1+ billion gas expansion (1-13-21)

  Transportation Research Board

  • The Role of Transit, Shared Modes, and Public Policy in the New Mobility Landscape  (1-14-21)
  • TRB Announces First Episode of New Podcast, Transportation Explorers (1-10-21)
  • July 14-15 TRB Workshop: How We Move Matters: Exploring the Connections between New Transportation and Mobility Options and Environmental Health

  UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies

  • Fraser Shilling joins the UC Davis Live Q&A session on COVID-19 and climate change

  U.S. Conference of Mayors

  • Mayors Welcome Biden Plan for Pandemic Response & Recovery, Including Much-Needed Support for Cities (1-14-21)

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• January 8, 2021

  AASHTO

  • Breaking Down State DOT COVID-19 Relief Funding (1-8-21) 
  • USDOT Sec. Elaine Chao Resigns Over Capitol Hill Riot (1-8-21) 
  • Narrow Runoff Victories In Georgia Give Senate To Democrats (1-8-21) 
  • AASHTO Statement on the COVID Relief Bill (12-22-20)
  • ETAP Weekly Newsletter (1-6-21)

  Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

  • Emergency Procedures for Federal Undertakings Extended to March (12-30-20)

  America’s Transportation Awards

  • National Contest Selects USA’s Best and Most Popular Transportation Projects

  American Trails

  • Design for Understanding: Protecting Trail Users in the Time of Covid-19

  Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations

  • Walmart Says ‘Game On’ For Driverless Freight

  Brookings Institution

  • New research exposes the harsh realities of hurricanes in a warmer world (12-21-20)

  Climate Central

  • 2020 U.S. Temps & Billion-Dollar Disasters (1-8-21)

  Environmental Defense Fund

  • New Leadership in Senate Creates Pathway for Pro-Climate Legislation (1-7-21)

  Environmental Law Institute

  • Preparing for Climate Disasters (Jan.-Feb. 2021)

  Federal Highway Administration                                           

  • Statewide Section 106 Programmatic Agreements (Updated)
  • EDC News - January 7, 2021
  • Innovator (January/February 2021 Issue)
  • FHWA's Fostering Multimodal Connectivity Newsletter - December 2020/January 2021 (1-6-21)
  • Updated: Status of Sanction Clocks under the Clean Air Act (1-5-21)
  • Updated: Research Offices - Planning, Environment, And Realty Research (12-28-20)
  • Clean Cities Coalition Network - Alternative Fuel Corridors (12-22-20)
  • Clean Freight Corridor Planning - Alternative Fuel Corridors (12-22-20)
  • National Highway Charging Collaborative - Alternative Fuel Corridors (12-22-20)
  • 2020 Alternative Fuels Corridor Request for Designation Nominations Dec. 9 webinar recording
  • Using Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement in Pavement-Preservation Treatments (12-22-20)
  • U.S. Department of Transportation Awards $3.2 Million to Georgia for Emergency Vehicle CV Technologies (12-31-20)
  • U.S. Department of Transportation Awards $4.6 Million to Pinellas County for Pinellas Connected Community (12-31-20)
  • U.S. Department of Transportation Awards $9.95 Million to the University of Michigan for Smart Intersections (12-31-20)
  • Leveraging Road Weather Data for Performance Management Dashboards and Reports (12-23-20)

  Federal Transit Administration

  • FTA Annual Report on Public Transportation Innovation Research Projects for Fiscal Year 2020 (Report 0181) (January 2021)
  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $174 Million Grant Agreement to Expand Kansas City, Missouri, Streetcar Service (1-8-21)

  Florida DOT

  • FDOT Macroeconomic Analysis Shows Transportation Projects Yield $4 of Benefits for Every Dollar Invested (1-7-21)

  Iowa DOT

  • New digital passport encourages travelers to explore Iowa’s Scenic Byways
  • Iowa DOT accepting applications through March 5 for two Volkswagen Settlement Environmental Mitigation Trust funding programs

  Massachusetts DOT

  • MassDOT announces $3 Million in Shared Winter Streets and Spaces Program awards (12-28-20)

  National Governors Association

  • State of the States – 2021 (1-8-21)

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  • Record number of billion-dollar disasters struck U.S. in 2020 (1-8-21)

  Natural Resources Defense Council

  • EPA’s Gift to Polluters will Fuel Climate Crisis and Harm Health (1-8-21)
  • As Flooding from Climate Change Worsens, Groups Seek to Change Outdated Federal Rules for Building Homes and Infrastructure (1-6-21)
  • NRDC: EPA Finalizes Rule That Would Censor Science (1-5-21)
  • EPA Retains Weak Smog Rule, Leaving Millions with Unsafe Air (12-23-20)

  PIARC International Road Association

  • The road sector’s responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic (1-7-21)

  Safe Routes to School National Partnership

  • Funding Beyond the Feds

  Southern Environmental Law Center

  • Trump administration finalizes rule narrowing habitat protected by Endangered Species Act

  Transportation Research Board

  • RFP: Design Guide and Standards for Infrastructure Resilience (1-6-21)

  Transportation for America

  • The Scenic Route is getting a makeover (1-6-21)
  • RELEASE: The emergency funding for transit and Amtrak is good but not enough (12-22-20)
  • Utah DOT
    Building Information Highways to Connect Rural Communities to Vital Digital Resources

  Wisconsin DOT

  • WisDOT podcast features three Midwest transportation chiefs (12-28-20)

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• December 24, 2020

  AASHTO

  • ETAP Weekly Newsletter (12-23-20)

  Associated General Contractors

  • The Biden Administration’s Environmental Plan and Team Takes Shape (12-17-20)
  • The Rush Is on to Complete President Trump’s Regulatory Agenda; Incoming Biden Administration Looks to Undo Key Regulatory Reforms (12-17-20)

  Federal Highway Administration                                           

  • January 20: Advanced Project Bundling
  • Talking Freight Webinar for January 13, 2021: Current Developments in Connected and Automated Trucks (12-21-20)

  Idaho DOT

  • New weather station to forecast avalanche hazard on US-12 (12-21-20)

  Michigan DOT

  • VIDEO: 2020 was a year of overcoming challenges for MDOT and partners  (12-17-20)

  National Association of Environmental Professionals

  • May 16-20: NAEP 2021 Conference and Training Symposium

  Natural Resources Defense Council

  • NRDC CEO & President Gina McCarthy to Join Biden Administration (12-17-20)

  SPUR

  • How to Solve the Transit Budget Crunch: Price the Private Use of Public Streets (12-18-20)

  Transportation Research Board

  • How We Move Matters: Exploring the Connections between New Transportation and Mobility Options and Environmental Health-- Abstracts due April 15, 2021 (12-18-20)

  Transportation for America

  • Over 160 elected officials and organizations support fundamental changes to the federal transportation program (12-21-20)

  U.S. Conference of Mayors

  • 14th Annual Climate Protection Awards Recognizes Mayors for Climate Action (12-18-20)

  West Virginia DOT

  • WVDOH keeps snowplows running while following COVID-19 guidelines (12-18-20)

  Wisconsin DOT

  • New tool helps drivers compute costs (12-21-20)

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• December 18, 2020

  AASHTO

  • TRB Provides Butterfly Conservation Resources (12-18-20)
  • Group Releases ‘Roadmap’ for Automated Vehicle Deployment (12-18-20)
  • FTA Issues $544M in CIG Grants to Seven Transit Projects (12-18-20)
  • FTA Provides COVID-19 Regulatory Relief, Issues TOD Planning Funds (12-18-20)
  • Minnesota Pedestrian Plan Dovetails with USDOT Effort (12-18-20)
  • Kansas DOT Seeks Feedback on Active Transportation Plan (12-18-20)
  • AASHTO Comments on the Nomination of Pete Buttigieg as U.S. Transportation Secretary (12-18-20)
  • ETAP Weekly Newsletter (12-16-20)
  • FHWA Seeks to Make MUTCD Updates (12-11-20)
  • AASHTO Virtual Washington Briefing Feb. 23-25

  American Planning Association

  • Leading an Equitable Recovery (12-17-20)
  • Tracking the Major Themes in Urban Planning Literature (12-17-20)
  • Planners Poised to Play Prominent Role in Presidential Transition (12-16-20)

  Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations

  • Peachtree Corners first to install surface solar panels on city street (12-16-20)

  Defenders of Wildlife

  • Trump Administration Finalizes New Rule That Weakens the Endangered Species Act (12-15-20)
  • Interior Finalizes Habitat Definition, Further Undermines the Endangered Species Act (12-15-20)

  Department of Energy

  • Expanding Equitable Access to EV Mobility: Examples of Innovative Policies and Programs
  • State and Alternative Fuel Provider Fleets: Fleet Compliance Annual Report - Model Year 2019, Fiscal Year 2020
  • Electrifying Freight: Pathways to Accelerating the Transition
  • Electrification Assessment of Public Vehicles in Washington

  Department of Transportation

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $544.3 Million in Federal Funding Allocations for Seven Transit Infrastructure Projects (12-17-20)
  • U.S. Department of Transportation Launches New Regional Infrastructure Accelerators Program (12-16-20)
  • U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Over $6 Million in Grant Awards to Improve Transit Access in Communities Across America (12-15-20)
  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $40.9 Million Grant Award for East West Bus Rapid Transit Project in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (12-14-20)

  Environmental Defense Fund

  • McCarthy, Granholm, Buttigieg Are Inspired Choices to Lead America’s Climate Action (12-15-20)

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • Webinar Recording: Webinar - New Mobility Mindsets: On-Demand Transit

  Federal Highway Administration                                           

  • EDC News - December 17, 2020
  • Innovator: November/December 2020 Issue
  • Air Quality and Sustainable Transportation Highlights September - October 2020 (Posted 12-14-20)
  • Human Environment Digest (12/11/20)
  • Federal Highway Administration Calls for Comment on Latest Update to MUTCD (12/11/20)
  • HEP Quarterly Newsletter Fall 2020 (12-14-20)

  Federal Transit Administration

  • U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Additional Administrative Relief for Transit Agencies During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (12-11-20)

  League of American Bicyclists

  • Registration is now open for the 2021 National Bike Summit (12-14-20)

  Massachusetts DOT

  • MassDOT Announces Nearly $1.7 Million in Shared Winter Streets and Spaces Grant Program Funding Awards  (12-10-20)

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  • Developing Markets for Zero Emission Vehicles in Short Haul Goods Movement (12-10-20)

  National Complete Streets Coalition

  • Our new Champions Corner can expand your knowledge about building safer, complete streets (12-17-20)

  National Conference of State Legislatures

  • Groups Press Congress for Critical Pandemic Relief for States (12-15-20)

  Natural Resources Defense Council

  • Lawsuit Launched to Protect Habitat for Critically Endangered Rusty Patched BumbleBee (12-16-20)
  • Trump Administration Weakens Endangered Species Act Amidst Biodiversity Crisis (12-15-20)

  Shared Use Mobility Center

  • Key Transportation Priorities for the First 100 Days of the Biden Administration (12-16-20)

  Transportation for America

  • Transportation Camp Online Jan. 16, 2021
  • Transportation for America’s statement on Pete Buttigieg as Transportation Secretary nominee (12-15-20)
  • U.S. Conference of Mayors
  • Nation’s Mayors Applaud Selection of Former Mayor Pete Buttigieg as Next Transportation Secretary  (12-15-20)

  World Resources Institute

  • STATEMENT: New Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Could Spur Carbon Capture, an Indispensable Climate Tool (12-16-20)
  • 5 Big Ideas to Address the Climate Crisis and Inequality in Cities  (12-16-20)

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• December 11, 2020

  AASHTO

  • ETAP Weekly Newsletter (12-9-20)

  American Public Health Association

  • Addressing the converging crises of climate change, COVID-19 and racism (12-9-20)

  Australia – National Transport Comission

  • Exchanging vehicle and road operator data (12-9-20)

  Bloomberg Philanthropies

  • Bloomberg Philanthropies, U.S. Conference of Mayors Announce New Partnership to Help Mayors Prepare for the Largest Vaccine Roll-Out in American History (12-9-20)
  • City-Led Clean Infrastructure Projects Can Help Build Back a Stronger America For All (12-8-20)

  Brookings Institution

  • Blueprints for American renewal and prosperity (12-9-20)

  California Department of Transportation

  • State Invests $565 Million in Transportation Improvements, Awards $2 Billion for Future Projects (12-3-20)

  Climate Central

  • 2020 Billion-Dollar Disasters (12-7-20)

  Congressional Research Service

  • Aviation and Climate Change (Dec. 2020)

  Colorado DOT

  • Wildlife Overpass & Underpass will Make U.S. Highway 160 Safer for Drivers & Animals (12-9-20)

  Department of Energy

  • Clean Cities Alternative Fuel Price Report, October 2020

  Department of Transportation

  • NETT Council Establishes Two New Working Groups (12-2-20)

  Environmental Defense Fund

  • After Year of Unprecedented Disasters, U.S. House Strengthens Resilience of Nation’s Waterways, Communities and Infrastructure (12-8-20)

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • Notice of Data Availability – Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals from Electric Utilities; Reconsideration of Beneficial Use Criteria and Piles (12-10-20)
  • EPA Awards $1.2 million to Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision for Clean Diesel Projects (12-10-20)
  • EPA Launches New Clearinghouse for Environmental Finance, Includes Funding and Resources for Communities (12-10-20)
  • EPA Seeks Information on Beneficial Use and Piles of Coal Ash (12-9-20)
  • EPA Finalizes Benefit-Cost Analyses Procedures to Increase Consistency, Honest Accounting in Future Clean Air Act Rulemakings (12-9-20)

  Federal Highway Administration                                           

  • Dec. 16 Webinar: Adventures in Crowdsourcing: New Destinations with FHWA EDC-6 Innovation (12-16-20)
  • Integrated Modeling for Road Condition Prediction Phase 3 Project Report (12-9-20)
  • EDC News - December 9, 2020
  • EDC News - December 3, 2020
  • Every Day Counts Virtual Summit (Dec. 8-10)
  • 2020 Alternative Fuel Corridor Refresh Update - Alternative Fuel Corridors (December 7, 2020)
  • Updated: Frequently Asked Questions FAST Act Section 1413 - Alternative Fuel Corridor Designations Updated December 2020 to Support Round 5 - Alternative Fuel Corridors (December 7, 2020)
  • Alternative Fuel Corridor Interactive GIS Maps (Round 1-4, Incl. Refresh Update -Dec 2020)
  • Trump Administration Announces Completion of Arlington Memorial Bridge Renovations (12-4-20)

  Government Accountability Office

  • Science & Tech Spotlight:  Air Quality Sensors (12-7-20)
  • Air Pollution: Opportunities to Better Sustain and Modernize the National Air Quality Monitoring System (12-7-20)

  International Transport Forum

  • Measuring accessibility benefits (12-9-20)
  • Dec. 10-11: Decarbonising Transport in Europe – Project results, scenario feasibility and policy implications

  Michigan DOT

  • Wildlife Overpass & Underpass will Make U.S. Highway 160 Safer for Drivers & Animals (12-10-20)

  Mineta Transportation Institute

  • COVID-19’s Potential Impact on Cities: Five Trends and Indicators to Watch (Oct. 2020)
  • Considerations for Social Distancing on Public Transportation During the COVID-19 Recovery (Nov. 2020)

  Minnesota DOT

  • MnDOT invites public comment on first Statewide Pedestrian System Plan (12-10-20)
  • New pedestrian crosswalk signal activated on Hwy 169 in Vineland) (12-9-20)
  • MnDOT Hwy 14 dedicated deer crossing aimed at reducing collisions with vehicles (Dec. 8, 2020) (12-8-20)

  National Association of City Transportation Officials

  • NACTO Camp: Anecdotes of Projects - the untold stories of designing cities (12-10-20)
  • Priorities for a New Administration (12-7-20)

  National Complete Streets Coalition

  • Looking back on Minnesota and Washington State DOTs’ inaugural artists-in-residence (12-9-20)

  National Conference of State Legislatures

  • December Fiscal Brief | Reviewing State Actions on Coronavirus Relief Funds 

  National Governors Association

  • As Governors Lead on Vaccine Distribution, White Paper Identifies Key Challenges and Promising Practices (12-9-20)
  • Putting CARES Act Funds To Work: Getting Main Street Back on its Feet
  • National Governors Association Leadership Calls on Congress to Deliver a COVID Relief Bill and Support States Before Recessing

  Natural Resources Defense Council

  • EPA Leaves Unsafe Health Standard for Soot Emissions in Place (12-7-20)

  Rails to Trails Conservancy

  • A Virtual Celebration on the Progress of the Great American Rail-Trail
  • 2020 Progress on Cross-Country Great American Rail-Trail Includes $4 million in New Funding and 2,000 Miles Completed (12-8-20)

  Resources for the Future

  • Progress and Potential for Electric Vehicles to Decarbonize the Transportation Sector (12-8-20)

  Transportation Research Board

  • Pedestrian Resources to Help Talk the Walk (12-10-20)
  • New IDEAs for Highway Systems: Annual Progress Report - December 2020

  Transportation for America

  • A policy proposal to undo the damage of “urban renewal” (12-7-20)

  University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies

  • How an app can promote sustainable travel (12-9-20)

  Virginia DOT

  • VDOT’s New Beautify Virginia Program Aims To Keep Roadways Litter-Free (12-7-20)

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• December 4, 2020

  AASHTO

  • AASHTO Urges Congress to Increase Transportation Funding (12-4-20)
  • FHWA Rulemaking to Offer More Highway Repair Flexibility  (12-4-20)
  • Letter Voices Concern over Forthcoming Drone Rules (12-4-20)
  • USDOT Unveils Broad Pedestrian Safety Action Plan (12-4-20)
  • Study: COVID-19 Affecting Public Transit in Different Ways (12-4-20)
  • Stephen Gardner Named Amtrak President (12-4-20)
  • FTA Awards Research Grants to Six Projects (12-4-20)
  • Maryland Purple Line Litigation Heads for Settlement
  • ETAP Weekly Newsletter (12-2-20)

  Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

  • ACHP Offering Free Live Webinars in January (12-3-20)

  Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

  • The Competitive Edge of Resilient Cities

  Climate Central

  • What is Net Zero? (12-2-20)

  Department of Transportation

  • U.S. Department of Transportation is Preparing the Way for Swift COVID-19 Vaccine Transport (12-1-20)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Dec. 9 Webcast: 2020 Climate Action Update (12-9-20)

  Environmental Defense Fund

  • Nevada’s State Climate Strategy Signals Need for More Ambitious Policies to Curb Pollution (12-2-20)
  • Four Leading Environmental and Science Groups Call on Automakers to Support Clean Car Standards (12-2-20)

  Federal Highway Administration                                           

  • Apportionments FY 2020 - Recreational Trails (November 27, 2020)
  • Updated: Detailed Apportionments and Obligations, FY 2013 to 2020 (MAP-21 and FAST-ACT) - Recreational Trails (November 27, 2020)
  • Updated: Recreational Trails Program Detailed Apportionments and Obligations, FY 1993 to 2020 - Recreational Trails (November 27, 2020)
  • Updated: Summary of Apportionments, Rescissions, and Obligations, FY 1993 to 2020 - Recreational Trails (November 27, 2020)
  • Transportation Alternatives (TA) Set-Aside FY 2020 Apportionments - Transportation Alternatives (November 27, 2020)
  • Involving Underserved Populations in Community Planning in Cortez, Colorado - Livability (November 24, 2020)

  Federal Transit Administration

  • U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $1.37 Million in Grant Awards to Six Projects in Six States to Advance Transit Infrastructure Innovation and Safety Nationwide (11-30-20)
  • Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Demonstration: Limited Access Connections (Report 0178) (November 2020)
  • FY2020 Pilot Program for Innovative Coordinated Access and Mobility Annual Report (Report 0177) (November 2020)

  International City/County Management Association

  • Weathering the Storm: How Local Government Can Balance COVID-19 and Severe Weather with Crisis Management Software (11-19-20)

  Rockefeller Foundation

  • America’s Mayors Sound the Alarm on Long-Term Impacts of Covid-19 Pandemic on their Cities, According to New Survey (12-3-20)

  Shared Use Mobility Center

  • Mobility Hub Newsletter: November 25, 2020

  Sierra Club

  • Four Leading Environmental and Science Groups Call on Automakers to Support Clean Car Standards (12-2-20)

  Transportation Research Board

  • 2021 TRB Annual Meeting: Spotlight Sessions About Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) (11-30-20) Improving Health Care through Transportation (11-26-20)

  Transportation for America

  • What service cuts are transit agencies facing around the country? (12-1-20)

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• November 25, 2020

  American Public Transportation Association

  • 77 Percent of American Voters Support Emergency Funding for Public Transportation (11-19-20)

  Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations

  • Severe Transit Cuts Would Cripple U.S. Economy, Experts Warn (11-20-20)

  Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

  • Restoring the Economy with Climate Solutions (May 2020)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • The State of Play for Public Transit (11-19-20)

  Environmental Defense Fund

  • General Motors Withdraws Support for Trump Administration Legal Attack on State Clean Car Protections (11-23-20)

  Federal Highway Administration                                           

  • EDC News - November 19, 2020

  Georgetown Climate Center

  • New York Community Risk and Resiliency Act Implementation Guidance (11-4-20)

  National Complete Streets Coalition

  • Webinar Recap: Arts & Transportation Rapid Response (11-20-20)

  National Conference of State Legislatures

  • State Road User Charge Pilot Results and Legislative Action

  National Governors Association

  • Summary – State Pandemic Mitigation Actions (11-20-20)

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  • Record-breaking Atlantic hurricane season draws to an end (11-24-20)

  Oregon DOT

  • Strategic Action Plan (October 2020)

  Sierra Club

  • Sierra Club Applauds Appointment of Secretary John Kerry as Climate Envoy (11-23-20)

  State Smart Transportation Initiative

  • Transportation Advocates are Looking for Alternatives to Enforcement (11-24-20)
  • DOTs Can Rein in VMT (11-24-20)
  • Caltrans to Begin Phase Four of Usage-based Road Tax Pilot (11-24-20)

  Transportation for America

  • How the Biden administration can make immediate strides on climate and racial equity (11-23-20)

  U.S. Conference of Mayors

  • America’s Mayors Discuss Shared Priorities with President-Elect Biden, Vice President-Elect Harris (11-23-20)

  World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport

  • STATEMENT: President-Elect Biden Selects Key Staff Who Will Put Climate Change at Center of U.S. Foreign Policy (11-23-20)

  World Resources Institute: The City Fix

  • Climate Action Must Progress Far Faster to Achieve 1.5 C Goal (11-20-20)

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• November 20, 2020

  AASHTO

  • AASHTO Passes Resolution Addressing Race, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (11-20-20)
  • Incorporating Civil Rights Principles into State DOT Operations (11-20-20)
  • State DOTs Organizing for the Testing/Deployment of Autonomous Vehicles (11-20-20)
  • New AASHTO President to Emphasize Workforce Development and Diversity (11-13-20)
  • USDOT Transition Team Unveiled by Incoming Biden-Harris Administration (11-13-20)
  • National Contest Selects USA’s Best and Most Popular Transportation Projects (11-6-20)
  • ETAP Weekly Newsletter (11-18-20)

  American Public Transportation Association

  • Voters Across the Country Support Public Transportation in Record Numbers (11-4-20)

  American Society of Landscape Architects

  • ICYMI: 'Addressing World Challenges With Sustainable Measures' (11-17-20)

  American Road and Transportation Builders Association

  • Voters Approve Record 94 Percent of Transportation Investment Initiatives Totaling $14 Billion (11-6-20)

  American Trails

  • Six Unique Trail Funding Solutions

  Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations

  • Why Pittsburgh is redesigning streets to help drivers slow down

  Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

  • Sustainable street initiatives help U.S. cities cope with COVID (11-19-20)
  • Bob Perciasepe on today’s formal withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Agreement (11-4-20)
  • Bob Perciasepe on the election of Joseph R. Biden as President of the United States (11-7-20)
  • New hope on climate – Here’s what we know

  Center for Neighborhood Technology

  • Green Stormwater Infrastructure Impact on Property Values (11-17-20)

  Climate Adaptation and Knowledge Exchange

  • Climate Change and Human Health Literature Portal

  Department of Energy

  • Evolution of Plug-In Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure in the United States

  Department of Transportation

  • U.S. Department of Transportation Expands Eligibility and Provides More Flexibility Under Streamlined Rail Financing Program, Extends Deadline to Apply for RRIF Express 2.0 (10-30-20)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Nov. 17, 18, 19 - Briefing Series: By Air, Land, and Sea: Navigating the Climate Future
  • On the Move: Unpacking the Challenges and Opportunities of Electric Vehicles
  • U.S. Financial System Sizes Up Climate Risks
  • United States Should Be Leading on Climate Change, Not Retreating
  • Ports Leading the Way on Mitigation and Resilience

  Environmental Defense Fund

  • Race to zero: How manufacturers are positioned for zero-emission commercial trucks and buses in North America (10-28-20)

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • Updated: Local & Tribal GHG Inventory Tools
  • Updated: State GHG Inventory & Projection Tool

  Eno

  • Transit Reform for Maryland: New Models for Stability, Accountability, and Equity (11-11-20)
  • Toward Universal Access: A Study in the Los Angeles and Puget Sound Regions (11-5-20)

  Federal Highway Administration                                           

  • EDC News - November 5, 2020
  • EDC News - November 12, 2020
  • Human Environment Digest (11-12-20)
  • Federal Highway Administration Micromobility Activities (11-9-20)
  • Micromobility (11-9-20)
  • U.S. Department of Transportation Micromobility Activities (11-9-20)
  • Public Roads, Autumn 2020 (11-12-20)

  Federal Transit Administration

  • Environmental Programs web page (updated)
  • U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $7.7 Million in Tribal Transit Grant Awards to 25 Tribal Governments to Improve Public Transportation (11-17-20)

  FEHRL

  • Recording: Increasing the Resilience of European Transport Infrastructure - Joint Virtual Workshop (11-17-20)

  Fish and Wildlife Service

  • Service Announces Winner of National Prize Challenge to Defeat Bat-Killing Fungus (11-10-20)

  Forest Service

  • USDA Forest Service Announces Key Changes to NEPA Procedures (11-18-20)

  Georgetown Climate Center

  • South Carolina Disaster Relief and Resilience Act

  International City/County Management Association

  • FEMA Announces National Risk Index (11-17-20)

  International Council on Clean Transportation

  • Development and application of a United States real-world vehicle emissions database (11-6-20)
  • Weathering the Storm: How Local Government Can Balance COVID-19 and Severe Weather with Crisis Management Software (11-19-20)

  League of American Bicyclists

  • What do the election results mean for biking and walking? (11-16-20)

  Massachusetts DOT

  • MassDOT Virtually Hosting Annual Moving Together Conference Nov. 17-19

  National Association of City Transportation Officials

  • NACTO's Designing Cities 2020 (12/2/20-12/4/20)
  • Dec. 2 Virtual Workshop: Bringing Voices In, Online: Using Virtual Tools to Engage Marginalized Groups

  National Association of Environmental Professionals

  • Nov. 19 AEP Webinar: “Modernizing” the NEPA Process or Returning to the Stone Age? Integrating New Definitions for Key Language in the NEPA–Section 106 Process

  National Complete Streets Coalition

  • How the Biden administration can make immediate strides on climate and racial equity (11-17-20)
  • Arts & Transportation Rapid Response 2.0 – Frequently Asked Questions (11-16-20)

  National Conference of State Legislatures

  • Creating Smart Communities | A Guide for State Policymakers (11-6-20)
  • State Elections 2020

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  • Availability and Use of Pedestrian Infrastructure Data to Support Active Transportation Planning (11-18-20)

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  • NFWF and NOAA announce more than $37 million in grants to support coastal resilience efforts across the nation (11-17-20)

  National Renewable Energy Laboratory

  • Advanced Charging Systems Research Moves Consumer and Commercial Electric Vehicles Faster and Further (11-16-20)

  New Zealand Transport Agency

  • Developing a Method for Quantifying Transport Interdependencies (November 2020)
  • Developing Methodologies for Improving Customer Levels of Service for Walking (November 2020)

  Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center

  • PBIC Messenger Newsletter November 2020

  Rails to Trails Conservancy

  • Federal Transportation Policy Agenda Outlines Strategy to Create Access to Jobs, Mobility and Outdoor Recreation (11-4-20)

  Rudin Center for Transportation at New York University

  • Economic Consequences of Proposed Pandemic-related Cutbacks In MTA Transportation Services and Capital Spending

  Safe Routes to School National Partnership

  • The Elections and Transportation in 2021 (11-9-20)

  Shared Use Mobility Center

  • Path to the Shared Mobility Summit: How States are Moving the Emissions Needle (11-20-20)

  State Smart Transportation Initiative

  • DOTs Can Take Steps Toward Antiracist Policies and Practices (11-10-20)
  • Owning One Self-Driving Car More Damaging Than Owning Multiple Traditional Cars (11-9-20)

  Texas Transportation Institute

  • CARTEEH Researchers Publish First Book on Traffic-Related Air Pollution and Human Health (11-11-20)

  Transportation Research Board

  • Nov. 23 TRB Webinar: Advances in Unstable Slope Instrumentation and Monitoring
  • April 6-8 TRB Workshop: Measuring and Managing Freight System Resilience Workshop
  • Aug 7-10, 2021: 13th National Conference on Transportation Asset Management
  • Drones Are Still a New Technology, but the Research Is Spreading Its Wings (11-12-20)

  Transportation for America

  • Answers to your questions about Driving Down Emissions (11-17-20)
  • Which transportation ballot initiatives passed last week? (11-12-20)
  • It’s time to fund public transportation and highways equally (11-12-20)

  UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies

  • A National Zero Carbon Transportation Plan for the US

  University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies

  • Impact of land use on bicycle usage: A big data-based spatial approach to inform transport planning

  Urban Institute

  • Nov. 18-19 virtual event: The Federal Role in Disaster and Climate Relocation

  World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport

  • Dockless Bike Sharing Can Create Healthy, Resilient Urban Mobility (11-19-20)

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• October 30, 2020

  AASHTO

  • AASHTO To Examine Election Impact On Transportation At Annual Meeting (10-30-20)
  • Two Reports Offer COVID-19 Transit Recovery Advice (10-30-20)
  • Transportation Cases Await Newest Supreme Court Justice (10-30-20)
  • Oklahoma Crafts First-Ever Statewide Public Transit Plan (10-30-20)
  • Multi-State Coalition Tests Truck Platooning (10-30-20)
  • COVID-19 Creating Winter Challenges For State DOTs  (10-30-20)
  • CDC Says Public Transit Passengers, Operators Should Wear Masks (10-30-20)
  • State DOTs Push Protective Measures During Pedestrian Safety Month (10-30-20)
  • ETAP Weekly Newsletter (10-28-20)

  American Public Health Association

  • New framework advances justice, equity, diversity and inclusion in climate planning (10-27-20)

  American Trails

  • Jan. 21 Webinar: Making Meaningful Spaces: A Brief Survey of Integrative Active Transportation

  Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

  • Developing a foundation for science-based decision-making on climate intervention (10-26-20)

  Defenders of Wildlife

  • U.S. Forest Service Takes an Ax to Roadless Rule Protections in Alaska (10-28-20)

  District of Columbia DOT

  • District’s Thriving Slow Street Program Expands to 26 Miles (10-28-20)  
  • DDOT Offers Option for Dockless Vehicle Operators to Extend Permits (10-26-20)  
  • DDOT's goDCgo Celebrates 10 Years of Advancing Sustainable Transportation in the District (10-16-20)  

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Coastal Ecosystems and Communities Take Center Stage at National Coastal and Estuarine 2020 Virtual Summit
  • Arctic Voices Bring Attention to the Climate Crisis, Need for Inclusive Federal Adaptation Policy in Alaska
  • Current Federal Action to Combat Wildfires Discussed During House Hearing

  Federal Highway Administration                                           

  • Decision Support Framework and Parameters for Dynamic Part-Time Shoulder Use: Considerations for Opening Freeway Shoulders for Travel as a Traffic Management Strategy
  • Build Smart, Build Steady: Winning Strategies for Building Integrated Corridor Management Over Time
  • Enhancing Active Transportation and Demand Management (ATDM) with Advanced and Emerging Technologies and Data Sources
  • EDC News - October 29, 2020

  Federal Transit Administration

  • U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao Announces $291 Million in ‘State of Good Repair’ Grants to Improve the Reliability and Safety of America’s Rail Network (10-28-20)

  Georgetown Climate Center

  • Transforming Transportation: America's Zero Carbon Action Plan (Webinar Oct. 29, 3 PM)

  International Council on Clean Transportation

  • Technology Roadmap And Costs For Fuel Efficiency Increase And Co2 Reduction From Chinese New Passenger Cars In 2030  (October 2020)

  National Conference of State Legislatures

  • Nov. 12 Webinar: State Elections 2020: What the Voters Said
  • States Craft Remote Work Policies That Work (10-16-20)

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  • AI agreement to enhance environmental monitoring, weather prediction (10-27-20)

  Rails to Trails Conservancy

  • New Federal Grants Deliver Momentum for Southeast Wisconsin’s 700-mile Trail Network (10-28-20)

  Resources for the Future

  • Pursuing Multiple Goals in Transportation Policy: Lessons from an Integrated Model (October 2020)

  Safe Routes to School National Partnership

  • Aligning Safe Routes to Parks With Safe Routes to School (10-27-20)
  • Generating and Prioritizing Funding for Active Transportation (10-27-20)

  SPUR

  • Shining a Light on the Invisible Costs of Driving (10-29-20)

  State Smart Transportation Initiative

  • Changes in Travel Behavior Show Need for Nimble Approach to Planning (10-26-20)

  Sustainable Development Solutions Network

  • America's Zero Carbon Action Plan (ZCAP) Launch (10-27-20)

  Transportation Research Board

  • An Open Platform for Transit Agencies to Improve the Quality of Their Real-Time Data (10-29-20)

  Transportation for America

  • State safety targets show need for Congress to further prioritize safety (10-27-20)

  World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport

  • Why Sustainable Cities Need to Tackle Road Safety: Big Ideas Into Action Podcast (10-28-20)

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• October 23, 2020

  AASHTO

  • CDC Says Public Transit Passengers, Operators Should Wear Masks (10-23-20)
  • State DOTs Push Protective Measures During Pedestrian Safety Month (10-23-20)
  • Expansion in the Works for Nevada Smart Roadway Project  (10-23-20)
  • FHWA Awards AID Funds To Seven State DOTs (10-23-20)
  • Minnesota DOT, CCTA Join Forces to Test CAVs (10-23-20)
  • Georgia DOT Launches New Anti-Litter Campaign (10-23-20)
  • ETAP Weekly Newsletter (10-21-20)

  American Public Transportation Association

  • APTA Honors 2020 Top Public Transportation Leaders (10-22-20)

  American Trails

  • 30 New National Recreation Trails Have Been Designated (10-22-20)

  Department of Energy

  • Grid Impact Analysis of Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
  • SMART Mobility Urban Science Capstone Report
  • SMART Mobility Multi-Modal Freight Capstone Report
  • SMART Mobility Modeling Workflow Development, Implementation, and Results Capstone Report
  • SMART Mobility Decision Science Capstone Report
  • SMART Mobility Connected and Automated Vehicles Capstone Report
  • SMART Mobility Advanced Fueling Infrastructure Capstone Report
  • 2020 Annual Evaluation of Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Deployment and Hydrogen Fuel Station Network Development
  • Hydrogen Station Permitting Guidebook

  Department of Transportation

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces First Marine Highway Project Designation for North Carolina

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Oct. 29 Briefing:  Federal Action for Resilient Coasts - New EESI Report Provides Blueprint

  Federal Highway Administration            

  • Nov. 18 Webinar: Advanced Project Bundling: Making the Business Case
  • Nov. 18 Webinar: Using GIS for Data Dashboards with Oregon DOT

  CMAQ Toolkit: Locomotive and Marine Engine Retrofit and Replacement User Guide and Documentation (10-19-20)

  • Example Practices for Performance-Based Planning and Programming (10-19-20)
  • Learning About Driver and Pedestrian Behaviors Through Connected Simulation Technology (Sept. 2020)
  • FHWA R&T Now - - September/October 2020
  • EDC News - October 22, 2020
  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $6.5 Million to Seven States and Pawnee Nation for Highway Innovations (10-22-20)

  Federal Transit Administration

  • Automated Driving Systems (ADS) for Rural America Demonstration Data Management Plan (DMP) (Report 0174) (October 2020)

  Fish and Wildlife Service

  • Service Launches New Electronic Permitting System to Streamline and Improve Permitting Process (10-21-20)

  Funders’ Network

  • Mobility Fund Catalyzes More than $700,000 in Grants to Support Transit, Biking and Walking Advocates

  Institute of Transportation Engineers

  • Nov. 2 Webinar: A New Roadmap for Transportation and Health Equity

  National Complete Streets Coalition

  • Oct. 28 Webinar: Webinar: Ridehailing and Public Transit Partnerships

  National Wildlife Federation

  • Environmental Justice Mapping Tools: Use and Potential in Policy Making to Address Climate Change

  Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center

  • PBIC Health and Transportation Webinar Series

  Resources for the Future

  • Watch—RFF Live's "The Future of Carbon Pricing: 2020 and Beyond"
  • Climate Insights 2020: What Makes People Resistant to Buying Electric Vehicles?

  Shared Use Mobility Center

  • Mobility Hub Newsletter: October 22, 2020

  Transportation Research Board

  • Cybersecurity Expands Into All Realms of Transportation (10-22-20)
  • Oct. 28 TRB Webinar: Finding the Path--Messaging Before, During, and After Weather Events
  • TR News: Research Pays Off: State Water Quality Requirements Addressed Via an Innovative Pavement (July-Aug 2020)

  UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies

  • Oct 27 Webinar: Rethinking Public Space (10-27-20)
  • Finding a Path to 100% Zero Emission Vehicle Sales by 2035 in California

  World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport

  • Global Case Studies on Sustainable Freight: Innovation, Waterways, and Last-Mile Delivery (10-21-20)

  World Resources Institute: The City Fix

  • Green Space: An Underestimated Tool to Create More Equal Cities (10-5-20)

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• October 16, 2020

  AASHTO

  • State DOTs Push Protective Measures During Pedestrian Safety Month (10-16-20)
  • ETAP Weekly Newsletter (10-14-20)

  American Public Transportation Association

  • APTA Strongly Opposes Restrictive Project Eligibility Criteria for COVID-19 Transit Research Demonstration Grants (10-14-20)

  American Trails

  Webinar Summary: Solutions to Homelessness on Trails

  Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations

  • $10m on offer for US public transport agencies to boost COVID-19 safety and rider confidence (10-14-20)

  Bloomberg Philanthropies

  • Thirty U.S. Cities to Tackle Budget Crises and Advance Equity with Support from Bloomberg Philanthropies (10-14-20)

  Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

  • Getting to Zero Newsletters: October 2020

  Climate Central

  • More Frequent and Pervasive Coastal Flooding (10-14-20)

  Council on Environmental Quality

  • President Donald J. Trump is Modernizing America’s Water Resource Management and Infrastructure (10-14-20)

  Department of Energy

  Clean Cities Alternative Fuel Price Report, July 2020 (October 2020)

  Environmental Defense Fund

  • EDF, Allies Defend States’ Clean Car Authority to D.C. Circuit (10-14-20)

  Forest Service

  • Trillion Trees program gets White House Support (10-15-20)

  Georgetown Climate Center

  • Louisiana Executive Order Number JBE 2020-19 on Coastal Resilience

  National Complete Streets Coalition

  • We’ll never address climate change without making it possible for people to drive less (10-14-20)

  National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers

  • Oct. 27-30: PastForward Virtual Conference

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  • September 2020: Another record setting month for global heat (10-16-20)

  North Dakota DOT

  • NDDOT demonstrates its first autonomous impact protection vehicle (10-8-20)

  Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center

  • PBIC Messenger Newsletter October 2020

  Project for Public Spaces

  • Walk/Bike/Places 2020 Online, Conference Report

  Rails to Trails Conservancy

  • New Report Finds 35-Mile Citywide Trail System Can Generate Millions in Economic Opportunity and Inclusive Growth in Baltimore (10-15-20)

  Safe Routes to School National Partnership

  • Boosting Active Transportation Through Regional Transportation Plans (10-16-20)

  State Smart Transportation Initiative

  • U.S. Cannot Rely Solely on EVs to Reduce Climate Pollution (10-12-20)

  Texas Transportation Institute

  • May 17-19: 2nd Transportation, Air Quality, and Health Symposium

  Transportation Research Board

  • 13th National Conference on Transportation Asset Management - Abstract deadline extended to October 30

  U.S. Conference of Mayors

  • U.S. Conference of Mayors Responds to Supreme Court Decision to End Census Count Early (10-14-20)

  Volpe Center

  • BUILD Discretionary Grant Program: Technical, Cost-Effectiveness, and Readiness Evaluations

  The White House

  • Executive Order on Establishing the One Trillion Trees Interagency Council (10-13-20)

  Wisconsin DOT

  • More than $14 million approved for transportation alternatives​ (10-14-20)

  World Resources Institute: The City Fix

  • 4 Reasons to Prioritize Electric Vehicles After COVID-19 (10-13-20)

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• October 9, 2020

  AASHTO

  • ETAP Weekly Newsletter (10-7-20)
  • AASHTO Renews Call to Congress for State DOT Emergency Aid (10-6-20)
  • AASHTO "Virtual" Annual Meeting

  American Public Transportation Association

  • Public Transportation Industry Urges Immediate Return to Negotiating Table for Covid-19 Emergency Funding (10-7-20)

  Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations

  • Covid-19 Is Not The ‘Death Of The City’ – It’s The Rise Of The Neighborhood Center

  Council on Environmental Quality

  • President Trump’s Great Environmental Progress (10-6-20)

  Defenders of Wildlife

  • Congress Urges Interior Dept. To Abandon Reinterpretation of 100-Year-Old Law Protecting Migratory Birds (10-7-20)

  Department of Energy

  • Argonne takes its modeling show on new roads (9-16-20)

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • Rebates Totaling $10 Million Now Available to Fund School Buses that Reduce Diesel Emissions and Protect Children’s Health (10-6-20)
  • Port emissions inventory guidance (Sept. 2020)

  Federal Highway Administration                                           

  • Air Quality and Sustainability Highlights July - August 2020
  • Supporting Alternative Fuel Corridors with CMAQ (10/9/20)
  • EDC News - October 8, 2020
  • Preparing Our Nation's Roadways for Advanced Vehicle Technologies (10-7-20)

  Federal Transit Administration

  • U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $9.1 Million in Grant Awards to 10 Projects to Advance Transit Innovation and Safety Nationwide (10-7-20)
  • U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $8.5 Million in Grant Awards to 25 Projects That Use Transit to Help Disadvantaged Communities (10-7-20)
  • Competitive Funding Opportunity: Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development Planning (9-29-20)

  Fish and Wildlife Service

  • New Regulations Pave the Way for More People to Experience Bicycling on Public Lands (10-2-20)

  International Council on Clean Transportation

  • How sustainable are plug-in electric vehicles? (10-8-20)

  International Road Federation

  • Training: Building Climate Resilience into Roads & Transport Infrastructure

  League of American Bicyclists

  • Pedaling Toward a More Just BFA Program: Removing “Enforcement” from our Framework (10-5-20)

  Massachusetts DOT

  • MassDOT Announces Over $1 Million in Final Grant Round of Shared Streets & Spaces Program (10-6-20)

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  • The Impacts of Automated Vehicles on Center City Parking Demand, Congestion, and Emissions (10-7-20)

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  • Design and Access Management Guidelines for Truck Routes: Planning and Design Guide (10-6-20)
  • RFP: Capturing Durability of High Recycled Binder Ratio (RBR) Asphalt Mixtures (10-7-20)

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  • U.S. hit by 16 billion-dollar disasters this year, so far (10-7-20)
  • September 2020 was warm and dry in the U.S. West, cool in the middle, and wet in the South and Southeast (10-8-20)

  North Dakota DOT

  • NDDOT demonstrates its first autonomous impact protection vehicle (10-8-20)

  Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center

  • Oct 13: PBIC Health and Transportation Webinar Series, Part 1: Confronting Power and Privilege in Transportation Planning for Healthy and Equitable Communities

  Rails to Trails Conservancy

  • Seattle E-Bike Pilot Program Promotes Safe Shared Use on Local Trails (10-7-20)

  Transportation Research Board

  • Oct. 13 TRB Webinar: Advancing Transportation Equity
  • Transportation is an essential piece of equitable, effective COVID-19 vaccine distribution (10-6-20)
  • TR News: Five Pillars of Construction Stormwater Management (10-8-20)

  Transportation for America

  • Transportation for America’s statement on surface transportation policy extension (10-5-20)
  • Transportation Asset Management in a COVID-19 World (10-7-20)

  U.S. Geological Survey

  • Delta’s surge to overwhelm most of LA’s protective dunes, islands (10-8-20)
  • USGS Introduces a National Approach to Coastal Change Hazards (CCH) Science (10-5-20)

  World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport

  • Green Space: An Underestimated Tool to Create More Equal Cities (10-5-20)

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• October 2, 2020

  AASHTO

  • CR Secures Federal Funding, Extends FAST Act for One Year (10-1-20)
  • Fostering Public Sector Entrepreneurship within State DOTs (10-2-20)
  • FHWA Issuing $574M in Emergency Funds For a Variety of Disasters (10-2-20)
  • Study: No Direct Correlation Between COVID-19, Transit System Use (10-2-20)
  • Video: Caltrans Highlights Wildfire Recovery Efforts (10-2-20)
  • Utah DOT Helps Distribute Reflective Backpacks to Homeless (10-2-20)
  • Connecticut Deploys Its First All-Electric Transit Buses (10-2-20)

  ETAP Weekly Newsletter (9-30-20)

  Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

  • ACHP Again Extends Use of Emergency Procedures for Federal Undertakings (9-30-20)

  American Planning Association

  • Planning is Essential to Recovery

  American Public Transportation Association

  • APTA Praises Passage of H.R. 8337, which Extends Surface Transportation Programs (9-30-20)
  • New Heroes Act is Critical to Public Transit Survival (9-28-20)

  Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies

  • Fish and Wildlife Conservationists Praise Congress for Passing the America’s Conservation Enhancement Act (S.3051)

  Brookings Institution

  • The challenge of decarbonizing heavy transport

  Climate Central

  • Climate change and concrete turn up heat on vulnerable communities in New Jersey’s cities (9-29-20)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Slow Streets Movement Looks to Reimagine Urban Spaces Amid Coronavirus Pandemic (9-15-20)

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • EPA to Award up to $73 million for Clean Diesel Projects (9-29-20)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • EDC News - October 1, 2020
  • Weather-Responsive Management Strategies (WRMS) for Flood Management in Iowa, Missouri, and Nebraska (10-1-20)
  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $574 Million in Emergency Relief for Road and Bridge Repairs (9-29-20)
  • Human Environment Digest (9-28-20)
  • U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $460,000 for Emergency Repairs to Infrastructure Destroyed by Wildfires in Washington State (9-25-20)

  Federal Transit Administration

  • FTA Announces $928.8 Million Grant Agreement for Minneapolis Southwest Light Rail Transit Project
  • Federal Transit Administration Announces $6.2 Million for Transit Planning in Communities Nationwide (9-25-20)

  Georgetown Climate Center

  • TCI webinar on ensuring environmental justice and equity in a regional low-carbon transportation program  (9-29-20)

  International Transport Forum

  • Unprecedented Impact of Covid-19 on Freight Volumes in Second Quarter

  League of American Bicyclists

  • Lessons from the 2020 BUILD grant selections (9-29-20)

  Maryland DOT

  • MDOT helps turn trail network ‘vision’ into a reality

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  • An Adaptive Strategy for Connected Eco-Driving under Uncertain Traffic and Signal Conditions (9-25-20)
  • Climate Action Plans Should Quantify Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Costs to Achieve Meaningful, Cost-Effective Emissions Reductions (August 2020)

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  • Business Models to Facilitate Deployment of Connected Vehicle Infrastructure to Support Automated Vehicle Operations (9-28-20)

  National Trust for Historic Preservation

  • Groundbreaking Partnership to Document African American Historic Sites in Chesapeake Bay Watershed (10-1-20)

  Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center

  • PBIC Messenger

  Rails to Trails Conservancy

  • Latest Round of Federal BUILD Grants Underscores Value of Active Transportation and Need for Investment (9-25-20)

  Sierra Club

  • New Report: 18 Organizations Call On WMATA to Commit to 100% Electric Buses for Public Health, Climate Benefits (10-1-20)

  SPUR

  • Why the Bay Area Struggles with Transit Project Delivery, and How to Fix It (9-29-20)

  State Smart Transportation Initiative

  • Complete Streets Are Slower and More Human Scale (9-29-20)
  • “Travel budget” Needed to Meet Climate Goals (9-29-20)

  TransForm CA

  • Transportation planning? Start with a community needs assessment

  Transportation Research Board

  • National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) soliciting FY2022 problem statement submittals by November 2, 2020 (10-1-20)
  • Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) seeking FY 2020 TCRP Legal Studies Program study topics: Deadline November 30, 2020 (10-1-20)
  • TRR: Germs on a Plane: The Transmission and Risks of Airplane-Borne Diseases (10-1-20)
  • Clearing the skies with research on electric vehicles (9-29-20)

  U.S. Conference of Mayors

  • Business Models to Facilitate Deployment of Connected Vehicle Infrastructure to Support Automated Vehicle Operations (9-30-20)

  World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport

  • 6 Keys to Turn Coastal Resilience Plans into Action (9-29-20)
  • California Shows How the U.S. Can Reduce Transport Emissions (9-28-20)

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• September 25, 2020

  AASHTO

  • ETAP Weekly Newsletter (9-23-20)
  • Appropriation Committee’s Continuing Resolution Would Extend FAST Act (9-22-20)

  American Public Transportation Association

  • APTA Applauds Introduction of House Bill to Extend Transportation Appropriations and Surface Transportation Authorization Acts (9-21-20)

  Associated General Contractors

  • AGC Supports Endangered Species Act Reform in the U.S. Senate
  • House Republicans Advance Reforms to the Environmental Review Process

  BlueGreen Alliance

  • Resilience Before Disaster: The Need to Build Equitable, Community-Driven Social Infrastructure (9-21-20)

  Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

  • Getting to Zero Newsletter: September 2020

  Climate Central

  • 2020 Stronger Hurricanes (9-23-20)
  • Summer 2020: One for the Record Books

  Defenders of Wildlife

  • U.S. Forest Service Moves to Eliminate Roadless Rule Protections in Alaska (9-24-20)

  Department of Energy

  • A Life-Cycle Analysis of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Corn-Based Ethanol

  Department of Transportation

  • Identifying Real-World Transportation Applications Using Artificial Intelligence (July 2020)

  E3G

  • Climate, the court and the election (9-22-20)

  Environmental Council of the States (ECOS)

  • California to Ban Sales of New Gas-Powered Passenger Vehicles Starting in 2035

  Federal Highway Administration

  • HEP Research Quarterly Newsletter - Planning, Environment, And Realty Research (9-22-20)
  • EDC News - September 24, 2020

  Federal Transit Administration

  • U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Final Rule to Streamline Project Management Oversight for Major Capital Projects (9-23-20)

  Idaho DOT

  • Report shows significant reduction in human-caused fires along I-84 even as traffic increases (9-18-20)

  International Transport Forum

  • Good to Go? Assessing the Environmental Performance of New Mobility (9-17-20)

  National Trust for Historic Preservation

  • America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places—2020 List Unveiled (9-24-20)

  Natural Resources Defense Council

  • PA Governor Wolf Vetoes Legislation to Block Climate Action (9-24-20)

  Resources for the Future

  • Climate Insights 2020: What Climate Policies Do Americans Support?

  Shared Use Mobility Center

  • Mobility Hub Newsletter: September 24, 2020

  Transportation Research Board

  • 13th National Conference on Transportation Asset Management - Abstracts due October 9, 2020

  U.S. Geological Survey

  • September is National Preparedness Month - USGS Science to Keep Us Safe: Floods and Drought (9-23-20)

  World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport

  • How Dockless Bike Sharing Changes Lives: An Analysis of Chinese Cities (9-24-20)
  • The Road to Zero-Emission Cities Goes Through Freight (9-15-20)
  • California Is Showing How the U.S. Can Reduce Emissions from the Transportation Sector (9-24-20)

  World Resources Institute: The City Fix

  • 4 Priorities for Climate Action and Social Equity in the COVID-19 Recovery (9-21-20)

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• September 18, 2020

  AASHTO

  • Western States Battling Wildfires Get Recovery Funds (9-18-20)
  • Southeastern States Start Recovering From Hurricane Sally (9-16-20)
  • ETAP Weekly Newsletter (9-16-20)

  American Planning Association

  • Demographics Key to Transit versus Ride-Hail Choice (9-17-20)

  American Public Health Association

  • Get Ready Day: a reminder to stay prepared, make a plan (9-15-20)

  American Public Transportation Association

  • New APTA Survey Data Shows Public Transportation Systems and Business Supporting the Industry Face an Increasingly Dire Situation  (9-15-20)

  Bloomberg Philanthropies

  • America’s Pledge Reveals U.S. States, Cities, and Businesses Accelerated Their Climate Progress Despite Trump, Global Pandemic, and Economic Downturn

  (9-14-20)

  Climate Central

  • Summer 2020: One for the Record Books (9-16-20)

  Department of Energy

  • Energy Department Announces Multi-Agency Award for Industry Project to Develop Disaster Relief Vehicle (9-15-20)
  • Assessment of Light-Duty Plug-In Electric Vehicles in the United States, 2010-2019
  • Model Year 2021: Alternative Fuel and Advanced Technology Vehicles
  • The Automated Mobility District Implementation Catalog – Insights from Ten Early-Stage Deployments
  • Two Trillion Gallons: Fuel Savings from Fuel Economy Improvements to US Light-Duty Vehicles, 1975-2018
  • Development and Demonstration of a Class 6 Range-Extended Electric Vehicle for Commercial Pickup and Delivery Operation
  • An Overview of Renewable Natural Gas from Biogas
  • Value to the Grid from Managed Charging Based on California's High Renewables Study
  • High-Potential Regions for Electric Truck Deployments
  • Update on Electric Vehicle Adoption Across U.S. Cities
  • Guidebook for Deploying Zero-Emission Transit Buses

  District of Columbia DOT

  • Mayor Bowser Celebrates 10 Years of Capital Bikeshare (9-16-20)

  East Coast Greenway

  • Bike + Walk Coastal Georgia plan signals future Greenway growth (9-15-20)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Climate Change Solutions Newsletter - September 15, 2020

  Environmental Defense Fund

  • Climate change is dumping record amounts of rain. We’re not equipped to handle it
  • 100% zero-emissions trucks. How close are we?

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • Oct. 7 Webinar: 2020 SmartWay Shipper Tool Demonstration

  Federal Highway Administration

  • EDC News - September 17, 2020
  • Fact Sheet: Transportation and Economic Development, Creating Strong Local Economies through Targeted Investments (9-16-20)
  • Fact Sheet: Transportation and Rural Livability, Preserve and strengthen towns, working lands, resources, and rural economies (9-16-20)
  • Fact Sheet: Transportation and Safety (9-16-20)
  • U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $5 Million in Emergency Relief for Roads and Bridges Damaged by Wildfires in Oregon  (9-16-20)
  • U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $1.3 Million for Emergency Repairs to Infrastructure Destroyed by Wildfires in Lassen National Forest  (9-15-20)
  • 2019 Urban Congestion Trends Report Available (9-11-20)

  Federal Transit Administration

  • U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao Announces $1 Billion to Upgrade American Infrastructure
  • (9-16-20)
  • FTA Announces $928.8 Million Grant Agreement for Minneapolis Southwest Light Rail Transit Project
  • (9-14-20)
  • FTA Announces $1.2 Billion Grant Agreement for San Francisco Transbay Corridor Core Capacity Project
  • (9-14-20)

  Hawaii DOT

  • 2018 Kauai Emergency Repairs Project is an America’s Transportation Awards finalist (9-14-20)

  International Transport Forum

  • Good to Go? Assessing the Environmental Performance of New Mobility

  Massachusetts DOT

  • Baker‐Polito Administration Awards Over $800,000 to Municipalities for Improvements to Road-Stream Crossings (9-14-20)

  Minnesota DOT

  • Monitoring and Performance Analysis of the TH 610 Iron-Enhanced Filtration System (August 2020)

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  • Estimating the Costs of New Mobility Travel Options: Monetary and Non-Monetary Factors (9-2-20)

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  • The U.S. drought vulnerability rankings are in: How does your state compare? (9-17-20)

  New Zealand Transport Agency

  • Social Impact Assessment of Mode Shift (September 2020)

  PIARC International Road Association

  • The Contribution of Road Transport to Sustainability and Economic Development (September 2020)

  Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center

  • PBIC Health and Transportation Webinar Series Oct. 13-28

  Shared Use Mobility Center

  • Towards the Promise of Mobility as a Service (MaaS) in the U.S.

  Sierra Club

  • In Open Letter to California, Climate and Environmental Justice Groups Outline Key Climate Actions for Gov. Newsom (9-18-20)

  State Smart Transportation Initiative

  • Linking transportation, housing, and health in planning and policy (9-15-20)

  Transportation Research Board

  • Research helps Connected and Automated Vehicles steer closer to reality (9-18-20)
  • TR News July-August 2020 (focused on stormwater) issue table of contents now online (9-17-20)
  • Stormwater Infiltration in the Highway Environment: Guidance Manual (9-17-20)

  U.S. Conference of Mayors

  • To Drive Post-COVID Economic Recovery, Mayors Prioritize Infrastructure and Technology Investments, Study Finds (9-16-20)
  • Nation’s Mayors Urge Congress and Administration to Keep Working on Urgently Needed COVID-19 Relief Legislation (9-14-20)

  World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport

  • Using the Ocean As a Tool for Global Economic Recovery (9-15-20)
  • 6 Keys to Turn Coastal Resilience Plans into Action (9-15-20)
  • Not Enough Climate Action in Stimulus Plans (9-15-20)
  • 6 Graphics Explain the Climate Feedback Loop Fueling US Fires (9-16-20)
  • Building a 100 Percent Clean Economy: Opportunities for an Equitable, Low-Carbon Recovery (9-16-20)
  • STATEMENT: Business Roundtable Calls for a “Comprehensive” Approach to Address Climate Change (9-16-20)

  World Resources Institute: The City Fix

  • Local Climate Action in US Proves Resilient to COVID-19 (9-17-20)
  • Physical Distancing on Mumbai’s Trains Is Nearly Impossible, and Station Design Is a Big Reason Why (9-5-20)

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  AASHTO

  • National Competition Will Select America’s Two Best Transportation Projects (9-8-20)
  • Letter Calls on Congress to Make ‘Turn-Key’ Transportation Deal  (9-11-20)
  • FHWA Issues Emergency Funds to Louisiana for Storm Recovery  (9-11-20)
  • Letter Seeks White House Support for Transportation Spectrum Preservation  (9-11-20)
  • ETAP Weekly Newsletter (9-9-20)

  America Walks

  • Sept. 30 Webinar: Youth Leading the Way: Inspiring Stories of Youth Creating Safe, Accessible Neighborhoods

  Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies

  • Six Honored for Safeguarding America’s Valuable Natural Resources (includes Climate Adapted Culverts Project Team, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, and Climate Impacts Group, University of Washington) (9-10-20)

  Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations

  • AMPO's Annual Virtual Conference (10/27/20-10/29/20)

  Department of Energy

  • Energy Department and Other Federal Agencies Launch the Federal Consortium for Advanced Batteries (9-10-20)

  Environmental Council of the States (ECOS)

  • 2020 ECOS Fall Meeting – Sept. 22-23

  Federal Highway Administration

  • Sept. 16 Webinar: Advanced Project Bundling: Examples Beyond Bridges
  • U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Availability of $70 Million for Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects Grants (9-8-20)
  • EDC News - September 10, 2020
  • Engaging Underserved Communities in Active Transportation Planning in the Lake Tahoe Region (9-11-20)
  • Human Environment Digest (9-11-20)

  Fish and Wildlife Service

  • Trump Administration Announces More Than $130 Million in Public-Private Funding for Wetland Conservation Projects (9-10-20)

  Government Accountability Office

  • Economic Effects of Hurricanes Katrina, Sandy, Harvey, and Irma (9-10-20)

  Institute of Transportation Studies UC Davis

  • ‘Bicycling While Black’: The Problems of Policing and Planning (9-9-20)

  League of American Bicyclists

  • The possibility of a Senate bill in 2020 (9-8-20)

  Maryland DOT

  • MDOT and Partners Host Walktober To Promote Pedestrian Safety, Access and Health

  National Association of City Transportation Officials

  • NACTO's Designing Cities 2020 (September 14 - 17, 2020)

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  • City Planner Survey Reveals the Most Common Tools for Promoting Transit-Oriented Development (August 2020)

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  • Emerging Challenges to Priced Managed Lanes (9-9-20)

  Nossaman LLP

  • eAlert: NEPA Rules Rewrite: What's Next? (9-3-20)

  Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center

  • "Shifting Streets" COVID-19 Mobility Dataset (9-9-20)

  Resources for the Future

  • How a Carbon Price Could Bring Down Transportation Emissions

  Shared Use Mobility Center

  • Mobility Hub Newsletter: September 10, 2020

  Sierra Club

  • Grassroots Coalition, Members of Congress Announce Bold Economic Renewal Plan (9-10-20)

  Transportation for America

  • How transit agencies are keeping workers and riders safe (9-8-20)
  • Webinar recap: How the Senate’s transportation proposal would make climate change worse (9-9-20)

  World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport

  • What Makes a Child-Friendly City? Redesigning Safer and Healthier Urban Spaces for Young People (9-10-20)
  • 4 Priorities for Climate Action and Social Equity in the COVID-19 Recovery (9-10-20)

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