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• February 8, 2019

  AASHTO

  • AASHTO Supports President Trump’s Message On Investing In Infrastructure (2-5-19)

  Association of State Wetland Managers

  • Annual State/Tribal/Federal Coordination Meeting: Translating Wetland Science into Fair and Reasonable Government Policies, April 2-4, 2019

  Brookings

  • Climate change costs and emissions targets (2-1-19)

  Climate Central

  • 2018’s Billion-Dollar Disasters Show Weather & Climate Impacts Across the U.S. (2-6-19)

  Eno Center for Transportation

  • Webinar: A Fast-Changing Mobility Landscape: An Analysis of Public Transit Agency Survey Results, Feb. 28, 2019

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Climate Change News (2-4-19)

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • 2019 SmartWay Excellence Award Criteria Webinar, Feb. 27, 2019

  Federal Highway Administration

  • Air Quality and Sustainability Highlights Nov/Dec 2018 (2-6-19)
  • Office of Real Estate Services Newsletter Volume 10, No. 2 (2-6-19)
  • FHWA Route Log and Finder List – Updated (2-5-19)
  • Enhancing Transportation: Connecting TSMO and Environment (one of a series of TSMO fact sheets) (December 2018)
  • EDC News (2-7-19)

  Idaho DOT

  • ITD expands outreach with first-ever podcast (2-4-19)

  International Council on Clean Transportation 

  • Quantifying the Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Gap across U.S. Markets (January 2019)
  • When Does Electrifying Shared Mobility Make Economic Sense? (January 2019)

  League of American Bicyclists

  • Is It Infrastructure Week Again? (2-6-19)
  • Three things bicyclists will like about the NTSB’s "Most Wanted List" (2-7-19)

  Mineta Transportation Institute

  • Managing Cyber Risks & Business Exposure in the Surface Transportation Ecosystem (January 2019)

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  • Section 106 Delegation Programmatic Agreements: Review and Best Practices (NCHRP 25-25 Task 106) (Active) (2-7-19)
  • Potential Section 106 Exempted Categories or Program Comments for Federal Highway Administration Projects: National Streamlining Opportunities (NCHRP 25-25 Task 116) (Active) (2-7-19)

  National Governors Association

  • Nation’s Governors: Now Is the Time for Action on Infrastructure (2-5-19)
  • Gov. Walz Testimony on Infrastructure: The Cost of Doing Nothing (2-7-19)

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  • 2018 was 4th hottest year on record for the globe (2-6-19)
  • NOAA and NCAR partner on new, state-of-the-art U.S. modeling framework (2-7-19)

  NOAA Climate Portal

  • 2018's Billion Dollar Disasters in Context (2-7-19)

  Natural Resources Defense Council

  • NRDC: Green New Deal is ‘’Breath of Fresh Air’’ in Climate Action Debate (2-7-19)

  New Mexico Office of the Governor

  • Gov. Lujan Grisham signs executive order committing New Mexico to essential climate change action (1-29-19)

  Project for Public Spaces

  • How To Turn A Place Around: A New Edition of the Book that Started the Placemaking Movement (2-1-19)

  Resources for the Future

  • Oregon Could Become Second in World to Implement Economy-Wide Carbon Pricing (2-1-19)

  Safe Routes to School National Partnership

  • Making Complete Streets a Reality in Birmingham, AL (2-4-19)

  Scenic America

  • Lawmakers move to revive National Scenic Byways Program (2-7-19)

  Shared Use Mobility Center

  • March 5-7 Shared Use Mobility Summit

  Smart Growth Online

  • How well is the region doing at planning for growth near Metro? (1-30-19)

  Transportation Research Board

  • March 6 TRB Webinar: The Renewal of Stormwater Systems Using Trenchless Technologies

  University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies

  • Catalyst, February 2019

  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to Conduct Stakeholder Session on WRDA 2018 Implementation Guidance (2-1-19)

  World Resources Institute: The City Fix

  • Live from Transforming Transportation 2019: The Convergence of Old and New Mobility (1-18-19)
  • Optimize, Electrify, Decarbonize: The 3 Steps to Thriving, Zero-Carbon Cities (2-4-19)

  World Resources Institute

  • The City Fix: 5 Challenges and Solutions to Building Bike-Friendly Cities in Turkey (2-6-19)

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• February 1, 2019

  AASHTO

  • Wildlife Issues and Tribal Diplomacy Top ‘What’s Hot’ List for State DOTs (1-25-19)
  • State Transportation Officials Urge Speedy Confirmation of Nason to Lead FHWA (1-29-19)

  Association of Bicycle and Pedestrian Professionals

  • APBP Adopts Electronic Bicycle Policy Statement (1-30-19)

  Center for Neighborhood Technology

  • Chicago’s Latest Ordinance Expands eTOD (1-29-19)

  Environmental Defense Fund

  • “What’s Going On With Monarch Butterflies?” Resolving Seemingly Conflicting Population Reports (1-31-19)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • What Did the Previous Congress Do for Resilient Infrastructure? And What Still Needs to Be Done? (1-31-19)

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • Clean Diesel National Grants Webinars (1-29-19)
  • Natural Disasters / Snow and Ice (2-1-19)
  • 2019 Smartway Truck Carrier Tool (2-1-19)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • EDC-5 Innovations (2019-2020) (January 2019)
  • EDC News (1-31-19)
  • Acquiring Real Property for Federal and Federal-aid Programs and Projects (Updated Nov. 2018) (1-31-19)
  • Real Estate Acquisition Guide For Local Public Agencies (1-31-19)
  • Case Studies in Realizing Co-Benefits of Multimodal Roadway Design and Gray and Green Infrastructure (March 2018)

  International City/County Management Association

  • Rising Disaster Risk and Increasing Responsibility for Local Government Leaders (1-24-19)

  Institute for Transportation and Development Policy

  • Fortaleza & Bucheon City Honored at 2019 Sustainable Transport Award (1-24-19)

  International Road Federation

  • New IRF White Paper: Road Project Procurement (1-4-19)

  National Association of Counties

  • Feb. 4: Upcoming NACo WEBINAR: What’s Next for WOTUS and the Federal Clean Water Act?

  National Academies

  • National Academies' Climate Communications Initiative Releases Strategic Plan (1-24-19)
  • February 7, SEMINAR: Climate Resilient Pathways and Social Science Research to Action
  • February 7, BRIEFING: Advancing Sustainability of US-Mexico Transboundary Drylands: Proceedings of a Workshop
  • Making Climate Assessments Work: Learning from California and Other Subnational Climate Assessments: Proceedings of a Workshop (1-29-19)

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  • Get your snowstorm smarts on: 8 forecast tools to use this winter (12-12-18)
  • The science behind the polar vortex (12-10-18)

  Resources for the Future

  • Clean Energy Standards (1-24-19)
  • Oregon Climate Policy Ambitions (1-24-19)
  • An Analysis of Decarbonization Methods in Vermont (January 2019)

  Scenic America

  • Why our public roadside trees need protecting (1-30-19)

  Smart Growth America

  • Still dangerous (and deadly) by design (1-23-19)

  Smart Growth Network

  • A Look Into 2019: Smart Cities and Smart Buildings (1-24-19)

  Smart Growth Online

  • Stuck and Stressed: The Health Costs of Traffic (1-21-19)
  • The Great Divide in How Americans Commute to Work (1-22-19)
  • Could High-Speed Rail Ease California’s Housing Crisis? See Japan (1-25-19)
  • Another Study Blames Uber and Lyft for Public Transit’s Decline (1-24-19)
  • Protect, Preserve and Produce: A Landmark Housing Partnership Arrives in the Bay Area  (1-24-19)

  TransForm CA

  • Road pricing can fix traffic and inequities (1-29-19)

  Transit Oriented Development Resources

  • TOD proceeds slowly in Maryland (1-25-19)

  Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

  • U.S. DOT Volpe Center’s Annual Project Accomplishments (January 2019)

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• January 25, 2019

  America Walks

  • New Webinar: Exploring the Human-Centered Mobility Principles (February 28, 2019)

  Department of Transportation

  • Statement of U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Session on Shaping the Future of Mobility (1-24-19)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Climate Change News (1-22-19)

  Environmental Law Institute

  • First Global Report on the Environmental Rule of Law (1-24-19)
  • Dramatic Growth in Laws to Protect Environment, But Widespread Failure to Enforce, Finds Report (1-24-19)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • Human Environment Digest (1-22-19)
  • Improving Roadway Safety with San Jose, CA's Data-Focused Vision Zero Initiative - Livability (1-22-19)
  • EDC News (1-24-19)
  • Transportation Systems Management and Operations in Smart Connected Communities (1-24-19)
  • FHWA's Fostering Multimodal Connectivity Newsletter - January 2019 (1-24-19)

  Institute of Transportation Engineers

  • ITE Talks Transportation Podcast: TRB Critical Issues in Transportation Discussion with Executive Director Neil Pedersen (1-23-19)

  International Council on Clean Transportation

  • Using Vehicle Taxation Policy to Lower Transport Emissions: An Overview for Passenger Cars in Europe (December 2018)
  • Use of Remote-Sensing Technology for Vehicle Emissions Monitoring and Control (12-17-18)

  National Academies

  • Climate Communications Initiative Strategic Plan Now Available (1-25-19)

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  • Panel Study of Emerging Transportation Technologies and Trends in California: Phase 2 Data Collection (Jan. 2019)

  Rails-to-Trails Conservancy

  • Trail that Connects the Nation, From Washington, D.C., to Washington State (1-23-19)

  Resources for the Future

  • Decarbonization in Vermont: An RFF Report for the Vermont State Legislature (1-24-19)

  World Resources Institute

  • The City Fix: Sergio Avelleda on How São Paulo Is Incorporating New Mobility into Its Transport Network
  • Feb. 14 Webinar: Designing Sustainable Cities: What About the People?

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• January 18, 2019

  American Society of Civil Engineers

  • Government Shutdown Negatively Impacts Our Infrastructure (1-10-19)

  America Walks

  • Feb. 13 Webinar: Creating Safer Streets for All

  American Public Transportation Association

  • APTA Study Considers Changes for the American Commuter (December 2018)

  Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals

  • New Congressional rules effect transportation funding (1-10-19)

  Association of State Wetland Managers

  • Webinar 5: Dealing with Reality: How to Work with Wetlands in Altered landscapes, Feb. 15, 2019
  • Feb. 13 Webinar: Waters of the U.S.: Interpreting Geographical, State Program and Legal Impacts of Past, Current and Future Definitions (1-15-19)

  Brookings Institution

  • To save the planet, the Green New Deal needs to improve urban land use (1-15-19)

  Chaddick Institute

  • Chaddick Institute Publishes Study of e-Scooter use in Chicago (12-12-18)

  Eno Center for Transportation

  • Eno Releases Issue Brief on 2018 Transportation Ballot Measures (1-9-19)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • California Wildfires Ignite Discussions of Climate Change, Forest Management (1-15-19)
  • Climate Change News (1-14-19)

  Environmental Defense Fund

  • Colorado Governor Polis Takes Important Step on Transportation Electrification (1-17-19)
  • Gov. Cuomo’s Focus on Congestion Pricing is Good News for Climate, Clean Air (1-15-19)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • Cultivating Materials Science Research to Benefit Surface Transportation Initiatives (December 2018)
  • Advancing TSMO: Making the Business Case for Institutional, Organizational, and Procedural Changes (1-15-19)
  • EDC News (1-17-19)
  • Advancing Organizational Capabilities for Transportation Systems Management and Operations: February 2018 Peer Exchange Report (1-16-19)

  Institute for Transportation & Development Policy

  • As Climate Change Escalates, US Cities Fail to Provide Car Alternatives (1-16-19)

  Massachusetts DOT

  • MassDOT Announces Design Choice for Allston Multimodal Project (1-10-19)

  National Conference of State Legislators

  • Forecasting Federal Environmental Regulatory Actions in 2019 (1-15-19)

  Natural Resources Defense Council

  • NRDC Sues Interior Department for Failure to Protect Rusty Patched Bumble Bee - Endangered Pollinator Lacks Critical Habitat Necessary for its Survival (1-15-19)

  Smart Growth America

  • Building Better Communities with Transit: ‘Crossroads of America’ gets a bus lane (1-11-19)

  Texas Transportation Institute

  • TRB Leaders Unveil Critical Issues (1-14-19)

  Transportation for America

  • T4America’s new “playbook” provides an evolving guide for how cities can manage shared micromobility services (1-15-19)

  Transportation Research Board

  • TRB and the International Transport Forum (ITF) Enhance Partnership (1-15-19)
  • 42 Online-First Papers Available in the Transportation Research Record (TRR) (1-15-19)

  Washington State DOT

  • It’s the end of the road for the Alaskan Way Viaduct (1-11-19)
  • Nearly 25 million set sail on state ferries in 2018 (1-17-19)

  University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies

  • Catalyst Newsletter (January 2019)

  World Resources Institute: The City Fix

  • New Mobility is Coming to a City Near You – Will It Be Sustainable? (1-17-19)
  • 3 Ways Cities Can Harness the Benefits of the Bike-Share Revolution (1-16-19)
  • China Elevates Bike Lanes to a New Level (1-7-19)

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• January 11, 2019

  AASHTO

  • State Population Changes Could Impact Transportation Planning (1-4-19)

  America Walks, League of American Bicyclists

  • What’s Next for Walking and Biking in 2019? (1-9-19)

  American Public Transportation Association

  • Americans Took 2.5 Billion Trips on Public Transportation in the Third Quarter of 2018 (1-9-19)

  American Society of Landscape Architects

  • The Dirt: A Model Plan: How to Protect Vital Coastal Habitats (1-8-19)

  Arizona DOT

  • ADOT completes landscaping at I-10/Loop 303 interchange (1-8-19)

  Association of State Wetland Managers

  • An Ecological Framework for Reviewing Compensatory Mitigation Plans: Plan Review (Part 4 of 4), Feb. 6, 2019 at 2:00-5:00 pm ET

  Chesapeake Bay Foundation

  • 2018 Bay Health Score Drops as Massive Rains Increase Pollution (1-7-19)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Climate Change News - January 7, 2019
  • Spitzer Trust Grant to Expand EESI’s Work on Resilience (1-8-19)

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • EPA and Army Postpone Public Hearing on Proposed New "Waters of the United States" Definition (1-7-19)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • Innovator Magazine  - January/February 2019 Issue
  • Fostering Multimodal Connectivity Newsletter - January 2019
  • Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measures (ATSPM), Adaptive Signal Control Systems and SPaT/Connected Vehicle Applications Webinar, Jan. 24
  • EDC News (1-10-19)
  • Exploratory Advanced Research Program (December 2018)
  • EAR Program Research Results - Updated Through 2018 (December 2018)
  • The Role of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Federally Supported Surface Transportation Initiatives (December 2018)
  • Exploratory Advanced Research Associates Program 2018 (January 2019)
  • Hydraulic Considerations for Shallow Abutment Foundations (12-21-18)
  • Pedestrian and Bicycle Funding Opportunities (12/11/18)
  • Freight and Land Use Travel Demand Evaluation (1-10-19)

  International City/County Management Association

  • Climate Adaptation Program: Final Report Published (1-8-19)

  League of American Bicyclists

  • What's Next for Walking and Biking in 2019? (1-9-19)

  Minnesota DOT

  • MnDOT encourages farmers to join standing corn rows program while planning spring planting (1-7-19)

  Missouri DOT

  • 2018 Transportation Alternatives Program Award Announcement (1-4-19)

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  • Modeling for Local Impact Analysis (December 2018)
  • Electrifying Ride-Sharing: Transitioning to a Cleaner Future (January 2019)

   National Conference of State Legislatures

  • A Year in Review: 2018 Federal Environmental Regulatory Actions—Part 2 (1-9-19)

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  • NCHRP 25-25/Task 119 [Active] Enhancing the International Stormwater BMP Database to Serve as a Highway Specific BMP Database (1-9-19)
  • NCHRP 25-25/Task 120 [Active] Use of the State Department of Transportation Portal to the International Stormwater BMP Database (1-9-19)
  • NCHRP 10-91A [Completed] Sustainable Highway Construction Practices (1-9-19)
  • NCHRP 25-53 [Completed] Approaches for Determining and Complying with TMDL Requirements Related to Roadway Stormwater Runoff (1-9-19)

  Perkins Coie

  • New Regulations for Assessing Transportation Impacts Under CEQA Finalized (1-7-19)

  Transportation for America

  • One more reason buses are cool (literally) (1-9-19)

  Transportation Research Board

  • Critical Issues in Transportation 2019
  • TRB Webinar: Traffic Bottleneck Identification and Solutions (1-10-19)
  • FY 2019 TCRP Synthesis Topics Sought: Submissions Due March 15, 2019 (1-10-19)
  • FY 2019 NCHRP Synthesis Study Topics Sought: Upcoming Submissions Due February 19, 2019 (1-10-19)
  • Socioeconomic Impacts of Automated and Connected Vehicles (1-10-19)

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• January 4, 2019

  American Public Transportation Association

  • APTA Urges New Congress to Find Common Ground to End the U.S. Department of Transportation Shutdown and Increase Investment in Public Transportation Infrastructure (1-3-19)

  Association of State Wetland Managers

  • Jan. 16 Webinar: Webinar 5: Dealing with Reality: How to Work with Wetlands in Altered landscapes
  • Feb. 6 Webinar: An Ecological Framework for Reviewing Compensatory Mitigation Plans: Plan Review (Part 4 of 4)

  Department of Energy

  • DOE to Provide $16 Million for New Research into Atmospheric and Terrestrial Processes (1-4-19)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • Updated: Maps - Border Planning (1-3-19)
  • FHWA R&T Now - November/December 2018 (1-3-19)

  Institute for Transportation and Development Policy

  • E-Scooters Could be a Last Mile Solution for Everyone (12-14-18)

  International City/County Management Association

  • ICMA Experts Offer Advice on Hurricane Recovery (1-3-19)

  League of American Bicyclists

  • The State of Bicycle Counting 2018 Infographic (1-3-19)

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  • Fuel and Emissions Calculator (FEC) Project (Dec. 2018)
  • Exploring the Relationships Among Travel Multimodality, Driving Behavior, Use of Ridehailing and Energy Consumption (Oct. 2018)
  • Understanding Behavioral Responses of Wildlife to Traffic to Improve Mitigation Planning (In Progress) (1-3-19)
  • Understanding the Early Adopters of Fuel Cell Vehicles (In Progress) (1-3-19)
  • Integrating Zero Emission Vehicles into the Caltrans Fleet  (In Progress) (1-3-19)
  • Making Bicycling Comfortable: Identifying Minimum Infrastructure Needs by Population Segment using a Video Survey (In Progress) (1-3-19)
  • Automated Vehicles and Central Business District Parking: The Effects of Drop-Off Travel on Traffic Flow and Vehicle Emissions (In Progress) (1-3-19)

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  • Environmental Management System Perspectives for State Departments of Transportation (1-4-19)

  National Complete Street Coalition

  • Since the workshop: Colorado collaborates on Complete Streets (1-3-19)
  • Which places are most dangerous by design? (1-3-19)

  Rhode Island DOT

  • Press Release: RIDOT Reopens Slatersville Stone Arch Bridge in North Smithfield (1-4-19)

  Transit Oriented Development Resources

  • Statewide TOD Legislation, Take Two (1-4-19)

  Transportation Research Board

  • RFP: Attracting, Retaining, and Developing the Transportation Workforce: Transportation Planners (1-4-19)
  • RFP: Watershed Approach to Mitigating Hydrologic Impacts of Transportation Projects  (1-4-19)
  • TCRP Seeking Panel Nominations for FY 2019 Projects: January 25 Deadline (1-4-19)

  Washington State Department of Transportation

  • Washington State Ferries releases 2040 Long Range Plan (1-3-19)

  The White House

  • Federal Highway Administrator Nominated (1-3-19)

  World Resources Institute

  • Bamboo: Malawi’s Unexpected Tool for Climate Change Resilience (1-4-19)

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• December 28, 2018

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Congressionally-Proposed Octane Standard Would Decrease Biofuels Use, Increase Greenhouse Gases (12-21-2018)

  Environmental Council of the States

  • Maine Provides Funding for Wetlands and Other Conservation Projects (12-21-2018)

  Georgetown Climate Center Adaptation Clearinghouse

  • Columbus, Ohio Climate Adaptation Plan (12-21-2018)

  Massachusetts Department of Transportation

  • MassDOT Announces Draft State Bicycle Transportation Plan Online

  The City Fix

  • D.C. Just Released the First Evaluation of Its Dockless Bike and Scooter Experiment (12-21-2018)
  • Why Does Universal Street Design Matter? Ensuring Accessibility for All in Belo Horizonte (12-24-2018)

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• December 21, 2018

  Army Corps of Engineers

  • Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Seeks Public Comment on WRDA Implementation Guidance (12-14-18)

  Association of State Wetland Managers

  • Jan. 9 Webinar: An Ecological Framework for Reviewing Compensatory Mitigation Plans: Plan Review
  • Wetland Breaking News - December 2018

  Blue Green Alliance

  • CARB Commits to Zero Emission Buses and Job Creation in New Rule (12-14-18)

  Brookings Institution

  • The US needs a new approach to invest in resilient infrastructure and communities (12-18-18)
  • US cities leading on the Sustainable Development Goals (12-19-18)

  Chesapeake Bay Foundation

  • Hampton to Tackle Flooding with Creative New Tool (12-19-18)

  ENO Transportation Weekly

  • Op-Ed: The Future of the Interstate Highway System (12-14-18)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Agreement in Poland Advances Climate Action—But Not Enough (12-15-18)
  • Climate Change News - December 17, 2018

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • Green Infrastructure Approaches for Stormwater Management at Federal Facilities Webinar (Proceedings Now Available) (12-14-18)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • EDC News Weekly Newsletter (12-20-18)

  Federal Transit Administration

  • Federal Transit Administration Announces $16.6 Million to Improve Transit Access in Selected Communities Around the Country (12-18-18)
  • U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $1 Billion Grant Agreement, $658 Million Loan for Lynnwood Link Project in Greater Seattle (12-20-18)

  Fish and Wildlife Service

  • Service Requests Public Input on Proposed Changes to Coastal Barrier Resources System in Six States Affected by Hurricane Sandy (12-17-18)

  Hawaii DOT

  • HDOT awarded gold and silver level recognition by the Water Environment Federation (12-19-18)

  Institute for Transportation and Development Policy

  • E-Scooters Could be a Last-Mile Solution for Everyone (12-14-18)

  National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine

  • Jan 30-31: Workshop and Webcast on Frontiers of Big Data, Modeling, and Simulation in Urban Sustainability (12-17-18)

  National Complete Streets Coalition

  • Launching the Safe Streets, Smart Cities Academy in the Rocket City (12-19-18)

  National Concrete Pavement Technology Center

  • CP Tech concludes successful Technologies Transfer project (12-17-18)

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  • November 2018 was fifth hottest on record for the globe (12-18-18)

  Perkins Coie

  • Ten Things to Know About USDOT's New NEPA and Section 4(f) Regulations for Highway, Transit and Rail Projects (12-19-18)

  Safe Routes to School National Partnership

  • Webinar: Investing in Health: Local Active Transportation Financing Initiatives – Jan. 31, 2019

  Smart Growth America

  • Webinar Recording and Recap: Implementing Context Sensitive Design (12-14-18)

  State Smart Transportation Initiative

  • Technological advances could drastically cut greenhouse gas pollution from concrete (12-17-18)

  World Resources Institute: The City Fix

  • 4 Ways Cities Can Build More Climate-Resilient Neighborhoods (12-17-18)

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• December 14, 2018

  Associated General Contractors

  • New EPA and Army Corps Rule Will Provide the Clarity Needed To Allow States To Keep Local Waters Clean (12-11-18)

  America Walks

  • You Gave Me Your Word: How Good City Planning Became Walkability (12-4-18)
  • Webinar: Let’s Get Moving: The Power of Physical Activity Jan. 9, 2019 at 2pm Eastern

  American Trails

  • 2019 International Trails Symposium, Syracuse, New York April 28 - May 1, 2019

  Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations

  • 2019 Planning Tools & Training Symposium, May 7-9, 2019

  American Planning Association

  • Plan4Health Success Story: Equity in Delaware (12-13-18)

  American Public Transportation Association

  • APTA’s Comments on AV 3.0 Identify the Importance of Public Transportation in the Evolving Mobility Landscape (12-5-18)
  • Nearly 80 Percent of Commuters See Public Transit as Backbone of Lifestyle that Includes Ride-hailing, AVs, and Emerging Technologies, According to New Study (12-13-18)

  Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals

  • Webinar: Bus Stops with Bikeways: Designing Transit Stops with On-Street Bicycle Facilities, Jan. 16, 2019

  Association of State Wetland Managers

  • ASWM Joins Coalition in Letter to EPA Regarding Sec. 401 (12-3-18)

  Brookings

  • Here are three ways to pay for new investments in infrastructure and end partisan gridlock (12-12-18)

  Center for Neighborhood Technology

  • Climate Change is Changing Everything (12-13-18)

  Department of Transportation

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $1.5 Billion in BUILD Transportation Grants to Revitalize Infrastructure Nationwide (12-11-18)
  • UTC Spotlight: December 2018

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • New Report Finds EPA Could Be Doing Much More to Unlock Growth of Low-Carbon Biofuels
  • 2018 Farm Bill Helps Rural America Become More Resilient (12-12-18)

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • Just updated: State GHG Inventory & Projection Tool (12-6-18)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • 2018 Alternative Fuels Corridor Request for Designation Nominations Webinar (Updated) (12-11-18)
  • Long-Term Pavement Performance Newsletter - November 2018 (12-12-18)

  Idaho Transportation Department

  • Appellate court rules in favor of US-95 expansion south of Moscow (12-10-18)

  Illinois EPA

  • Illinois EPA Funds Cleaner Public Transportation for the Most Vulnerable Residents in the Chicago Area (12-3-18)

  Institute for Transportation and Development Policy

  • The Electric Revolution Begins with Buses (12-11-18)

  League of American Bicyclists

  • League of American Bicyclists Announces 61 New and Renewing Bicycle Friendly Communities (12-6-18)

  Massachusetts DOT

  • Baker-Polito Administration Announces Community Transit Grant Program Awards (12-12-18)

  National Academies Division of Earth and Life Science

  • Environmental Health Matters Initiative (12-6-18)

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  • 2018 Arctic Report Card: Visual highlights (12-11-18)

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  • Energy and Air Quality Impacts of Truck-Only Lanes: A Case Study of Interstate 75 Between Macon and McDonough, Georgia (November 2018)

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  • Potential Liability Associated with Unstable Slope Management Programs (12-11-18)
  • New IDEAs for Highway Systems: Annual Progress Report - January 2019
  • NCHRP 10-104 [RFP]: Recommendations for Revision of AASHTO M 295 Standard Specification to Include Marginal and Unconventional Source Coal Fly Ashes (12-11-18)

  National Resources & Technical Assistance for Transit-Oriented Development

  • Housing for Buses and People (12-14-18)

  National Wildlife Federation

  • A Pathway to Help Wildlife Move in a Changing World (12-11-18)

  Smart Growth America

  • Sprawl or smart growth: the future of Opportunity Zones (12-13-18)

  SPUR

  • Learning to Manage California’s Fire Problem (12-11-18)

  Texas A&M University

  • Transportation, Air Quality and Health Symposium (Feb. 18-20)

  Transportation for America

  • States that take chances get rewarded, and six other things we learned this year at Capital Ideas 2018 (12-11-18)

  Transportation Research Board

  • 2nd International Conference on Transportation System Resilience to Natural Hazards and Extreme Weather, November 2019 (12-11-18)
  • First International Conference on 3D Printing and Transportation: Manuscript Submissions due March 28, 2019 (12-11-18)
  • New in the 2019 TRB Annual Meeting Exhibit Hall: Connected and Automated Vehicle Showcase, Headshots, and TRB Live! Theaters (12-14-18)

  University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies

  • Catalyst, December 2018

  World Resources Institute

  • The City Fix: Achieving Clean Air in Cities (12-7-18)

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• December 7, 2018

  Alaska DOT&PF

  • Alaska DOT&PF Earthquake Response Update (12-3-18)
  • Essential Travel Routes Restored to State Highways (12-5-18)

  America Walks

  • Nov. 29 Webinar Recording: Active Transportation for Healthy Communities (12-3-18)

  American Planning Association

  • Disaster Recovery Resource Guide: Episode 2 of the Resilience Roundtable podcast (12-3-18)

  American Society of Landscape Architects

  • Interview with Ignacio Bunster-Ossa: Philadelphia’s Progress on Green Infrastructure (12-4-18)

  Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals

  • Dec. 12 Webinar: What Do You Do? Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator Skills (12-5-18)

  American Public Transportation Association

  • APTA’s Comments on AV 3.0 Identify the Importance of Public Transportation in the Evolving Mobility Landscape (12-5-18)

  Brookings

  • Sustainable infrastructure investment, climate change, and global development (12-3-18)

  Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

  • C2ES Welcomes Honda to Business Environmental Leadership Council (12-6-18)

  Climate Central

  • Billion-Dollar Disasters Trending Up (12-5-18)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Climate Change News - December 3, 2018

  Environmental Law Institute

  • New Book Arms Policymakers, Lawyers, Private Sector With Tools to Combat Climate Change in the United States (12-6-18)

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • State Inventory and Projection Tool (Updated) (12-6-18)

  Federal Transit Administration

  • U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $149 Million Funding Agreement with Orange County Transportation Authority (11-30-18)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • Human Environment Digest (11-30-18)
  • U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $5 Million for Emergency Repairs to Roads and Bridges Damaged by Alaska Earthquake (12-1-18)
  • EDC News - December 6, 2018

  Funders’ Network

  • Dec. 11 Webinar: Is SB 375 Reaching Its Potential For Climate And For Communities?
  • Partners for Places: New grant opportunities for sustainability & stormwater projects (12-5-18)

  Future of Transport

  • Innovative Active Travel Solutions and their Evaluation (12-6-18)

  Illinois Center for Transportation

  • Alternative Noise Barrier Approvals (12-6-18)

  International City/County Management Association

  • ICMA Offers New Tool on Disaster Recovery Essentials (12-4-18)

  League of American Bicyclists

  • Bicycle Friendly State Progress Report Cards Highlight a Decade of State Actions (11-29-18)
  • 20th Annual National Bike Summit (March 9 -12, 2019)
  • League of American Bicyclists Announces 61 New and Renewing Bicycle Friendly Communities (12-6-18)

  National Association of City Transportation Officials

  • NACTO & the USDOT Volpe Center Release Best Practices for Redesigning Large Vehicles in Urban Environments (12-6-18)

  National Association of Regional Councils

  • NARC Submits Comments on U.S. DOT’s AV 3.0 (12-3-18)

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  • In Progress: Genetic Toolkit for Assessment and Prediction of Population-level Impacts of Bridge Construction on Birds (12-5-18)
  • Energy and Environmental Impact of Truck-Only Lanes: A Case Study of Interstate 75 between Macon and McDonough, Georgia (12-6-18)

  National Resources & Technical Assistance For Transit-Oriented Development

  • Chicago explores community led solutions for equitable TOD (11-30-18)

  Mineta Transportation Institute

  • Where Do Riders Park Dockless, Shared Electric Scooters? Findings from San Jose, California (November 2018)

  Resources for the Future

  • How State-Level Action on Carbon Emissions Stacks Up (12-6-18)

  Rockefeller Foundation

  • Institutionalizing Urban Resilience: A Midterm Monitoring and Evaluation Report of 100 Resilient Cities (12-6-18)

  Smart Growth America

  • Dec. 11 Webinar: Implementing Context Sensitive Design

  SPUR

  • Six Principles for Pricing Driving to Reduce Congestion, Pollution and Crashes (11-29-18)

  Texas Transportation Institute

  • Transportation, Air Quality, and Health Symposium, Feb. 18-20, 2019, Austin

  Transportation Research Board

  • Committee for a Study of Mobility as a Service - Washington, D.C., Dec. 17-18, 2018

  World Resources Institute

  • The City Fix: Stronger Than the Storm: 3 Lessons for Building Climate Resilience in Poor Urban Communities (12-4-18)

  Virginia DOT

  • VDOT Partners with Environmental Council to Develop Resilient Stream Crossings (12-6-18)

  United States Conference of Mayors

  • U.S. Conference of Mayors & NYU Launch the Mayors Leadership Institute on Smart Cities (12-6-18)

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• November 30, 2018

  American Public Health Association

  • National Climate Assessment grave reminder of action needed to protect public health from climate change (11-23-18)

  American Society of Landscape Architects

  • The Latest Climate Report, Unburied (11-26-18)
  • The Dirt: A New Vision of Coastal Resilience (11-27-18)
  • DDOT'S Proposed Small Cell Infrastructure Guidelines Update (11-27-18)

  Association of State Wetland Managers

  • An Ecological Framework for Reviewing Compensatory Mitigation Plans: Plan Review (Part 4 of 4), Jan.  9, 2019, at 2:00-5:00 pm ET

  Brookings Institution

  • Better procurement tools can improve urban resilience (11-26-18)

  Bureau of Transportation Statistics

  • Rail Intermodal was Top Growing Mode Since Recession (11-28-18)

  Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES)

  • Bob Perciasepe Statement On the release of the National Climate Assessment (11-23-18)

  Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota

  • Automated vehicle workshop summary report available (11-23-18)

  EG3

  • What will make a difference at COP24?

  Eno Center for Transportation

  • Webinar: The Dockless Revolution: What We’re Learning from Shared Micromobility Data, Dec. 13, 2018
  • Is the Mass Transit CIG Program Sitting on $1.4 Billion? Or Is the Program $5 Billion in the Red? (11-28-18)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • National Climate Assessment Confirms We Have to Act (11-23-18)
  • Climate Change News (11-26-18)

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • EPA Announces Availability of $1.5 Million in Environmental Justice Small Grants (11-15-18)
  • Dec. 12 Webinar: Green Infrastructure Approaches for Stormwater Management at Federal Facilities

  Federal Highway Administration

  • EDC News - November 29, 2018
  • HEP Research Quarterly Newsletter (11-29-18)

  Federal Transit Administration

  • U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $281 Million Funding Allocation for Transit Projects in Arizona, California, Minnesota, and Texas (11-28-18)

  Institute of Transportation Engineers

  • Past, Present, and Future of Transportation with AASHTO Exec. Dir. Frederick G. "Bud" Wright (11-27-18)

  International Council on Clean Transportation

  • The Potential for Low-Carbon Renewable Methane as a Transport Fuel in France, Italy, and Spain (11-24-18)

  The Lancet Countdown

  • The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change: 2018 Report (11-27-18)

  National Association of Counties

  • Resiliency: County officials and residents recount first hours of deadliest fire in California history (11-27-18)

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  • RFP: Determining the Impact of Connected and Automated Vehicle Technology on State DOT Maintenance Programs (11-21-18)
  • RFP: Implementation of Life-Cycle Planning Analysis in a Transportation Asset Management Framework (11-21-18)
  • RFP: Risk Assessment Techniques for Transportation Asset Management (11-21-18)
  • RFP: An Update of the Green Book Design Vehicles (11-21-18)
  • RFP: Pollinator Habitat Conservation Along Roadways (11-26-18)
  • RFP: Quantifying the Impacts of Corridor Management (11-27-18)
  • NCHRP 20-102(21) [Anticipated]: Infrastructure Modifications to improve the Operational Domain of Automated Vehicles (11-28-18)
  • NCHRP 20-102(24) [Anticipated]: Infrastructure Enablers for Connected and Automated Vehicles and Shared Mobility--Near-Term and Mid-Term (11-28-18)
  • RFP: Initiating the Systems Engineering Process for Rural Connected Vehicle Corridors (11-28-18)

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  • New federal climate assessment for U.S. released (11-20-18)
  • Destructive 2018 Atlantic hurricane season draws to an end (11-28-18)

  Natural Resources Defense Council

  • Major Climate Report Confirms Need to Cut Dangerous Fossil Fuel Pollution—Before It’s Too Late (11-23-18)

  Ohio DOT

  • ODOT debuts new travel tools to help motorists this holiday season (11-23-18)

  World Resources Institute

  • Statement: Fourth National Climate Assessment Confirms Climate Change Will Affect All Regions and All Sectors of U.S. Economy (11-23-18)
  • Transforming Transportation 2019, Jan. 17-18

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• November 21, 2018

  American Planning Association

  • Three Issues Congress Must Grapple With in Lame Duck Session (11-20-18)

  Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota

  • Modeling bike crash risk helps identify effective safety improvements (November 2018)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Climate Change News - November 19, 2018
  • Hurricanes Have Taught Americans Hard Lessons on Resilience (11-16-18)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • Human Environment Digest - Livability (11-16-18)
  • Webcast Summary: Drone Use in Alabama (11-19-18)
  • Innovator: November/December 2018 (11-16-18)

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  • NCHRP 17-87 [Pending] Enhancing Pedestrian Volume Estimation and Developing HCM Pedestrian Methodologies for Safe and Sustainable Communities (11-20-18)
  • NCHRP 17-91 [RFP] Assessing the Impacts of Automated Driving Systems (ADS) on the Future of Transportation Safety (11-20-18)
  • NCHRP 08-123 [RFP] Census Transportation Data Field Guide for Transportation Applications (11-20-18)

  National Renewable Energy Laboratory

  • Researcher Rockets to Global Recognition for Breakthroughs in Battery Safety and Performance (11-19-18)

  Resources for the Future

  • The GDP Temperature Relationship: Implications for Climate Change Damages (11-19-18)

  Smart Growth America

  • How can your city snag the next Amazon HQ2? (11-19-18)
  • Washington State Department of Transportation to be the first statewide agency to host an artist-in-residence (11-20-18)

  Smart Growth Online

  • Chicago Develops Parklet Prototype to Encourage Hanging Out (11-16-18)
  • Cities are Making Left Turns Safer with ‘Wedges’ (11-16-18)

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• November 16, 2018

  AASHTO

  • AASHTO Files Comments With USDOT On Impact Of Autonomous Vehicles (11-9-18)

  America Walks

  • America Walks Submits Comments on Impact of Walkable Communities (11-7-18)

  American Planning Association

  • 2018 Disaster Grant Recipients (11-9-18)

  American Road and Transportation Builders Association

  • FHWA Poised to Act on Century-Old Barrier to Transportation Project Innovation in Response to ARTBA Petition (11-14-18)

  American Trucking Association

  • ATA Applauds EPA for First Step in NOx Rulemaking Effort (11-13-18)

  Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals

  • Jan. 16 Webinar: Bus Stops with Bikeways: Designing Transit Stops with On-street Bicycle Facilities

  Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota

  • Governing dockless bike share: early lessons from the Twin Cities (November 2018)

  Climate Central

  • Ocean at the Door: New Homes and the Rising Sea (11-13-18)

  Climate Central

  • Want to Build a Delaware Beach House? Expect Regular Floodwaters in 30 Years (11-13-18)

  The Conservation Fund

  • Dec. 11-13: National Summit for Gateway Communities

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Climate Change News, Nov. 12, 2018

  Federal Highway Administration

  • EDC News - November 15, 2018
  • Pedestrian Forum Newsletter Fall 2018: Safe Pedestrians and a Walkable America (11-15-18)
  • Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Construction and Maintenance-Promoting Innovation in Use of Patented and Proprietary Products

  Institute of Transportation Engineers

  • ITE Releases Curbside Management Practitioner's Guide (11-14-18)

  International City/County Management Association

  • Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Districts Revitalize Communities in California (11-12-18)

  Institute for Transportation and Development Policy

  • How Mexico City Became a Leader in Parking Reform (11-8-18)

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  • Development of Integrated Vehicle and Fuel Scenarios in a National Energy System Model for Low Carbon U.S. Transportation Futures (11-14-18)

  National Resources and Technical Assistance for Transit Oriented Development

  • Building Better Communities with Transit: Capturing the Value of Location (11-9-18)

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  • NFWF, NOAA announce $28.9 million in grants for the 2018 National Coastal Resilience Fund (11-9-18)

  Safe Routes to School Partnership

  • 2018 Election Results: What Do They Mean for Active Transportation? (11-15-18)

  Smart Growth America

  • 2019 Complete Streets Dinner, Jan. 15, 2019, Washington, D.C.
  • Webinar recap: “Small places, smart mobility” (11-8-18)

  State Smart Transportation Initiative

  • Is working from home really reducing VMT? (11-12-18)

  Transit Oriented Development Resources

  • Capturing the Value of Location (11-9-18)

  Transportation for America

  • Why don’t DOTs pick routes like we do? (11-13-18)

  Volpe Center

  • Delivering the Benefits of Self-Driving Technology Safely, Quickly, and Broadly (11-14-18)

  World Resources Institute

  • PODCAST: "Everything Counts": Unpacking the IPCC's 1.5° Report (11-12-18)
  • Cities Can Save $17 Trillion by Preventing Urban Sprawl (11-15-18)

  Transportation Research Board

  • Neil Pedersen Selected as a Keynote Speaker for the 2019 Transportation, Air Quality, and Health Symposium (11-9-18)

  University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies

  • Catalyst, November 2018

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• November 9, 2018

  American Public Transportation Association

  • Public Transportation Wins Big at 85% Approval in the Midterm Elections (11-7-18)

  American Road and Transportation Builders Association

  • Nearly 80 percent of State & Local Ballot Measures Approved (11-8-18)

  Climate Central

  • Warming at 100 Military Sites Across the U.S. (11-7-18)

  Department of Transportation

  • USDOT Connections Blog: USDOT’s Crisis Management Center: Ready & Able 24/7/365 (11-6-18)

  Eno Center for Transportation

  • Most Major Transportation Ballot Measures Pass; More Analysis to Come (11-7-18)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Climate Change News (11-5-18)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • 2018 Alternative Fuels Corridor Request for Designation Nominations Webinar – Nov. 14, 2018; 1:00-2:30 p.m. EST
  • Innovator Newsletter (November/December 2018)

  Funders Network

  • Sustainable solutions at the local level: Meet the newest Partners for Places grantees (11-8-18)

  Institute for Transportation and Development Policy

  • BRT Planning 601: Business Plan Webinar, Nov. 14, 2018
  • How Mexico City Became a Leader in Parking Reform- An Interactive Timeline (11-8-18)

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  • Research on Creating and Sustaining a Culture of Innovation for Departments of Transportation (11-5-18)

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  • Common Questions We Get on Sea Level Rise With Links to Some (not all) Relevant Resources

  NOAA Climate Portal

  • Talking with IPCC Vice-chair Ko Barrett: On climate change and consensus building (11-6-18)

  Rails to Trails Conservancy

  • Prescribe-a-Trail: Walking to Happier and Healthier Lifestyles in Greater Philly (11-7-18)

  Shared Use Mobility Center

  • Get to the Polls Without Owning a Car (11-6-18)

  Smart Growth America

  • Feds finally recommend actions to better protect people walking (11-6-18)
  • Smart Growth on the Ballot (11-7-18)

  Transportation for America

  • 2018 Ballot Measures for Transportation (11-7-18)
  • Mixed messages on transportation at the ballot box this week (11-8-18)

  World Resources Institute

  • Curbing Climate Change and Preventing Deaths from Air Pollution Go Hand-in-Hand (11-7-18)

  Transportation Research Board

  • First International Conference on 3D Printing and Transportation (11-8-18)

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• November 2, 2018

  America Walks

  • New Webinar: Active Transportation for Healthy Communities, Nov. 29, 2018

  American Society of Civil Engineers

  • Rising Above (Bayonne Bridge) (11-2-18)

  American Society of Landscape Architects

  • Green Infrastructure Below the Bottoms (10-30-18)
  • The Dirt: Nancy Somerville: Landscape Architects Play Crucial Role in Fight Against Climate Change (10-31-18)

  Associated General Contractors of America

  • AGC Invited to EPA Administration Roundtable to Celebrate 'Smart Sectors' Partnership (10-31-18)

  Brookings

  • Highlights: An energy industry view on moving toward a lower carbon future (10-31-18)
  • What is transformative placemaking? (10-30-18)

  Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

  • C2ES Newsletter October 2018

  Center for Watershed Protection

  • Accounting for Trees in Stormwater Models (September 2018)

  CityLab

  • A Storm-Resilient Park in Queens (10-24-18)

  Conservation Fund

  • Chesapeake Conservancy Announces 2018 “Champions of the Chesapeake" (11-2-18)
  • City of Durham Acquires Belt Line Rail Corridor (10-26-18)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Climate Change News – Oct. 29, 2018
  • Fact Sheet: Electric Buses: Benefits Outweigh Costs (10-26-18)

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • 2018 SmartWay Excellence Awardees (10-29-18)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • Lessons Learned from the National Congestion Pricing Conference Webinar (Recording) (10-30-18)
  • EDC News - November 1, 2018

  Federal Transit Administration

  • USDOT Official Highlights More Than $12 Million in Grants to Help Modernize Bus Service in Central Illinois (10-26-18)

  League of American Bicyclists

  • NJBWC Advocacy Saves the State $12 Million in Federal Bike and Pedestrian Dollars (10-30-18)

  National Conference of State Legislatures

  • New Fees on Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (10-23-18)

  National Renewable Energy Laboratory

  • New Mobility Paradigms Influence Electric Vehicle Charging Requirements (10-30-18)

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  • NCHRP 25-57 [RFP]: Breaking Barriers: Alternative Approaches to Avoiding and Reducing Highway Traffic Noise Impacts (10-26-18)
  • NCHRP 25-25/Task 117 [Pending] Valuing Wildlife Crossing Enhancements for Mitigation Credits (11-2-18)
  • NCHRP 25-25/Task 118 [Pending] Context-Sensitive Design Options for Workhorse Bridges in Rural Historic Districts (11-2-18)
  • NCHRP Research Report 890: Using Recycled Asphalt Shingles with Warm Mix Asphalt Technologies (11-1-18)

  National Resources & Technical Assistance for Transit-Oriented Development

  • Upfront Planning to Maximize Benefits (10-26-18)

  NOAA Climate Portal

  • What will average U.S. temperatures look like in future Octobers? (10-31-18)
  • Behind the curtains of NOAA's monthly global climate report (11-1-18)

  Resources for the Future

  • RFF Comments on NHTSA and EPA Fuel Economy and GHG Standards (10-26-18)

  State Smart Transportation Initiative

  • Study finds women use carsharing less than men (10-30-18)
  • Study finds taxes, regulations mix most effective for vehicle emissions reductions (10-30-18)

  World Resources Institute

  • The City Fix: IPCC 1.5 Report: Cities Are the Best Chance to Get Climate Right (10-31-18)

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• October 26, 2018

  America Walks

  • Dec. 12 Webinar: On a Sustainable Path: The Role of Walkability in Addressing Climate Change
  • Nov. 14 Webinar: Where Do We Go Next? Mapping and Tracking in the Future

  American Planning Association

  • APA Foundation Awards $78,000 in Disaster Recovery Grants (10-19-18)
  • Plan4Health Success Story: Strategic Mobility and Health in Louisiana (10-25-18)

  American Road and Transportation Builders Association

  • Texas DOT Makes Major Commitment to Safety Embracing ARTBA Foundation’s ANSI-Endorsed Certification Program for Transportation Project Decisionmakers (10-25-18)

  American Society of Landscape Architects

  • The Field: FHWA Updates to CSS/CSD Practice (10-25-18)

  Brookings

  • The economics—and politics—of carbon pricing (10-25-18)

  Center for Transportation Studies at University of Minnesota

  • Catalyst newsletter (October 2018)

  Conservation Fund

  • How a Tiny Songbird Represents a Huge Conservation Victory (10-22-18)

  Department of Energy

  • The U.S. Department of Energy, General Motors and MathWorks Launch EcoCAR Mobility Challenge (10-25-18)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Climate Change News (10-22-18)

  Environmental Law Institute

  • Restoration Approaches/Techniques -- Emerging Issues and Topics: Barrier Removal Webinar, Oct. 29, 2018, 2:00 - 3:30 pm EDT

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • Building Resilience in Partnership with Vulnerable Communities Webinar, Nov. 8, 1:00-2:30 ET

  Federal Highway Administration

  • Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measures Case Studies: Utah, Georgia and Pennsylvania (10-12-18)
  • Strategies for Accelerating Multimodal Project Delivery Webinar, Oct. 31, 1:00-2:30 EDT
  • EDC News - October 25, 2018
  • Webinar: Building Resilience into FHWA Emergency Relief Projects (recording) (10-23-18)
  • Federal Transit Administration
  • U.S. Department of Transportation Celebrates Groundbreaking for Bus Rapid Transit Line in Kansas City (10-25-18)

  Forest Service

  • Celebrating Bat Benefits During Bat Week (10-24-18)

  International Erosion Control Association

  • 2019 MS4 Call for Abstracts; 2019 Municipal Wet Weather Stormwater Conference, Greenville, SC

  International Road Federation

  • Conference Celebrates Corridors for Shared Prosperity & Sustainable Mobility (10-24-18)

  NOAA Climate Portal

  • U.S. winter precipitation during every El Niño since 1950 (10-24-18)
  • U.S. winter temperatures for every El Niño since 1950 (10-24-18)

  Safe Routes to School National Partnership

  • Walk Audit 2.0: Walkability Assessment Next Steps Webinar Nov. 13, 2018
  • States Leap Ahead with TAP Funding (10-23-18)

  Shared Use Mobility Center

  • SUMC Celebrates Launch of New EV Rideshare “Green Raiteros” (10-23-18)

  Smart Growth Online

  • Milwaukee Launches Innovative Green Infrastructure Program (10-19-18)

  Transportation For America

  • Crookston, MN: Where investment in public transit and hard-working Americans “help buses come alive” (10-24-18)

  Transportation Research Board

  • Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Research Report 201: Understanding Changes in Demographics, Preferences, and Markets for Public Transportation (10-25-18)
  • National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Report 886: Field Evaluation of Reflected Noise from a Single Noise Barrier (10-25-18)

  Urban Land Institute

  • New Urban Land Institute Report, The Case for Open Space, Shows How Open Spaces Can Deliver a Significant Return on Investment (10-23-18)

  Volpe Center

  • Transformational Technologies: A State Government Perspective with Kirk Steudle (10-24-18)

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• October 19, 2018

  AARP

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

  American Planning Association

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

  American Society of Landscape Architects

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

  Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals

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

  Association of State Wetland Managers

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

  Arizona DOT

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

  Bloomberg Philanthropies

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

  Brookings

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

  Defenders of Wildlife

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

  East Coast Greenway

  • April 2019 Mid-Atlantic Greenways & Trails Summit

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

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

  Eno Center for Transportation

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

  Environmental Protection Agency

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

  Federal Highway Administration

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

  Georgetown Climate Center

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

  International City/County Management Association

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

  International Conference on Ecology & Transportation

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

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

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

  National Complete Streets Coalition

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

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

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

  National Governors Association

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

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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

  National Transit Institute

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

  National Trust for Historic Preservation

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

  Perkins-Coie California Land Use & Development Report

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

  Resources for the Future

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

  Safe Routes to School National Partnership

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

  Southern Environmental Law Center

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

  State Smart Transportation Initiative

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

  Transportation for America

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

  Transportation Research Board

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

  University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies

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

  World Resources Institute

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

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• October 12, 2018

  American Society of Landscape Architects

  • Hope and Doubt about the Future of Walkable Suburbia (10-9-18)

  Association of State Wetland Managers

  • Using Living Shorelines Prioritization Tools for Wetland Improvements Webinar, Dec. 19, 2018

  Brookings

  • Climate reality requires starting at home: Weaning from fossil fuels (10-11-18)

  Climate Central

  • Limiting Global Warming to 1.5°C Will Require Deep Emissions Cuts (10-9-18)

  Department of Energy

  • Energy Department and Army TARDEC to Collaborate on Hydrogen and Fuel Cells for Military Use (10-9-18)

  Department of Transportation

  • U.S. DOT Provides More Than $63 Billion to Major Transportation Infrastructure Investments Across America in 2018 (10-10-18)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Climate Change News - October 9, 2018

  Federal Highway Administration

  • EDC News - October 11, 2018
  • Community Connections Handbook and Case Studies Webinar, Oct. 22, 2018
  • Human Environment Digest (10-5-18)
  • FHWA's Fostering Multimodal Connectivity Newsletter - October 2018 (10-9-18)
  • Early Acquisition: Statewide Land Use, Environment and Transportation Planning Requirements  (10-9-18)

  Forest Service

  • Rivers and trails connect people to the outdoors (10-5-18)

  Institute for Transportation and Development Policy

  • Webinar: BRT Planning 501: Integration, Oct. 30, 2018

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  • September was 3rd wettest, 4th warmest on record for U.S. (10-9-18)

  Rails to Trails Conservancy

  • Baltimore Greenway Trails Network Lands $250,000 Federal Grant to Close Key Trail Gap (10-4-18)

  Resources for the Future

  • Missing Fuel Cost Savings: Some Clues Emerge (10-9-18)

  Safe Routes to School National Partnership

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

  Smart Growth America

  • How cities can reduce traffic instead of just ensuring more of it (10-11-18)
  • Elkhorn Slough designated ‘Wetland of International Importance’ (10-5-18)

  Transportation Research Board

  • Transit Bus Automation Project: Transferability of Automation Technologies: Final Report (September 2018)

  University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies

  • Catalyst, October 2018

  World Resources Institute

  • The City Fix: Unlocking Climate Action: When Nations, States and Cities Reinforce Each Other, Everybody Wins (10-10-18)

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• October 5, 2018

  AASHTO

  • Rep. Bill Shuster delivers remarks to the AASHTO Board of Directors (10-1-18)

  America Walks

  • America Walks Awarded Funding from Centers for Disease Control (10-4-18)

  Associated General Contractors of America

  • AGC Comments on Significant Reforms to Regulations that Implement the Endangered Species Act (10-1-18)

  American Planning Association

  • Congressional Funding Could Affect Your Local Park (10-4-18)

  American Public Health Association

  • Climate change sessions at the 2018 APHA November Annual Meeting and Expo (10-1-18)

  American Society of Landscape Architects

  • The Practice of Building Equity Through Design Thinking (10-2-18)

  Blue Green Alliance

  • Mayors From Across Ohio Call on EPA and NHTSA to Keep Fuel Economy Standards Strong (10-3-18)

  Center for Transportation & the Environment

  • CTE Wins an Additional Ten Grants through Low-No Program (10-1-18)

  Climate Central

  • Rising Tides: How Near-Daily Flooding of America’s Shorelines Could Become the Norm (10-4-18)

  Department of Transportation

  • Secretary Chao Announces $47 Million for Congestion Relief on Interstate 5 (10-2-18)
  • U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao Announces Significant Upgrades to Chicago Rail Connection with More Than $130 Million in Infrastructure Grants (10-1-18)
  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $300 Million for Federal Lands and Tribal Projects (10-3-18)

  Eno Transportation Weekly

  • DOT Releases Version 3.0 of Autonomous Vehicle Guidance (10-4-18)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Global Action Climate Summit Yields Countless Commitments, but National Action Is Sorely Needed (9-27-18)
  • Climate Change News (10-1-18)

  Environmental Defense Fund

  • Why a Supreme Court case over a single frog could jeopardize wildlife for years to come (10-2-18)

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • The RESTORE Council Approves Florida’s State Expenditure Plan providing $291M for 69 Projects across 23 Coastal Counties (10-1-18)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • HEP Research Quarterly Newsletter (Summer 2018)
  • EDC News - October 4, 2018

  Federal Transit Administration

  • Nation's Top Transit Official Announces $2.2 Million Grant to Help Modernize Bus System Serving Rural Colorado (10-2-18)
  • Senior DOT Official Recognizes Rural Public Transportation Agencies for Outstanding Service (10-1-18)

  Fish and Wildlife Service

  • Nation's Wildlife Gets $50 Million Boost from Funding to States (9-18-18)

  International Road Federation

  • IRF Global: Connecting the Dots to Assess the Impact of Innovation (9-26-18)

  League of American Bicyclists

  • The Bird and the Bicycle (10-3-18)
  • The Link between Transportation and Public Health (10-1-18)
  • 2019 National Bike Summit (9-27-18)

  National Association of Counties

  • Counties face off against Hurricane Florence (9-28-18)

  National Complete Streets Coalition

  • Are you ready for a rising tide? Climate resiliency at next month’s LOCUS New England Leadership Summit (9-28-18)

  National Conference of State Legislatures

  • Autonomous Vehicles – Self-Driving Vehicles Enacted Legislation (updated 10-3-18)
  • Congress Passes 5-Year FAA Reauthorization Act (10-4-18)

  NOAA Climate Portal

  • El Niño likely to boost high-tide flood days along U.S. coasts in 2018 (10-2-18)

  Scenic America

  • Congress moves to revive National Scenic Byways Program (9-28-18)

  Smart Growth Online

  • Undeveloped Land Could Be Protecting Your City From the Next Flood (9-28-18)
  • Urban Experts Call For More Flexible Land Use (9-28-18)

  SPUR

  • Advancing Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure in San Jose (10-3-18)
  • What Does Access Really Mean? (10-3-18)

  State Smart Transportation Initiative

  • An app that rewards commuters for their travel choices (10-1-18)
  • Can we bring back the golden era of transit in the U.S.? (10-1-18)

  Volpe Center

  • The Four Roles of Government in a New Mobility Operating System (10-2-18)

  Washington State DOT

  • Newest state ferry begins carrying customers (10-4-18)

  World Resources Institute

  • Unlocking Climate Action: When Nations, States and Cities Reinforce Each Other, Everybody Wins (9-28-18)
  • The City Fix: It’s Hard to Understand the Shared Mobility Revolution When It’s Called Different Things (10-3-18)

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• September 28, 2018

  AASHTO

  • AASHTO Directors Choose Jim Tymon for Executive Director (9-24-18)
  • Two States Earn Top Awards in National Transportation Competition  (9-24-18)
  • New Video Highlights Revisions in the 7^th Edition AASHTO Green Book (9-24-18)
  • New AASHTO President Says Workforce and Funding Issues Top His Priority List (9-24-18)

  Alaska Governor’s Office

  • Walker receives Climate Team recommendations, announces State action on climate (9-26-18)

  America’s Transportation Awards

  • Two States Earn Top Awards in National Transportation Competition (9-21-18)

  America Walks

  • Oct. 10 Webinar: Walk into Action: Walking and Walkability Policy Issues (9-27-18)

  American Planning Association

  • The Latest in Resilience Resources from APA (9-25-18)

  American Public Transportation Association

  • APTA Applauds Release of FTA Bus Infrastructure Grants (9-27-18)
  • APTA Honors Public Transit Industry’s Best Marketing & Communications Efforts with 2018 AdWheel Grand Awards (9-27-18)
  • APTA Announces New Executive Committee and Board of Directors (9-27-18)
  • Top Public Transportation Leaders Honored By the American Public Transportation Association (9-25-18)

  American Society of Landscape Architects

  • The Dirt: New Report: US Cities Already Feeling Impacts of Climate Change (9-25-18)
  • A Romantic Kind of Resilient Design (9-20-18)

  Bloomberg Philanthropies

  • The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy Introduces Innovate4Cities: A Cities-Driven Research and Innovation Agenda and Partnership with Google to Empower Cities Tackling Climate Change (9-26-18)

  Department of Transportation

  • DOT Announces Competitive Grant Solicitation for Two New University Transportation Research Centers (9-21-18)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Climate Change News (9-24-18)
  • October 12 Briefing: How Businesses, Cities, and States Are Leading Climate Action Efforts (9-26-18)
  • Oct. 12 Briefing: How Businesses, Cities, and States Are Leading Climate Action Efforts (9-27-18)

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • NC Approved to Remove 26 Counties from Vehicle Emissions Inspections (9-25-18)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • Every Day Counts: EDC News (9-27-18)
  • Air Quality and Sustainability Highlights - Sustainability (9-21-18)
  • Human Environment Digest – Livability (9-21-18)
  • Virtual Nondestructive Evaluation Laboratory for Highway Structures (September 2018)

  Federal Transit Administration

  • U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $366.2 Million in Grants to Modernize and Improve America’s Bus Infrastructure Nationwide (9-25-18)
  • Limitation on Claims against Proposed Public Transportation Projects (9-27-18)

  Funders Network

  • Oct. 10 Webinar: Fire & Flood: How High-risk Communities are Becoming More Resilient (9-27-18)

  ICMA

  • Facts and Stats: Disaster Preparedness in Our Communities (9-21-18)

  League of American Bicyclists

  • Taking Bicycle Friendly Actions – Emphasizing Bicyclist Safety in All 50 States (9-24-18)

  National Association of City Transportation Officials

  • 2,200 Projects Built & More Findings from this Year’s Data Snapshot (9-25-18)
  • Ford Motor Co., Uber and Lyft Announce Agreement to Share Data Through New Platform that Gives Cities and Mobility Companies New Tools to Manage Congestion, Cut Greenhouse Gases and Reduce Crashes (9-25-18)

  National Association of Environmental Professionals

  • Oct. 3 Webinar: The National Association of Environmental Professionals’ Tribal Consultation and Engagement in the Era of Streamlining (9-24-18)

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation at UC Davis

  • Program for Vehicle Regulatory Reform: Assessing Life Cycle-Based Greenhouse Gas Standards (Aug. 2018)

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  • September 2018: Hurricane Florence; National Geodetic Survey damage assessment imagery available online (9-18-18)

  National Resources & Technical Assistance For Transit-Oriented Development

  • TOD around a highway interchange? (9-21-18)

  National Trust for Historic Preservation

  • Preserving Diverse History From Coast to Coast: American Express and National Trust for Historic Preservation to Award $2 Million in Grants to Main Streets (9-24-18)

  North Carolina DOT

  • I-40 Reopens; State Focuses on Recovery (9-24-18)
  • Behind the Scenes: How NCDOT Repaired, Then Reopened I-95, I-40 (9-26-18)

  Resources for the Future

  • The Case of the Disappearing Fuel Cost Savings (9-24-18)

  Smart Growth Network

  • We’re Designing Bike Lanes Wrong (9-21-18)

  Smart Growth Online

  • To Battle Floods, Cities Revive Their Long-Forgotten Alleyways (9-21-18)
  • Dangerous Streets? Take the Bus (9-21-18)
  • The Paintbrush: An Unexpected New Tool for City Planners (9-21-18)

  SPUR

  • Bay Area Cities Step Up Their Climate Commitments (9-27-18)

  State Smart Transportation Initiative

  • Modernizing Mitigation: A Demand-Centered Approach (September 2018)

  The City Fix

  • The New Climate Economy Will Be Powered by Compact Cities: Report (9-10-18)

  TransformCA

  • Ford GoBike is a model for equitable bike share access in the US, thanks to community engagement (9-20-18)

  Transportation Research Board

  • 2019 TRB Annual Meeting: Sign Up for the 4th Transportation Systems Resilience Exercise (9-25-18)

  World Resources Institute

  • Need New Ideas to Advance Public Transport? Look to Vienna (9-24-18)
  • What Happened in San Francisco Must Not Stay in San Francisco (9-20-18)
  • 4 Questions on the Future of Dockless Bike Sharing, From Its Birthplace (9-17-18)

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• September 21, 2018

  AASHTO

  • State DOTs Respond As Hurricane Florence Hits East Coast (9-14-18)

  Alternative Fuel Toolkit

  • Webinar Recording - Follow-up: Midwest Alternative Fuel Corridor Convening (9-18-18)

  American Society of Landscape Architects

  • The Dirt: Unequal Progress in the Renewable Energy Transition (9-20-18)

  Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals

  • Webinar: Ten Years of Safe Routes to School – Where Do We Go From Here? Oct. 17, 2018

  Bloomberg Philanthropies

  • Mike Bloomberg Names Seattle and Atlanta First Winners in American Cities Climate Challenge (9-14-18)

  Center for Clean Air Policy

  • Financing Low- and Zero-Emission Freight Transportation Technologies in California (August 2018)

  Climate Central

  • The Rise of Renewable Electricity (9-19-18)

  Department of Transportation

  • US DOT Connections Blog: USDOT Mobilizes to Help Hurricane-Impacted Communities (9-17-18)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Climate Change News – Sept. 17, 2018

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • EPA grants $1.6 million to Northwest and Alaska tribal groups to reduce harmful diesel emissions (9-12-18)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • FHWA 2019 Environmental Excellence Awards Deadline Extended (9-17-18)
  • GIS in Transportation August 2018 Newsletter (9-14-18)
  • 2017 Urban Congestion Trends Report (9-14-18)
  • EDC News - September 20, 2018

  Georgetown Climate Center Adaptation Clearinghouse

  • Massachusetts H 4835 - An Act Promoting Climate Change Adaptation, Environmental and Natural Resource Protection and Investment in Recreational Assets and Opportunity (8-21-18)

  National Trust for Historic Preservation

  • National Preservation Awards Jury Previews 2018 Winners (9-19-18)

  NOAA Climate Portal

  • It's not the heat; it's the humidity (9-20-18)

  Rails to Trails Conservancy

  • The State of Funding for Trails, Walking and Biking: A Mixed Bag (9-13-18)

  Resources for the Future

  • Critiquing the Trump Administration’s Analysis of Consumer Behavior in the Proposed CAFE Standards (9-19-18)

  Safe Routes to School National Partnership

  • Winning Strategies to Engage Diverse Communities in Safe Routes to School Webinar, October 24, 2018

  Smart Growth America

  • Announcing the winners of the Safe Streets, Smart Cities Academy (9-19-18)

  State of New York

  • Governor Cuomo Announces $6.5 Million Grant to Expand Empire State Trail Initiative in Western New York (9-18-18)

  State Smart Transportation Initiative

  • States may look to leaders in regulating electric bicycles (9-17-18)
  • Do mileage-based congestion fees hit low-income drivers harder? (9-17-18)

  Transportation for America

  • Lessons learned from T4America’s Cultural Corridor Consortium (9-18-18)
  • “Deciding what kind of city we want to be” with the Smart Cities Collaborative (9-19-18)

  Transportation Research Board

  • TRB and Resilience: A Summary of Transportation Research Board Activities (9-14-18)

  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces an online Trafficability Inundation Mapping Tool for Hurricane Florence (9-18-18)

  World Resources Institute

  • Recent Scientific Advancements Show New Connections between Climate Change and Hurricanes (9-14-18)
  • Fewer Emissions, Better Life: Beijing Low Emission Zone Final Report (9-18-18)

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• September 14, 2018

  AASHTO

  • Revisions Suggested For NEPA Review Process (9-7-18)
  • Subcommittee Hearing Focuses On Fostering Transportation ‘Innovations’ (9-7-18)

  American Society of Landscape Architects

  • ASLA Joins We Are Still In Movement (9-10-18)
  • The Rising Tidewater, Revisited (9-13-18)

  Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies

  • Six Honored for Helping Safeguard America’s Valuable Natural Resources (9-10-18)

  Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals

  • Association of Pedestrian & Bicycle Professionals Announces 2018 Annual Award Winners (9-10-18)

  Association of State Wetland Managers

  • Green Infrastructure Case Studies: How to Successfully Lower Risk in Your Community Webinar, Sept. 18, 2018

  Center for Neighborhood Technology

  • CNT and King County Metro Announce the Release of rightsizeparking.org v2.0 (9-13-18)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Climate Change News – Sept. 10, 2018

  Federal Highway Administration

  • Human Environment Digest (9-7-18)
  • EDC News - September 13, 2018
  • FHWA Awards $8.4 Million to Nine States for Innovative Highway Projects (9-7-18)
  • CMAQ Emissions Calculator Toolkit - Transit Bus and Fleet Expansion (9-13-18)

  Federal Transit Administration

  • U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $6.3 Million Funding Opportunity to Improve Access to Healthcare (9-12-18)

  Georgetown Climate Center

  • Georgetown Climate Center Partners on Two Transportation Panels at 2018 Global Climate Action Summit (9-7-18)
  • Transportation and Climate Initiative Welcomes the Commonwealth of Virginia (9-12-18)

  Institute for Transportation and Development Policy

  • ITDP Resources for Global Climate Action (9-10-18)
  • China Tackles Climate Change with Electric Buses (9-11-18)

  Institute of Transport Studies (Monash)

  • World Transit Research Newsletter, August 2018

  International City/County Management Association

  • SolSmart to Present SolSmart Panels to First 35 Communities Reaching Designation (9-10-18)
  • Preparing for the 2018 Hurricane Season (9-10-18)

  National Association of Environmental Professionals

  • Tribal Consultation and Engagement in the Era of Streamlining Webinar, October 3, 3:00-4:30 p.m. (ET)

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  • Program for Vehicle Regulatory Reform: Assessing Life Cycle-Based Greenhouse Gas Standards (August 2018)

  National Complete Streets Coalition

  • Webinar—Innovation in Complete Streets Infrastructure, Sept. 27

  National Resources & Technical Assistance for Transit-Oriented Development

  • “An international model” for transit-oriented development (9-7-10)

  NOAA Climate Portal

  • How is September climate changing in the U.S.? (9-11-18)

  Project for Public Spaces

  • Get Ready for Connect the Crescent – A New Pop-up Protected Bikeway in the Heart of New Orleans  (8-29-18)

  Resources for the Future

  • Air Pollution and Trump’s CAFE Proposal (9-11-18)
  • New satellite data: Twice as many Americans live in counties not meeting fine particulate air quality standards as previously thought (9-12-18)

  Rudin Center for Transportation Policy & Management

  • Housing the Next Million New Yorkers Near Transit (July 2018)

  Transportation for America

  • Learn how three cities are using arts and culture to address their transportation challenges (9-7-18)

  Transportation Research Board

  • Top Ten Research Needs for Automated Vehicles & Shared Mobility (9-12-18)
  • TRB Webinar: Continuous Access Priced Managed Lanes – What Have We Learned So Far?, Sept. 20

  The City Fix

  • The New Climate Economy Will Be Powered by Compact Cities: Report (9-10-18)

  UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies

  • EV&Me Blog (9-7-18)

  University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies

  • Catalyst, September 2018

  U.S. Geological Survey

  • USGS Is Installing About 160 Sensors Along NC, SC Coasts For Florence (9-10-18)

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• September 7, 2018

  American Public Transit Association

  • Cities with Higher Public Transit Use Can Cut Their Road Traffic Death Rate Up to 40% (8-29-18)

  American Road and Transportation Builders Association

  • Century Old Rule Stifling Innovation in Transportation Arena, ARTBA Tells House Committee (9-5-18)

  America’s Transportation Awards

  • America’s 12 Best Transportation Projects Now Competing for Two Final Prizes (8-30-18)

  Center for Clean Air Policy

  • Financing Low- and Zero-Emission Freight Transportation Technologies in California (August 2018)

  Department of Energy

  • Department of Energy Announces $80 Million Investment in Advanced Vehicle Technologies Research (9-5-18)

  ENO Center for Transportation

  • Sept. 11 Webinar: Achieving Resilient Mobility Systems: Challenges and Opportunities
  • Eno Transportation Weekly (9-7-18)

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • July 18 Webinar Recording: Supporting Monarch Butterflies as Pollinators; A New Mapping Tool and Case Study (9-5-18)
  • Clean Air Excellence Awards Application Information (9-6-18)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • EESI Update 32 - Fall 2018 (8-29-18)
  • Fact Sheet: Strengthening Financial Resilience to Climate Change - The Role of Insurance (8-31-18)
  • Senator McCain’s Early Climate Leadership Brought Lasting Results (8-31-18)
  • Climate Change News - September 4, 2018

  Federal Highway Administration

  • FHWA Innovator Magazine (8-30-18)
  • U.S. DOT Official Joins State and Local Leaders to Announce $90 Million Infrastructure Investment for Idaho (8-29-18)
  • EDC News - September 6, 2018
  • Federal Highway Administration Makes $225 Million Available for Highway Bridge Improvement Grants (9-5-18)
  • FHWA National Dialogue on Highway Automation in Chicago Focuses on Freight Operations (9-5-18)

  Federal Transit Administration

  • U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $75 Million Grant Agreement for Bus Rapid Transit Project in Albuquerque, New Mexico (8-29-18)

  Fish and Wildlife Service

  • Service Provides $1 Million to States to Combat Bat-Killing Fungal Disease (9-5-18)
  • Interior Announces More Than $36 Million to Boost to Wetland, Waterfowl Conservation, Access to Public Lands (9-5-18)

  International City/County Management Association

  • Rebuilding After Disaster Strikes: Strategies That Work (9-7-18)

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  • Summer 2018 ranked 4th hottest on record for U.S. (9-6-18)

  National Trust for Historic Preservation

  • Aging Gracefully: The Resilience of Historic Structures Preserved in Place (9-5-18)

  Rails to Trails Conservancy

  • Federal Investments in Active Transportation Fall Far Short of Growing Demand, Hampering States’ Ability to Build Connected Infrastructure (9-5-18)

  Resources for the Future

  • Why and How Do New Vehicle Fuel Economy Standards Affect Consumer Vehicle Purchases? (9-4-18)

  Smart Growth Online

  • Helping Pollinators Thrive in a Greener Urban Ecosystem (8-31-18)

  Smart Growth Network

  • Electric Scooters’ Sudden Invasion Of American Cities, Explained (8-31-18)
  • Why Cities Should Embrace ‘Slow Mobility’ (8-31-18)
  • No, Bike Lanes Aren’t for Everyone (8-30-18)

  SPUR

  • Lessons for Guadalupe River Park: How D.C.’s 11th Street Bridge Park Promotes Inclusion (9-5-18)

  Transportation Research Board

  • Benchmarking and Comparative Measurement for Effective Performance Management by Transportation Agencies (NCHRP 20-118)
  • NCHRP Research Report 880: Design Guide for Low-Speed Multimodal Roadways (9-5-18)

  U. S. Army Corps of Engineers

  • Definition of "Waters of the United States": Rule Status and Litigation Update (8-16-18)

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• August 31, 2018

  Associated General Contractors

  • Issuance of New 404 Permits or Jurisdictional Determinations on Hold (8-24-18)

  Association of State Wetland Managers

  • Wetland Breaking News – Aug. 24, 2018

  Conservation Fund

  • The River Beneath the World's Busiest Airport (8-27-18)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Climate Change News – Aug. 27, 2018

  Federal Highway Administration

  • Census Transportation Planning Product Status Report (8-28-18)
  • FHWA Workshop Multi-Jurisdictional Coordination for the Central Plains/Heartland Region - (8-28-18)
  • HEP Research Quarterly Newsletter - Summer 2018 (8-28-18)
  • FHWA R&T Now - July/August 2018
  • Human Environment Digest (8-27-18)

  Federal Transit Administration

  • U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $84.5 Million in Grants to Support Advanced Bus Technology Projects Nationwide (8-24-18)

  International City/County Management Association

  • Building Resilient Communities (8-27-18)

  National Conference of State Legislatures

  • Autonomous Vehicles | Self-Driving Vehicles Enacted Legislation (updated) (8-27-18)

  National Resources & Technical Assistance for Transit-Oriented Development

  • Graduated Density: A Way to Assuage Homeowner Concerns? (8-24-18)

  Transportation for America

  • Gov. Accountability Office: The FTA “runs the risk of violating federal law” (8-24-18)

  Transportation Research Board

  • TRB Webinar: TCRP Synthesis 130: Battery Electric Buses - State of the Practice, Oct. 23, 2018

  Virginia Transportation Research Council

  • Assessing the Feasibility of a Pedestrian and Bicycle Count Program in Virginia (8-26-18)

  U.S. Geological Survey

  • USGS Responds to Hurricane Lane (8-24-18)

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• August 24, 2018

  American Geophysical Union

  • Restored Wetlands Could Lower Local Surface Temperatures (8-17-18)

  Brookings

  • Four strategies to deliver on a smart city vision in 2018 (8-20-18)

  Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

  • Bob Perciasepe on the replacement of the Clean Power Plan (8-21-18)
  • How Companies Use Scenario Analysis to Manage Climate Risk (8-23-18)

  Department of Transportation

  • Another Stretch of America's Newest Interstate Opens Outside Las Vegas (8-23-18)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Climate Change News – Aug. 20, 2018

  Federal Highway Administration

  • How-to: Model Destination Choice (8-20-18)
  • TravelWorks Integrated Models (8-20-18)
  • EDC News - August 23, 2018
  • Volume 1: Integrated ABM-DTA Methods to Model Impacts of Disruptive Technology on the Regional Surface Transportation System - A Feasibility Study (8-20-18)
  • Volume 2: Model Impacts of Connected and Autonomous/Automated Vehicles (CAVs) and Ride-Hailing with an Activity-Based Model (ABM) and Dynamic Traffic Assignment (DTA)-An Experiment (8-20-18)
  • Materials Available: June 2018 Midwest Alternative Fuel Corridor Convening (8-20-18)

  Georgetown Climate Center

  • Agency Leaders for 14 States Oppose Trump Administration's Clean Power Plan Replacement (8-21-18)
  • Climate Change Adaptation Workshops: A Planning Guide for Local Government Staff (July 2018)
  • State Officials Oppose the Trump Administration's Proposal to Replace the Clean Power Plan (8-22-18)

  Hawaii DOT

  • HDOT is preparing for Hurricane Lane (8-21-18)

  International Council on Clean Transportation

  • Recommendations for the Proposed Heavy-Duty Vehicle CO2 Standards in the European Union (8-17-18)

  National Wildlife Federation

  • One Year After Hurricane Harvey, Are We Ready for Future Storms? (8-21-18)

  NOAA Climate

  • Another use for ENSO forecasts: predicting high-tide flooding in the U.S. (8-22-18)

  Rails to Trails Conservancy

  • Rails-to-Trails Legal Team Protects Two Trail Corridors in Washington State (8-21-18)

  Resources for the Future

  • Questions about the Trump Administration’s Cost-Benefit Analysis for its Proposal to Freeze the CAFE Standards (8-20-18)

  Safe Routes to School National Partnership

  • Sept. 11 Webinar: Talking about Safe Routes to School: Spice Up Your Communications

  Smart Growth America

  • Since the workshop: Royal Oak, MI focuses on sustainability (8-17-18)
  • Since the workshop: Tennessee regions work together on Complete Streets (8-16-18)

  State Smart Transportation Initiative

  • Toward livable streets: A review of recent improvements in practice (8-20-18)

  Texas Transportation Institute

  • TTI Helps Develop Innovative Flood Warning System for Houston (8-21-18)

  Transit Cooperative Research Program

  • TCRP J-11/Task 33 [Pending]: Guidebook for Deploying Zero Emissions Transit Buses (8-22-18)

  Transportation Research Board

  • 2019 TRB Annual Meeting: Workshop Information (8-21-18)

  U.S. Conference of Mayors

  • Statement by U.S. Conference of Mayors President and Columbia (SC) Mayor Steve Benjamin on the EPA’s Proposed Affordable Clean Energy Rule (8-21-18)

  UC Davis Sustainable Transportation Center

  • Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Planning: Agency Roles and Workforce Development (8-20-18)

  The White House

  • Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Wants Reliable and Affordable Energy to Fuel Historic Economic Growth (8-21-18)

  World Resources Institute

  • Why Positive Climate Feedbacks Are So Bad (8-20-18)

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