News from Around the Web Archives

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December 6, 2019
American Society of Landscape Architects
- ASLA Statement on the COP25 Meeting in Madrid, Spain (12-3-19)
Brookings
- Top emitters must commit to a U-turn at COP25 (12-2-19)
Department of Energy
- Alternative Fuels Data Center Fact Sheet (December 2019)
Federal Highway Administration
- EDC News (11-27-19)
- EDC News (12-5-19)
- 2019 Road Weather Management Performance Measures Update (11-26-19)
- Considerations of Current and Emerging Transportation Management Center Data (12-5-19)
- FHWA and FTA TPM and PBPP Implementation Workshops 2019 (12-5-19)
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
- Briefing Materials: Resilience along the West Coast - Scientific and Policy Innovations Strengthening Communities and the Environment (12-4-19)
Federal Transit Administration
Funders' Network
- Sustainability Grant Opportunity: Partners for Places Round 16 RFP (12-5-19)
I-95 Corridor Coalition
- Optimal Traffic Monitoring Report now available! (12-2-19)
National Center for Sustainable Transportation
- Life Cycle-Based Policies Are Required to Achieve Emissions Goals from Light-Duty Vehicles (12-2-19)
- March 24-25: 3 Revolutions Policy Conference 2020
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
- Guidebook for Implementing Constructability Across the Entire Project Development Process: NEPA to Final Design (Research in Progress) (12-2-19)
- Benefits of Adaptive Traffic Control Deployments -- A Review of Evaluation Studies (Complete) (12-2-19)
- A Research Roadmap for Transportation and Public Health Management (12-4-19)
Shared Use Mobility Center
- Mobility Hub Newsletter: December 4, 2019
State Smart Transportation Initiative
- LOS to play more limited role in California planning, according to survey (12-2-19)
- Why didn't the turtles cross the road? (12-2-19)
Transportation for America
- Trump's USDOT BUILDs even more roads (11-26-19)
Transportation Research Board
- Jan. 29: TRB Webinar: Turbo-charged - Turbo roundabout advancements
UC Davis
- Dec. 4 Webinar Recording: Integrating Transportation, Energy, and Emissions Modeling across Spatial and Temporal Scales
U.S. Department of Transportation
- U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao Codifies Reforms in New Departmental Rulemaking Process (12-4-19)
Vermont Agency of Transportation
- Public Transit Policy Plan (12-4-19)
World Resources Institute
- The City Fix: How Countries Can Step Up Climate Pledges Through Action in 4 Key Sectors (12-3-19)
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November 29, 2019
AASHTO
- AASHTO Applauds Congress for Saving Billions for Transportation (11-22-19)
American Planning Association
- Could Pooled Ride-Sharing Improve Sustainability? (11-25-19)
Department of Energy Alternative Fuels Data Center
- Model Year 2020 Fuel Economy Guide: EPA Fuel Economy Estimates (11-25-19)
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
- Dec. 4 webcast: Resilience along the West Coast Scientific and Policy Innovations Strengthening Communities and the Environment
Environmental Protection Agency
- Dec. 4 Webinar: SmartWay Awardees Share Best Practices
Federal Highway Administration
Federal Transit Administration
- U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $423 Million In Grants Nationwide to Revitalize America’s Bus Infrastructure (11-25-19)
Forest Service
- USDA and Georgia sign Shared Stewardship Agreement highlighting cooperative approach to land management (11-23-19)
Government Accountability Office
- Army Corps of Engineers: Evaluations of Flood Risk Management Projects Could Benefit from Increased Transparency (11-26-19)
International Road Federation
- Information on Cool Pavement Pilot Program – City of Los Angeles (11-26-19)
Maryland DOT
- Regression Equations for Estimating Flood Discharges For the Eastern Coastal Plain Region of Maryland (Nov. 2019)
National Asphalt Pavement Association
- How to Develop a Sustainability Program (11-25-19)
National Center for Sustainable Transportation
- Dec. 4 Webinar: Integrating Transportation, Energy, and Emissions Modeling across Spatial and Temporal Scales
- Identifying Bikeshare Station Locations to Improve Underserved Communities’ Accessibility (August 2019)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
- Development of a Design/Graphics Interface System (Completed) (11-25-19)
- Contingency Factors to Account for Risk in Early Construction Cost Estimates for Transportation Infrastructure Projects (RFP) (11-22-19)
- Guidelines for Response Planning, Assessment, and Rapid Restoration of Service of Bridges in Extreme Events NCHRP 14-45 (RFP) (11-29-19)
Nature Communications
- New elevation data triple estimates of global vulnerability to sea-level rise and coastal flooding (10-29-19)
Shared Use Mobility Center
- Mobility Hub Newsletter: November 21, 2019 (11-21-19)
Smart Growth America
- What did we learn from a half-year of work on Opportunity Zones with six communities? (11-26-19)
Transportation for America
- “Voluntary safety assessments” for automated vehicles will result in more deaths (11-25-19)
U.S. Department of Transportation
- U.S. Department of Transportation Seeks Public Input for Innovation Council (11-26-19)
World Resources Institute
- 4 Emerging Ways to Pair Electric Vehicles and Renewable Energy (11-22-19)
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November 22, 2019
Airport Cooperative Research Program
- ACRP Research Report 209: Integrating Sustainability Planning and the Environmental Review Process (11-15-19)
America Walks
- Beyond the Physical: Social and Mental Benefits of Walkable Communities (Nov. 20, 2019 webinar recording)
American Society of Landscape Architects
- How to Revitalize Post-war Plazas (11-18-19)
American Trails
- The Nature of Trail Aesthetics (11-19-19)
Army Corps of Engineers
- The Corps Environment, November 2019
Association of State Wetland Managers
- Wetland Breaking News - November 2019
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
- Average Annual Cost of Owning and Operating an Automobile and other categories (11-21-19)
Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
- Report: New Policies Needed to Support Clean Energy Standards (11-20-19)
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
- Dec. 4: Coastal Resilience along the West Coast,
- Dec. 4: Resilience along the West Coast
Environmental Protection Agency
- Electric Vehicles: The Utility Connection, December 11, 2-3:30 PM (ET)
Federal Highway Administration
- Dec. 9-11: Road Weather Management Roundtable
- Public Roads Autumn 2019 (11-20-19)
- EDC News - November 21, 2019
Federal Transit Administration
- Nation's Top Transit Official Tours Philadelphia's Franklin Square Station BUILD Project (11-18-19)
Fish and Wildlife Service
- Beyond monarchs: A pollinator primer (11-18-19)
Fleet Europe
- New report: on-demand transit better than ride hailing and public transport (11-14-19)
Government Accountability Office
- EPA Should Take Additional Actions to Manage Risks from Climate Change (11-18-19)
- Environmental Justice: Federal Agencies Could Benefit from a Strategic Approach to Assess Progress (11-20-19)
League of American Bicyclists
- Thankful for the People and Places Committed to Being a Bicycle Friendly Community (11-21-19)
National Center for Sustainable Transportation
- Life Cycle Modeling of Technologies and Strategies for a Sustainable Freight System in California (11-14-19)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Foothill Transit Agency Battery Electric Bus Progress Report (October 2019)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
- NCHRP 20-07/Task 420 Road User Understanding of Bicycle Signal Symbol Indications [Completed] (11-19-19)
- NCHRP Report 934: Traffic Forecasting Accuracy Assessment Research (11-15-19)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- NOAA, NFWF announce $30 million in grants to support coastal resilience efforts across nation (11-18-19)
Rails to Trails Conservancy
- New Transbay Crossing: Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Bike and Pedestrian Path Opens in California (11-18-19)
- Plans advance to extend "Cowboy Trail" to Chadron, moving forward Nebraska's portion of Great American Rail-Trail (11-15-19)
Resources for the Future
- California's Evolving Zero Emission Vehicle Program: Pulling New Technology into the Market (11-20-19)
Shared Use Mobility Center
- Mobility Hub Newsletter: November 14, 2019
SPUR
- Don't Dismiss Transportation Pilot Projects: We Need More Wild Ideas (11-15-19)
Smart Growth America
- Webinar recap, Complete Streets federal policy update (11-20-19)
Transportation for America
- It's time to define transportation success by what actually matters to people: getting where you need to go (11-19-19)
- To connect people to jobs and services, we need to measure what matters: people (11-20-19)
University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies
- Catalyst, November 2019
Volpe Center
- Eco-Logical Video (11-12-19)
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November 15, 2019
AASHTO
- FHWA to Release Proposed Bridge Inspection Revisions (11-8-19)
- ARTBA Report Highlights Results of Transportation Ballot Measures (11-8-19)
- Video: Winners of the 2019 America’s Transportation Awards (11-8-19)
- AASHTO Initiates 2019 Communications Survey (11-8-19)
Association of State Wetland Managers
- Dec. 3: NWI Data in Support of Conservation Efforts and Habitat Modeling
Center for Neighborhood Technology
- Lightfoot's Rideshare Fee Plan Improves Equity, But Why Not Tax Uber and Lyft Directly? (11-13-19)
Center for Transportation Studies
- Catalyst Newsletter (Nov. 2019)
Department of Transportation
- 2018 Fatal Motor Vehicle Crashes: Overview (Oct. 2019)
District of Columbia Department of Transportation
- DDOT, curbFlow Research Project Finds High Demand for Pickup, Dropoff Zones (11-13-19)
Environmental Council of the States
- Wheels on Wyoming Buses Go Round and Round, Emissions Go Down and Down (11-8-19)
- Minnesota Revs Up Vehicle Emission Mission (11-14-19)
Environmental Defense Fund
- The hidden cost of faster shipping — and what we can do about it (11-8-19)
Federal Highway Administration
- EDC News (11-7-19)
- EDC News (11-14-19)
- Human Environment Digest (11-14-19)
- Nov. 20: Talking Freight Webinar for November 20, 2019: Highlighted I-NUF Conference Presentations, Part 1: Curbside Delivery Challenges and Opportunities
- Transportation Management Centers: Streaming Video Sharing and Distribution - Final Report (Sept 2019)
Federal Transit Administration
- U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao Announces $900 Million Historic Investment in American Infrastructure (11-12-19)
Government Accountability Office
- Federal Transit Administration and FEMA Took Actions to Coordinate, but Steps Are Needed to Address Risk of Duplicate Funding (11-13-19)
Journal of Transportation and Land Use
- Workplace location, polycentricism, and car commuting (11-11-19)
National Center for Sustainable Transportation
- Active Transportation Benefit-Cost Tool (active) (11-13-19)
- Next Generation Electric Vehicle Energy Modeling in Large-scale Transportation Networks (11-13-19)
- Life Cycle-Based Policies Are Required to Achieve Emissions Goals from Light-Duty Vehicles (11-13-19)
National Conference of State Legislatures
- Urgent Infrastructure Needs Are Straining Public Resources (11-14-19)
National Cooperative Highway Research Project
- Design Options to Reduce Turning Motor Vehicle – Bicycle Conflicts at Controlled Intersections (RFP)
- Topical White Papers for the TRB Forum on Automated Vehicles and Shared Mobility (Pending) (11-13-19)
- An Emergency Management Playbook for State Transportation Agencies (Pending) (11-13-19)
- Deploying Transportation Security Practices in State DOTs (Pending) (11-13-19)
- Issues Associated with Providing Customized, Client-Based Transportation Services (Active) (11-13-19)
- 5th E of Safety: Informing the Selection of Countermeasures by Evaluating, Analyzing, and Diagnosing Contributing Factors that Lead to Crashes (RFP) (11-13-19)
- Development of Crash Prediction Models for Short-Term Durations (Anticipated) (11-13-19)
- Next Generation of the USLIMITS2 Speed Limit Setting Expert System (RFP) (11-14-19)
- Integrating Freight Movement into 21st Century Communities' Land Use, Design, and Transportation Systems (RFP) (11-14-19)
Nebraska DOT
- State Transportation Improvement Plan Amendment Announced (11-8-19)
Shared Use Mobility Center
- Mobility Hub Newsletter: November 7, 2019
Smart Growth America
- The U.S. builds death traps, not streets (11-8-19)
Transportation for America
- Jan. 11: TransportationCamp DC is definitely happening! Join us on Saturday, January 11th
Transportation Research Board
- RFP: State Practices Promoting Older Driver Safety (11-13-19)
- RFP: Legal Considerations for Telecommunications at Airports (11-13-19)
- Using Medical X-Ray Machine to Determine the Service Life of Concrete (11-8-19)
- New York University: Regulating e-hail companies (11-7-19)
- Primer on Bridge Load Testing (11-7-19)
- Dec. 11: 2019 Conference on Health and Active Transportation
- Analysis of Recent Public Transit Ridership Trends (11-14-19)
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November 8, 2019
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
- Nov. 19: 2019 AASHTO Council on Public Transportation & MTAP Winter Meeting
- Rescission Funding Cuts May Go Deeper Than Expected (11-5-19)
American Planning Association
- Celebrating Great Places in America (11-5-19)
American Society of Landscape Architects
- ASLA Celebrates Native American Heritage Month (11-5-19)
Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations
- 2019 AMPO Annual Conference Presentations (11-5-19)
Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota
- Mobility nodes and economic spaces: Links, tensions and planning implications (11-5-19)
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
- Cities, Counties, and States Step Up Amidst Trump’s Decision to Leave Paris Agreement (11-4-19)
- Pennsylvania Takes a Step Toward Joining Northeast Carbon Cap-and-Trade Program (11-4-19)
Federal Highway Administration
- EDC News (10-31-19)
- Transportation Alternatives Apportionments and Obligations (10-31-19)
- Transportation Alternatives (TA) Set-Aside FY 2019 Apportionments (10-31-19)
- Human Environment Digest (10-31-19)
- Strengthening Linkages between Transportation Demand Management and Traffic Management (11-4-19)
- Sept. 18 Talking Freight Seminar: Delivery by Drone: Examining Benefits, Impacts, and Regulations (Recording and Presentations) (11-5-19)
- Innovator Nov/Dec (11-7-19)
Federal Transit Administration
- Fiscal Year 2020 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Mobility for All Pilot Program (11-4-19)
Geo-Institute of ASCE
- Nov. 15, 2020: International Conference on Scour and Erosion
Institute of Transportation Engineers
- ITE Journal (11-4-19)
- Nov. 21: Innovative Approaches to Multimodal Transportation Assessments
International Transport Forum
- Transport Connectivity: A Gender Perspective (10-31-19)
National Academy of Engineering
- The Bridge (article about cybersecurity of vehicles) (11-1-19)
National Academies of Sciences
- Dec. 3 Seminar - Climate Resilient Smart Cities: Human-Technology Integration
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
- Updated Research Roadmap for NCHRP 20-102, Impacts of Connected Vehicles and Automated Vehicles on State and Local Transportation Agencies (RFP) (10-31-19)
- State-of-the-Art Review of Cooperative Automated Transportation (CAT) Systems (Active) (11-4-19)
- Pilot Test of Climate Change Design Practices Guide for Hydrology and Hydraulics (RFP) (10-31-19)
- 5th E of Safety: Informing the Selection of Countermeasures by Evaluating, Analyzing, and Diagnosing Contributing Factors that Lead to Crashes (RFP) (11-4-19)
- Guidelines for Selection and Application of Manning’s Roughness Values in Two-Dimensional Hydraulic Models (RFP) (10-31-19)
- Applying Climate Change Information to Hydrologic and Hydraulic Design of Transportation Infrastructure (NCHRP 15-61) (complete, pending publication) (11-5-19)
- Federal Funding Flexibility: Use of Federal Aid Highway Fund Transfers by State DOTs (RFP) (11-6-19)
- Transportation Workforce Planning and Development Strategies (11-6-19)
Resources for the Future
- Nov. 21 Event: The Future of Carbon Pricing: Exploring the Latest Global Developments
Shared Use Mobility Center
- Mobility Hub Newsletter: October 31, 2019 (10-31-19)
Sierra Club
- Sierra Club Statement on Trump’s Withdrawal From The Paris Climate Agreement (11-4-19)
Smart Growth America
- Do climate plans do enough on transportation? (11-1-19)
- Our transportation system values some lives more than others (11-6-19)
- Building A Better Maryland (11-7-19)
Transportation Cooperative Research Program
- Low-Speed Automated Vehicles (LSAV) in Public Transportation (Active) (11-4-19)
Transportation for America
- Safety over speed week: Prioritizing safety is intrinsically connected with improving transit service (11-6-19)
Transportation Research Board
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October 24, 2019
American Public Health Association
- #ClimateChangesHealth advocate Kyle P. Sullivan speaks for health (10-24-19)
American Public Transportation Association
- American Public Transportation Association Leads Broad Coalition in Opposition to Public Transit Infrastructure Cuts (10-22-19)
Brookings
- Philadelphia demonstrates the power of play for child and city development (10-24-19)
Center for Neighborhood Technology
- TNC use, Transit, and Vehicle Ownership in Chicago (10-22-19)
- Chicago Proposes New TNC Fees that would Improve Equity and Sustainability (10-18-19)
- Cultural Engagement Makes Stormwater Investments Successful (10-23-19)
- RainReady Video Tutorials (10-23-19)
Environmental Council of the States
- Texas to Deploy New Air Monitoring for Rapid Assessment & Response (10-24-19)
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
- Improving Coastal Resilience in the Northeast (10-23-19)
- Nov. 6 Briefing and Webinar: Community-Centered Resilience: Lessons from Louisiana
Federal Highway Administration
- Human Environment Digest (10-17-19)
- TPM CMAQ Applicability Tables (10-18-19)
- EDC News - October 24, 2019
Fish and Wildlife Service
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Guidance for Electric Bicycle Use On National Wildlife Refuges (10-22-19)
FreightWaves
- EVs to the rescue: Lessons from a California blackout (10-17-19)
Government Accountability Office
- Recent Disasters Highlight Progress and Challenges (10-22-19)
International Transport Forum
- Shaping the future of intelligent transport (10-22-19)
Mountain-Plains Consortium
- Speed Selection During Winter Road Conditions (Aug. 2019)
National Association of City Transportation Officials
- San Antonio and VIA Announce Partnership with NACTO, NRDC, and Bloomberg Philanthropies to Redesign Streets for Faster Transit and Improved Safety for People Walking and Biking
National Center for Sustainable Transportation
- Understanding the Early Adopters of Fuel Cell Vehicles (10-21-19)
- Oct. 28 Webinar: Infrastructure Use by Electric Vehicles and Emission Impacts of Electric Vehicles in Transportation Network Companies
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
- AASHTO LRFD Design, Installation, and Standard Practice of Testing for Cured In-Place Pipe Liners (RFP) (10-18-19)
- Legal Aspect of Environmental Permitting in the Emergency Response Environment (Active) (10-21-19)
- Condemnation Hierarchy-Competing Public Uses (Completed) (10-21-19)
- Update of Selected Studies in Transportation Law: Volume Eight, Section 3: Indian Transportation Law (Final) (10-21-19)
- Update of Selected Studies in Transportation Law: Volume Eight, Section 1: Transportation Agencies and Civil Rights (Final) (10-21-19)
- Potential Liability Associated with Unstable Slope Management Programs (Completed, publication pending) (10-21-19)
- The Legal Issues Concerning the Use of Transportation Facilities to Generate Revenue for State DOTs (Completed, publication pending) (10-21-19)
Shared Use Mobility Center
- Mobility Hub Newsletter: October 17, 2019 (10-17-19)
Transportation Research Board
- Nov. 25: TRB Webinar: Road Safety in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Volpe Center
- Randell Iwasaki on a Government Role Model for Transportation (10-23-19)
World Resources Institute
- The City Fix: As Trump Steps Away from Paris Climate Agreement, U.S. States, Cities and Businesses Step Up (10-24-19)
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October 18, 2019
American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials
- USDOT Secretary Chao Announces New Rural Infrastructure Focus (10-11-19)
- Highway Rights-of-Way May Be Key for Developing Hyperloop (10-11-19)
- Missouri Governor Calls for ‘Bold’ Transportation Solutions (10-11-19)
- AAA Says Pedestrian Detection Systems ‘Perform Inconsistently’ (10-11-19)
- New AASHTO President to Emphasize Transportation Safety and Funding (10-9-19)
Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations
- Oct. 21: 2019 AMPO Annual Conference
California DOT
- Secretary David S. Kim Issues Statement on Addressing Climate Change through Transportation Investments (10-4-19)
Environmental Protection Agency
- EPA helps upgrade Albuquerque diesel-powered trucks, protecting future generations and improving air quality (10-10-19)
- President Trump Delivers on a Key Promise to American Farmers as EPA, USDA Announce Agreement on Promoting Biofuels (10-10-19)
Federal Highway Administration
- EDC News (10-10-19)
- EDC News (10-17-19)
- Transportation Management Centers: Streaming Video Sharing and Distribution - Final Report (10-17-19)
- TPD Dashboard data (10-17-19)
- Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployment Program Independent Evaluation: Program Evaluation Plan (8-16-19)
Federal Transit Administration
- Mobility Payment Integration: State-of-the-Practice Scan (Report 0143) (10-15-19)
- PTASP Technical Assistance Center (10-17-19)
I-95 Corridor Coalition
- RITIS & PDA Suite (10-17-19)
Institute of Transportation Studies
- Oct. 28 Webinar: Infrastructure Use by EVs and Emission Impacts of EVs in TNCs
International Erosion Control Association
- Nov. 14 Conference: 2019 Mountain States Regional Conference
International Road Federation
- Technology that’s helping solve global transport issues (10-15-19)
International Transport Forum
- New Directions for Data-Driven Transport Safety (10-17-19)
- Road Safety: Annual Report 2019 (10-15-19)
- What is the Value of Saving Travel Time? (10-15-19)
National Center for Sustainable Transportation
- Oct. 23: Webinar: The Adoption of Shared Mobility in California and Its Impacts on the Use of Other Travel Modes
- Identifying Roadway Physical Characteristics that Contribute to Emissions Differences between Hybrid and Conventional Vehicles (10-15-19)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
National Center for Sustainable Transportation
- Estimating Fuel-Saving Impact of Low Rolling Resistance Tires on Heavy-Duty Vehicle Fleet Operations (10-17-19)
- Emissions Benefits of Electric Vehicles in Uber and Lyft Services (10-17-19)
Next10
- California Green Innovation Index (10-17-19)
Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (FHWA)
- FHWA Pedestrian and Bicycle Transportation University Course (10-17-19)
Smart Growth America
- Expanded highways may be less useful at improving lives than fast and affordable internet (10-16-19)
- Webinar recap, Building Complete Streets: The developer’s perspective (10-15-19)
Shared-Use Mobility Center
- Mobility Hubs Come to Life in the Twin Cities (10-9-19)
State Smart Transportation Initiative
- Auto-braking is becoming more common, but the tech is still evolving (10-14-19)
- TRB provides playbook to TNC-transit partnerships (10-14-19)
Transportation Research Board
- Oct. 29: Mobility Management: Public Participation Event
- Nov. 12: TRB Webinar: Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Systems for Concrete Structures
- Nov. 12: TRB Webinar: Driving Surface Aggregate – Improving Performance and Sustainability
- Nov. 14: TRB Webinar: Cold as “ICE” – Intersection Control Evaluation Using HCM6
- Nov. 18: TRB Webinar: Emerging Issues in Transportation Project Finance
- Nov. 21: TRB Webinar: Metered Roundabouts – Peak Hour Flows and Part-Time Signalization
- RFP: Guidelines for Applications of RFID and Wireless Technologies in Highway Construction and Asset Management (10-17-19)
- RFP: E-Scooter Safety: Issues and Solutions (10-17-19)
Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
- Emerging Legal Issues for Transportation Researchers Using Passively Collected Data Sets (Aug. 2019)
Volpe Center
- Sarah Kaufman: Making Sure Intelligent Transportation Gets Everyone There (10-11-19)
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October 11, 2019
Association of State Wetland Managers
- Oct 15: Engineering with Nature for Flood Risk Management
Community Transportation Association of America
- CTAA’s Surface Transportation Reauthorization Priorities (Fall 2019) (10-9-19)
Department of Transportation
- U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao Announces Major New Initiative to Support Rural Transportation Needs (10-8-19)
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
- Improving Coastal Resilience in the Northeast, Oct 23
Environmental Protection Agency
- Leading Shippers, Carriers and Logistics Firms Earn EPA Distinction for Efficiency (10-7-19)
- Electric Vehicle Trends and Projections Webinar, Oct. 24
Federal Highway Administration
Federal Transit Administration
- U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $40.4 Million for Virginia Street Bus RAPID Transit Extension Project in Reno, NV (10-9-19)
International Road Federation
- Building the Transport Infrastructure of Tomorrow 19
Missouri DOT
- Safe Transportation for Every Pedestrian (STEP) Workshop - November 13th - Springfield, MO
National Center for Sustainable Transportation
- New Tool Evaluates Health and Equity Impacts of Sacramento’s Regional Transportation Plans (10-8-19)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
- Bicyclist Facility Preferences and Effects on Increasing Bicycle Trips (Completed) (10-7-19)
- Legal Research Digest 77: Update of Selected Studies in Transportation Law, Volume 8, Section 1: Civil Rights and Transportation Agencies (September 2019)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- NOAA awards $4.4 million for research on sea level rise and flooding (10-8-19)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- NREL Celebrates National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day Oct. 8 (10-8-19)
Natural Resources Defense Council
- Stewardship of Wetlands and Soils Has Climate Benefits (9-30-19)
Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
- PBIC Messenger, Summer 2019
Project for Public Spaces
- A New Guide to Balancing Mobility and Humanity on Main Street (10-9-19)
Sierra Club
- Can Congestion Pricing Help Americans Break Up With Their Cars? (10-5-19)
Smart Growth America
- A new vision for transportation (10-7-19)
TransForum
- No More Excuses - We Need Complete Streets (10-3-19)
Transportation for America
- Rural areas desperately need a transportation overhaul, too (10-9-19)
Transportation Research Board
UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies
- Moving Freight Sustainably from Here to There: Scenarios for Zero-Emission Trucking Technologies (10-7-19)
University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies
- Pressure-based dispatch for shared autonomous vehicles (Aug. 2019)
World Resources Institute
- Forging the Path to a Sustainable Urban Future: WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities 2018-19 Annual Report (10-9-19)
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October 4, 2019
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
- FHWA Issues Final Rule Lifting Patented/Proprietary Restrictions (9-27-19)
- AASHTO National Transportation Management Conferences (10-21-19)
Association of Pedestrian & Bicycle Professionals
- APBP Revises Vision Zero Policy Statement (9-30-19)
Austroads
- Properties of General-purpose Cement with Increased Percentages of Limestone (9-10-19)
- Guide to Road Safety: Set (9-6-19)
Eno Center for Transportation
- Eno Transportation Weekly (9-23-19)
Federal Highway Administration
- Air Quality and Climate Change Highlights (9-30-19)
- EDC News(9-26-19)
- PBPP Implementation Roadmap For FHWA Divisions (9-27-19)
- July 2019 Webinar Recording: The Impact of Emerging Technologies on Freight Transportation and Land Use (10-2-19)
- Clean Air Act Sanctions (Status of Sanction Clocks under the Clean Air Act) (10-2-19)
- Performance of Concrete Highway Bridge Decks using Nationwide Condition Data (10-2-19)
- FHWA's Nature-based Solutions for Coastal Highway Resilience: An Implementation Guide, Oct. 23 Webinar
- EDC News (10-3-19)
- Human Environment Digest (10-3-19)
- Understanding Traditional Origin-Destination Data: A Survey (10-3-19)
Federal Transit Administration
- Summary of FTA Bus Efficiency Enhancements Research and Demonstration: Thermoelectric Generation Demonstration at LYNX (10-2-19)
Florida Automated Vehicles
- 7th Annual Florida Automated Vehicles Summit Agenda Nov. 20
International Road Forum
- Dec. 9 Course: Building Climate Resilience into Roads & Transport Infrastructure
International Transport Forum
- What is the Value of Saving Travel Time? (10-2-19)
Institute of Transportation Engineers
- ITE Journal (10-1-19)
Mineta Transportation Institute
- Evaluating Alternative Measures Of Bicycling Level of Traffic Stress Using Crowdsourced Route Satisfaction Data (9-30-19)
National Association of City Transportation Officials
- Designing Cities 2020: Boston, Cambridge, and Somerville (9-14-20)
National Association of Environmental Professionals
- NAEP Annual Conference & Training Symposium (5-18-20)
National Center for Sustainable Transportation
- Understanding the Early Adopters of Fuel Cell Vehicles (9-30-19)
Natural Resources Defense Council
- NRDC Takes Trump to Court for Clean Car Rollback (9-27-19)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
- Best Practices in Work Zones for AVs and CVs (9-30-19)
- Planning for a Comprehensive Update and Restructuring of AASHTO’s A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets (8th Edition) (Final) (10-1-19)
- NCHRP 20-102 (Impacts of Connected Vehicles and Automated Vehicles on State and Local Transportation Agencies--Task-Order Support) (Anticipated) (10-1-19)
- Readiness and Effectiveness of Freeway-Based Corridor V2X Applications for Improving Congestion and Safety (Anticipated) (10-1-19)
- Dynamic Curbside Management in the Era of CAVs, SAVs, Scooters, Transportation Network Companies (TNCs), and Traditional Vehicles (Anticipated) (10-1-19)
- Realistic Estimates of CAV Implementation Timing (Anticipated) (10-1-19)
- Incorporating New Mobility Options into Transportation Demand Modeling (Anticipated) (10-1-19)
- Guidance for Development and Management of Sustainable Information Portals (Final) (10-1-19)
- Topical White Papers for the TRB Forum on Automated Vehicles and Shared Mobility (RFQ) (10-2-19)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Introduction to CLEAN Portal (10-7-19)
Shared Use Mobility Center
- Mobility Hub Newsletter: September 26, 2019 (9-26-19)
Sierra Club
- Forward on Progress During National Drive Electric Week (10-2-19)
Sustainable Communities Online
- Sustainable Communities Case Study Database (9-30-19)
Transportation Research Board
University Transportation Center
- International Accelerated Bridge Construction Conference 11, 2019
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September 27, 2019
American Planning Association
- Planners Talk Surface Transportation on Capitol Hill (9-23-19)
- Surface Transportation Policy Guide (9-23-19)
- Course: A Risk-Based Approach to Reshaping Coastal Development (9-24-19)
- Course: A Mid-Century Vision for the Northeast Corridor (9-24-19)
American Road & Transportation Builders Association
- Repeal of Proprietary Products Rule Heralds Era of Product Innovation and Safer Highways and Bridges (9-26-19)
American Society of Landscape Architects
- ASLA Celebrates PARK(ing) Day with Climate-Themed Parklet (9-20-19)
- New Video Series: Constructing Landscape (9-24-19)
- Preparing for the Future: O&M Manuals (9-24-19)
American Trucking Associations
- ATA Truck Tonnage Index Fell 3.2% in August (9-24-19)
American Public Transportation Association
- Americans Took 11 Million More Public Transportation Trips in Second Quarter of 2019 Than One Year Ago (9-24-19)
Army Corps of Engineers
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers identifies short-term natural disaster recovery activities funded by the Additional Supplemental Appropriations Disaster Relief Act, 2019 (9-26-19)
Associated General Contractors of America
- Administration's Effort to Use Highway Funding as a 'Cudgel' against California Will Undermine Infrastructure and Environmental Goals (9-25-19)
Association of State Wetland Managers
- Wetland Breaking News (9-18-19)
- Understanding California’s New Wetland Rules and Implications for Wetland Management (10-30-19)
Bloomberg Philanthropies
- U.N. Special Envoy for Climate Action Michael Bloomberg Answers Secretary General António Guterres’ Call to End New Coal by 2020 (9-23-19)
Center for Transportation and the Environment
- Laketran Electric Bus Deployment (9-25-19)
- Alexandria Transit Company (DASH) ZEB Planning Study (9-25-19)
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
- CBF Statement on Bay States' Litigation Opposing Trump’s Rollback of Critical Auto Emissions Standards (9-20-19)
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
- Climate Change Will Disrupt Oceans, Causing Chaos Says U.N. (9-25-19)
Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Highway Administration
- Human Environment Digest (9-25-19)
Institute of Transportation Engineers
- ITE FAST Act Reauthorization Principles (9-25-19)
International Road Forum
- Transport Connectivity Forum (10-1-19)
League of American Bicyclists
- Federal data says bike commuting is down – except where it isn’t, or in the long-term (9-26-19)
National Association of Environmental Professionals
- Nov. 7: Advanced NEPA Workshop
National Center for Sustainable Transportation
- Ecosystem of Shared Mobility Services in the San Joaquin Valley (9-26-19)
- Development of Fine Grained Spatial Resolution for an Integrated Health Impacts Assessment Tool for the Sacramento Region (9-26-19)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
- Guide for the Formulation of Long-Range Plans for Replacement Needs and Budget of Highway Operations Equipment - Phase I (completed) (9-24-19)
- Effective Low-Noise Rumble Strips (active) (9-24-19)
- Transportation Asset Management Strategic Planning and Research Roadmap Development (9-25-19, Active)
- Strategies for Incorporating Resilience into Transportation Networks (Pending) (9-25-19)
- Right Sizing Transportation Investments (Active) (9-25-19,
- Prioritization of Freight Investment Projects (9-26-19)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- About the Global Climate Dashboard (9-19-19)
Rails to Trails Conservancy
- New miles added to Great American Rail-Trail, first in Ohio since route was announced in May (9-23-19)
Rockefeller Foundation
- Urban Resilience Infrastructure: an Imperative in a Climate Uncertain World (9-23-19)
Scenic America
- President signs National Scenic Byways bill into law (9-23-19)
Smart Growth America
- Parking spot or park? It’s PARK(ing) Day (9-20-19)
- Trump’s DOT continues playing fast and loose with transit funding (9-25-19)
- Houston: A tale of two transportation systems (9-25-19)
Texas A&M Transportation Institute
- Oct 22: 2019 Transportation Project Delivery Conference
- Oct. 14: 2019 Transportation Short Course
- Nov. 13: 2019 ITS Texas Annual Meeting
Transportation Research Board
UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies
- Technology and Fuel Transition Scenarios to Low Greenhouse Gas Futures for Cars and Trucks in California (9-26-19)
Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute
- Assessing the Cost-Effectiveness of Wyoming's CMAQ Unpaved Road Dust Suppression Program, Year 2 (9-25-19)
- Assessing the Cost-Effectiveness of Wyoming's CMAQ Unpaved Road Dust Suppression Program, Year 1 (9-25-19)
Volpe Center
- 2019: “Our New Mobility Future” Thought Leadership Series (9-26-19)
World Resources Institute
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September 20, 2019
AASHTO
- FHWA Research Showcase Highlights Transportation Innovations (9-19-19)
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
- Letter Argues AV Safety Must be “Paramount Concern” (9-13-19)
- EPA, Dept. of the Army Formally Repeal 2015 WOTUS Rule (9-13-19)
Association of General Contractors
- Administration Rolls Back Federal Overreach in the 2015 Waters Rule (9-12-19)
American Planning Association
- Ride-Share Services Could Offer Mobility to Underserved Communities (9-12-19)
American Society of Landscape Architects
- ASLA Statement on Repeal of Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Rule (9-13-19)
American Trails
- Interpretive Signs and Displays Along Trails (9-18-19)
Defenders of Wildlife
- Over 1,600 Scientists Call for Conservation Funding to Solve the Biodiversity Crisis (9-19-19)
Department of Transportation
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
- Climate Change Solutions newsletter (9-17-19)
- New FEMA and HUD Grants Support Resilience to Climate Change Impacts (9-18-19)
- Global Commission on Adaptation Unveils Report and Launches Year of Action (9-18-19)
Federal Highway Administration
Federal Transit Administration
- Notice of Funding Opportunity: Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development Planning (9-18-19)
- Federal Transit Administration Announces $19.2 Million for Transit Planning in Communities Nationwide (9-18-19)
Fish and Wildlife Service
- More than $100 Million in Public-Private Funding will Benefit Wetland Conservation Projects (9-16-19)
Forum of European National Highway Research Laboratories
- ICAAR 2020 - 16th International Conference on Alkali Aggregate Reaction in Concrete (9-16-19)
Funder’s Network
- Water, Land Use, and Smart Growth in California, Session 1, 2-Part Series (Webinar) (10-3-19)
Global Commission on Adaptation
- Adapt Now: A Global Call for Leadership on Climate Resilience (9-10-19)
Institute for Transportation and Development Policy
- Urban Freight Will Keep Growing, but it Doesn’t Have to Look Like This (9-13-19)
International Road Federation
- Sept. 25 Webinar: Road User Charging: From Slow March to a Sprint
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
- Construction Guide Specifications for Cold Central Plant Recycling and Cold In-Place Recycling (RFP) (9-16-19)
National Governors Association
- Infrastructure Foundation for Success – NGA Chair’s Initiative (9-13-19)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Sept. 23 Webinar: Inland Flooding in a Changing Climate: The case of the 2019 Mississippi/Missouri basin
Natural Resources Defense Council
- Pioneering Study Tallies Huge Hidden Health Costs from Climate Change (9-18-19)
Nevada DOT
- 2019 Bicycle and Pedestrian Summit (11-5-19)
Performance.gov
- September 2019 Updates Show Progress on Cross-Agency and Agency Priority Goals – includes new Infrastructure Permitting Data (9-19-19)
Route 50
- Transit to the Trailhead: Bus Service in a Recreation Corridor Takes Off (9-18-19)
Safe Routes Partnership
- Regional Planning and Health: How MPOs Are Using Regional Transportation Planning to Advance Health (9-18-19)
Shared Use Mobility Center
- Mobility Hub Newsletter (9-19-19)
Smart Growth America
- Federal transportation policy is undermining any progress on climate (9-16-19)
- The Rockefeller Foundation and Smart Growth America Launch National Opportunity Zones Academy (9-17-19)
Smart Growth Network
- Webinar Recording: Using Scenarios for Effective Planning (9-18-19)
- reBlog: AI for Earth helps researchers get more granular with climate data
Transit Cooperative Research Program
- Fast-Tracked: A Tactical Transit Study (August 2019)
Transportation for America
Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute
- Operational and Safety Analysis with Mitigation Strategies for Freeway Truck Traffic in WY (9-16-19)
- Speed Selection Behavior during Winter Road Conditions (9-16-19)
Volpe Center
- Sept. 25 Event: Redefining Mobility (9-16-19)
World Resources Institute: The City Fix
- Is it Worth it to Go Electric? New Tool Helps Cities Understand Costs & Benefits of Clean Buses
- The 3 Key Tasks for World Leaders at the UN Climate Action Summit (9-18-19)
World Resources Institute
- Low-Carbon Cities Are a $24 Trillion Opportunity (9-18-19)
World Resources Institute
- Hainan Bans All Fossil Fuel Vehicles. What Does it Mean for Clean Transport in China? (9-11-19)
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September 13, 2019
AASHTO
- State DOTs Deploy Resources to Battle Hurricane Dorian (9-6-19)
American Planning Association
- Volunteer Planning Team to Help Mitigate Hazards in St. Thomas (9-5-19)
American Road and Transportation Builders Association
- Repeal of 2015 Wetlands Proposal Will Help Restore Transportation Project Certainty, ARTBA Says (9-12-19)
American Society of Landscape Architects
- ASLA Applauds Passage of Reviving America's Scenic Byways Act (9-9-19)
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
- July 2019 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) (9-12-19)
Congressional Research Service
- Vehicle Fuel Economy and Greenhouse Gas Standards: Frequently Asked Questions (8-26-19)
Economic Development Agency
- EDA Funding for 2018 Natural Disasters and 2019 Floods and Tornados (8-13-19)
Environmental Protection Agency
- EPA and DOT Put California on Notice (9-6-19)
- EPA Seeks Comment and Commitment on Draft National Water Reuse Action Plan (9-10-19)
Federal Highway Administration
- Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) - Peer Review - TMIP (9-9-19)
- Human Environment Digest - Livability (9-6-19)
- Community Connections Case Study: Christina River Bridge Wilmington, DE (9-9-19)
- S. Department of Transportation Announces $871.2 Million in Emergency Relief for Road and Bridge Repairs (9-10-19)
- Talking Freight Webinar for September 18, 2019: Delivery by Drone: Examining Benefits, Impacts, and Regulations (9-10-19)
- FHWA R&T Now Newsletter (July/August 2019)
- EDCNews Sept. 12, 2019 (9-12-19)
Federal Transit Administration
- U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $125 Million Funding Allocation to Santa Clara VTA for BART Silicon Valley Phase 2 Project (8-28-19)
Fish and Wildlife Service
- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Findings for Three Species (9-6-19)
Great Plains Institute
- Summary of Best Practices in Electric Vehicle Ordinances (June 2019)
Government Accountability Office
- DHS Is Developing and Testing Security Technologies, but Could Better Share Test Results (9-12-19)
International Transport Forum
- Regulating bikesharing and ridesourcing apps (9-9-19)
Massachusetts DOT
- 2019 Moving Together Conference: October 24
National Association of City Transportation Officials
- North American Cities Release Vision for Autonomous Vehicle Policy (9-9-19)
National Center for Sustainable Transportation
- Identifying Bikeshare Station Locations to Improve Underserved Communities’ Accessibility (8-1-19)
National Conference of State Legislatures
- Flood Mitigation (9-4-19)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
- Strategic Mobility Research: Enhancing Mobility, Stimulating Economic Activity, Saving Lives (Completed) (9-12-19)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- January through August was wettest on record for U.S. (9-9-19)
- Nation sizzled during summer 2019 (9-9-19)
- High Tide Bulletin: Fall 2019 (9-9-19)
National Trust for Historic Preservation
- Sept. 10-12: Past Forward Conference
Project for Public Spaces
- Portals to Places Initiative (9-9-19)
Resources for the Future
- Sept. 16 Seminar: How Well Are Our Environmental Laws Working? Retrospective Analysis of Federal Environmental Regulation
Transportation for America
- García and Pressley host briefing on transportation and climate, announce caucus (9-10-19)
University of California, Davis
- Sept. 27 Webinar: Scenarios for Transitioning Cars and Trucks to Low Greenhouse Gas-Emitting Technologies and Fuels
University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies
- Catalyst Newsletter (September 2019)
U.S. Geological Survey
- USGS science stays out in front of Hurricane Dorian (9-5-19)
Volpe Center
- Sept. 19 Webinar: An Inclusive Vision of Intelligent Transportation
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September 6, 2019
American Bus Association
- ABA Foundation Research Shows Motorcoach Travel Is the Greenest Mode of Transportation (9-4-19)
American Planning Association
- Changing California's Way of Measuring Traffic Could Equal More Housing (9-5-19)
Association of State Wetland Managers
- USFS New National Riparian Areas Data Set Webinar, Oct. 2, 2019
Brookings
- Another summer of flooding should be a wake-up call to redesign our communities (9-3-19)
District Department of Transportation
- FRA and DDOT Release Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Draft Section 4(f) Evaluation and Draft Section 106 Programmatic Agreement for the Long Bridge Project (9-5-19)
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
- Climate Change Solutions - September 3, 2019
Federal Highway Administration
- EDC News - September 5, 2019
- Innovator Newsletter Sept/Oct (9-4-19)
- 2019 Environmental Excellence AwardsUpdated (9-5-19)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
- NCHRP 20-123(02) [RFP]: Research Roadmap for the AASHTO Council on Active Transportation (9-3-19)
Perkins Coie
- Drowning in Confusion: What Is a “Water of the United States”? (9-3-19)
Transportation Research Board
- TRB Webinar: Legal Issues Regarding NEPA Assignment for Federal Transportation Programs, Oct. 9, 2019
World Resources Institute
- The City Fix: Is it Worth it to Go Electric? New Tool Helps Cities Understand Costs & Benefits of Clean Buses (9-5-19)
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August 30, 2019
Air & Waste Management Association
- Freight & Environment: Ports of Entry Conference, Oct. 23-24, 2019
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
- Traffic Congestion Keeps Climbing, Says Latest Urban Mobility Report (8-23-19)
America Walks
- New Webinar: Moving Forward: Innovation in Active Transportation, Sept. 12, 2019
Association of State Wetland Managers
- The Value of Wetlands for Natural Disaster Mitigation Webinar 25, 2019
Federal Transit Administration
- S. Department of Transportation Seeks Comment on Adjustments to Project Management Oversight Rule (8-26-19)
Federal Highway Administration
- EDC News - Aug. 22, 2019 (8-22-19)
- EDC News - Aug. 29, 2019 (8-29-19)
- Human Environment Digest (8-22-19)
- HEP Research Quarterly Newsletter, Summer 2019 (8-30-19)
- Considerations of Current and Emerging Transportation Management Center Data (8-27-19)
International Erosion Control Association
- 2019 IECA Texas Stormwater Conference, Oct. 7, 2019
International Transport Forum
- Regulating App-Based Mobility Services (8-27-19)
National Association of Regional Councils
- What’s Next for the Senate EPW Committee’s Highway Title? (8-9-19)
National Center for Sustainable Transportation
- Exploring Unintended Environmental and Social Equity Consequences of Transit-Oriented Development: Policy Brief (June 2019)
National Transit Institute
- BusCon, Sept. 23-25, 2019
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
- Initiating the Systems Engineering Process for Rural Connected Vehicle Corridors (8-26-19)
- An Emergency Management Playbook for State Transportation Agencies (8-26-19, RFP)
National Governors Association
- Governors Explore Measures to Reduce Traffic Congestion (8-27-19)
Shared Use Mobility Center
- Mobility Hub Newsletter: August 23, 2019
- Mobility Hub Newsletter: August 29, 2019
Transportation Research Board
- The Near-Road Pooled Fund Study Webinar, Sept. 30, 2019
UC Davis Institute for Transportation Studies
- Mobility Data Sharing: Challenges and Policy Recommendations (8-23-19)
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August 23, 2019
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
- State DOTs Win Awards for Drone-Based Hurricane Response, Launching an Innovative Bus Rapid Transit Program, and Preserving a Century-Old Bridge (8-20-19)
America Walks
- 11 Webinar: Active and Engaged: Community Outreach Strategies for Health
- 14 Webinar Recording: Connected and Engaged: Community Outreach Strategies for Transportation
American Society of Landscape Architects
- Urban Landscapes as Building Blocks of Cities’ Resilience (8-15-19)
- ASLA Publishes Guide to Universal Design (8-20-19)
Association of State Wetland Managers
- Wetland Breaking News (8-20-19)
Department of Energy
- DOE Announces $59 Million and 43 projects to Accelerate Advanced Vehicle Technologies Research (8-16-19)
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
- Climate Change Solutions Newsletter (8-6-19)
FEHRL National Road Research Centres in Partnership
- FORx4 - Multi modal transport research roadmap LAUNCHED (8-19-19)
Federal Highway Administration
Federal Transit Administration
- Sept 4, 2019: Transit Asset Management Roundtable for Bus Agencies
National Governors Association
- NGA Issues Recommendations to Help States Prepare for and Recover From Disasters (8-19-19)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies
- Catalyst Newsletter (August 2019)
State Smart Transportation Initiative
- New mindset needed to address congestion, says MassDOT (8-19-19)
- Use of multimodal accessibility metrics in project prioritization and investment (8-19-19)
- E-bikes mean longer, more frequent bike trips (8-19-19)
- Autonomous boat “bridge” proposed in Amsterdam (8-19-19)
Transportation for America
- The good, the bad, and the ugly in the Senate’s long-term transportation bill (8-19-19)
World Resources Institute
- New Protocol Equips US Communities to Include Benefits of Trees within Climate Action Plans (8-19-19)
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August 16, 2019
American Planning Association
- Planning for Safer, Stronger Communities - how climate change is spurring planners to take a multi-hazard approach to resiliency (Planning Magazine Aug./Sept 2019)
American Society of Landscape Architects
- Ecological Revitalization Planned for Baltimore’s Waterfront (8-7-19)
D.C. Policy Center
- Transportation is more than traffic: Measuring the impact of development on walkability (8-15-19)
East Coast Greenway
- Greenway poised for record New Hampshire growth following rail corridor acquisition (8-15-19)
Environmental Council of the States
- 2020 ECOS Fall Meeting (9-22-20)
Environmental Defense Fund
- By the numbers: Colorado Zero Emission Vehicle Program will cut climate pollution and save Coloradans money (8-14-19)
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
- Living Shorelines Act Would Bolster NOAA’s Efforts to Support Climate Resilience (8-9-19)
Federal Highway Administration
- FHWA's Fostering Multimodal Connectivity Newsletter - July/August 2019 (8-13-19)
- NCHRP 2020 Funded Projects (8-14-19)
- Multimodal System Performance Measures Research and Application: Innovation and Research Plan (8-14-19)
Fish and Wildlife Service
- Federally Recognized Tribes Can Retain Eagle Remains Found on Their Land (8-13-19)
Forest Service
- Science simulations support salmon, other species (8-7-19)
International City/County Management Association
- How to Boost Civic Engagement with a Strategic Plan and Modern Tools (8-13-19)
Monarch Joint Venture
- More Than Monarchs: Water Quality (8-9-19)
National Association of Development Organizations
- Congratulations to the 2019 NADO Impact Award Recipients (8-14-19)
National Center for Sustainable Transportation
- Modeling Electric Vehicle Charging Scenarios for New York and New England (in progress) (8-13-19)
National Conference of State Legislatures
- Renewable Energy 2018 Legislative Update (8-1-19)
- Juicing Up for Electric Vehicles (8-14-19)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
- Impact of Decline in Volunteerism on Rural Transit Systems (8-14-19) Active
- Program Management Insights for the 5310 Program (Including Sub-Grantee Consolidation and Urban 5310) (8-14-19) Active
- Capacity Building Options for DOT Transit Staff (8-14-19) Active
- Best Practices in Rural Service Assessment (8-14-19) Active
- NCHRP 20-06/Topic 25-07 [RFP]: Review of Statutory and Case Law on Planning and Environmental Linkages (8-1-19)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Reporting on the State of the Climate in 2018 (8-12-19)
Rails to Trails Conservancy
- Four Long-Distance Rides Along the Great American Rail-Trail (8-9-19)
Safe Routes to School Partnership
- A Look at the 2019 Safe Routes to School Program Census, Webinar Sept. 10, 2019
Shared Use Mobility Center
- Scooters, scooters, everywhere. But what about the bikes? Five trends framing the future of micromobility (8-14-19)
Smart Growth America
- Watch: Creating safer, smarter streets with demonstration projects (8-14-19)
Transit Cooperative Research Program
- TCRP J-05/Topic 19-05 [RFP]: Legal Issues Surrounding Disasters and Evacuations (8-14-19)
Transportation for America
- Why we’re thrilled to support the Build Local, Hire Local Act (8-12-19)
- Phoenix voters could take extreme action to kill rail transit (8-15-19)
Urban Land Institute
- New ULI Research, Scorched: Extreme Heat and Real Estate, Explores Impact of Rising Temperatures and Excessive Heat Waves on Urban Development (8-8-19)
World Resources Institute (The City Fix)
- The $6,000 Electric Vehicle: The Power of the Used Car Market to Bring Electric Vehicles to Everyone (8-12-19)
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August 9, 2019
AASHTO
- Joint Meeting of 2019 AASHTO Committees on Transportation System Security & Resilience, Transportation Systems Operations & Subcommittee on Risk Management (8-26-19)
America Walks
- America Walks Webinar Connected and Engaged: Community Outreach Strategies for Transportation , Aug. 14 (8-5-19)
American Planning Association
- Federal Surface Transportation Debate Shifts Into High Gear (8-2-19)
- The Falling Dominoes of Climate Change (8-5-19)
American Public Transportation Association
- APTAtech: Transportation Technology Conference 15-18, 2019
Federal Highway Administration
International Council on Clean Transportation
- Early steps in the transition to electric vehicles in the Midwest (8-5-19)
- Advanced alternative fuel pathways: Technology overview and status (8-5-19)
International Road Federation
- Webinar: Adapting Pavement Markings to Support Highway Safety and Automated Vehicle Technologies, Aug. 14, 2019
Journal of Transport and Land Use
- Measuring full cost accessibility by auto (8-6-19)
League of American Bicyclists
- How Advocates are Making States Better for Biking in 2019 (8-8-19)
National Association of City Transportation Officials
- Designing Cities 2019: Sept. 9-12, 2019
Scientific American
- The Problem with Levees (8-1-19)
Shared Use Mobility Center
- Mobility Hub Newsletter: August 7, 2019 (8-7-19)
Volpe Center
- Small Scooters and Big Data (8-5-19)
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August 2, 2019
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
American Planning Association
- Why Investing in New Mobility is Also an Investment in the Future of Cities (7-30-19)
American Society of Landscape Architects
- Transportation Research Board Call for Posters on Landscape and Environmental Design (7-30-19)
American Road and Transportation Builders Association
- Statement by ARTBA CEO Dave Bauer on Senate Highway Reauthorization Bill (7-30-19)
American Trucking Association
- ATA Statement on Highway Reauthorization Bill Release (7-29-19)
BlueGreen Alliance
- New Report Shows U.S. Will Miss Out on Thousands of Future Manufacturing Jobs Under Proposed Fuel Economy Rollback (8-1-19)
Center for Neighborhood Technologies
- Do New Mobility Options Mean More Affordable Cities? (7-24-19)
Center for Transportation Studies
- Analysis of the acceptance of park-and-ride by users: A cumulative logistic regression approach (7-30-19)
Defenders of Wildlife
- New research shows effectiveness of laws for protecting imperiled species, remaining gaps
Department of Energy
- Department of Energy Announces $50 Million for Commercial Truck, Off-road Vehicle, and Gaseous Fuels Research (7-29-19)
Eno Transportation Weekly
- All States Would Get Uniform Percentage Funding Increases Under Senate Bill, FHWA Says (8-1-19)
Environmental Energy Study Institute
- Fact Sheet: Fossil Fuel Subsidies: A Closer Look at Tax Breaks and Societal Costs (7-29-19)
- National Climate Bank Act Would Combine Private and Public Funding to Combat Climate Change (8-1-19)
Environmental Protection Agency
- 2019 SmartWay High Performers Lists Released (8-1-19)
Federal Highway Administration
Georgetown Climate Center
- TCI Public Workshop, July 30 in Baltimore
Institute of Transportation Engineers
- ITE Journal Aug. 2019: Smart Communities
International Transport Forum
- Zero Car Growth? Managing Urban Traffic Roundtable (7-29-19)
National Association of Counties
- NACo Analysis of Senate EPW Committee Highway Reauthorization (7-31-19)
National Association of Environmental Professionals
- 5 Webinar: NEPA Case Law Update (7-29-19)
- 4: Advanced NEPA Workshop (7-29-19)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
- Pollinator Habitat Conservation Along Roadways (NCHRP 25-59) (Research underway)
National Governors Association
- Governors Applaud Bipartisan Surface Transportation Deal (7-30-19)
Project for Public Spaces
- More than a Bus Stop: Lessons from New York’s Busiest Lines (7-26-19)
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
- Rails-to-Trails Conservancy on Senate Transportation Bill: It’s Time to Be Bold (7-30-19)
TransForm
- Undoing Systemic Racism with Better Bike Planning (7-26-19)
Transportation for America
- Senate Transportation Infrastructure Act makes welcome additions but fails to change the status quo (7-30-19)
UC Davis
- 20 Webinar: Mobility Data Sharing: A Middle Ground Approach
World Road Association
- Opportunities of Intelligent Transportation Systems (8-1-19)
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July 26, 2019
Alternative Fuel Toolkit
- Northeast/Mid-Atlantic Alternative Fuel Corridor Convening (7-25-19)
American Planning Association
- Disaster Recovery Resources (7-25-19)
- Ride-Hailing Could Boost Mobility Beyond Rich, Urban Areas (7-25-19)
American Trails
- The Future of Transportation and Recreation Trail Projects Utilizing Youth and Conservation Corps (7-22-19)
- Counting Trail Users (7-22-19)
American Road and Transportation Builders Association
- ARTBA Task Force Outlines Policy Priorities for Next Federal Surface Transportation Bill (7-25-19)
American Trails
- TRAILSNext™: Greenway Plan For Boston (7-25-19)
- House Creek Greenway, Raleigh, North Carolina (7-25-19)
Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals
- 21 Webinar: Getting the Green Light: Improving Actuation and Detection for Cyclists & Pedestrians (7-23-19)
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
- National Transportation Atlas Database Summer 2019 Update (7-19-19)
Center for Neighborhood Technology
- Do New Mobility Options Mean More Affordable Cities? (7-24-19)
Center for Transportation Studies
- Catalyst Newsletter July 2019 (7-25-19)
Center for Transportation Research, University of Texas at Austin
- Effectiveness of noise barriers on Dallas highway (7-19-19)
Defenders of Wildlife
- Trump Administration Signs New Deal for Disastrous Road through Izembek Refuge (7-23-19)
- Report: Rescinding Utah Roadless Rule Would Harm Wildlife, Ecosystems (7-23-19)
Department of Transportation
- ACES and the Future of Driving (7-22-19)
- S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao Announces Major Infrastructure Investment in America (7-25-19)
Environmental Defense Fund
- Risky business: When corporations fund climate denial (7-23-19)
- Air pollution: E-commerce’s sustainability problem that isn’t the cardboard box (7-23-19)
Federal Highway Administration
- Public Roads Magazine, Summer 2019 (7-24-19)
Georgetown Climate Center
- Killer Heat in the United States
Global City Teams Challenge
- The Municipal Internet of Things (IoT) Blueprint (7-10-19)
Government Accountability Office
- Federal Transit Administration Could Improve Information on Estimating Project Costs (7-22-19)
Illinois Center for Transportation
- Development Of A Life-Cycle Assessment Tool For Pavement Preservation And Maintenance On Flexible And Rigid Pavement (7-25-19)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
- Implementation of NCHRP Research Report 893: The Oregon DOT Statewide Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan (Pending) (7-22-19)
- Transportation Operations Manual (7-23-19, Pending)
- Automated Pavement Condition Surveys (7-23-19)
- Update of Selected Studies in Transportation Law, Volume 8, Section 3: Indian Transportation Law (7-24-19)
- Practices on Acquiring Proprietary Data for Transportation Applications (7-25-19)
National Institute for Transportation and Communities
- Social-Transportation Analytic Toolbox (STAT) for Transit Networks (7-25-19)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Shared Use Mobility Center
- Mobility Hub Newsletter: July 25, 2019 (7-25-19)
Sierra Club
- Massachusetts House Passes GreenWorks Bill, Extends Essential Lifeline to Popular Electric Vehicle Rebate Program (7-25-19)
- California and Four Major Automakers Commit to Increased Fuel Efficiency, Undermining Trump Administration’s Rollback of Clean Car Standards (7-25-19)
Spur
- Scooters, Bikes and Buses: Reclaiming Pilot Projects for the Public Good (7-19-19)
Transit-Oriented Development Resources
- Committed to transit-oriented development (7-25-19)
Transportation Research Board
- 27 TRB Webinar: Practices and Marketing to Increase Rural Transit Ridership and Investment (7-22-19)
- Legal Issues and Emerging Technologies (RFP) (7-22-19)
- Strategic Communications to Improve Support for Transit-Priority Projects (7-22-19, Completed)
- Quick-Build Projects to Improve Bus Transportation Services (7-22-19, Completed)
- Transportation Research OnlineFirst: This Week’s Update of Recently Released Transportation Research Record Papers (7-22-19)
World Resource Institute, The City Fix
- Planes, Trains and (Big) Automobiles: How Heavy Transport Can Reduce Emissions and Save Money (7-19-19)
World Road Association
- Sustainable Multimodality in Urban Regions (7-25-19)
- Security of Road Infrastructure (7-25-19)
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July 19, 2019
America Planning Association
- Disaster Recovery Resources (7-17-19)
American Trucking Associations
- Turnover Rate at Large Truckload Carriers Jumped in First Quarter (7-17-19)
America Walks
- 14 Webinar: Connected and Engaged: Community Outreach Strategies for Transportation
Argonne National Laboratory
- Full circle to protect the planet: Argonne works with industry to examine circular carbon economy (7-12-19)
Association for Commuter Transportation
- 2019 International Conference: August 4th- 7th, New York City, NY
Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals
- 21 Webinar: Getting the Green Light: Improving Actuation and Detection for Cyclists & Pedestrians
Association of State Wetland Managers
- Mapping Wetland Inundation Dynamics and Wetland Change using Google Earth Engine (7-15-19)
- Wetland Breaking News (7-16-19)
Center for Transportation Studies
- Catalyst Newsletter (7-15-19)
Congressional Research Service
- Smart Cars and Trucks: Spectrum Use for Vehicle Safety (6-28-19)
- Improving Intercity Passenger Rail Service in the United States (6-25-19)
Eno Center for Transportation
- Eno Transportation Weekly (7-8-19)
Environmental Protection Agency
EU Agency for Railways
- European Rail Traffic Management System Conference: An Engine for the Digital Future, Oct. 15-17, 2019
Federal Highway Administration
Government Accountability Office
- Actions Needed to Improve Consistency and Transparency in DOT's Application Evaluations (7-18-19)
International Road Federation
- Safe Roads by Design: Making Roads Safe for all Users (7-17-19)
Louisiana Transportation Research Center
- Submerged Road Characteristics and Distresses (May 2019)
Low-Impact Development Center
- International Low Impact Development Conference (7-16-19)
- Bridging the Divide: Uniting Rural and Urban Landscapes for Conservation (7-16-19)
Missouri University of Science and Technology
- Ninth International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure 4-7, 2019
National Association of Environmental Professionals
- NEPA Legislative Update with Ted Boling/CEQ, July 25, 2019
National Center for Sustainable Transportation
- Panel Study of Emerging Transportation Technologies and Trends in California: Phase 2 Data Collection (7-16-19)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
- Proposed Modifications to AASHTO Culvert Load Rating Specifications (7-15-19)
- Guidelines for the Design of Unsignalized Median Openings in Close Proximity to Signalized Intersections (7-15-19)
- Developing National Performance Management Data Strategies to Address Data Gaps, Standards, and Quality (7-16-19) Completed
- Metropolitan Planning Organizations: Strategies for Future Success (Active) (7-16-19)
- Federal Funding Uncertainty in State, Local, and Regional Departments of Transportation: Impacts, Responses, and Adaptation (7-16-19)
- Motor Vehicle Safety Countermeasures: Impacts on Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety (final) (7-16-19)
- Reorganization and Strategy to Update the AASHTO Drainage Manual (completed) (7-16-19)
- Support for AASHTO Committees and Councils (7-16-19)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- High temperatures smash all-time records in Alaska in early July 2019 (7-16-19)
- 2019 CPO ESSM Workshop and Annual Council Meeting (7-17-19)
- S. has its wettest 12 months on record – again (7-9-19)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- A Global Energy Game Changer (7-16-19)
- Beyond Lithium-Ion XII Imagines the Future of Next-Generation Batteries (7-16-19)
Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
- Automated Vehicles University Course Module Series (7-16-19)
Sierra Club
- Florida’s Volkswagen Settlement Funding Plan is a Missed Opportunity for Clean Transportation (7-17-19)
- Berkeley Becomes First City in the United States to Phase Out Gas (7-17-19)
Smart Growth America
- Back to the burbs: given no other choice (7-17-19)
- Designing for Resilience Across Scales, Systems and Sectors (7-16-19)
Southern Environmental Law Center
- Public Service Commission delivers major clean energy wins in Georgia (7-16-19)
State Smart Transportation Initiative
- Spending smarter: lessons and opportunities for state DOTs (7-15-19)
- Why cities aren’t preparing for autonomous vehicles (7-15-19)
- AVs: Some intersections may get more dangerous before they get safer (7-15-19)
- Why are they Snapchatting while driving, and what will get them to stop? (7-15-19)
Transit Cooperative Research Program
- TCRP J-11/Task 29 [Completed] (7-15-19)
- TCRP J-11/Task 30 [Completed] (7-15-19)
Transportation for America
- Federal transit funding delays cause real harm (7-16-19)
Transportation Research Board
Washington State DOT
- New video: Behind the scenes of Alaskan Way Viaduct demolition (7-16-19)
World Road Association
- Earthworks Manual (7-15-19)
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July 12, 2019
AASHTO
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
- Senate Confirms Aimee Jorjani As First Full-Time ACHP Chairman (6-28-19)
American Planning Association
- Disaster Grant Recipients (7-8-19)
- First-Time Planning Manager? Let Go, Step Up (7-9-19)
American Society of Civil Engineers
- Designing and Implementing Separated Bikeways (7-10-19)
American Society of Landscape Architects
- The Dirt: Latest Innovations in Bicycle Infrastructure (7-10-19)
BISNOW
- The Future Of LA Is Transit-Oriented Development And Green Space (7-8-19)
Brookings Institute
- A Handbook to help cities report local progress on the sustainability development goals (7-9-19)
Center for Neighborhood Technology
- How congestion pricing can help Chicago's infrastructure (7-9-19)
Climate Central
- More Extremely Hot Days (2019) (7-10-19)
Environmental Protection Agency
- Regional Resilience Toolkit: 5 Steps to Build Large-Scale Resilience to Natural Disasters (July 2019)
Federal Highway Administration
- Talking Freight: The Impact of Emerging Technologies on Freight Transportation and Land Use, July 17, 2019
- Innovator (July/August 2019)
- Pedestrian Forum – Summer 2019 (7-9-19)
- EDC News - July 11, 2019
- Peer Exchange Report: GIS and Data Governance (7-10-19)
Fish and Wildlife Service
- Managing with Prescribed Fire (7-9-19)
Illinois Center for Transportation
- Evaluating All-Weather Pavement Markings in Illinois: Volume 2 (June 2019)
- Methodology for Evaluation of Seal-Coated, Gravel, and Dirt Roads (June 2019)
International Council on Clean Transportation
- The flawed benefit-cost analysis behind proposed rollback of the U.S. light-duty vehicle efficiency standards (June 2019)
- Catching Defeat Devices: How Systematic Vehicle Testing can Determine the Presence of Suspicious Emissions Control Strategies (June 2019)
International Erosion Control Association
Institute of Transportation Engineers
- Joint ITE International and Texas District Annual Meeting and Exhibit (7-10-19)
Kansas DOT
- Kansas and Missouri DOTs partner on driver alert technology pilot program (7-3-19)
Missouri DOT
- TITAN – An Interactive Web-Based Platform for Transportation Data Integration and Analytics (May 2019)
National Center for Sustainable Transportation
- Addressing Cycles of Inequality: A Workshop on Mobility Justice (7-8-19)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
- Manual on Subsurface Investigations--Update (NCHRP 21-10) (7-8-19)
- Improving and Streamlining Historic Context Development, Identification, and Evaluation: Focus on Post World War II Commercial Properties (Anticipated) (7-10-19)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Prepare for more downpours: Heavy rain has increased across most of the United States, and is likely to increase further (7-10-19)
- S. ties record for number of high tide flooding days in 2018 (7-10-19)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- NREL Determines Cheaper Path to High-Octane Gasoline (7-8-19)
National Research Council
- Workshop: Developing a Research Agenda and Research Governance Approaches for Climate Intervention Strategies That Reflect Sunlight to Cool Earth, Aug. 7-8
PBS/NPR
- Watershed Moment: “Ephemeral” Streams Debate Could Reshape Ohio Valley Waterways (7-5-19)
Rockefeller Foundation
- The Transport Revolution Will Be Digitized (7-11-19)
Shared Use Mobility Center
- Mobility Hub Newsletter (7-3-19)
- Mobility Hub Newsletter (7-11-19)
Smart Growth Online
- Report: D.C. ranks among the most walkable U.S. metros, now and likely in the future (7-8-19)
Southern Environmental Law Center
- Cross-sector collaboration: Groups tackle climate change through transportation reform (7-2-19)
Transportation for America
- There’s a reason why Missouri voters twice rejected gas tax increases (7-9-19)
Transportation Research Board
Volpe Center
- July 23 Webinar: Solving for Tomorrow’s Transportation Challenges (7-9-19)
World Resources Institute
- Natural Gas Beat Coal in the US. Will Renewables and Storage Soon Beat Natural Gas? (7-8-19)
- Climate Action Will Shape People’s Lives. They Should Have a Chance to Shape Climate Action (7-10-19)
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July 5, 2019
AASHTO
- 2019 AASHTO Committee on Maintenance (7-1-19)
- Joint Meeting of the AASHTO COD & CAT In Collaboration with TRB Roadside Safety Design Committee (7-1-19)
- Senate Commerce Subcommittee Focuses on Transportation Technology (6-28-19)
- THUD Appropriations Passes House (6-28-19)
Climate Central
- Coastal Waters are Warming Across the U.S. (6-26-19)
- Warming Waters in the Great Lakes (6-26-19)
- Daily Template: CO2 in the Context of Human History (7-2-19)
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
- Disaster Aid Bill Will Help Make Nation More Resilient (6-27-19)
Federal Transit Administration
- FTA Fiscal Year 2019 Apportionments, Allocations and Program Information (7-3-19)
Federal Highway Administration
- CTPP Status Report - May 2019 - Census Issues (7-5-19)
- Human Environment Digest (7-2-19)
- Talking Freight: The Use of Emission Reduction Technologies in Freight Vehicles - Freight Planning (July 1, 2019)
- Extending our Reach Video Series and Webinars (6-28-19)
- FHWA R&T Now - May/June 2019 (7-3-19)
- FHWA R&T Now - May/June 2019 (7-3-19)
Georgetown Climate Center
- Regional Collaboratives for Climate Change - A State of the Art (7-1-19)
Government Accountability Office
- Freight Trains Are Getting Longer, and Additional Information Is Needed to Assess Their Impact (7-1-19)
Institute of Transportation Engineers
- ITE Journal (7-1-19)
- Planning, Design and Operations of Road Segments and Interchanges in Urban Areas (7-3-19)
Institute for Transportation & Development Policy
- Pune, India Wins 2020 Sustainable Transport Award (6-27-19)
Institute of Transport Studies
- World Transit Research June 2019 Newsletter
International Erosion Control Association
- Storm Water Compliance Success: Using Proactive BMPs to Minimize Regulatory Discharges (7-3-19)
International Transport Forum
- Expanding Innovation Horizons: Learning from Transport Solutions in the Global South (7-3-19)
International Road Federation
- Grow your Road Safety Skills this Summer with IRF (7-1-19)
Mineta Transportation Institute
- What Do Americans Think About Federal Tax Options to Support Transportation? Results from Year Ten of a National Survey (7-1-19)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
- Proposed AASHTO Specifications for Design of Piles for Downdrag (6-27-19)
- Manual on Subsurface Investigations -- Update (7-1-19)
- NCHRP Implementation Support Program (7-3-19)
- Implementation of Life-Cycle Planning Analysis in a Transportation Asset Management Framework (7-3-19)
National Institute for Transportation and Communities
- Small Towns with Big City Problems: Mobility Challenges and Solutions in Our Natural Areas (6-5-19)
National Transport Commission
- Easy Access to Suitable Routes (6-27-19)
NZ Transport Agency
- Evidential basis for community response to land transport noise (7-3-19)
Rockefeller Foundation
- Global Coalition of Cities Launches the ‘Open Mobility Foundation’ (6-28-19)
Safe Routes Partnership
- Early Bird Registration for Safe Routes to School Conference Extended Through July 19 (7-1-19)
Sustainable Communities Online
- Guidelines on Sustainable Landscaping for Federal Agencies (7-3-19)
Transportation Research Board
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June 28, 2019
AASHTO Journal
American Planning Association
- Sustainable Whitefish: Making Transit a Priority (6-26-19)
- Supreme Court Overturns Longstanding Property Takings Precedent (6-21-19)
American Road and Transportation Builders Association
- Ad Campaign Targets Key Lawmakers and Highlights Urgent Need for Investment to Modernize Infrastructure (6-26-19)
American Society of Landscape Architects
- The Case for Quality Public Spaces for All (6-25-19)
- The Dirt: Round Two Opening for Salesforce Transit Center Park (6-26-19)
American Trucking Associations
- New Benchmarking Report Shows Impact of Winter Weather on Maintenance (6-26-19)
Army Corps of Engineers
- Army Corps/EPA Mitigation Rule Amendment 2019: Webinar for State and Local Governments, July 23
Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations
- Fort Smith directors approve three-year bikeshare program 6-21-19)
Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals
- Webinar: Return on Investment for Active Transportation (6-26-19)
- Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals Conference, Aug. 25-28, 2019
Association of State Wetland Managers
- Modeling Impacts of Climate Change and Land-use Change on Prairie Pothole Wetlands 6-26-19)
- Proposed Mitigation Rule Amendment Rulemaking: Pre-Proposal State and Local Government Outreach June 20, 2019
Brookings
- WATCH: A bipartisan conversation about carbon price proposals (6-26-19)
Eno
- Eno Transportation Weekly (6-17-19)
Environmental Defense Fund
- Trucking companies, utilities and innovators work together to put more electric vehicles on the road (6-26-19)
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
- Nature-based Resilience for Gulf Coast Communities (briefing summary) (6-25-19)
Federal Highway Administration
- Tech Brief: Joint Sealing (6-26-19)
- Tech Brief: Concrete Pavement Texturing (6-26-19)
- EDC News - June 27, 2019
Federal Transit Administration
- S. Department of Transportation Announces $60.76 Million Grant to Expand Light Rail Capacity in Dallas, Texas (6-27-19)
- S. Department of Transportation Allocates $300 Million to San Francisco Transbay Corridor Core Capacity Project (6-20-19)
Florida DOT
- Evaluation of the Effect of Homogeneity of the Asphalt Binder on Performance of a Recycled Mix (6-19-19)
Forest Service
- Wildfires in all seasons? (6-26-19)
Institute of Transportation Engineers
- Management Skills for Transportation Professionals: Session 4, Don't Let Difficult People Drain You (6-26-19)
- Blended Learning Course: Network Design and Deployment Considerations for ITS Managers and Professionals (6-26-19)
International Erosion Control Association
- NPDES Compliance – There’s an App for That (6-26-19)
Journal of Transport and Land Use
- Gendered walkability: Building a daytime walkability index for women (6-26-19)
Marketplace Tech
- AI for Earth helps researchers get more granular with climate data (6-25-19)
National Association of Environmental Professionals
- Application of Environmental Justice to State Environmental Impact Assessment Webinar, July 23, 2019
National Center for Sustainable Transportation
- Estimating Fuel-Saving Impact of Low Rolling Resistance Tires on Heavy-Duty Vehicle Fleet Operations (6-21-19)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Co-Optima Homes in on Promising Fuels for Passenger Vehicles, Revs Up Strategies for Commercial Trucks (6-25-19)
Nevada DOT
- 2019 Bicycle and Pedestrian Summit (6-26-19)
Project for Public Spaces
- Leading Urban Change with People Powered Public Spaces (6-21-19)
Safe Routes Partnership
- How to Have Fun: Walking School Bus Edition (6-20-19)
Shared Mobility Center
- What the first transit/TNC partnership can teach us (6-12-19)
- Mobility Hub Newsletter (6-26-19)
Smart Growth
- Cities subsidizing sprawl will miss out on the benefits of walkability (6-25-19)
- Eyes on Milwaukee: Milwaukee’s First Eco-Neighborhood (6-26-19)
- Opinion: Smart growth is what the people want (6-26-19)
Sustainable Communities Network
- Sustainable Sites Projects (6-26-19)
Transit-Oriented Development Resources
- The clear benefits of compact, transit-oriented growth (6-21-19)
Transportation for America
- Letter urges lawmakers to fully fund transportation this year and rethink the federal transportation program (6-25-19)
Transportation Research Board
- Performance and Data in Transportation Decision Making (6-26-19)
University of California, Davis
- International Symposium on Pavement, Roadway, and Bridge Life Cycle Assessment 2020 (6-26-19)
U.C. Davis Road Ecology Center
- California Connectivity Design (6-27-19)
Virginia DOT
- Stockpiling Cold Central Plant Recycling Mixtures (May 2019)
Volpe Center
- Autonomous Vehicles That Include Risk in Their Decision Making (6-21-19)
- July 9 Presentation: The ACES and the Future of Transportation (6-26-19)
World Resources Institute
- Besides Buying Renewables, How Can Companies and Cities Create a Greener Grid? (6-21-19)
- Assessing the Effectiveness of Climate Resilience Grants to Local Governments in Least Developed Countries (June 2019)
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June 21, 2019
American Trucking Associations
- ATA Urges Congress to Move on USMCA (6-20-19)
America's Transportation Awards
- Western State DOTs Recognized for Strengthening Communities, Improving Lives with Regional America’s Transportation Awards (6-17-19)
Army Corps of Engineers
Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals
- Webinar: If We Build It Will They Come? Estimating Demand for Biking and Walking (6-20-19)
Association of State Wetland Managers
- 2019 Compensatory Mitigation Webinar Series (6-18-19)
- Wetland Breaking News (June 2019)
Brookings
- Leading carbon price proposals: A bipartisan dialogue (6-20-19)
Climate Central
- Breathing Fire: Change To Oregon Smoke Rules Seeing Early Results For Prescribed Burns (6-19-19)
Department of Energy
- Clean Cities Coalitions Overview (June 2019)
E3G
- Disruptive impacts of electric vehicles should be focus at upcoming G20 (6-13-19)
Eno Center for Transportation
- Webinar: “Part 1: Microtransit 2.0” – From Pilot to Transit System Integration (6-20-19)
Environmental Defense Fund
- Clean Energy Innovation: An Important Piece of the Climate Puzzle (6-19-19)
- Study: Web of sensors shows how pollution varies over space and time (6-20-19)
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
- June 25 Briefing and Webcast: Nature-based Resilience for Gulf Coast Communities
Environmental Protection Agency
- WEBINAR "Application of Environmental Justice to State Environmental Impact Assessment", July 23
Federal Highway Administration
- Human Environment Digest(6-17-19)
- EDC Newsletter (6-20-19)
- Understand Value Capture Tools and Federal Resources (6-20-19)
- Integrating Shared Mobility into Multimodal Transportation Planning: Metropolitan Area Case Studies (6-19-19)
Fish and Wildlife Service
- Secretary Bernhardt Announces $78 Million in Funding for Wetland Conservation Projects and National Wildlife Refuges (6-19-19)
- Information on National Pollinator Week June 17 - 23, 2019
Georgetown Climate Center
- States respond to release of final ACE rule, rollback of Clean Power Plan 6-19-19)
Government Accountability Office
- Land and Water Conservation Fund: Variety of Programs Supported, but Improvements in Data Collection Needed at BLM (6-20-19)
Institute for Transportation and Development Policy
- The Road Ahead to BostonBRT (6-18-19)
- Preparing Cities for the Future: An Interview with MOBILIZE Keynote Speaker, Gil Peñalosa (6-20-19)
League of American Bicyclists
- Too many bicyclists are still dying on our roads (6-18-19)
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering & Medicine
- Climate at the National Academies (updated web page) (6-17-19)
National Center for Sustainable Transportation
- Panel Study of Emerging Transportation Technologies and Trends in California: Phase 2 Data Collection (6-18-19)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
- Measuring the Effectiveness of Public Involvement in Transportation Planning and Project Delivery (6-19-19)
National Council of State Legislatures
- With Gas Tax Tank Emptying, a Look at Road Usage Charges
National Wildlife Federation
- For Wildlife, There’s No App for That (6-20-19)
Natural Resources Defense Council
- New York Passes Nation-Leading Climate Bill (6-20-19)
Transit Cooperative Research Program
- TCRP Synthesis 140: Comprehensive Bus Network Redesigns (6-14-19)
Smart Growth America
- Ready, set, develop: the 2019 LOCUS Smart Growth Showcase (6-19-19)
- 2019 LOCUS Award Finalists Announced (6-18-19)
State Smart Transportation Initiative
Transportation Research Board
UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies
- California Climate Change Target Setting: A Workshop Report and Recommendations to the State of California Based on the Third California Climate Policy Modeling Dialogue and Workshop (6-14-17)
Virginia DOT
- Computational Enhancements for the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Regional River Severe Storm Model: Phase II (May 2019)
World Resources Institute
- Local Communities Aren’t Just Climate Victims. They’re Climate Adaptation Leaders (6-20-19)
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