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• September 11, 2020

  AASHTO

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

  America Walks

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

  Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies

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

  Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations

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

  Department of Energy

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

  Environmental Council of the States (ECOS)

  • 2020 ECOS Fall Meeting – Sept. 22-23

  Federal Highway Administration

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

  Fish and Wildlife Service

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

  Government Accountability Office

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

  Institute of Transportation Studies UC Davis

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

  League of American Bicyclists

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

  Maryland DOT

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

  National Association of City Transportation Officials

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

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

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

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

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

  Nossaman LLP

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

  Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center

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

  Resources for the Future

  • How a Carbon Price Could Bring Down Transportation Emissions

  Shared Use Mobility Center

  • Mobility Hub Newsletter: September 10, 2020

  Sierra Club

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

  Transportation for America

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

  World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport

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

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• September 4, 2020

  AASHTO

  • Groups Call for Federal Program Extension, State DOT COVID Aid (9-4-20)
  • FHWA Redistributes Fiscal Year 2020 Highway Funds
  • ETAP Podcast: Hawaii DOT’s Ed Sniffen
  • ETAP Weekly Newsletter (9-2-20)
  • American Planning Association
  • Sept. 23-24: APA 2020 Policy and Advocacy Conference 

  American Highway Users Alliance

  • Highway Users Supports Quiet Car Rule Modification (8-28-20)

  American Road and Transportation Builders Association

  • NEPA Modernization Reforms Must be Upheld, ARTBA Tells Federal Court (9-2-20)

  Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations

  • Seated e-scooters are coming to Chicago to provide an option for people with disabilities (8-26-20)

  Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

  • Sept. 24 Webinar: Driving Sustainability Solutions: A Conversation with Women Leading the Climate Response

  Centers for Disease Control

  • Preparing for the Regional Health Impacts of Climate Change in the United States (July 2020)

  Center for Neighborhood Technology

  • Public Art Installations Meet Green Stormwater Infrastructure (9-2-20)

  Department of Transportation

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Makes Historic Announcement on America’s Freight System (9-3-20)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Climate Change Solutions Newsletter - September 1, 2020

  Federal Highway Administration

  • Every Day Counts Initiative Round 6 Innovations (8-28-20)
  • Innovator: September/October 2020 Issue
  • Realty Digest (8-27- 20)
  • EDC News - September 3, 2020
  • U.S. Department of Transportation Awards Louisiana $5 Million in “Quick Release” Emergency Relief Funding (9-4-20)
  • Talking Freight Webinar for September 16, 2020: Truck Freight Sustainability Initatives

  Fish and Wildlife Service

  • Partnership-Driven Efforts Lead to Downlisting of the American Burying Beetle (9-3-20)

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  • Estimating the Costs of New Mobility Travel Options: Monetary and Non-Monetary Factors (9-2-20)
  • Cost, Congestion, and Emissions Benefits of Centralized Freight Routing and Efficiencies in Alternative Fuel Freight Modes (8-27-20)

  National Complete Streets Coalition

  • Meet the artists taking on COVID-19 transportation challenges (9-3-20)

  National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers

  • State and Tribal Budgets Strained While Federal Projects Continue (9-3-20)

  Pennsylvania DOT

  • PennDOT Data Shows Pennsylvania Roundabouts Reducing Fatalities, Injuries, and Crashes (9-2-20)

  Resources for the Future

  • Climate Insights 2020: Natural Disasters (9-4-20)

  Safe Routes to School National Partnership

  • Aug. 31 Webinar: Safe Routes for Older Adults: Walking, Cycling, and Transit

  Sierra Club

  • Court Victory: Trump Administration Can’t Let Automakers Off Hook to Pay Less & Pollute More (8-31-20)

  Transportation Research Board

  • TRB Webinar Materials Available: Forecasting Zero Emission Vehicles Fleet Scenarios & Emissions Implications
  • 2020 Conference on Sustainability and Emerging Transportation Technology Online (part 1) (Oct. 29)
  • 2020 Conference on Sustainability and Emerging Transportation Technology Online (part 2) (Nov. 5)
  • Why attend a virtual TRB Annual Meeting? (9-2-20)
  • Oct. 28: TRB Webinar: Finding the Path--Messaging Before, During, and After Weather Events

  UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies

  • UPDATED: Transportation and Climate Blog: A COVID Boost for Bicycling (9-4-20)

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• August 28, 2020

  AASHTO

  • ETAP Weekly Newsletter (8-26-20)

  Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations

  • Automated trucking, a technical milestone that could disrupt hundreds of thousands of jobs, hits the road

  Environmental Defense Fund

  • EDF Testifies in Support of California Proposal to Reduce Air Pollution from Heavy Duty Trucks (8-27-20)
  • Senate Climate Crisis Report Shows Why We Must Rebuild Better (8-27-20)

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • Navigable Waters Protection Rule: Training and Implementation Materials

  Environmental Law Institute

  • New Report Offers Best Practices to Improve Third-Party Compensatory Mitigation Review Process (8-25-20)

  ENO

  • Bridging the Gap: Sustaining UAS Progress While Pursuing a Regulatory Framework (8-24-20)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • EDC News - August 27, 2020
  • Sept. 10 Webinar: Build a Better Mousetrap 2020
  • Human Environment Digest (8-25-20)

  Federal Transit Administration

  • U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $14 Million in Grant Awards to 25 Projects to Advance Transit Innovation Nationwide (8-27-20)
  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces Nearly $100 Million to Improve Transit in South Florida (8-27-20)
  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $400 Million in Federal Funding Allocations for Four Transit Infrastructure Projects (8-27-20)

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  • Cost, Congestion, and Emissions Benefits of Centralized Freight Routing and Efficiencies in Alternative Fuel Freight Modes
  • A Road Map for Advancing Permeable Pavement as a Stormwater, Transportation, and Flood Control Solution

  Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center

  • PBIC Messenger Quarterly Newsletter (August 2020)

  Resources for the Future

  • Explore the Climate Insights Survey Data Tool

  Shared Use Mobility Center

  • Mobility Hub Newsletter: August 27, 2020

  Sierra Club

  • California Greenlights Massive Electric Vehicle Charging Program (8-27-20)

  Transportation Research Board

  • Transportation planning to the extreme for weather and climate change (8-28-20)

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• August 21, 2020

  AASHTO

  • UC Davis: COVID-19 Having Major Impact on Transportation (8-20-20)
  • Western State DOTs Win Awards for Transportation Projects (8-20-20)
  • Southern State DOT Projects that Increase Safety, Add Multi-Modal Transportation Options, and Utilize Innovative Technology Win Regional Awards (8-19-20)
  • Northeastern State DOT Projects that Revitalize Communities, Save Lives and Expand Economic Opportunities Win Regional Awards (8-18-20)
  • Mid-American State DOT Projects that Save Lives, Improve Reliability and Advance Ground-Breaking Technology Win Regional Awards (8-17-20)
  • ETAP Weekly Newsletter (8-19-20)

  American Trails

  • Sept. 17 Webinar: Making Connections: The National Digital Trails Network Project

  Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations

  • Technology Is Creating New Mobility Solutions For Cities To Manage Covid-19

  Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

  • Getting to Zero Newsletter: August 2020

  Colorado DOT

  • Bats and Bridges Training Video (8-18-20)

  Connecticut DOT

  • CTDOT Wins Historic Preservation Award for Merritt Parkway Bridge Project (8-21-20)

  Defenders of Wildlife

  • Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Refusal to Protect California Spotted Owl

  Department of Energy

  • R&D Insights for Extreme Fast Charging of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles

  Federal Highway Administration

  • Announcing Upcoming FHWA Peer Exchange on Data Dashboards
  • EDC News - August 20, 2020

  Massachusetts DOT

  • MassDOT Develops New Mobility Dashboard (8-17-20)

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  • Climate Action Plans Should Quantify Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Costs to Achieve Meaningful, Cost-Effective Emissions Reductions (8-14-20)
  • City Planner Survey Reveals the Most Common Tools for Promoting Transit-Oriented Development (8-14-20)

  National Renewable Energy Laboratory

  • Researchers Explore Charging Flexibility of Shared Automated Electric Vehicles (8-19-20)

  Shared Use Mobility Center

  • Mobility Hub Newsletter: August 20, 2020

  Sierra Club

  • Advocates Release Model Policy Toolkit Showing All Sectors Have Role to Play in Transportation Electrification (8-20-20)
  • Is There Hope for Travel's Future? (8-15-20)

  State Smart Transportation Initiative

  • What’s driving pedestrian deaths? Darkness, speed, wider roads and larger vehicles  (8-18-20)
  • ADA and other programs to protect vulnerable groups benefit everyone  (8-18-20)
  • MPOs making little progress on climate  (8-18-20)

  Transportation Research Board

  • COVID-19 trends impacting the future of transportation planning and research  (8-17-20)
  • TRR special issue on COVID-19 and transportation: Deadline October 31

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• August 14, 2020

  AASHTO

  • State DOTs Still Seeking Emergency Funding from Congress (8-14-20)
  • AASHTO Transitions to a Virtual Annual Meeting
  • FHWA Proposes Right-of-Way Rule for Broadband Installation
  • AASHTO Releases Culvert/Storm Drain Inspection Guide
  • AASHTO Issues Final 2020 Material Standards Update
  • ETAP Weekly Newsletter (8-12-20)

  Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

  • Getting to Zero Newsletter: August 2020

  Department of Energy

  • Electric Vehicles at Scale - Phase I Analysis: High Electric Vehicle Adoption Impacts on the Western U.S. Power Grid
  • Levelized Cost of Charging Electric Vehicles in the United States

  Environmental Defense Fund

  • New Report: Economic Cost of Climate Change Strains U.S. Economy Damages exceed $1 billion to state, local economies

  Federal Highway Administration

  • EDC News - August 13, 2020
  • Aug. 26: TPM Webinar - Target Setting Miniseries 5 - Traffic Congestion and Emissions Reductions Target Setting
  • Public Roads: Summer 2020

  Maryland DOT

  • Following MDOT/MTA Filing, Circuit Court Judge Grants 35-Day Restraining Order to Keep Purple Line Work on Track (8-11-20)

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  • Aug. 26 Webinar: Sustainable and Equitable Funding for Pedestrian Infrastructure Maintenance

  National Complete Streets Coalition

  • Searching for a Complete Streets champion (8-12-20)

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  • Advances in Unstable Slope Instrumentation and Monitoring NCHRP Synthesis 554 (8-10-20)

  National Governors Association

  • Congress’ Failure to Reach Agreement on Aid to State and Local Governments Leaves Them in an Untenable Position (8-13-20)

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  • Reporting on the State of the Climate in 2019 (8-12-20)
  • International climate report: 2019 one of three warmest years on record (8-12-20)
  • July 2020 was record hot for many U.S. states (8-7-20)

  National Trust for Historic Preservation

  • Oct. 28-30: PastForward 2020: National Preservation Conference

  Shared Use Mobility Center

  • Mobility Hub Newsletter: August 13, 2020

  Transportation Research Board

  • Dates and times announced for virtual 2021 TRB Annual Meeting
    59th Annual Workshop on Transportation Law – Sept. 15-16, 2020

  UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies

  • Open Streets: Quick Action vs. Community Buy-In (8-10-20)

  University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies

  • Link between air quality, happiness could guide infrastructure decisions (August 2020)

  World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport

  • Transport and Inequality: Why Disparities in Access Matters in Cities (8-10-20)

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• August 7, 2020

  AASHTO

  • ETAP Weekly Newsletter (8-5-20)

  American Planning Association

  • Podcast: Resilience Roundtable - A Medical Anthropologist Says Planners Are Vital to COVID-19 Recovery (8-4-20)

  Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations

  • Has Covid-19 And Its Accelerated Work-From-Home Experiment Permanently Changed The Future Of Cities?

  Conservation Fund

  • Full and Permanent Funding Secured for the LWCF (8-4-20)

  Council on Environmental Quality

  • President Trump Signs the Great American Outdoors Act, Preserving and Protecting our National Parks (8-4-20)

  Colorado DOT

  • First Batch of Revitalizing Main Street Grants Awarded (8-3-20)

  Department of Justice

  • Civil Enforcement Discretion in Certain Clean Water Act Matters Involving Prior State Proceedings (7-27-20)

  District of Columbia DOT

  • Bowser Administration Expands DC Slow Streets, with 22 Miles Installed by September 1 (8-6-20)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Q&A: New Infrastructure Playbook Calls for Adaptable Federal Policy

  ENO

  • Aug. 11: Eno Center for Transportation's The Role of Transportation in Improving America's Health

  Federal Highway Administration

  • CMAQ Cost-Effectiveness Tables Update (July 2020)
  • EDC News - August 6, 2020

  Massachusetts DOT

  • MassDOT Announces $1.3 million in Shared Streets & Spaces Program Funding Awards (7-31-20)

  National Association of City Transportation Officials

  • NACTO’S Global Designing Cities Initiative Releases Designing Streets for Kids (8-6-20)

  National Complete Streets Coalition

  • Cities advance Complete Streets policies (8-6-20)

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  • Guidelines for Drafting Liability Neutral Transportation Engineering Documents and Communication Strategies (8-5-20)

  National Governors Association

  • Gov. Hogan Releases Federal Priorities to Promote Infrastructure as Economic Foundation (8-5-20)
  • National Governors Association Announces New Gubernatorial Leadership for 2020-21 (8-5-20)

  National Transportation in Indian Country Conference

  • Aug. 31 – Sept. 4: 2020 National Transportation in Indian Country Conference is Going Virtual

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  • 'Extremely active' hurricane season possible for Atlantic Basin (8-6-20)

  Natural Resources Defense Council

  • Proposed Regulations Will Weaken Endangered Species Act and Worsen Biodiversity Crisis (8-5-20)
  • Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Harmful NEPA Rules (8-6-20)

  SPUR

  • SPUR Co-Sponsors Bill to Make Sustainable Transportation an Essential Part of California’s Recovery  (8-5-20)

  Transportation for America

  • Thriving Together: A springboard for equitable recovery & resilience in communities across America (8-6-20)

  Transportation Research Board

  • Transportation research makes the road safer for students to get back to school (8-3-20)

  The White House

  • Remarks by President Trump at Signing of H.R. 1957, The Great American Outdoors Act (8-4-20)

  World Resources Institute: The City Fix

  • 3 Lessons from China’s Rocket Growth in Electric Vehicles (8-5-20)

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• July 31, 2020

  AASHTO

  • ETAP Weekly Newsletter (7-29-20)
  • COVID-19 Relief Stalls, House Passes THUD Appropriations (7-31-20)
  • USDOT Unveils Accessibility Plan as Part of ADA’s 30th Anniversary

  American Planning Association

  • Aug. 14 Webinar: Perspectives on Resiliency Planning 

  American Public Transportation Association

  • APTA, Industry Leaders Discuss Urgent and Dire Need for Additional COVID-19 Relief Funding (7-28-20)

  Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations

  • Building Out Electric Vehicle Charging In The West Means All Hands On Deck (7-29-20)

  Association of State Wetland Managers

  • ASWM Insights on the Final WOTUS Rule The 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule (April 2020)

  California Department of Transportation

  • Caltrans Approves More than $146 Million for 166 Public Transportation Projects to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Expand Services (7-28-20)

  Department of Energy

  • The 2019 EPA Automotive Trends Report: Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Fuel Economy, and Technology since 1975 (July 2020)

  Department of Transportation

  • U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Nearly $5 Million to 4 New University Transportation Centers (7-31-20)
  • U.S. Department of Transportation Celebrates 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (7-30-20)

  Defenders of Wildlife

  • Lawsuit: Government illegally “cut corners” to ram through NEPA changes (7-29-20)

  Environmental Defense Fund

  • U.S. House Increases Resilience of our Nation’s Waterways and Communities (7-29-20)

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • Travel Efficiency Assessment Method(TEAM): Key takeaways from state and local case studies to reduce transportation emissions (PDF)
  • Applying TEAM in Regional Sketch Planning: A Case Study in Austin, Texas (PDF)
  • Applying TEAM in Regional Sketch Planning: A Case Study in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PDF)

  ENO

  • The Role of Transportation in Improving America’s Health: Report, Aug. 11 webinar (7-28-20)
  • Aug. 20 Webinar: Best Practices for Incorporating Equity Into Performance-Based Processes

  Federal Highway Administration

  • Successes in Stewardship Newsletter: Back to the Basics: Section 4(f) & 23 CFR 774 Updates (July 2020)
  • Aug. 17: Virtual Peer Exchange: Engaging Traditionally Underserved Communities Using VPI Tools & Strategies
  • EDC News - July 30, 2020
  • FHWA's Fostering Multimodal Connectivity Newsletter - July 2020 - Livability (7-30-20)
  • Human Environment Digest (7-30-20)

  Federal Transit Administration

  • U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Availability of $225 Million for Transit Pilot Program (7-29-20)
  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $21.8 Million Grant Award for Central Avenue BRT Project in St. Petersburg, Florida (7-28-20)

  Institute of Transportation Engineers

  • August ITE Journal Now Available

  International City/County Management Association

  • The Electric Mayhem: What Local Governments Must Do to Integrate Electric Vehicles into their Fleets (8-1-20)

  Massachusetts DOT

  • MassDOT Announces more than $288,000 in Third Round of funding in Baker-Polito Administration’s Shared Streets & Spaces Program (7-27-20)

  MetroQuest

  • Aug. 5 Webinar: Meaningful Engagement for Environmental Justice Communities Without Public Meetings

  National Association of Counties

  • NACo Legislative Summary of the Senate COVID Relief Package: The Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protections & Schools (HEALS) Act (7-31-20)

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  • Future Electric Vehicle Charging Demand at Highway Rest Areas and Implications for Renewable Energy Penetration in California (7-24-20)

  National Governors Association

  • Four Ways Congress Can Partner with States and Territories to Combat COVID-19 (7-29-20)

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  • Better information, and more of it, can improve driver safety on flooded roadways (7-30-20)

  Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center

  • PBIC Messenger e-newsletter (July 2020)

  Rails to Trails Conservancy

  • Capital Trails Coalition Celebrates Approval of National Capital Trail Network As Major Step Forward for Trails, Walking and Biking Across Region (7-30-20)

  Sustainable SITES Initiative

  • From Vancouver to Atlanta, outdoor spaces transform communities toward a sustainable and resilient future (7-27-20)

  Transportation Research Board

  • Equity Analysis in Regional Transportation Planning Processes, Volume 2: Research (7-28-20)
  • E-Circular: Conference on Health and Active Transportation (7-27-20)

  UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies

  • UC Davis Transportation and Climate Blog: A COVID Boost for Bicycling (7-28-20)

  World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport

  • Ranking 41 US States Decoupling Emissions and GDP Growth (7-28-20)
  • Tactical Urbanism: An Adaptive Tool for Safe Distancing (7-29-20)
  • Brooklyn Bridge Could Be a Landmark for Forest Conservation (7-24-20)

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• July 24, 2020

  AASHTO

  • AASHTO, Industry Letters Highlights Immediate Fiscal Need of State DOTs (7-22-20)
  • ETAP Weekly Newsletter (7-22-20)

  Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

  • ACHP Further Extends Use of Emergency Procedures for Federal Undertakings (7-22-20)

  American Planning Association

  • Planning for Climate Change, Planning for Communities (7-23-20)

  American Highway Users Alliance

  • Highway Users Launch New #FightForHighways Grassroots Campaign to Support Long-term & Bipartisan Highway Bill (7-22-20)

  American Society of Landscape Architects

  • ASLA Statement on U.S. House Passage on Great American Outdoors Act (7-22-20)

  California Department of Transportation

  • Caltrans Plans for More Efficient, Sustainable Freight System (7-20-20)

  Defenders of Wildlife

  • Environmental Groups Push Back Against Destructive Migratory Bird Rule, Proposed Alternatives (7-20-20)

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • Trump Administration Finalizes Rule to Streamline and Modernize EPA Permit Process (7-22-20)
  • Make Your School Bus a Clean, Green Transportation Machine! (7-21-20)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • EDC News - July 23, 2020
  • TSMO Outreach Kit (7-23-20)
  • July 28 Webinar: U.S. DOT Summit on Pedestrian Safety, Taking Action on Pedestrian Safety Part 3: Next Steps
  • Aug. 18-19: 2020 Virtual Road Weather Management Stakeholder Meeting
  • Innovator, July/August 2020

  Federal Transit Administration

  • U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $47.5 Million in Grant Awards to Select Projects Nationwide to Improve Passenger Ferry Service (7-24-20)

  Institute for Transportation and Development Policy

  • Quiz: How Bike-Friendly is Your City? (7-22-20)

  Institute of Transportation Studies UC Davis

  • Automation, Electrification, and Shared Mobility in Freight
  • Travel Behavior Changes Among Users of Partially Automated Vehicles
  • Learning to Collaborate: Lessons Learned from Governance Processes Addressing the Impacts of Sea Level Rise on Transportation Corridors Across California
  • Characteristics and Experiences of Ride-Hailing Drivers with Plug-in Electric Vehicles
  • Improving Transportation Information Resilience: Error Estimation for Networked Sensor Data
  • The Impacts of Automated Vehicles on Center City Parking Demand
  • Brief: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Opportunities for Local Governments: A Quantification and Prioritization Framework

  International Transport Forum

  • Leveraging Digital Technology and Data for Human-centric Smart Cities (7-23-20)

  Iowa DOT

  • Iowa DOT awards funding for Volkswagen Settlement Environmental Mitigation Trust program

  Minnesota DOT

  • MnDOT solicits interest in historic bow-string arch bridge (7-22-20)

  National Association of City Transportation Officials

  • NACTO Releases City Limits, an Innovative Framework to Set Safe Speed Limits on City Streets (7-22-20)

  National Conference of State Legislatures

  • State Actions on Coronavirus Relief Funds

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  • A Guide to Emergency Management at State Transportation Agencies (7-21-20)

  Rockefeller Foundation

  • The Rockefeller Foundation Supports Main Street Alliance as Part of $10 Million Commitment to Promoting Inclusive Growth in U.S. (7-22-20)

  Sierra Club

  • Landmark Conservation Bill Set to Become Law

  SPUR

  • Six Global Lessons in Transit Recovery (7-22-20)

  Transportation Research Board

  • July 23 TRB Webinar: Strategic Issues Affecting Highway Preservation, Maintenance, and Renewal
  • July 27-20: Automated Vehicles Symposium 2020 (online) (7-23-20)
  • 2021 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting is Going Virtual (7-23-20)
  • Research needs statements on automated vehicles, shared mobility, pandemics, and equity now available (7-23-20)

  Transportation for America

  • Five things Congress can do to save transit (7-20-20)

  World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport

  • RELEASE: Industrial Initiative Releases Federal Policy Recommendations for U.S. Economic Recovery and Long-Term Emissions Reductions (7-23-20)

  World Resources Institute: The City Fix

  • What Could Be: A 2030 Retrospective on Urban Mobility After COVID-19 (6-30-20)

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• July 17, 2020

  AASHTO

  • Trump Administration Formally Overhauls NEPA Rule
  • MTI Survey Finds Strong Support for Mileage Fees, Fuel Tax Hikes
  • Coalition of States Developing Vehicle Electrification Action Plan
  • Report: Interstate Highway System Facing Multiple Challenges
  • ETAP Weekly Newsletter (7-15-20)

  American Planning Association

  • NEPA Changes Take Nation in Wrong Direction

  American Highway Users Alliance

  • NEPA Final Rule is a Commonsense Update That Will Unlock Critical Infrastructure Investment (7-15-20)

  American Road and Transportation Builders Association

  • Trump Administration NEPA Reforms Won’t Be Realized Without Long-Term Transportation Funding Bill, ARTBA Says (7-15-20)

  American Trails

  • July 21 Webinar: Advancing Trails Through Maps, Apps, and Analysis Tools

  Arizona DOT

  • State seeks input on leveraging broadband expansion along highways (7-15-20)

  Associated General Contractors

  • NEPA Overhaul Will Benefit Construction, the Economy and the Environment (7-16-20)
  • Final NEPA Rule Will Make It Easier To Rebuild Infrastructure, Reinvigorate The Economy And Continue Protecting The Environment (7-15-20)

  Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations

  • City Of London To Convert Car Parking Bays Into Bicycle Corrals

  BlueGreen Alliance

  • Biden Climate Plan is Pathway to Cleaner, Fairer Future for All Americans (7-14-20)

  Council on Environmental Quality

  • CEQ’s Final Rule Modernizing its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Regulations (7-15-20)
  • Final Rule text

  Defenders of Wildlife

  • New Rule Undercuts NEPA, Putting Wildlife and People at Risk (7-15-20)

  Department of Energy

  • Amping Up: Charging Infrastructure for Electric Trucks
  • DOE Announces $139 Million in Funding for 55 Projects to Advance Innovative Vehicle Technologies (7-16-20)

  Department of Transportation

  • U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $90 Billion in Savings Through Regulatory Reforms (7-17-20)

  Defenders of Wildlife

  • Feds gut cornerstone environmental protection law (7-15-20)

  East Coast Greenway

  • New Greenway segments open from Boston to New Hampshire (7-14-20)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Overview of the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis Hearings (7-17-20)

  Environmental Defense Fund

  • Trump Administration Attacks NEPA, “Cornerstone” of American Environmental Protections (7-15-20)

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • EPA Administrator Wheeler Talks NEPA, Infrastructure on Gray TV (7-15-20)
  • Webinar Recording: New Mobility Mindsets: Shared Mobility and Personal Micromobility

  Federal Highway Administration

  • Aug. 6 Webinar: Value of Data Derived from UAS throughout Project Delivery
  • Oct. 1 Webinar: Multi-Stakeholder Coordination for UAS Deployment in Emergency Response Environments
  • EDC News 7-16-20
  • Human Environment Digest - Livability (7-16-20)
  • July GIS Newsletter (7-16-20)

  Georgetown Climate Center

  • GCC's Equitable Adaptation Legal & Policy Toolkit to be available July 29

  Government Accountability Office

  • Social Cost of Carbon: Identifying a Federal Entity to Address the National Academies' Recommendations Could Strengthen Regulatory Analysis (7-14-20)

  Institute of Transportation Studies UC Davis

  • Zero Cost for Zero-Carbon Transportation? (7-14-20)

  National Association of Development Organizations

  • Equity Resources for Economic Development & Planning (7-15-20)

  National Association of Environmental Professionals

  • NAEP 2019 Annual NEPA Report (login required)

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  • Fostering the Use of Zero and Near Zero Emission Vehicles in Freight Operations (7-10-20)
  • Using Genetic Tools to Identify Populations Within Species Could Ease Infrastructure Mitigation (7-15-20)

  National Renewable Energy Laboratory

  • New Process Turns Carbon into Cleaner, High-Performance Diesel Biofuel Blendstock (7-16-20)
  • New Metric Quantifies Productivity of Freight Mobility Systems (7-16-20)

  Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center

  • July 29 Webinar: PBIC’s MPO and DOT Partnership for Complete Streets Projects

  Shared Use Mobility Center

  • Mobility Hub Newsletter: July 16, 2020

  Sierra Club

  • 15 Governors and Mayor of Washington, DC Commit to Electrification of Medium and Heavy Duty Trucks (7-14-20)

  Transportation Research Board

  • July 29: TRB Committee on Environmental Analysis and Ecology Virtual Seminar Series: July 29, Aug. 12, Aug. 20
  • Developing a Physical and Cyber Security Primer for Transportation Agencies (7-17-20)
  • Update of Security 101: A Physical and Cybersecurity Primer for Transportation Agencies (7-17-20)

  The White House

  • Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Modernizing Federal Environmental Reviews to Accelerate America’s Infrastructure Development (7-15-20)
  • Remarks by President Trump on the Rebuilding of America’s Infrastructure: Faster, Better, Stronger | Atlanta, GA (7-15-20)
  • Remarks by President Trump on Rolling Back Regulations to Help All Americans (7-16-20)
  • Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump’s Historic Deregulatory Actions Are Creating Greater Opportunity and Prosperity for All Americans (7-16-20)

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• July 10, 2020

  AASHTO

  • ETAP Weekly Newsletter (7-8-20)

  American Planning Association

  • COVID-19 Resources for Planners

  American Trails

  • American Trails' How to Create an Instant Urban Trail (7/9/20)

  Bureau of Transportation Statistics

  • Bikeshare Ridership Down 44% During COVID-19 (7-8-20)

  Colorado DOT

  • CDOT Offering Additional Grants to Promote Public Health (7-8-20)
  • Denver metro region to transform urban street spaces, making them safer and more accessible for the public in the COVID-19 environment (7-9-20)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Nature-Based Recommendations in the Climate Crisis Report
  • Energy Efficiency Recommendations in the Climate Crisis Report
  • What Could Conservative Climate Action Look Like?

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • EPA at 50: Improving and Increasing Recycling Across the Nation to Preserve Resources and Land (7-7-20)

  Environmental Law Institute

  • New Report Looks at Trump Administration Impact on Environmental Law and Policy and What Lies Ahead (July 2020)
  • Environment 2021: What Comes Next? (July 2020)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • Innovator Newsletter (July/August 2020)
  • Extending our Reach Video Series and Webinars (Updated) (7-7-20)
  • Human Environment Digest (7-6-20)
  • NCHRP 2021 Funded Projects - Planning, Environment, And Realty Research (7-6-20)
  • U.S. Department of Transportation Launches Summit on Pedestrian Safety – Virtual Series (7-6-20)
  • Safe Pedestrians and a Walkable America Newsletter: Vol. 80, Summer 2020
  • EDC News - July 9, 2020

  Georgetown Climate Center Adaptation Clearinghouse

  • From Newtok to Mertarvik: A Native Alaskan Tribal Village Relocation
  • Quileute Tribe of La Push Relocation, Washington State

  Institute for Transportation and Development Policy

  • How China Kept Transit Running During Covid-19 (7-3-20)

  Institute of Transportation Engineers

  • July 22 Webinar: Smart Columbus Program: Smart Mobility Hubs Test Results and Go-Live

  Institute of Transportation Studies UC Davis

  • July 15 Webinar: The COVID-19 Pandemic: What Does it Mean for Transportation and Mobility?
  • Ride-Hailing Electric Vehicles Offer Triple the Emissions Benefits (7-9-20)

  League of American Bicyclists

  • 75 organizations earn Bicycle Friendly Business awards this spring (7-9-20)

  National Association of Clean Air Agencies

  • NACAA Files Amicus Brief in SAFE Rule Litigation (7-6-20)

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  • Experiencing Pilot Demonstrations Helps Individual Acceptance of Self-Driving Shuttles
  • Electric Fleet Adoption Strategies – Addressing Storage and Infrastructure Needs

  National Governors Association

  • National Governors Association Issues Guide for Building a Resilient Workforce Amid Technological Disruption (7-6-20)

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  • June 2020 was relatively hot and dry overall for U.S.; Nation also saw 10 billion-dollar disasters in first six months of this year (7-8-20)

  Rails to Trails Conservancy

  • The Role of Trails, Walking and Biking in COVID-19 Management (7-8-20)

  Shared Use Mobility Center

  • Mobility Hub Newsletter: July 2, 2020
  • Mobility Hub Newsletter: July 9, 2020

  Transportation Research Board

  • July 15 TRB Webinar: Transportation Asset Management in a COVID-19 World
  • Equity Analysis in Regional Transportation Planning Processes, Volume 1: Guide (7-10-20)
  • TRR: Stiffer roadways could cut GHG emissions, improve truck fuel efficiency (7-9-20)

  Transportation for America

  • Transit will be reeling from COVID-19 for years (7-8-20)

  Washington State DOT

  • New initiative opens some low-speed state roadways to healthy uses

  West Coast Clean Transit Corridor Initiative

  • I-5 Electric Truck Charging Sites Mapped Out by Electric Utilities (6-17-20)

  World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport

  • Collaboration on Nature-Based Solutions Is Key to Resilient City Infrastructure (7-7-20)

  World Resources Institute

  • Global Commission on Adaptation COVID-19 Call to Action (7-9-20)

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• July 2, 2020

  AASHTO

  • House Passes $1.5T Infrastructure Package
  • AASHTO Continues Its Call for Bipartisan Surface Transportation Legislation
  • EPW Hearing: Highway Trust Fund Closer to Insolvency
  • ASCE Report Examines COVID-19 Infrastructure Impact
  • ETAP Weekly Newsletter

  American Planning Association

  • APA Launches Equity in Planning Video Series (July 2020)

  American Road and Transportation Builders Association

  • ARTBA Issues Statement on House Passage of Infrastructure Bill (7-1-20)

  Arizona DOT

  • ADOT, USGS partnership is a model for sustainable transportation solutions (7-1-20)

  Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies

  • The Association Applauds Passage of the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act in Infrastructure Package (7-1-20)

  BlueGreen Alliance

  • BlueGreen Alliance Welcomes Release of House Select Committee Report on Climate Crisis (6-29-20)

  Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

  • Congress’ boldest climate plan ever

  Connecticut DOT

  • Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) Proposed Service and Fare Equity Policy (7-2-20)

  Defenders of Wildlife

  • Landmark Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Wildlife Corridors Passes the U.S. House of Representatives (7-1-20)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Congress Must Act on the Climate Crisis: Report Issued by Select Committee Includes Achievable Recommendations and Goals (6-30-20)
  • After COVID-19, Can We Go Back to Business as Usual? We must rebuild as a sustainable and just society to help vulnerable communities (6-30-20)
  • July 14 Briefing (webcast): The Climate Crisis Report in Focus

  Forest Service

  • July 9 Webinar: Forest Road, Boundary Line Maintenance and Beaver Management

  Georgetown Climate Center

  • July 29 Webinar: GCC's Equitable Adaptation Legal & Policy Toolkit Launch

  National Complete Streets Coalition

  • Artist-led projects to address pandemic-related transportation challenges (7-1-20)
  • House’s massive infrastructure bill brings housing, land use and transportation together (6-30-20)

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  • Guidelines to Incorporate the Costs and Benefits of Adaptation Measures in Preparation for Extreme Weather Events and Climate Change (research report)
  • Incorporating the Costs and Benefits of Adaptation Measures in Preparation for Extreme Weather Events and Climate Change—Guidebook
  • RFP: Measuring the Effectiveness of Public Involvement at Five State Departments of Transportation: Implementation of the NCHRP Research Report 905 Toolkit on Measuring Effectiveness of Public Involvement

  New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

  • 2020 New Jersey Scientific Report on Climate Change (6-30-20)

  Rails to Trails Conservancy

  • New Data Underscores Need for Safe Places to Walk and Bike Close to Home (7-2-20)

  Resources for the Future

  • July 9 webinar: "Air Quality Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A View from Two Epicenters"

  Safe Routes to School National Partnership

  • Safe Routes to School and the Path Forward: Engagement (7-2-20)

  SPUR

  • How California Can Use CEQA to Deliver Healthy Communities (6-24-20)

  State Smart Transportation Institute

  • Conventional practice fails to account for induced traffic, even when the public demands it (6-29-20)

  University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies

  • Transportation researchers tackle the pandemic

  Volpe Center

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Celebrates the U.S. DOT Volpe Center’s 50 Years of Advancing Transportation Innovation (7-1-20)

  World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport

  • Collaboration on Nature-Based Solutions is Key to Resilient City Infrastructure (6-29-30)

  World Resources Institute: The City Fix

  • Public Transport After COVID-19 Lockdowns: It’s Time to Innovate and Change Benchmarks of Success (6-16-20)

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• June 26, 2020

  AASHTO

  • ETAP Weekly Newsletter

  Conservation Fund

  • Don’t Blame Urban Density in a Pandemic – Inoculate with Better City Design (6-22-20)

  Council on Environmental Quality

  • How the Trump Administration is Advancing Efficient Federal Operations (6-25-20)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • We Must Address Racial Inequality and Injustice Before We Can Meet the Challenge of Climate Change
  • Briefing Series: Rural Communities, Climate, and COVID-19 Recovery

  Environmental Defense Fund

  • California passes landmark policy to manufacture more electric trucks and buses

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • EPA Administrator Signs Proclamation Marking National Pollinator Week (6-22-20)
  • Disaster Debris Recovery Tool

  ENO

  • Road to Recovery Webinar Series

  Federal Highway Administration

  • FHWA HEP research quarterly newsletter: Spring 2020
  • EDC News - June 25, 2020
  • Air Quality and Sustainable Transportation Highlights - Air Quality (June 25, 2020)
  • Corridor-Pending Alternative Fuel Corridors (2019) - Alternative Fuel Corridors (June 23, 2020)
  • Corridor-Ready Alternative Fuel Corridors (2019) - Alternative Fuel Corridors (June 23, 2020)
  • Federal Highway Administration Development and Implementation of Regional Alternative Fuel Corridor Convenings - Alternative Fuel Corridors (June 23, 2020)
  • HEP Research Quarterly Newsletter - Planning, Environment, And Realty Research (June 23, 2020)
  • Updated: Maps - Alternative Fuel Corridors (June 23, 2020)
  • Research Newsletter (Spring 2020)

  FEHRL

  • June 29 Webinar: U.S. and International Approaches on infrastructure resilience analysis

  National Association of Environmental Professionals

  • July 15 Webinar: NEPA Case Law Updates

  National Complete Streets Coalition

  • INVESTing in more equitable transportation (6-22-20)

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  • Legal Issues Concerning the Use of Transportation Facilities to Generate Revenue for State DOTs (6-24-20)

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  • NOAA ramps up use of drones to collect fish, seafloor and weather data (6-19-20)

  Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center

  • PBIC Messenger (June 2020)

  Shared Use Mobility Center

  • Mobility Hub Newsletter: June 18, 2020

  Sierra Club

  • California Air Resources Board Adopts Landmark Zero-Emission Truck Rule (6-25-20)

  Transportation Research Board

  • TRB's A Research Roadmap for Transportation and Public Health (6/29/20)
  • TRB Webinar: A Research Roadmap for Transportation and Public Health (6-29-20)
  • Guidebook for Managing Data from Emerging Technologies for Transportation (6-23-20)

  UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies

  • New Series of GreenLight Blogs: Bringing Transportation Science to Policy (6-2-20)

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• June 19, 2020

  AASHTO

  • House T&I Advances Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill (6-19-20)
  • AASHTO Expresses Disappointment and Calls for Bipartisan Approach to Surface Transportation Authorization (6-19-20)
  • AASHTO ETAP weekly newsletter (6-17-20)

  American Highway Users Alliance

  • Highway Users Sign onto Letter to Congress Regarding Streamlining in Future Infrastructure Bill (6-18-20)
  • Highway Users Statement on Passage of the “INVEST in America Act” (6-20-20)

  American Society of Landscape Architects

  • ASLA on Passage of the Great American Outdoors Act: Finally (6-17-20)

  American Trails

  • Aug. 13 Webinar: Balancing Recreational Area Use with Homelessness and Vagrancy
  • 1,028 Trail Projects Can Put Americans To Work

  Bloomberg Philanthropies

  • COVID-19 Management Metrics for Cities to Support Next Phase of Local Pandemic Response (6-17-20)

  California Department of Transportation

  • Caltrans Awards Millions to Improve Future Sustainable Transportation Projects in Local Communities (6-18-20)

  Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

  • Getting to Zero Newsletter (June 2020)

  Colorado DOT

  • CDOT Offering $4 Million in Grants to Promote Public Health & Economic Activity (June 2020)

  Defenders of Wildlife

  • Conservation Groups File Motions to Defend Ventura County Wildlife Connectivity (6-16-20)
  • Three Strikes, You’re Out! Alaska Court Rejects Road Through Izembek Refuge Wilderness – Again (6-18-20)

  Department of Transportation

  • U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao Announces $906 Million Investment to Revitalize America’s Infrastructure (6-18-20)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • EDC News - June 18, 2020
  • America Walks' Walking Towards Justice in Indian Country Series: Part 1, Tribal Transportation Planning and Pedestrian Safety (June 23)
  • FHWA R&T Now - - March/April 2020
  • U.S. Department of Transportation Makes $2.4 Million Available for Work Zone Data Exchange Grants in Preparation for Automated Vehicles (6-19-20)

  National Complete Streets Coalition

  • What you need to know about the INVEST Act (6-18-20)

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  • Legal Research Digest 82: Potential Liability Associated with Unstable Slope Management Programs (6-10-20)
  • Bicyclist Facility Preferences and Effects on Increasing Bicycle Trips

  National Governors Association

  • Governors Hail Passage of Great American Outdoors Act (6-17-20)

  Strong, Prosperous, And Resilient Communities Challenge (SPARCC)

  • 4 Steps to a Climate Savvy Community: Rapid Vulnerability Assessment Tool for Climate-informed Equitable Community Development

  Transportation Research Board

  • Reducing the complexity of decision making through a roundabout renaissance (TRB Blog) (6-15-20)
  • Guidebook for Deploying Zero-Emission Transit Buses (TCRP) (6-19-20)
  • Sept. 21-24: International Road Weather and Winter Maintenance Conference & Peer Exchange

  UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies

  • COVID-19 Put the Brakes on Traffic and Emissions, But Will it Make a Difference? (6-12-20)

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• June 12, 2020

  AASHTO

  • Transportation Industry Asks President to Support State DOT COVID-19 Relief (6-12-20)
  • Environmental Technical Assistance Program (ETAP) Newsletter (6-10-20)
  • July 13-15: Transportation Asset Management Summer MegaMeeting (web-based)

  American Planning Association

  • Sustainability Plans Can Be More Than Just Talk (6-11-20)

  American Highway Users Alliance

  • Highway Users Sign Letter to President Trump Supporting State DOT Relief (6-8-20)

  American Road and Transportation Builders Association

  • ARTBA’s Highway Dashboard: A 50-State Guide to the Benefits of Federal Investment (6-10-20)

  American Society of Landscape Architects

  • ASLA Opposes Suspension of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Urges President to Rescind Order (6-10-20)

  Arizona DOT

  • First-of-its-kind dust detection and warning system set for monsoon (6-9-20)
  • Virtual technology moving ADOT forward on public engagement (6-9-20)
  • ADOT switches to virtual meetings to help small businesses (6-9-20)

  Austroads

  • Decarbonisation of Road Transport Network Operations in Australia and New Zealand (5-29-20)

  Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations

  • Shared Electric Bikes Are Being Destroyed – Just When They’re Most Needed (6-8-20)

  Bureau of Transportation Statistics

  • Explore U.S. Mobility during the COVID-19 Pandemic (6-8-20)

  Climate Central

  • 2020 Hurricane Season (6-1-20)

  Department of Energy

  • Financial Analysis of Battery Electric Transit Buses (PDF)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • June 16–18: Briefing Series: Rural Communities, Climate, and COVID-19 Recovery
  • Dual Crises Show Need to Invest in Resilience (6-8-20)
  • Senate Infrastructure Hearings Light on Climate Considerations (6-8-20)

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • Saving the Rain: Green Stormwater Solutions for Congregations
  • EPA Advises Facility Operators to Prevent and Minimize Releases during Hazardous Weather Events (6-9-20)
  • Our Nation’s Air Report (6-10-20)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • June 18 Seminar: Hot In-place Recycling (HIR) Overview and Project Selection
  • Webinar Recording: Talking Freight: Current FHWA Freight Transportation Research Initiatives
  • EDC News - June 11, 2020
  • Human Environment Digest - Livability (June 12, 2020)
  • Updated: National Economic Partnerships - Megaregions And National Economic Partnerships (June 11, 2020)
  • June 24 Webinar: Nature-based Resilience for Coastal Highways: Finding Partners and Funding

  Federal Transit Administration

  • Federal Government to Distribute Nearly 100 Million Cloth Facial Coverings for Transportation Passengers (6-12-20)
  • Federal Transit Administration Announces $22.97 Million to Improve Transit Access in Selected Communities Around the Country (6-11-20)

  Georgetown Climate Center

  • Virginia Beach Sea Level Wise Adaptation Strategy (March 2020)

  International Transport Forum

  • ITF Newsletter (6-10-20)

  Massachusetts DOT

  • MassDOT Announces Funding Program to help cities and towns create Shared Streets and Spaces (6-11-20)

  Michigan DOT

  • MDOT reopens lanes on US-10 just days after historic flood damage (6-4-20)

  Michigan State University

  • June 16 Webinar: Equitable Inclusion in Virtual Community Engagement

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  • Analytical Modeling Framework to Assess the Economic and Environmental Impacts of Residential Deliveries, and Evaluate Sustainable Last-Mile Strategies (3-31-20)

  National Renewable Energy Laboratories

  • Fuel and Engine Research Brings Cleaner, More Efficient Cars and Trucks Closer to Finish Line (6-8-20)

  Rails to Trails Conservancy

  • Opening of first mile of “Veterans Memorial Trail,” is major step forward in Indiana’s connection to National Great American Rail-Trail (6-6-20)

  SPUR

  • Engaging Communities During the Pandemic (6-8-20)

  Transportation for America

  • House transportation bill goes big on climate (6-12-20)
  • The House bill needs some changes to make repair the number one priority (6-11-20)
  • CDC quietly revises their guidance to encourage people to use transit safely (6-9-20)
  • Nine other important things to know about the House’s transportation bill (6-8-20)

  Transportation Research Board

  • John and Jane Q. Public Communications Contest entries due July 30, 2020
  • Mobility on Demand: A Smart, Sustainable, and Equitable Future (6-9-20)
  • June 25 TRB Webinar: COVID-19 Impacts on Managed Lanes
  • June 23 National Academies webinar—Best Safety and Hygiene Practices for Public Workspaces in COVID-19

  World Resources Institute

  • What Path We Take Post-COVID-19 Will Depend in Large Part on How the World’s Cities Change (6-10-20)

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• June 5, 2020

  AASHTO

  • ETAP Podcast: Minnesota DOT’s Margaret Anderson Kelliher (6-5-20)
  • Executive Order Seeks to Speed Up Infrastructure Investments (6-5-20)
  • House T&I Releases Five-Year $494B Surface Transportation Bill (6-5-20)
  • EPA Issues Clean Water Act Section 401 Final Rule (6-5-20)
  • Truckers Support Immediate Transportation Funding Infusion at Senate Hearing (6-5-20)
  • EPW Hearing: Infrastructure Vital to Recovery, Social Equity (6-4-20)
  • AASHTO’s Statement on House Surface Transportation Bill (6-3-20)
  • Environmental Technical Assistance Program (ETAP) Newsletter (6-3-20)

  America Walks

  • June 23 Webinar: Tribal Transportation Planning and Pedestrian Safety
  • June 10 Webinar: America Walks' Enhancing Walkable Spaces through Public Art

  American Planning Association

  • A Simple Path to Sustainable Transportation (6-4-20)

  American Highway Users Alliance

  • Highway Users Issues Statement on “INVEST in America Act” (6-3-20)

  American Road and Transportation Builders Association

  • Multi-Year Highway & Transit Bill an Elixir for Ailing U.S. Economy, ARTBA Chairman Tells Senate Committee (6-4-20)

  American Society of Landscape Architects

  • Black Lives Matter. Black Communities Matter (6-5-20)

  American Trails

  • Aug. 6 Webinar: Trail Analytics and Data Storytelling

  Associated General Contractors

  • AGC Provides Substantive Criticisms on Proposed Update to the Multi-Sector General Permit (6-4-20)
  • EPA Finalizes AGC-Supported Proposal to Add Clarity to State Water Quality Certifications (6-4-20)

  Austroads

  • Decarbonisation of Road Transport Network Operations in Australia and New Zealand (5-29-20)

  Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

  • Bob Perciasepe on the Growing Climate Solutions Act (6-4-20)

  Climate Central

  • 2020 Hurricane Season (6-1-20)

  Department of Transportation

  • U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao Announces Historic Rule on Tribal Transportation Self-Governance (6-2-20)
  • U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $3.5 Million in Grants to Improve Access & Mobility for All Americans (6-4-20)

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • Webinar Series Navigable Waters Protection Rule – State and Tribal Webinar Series June 9 -July 7
  • EPA Proposes Honest Accounting Standard to Improve Future Clean Air Act Rules (6-4-20)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • Updated: Status of Sanction Clocks under the Clean Air Act - Air Quality (5-21-20)
  • EDC News - June 4, 2020

  Federal Transit Administration

  • U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $130 Million in Grants for Nationwide Projects to Expand Advanced, Efficient Bus Technologies (6-2-20)

  Fish and Wildlife Service

  • Service Solicits Comments on a Draft Environmental Impact Statement on Proposed Migratory Bird Treaty Act Regulatory Changes (6-5-20)

  International Road Federation

  • Aug. 24-28 Training Course: Building Climate Resilience into Roads & Transport Infrastructure (for fee)

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  • High Percentages of Reclaimed Asphalt Affect the Performance of Asphalt Binder (5-19-20)

  National Complete Streets Coalition

  • House bill charts a course for updating country’s outdated transportation policy (6-3-20)

  National Governors Association

  • National Governors Association Releases Guidance on Managing Natural Disasters During Pandemic (6-1-20)

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  • Rise of carbon dioxide unabated (6-4-20)
  • NOAA harnessing the power of new satellite data this hurricane season (6-1-20)

  Natural Resources Defense Council

  • NRDC: Trump Tries to Throw Out Environmental Reviews While Nation in Crisis (6-4-20)

  Shared Use Mobility Center

  • Mobility Hub Newsletter: April 6, 2020  (4-6-20)

  State Smart Transportation Initiative

  • “Spillover” effects reinforce VMT effects from transit and parking subsidies (6-1-20)

  Southern Environmental Law Center

  • With latest environmental attack, Trump administration seeks to further silence vulnerable communities (6-4-20)

  Transportation for America

  • “Shovel-ready” projects just dig a deeper hole (5-29-20)
  • House bill charts a course for updating country’s outdated transportation policy (6-3-20)
  • New and expanded transit projects may not get built (6-3-20)

  Transportation Research Board

  • June 30 Webinar: TRB Webinar: Forecasting Zero Emission Vehicles Fleet Scenarios & Emissions Implications
  • Transportation system security means plan, review, and repeat
  • TR News: Meeting the Transportation Needs of Rural Communities (6-4-20)
  • Guidebooks for Post-Award Contract Administration for Highway Projects Delivered Using Alternative Contracting Methods (NCHRP Report 939): Volume 1: Design–Build Delivery, Volume 2: Construction Manager–General Contractor Delivery, Volume 3: Research Overview

  UC Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies

  • Reducing the spread of microplastics from road traffic

  UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies

  • Preliminary Survey Shows that Partial Automation of Vehicles May Be Leading to More Driving and Multitasking at the Wheel (6-2-20)
  • June 23 Webinar: Data for Equity

  University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies

  • Catalyst Newsletter: Looking to the future of aerial mobility: flying cars for public transportation (May 2020)

  The White House

  • Readout from the Vice President’s Governors Briefing on COVID-19 Response & Recovery (6-3-20)

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• May 29, 2020

  AASHTO

  • Environmental Technical Assistance Program (ETAP) Newsletter (5-20-20)

  Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

  • ACHP Extends Use of Emergency Procedures for Federal Undertakings (5-22-20)

  America Walks

  • Webinar Recording: Research in Action: Trends in How Municipalities Are Addressing Increased Demand for Safe Public Space (May 28, 2020 Webinar)

  American Planning Association

  • A Necessary Paradigm Shift in How We Use Urban Space (5-27-20)

  American Society of Landscape Architects

  • Suburban Sprawl Increases the Risk of Future Pandemics (5-26-20)

  American Trails

  • Aug. 13 Webinar: Balancing Recreational Area Use with Homelessness and Vagrancy

  Army Corps of Engineers

  • 22 May 2020 - Final 2018 National Wetland Plant List (5-22-20)

  Associated General Contractors

  • AGC COVID-19 Resources (5-21-20)

  Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations

  • Kia’s Pint-Sized EV Could Serve as Public Transit Alternative, Post Pandemic (5-29-20)

  Bloomberg Philanthropies/National League of Cities

  • Mike Bloomberg Announces New City Leadership Series for Global Mayors to Aid COVID-19 Economic and Social Recovery (5-28-20)

  Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

  • Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Offers Revenue Opportunities to Retailers (5-27-20)

  Centers for Disease Control

  • Preparing for Hurricanes During the COVID-19 Pandemic

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Briefing Series: Recovery & Resilience in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

  Environmental Defense Fund

  • EDF, Allies, States Sue to Defend Clean Car Standards (5-27-20)

  Environmental Law Institute

  • May 28 Webinar - Breaking News: A Fork in the Road: Prospects for Deep Decarbonization in the Time of COVID-19 (fee for non-members)
  • June 3 Webinar - Digitizing EIS for the 21st Century (fee for non-members)

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • EPA Emphasizes the Need to Continue Cleaning and Disinfection Practices (5-28-20)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • $3 Trillion HEROES Act Would Provide Assistance to Vulnerable Communities during Pandemic (5-22-20)
  • Global Support for a Green Recovery from COVID-19 (5-22-20)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • Federal Highway Administration to Assist States with Innovative Reopening Efforts (5-28-20)
  • EDC News - May 28, 2020
  • Human Environment Digest - Livability (5-29-20)
  • Transportation Performance Management / Performance-Based Planning and Programming Implementation Workshop Series (5-28-20)
  • Enhancing Active Transportation and Demand Management (ATDM) with Advanced and Emerging Technologies and Data Sources (March 2020)

  Fish and Wildlife Service

  • More than $160 Million in Funding will Benefit Wetland Conservation Projects and National Wildlife Refuges (5-28-20)

  Federal Transit Administration

  • U.S. Department of Transportation to Distribute Over 15 Million Cloth Facial Coverings to America’s Transportation Workforce (5-28-20)

  Forum of European National Highway Research Laboratories

  • Resilient Transportation Infrastructure to Extreme Events (RESIST) 3rd Newsletter has been published! (5-28-20)

  Georgetown Climate Center

  • Georgetown Climate Center Joins FEMA Region IX in Announcing Level Up Audio Project (5-27-20)

  Government Accountability Office

  • Selected Federal Agencies Need to Coordinate on Requirements and Assessments of States (5-27-20)

  Minnesota DOT

  • Stillwater Lift Bridge opens for bicycle/pedestrian traffic (5-28-20)

  National Association of Regional Councils

  • States and Regions are Exploring the Transition from Gas Taxes to Per-Mile Charges (5-20-20)

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  • Using Combined Lane Change and Variable Speed Limit Control Techniques Can Ease Congestion and Reduce Fuel Use and Emissions (5-27-20)

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  • Zooming in on some of NOAA’s latest seasonal hurricane forecast research (5-28-20)
  • Warming influence of greenhouse gases continues to rise, NOAA finds (5-28-20)

  Oregon DOT

  • Birds, weather, and COVID-19 during the Astoria-Megler Bridge inspection (5-27-20)

  Project for Public Spaces

  • A Placemaker's Perspective from Wuhan (5-29-20)

  Transportation for America

  • What do we do next? COVID-19 and the triple helix model of innovation (5-27-20)

  Transportation Research Board

  • Forecasting through COVID-19 will be crucial for the future of transportation (5-26-20)
  • RFP: Emergency Response: Organizational and Operational Models Used by State DOTs (5-26-20)

  U.S. Green Building Council

  • Healthy people in healthy places equals a healthy economy (May 2020)

  Washington State DOT

  • Historic 110 year-old East Trent Bridge says its final goodbye (5-27-20)
  • Our travel data helping to inform decision making (5-28-20)

  World Resources Institute

  • 3 Steps to Scaling Up Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Adaptation (5-26-20)
  • The City Fix: Insights from Big Data on How COVID-19 Is Changing Society (5-28-20)

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• May 22, 2020

  AASHTO

  • Environmental Technical Assistance Program (ETAP) Newsletter (5-20-20)
  • State DOTs Reiterate Need for $50B in Stopgap Funding

  Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

  • ACHP Talks GIS and Historic Preservation for Historic Preservation Month (5-20-20)

  America Walks

  • June 1 Webinar: Enhancing Walkable Spaces through Public Art (5-22-20)

  American Planning Association

  • Course: Rethinking Smart Cities Holistically (5-20-20)
  • New Online Public Engagement Resources (5-22-20)

  American Public Health Association

  • With Increased Risk of Flooding During COVID-19, AFC and APHA Release New Handbook for Local Officials to Address Potential “Dual Disasters” (5-21-20)

  American Trails

  • How COVID-19 is Affecting the Trails Industry (5-20-20)
  • An Open Letter Encouraging Naming New National Recreation Trails (5-21-20)

  Associated General Contractors

  • AGC COVID-19 Resources (5-21-20)

  Centers for Disease Control

  • Preparing for Hurricanes During the COVID-19 Pandemic

  Defenders of Wildlife

  • How Satellite Monitoring and Crowdsourcing Can Stop Habitat Loss (5-21-20)

  Eno Center for Transportation

  • Report: Congestion Pricing in the United States: Principles for Developing a Viable Program to Advance Sustainability and Equity Goals and May 28 Webinar (5-20-20)

  Environmental Law Institute

  • June 2 Webinar: Managing Stormwater: Funding Mechanisms to Reduce Runoff

  Department of Transportation

  • Connections Blog: How DOT is Helping Truckers Expedite Delivery of Groceries and Medical Supplies (5-18-20)

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • EPA Proposes First Ever Rule to Improve Transparency of Guidance (5-19-20)
  • 5/27/2020: 2020 SmartWay Multimodal Tool Demo Webinar

  Federal Emergency Management Agency

  • COVID-19 Pandemic Operational Guidance for the 2020 Hurricane Season

  Federal Highway Administration

  • How-to: Improve Non-Home-Based Trips (models) (April 2020)
  • Human Environment Digest (5/15/20)
  • EDC News May 21
  • Sustainable Pavements Webinar Series
  • June 18 Webinar: Sustainable Pavement Systems Webinar Series: LCA Part I: Fundamentals
  • July 23 Webinar: 10. Sustainable Pavement Systems Webinar Series: LCA Part II: Applications

  International City/County Management Association

  • Implementing a Phased Approach to Reopening Community Facilities (5-19-20)
  • Preparing for a Natural Disaster During the Pandemic (5-20-20)

  League of American Bicyclists

  • Be a Bike Ambassador during the Covid-19 Pandemic (5-19-20)

  Michigan DOT

  • New MDOT GIS map shows flooding impacts on state and local roads across Gladwin, Midland, and Saginaw counties

  National Association of Counties

  • NACo Analysis for Counties: The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act (H.R. 6800) (5-15-20)
  • NACo Summary: COVID-19 Funding Packages (5-21-20)

  National Association of City Transportation Officials

  • Streateries: Creating Space for Physical Distance at Restaurants
  • Streets for Pandemic Response and Recovery (5-21-20)

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  • High Percentages of Reclaimed Asphalt Affect the Performance of Asphalt Binder (5-19-20)

  National Complete Streets Coalition

  • Webinar Series: Virtual engagement: A springboard for inclusive community planning (April 28-June 16)

  National Conference of State Legislatures

  • State Legislatures Magazine The COVID-19 Issue (May/June 2020)

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  • Guidance to Improve Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety at Intersections (5-11-20)

  National Governors Association

  • With Millions of Jobs at Stake, State and Local Government Associations Call on Congress to Approve Aid (5-20-20)

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  • Boston’s ambitious climate plan could save hundreds of lives and billions of dollars each year (5-19-20)
  • Busy Atlantic hurricane season predicted for 2020 (5-21-20)

  National Trust for Historic Preservation

  • National Trust for Historic Preservation and American Express Announce First-Ever "Virtual Preservation Month" (5-19-20)

  Natural Resources Defense Council

  • Plan: Preventing Future Pandemics Requires Sweeping U.S. Action on Wildlife Trade (5-18-20)

  Project for Public Spaces

  • The Recovery Will Happen in Public Space (5-16-20)

  Rockefeller Foundation

  • Call for Entries: Data Science Breakthroughs for an Inclusive Recovery (5-19-20)

  State Smart Transportation Initiative

  • Researchers look at the transportation future as the country reopens
  • Teleworking’s hidden environmental costs
  • Comparing the car travel of Millennials and Generation X
  • In the midst of nationwide transit service cuts, more than one million rural households do not have a car

  Transportation for America

  • Learning from COVID-19: Connecting with the research community

  Transportation Research Board

  • Data sharing presents major opportunities for transportation (5-18-20)
  • May 26: Research Day - Transport Innovation for Sustainable Development - Will not be held as scheduled
  • June 1: TRB Webinar: How Much Will COVID-19 Affect Travel Behavior
  • June 3: TRB Webinar: Enhancing Monarch Butterfly Habitats Along Roadway Corridors
  • June 29: TRB Webinar: A Research Roadmap for Transportation and Public Health
  • June 30: TRB Webinar: Forecasting Zero Emission Vehicles Fleet Scenarios & Emissions Implications

  UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies

  • Green Lights Blog: What the Present Pandemic Means for the Future of Transportation (5-21-20)

  Washington State DOT

  • The superheroes of the highway hit the road with new ways to protect the public, themselves during the pandemic
  • A construction reset: Six feet of separation

  World Resources Institute

  • The City Fix: 6 Ways to Make City Streets Safer for Pedestrians (5-20-20)
  • The City Fix: 3 Ways China’s Transport Sector Is Working to Recover from COVID-19 Lockdowns (4-30-20)

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• May 15, 2020

  AASHTO

  • State DOTs Would Get $15B In Phase 4 COVID-19 Bill (5-13-20)
  • Environmental Technical Assistance Program (ETAP) Newsletter (5-15-20)

  America Walks

  • May 28 Webinar: Research in Action: Trends in How Municipalities Are Addressing Increased Demand for Safe Public Space

  American Public Health Association

  • Urging the White House to Focus on Infrastructure
  • COVID-19 and Health Equity

  American Public Transportation Association

  • APTA, Industry Leaders Discuss COVID-19 Challenges and Need for Emergency Response and Recovery Funding

  American Highway Users Alliance

  • Urging the White House to Focus on Infrastructure (5-11-20)

   American Road and Transportation Builders Association

  • “Re-open, Renew and Revitalize” Campaign Tells Lawmakers: Economic Recovery Begins with Multi-Year Transportation Investment Package (5-11-20)

   American Trails

  • Submit Your Trail Infrastructure Projects for CARES Act Funding (5-11-20)
  • Advancing Trails Through Maps, Apps, and Analysis Tools (5-11-20)
  • Action Alert: National Survey of Shovel-ready Trail Projects (5-14-20)

  Bloomberg Philanthropies/National League of Cities

  • COVID-19: Local Action Tracker
  • Vice President Joe Biden and Mike Bloomberg Address More than 350 City Leaders at Ninth Virtual Convening to Support Local COVID-19 Response (5-14-20)

  Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

  • Getting to Zero Newsletter (April 2020)

  Congressional Research Service

  • Clean Air Act Issues in the 116th Congress (4-18-20)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Climate Change Solutions - May 12, 2020
  • In the Wake of the Coronavirus Outbreak, Innovative Finance Programs Are Ready to Leverage Federal Recovery Funds (5-12-20)
  • Wildlife Conservation Sees Bipartisan Support in 116th Congress (5-8-20)

  Environmental Defense Fund

  • Green Groups Ask D.C. Circuit to Uphold Pollution Safeguards for Freight Trailers (5-13-20)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • EDC News - May 14, 2020

  International City/County Management Association

  • After COVID-19: Is There a Place for Telework in Local Government? (5-14-20)
  • Employment Law Adjustments for COVID-19 (5-13-20)

  International Road Federation

  • Online Training: Fundamentals of Road User Charging (for fee)

  International Transport Forum

  • Updates on Covid-19-related Measures in ITF Member Countries (5-13-20)
  • Transport Policy Responses (5-13-20)
  • How Badly Will the Coronavirus Crisis Hit Global Freight? (5-11-20)
  • Re-spacing Our Cities For Resilience (5-3-20)
  • Global Container Shipping and the Coronavirus Crisis (4-29-20)
  • Electric Mobility: Taking the Pulse in Times of Coronavirus (4-27-20)
  • How Transport Supports the Health System in the Corona Crisis (4-6-20)

  League of American Bicyclists

  • What Makes a Better Bike Lane Barrier? (5-13-20)

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  • Ridehailing, Uncertainty, and Sustainable Transportation: How Transportation Stakeholders are Responding to the Unknowns Surrounding Ridehailing (May 2020)

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  • Alternative Intersection Design and Selection (5-13-20)
  • Advancements in Use of Geophysical Methods for Transportation Projects (5-12-20)

  National Governors Association

  • Governors Call On Congress To Act On State Fiscal Relief (5-13-20)

  Massachusetts Department of Transportation

  • MassDOT Announces Wildlife Monitoring Camera Images Are Online (5-14-20)

  Sierra Club

  • House Democrats' Package Advances Aid for First Responders and States (5-12-20)
  • Climate Power 2020 Launches Campaign to Change the Politics of Climate (5-12-20)

  Smart Growth America

  • Apply today: Arts & Transportation Rapid Response (5-11-20)
  • More than one million households without a car in rural America need better transit (5-14-20)

  Transportation for America

  • COVID-19 & the curb: Private sector works to adapt and offer creative solutions (5-13-20)
  • Curbside management in a recurring emergency scenario: A municipal perspective (5-6-20)

  Transportation Research Board

  • June 30 TRB Webinar: Forecasting Zero Emission Vehicles Fleet Scenarios & Emissions Implications
  • June 2 Webinar: Traffic Trends and Safety in a COVID-19 World
  • May 18 Webinar: TRB's Designing Landscapes to Enhance Roadside Water Management
  • Data Sharing Guidance for Public Transit Agencies – Now and in the Future (5-12-20)
  • TRB Blog: Telework transportation research in light of the COVID-19 pandemic (5-5-20)
  • TRB Blog: Paths to biking, walking improvements supported by wealth of research (5-11-20)
  • 2nd International Conference on 3D Printing and Transportation - rescheduled from 2020 to 2021 (5-14-20)

  University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies

  • Reusing wastewater at Minnesota’s truck stations could help conserve state’s water resources (May 2020)

  UC Davis

  • June 10 Webinar: Wildlife Behavior in Response to Traffic Disturbance
  • VIDEO: 3 Revolutions Webinar Series – How Will COVID-19 Change the Direction of the 3 Revolutions?

  U.S. Conference of Mayors

  • Nation’s Mayors Applaud House Introduction of The Heroes Act (5-11-20)
  • ADVISORY: Red State Mayors to Call on Congress to Provide Urgent Aid to Cities (5-11-20)
  • The U.S. Conference of Mayors Launches COVID-19 Fiscal Pain Tracker (5-11-20)
  • Furloughs and Painful Service Cuts: COVID-19 is Having Devastating Effects on Cities Everywhere (5-14-20)

  World Conference on Transport Research Society

  • COVID-19 transport and logistics task force formed (5-11-20)
  • WCTR Society Recommendations on COVID-19 Policy Decisions

  World Resources Center

  • The City Fix: Street Transformations to Fight COVID-19: 3 Ways to Create Lasting Change (5-14-20)

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• May 8, 2020

  AASHTO

  • States Projecting Big Budget Cuts Due to COVID-19 (5-1-20)
  • VTTI Launches Automated Driving System Study (5-1-20)
  • Environmental Technical Assistance Program (ETAP) Newsletter (5-6-20)
  • ETAP Podcast: Exploring The Ray, An Interview with Allie Kelly (5-4-20)

  Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

  • ACHP Joins America 250 Parks, Preservation, and Public Spaces Task Force (5-5-20)
  • ACHP Celebrates 2020 National Historic Preservation Month (5-1-20)

  American Public Transportation Association

  • American Public Transportation Association Provides Briefing to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (5-1-20)
  • American Public Transportation Association Urges Lawmakers and Administration to Provide Additional COVID-19 Emergency Response and Recovery Funding (5-7-20)

  Association of State Wetland Managers

  • Hot Topics Webinar:  Importance of Wetlands in Floodplain Function and Ecosystem Services (5/29/20)

  Bloomberg Philanthropies

  • Maryland Governor Larry Hogan and Mike Bloomberg Address Nearly 400 City Leaders at Seventh Virtual Convening to Support Local COVID-19 Response (5-1-20)
  • Amid Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic, Governor Cuomo Announces Contact Tracing Pilot Program Supported by Mayor Mike Bloomberg to Begin in Coming Weeks (4-29-20)

  Center for Neighborhood Technologies

  • Increasing Funding and Financing Options for Sustainable Stormwater Management (May 2020)

  Climate Access

  • Communicating climate change during the coronavirus crisis - what the evidence says (5-7-20)

  Climate Central

  • CO2 and the Climate Curve (5-6-20)

  Environmental Council of the States

  • New Jersey to Invest Nearly $45 Million in Electrification of Transportation Sector (4-30-20)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • May GIS Newsletter Now Available (5-6-20)
  • EDC News - May 7, 2020
  • Every Day Counts: Summary of Innovative Suggestions for EDC 2019-2020 and 2020-2022 (5-5-20)
  • Innovator May/June 2020 Issue
  • Air Quality and Sustainability Highlights (5-5-20)
  • Pavement Management Quarterly Webinar (5-4-20)
  • Human Environment Digest - Livability (5-1-20)

  The Funders Network

  • Funder briefing: How can we advance clean & green transportation in coronavirus recovery? (4-30-20)

  Government Accountability Office

  • Additional Actions Needed to Address Gaps in the Nation's Emergency Management Capabilities (5-4-20)

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  • May 2020 temperature and precipitation outlook (5-4-20)

  International City/County Management Association

  • The Persistent Threat of COVID -19: New Guidance and Resources (5-6-20)

  International Road Federation

  • May 19 - June 11 Online Course: Building Climate Resilience into Roads & Transport Infrastructure (for-fee)
  • May 13 Webinar: Road User Charging: The Physics, Philosophies and Economics of Roads (April 2020)

  Iowa DOT

  • Field Monitoring of Erosion and Sediment Control Practices and Development of Additional Iowa DOT Design Manual Guidance

  League of American Bicyclists

  • Congress must fast-track transit and active transportation investments in pandemic response (5-6-20)

  Mineta Transportation Institute

  • Supporting integrated transportation and land-use actions at the local level (5-4-10)

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  • Exploring the Role of Attitude in the Acceptance of Self-driving Shuttles (4-30-20)
  • Reducing Car Dependence Has Economic, Environmental, and Social Benefits (4-17-20)
  • Automated Vehicles are Expected to Increase Driving and Emissions Without Policy Intervention (3-19-20)
  • Greenhouse Gas Reduction Opportunities for Local Governments: A Quantification and Prioritization Framework (4-26-20)

  National Complete Streets Coalition

  • Webinar recap: Charrettes go virtual (5-7-20)

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  • NOAA exploring effects of COVID-19 response on the environment (5-6-20)

  Rails to Trails Conservancy

  • RTC Points to Economic Value, Progress for the Great American Rail-Trail on Iconic Trail’s One-Year Anniversary (5-7-20)

  State Smart Transportation Initiative

  • With traffic down, Oregon DOT can move more vehicles at twice the speed (5-4-20)
  • The risk of premature death from transportation noise (5-4-20)

  Transportation for America

  • Memo: Smart transportation investments are key to future resiliency (5-4-20)
  • Curbside management in a recurring emergency scenario: A municipal perspective

  Transportation Research Board

  • 2020 Conference on Sustainability and Emerging Transportation Technology - Will not be held as scheduled (5-7-20)
  • TRB Webinar: Data Sharing Tips for Public Transportation Agencies (May 13)
  • Telework transportation research in light of the COVID-19 pandemic (5-5-20)
  • Submit a Research Needs Statement about transportation and pandemics (5-1-20)
  • TR News November-December 2019: Climate Change Resilience (4-30-20)

  UC Davis

  • May 18 Webinar: Equity, Community, and the 3 Revolutions in Transportation

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• May 1, 2020

  AASHTO

  • State DOTs Feeling the Budgetary Impact of COVID-19 (4-24-20)
  • Second Step Taken to Finalize New WOTUS Rule (4-24-20)
  • Auto Industry Commits to Mass V2X Technology Deployment (4-24-20)

  American Road and Transportation Builders Association

  • ARTBA Chairman Steve McGough Makes Case for Infrastructure Package with Trump Administration(4-29-20)

  Associated General Contractors

  • Federal Court Decision Casts Doubt on Nationwide Permit 12 (4-23-20)
  • EPA Signs Memo Authorizing Extension of the Comment Period for Proposed Multi-Sector General Permit (4-23-20)
  • EPA and Corps Publish the Navigable Waters Protection Rule (4-23-20)

  America Walks

  • Watch Our Walking Summit Video

  American Society of Wetland Managers

  • May 27 Webinar: An Introduction to the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act: Understanding Its Relationship with Wetlands 

  Climate Central

  • More Days of Heavy Rain (4-29-20)

  The Conservation Fund

  • Essential Advice for Gateway and Rural Communities During the Coronavirus Pandemic (4-23-20)

  E3G

  • Briefing Summary- Recovering Better: A Green, Equitable and Resilient Recovery from Coronavirus (4-27-20)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Newsletter  |  April 29, 2020
  • Climate Change Solutions - April 28 2020

  Federal Highway Administration

  • EDC News - April 23, 2020
  • EDC News - April 30, 2020
  • Human Environment Digest (5-1-20)
  • Two-Dimensional Hydraulic Modeling for Highways in the River Environment (4-30-20)

  Federal Transit Administration

  • U.S. Department of Transportation Provides Greater Flexibility for Transit Agencies to Meet Safety Plan Requirements (4-23-20)
  • Transit Bus Automation State and Local Policy Scan (Report 0162)(April 2020)

  Institute of Transportation Engineers

  • COVID-19 Resources

  League of American Bicyclists

  • Advocates Adapting Streets to COVID-19 (4-27-20)

  National Association of Home Builders

  • Supreme Court Decision a Win for Builders in County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund (4-27-20)

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  • The effect of charging facility locations on electric vehicle life-cycle (4-21-20)
  • Bike Lanes and Slow Car Speeds Can Improve Bicycling Comfort for Some (But Not All) People (4-25-20)
  • Greenhouse Gas Reduction Opportunities for Local Governments: A Quantification and Prioritization Framework (4-26-20)
  • Analytical Modeling Framework to Assess the Economic and Environmental Impacts of Residential Deliveries, and Evaluate Sustainable Last-Mile Strategies (4-30-20)

  National Complete Streets Coalition

  • Cities have been opening streets to people, and artists could help make them better (4-29-20)
  • Webinar recap: Complete Streets responses to COVID-19 (4-30-20)

  Natural Floodplain Functions Alliance

  • May 12 Webinar: Disaster Recovery Lessons Learned: Achieving the Best Possible Outcomes for our Communities and Stream Corridors

  Natural Resources Defense Council

  • Coalition Sues to Stop Clean Water Rollbacks (4-28-20)

  National Governors Association

  • State Associations Release Roadmap to Recovery from COVID-19 (4-28-20)

  Portland State University

  • Measuring successes of Complete Streets programs (4-30-20)

  Road Ecology Center at UC Davis

  • Impact of COVID-19 on Traffic, Fuel Use, and Climate Change (UPDATED REPORT, 4-30-20)

  Rockefeller Foundation

  • How Data About Americans’ Behavior Can Help Us to Safely Reopen the Economy (4-29-20)

  Transportation for America

  • The parking and mobility industry comes together in a time of need. Here’s how. (4-29-20)
  • Here are 4 things transit agencies can do to fight for more funding (4-28-20)

  Transportation Research Board

  • Planning for health disasters in the transportation industry (4-29-20)
  • TRB Straight to Recording for All: Landscape Design Practices for Roadside Water Management (4-29-20)
  • Bicyclist Facility Preferences and Effects on Increasing Bicycle Trips (4-26-20)
  • Recording and Materials Available: April 22 TRB Webinar: Greener in Many Ways: Environmentally Sustainable Funding and Financing
  • TR News November-December 2019: Climate Change Resilience

  UC Davis Institute of Transportation

  • What the Present Pandemic Means for the Future of Transportation (4-26-20)

  World Road Association

  • COVID-19: Key Lessons for the Road Community from the First PIARC Webinars

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• April 24, 2020

  AASHTO

  • Breaking Down the State DOT $50B Backstop (4-17-20)

  Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

  • ACHP Offers Additional Remote Learning During Pandemic (4-22-20)

  America Walks

  • May 13 Webinar:  Walking and Walkability in the Time of COVID-19: New Policies and Practices (4-22-20)
  • Recording: Unusual Bedfellows: Expanding and Developing New and Different Partnerships (April 15, 2020 Webinar)

  American Highway Users Alliance

  • Highway Users Op-ed Touts NEPA Streamlining (4-21-20)

  America Planning Association

  • Leading Remotely in a Crisis

  American Trails

  • June 11 Webinar: Gatehouses and Greenways: Interactive Community Engagement for Trails
  • May 7 Webinar: Place-based Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design  (CPTED)  for Safe Trails

  American Public Transportation Association

  • American Public Transportation Association Creates New Mobility Recovery and Restoration Task Force (4-17-20)

  Association of State Wetland Managers

  • Wetland News Digest (April 2020)

  Bloomberg Philanthropies

  • Mayors from Partnership for Healthy Cities Network Convene During Launch of New Virtual Series to Help Inform Their COVID-19 Response (4-21-20)

  California DOT

  • Caltrans Authorizes Food Trucks to Temporarily Operate at State Rest Areas in Support of Truckers During COVID-19 (4-17-20)

  Department of Transportation

  • Connections Blog: Supporting Truckers Today and Helping America Recover from COVID-19 More Quickly (4-16-20)
  • U.S. Department of Transportation Seeks Innovators for Inclusive Design Challenge  (4-21-20)

  International Council on Clean Transportation

  • Charging infrastructure requirements to support electric ride-hailing in U.S. cities (3-24-20)

  Environmental Law Institute

  • Climate Science in the Courts:  A Review of U.S. and International Judicial Pronouncements (April 2020)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Programs and Policies Helping Communities Adapt in the Nation’s Fastest-Warming State  (4-21-20)
  • Washington State Islands Work Towards a Fossil-Fuel-Free Future (4-20-20)
  • The Parallels between Tackling COVID-19 and Climate Change (4-20-20)
  • Weather and Social Data to Inform Participatory Planning Initiatives (4-17-20)
  • Bridging the Gap Between Science and Decision-Making (4-16-20)

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • EPA Celebrates 50th Earth Day At Home and Online (4-22-20)
  • Webinar Recording: Webinar - New Mobility Mindsets: Shared Mobility and Personal Micromobility
  • The Navigable Waters Protection Rule (Step Two) (4-21-20)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • Human Environment Digest  (4-17-20)

  Federal Transit Administration

  • Recommended Actions To Reduce the Risk of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Among Transit Employees and Passengers (4-17-20)

  Institute of Transportation Engineers

  • Simple infrastructure changes make left turns safer for pedestrians (4-9-20)

  International Road Federation

  • Online Training: Safe Roads By Design™: Making Roads Safe for all Users May 4-22, 2020
  • Online Training: The Use of Recycled Materials in Roadways May 5-29, 2020

  International Transport Forum

  • ITF April newsletter is out!

  Maryland DOT

  • Maryland Environment and Transportation Departments Advance Innovative Solution To Pollution (4-22-20)

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  • Webinar: The Many Benefits of Reducing Car Dependence  May 7, 2020

  National Wildlife Federation

  •  Softening Our Shorelines: Policy and Practice for Living Shorelines Along the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts (3-12-20)

  National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers

  • SHPO Operating Status (4-21-20)

  NRDC

  NRDC and Partners Sue After EPA Gives Pass to Polluters During Pandemic (4-16-20)

  National Governors Association

  • State and Local Government Associations Urge ‘Robust, Flexible’ Federal Relief During Pandemic (4-21-20)

  Resources for the Future

  • Three Prongs for a Prudent Climate Policy

  Smart Growth America

  • Smart growth and the pandemic

  State Smart Transportation Initiative

  • California highway projects face review for induced travel (4-20-20)
  • Destination access bills introduced in U.S. House (4-20-20)

  Transportation for America

  • T4America Blog: The CARES Act isn’t enough to save public transportation (4-20-20)

  Transportation Research Board

  • TRB Webinar Materials Available: Greener in Many Ways: Environmentally Sustainable Funding and Financing
  • COVID-19: New Hot Topics in TRID and Snap Search (4-22-20)

  UC Davis

  • May 7 Webinar: The Many Benefits of Reducing Car Dependence
  • April 27 Webinar: How will COVID19 change the direction of the 3 Revolutions?

  The White House

  • Presidential Message on the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day

  Wisconsin DOT

  Mid-America states collaborating on COVID-19 transportation strategies (4-21-20)

  World Resources Institute

  Build Back Better: Public Transport and COVID-19 Recovery (4-24-20)

  City Fix: Earth Day at 50: Five Ways to Honor the Legacy and Change the World (4-22-20)

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• April 3, 2020

  Alternative Fuel Toolkit

  • Intermountain Western Alternative Fuel Corridor Convening

  American Highway Users Alliance

  • Highway Users Urges Construction Industry to be Designated as Essential (3-30-20)

  American Public Transportation Association

  • APTA Applauds House Democrats and President Trump’s Efforts to Include Infrastructure in Economic Recovery Package (4-1-20)

  American Road and Transportation Builders Association

  • ARTBA, Construction Industry Allies Develop COVID-19 Guidance Materials (4-1-20)

  American Trails

  • Thinking of Hitting the Trail During COVID19? Answer These 5 Questions First

  Associated General Contractors

  • AGC Supports Streamlining Federal Environmental Review Process While Maintaining Rigorous Protections (4-1-20)

  Bloomberg Philanthropies

  • Bloomberg Philanthropies and NACTO Launch Online Hub for Transportation Officials Responding to COVID-19 Emergency (3-30-20)
  • COVID-19: Transportation Response Center (NACTO site)

  Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

  • Bob Perciasepe on the U.S. vehicle standards rule (3-31-20)

  Climate Access

  • Climate Communications amid COVID-19 (3-30-20)

  Climate Central

  • SERIES: Water Ways: Dutch Lessons for a Changing Coast (3-12-20)
  • New Coastal Risk Screening Tool Supports Sea Level Rise and Flood Mapping by Year, Water Level, and Elevation Dataset (3-12-20)

  Department of Energy

  • Department of Energy to Provide $22 Million for Research on Capturing Carbon Dioxide from Air (3-30-20)

  Department of Transportation

  • U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Competitive Grant Solicitation for Nearly $5 Million for Four New University Transportation Research Centers (3-30-20)

  Eno Center for Transportation

  • COVID-19 Lessons for Congestion Pricing (3-27-20)

  Environmental Council of the States

  • States Exercise Enforcement Discretion, Provide Other Flexibility amid COVID-19 (4-2-20)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Climate Change Solutions - March 31 2020
  • Coastal Resilience in Alaska Webcast, April 21
  • Assistance to Fossil Fuel-Dependent Communities Included in Environmental Justice Bill (3-27-20)

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • U.S. DOT and EPA Put Safety and American Families First with Final Rule on Fuel Economy Standards (3-31-20)
  • Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • Air Quality and Sustainable Transportation Highlights, Jan/Feb 2020 (3-30-20)
  • Updated: National Highway System (3-30-20)
  • EDC News - April 2, 2020
  • HEP Research Quarterly Newsletter - Planning, Environment, And Realty Research (April 2, 2020)

  Federal Transit Administration

  • U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Deadline Extension for Federal Transit Administration Competitive Grant Programs (3-27-20)

  Fish and Wildlife Service

  • Service Solicits Public Input on Proposed Rule for Electric Bicycle Use on National Wildlife Refuges (4-2-20)

  Forest Service

  • Going Outdoors While Social Distancing (3-31-20)
  • Forest Service Distributes Secure Rural Schools Payments (3-31-20)

  Georgetown Climate Center

  • GCC hosts virtual roundtable to inform upcoming Equitable Adaptation Toolkit (3-19-20)

  League of American Bicyclists

  • May is (Still) Bike Month (3-31-20)

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  • Ridehailing, Uncertainty, and Sustainable Transportation: How Transportation Stakeholders are Responding to the Unknowns Surrounding Ridehailing

  National Complete Streets Coalition

  • Smart growth can provide a guide for recovery (4-1-20)

  National Conference of State Legislatures

  • NCSL Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources for States (3-31-20)
  • Current Unmanned Aircraft State Law Landscape (4-1-20)

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  • NCHRP 23-01 [Final]: Assessing and Communicating the Economic and Quality of Life Benefits of Transportation Infrastructure Investment (3-31-20)
  • NCHRP 25-25/Task 104 [Completed]: Streamlining Carbon Monoxide Project-Level Air Quality Analyses with Programmatic Agreements (3-27-20)

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  • New NOAA program to support and expand agency’s use of unmanned systems (3-31-20)

  National Scenic Byway Foundation

  • Myths and Legends Byway (3-31-20)

  Project for Public Spaces

  • You Asked, We Answered: How Can Public Space Mangers Help Fight COVID-19? (3-19-20)

  Rails to Trails Conservancy

  • Closing Streets to Create Space for Walking and Biking (3-27-20)
  • Advocates Call for Closing Streets Nationwide to Create Critical Space for Walking and Biking at a Social Distance during Covid-19 Crisis (3/31/20)

  Safe Routes Partnership

  • Active Transportation Advocates as Allies: What Bike/Ped/Safe Routes to School Advocates Can Do to Support Other Pressing Issues in the Time of Coronavirus (3-30-20)

  Shared Use Mobility Center

  • Mobility Hub Newsletter: March 27, 2020

  Southern Environmental Law Center

  • Virginia General Assembly Boosts Clean Transportation (3-30-20)

  Texas Transportation Institute

  • A Good Time for a Walk? Sure, but Stay Safe (3-31-20)

  TransForm

  • How to Save Transit in California (3-27-20)

  Transportation for America

  • 2.8 million essential workers use transit to get to their jobs (3-27-20)

  Transportation Research Board

  • TRB Webinar: Transportation and COVID-19 – Practices from other disease outbreaks (recording) (3-23-20)
  • A message from TRB Executive Director Neil Pedersen regarding TRB and COVID-19 (3-30-20)
  • TR News: Data's Critical Role in Transportation Decisions (4-2-20)
  • Funding for Transit Innovators: TRB Accepting Proposals for 2020 Transit IDEA Funding Cycles  (3-31-20)

  Washington State DOT

  • Pavement preservation, safety and electric vehicles highlighted in WSDOT report (3-26-20)

  World Resources Institute

  • The City Fix: Bogotá Company Deploys 400 Free E-Bikes to Help Health Workers Respond to COVID-19 (3-30-20)

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• March 27, 2020

  American Highway Users Alliance

  • NEPA Modernization Media Campaign (3-10-20)

  American Planning Association

  • Planning During a Pandemic: 6 Resources for Planners (3-20-20)
  • Painting a Richer Picture of Older Adults' Mobility Needs (3-26-20)

  American Public Health Association

  • Connecting COVID-19 and climate change (3-25-20)

  America’s Transportation Awards

  • Deadline Extended for the 2020 America’s Transportation Awards (3-25-20)

  Climate Central

  • Water Ways Series: Dutch Lessons for a Changing Coast (3-25-20)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • March 20 Briefing: Financing Climate Mitigation and Resilience: Lessons from Hawaii
  • Better Bike Infrastructure Improves Environmental and Human Health (3-25-20)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • Human Environment Digest (3/20/20)
  • EDC News - March 26, 2020
  • On-Ramp to Innovation - Every Day Counts (3-26-20)

  Institute for Transportation and Development Policy

  • As the Impacts of Coronavirus Grow, Micromobility Fills in the Gaps (3-24-20)

  National Association of Regional Councils

  • States and Regions are Exploring the Transition from Gas Taxes to Per-Mile Charges  (3-20-20)

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  • Technology, Sustainability, and Marketing of Battery Electric and Hydrogen Fuel Cell Medium-Duty and Heavy-Duty Trucks and Buses in 2020-2040 (3-24-20)
  • Ride-Hailing Holds Promise for Facilitating More Transit Use in the San Francisco Bay Area (3-24-20)
  • Automated Vehicles are Expected to Increase Driving and Emissions Without Policy Intervention (3-24-20)

  National Council of Historic Preservation Officers

  • Operating Status of SHPOs (spreadsheet updated regularly)

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  • Evaluating the Effects of Recycling Agents on Asphalt Mixtures with High RAS and RAP Binder Ratios (3-24-20)

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  • NOAA seeks partnership to help develop world’s best weather model (3-24-20)

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  • Automated Vehicles are Expected to Increase Driving and Emissions Without Policy Intervention  (3-25-20)

  National Scenic Byway Foundation

  • North Huron Scenic Byway (3-25-20)

  Rails-to-Trails Conservancy

  • Using Trails and Outdoor Spaces Safely in the Wake of COVID-19 (3-24-20)

  Safe Routes to School National Partnership

  • Safe Routes to School and Beyond- What to Do Now? (3-24-20)

  Transportation for America

  • COVID-19 will cost transit agencies $26-$38 billion, TransitCenter estimates (3-24-20)
  • Release: Senate deal provides vital $25 billion lifeline to ensure essential public transportation service can continue (3-25-20)

  Transportation Research Board

  • Transportation planning to the extreme for weather and climate change (3-25-20)

  Virginia DOT

  • VDOT Sends a Message About COVID-19 Through On-Road Signage (3-25-20)

  Washington State DOT

  • Keeping rest areas clean for freight haulers during COVID-19 (3-24-20)

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