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• December 7, 2018

  Alaska DOT&PF

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

  America Walks

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

  American Planning Association

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

  American Society of Landscape Architects

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

  Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals

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

  American Public Transportation Association

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

  Brookings

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

  Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

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

  Climate Central

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

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Climate Change News - December 3, 2018

  Environmental Law Institute

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

  Environmental Protection Agency

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

  Federal Transit Administration

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

  Federal Highway Administration

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

  Funders’ Network

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

  Future of Transport

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

  Illinois Center for Transportation

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

  International City/County Management Association

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

  League of American Bicyclists

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

  National Association of City Transportation Officials

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

  National Association of Regional Councils

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

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

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

  National Resources & Technical Assistance For Transit-Oriented Development

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

  Mineta Transportation Institute

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

  Resources for the Future

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

  Rockefeller Foundation

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

  Smart Growth America

  • Dec. 11 Webinar: Implementing Context Sensitive Design

  SPUR

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

  Texas Transportation Institute

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

  Transportation Research Board

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

  World Resources Institute

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

  Virginia DOT

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

  United States Conference of Mayors

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

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• November 30, 2018

  American Public Health Association

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

  American Society of Landscape Architects

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

  Association of State Wetland Managers

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

  Brookings Institution

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

  Bureau of Transportation Statistics

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

  Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES)

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

  Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota

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

  EG3

  • What will make a difference at COP24?

  Eno Center for Transportation

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

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

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

  Environmental Protection Agency

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

  Federal Highway Administration

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

  Federal Transit Administration

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

  Institute of Transportation Engineers

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

  International Council on Clean Transportation

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

  The Lancet Countdown

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

  National Association of Counties

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

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

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

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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

  Natural Resources Defense Council

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

  Ohio DOT

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

  World Resources Institute

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

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• November 21, 2018

  American Planning Association

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

  Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota

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

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

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

  Federal Highway Administration

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

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

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

  National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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

  Resources for the Future

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

  Smart Growth America

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

  Smart Growth Online

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

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• November 16, 2018

  AASHTO

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

  America Walks

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

  American Planning Association

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

  American Road and Transportation Builders Association

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

  American Trucking Association

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

  Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals

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

  Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota

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

  Climate Central

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

  Climate Central

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

  The Conservation Fund

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

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Climate Change News, Nov. 12, 2018

  Federal Highway Administration

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

  Institute of Transportation Engineers

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

  International City/County Management Association

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

  Institute for Transportation and Development Policy

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

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

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

  National Resources and Technical Assistance for Transit Oriented Development

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

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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

  Safe Routes to School Partnership

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

  Smart Growth America

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

  State Smart Transportation Initiative

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

  Transit Oriented Development Resources

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

  Transportation for America

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

  Volpe Center

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

  World Resources Institute

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

  Transportation Research Board

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

  University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies

  • Catalyst, November 2018

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• November 9, 2018

  American Public Transportation Association

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

  American Road and Transportation Builders Association

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

  Climate Central

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

  Department of Transportation

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

  Eno Center for Transportation

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

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Climate Change News (11-5-18)

  Federal Highway Administration

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

  Funders Network

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

  Institute for Transportation and Development Policy

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

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

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

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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

  NOAA Climate Portal

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

  Rails to Trails Conservancy

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

  Shared Use Mobility Center

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

  Smart Growth America

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

  Transportation for America

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

  World Resources Institute

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

  Transportation Research Board

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

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• November 2, 2018

  America Walks

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

  American Society of Civil Engineers

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

  American Society of Landscape Architects

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

  Associated General Contractors of America

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

  Brookings

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

  Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

  • C2ES Newsletter October 2018

  Center for Watershed Protection

  • Accounting for Trees in Stormwater Models (September 2018)

  CityLab

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

  Conservation Fund

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

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

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

  Environmental Protection Agency

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

  Federal Highway Administration

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

  Federal Transit Administration

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

  League of American Bicyclists

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

  National Conference of State Legislatures

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

  National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

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

  National Resources & Technical Assistance for Transit-Oriented Development

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

  NOAA Climate Portal

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

  Resources for the Future

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

  State Smart Transportation Initiative

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

  World Resources Institute

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

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• October 26, 2018

  America Walks

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

  American Planning Association

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

  American Road and Transportation Builders Association

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

  American Society of Landscape Architects

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

  Brookings

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

  Center for Transportation Studies at University of Minnesota

  • Catalyst newsletter (October 2018)

  Conservation Fund

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

  Department of Energy

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

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Climate Change News (10-22-18)

  Environmental Law Institute

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

  Environmental Protection Agency

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

  Federal Highway Administration

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

  Forest Service

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

  International Erosion Control Association

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

  International Road Federation

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

  NOAA Climate Portal

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

  Safe Routes to School National Partnership

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

  Shared Use Mobility Center

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

  Smart Growth Online

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

  Transportation For America

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

  Transportation Research Board

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

  Urban Land Institute

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

  Volpe Center

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

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• October 19, 2018

  AARP

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

  American Planning Association

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

  American Society of Landscape Architects

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

  Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals

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

  Association of State Wetland Managers

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

  Arizona DOT

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

  Bloomberg Philanthropies

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

  Brookings

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

  Defenders of Wildlife

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

  East Coast Greenway

  • April 2019 Mid-Atlantic Greenways & Trails Summit

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

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

  Eno Center for Transportation

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

  Environmental Protection Agency

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

  Federal Highway Administration

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

  Georgetown Climate Center

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

  International City/County Management Association

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

  International Conference on Ecology & Transportation

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

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

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

  National Complete Streets Coalition

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

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

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

  National Governors Association

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

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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

  National Transit Institute

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

  National Trust for Historic Preservation

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

  Perkins-Coie California Land Use & Development Report

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

  Resources for the Future

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

  Safe Routes to School National Partnership

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

  Southern Environmental Law Center

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

  State Smart Transportation Initiative

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

  Transportation for America

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

  Transportation Research Board

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

  University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies

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

  World Resources Institute

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

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• October 12, 2018

  American Society of Landscape Architects

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

  Association of State Wetland Managers

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

  Brookings

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

  Climate Central

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

  Department of Energy

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

  Department of Transportation

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

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Climate Change News - October 9, 2018

  Federal Highway Administration

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

  Forest Service

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

  Institute for Transportation and Development Policy

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

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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

  Rails to Trails Conservancy

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

  Resources for the Future

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

  Safe Routes to School National Partnership

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

  Smart Growth America

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

  Transportation Research Board

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

  University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies

  • Catalyst, October 2018

  World Resources Institute

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

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• October 5, 2018

  AASHTO

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

  America Walks

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

  Associated General Contractors of America

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

  American Planning Association

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

  American Public Health Association

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

  American Society of Landscape Architects

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

  Blue Green Alliance

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

  Center for Transportation & the Environment

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

  Climate Central

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

  Department of Transportation

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

  Eno Transportation Weekly

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

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

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

  Environmental Defense Fund

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

  Environmental Protection Agency

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

  Federal Highway Administration

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

  Federal Transit Administration

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

  Fish and Wildlife Service

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

  International Road Federation

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

  League of American Bicyclists

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

  National Association of Counties

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

  National Complete Streets Coalition

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

  National Conference of State Legislatures

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

  NOAA Climate Portal

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

  Scenic America

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

  Smart Growth Online

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

  SPUR

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

  State Smart Transportation Initiative

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

  Volpe Center

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

  Washington State DOT

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

  World Resources Institute

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

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• September 28, 2018

  AASHTO

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

  Alaska Governor’s Office

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

  America’s Transportation Awards

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

  America Walks

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

  American Planning Association

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

  American Public Transportation Association

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

  American Society of Landscape Architects

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

  Bloomberg Philanthropies

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

  Department of Transportation

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

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

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

  Environmental Protection Agency

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

  Federal Highway Administration

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

  Federal Transit Administration

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

  Funders Network

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

  ICMA

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

  League of American Bicyclists

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

  National Association of City Transportation Officials

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

  National Association of Environmental Professionals

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

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation at UC Davis

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

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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

  National Resources & Technical Assistance For Transit-Oriented Development

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

  National Trust for Historic Preservation

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

  North Carolina DOT

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

  Resources for the Future

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

  Smart Growth Network

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

  Smart Growth Online

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

  SPUR

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

  State Smart Transportation Initiative

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

  The City Fix

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

  TransformCA

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

  Transportation Research Board

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

  World Resources Institute

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

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• September 21, 2018

  AASHTO

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

  Alternative Fuel Toolkit

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

  American Society of Landscape Architects

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

  Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals

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

  Bloomberg Philanthropies

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

  Center for Clean Air Policy

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

  Climate Central

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

  Department of Transportation

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

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Climate Change News – Sept. 17, 2018

  Environmental Protection Agency

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

  Federal Highway Administration

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

  Georgetown Climate Center Adaptation Clearinghouse

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

  National Trust for Historic Preservation

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

  NOAA Climate Portal

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

  Rails to Trails Conservancy

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

  Resources for the Future

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

  Safe Routes to School National Partnership

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

  Smart Growth America

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

  State of New York

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

  State Smart Transportation Initiative

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

  Transportation for America

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

  Transportation Research Board

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

  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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

  World Resources Institute

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

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• September 14, 2018

  AASHTO

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

  American Society of Landscape Architects

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

  Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies

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

  Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals

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

  Association of State Wetland Managers

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

  Center for Neighborhood Technology

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

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Climate Change News – Sept. 10, 2018

  Federal Highway Administration

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

  Federal Transit Administration

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

  Georgetown Climate Center

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

  Institute for Transportation and Development Policy

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

  Institute of Transport Studies (Monash)

  • World Transit Research Newsletter, August 2018

  International City/County Management Association

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

  National Association of Environmental Professionals

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

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

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

  National Complete Streets Coalition

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

  National Resources & Technical Assistance for Transit-Oriented Development

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

  NOAA Climate Portal

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

  Project for Public Spaces

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

  Resources for the Future

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

  Rudin Center for Transportation Policy & Management

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

  Transportation for America

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

  Transportation Research Board

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

  The City Fix

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

  UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies

  • EV&Me Blog (9-7-18)

  University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies

  • Catalyst, September 2018

  U.S. Geological Survey

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

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• September 7, 2018

  American Public Transit Association

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

  American Road and Transportation Builders Association

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

  America’s Transportation Awards

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

  Center for Clean Air Policy

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

  Department of Energy

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

  ENO Center for Transportation

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

  Environmental Protection Agency

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

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

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

  Federal Highway Administration

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

  Federal Transit Administration

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

  Fish and Wildlife Service

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

  International City/County Management Association

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

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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

  National Trust for Historic Preservation

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

  Rails to Trails Conservancy

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

  Resources for the Future

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

  Smart Growth Online

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

  Smart Growth Network

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

  SPUR

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

  Transportation Research Board

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

  U. S. Army Corps of Engineers

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

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• August 31, 2018

  Associated General Contractors

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

  Association of State Wetland Managers

  • Wetland Breaking News – Aug. 24, 2018

  Conservation Fund

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

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Climate Change News – Aug. 27, 2018

  Federal Highway Administration

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

  Federal Transit Administration

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

  International City/County Management Association

  • Building Resilient Communities (8-27-18)

  National Conference of State Legislatures

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

  National Resources & Technical Assistance for Transit-Oriented Development

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

  Transportation for America

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

  Transportation Research Board

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

  Virginia Transportation Research Council

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

  U.S. Geological Survey

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

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• August 24, 2018

  American Geophysical Union

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

  Brookings

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

  Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

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

  Department of Transportation

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

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Climate Change News – Aug. 20, 2018

  Federal Highway Administration

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

  Georgetown Climate Center

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

  Hawaii DOT

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

  International Council on Clean Transportation

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

  National Wildlife Federation

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

  NOAA Climate

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

  Rails to Trails Conservancy

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

  Resources for the Future

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

  Safe Routes to School National Partnership

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

  Smart Growth America

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

  State Smart Transportation Initiative

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

  Texas Transportation Institute

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

  Transit Cooperative Research Program

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

  Transportation Research Board

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

  U.S. Conference of Mayors

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

  UC Davis Sustainable Transportation Center

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

  The White House

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

  World Resources Institute

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

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• August 17, 2018
  AASHTO

  • AASHTO-AGC-ARTBA Joint Meeting, Sept. 9-11, 2018, Newport Beach, CA

  American Public Health Association

  • Climate Change, Health and Equity (8-17-18)

  American Society of Landscape Engineers

  • Chinatown Green Street Demonstration Project (8-14-18)

  Association of State Wetland Managers

  • An Ecological Framework for Reviewing Compensatory Mitigation: Biotic Processes (Part 3 of 4), Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018 https://www.aswm.org/webinars-trainings/9784-compensatory-mitigation-webinar-series#biotic082918
  • An Ecological Framework for Reviewing Compensatory Mitigation Plans: Plan Review (Part 4 of 4), Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018 https://www.aswm.org/webinars-trainings/9784-compensatory-mitigation-webinar-series#plan091318
  • ASWM Comments on the NEPA Federal Register Notice (8-17-18)

  Climate Central

  • Breathing Fire: California’s Central Valley Bears the Brunt of Wildfire Smoke (8-15-18)
  • Air Pollution Progress Still Undermined by Western Wildfires (8-15-18)

  Department of Energy

  • Secretary Perry Announces $38 Million in New Projects to Support Innovative Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies (8-14-18)

  Department of Transportation

  • UTC Spotlight July 2018

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute (8-13-18)

  • Climate Change News (8-14-18)
  • Green Infrastructure Can Yield Multiple Benefits in an Environmentally-Friendly Way (8-16-18)

  Environmental Defense Fund

  • EDF and Quantified Ventures outline steps for implementing first-ever environmental impact bond for wetland restoration

  Department of Transportation

  • USDOT Comprehensive Management Plan for Automated Vehicle Initiatives (July 2018)

  Environmental Council of the States

  • Massachusetts Issues Novel Water Permit (8-10-18)
  • Oregon and U.S. EPA Partner to Monitor Air Quality (8-10-18)
  • DC Takes Steps to Reduce Climate Change’s Impact on the Chesapeake (8-17-18)

  Environmental Law Institute

  • Aug. 27 Webinar: Assessing Stream Functions and Conditions – Challenges and Solutions (8-14-18)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • Human Environment Digest (8-10-18)
  • Aug. 30 Webinar: FHWA’s Overview of Community Connections (8-14-18)
  • EDC News, Aug. 16, 2018
  • Truck Freight Bottleneck Reporting Guidebook (8-16-18)

  Government Accountability Office

  • San Francisco Bay Delta Watershed: Wide Range of Restoration Efforts Need Updated Federal Reporting and Coordination Roles (8-16-18)

  International City/County Management Association (ICMA)

  • 10 Must Reads on Resilience and Building Communities That Last (8-16-18)

  National Complete Streets Coalition

  • Webinar recap: “People are dying on our streets: Why is this happening and how can we talk about it responsibly?” (8-14-18)

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  • NOAA forecasters lower Atlantic hurricane season prediction (8-9-18)

  National Renewable Energy Laboratory

  • Sustainable Mobility: The Transportation World Beyond Tomorrow is Here Today (8-13-18)
  • NREL Research Shows HOV Lanes and Purchase Rebates Are Effective Incentives for Plug-In Electric Vehicle Purchase (8-13-18)

  National Resources & Technical Assistance for Transit-Oriented Development

  • Housing for buses or people? (8-10-18)

  Smart Growth America

  • Since the workshop: Tennessee regions work together on Complete Streets (8-16-18)

  Texas A&M Transportation Institute

  • Aug. 23-24 Irving Transportation Investment Summit (8-14-18)

  Transportation Research Board

  • TRB Webinar: Observation Method for Scour: A Tool for the Bridge Engineer, Aug. 20, 2018

  University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies

  • Catalyst Newsletter (August 2018)

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• August 10, 2018

  AASHTO

  • Video Report: Mobility Workshop Explores Bike Transportation (8-7-18)

  American Planning Association

  • Aug. 15 Webinar: The Changing Stormwater Landscape, Are We Creating Actual Solutions or Expensive Dreams? (8-7-18)

  American Public Health Association

  • Transportation and Health Stories: Planning with a Public Health Focus- Connecting the Dots in the East Central Region of Wisconsin (8-7-18)
  • Transportation and Health Stories: Minnesota Health and Transportation- Partners for Change (8-7-18)

  America Walks

  • America Walks Identifies Critical Data for Pedestrian Safety around AV Integration (8-8-18)
  • Sept. 12 Webinar: Pedestrians Are People Too: The Criminalization of Walking (8-8-18)

  Association of State Wetland Managers

  • National Coalition Urges Congress to Reject Efforts to Diminish States’ Authority to Manage Water Quality under Section 401 of Clean Water Act (8-9-18)
  • ASWM Comments on the Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: “Definition of Waters of the United States” – Recodification of Pre-existing Rule (8-8-18)

  Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

  • Advancing Climate Action: Local Partnerships, Transformative Solutions, Sept. 11, 2018

  Climate Central

  • U.S. Faces a Rise in Mosquito ‘Disease Danger Days’ (8-8-18)

  Defenders of Wildlife

  • Report: Endangered Species Act Recovery Plans Missing, Delayed and Old (8-9-18)

  Department of Transportation

  • US DOT Connections Blog: CDOT's Central 70 is a Monumental Public-Private Partnership That Will Bring Big Benefits to the Mile High City (8-3-18)
  • Secretary Chao renews commitment to U.S. infrastructure with $45 Million INFRA Grant for the LA 23 Belle Chasse Bridge and Tunnel Replacement (8-9-18)

  Environmental Council of States

  • Iowa First to Assess Conservation in Every Watershed Using LiDAR and Aerial Imagery (8-3-18)
  • Minnesota Finalizes NPDES Permit for Construction with 72-Hour Turnaround Time (8-3-18)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Climate Change News - August 6, 2018

  Federal Highway Administration

  • Orientation Webinars for EDC-5 Innovations, Sept. 10-26
  • Human Environment Digest (8-1-18)
  • EDC News – Aug. 9, 2018
  • Talking Freight: Advancing Clean Air Projects at Ports and Goods Movement Facilities through the CMAQ Program webinar materials (8-1-18)
  • Webcast Summary: MBTA LandTracker Application (8-6-18)
  • Effects on Intelligent Transportation Systems Planning and Deployment in a Connected Vehicle Environment (July 2018)
  • Materials from Midwest AFC Convening - Alternative Fuel Corridors (8-7-18)
  • Exploratory Advanced Research Program Fact Sheet: Smart Vehicles, Smart Signals, Smart Cities: How Cyber Physical Systems Can Foster Traffic Synergy (8-7-18)

  Federal Transit Administration

  • Program Guidance for Metropolitan Planning Program and State Planning and Research Program Grants: Availability of Final Circular (8-9-18)

  Fish and Wildlife Service

  • Songbirds, Shorebirds and Other Migratory Birds to Benefit from $18 Million in Funding Throughout the Americas (8-8-18)

  Forest Service

  • State of Alaska, USDA Forest Service begin official work on Alaska Roadless Rule (8-2-18)

  Interior Department

  • Secretary Zinke Kicks Off National Parks Infrastructure Discussion at Bipartisan Event (8-1-18)

  International Transport Forum

  • Light Protection of Cycle Lanes: Best Practices Discussion Paper (8-6-18)

  League of American Bicyclists

  • MUTCD Update from June 2018 Meeting (8-2-18)

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  • 2017 State of the climate: Sea level (8-1-18)
  • July 2018 was 11th warmest July on record for U.S. (8-8-18)
  • Ask the scientist: Extreme rainfall, why it happens and how we predict it (8-8-18)

  National Renewable Energy Laboratory

  • NREL Joins Partners and Peers for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Information Sharing and Review (8-8-18)

  National Resources & Technical Assistance for Transit-Oriented Development

  • “Rapid Transit Zones” Put Control of TOD Under One Jurisdiction (8-3-18)

  Next City

  • Charlotte Moves toward a Car-Free City Center (7-30-18)

  Project for Public Spaces

  • Ten Ways to Embrace Open Streets in Your City (8-8-18)

  Rails to Trails Conservancy

  • 2018 Green Issue (8-6-18)
  • Cardinal Greenway Trail Voted 2018 Rail-Trail Hall of Fame Inductee (8-2-18)

  Safe Routes to School National Partnership

  • Building Parks is Not Enough (7-26-18)

  SPUR

  • Lessons for Guadalupe River Park: Thinking Big Together to Plan the Los Angeles River (8-8-18)

  Transportation for America

  • Connecting Kansas City and the national economy with transit  (8-3-18)

  Transportation Research Board

  • Managing Roadways and Transit Together to Move People into a New Age of Technology, Sept. 25 - 27, 2018, Bellevue, WA

  World Resources Institute

  • 4 Lessons from Bhopal and Bogotá on Launching Citywide Bike Sharing (8-7-18)
  • With Transportation Data, These Cities Became More Sustainable and Socially Inclusive (8-9-18)
  • Cities Are Taxing Ride-Hailing Services Like Uber and Lyft. Is This a Good Thing? (8-9-18)

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• August 3, 2018

  American Road & Transportation Builders Association

  • Six Regional Reports Highlight Boost to California Localities from Transportation Investment in SB 1 (7-31-18) 

  Case Western Reserve University

  • Electric Vehicles: Shades of ‘green’? (7-30-18)

  Department of Energy

  • Department of Energy Announces $10 Million for Earth System Model Development and Analysis (7-30-18)

  Department of Transportation

  • US DOT Connections Blog: Estimating Vehicle Hours of Travel (8-1-18)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Climate Change News - July 30, 2018

  Federal Highway Administration

  • EDC News - August 2, 2018
  • FHWA National Dialogue on Automated Vehicles in Seattle Focuses on Highway Data Needs (8-1-18)

  The Fuse

  • Autonomous driving takes power. Will that matter for electrification? (7-27-18)

  Institute for Transportation and Development Policy

  • China’s Metro Boom Continues to Drive Rapid Transit Growth (7-30-18)
  • The Challenge of Planning and Implementing TOD in Metropolitan USA (7-30-18)

  International Transport Forum

  • The Safety of E-Bikes in the Netherlands (7-30-18)

  League of American Bicyclists

  • Wheels and Spokes: Connecting Tallahassee’s Folks (7-31-18)

  Massachusetts Department of Transportation

  • MBTA: Draft Focus40 Plan Available for Public Comment (7-30-18)

  Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State University

  • Evaluating San José’s 4th Street Pop-Up Bikeway: What Does The Public Think? (7-28-18)

  National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

  • Gulf Research Program Funding Opportunity: $10 million available to support Gulf Coast Community Resilience and Well-Being (7-30-18)

  National Resources & Technical Assistance for Transit-Oriented Development

  • Rare opportunity for joint development in central Phoenix (7-27-18)

  Transportation Research Board

  • TRB Video Highlighting 2018 Automated Vehicles Symposium (7-28-18)

  UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies

  • Global Electric Vehicle Sales are Accelerating, but Could Tariffs and Uncertain Policies Make it Hit the Brakes? (7-30-18)
  • Wildlife Crossing Manuals and Wildlife-Vehicle Conflict Data Collection (7-30-18)

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• July 27, 2018

  AASHTO Journal

  • Survey: Use of Warm-Mix Asphalt Keeps Climbing (7-20-18)
  • Oregon DOT Director: “It’s a Brave New World of Change”

  American Public Transportation Association

  • 74 percent of Americans say Congress Should Increase Investment in Public Transit According to Survey (7-23-18)

  American Society of Landscape Architects

  • Balancing Act (7-26-18)
  • To Survive Climate Change, Coastal Cities Need Strong Communities (7-20-18)
  • Sustainability vs. Resiliency: Designing for a Trajectory of Change (7-12-18)

  Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies

  • Statement from the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Regarding the Proposed Reforms to Enhance Implementation of the Endangered Species Act (7-23-18)
  • Aug. 29, 2018, Webinar: Wildlife And Climate Change

  Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals

  • Aug. 15, 2018, Webinar: Moving Beyond the Centerline - Advisory Bicycle Lanes, Best Kept Secret

  Brookings

  • Brookings survey finds only 21 percent willing to ride in a self-driving car (7-23-18)

  Department of Transportation

  • U.S. Department of Transportation Public Listening Summit on Automated Vehicle Policy (7-21-18)

  Eno Center for Transportation

  • On Disaster Recovery and Infrastructure Resilience, Transportation Takes a Back Seat—For Now (7-19-18)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Fact Sheet: High Speed Rail Development Worldwide (7-19-18)
  • Climate Change News - July 23, 2018

  Environmental Defense Fund

  • New Analysis: Americans in All Fifty States Save Hard-Earned Money with Clean Car Standards (7-23-18) Report

  Federal Highway Administration

  • EDC News - July 26, 2018

  FEHRL - National Road Research Centres in Partnership

  • ITS Forum 2018: Traffic Management in a changing world (7-20-18)

  Georgetown Climate Center

  • Reducing Transportation Emissions in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic: Fuel System Considerations (7-23-18)

  Institute for Transportation and Development Policy

  • Streets for Walking and Cycling (7-23-18)
  • Future Denver: Getting People Near Frequent Transit (7-23-18)
  • July 31, 2018, Planning Bikeshare for Everyone

  Iowa Department of Transportation

  • Development of Quality Standards for Inclusion of High Recycled Asphalt Pavement Content in Asphalt Mixtures – Phase III (7-24-18)

  Journal of Transport and Land Use

  • Accounting for uncertainty and variation in accessibility metrics for public transport sketch planning (7-24-18)

  League of American Bicyclists

  • Why is finding funding for transportation so hard? (7-24-18)

  Michigan Department of Transportation

  • Entire Amtrak Rail Network Bike Friendly in Michigan (7-25-18)

  National Governors Association

  • NGA Selects States for New Smarter States, Smarter Communities Learning Lab
  • Governor Sandoval releases energy and transportation podcasts as part of NGA Chair’s initiative (7-13-18)

  National Public Transportation/Transit-Oriented Development Technical Assistance Initiative

  • Ranking Cities on Access to Jobs by Transit (7-20-18)

  National Renewable Energy Laboratory

  • Envisioning Net-Zero Emission Energy Systems (7-26-18)

  North American Bikeshare Association and Better Bike Share Partnership

  • Moving Forward Together, a joint conference, Sept. 4 - 7, 2018

  Project for Public Spaces

  • Inspiration from the Dutch: Improving Mobility to Improve Livability (7-23-18)

  Safe Routes to School

  • Shuster Proposal Sets Stage for Transportation Reauthorization (7-26-18)

  Smart Growth America

  • Safe Streets, Smart Cities Academy FAQ (7-25-18)

  TransForum

  • Focusing on equity as shared mobility evolves (7-25-18)

  Transportation for America

  • A vital tool in the transportation-funding toolbox (7-23-18)

  U.S. Global Change Research Program

  • Fourth National Climate Assessment Update: July 2018 (7-23-18)
  • Webinar, Green Infrastructure and Health Guide, July 27

  Washington State Department of Transportation

  • WSDOT, ODOT, Province of British Columbia and Microsoft contribute $1.5 million to high-speed rail efforts (7-26-18)

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• July 20, 2018

  American Planning Association

  • Planning Resilient Urban Forests with i-Tree Landscape (7-19-18)

  Climate Central

  • As Seas Rise, Americans Use Nature to Fight Worsening Erosion (7-14-18)

  Eno Center for Transportation

  • What’s the Purpose of Mass Transit? – Part 4 – What’s the Underlying Goal of Transportation?  (7-18-18)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • Human Environment Digest (7-12-18)
  • Memorandum: Additional Flexibilities In Categorical Exclusions (June 2018)
  • EDC News Weekly Newsletter, July 19, 2018
  • Public Roads Magazine, Summer 2018
  • Innovator, July/August 2018
  • Adaptive Signal Control (June 2018)

  Fish and Wildlife Service

  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries Seek Public Input on Proposed Reforms to Improve & Modernize Implementation of the Endangered Species Act  (7-19-18)

  Government Accountability Office

  • Better Data Needed to Assess Changes in the Duration of Environmental Reviews (7-19-18)

  ICMA

  • These ICMA resources look at ways to identify what makes a good downtown, as well as ways to make a downtown resilient (7-17-18)

  Massachusetts Department of Transportation

  • Baker-Polito Administration Announces $6.4 Million in Complete Streets Funding Awards (7-13-18)
  • MBTA: Everett First Local City to Speed Bus Commute with Raised Platforms (7-17-18)

  Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State University

  • What Do Americans Think About Federal Tax Options to Support Transportation? Results from Year Nine of a National Survey (June 2018)

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  • If things go as “normal,” most U.S. locations will have their hottest day of the year by the end of July (7-19-18)

  National Recreation and Park Association

  • Green Stormwater Infrastructure in Parks - Grant Opportunity (7-17-18)

  National Resources & Technical Assistance For Transit-Oriented Development

  • Opportunity Zones and transit-oriented development (7-13-18)

  National Trust for Historic Preservation

  • Resurrection on Route 66: Photographing Restored Roadside Landmarks (7-18-18)

  Rails-to-Trails Conservancy

  • Beautiful Inspiration: From Sea to ‘Shining Sea Bikeway’ (7-16-18)

  Resources for the Future

  • Considering a Carbon Tax–Gasoline Tax Swap: Projected Energy-Related US CO2 Emissions Reductions under the MARKET CHOICE Act (7-19-18)

  SPUR

  • San Jose's First BART Station: More Than a Transit Project (7-12-18)

  Tennessee Department of Transportation

  • Commissioner Schroer Announces Transportation Grant for City of Cleveland (7-17-18)

  Texas Transportation Institute

  • Even Self-Driving Cars Need Driver Education (7-18-18)

  Transportation for America

  • Moving from theory to practice with the Smart Cities Collaborative (7-16-18)
  • Choosing transportation projects that actually match our priorities (7-19-18)

  Transportation Research Board

  • Clean Vehicles, Fuels, and Practices for Airport Private Ground Transportation Providers (7-16-18)
  • Cell Phone Location Data for Travel Behavior Analysis (7-13-18)
  • Integrated Transportation and Land Use Models, NCHRP Synthesis 520 (7-17-18)

  Union of Concerned Scientists

  • Underwater: Rising Seas, Chronic Floods, and the Implications for US Coastal Real Estate (7-12-18)

  World Resources Institute

  • This Month in Climate Science: Faster Antarctic Melt, Slower-Moving Storms and Disappearing Artifacts (7-19-18)

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• July 13, 2018

  American Society of Landscape Architects

  • Sustainability vs. Resiliency: Designing for a Trajectory of Change (7-12-18)

  Army Corps of Engineers

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Identifies Long-Term Disaster Recovery Projects and Additional Short-Term Repairs to be Accomplished with 2018 Supplemental Funding (7-5-18)

  Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies

  • Aug. 29, 2018, Webinar: Wildlife Adaptation To Climate Change

  Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

  • Decarbonizing U.S. Transportation (7-12-18)

  The City Fix

  • Do More Cyclists Mean a Happier City? Yes and No (7-9-18) 
  • 6 Transport Solutions to Give İzmir’s Historic Center Back to the People (7-11-18)

  Department of Energy

  • DOE Launches New Lab Partnering Service (7-10-18)

  Department of Transportation

  • U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $5 Million Funding Opportunity for Tribal Transit Projects Nationwide (7-11-18)
  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Travels to Nebraska to Announce A $25 Million TIGER Grant for Lincoln South Beltway Project (7-3-18)

  Eno Center for Transportation

  • New Multi-State Plan Outlines Priority Actions for Increasing Zero-Emissions Vehicle Adoption (7-5-18)
  • FTA Formalizes New Local Funding Evaluation Criteria for New Starts (7-6-18)
  • What’s the Purpose of Mass Transit? Part 3 – From HUD to DOT (7-11-18)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • Rolling Out Pavement Technologies (7-9-18)
  • Are We Ready for Connected and Automated Vehicles? (7-9-18)
  • Federal Highway Administration Announces $17.5 Million for Tribal Transportation Safety Improvements (7-5-18)
  • Highway Freight Conditions and Performance Report to Congress (7-6-18)
  • FHWA's Fostering Multimodal Connectivity Newsletter - July 2018
  • EDC News - July 12, 2018
  • Air Quality and Sustainability Highlights, May/June 2018 (7-11-18)

  International Council on Clean Transportation

  • Comparison of Fuel-Efficiency Technology Deployment in Passenger Cars in China, Europe, and the United States (7-9-18)

  League of American Bicyclists

  • Utah State University: Bicycle Friendly in the Beehive State (7-6-18)

  National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

  • NCHRP 01-55 [Completed] Performance-Based Mix Design of Porous Friction Courses

  National Renewable Energy Laboratory

  • Cutting the Cord: NREL Demonstrates Wirelessly Charged Electric Vehicle (7-10-18)

  National Resources & Technical Assistance For Transit-Oriented Development

  • Zoning for people & transit with form-based codes (7-6-18)

  Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

  • Road Trip - July Edition

  Project for Public Spaces

  • Walk/Bike/Places 2018 Critics’ Picks (7-10-18)

  Resources for the Future

  • GHG vs. GDP: Separating Signal from Noise (7-5-18)

  Rutgers University

  • July 17, 2018, Webinar: NCHRP 20-65 Task 69, Consolidation of Rural Transit Systems

  Safe Routes to School National Partnership

  • State Report Cards: A Tool to Improve TAP in Your State (7-6-18)

  Smart Growth America

  • “Complete Streets in Canada: Designing for change” webinar recap (7-12-18)
  • Complete Streets Consortium Series: Connecting transit in Aurora (7-10-18)
  • Watch: Creating safer streets with demonstration projects (7-10-18)

  University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies

  • Catalyst July 2018

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• July 6, 2018

  Associated General Contractors

  • Regulatory Outlook: Federal Agencies Take Steps on Key Environmental Issues (7-5-18)

  Brookings Institution

  • Why undermining fuel efficiency standards would harm the US auto industry (7-2-18)

  Department of Transportation

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces a Proposed $184 Million Grant for Congestion Relief in Atlanta (6-29-18)
  • US DOT Connections Blog: FHWA and AASHTO Team Up to Provide Transportation Education Online to Local Public and Tribal Agencies (6-28-18)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Climate Change News - July 2, 2018

  Environmental Law Institute

  • Status of Stream Compensatory Mitigation, July 10, 2018

  Federal Highway Administration

  • US DOT Connections Blog: A Summer of Milestones (6-29-18)
  • Human Environment Digest (7-3-18)
  • GIS in Transportation Newsletter (7-3-18)
  • Innovator July/August 2018 Issue

  Georgetown Climate Center

  • Electric Vehicle Procurement for Public Fleets (6-28-18)

  Institute for Transportation and Development Policy

  • Fortaleza, Brazil Wins 2019 Sustainable Transport Award (6-29-18)

  International Transport Forum

  • Private Investment in Transport Infrastructure: Dealing with Uncertainty in Contracts (7-3-18)

  League of American Bicyclists

  • Automated Vehicles: What’s Next? (6-29-18)
  • Transportation innovation in South Bend, Indiana (7-3-18)

  Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State University

  • Improving Demand Modeling in California Rail Transit System (6-29-18)

  National Resources & Technical Assistance For Transit-Oriented Development

  • Massachusetts’ “gateway cites” with commuter rail connections are full of untapped potential (6-29-18)

  National Trust for Historic Preservation

  • National Trust for Historic Preservation Awards $1M in Grants To Preserve Historical Places, Uncover Untold Stories of Hidden Figures in Black History & More

  NOAA Climate Portal

  • CPC’s new week 3-4 temperature and precipitation outlook: a success story about bridging weather and climate (7-3-18)

  resilient MA

  • resilient MA: Climate Change Clearinghouse for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts  (7-2-18)

  Shared-Use Mobility Center

  • Mobility on Demand Sandbox Innovation and Knowledge Accelerator Workshop (7-2-18)

  Texas DOT

  • TxDOT Announces $82 Million in Grants for Public Transportation (7-3-18)

  Transportation for America

  • The role of transit in rural America: a case study from Washington State (7-2-18)

  UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies

  • “Headlights” Newsletter Debuts, Illuminating the Latest from ITS-Davis (7-2-18) 

  University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies

  • Catalyst June 2018

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• June 29, 2018

  American Planning Association

  • Plan4Health Success Story: Creating a Sidewalk Without Building a Sidewalk in Maine (6-27-18)

  American Society of Civil Engineers

  • Congress Poised to Tackle Infrastructure Legislation (6-21-18)

  Association of State Wetland Managers

  • Wetland Breaking News (June 2018)

  Department of Transportation

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $225 Million in Funding for Boston Green Line Extension (6-25-18)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Congress and FEMA Indicate Shift toward Resilience in National Disaster Policy
  • Climate Change News - June 25, 2018

  Federal Highway Administration

  • HEP Research Quarterly Newsletter (6-24-18)
  • FHWA National Meeting on Automated Vehicles in Philadelphia Focuses on Transportation Policy and Planning (6-28-18)
  • EDC News - June 28, 2018

  Fish and Wildlife Service

  • Service Completes Initial Reviews on Petitions to List the Oregon Vesper Sparrow and Recently-Discovered Toad, and Delist the Yellow-Billed Cuckoo (6-26-18)

  Florida Department of Transportation

  • Gov. Scott: FDOT Begins Process for Privately Funded High- Speed Rail from Orlando to Tampa (6-25-18)

  I-95 Corridor Coalition

  • Member States’ FAST Act–Compliant Freight Planning Activities

  League of American Bicyclists

  • The Villages: Building a Bicycle Friendly Community in Florida (6-27-18) 

  Minnesota Department of Transportation

  • Minnesota’s Safe Routes to School program third best in nation (6-25-18)

  National Association of Clean Air Agencies

  • NACAA Urges EPA to Tighten Onroad Heavy Duty NOx Standards (6-21-18)

  National Conference of State Legislatures

  • Autonomous Vehicles | Self-Driving Vehicles Enacted Legislation (6-25-18)

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  • Models warn of dustier summers in U.S. Southwest and Southern Plains, but Northern Plains may see fewer dust storms year round (6-25-18)
  • Climate Variability and Predictability Program (6-25-18)

  National Renewal Energy Laboratory

  • NREL, DOE, and U.S. Automakers Join Together to Transform Mobility Future (6-25-18)

  Smart Growth America

  • Watch the recorded webinar on understanding your Opportunity Zones (6-27-18)

  StreetsBlog Chicago

  • City Plans to Expand TOD Ordinance to Include High-Frequency Bus Corridors (6-24-18)

  Transit Cooperative Research Program

  • RFP: Redesigning Public Transportation Networks for a New Mobility Future (6-26-18)

  Transportation for America

  • Leveling the playing field: How T4America uses benefit-cost analyses to support multi-modal transportation projects (6-26-18)
  • Using new mobility models to increase access (6-28-18)

  Transportation Research Board

  • TR News May-June 2018: 40 Years of Transportation Deregulation (6-27-18)

   

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• June 22, 2018

  American Society of Landscape Architects

  • Can the 11th Street Bridge Park Slow Gentrification? (6-18-18)
  • Landscape Architects Outline Blueprint for Healthy, Climate-Smart, Environmentally Resilient Communities (6-20-18)

  America Walks

  • July 11, 2018, Opportunities for Walkability in Rural Communities and Small Towns Webinar

  Brookings Institution

  • The route school buses can take toward racial equity (6-19-18)

  Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

  • Mayors Zero In on Climate Action (6-15-18)

  The City Fix

  • For Thriving Cities, People vs. Nature Is a False Choice (6-22-18)

  Department of Energy

  • Department of Energy Announces $15 Million for Ecosystem and Climate Modeling Research (6-19-18)

  Eno Center for Transportation

  • Dockless Bikesharing Companies are Testing New Approaches to Improve Equity (6-14-18)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Climate Change News - June 18, 2018

  Federal Highway Administration

  • Study on Metropolitan Planning Scenario Development: Costs and Benefits (6-14-18)
  • Updated: Making Connections: Safe, Multimodal, Community Considerations in Corridor Planning Framework (6-19-18)
  • EDC News - June 21, 2018

  Federal Transit Administration

  • July 11, 2018, TAM Webinar Series: TAM Plans for Small and Medium Providers
  • U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $366.3 Million Funding Opportunity to Improve Transit Bus Infrastructure (6-21-18)

  Institute for Transportation at Iowa State University

  • Estimating Energy Efficiency of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles in a Mixed Fleet (6-22-18)

  Massachusetts Department of Transportation

  • MBTA: Preview of Focus40 Plan Draft (6-18-18)

  National Association of City Transportation Officials

  • June 29, 2018, Island Press Webinar – Urban Revitalization for All

  National Renewable Energy Laboratory

  • Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Bus Evaluation Project Reveals Success for Transit Partner (6-15-18)

  National Resources & Technical Assistance For Transit-Oriented Development

  • World’s most profitable railway capturing value while addressing housing shortfall (6-15-18)

  National Transport Commission in Australia

  • Changing Driving Laws to Support Automated Vehicles (6-18-18)

  Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

  • Wolf Administration Announces the Opening of Altoona CNG Transit Fueling Station (6-18-18)

  Project for Public Spaces

  • Where Do I Park My Autonomous Car? The Future of Mobility at Walk/Bike/Places (6-21-18)

  Safe Routes to School

  • Engaging Students with Disabilities in Safe Routes to School (6-21-18)

  Shared-Use Mobility Center

  • Six Public Transportation Agencies Selected for the Mobility on Demand On-Ramp Program (6-20-18)
  • MTC Commits $1.2m to Implement Bay Area Carsharing Strategy (6-21-18)

  Smart Growth America

  • Watch: An Intersections trilogy (6-19-18)

  Transportation for America

  • 208 local leaders and organizations urge Congress not to back down from federal commitment to transportation (6-19-18)

  Transportation Research Board

  • Aug. 22-24, 2018, 16th National Tools of the Trade Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium Sized Communities

  Urban Land Institute

  • The New Geography of Urban Neighborhoods (6-19-18)

  Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

  • Optimizing Freight and Fuel Movement with Flow Analysis (6-18-18)

  World Resources Institute

  • Climate Change Could Force 100 Million People into Poverty by 2030. 4 Ways We Can Step Up Adaptation (6-15-18)

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