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• October 4, 2019

  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

  • FHWA Issues Final Rule Lifting Patented/Proprietary Restrictions (9-27-19)
  • AASHTO National Transportation Management Conferences (10-21-19)

  Association of Pedestrian & Bicycle Professionals

  • APBP Revises Vision Zero Policy Statement (9-30-19)

  Austroads

  • Properties of General-purpose Cement with Increased Percentages of Limestone (9-10-19)
  • Guide to Road Safety: Set (9-6-19)

  Eno Center for Transportation

  • Eno Transportation Weekly (9-23-19)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • Air Quality and Climate Change Highlights (9-30-19)
  • EDC News(9-26-19)
  • PBPP Implementation Roadmap For FHWA Divisions (9-27-19)
  • July 2019 Webinar Recording: The Impact of Emerging Technologies on Freight Transportation and Land Use (10-2-19)
  • Clean Air Act Sanctions (Status of Sanction Clocks under the Clean Air Act) (10-2-19)
  • Performance of Concrete Highway Bridge Decks using Nationwide Condition Data (10-2-19)
  • FHWA's Nature-based Solutions for Coastal Highway Resilience: An Implementation Guide, Oct. 23 Webinar
  • EDC News (10-3-19)
  • Human Environment Digest (10-3-19)
  • Understanding Traditional Origin-Destination Data: A Survey (10-3-19)

  Federal Transit Administration

  • Summary of FTA Bus Efficiency Enhancements Research and Demonstration: Thermoelectric Generation Demonstration at LYNX (10-2-19)

  Florida Automated Vehicles

  • 7th Annual Florida Automated Vehicles Summit Agenda Nov. 20

  International Road Forum

  • Dec. 9 Course: Building Climate Resilience into Roads & Transport Infrastructure

  International Transport Forum

  • What is the Value of Saving Travel Time? (10-2-19)

  Institute of Transportation Engineers

  • ITE Journal (10-1-19)

  Mineta Transportation Institute

  • Evaluating Alternative Measures Of Bicycling Level of Traffic Stress Using Crowdsourced Route Satisfaction Data (9-30-19)

  National Association of City Transportation Officials

  • Designing Cities 2020: Boston, Cambridge, and Somerville (9-14-20)

  National Association of Environmental Professionals

  • NAEP Annual Conference & Training Symposium (5-18-20)

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  • Understanding the Early Adopters of Fuel Cell Vehicles (9-30-19)

  Natural Resources Defense Council

  • NRDC Takes Trump to Court for Clean Car Rollback (9-27-19)

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  • Best Practices in Work Zones for AVs and CVs (9-30-19)
  • Planning for a Comprehensive Update and Restructuring of AASHTO’s A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets (8th Edition) (Final) (10-1-19)
  • NCHRP 20-102 (Impacts of Connected Vehicles and Automated Vehicles on State and Local Transportation Agencies--Task-Order Support) (Anticipated) (10-1-19)
  • Readiness and Effectiveness of Freeway-Based Corridor V2X Applications for Improving Congestion and Safety (Anticipated) (10-1-19)
  • Dynamic Curbside Management in the Era of CAVs, SAVs, Scooters, Transportation Network Companies (TNCs), and Traditional Vehicles (Anticipated) (10-1-19)
  • Realistic Estimates of CAV Implementation Timing (Anticipated) (10-1-19)
  • Incorporating New Mobility Options into Transportation Demand Modeling (Anticipated) (10-1-19)
  • Guidance for Development and Management of Sustainable Information Portals (Final) (10-1-19)
  • Topical White Papers for the TRB Forum on Automated Vehicles and Shared Mobility (RFQ) (10-2-19)

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  • Introduction to CLEAN Portal (10-7-19)

  Shared Use Mobility Center

  • Mobility Hub Newsletter: September 26, 2019 (9-26-19)

  Sierra Club

  • Forward on Progress During National Drive Electric Week (10-2-19)

  Sustainable Communities Online

  • Sustainable Communities Case Study Database (9-30-19)

  Transportation Research Board

  • Evaluating the Effects of Recycling Agents on Asphalt Mixtures with High RAS and RAP Binder (9-30-19)
  • Transportation Research OnlineFirst: This Week’s Update of Recently Released Transportation Research Record Papers (9-30-19)
  • Nov. 20: 1st International Conference on 3D Printing and Transportation
  • TRB Forum on Preparing for Automated Vehicles and Shared Mobility: Mini-Workshop on the Transition Toward Shared Automated Vehicles (9-30-19)
  • Workshop on the Use of Traffic Speed Deflection Device Data in Network- and Project-Level Pavement Decisions (10-1-19)

  University Transportation Center

  • International Accelerated Bridge Construction Conference 11, 2019

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• September 27, 2019

  American Planning Association

  • Planners Talk Surface Transportation on Capitol Hill (9-23-19)
  • Surface Transportation Policy Guide (9-23-19)
  • Course: A Risk-Based Approach to Reshaping Coastal Development (9-24-19)
  • Course: A Mid-Century Vision for the Northeast Corridor (9-24-19)

  American Road & Transportation Builders Association

  • Repeal of Proprietary Products Rule Heralds Era of Product Innovation and Safer Highways and Bridges (9-26-19)

  American Society of Landscape Architects

  • ASLA Celebrates PARK(ing) Day with Climate-Themed Parklet (9-20-19)
  • New Video Series: Constructing Landscape (9-24-19)
  • Preparing for the Future: O&M Manuals (9-24-19)

  American Trucking Associations

  • ATA Truck Tonnage Index Fell 3.2% in August (9-24-19)

  American Public Transportation Association

  • Americans Took 11 Million More Public Transportation Trips in Second Quarter of 2019 Than One Year Ago (9-24-19)

  Army Corps of Engineers

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers identifies short-term natural disaster recovery activities funded by the Additional Supplemental Appropriations Disaster Relief Act, 2019 (9-26-19)

  Associated General Contractors of America

  • Administration's Effort to Use Highway Funding as a 'Cudgel' against California Will Undermine Infrastructure and Environmental Goals (9-25-19)

  Association of State Wetland Managers

  • Wetland Breaking News (9-18-19)
  • Understanding California’s New Wetland Rules and Implications for Wetland Management (10-30-19)

  Bloomberg Philanthropies

  • U.N. Special Envoy for Climate Action Michael Bloomberg Answers Secretary General António Guterres’ Call to End New Coal by 2020 (9-23-19)

  Center for Transportation and the Environment

  • Laketran Electric Bus Deployment (9-25-19)
  • Alexandria Transit Company (DASH) ZEB Planning Study (9-25-19)

  Chesapeake Bay Foundation

  • CBF Statement on Bay States' Litigation Opposing Trump’s Rollback of Critical Auto Emissions Standards (9-20-19)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Climate Change Will Disrupt Oceans, Causing Chaos Says U.N. (9-25-19)

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • Diesel Emissions Quantifier Now has Alt. Fuel Emission Factors for Onroad Vehicles Only
  • U.S. EPA assesses fines, seizes vehicles and engines at Southern California ports (9-26-19)
  • EPA Administrator Wheeler calls out California’s Environmental Protection Failure (9-26-19)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • Human Environment Digest (9-25-19)

  Institute of Transportation Engineers

  • ITE FAST Act Reauthorization Principles (9-25-19)

  International Road Forum

  • Transport Connectivity Forum (10-1-19)

  League of American Bicyclists

  • Federal data says bike commuting is down – except where it isn’t, or in the long-term (9-26-19)

  National Association of Environmental Professionals

  • Nov. 7: Advanced NEPA Workshop

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  • Ecosystem of Shared Mobility Services in the San Joaquin Valley (9-26-19)
  • Development of Fine Grained Spatial Resolution for an Integrated Health Impacts Assessment Tool for the Sacramento Region (9-26-19)

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  • Guide for the Formulation of Long-Range Plans for Replacement Needs and Budget of Highway Operations Equipment - Phase I (completed) (9-24-19)
  • Effective Low-Noise Rumble Strips (active) (9-24-19)
  • Transportation Asset Management Strategic Planning and Research Roadmap Development (9-25-19, Active)
  • Strategies for Incorporating Resilience into Transportation Networks (Pending) (9-25-19)
  • Right Sizing Transportation Investments (Active) (9-25-19,
  • Prioritization of Freight Investment Projects (9-26-19)

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  • About the Global Climate Dashboard (9-19-19)

  Rails to Trails Conservancy

  • New miles added to Great American Rail-Trail, first in Ohio since route was announced in May (9-23-19)

  Rockefeller Foundation

  • Urban Resilience Infrastructure: an Imperative in a Climate Uncertain World (9-23-19)

  Scenic America

  • President signs National Scenic Byways bill into law (9-23-19)

  Smart Growth America

  • Parking spot or park? It’s PARK(ing) Day (9-20-19)
  • Trump’s DOT continues playing fast and loose with transit funding (9-25-19)
  • Houston: A tale of two transportation systems (9-25-19)

  Texas A&M Transportation Institute

  • Oct 22: 2019 Transportation Project Delivery Conference
  • Oct. 14: 2019 Transportation Short Course
  • Nov. 13: 2019 ITS Texas Annual Meeting

  Transportation Research Board

  • Microtransit or General Public Demand–Response Transit Services: State of the Practice (9-25-19)
  • TRB Webinar: Capture the Data – Quantifying Airport Ground Access Vehicle Activity (9-25-19)
  • Oct. 23 TRB Webinar: Moving Beyond "Accommodating" – Integrated Multi-Modal Analysis in HCM6
  • Oct. 31 TRB Webinar: Complying with TMDL Requirements Related to Roadway Stormwater Runoff

  UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies

  • Technology and Fuel Transition Scenarios to Low Greenhouse Gas Futures for Cars and Trucks in California (9-26-19)

  Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute

  • Assessing the Cost-Effectiveness of Wyoming's CMAQ Unpaved Road Dust Suppression Program, Year 2 (9-25-19)
  • Assessing the Cost-Effectiveness of Wyoming's CMAQ Unpaved Road Dust Suppression Program, Year 1 (9-25-19)

  Volpe Center

  • 2019: “Our New Mobility Future” Thought Leadership Series (9-26-19)

  World Resources Institute

  • Turning the Tide: Ocean-Based Solutions Could Close Emission Gap by 21% (9-23-19)
  • 87 Major Companies Lead the Way Towards a 1.5°C Future at UN Climate Action Summit (9-22-19)
  • Which Countries Will Strengthen Their National Climate Commitments (NDCs) by 2020? (9-20-19)

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• September 20, 2019

  AASHTO

  • FHWA Research Showcase Highlights Transportation Innovations (9-19-19)

  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

  • Letter Argues AV Safety Must be “Paramount Concern” (9-13-19)
  • EPA, Dept. of the Army Formally Repeal 2015 WOTUS Rule (9-13-19)

  Association of General Contractors

  • Administration Rolls Back Federal Overreach in the 2015 Waters Rule (9-12-19)

  American Planning Association

  • Ride-Share Services Could Offer Mobility to Underserved Communities (9-12-19)

  American Society of Landscape Architects

  • ASLA Statement on Repeal of Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Rule (9-13-19)

  American Trails

  • Interpretive Signs and Displays Along Trails (9-18-19)

  Defenders of Wildlife

  • Over 1,600 Scientists Call for Conservation Funding to Solve the Biodiversity Crisis (9-19-19)

  Department of Transportation

  • Opportunity Zones (9-16-19)
  • S. Secretary of Transportation Announces Automated Driving System Demonstration Grant Winners (9-18-19)
  • Trump Administration Announces One National Program Rule on Federal Preemption of State Fuel Economy Standards (9-19-19)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Climate Change Solutions newsletter (9-17-19)
  • New FEMA and HUD Grants Support Resilience to Climate Change Impacts (9-18-19)
  • Global Commission on Adaptation Unveils Report and Launches Year of Action (9-18-19)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • Notice of Funding Opportunity: Surface Transportation System Funding Alternatives (9-17-19)
  • Surface Transportation System Funding Alternatives Program Webinar recording (9-10-19)
  • FHWA Webinar Sept. 26: Extending Our Reach Public Involvement Tools- Story Maps and Virtual Meetings
  • Every Day Counts (EDC) News (9-19-19)

  Federal Transit Administration

  • Notice of Funding Opportunity: Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development Planning (9-18-19)
  • Federal Transit Administration Announces $19.2 Million for Transit Planning in Communities Nationwide (9-18-19)

  Fish and Wildlife Service

  • More than $100 Million in Public-Private Funding will Benefit Wetland Conservation Projects (9-16-19)

  Forum of European National Highway Research Laboratories

  • ICAAR 2020 - 16th International Conference on Alkali Aggregate Reaction in Concrete (9-16-19)

  Funder’s Network

  • Water, Land Use, and Smart Growth in California, Session 1, 2-Part Series (Webinar) (10-3-19)

  Global Commission on Adaptation

  • Adapt Now: A Global Call for Leadership on Climate Resilience (9-10-19)

  Institute for Transportation and Development Policy

  • Urban Freight Will Keep Growing, but it Doesn’t Have to Look Like This (9-13-19)

  International Road Federation

  • Sept. 25 Webinar: Road User Charging: From Slow March to a Sprint

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  • Construction Guide Specifications for Cold Central Plant Recycling and Cold In-Place Recycling (RFP) (9-16-19)

  National Governors Association

  • Infrastructure Foundation for Success – NGA Chair’s Initiative (9-13-19)

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  • Sept. 23 Webinar: Inland Flooding in a Changing Climate: The case of the 2019 Mississippi/Missouri basin

  Natural Resources Defense Council

  • Pioneering Study Tallies Huge Hidden Health Costs from Climate Change (9-18-19)

  Nevada DOT

  • 2019 Bicycle and Pedestrian Summit (11-5-19)

  Performance.gov

  • September 2019 Updates Show Progress on Cross-Agency and Agency Priority Goals – includes new Infrastructure Permitting Data (9-19-19)

  Route 50

  • Transit to the Trailhead: Bus Service in a Recreation Corridor Takes Off (9-18-19)

  Safe Routes Partnership

  • Regional Planning and Health: How MPOs Are Using Regional Transportation Planning to Advance Health (9-18-19)

  Shared Use Mobility Center

  • Mobility Hub Newsletter (9-19-19)

  Smart Growth America

  • Federal transportation policy is undermining any progress on climate (9-16-19)
  • The Rockefeller Foundation and Smart Growth America Launch National Opportunity Zones Academy (9-17-19)

  Smart Growth Network

  • Webinar Recording: Using Scenarios for Effective Planning (9-18-19)
  • reBlog: AI for Earth helps researchers get more granular with climate data

  Transit Cooperative Research Program

  • Fast-Tracked: A Tactical Transit Study (August 2019)

  Transportation for America

  • We’re now accepting applications for the Smart Cities Collaborative (9-16-19)
  • Driving less needs to be included in #CoveringClimateNow (9-18-19)
  • Broad coalition takes the offensive on federal automated vehicle policy (9-19-19)

  Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute

  • Operational and Safety Analysis with Mitigation Strategies for Freeway Truck Traffic in WY (9-16-19)
  • Speed Selection Behavior during Winter Road Conditions (9-16-19)

  Volpe Center

  • Sept. 25 Event: Redefining Mobility (9-16-19)

  World Resources Institute: The City Fix

  • Is it Worth it to Go Electric? New Tool Helps Cities Understand Costs & Benefits of Clean Buses
  • The 3 Key Tasks for World Leaders at the UN Climate Action Summit (9-18-19)

  World Resources Institute

  • Low-Carbon Cities Are a $24 Trillion Opportunity (9-18-19)

  World Resources Institute

  • Hainan Bans All Fossil Fuel Vehicles. What Does it Mean for Clean Transport in China? (9-11-19)

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• September 13, 2019

  AASHTO

  • State DOTs Deploy Resources to Battle Hurricane Dorian (9-6-19)

  American Planning Association

  • Volunteer Planning Team to Help Mitigate Hazards in St. Thomas (9-5-19)

  American Road and Transportation Builders Association

  • Repeal of 2015 Wetlands Proposal Will Help Restore Transportation Project Certainty, ARTBA Says (9-12-19)

  American Society of Landscape Architects

  • ASLA Applauds Passage of Reviving America's Scenic Byways Act (9-9-19)

  Bureau of Transportation Statistics

  • July 2019 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) (9-12-19)

  Congressional Research Service

  • Vehicle Fuel Economy and Greenhouse Gas Standards: Frequently Asked Questions (8-26-19)

  Economic Development Agency

  • EDA Funding for 2018 Natural Disasters and 2019 Floods and Tornados (8-13-19)

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • EPA and DOT Put California on Notice (9-6-19)
  • EPA Seeks Comment and Commitment on Draft National Water Reuse Action Plan (9-10-19)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) - Peer Review - TMIP (9-9-19)
  • Human Environment Digest - Livability (9-6-19)
  • Community Connections Case Study: Christina River Bridge Wilmington, DE (9-9-19)
  • S. Department of Transportation Announces $871.2 Million in Emergency Relief for Road and Bridge Repairs (9-10-19)
  • Talking Freight Webinar for September 18, 2019: Delivery by Drone: Examining Benefits, Impacts, and Regulations (9-10-19)
  • FHWA R&T Now Newsletter (July/August 2019)
  • EDCNews Sept. 12, 2019 (9-12-19)

  Federal Transit Administration

  • U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $125 Million Funding Allocation to Santa Clara VTA for BART Silicon Valley Phase 2 Project (8-28-19)

  Fish and Wildlife Service

  • Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Findings for Three Species (9-6-19)

  Great Plains Institute

  • Summary of Best Practices in Electric Vehicle Ordinances (June 2019)

  Government Accountability Office

  • DHS Is Developing and Testing Security Technologies, but Could Better Share Test Results (9-12-19)

  International Transport Forum

  • Regulating bikesharing and ridesourcing apps (9-9-19)

  Massachusetts DOT

  • 2019 Moving Together Conference: October 24

  National Association of City Transportation Officials

  • North American Cities Release Vision for Autonomous Vehicle Policy (9-9-19)

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  • Identifying Bikeshare Station Locations to Improve Underserved Communities’ Accessibility (8-1-19)

  National Conference of State Legislatures

  • Flood Mitigation (9-4-19)

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  • Strategic Mobility Research: Enhancing Mobility, Stimulating Economic Activity, Saving Lives (Completed) (9-12-19)

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  • January through August was wettest on record for U.S. (9-9-19)
  • Nation sizzled during summer 2019 (9-9-19)
  • High Tide Bulletin: Fall 2019 (9-9-19)

  National Trust for Historic Preservation

  • Sept. 10-12: Past Forward Conference

  Project for Public Spaces

  • Portals to Places Initiative (9-9-19)

  Resources for the Future

  • Sept. 16 Seminar: How Well Are Our Environmental Laws Working? Retrospective Analysis of Federal Environmental Regulation

  Transportation for America

  • García and Pressley host briefing on transportation and climate, announce caucus (9-10-19)

  University of California, Davis

  • Sept. 27 Webinar: Scenarios for Transitioning Cars and Trucks to Low Greenhouse Gas-Emitting Technologies and Fuels

  University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies

  • Catalyst Newsletter (September 2019)

  U.S. Geological Survey

  • USGS science stays out in front of Hurricane Dorian (9-5-19)

  Volpe Center

  • Sept. 19 Webinar: An Inclusive Vision of Intelligent Transportation

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• September 6, 2019

  American Bus Association

  • ABA Foundation Research Shows Motorcoach Travel Is the Greenest Mode of Transportation (9-4-19)

  American Planning Association

  • Changing California's Way of Measuring Traffic Could Equal More Housing (9-5-19)

  Association of State Wetland Managers

  • USFS New National Riparian Areas Data Set Webinar, Oct. 2, 2019

  Brookings

  • Another summer of flooding should be a wake-up call to redesign our communities (9-3-19)

  District Department of Transportation

  • FRA and DDOT Release Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Draft Section 4(f) Evaluation and Draft Section 106 Programmatic Agreement for the Long Bridge Project (9-5-19)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Climate Change Solutions - September 3, 2019

  Federal Highway Administration

  • EDC News - September 5, 2019
  • Innovator Newsletter Sept/Oct (9-4-19)
  • 2019 Environmental Excellence AwardsUpdated (9-5-19)

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  • NCHRP 20-123(02) [RFP]: Research Roadmap for the AASHTO Council on Active Transportation (9-3-19)

  Perkins Coie

  • Drowning in Confusion: What Is a “Water of the United States”? (9-3-19)

  Transportation Research Board

  • TRB Webinar: Legal Issues Regarding NEPA Assignment for Federal Transportation Programs, Oct. 9, 2019

  World Resources Institute

  • The City Fix: Is it Worth it to Go Electric? New Tool Helps Cities Understand Costs & Benefits of Clean Buses (9-5-19)

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• August 30, 2019

  Air & Waste Management Association

  • Freight & Environment: Ports of Entry Conference, Oct. 23-24, 2019

  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

  • Traffic Congestion Keeps Climbing, Says Latest Urban Mobility Report (8-23-19)

  America Walks

  • New Webinar: Moving Forward: Innovation in Active Transportation, Sept. 12, 2019

  Association of State Wetland Managers

  • The Value of Wetlands for Natural Disaster Mitigation Webinar 25, 2019

  Federal Transit Administration

  • S. Department of Transportation Seeks Comment on Adjustments to Project Management Oversight Rule (8-26-19)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • EDC News - Aug. 22, 2019 (8-22-19)
  • EDC News - Aug. 29, 2019 (8-29-19)
  • Human Environment Digest (8-22-19)
  • HEP Research Quarterly Newsletter, Summer 2019 (8-30-19)
  • Considerations of Current and Emerging Transportation Management Center Data (8-27-19)

  International Erosion Control Association

  • 2019 IECA Texas Stormwater Conference, Oct. 7, 2019

  International Transport Forum

  • Regulating App-Based Mobility Services (8-27-19)

  National Association of Regional Councils

  • What’s Next for the Senate EPW Committee’s Highway Title? (8-9-19)

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  • Exploring Unintended Environmental and Social Equity Consequences of Transit-Oriented Development: Policy Brief (June 2019)

  National Transit Institute

  • BusCon, Sept. 23-25, 2019

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  • Initiating the Systems Engineering Process for Rural Connected Vehicle Corridors (8-26-19)
  • An Emergency Management Playbook for State Transportation Agencies (8-26-19, RFP)

  National Governors Association

  • Governors Explore Measures to Reduce Traffic Congestion (8-27-19)

  Shared Use Mobility Center

  • Mobility Hub Newsletter: August 23, 2019
  • Mobility Hub Newsletter: August 29, 2019

  Transportation Research Board

  • The Near-Road Pooled Fund Study Webinar, Sept. 30, 2019

  UC Davis Institute for Transportation Studies

  • Mobility Data Sharing: Challenges and Policy Recommendations (8-23-19)

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• August 23, 2019

  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

  • State DOTs Win Awards for Drone-Based Hurricane Response, Launching an Innovative Bus Rapid Transit Program, and Preserving a Century-Old Bridge (8-20-19)

  America Walks

  • 11 Webinar: Active and Engaged: Community Outreach Strategies for Health
  • 14 Webinar Recording: Connected and Engaged: Community Outreach Strategies for Transportation

  American Society of Landscape Architects

  • Urban Landscapes as Building Blocks of Cities’ Resilience (8-15-19)
  • ASLA Publishes Guide to Universal Design (8-20-19)

  Association of State Wetland Managers

  • Wetland Breaking News (8-20-19)

  Department of Energy

  • DOE Announces $59 Million and 43 projects to Accelerate Advanced Vehicle Technologies Research (8-16-19)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Climate Change Solutions Newsletter (8-6-19)

  FEHRL National Road Research Centres in Partnership

  • FORx4 - Multi modal transport research roadmap LAUNCHED (8-19-19)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • Every Day Counts Initiative (EDC) News (8-15-19)
  • 17 Webinar: Sustainable Pavement Systems Webinar Series: Pavement Sustainability Basics
  • 28 Webinar: Talking Freight: Using Real Time Information to Improve Supply Chain Efficiency
  • April 2019 Webinar Summary – Data Governance: A Federal Perspective (8-21-19)

  Federal Transit Administration

  • Sept 4, 2019: Transit Asset Management Roundtable for Bus Agencies

  National Governors Association

  • NGA Issues Recommendations to Help States Prepare for and Recover From Disasters (8-19-19)

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  • July 2019 was hottest month on record for the planet
  • NOAA increases chance for above-normal hurricane season
  • 50 years after Hurricane Camille, NOAA satellites are keeping the nation weather-ready

  University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies

  • Catalyst Newsletter (August 2019)

  State Smart Transportation Initiative

  • New mindset needed to address congestion, says MassDOT (8-19-19)
  • Use of multimodal accessibility metrics in project prioritization and investment (8-19-19)
  • E-bikes mean longer, more frequent bike trips (8-19-19)
  • Autonomous boat “bridge” proposed in Amsterdam (8-19-19)

  Transportation for America

  • The good, the bad, and the ugly in the Senate’s long-term transportation bill (8-19-19)

  World Resources Institute

  • New Protocol Equips US Communities to Include Benefits of Trees within Climate Action Plans (8-19-19)

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• August 16, 2019

  American Planning Association

  • Planning for Safer, Stronger Communities - how climate change is spurring planners to take a multi-hazard approach to resiliency (Planning Magazine Aug./Sept 2019)

  American Society of Landscape Architects

  • Ecological Revitalization Planned for Baltimore’s Waterfront (8-7-19)

  D.C. Policy Center

  • Transportation is more than traffic: Measuring the impact of development on walkability (8-15-19)

  East Coast Greenway

  • Greenway poised for record New Hampshire growth following rail corridor acquisition (8-15-19)

  Environmental Council of the States

  • 2020 ECOS Fall Meeting (9-22-20)

  Environmental Defense Fund

  • By the numbers: Colorado Zero Emission Vehicle Program will cut climate pollution and save Coloradans money (8-14-19)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Living Shorelines Act Would Bolster NOAA’s Efforts to Support Climate Resilience (8-9-19)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • FHWA's Fostering Multimodal Connectivity Newsletter - July/August 2019 (8-13-19)
  • NCHRP 2020 Funded Projects (8-14-19)
  • Multimodal System Performance Measures Research and Application: Innovation and Research Plan (8-14-19)

  Fish and Wildlife Service

  • Federally Recognized Tribes Can Retain Eagle Remains Found on Their Land (8-13-19)

  Forest Service

  • Science simulations support salmon, other species (8-7-19)

  International City/County Management Association

  • How to Boost Civic Engagement with a Strategic Plan and Modern Tools (8-13-19)

  Monarch Joint Venture

  • More Than Monarchs: Water Quality (8-9-19)

  National Association of Development Organizations

  • Congratulations to the 2019 NADO Impact Award Recipients (8-14-19)

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  • Modeling Electric Vehicle Charging Scenarios for New York and New England (in progress) (8-13-19)

  National Conference of State Legislatures

  • Renewable Energy 2018 Legislative Update (8-1-19)
  • Juicing Up for Electric Vehicles (8-14-19)

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  • Impact of Decline in Volunteerism on Rural Transit Systems (8-14-19) Active
  • Program Management Insights for the 5310 Program (Including Sub-Grantee Consolidation and Urban 5310) (8-14-19) Active
  • Capacity Building Options for DOT Transit Staff (8-14-19) Active
  • Best Practices in Rural Service Assessment (8-14-19) Active
  • NCHRP 20-06/Topic 25-07 [RFP]: Review of Statutory and Case Law on Planning and Environmental Linkages (8-1-19)

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  • Reporting on the State of the Climate in 2018 (8-12-19)

  Rails to Trails Conservancy

  • Four Long-Distance Rides Along the Great American Rail-Trail (8-9-19)

  Safe Routes to School Partnership

  • A Look at the 2019 Safe Routes to School Program Census, Webinar Sept. 10, 2019

  Shared Use Mobility Center

  • Scooters, scooters, everywhere. But what about the bikes? Five trends framing the future of micromobility (8-14-19)

  Smart Growth America

  • Watch: Creating safer, smarter streets with demonstration projects (8-14-19)

  Transit Cooperative Research Program

  • TCRP J-05/Topic 19-05 [RFP]: Legal Issues Surrounding Disasters and Evacuations (8-14-19)

  Transportation for America

  • Why we’re thrilled to support the Build Local, Hire Local Act (8-12-19)
  • Phoenix voters could take extreme action to kill rail transit (8-15-19)

  Urban Land Institute

  • New ULI Research, Scorched: Extreme Heat and Real Estate, Explores Impact of Rising Temperatures and Excessive Heat Waves on Urban Development (8-8-19)

  World Resources Institute (The City Fix)

  • The $6,000 Electric Vehicle: The Power of the Used Car Market to Bring Electric Vehicles to Everyone (8-12-19)

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• August 9, 2019

  AASHTO

  • Joint Meeting of 2019 AASHTO Committees on Transportation System Security & Resilience, Transportation Systems Operations & Subcommittee on Risk Management (8-26-19)

  America Walks

  • America Walks Webinar Connected and Engaged: Community Outreach Strategies for Transportation , Aug. 14 (8-5-19)

  American Planning Association

  • Federal Surface Transportation Debate Shifts Into High Gear (8-2-19)
  • The Falling Dominoes of Climate Change (8-5-19)

  American Public Transportation Association

  • APTAtech: Transportation Technology Conference 15-18, 2019

  Federal Highway Administration

  • Public Roads Summer 2019 (8-5-19)
  • EDC-5 Value Capture Innovation Team - Value Capture: Incremental Growth Techniques and Case Study webinar, Aug. 22, 2019
  • EDC-5 Value Capture Innovation Team - Transportation Joint Development Use Right-Of-Way Agreements and Case Studies webinar, Sept. 19, 2019
  • EDC News - August 8, 2019

  International Council on Clean Transportation

  • Early steps in the transition to electric vehicles in the Midwest (8-5-19)
  • Advanced alternative fuel pathways: Technology overview and status (8-5-19)

  International Road Federation

  • Webinar: Adapting Pavement Markings to Support Highway Safety and Automated Vehicle Technologies, Aug. 14, 2019

  Journal of Transport and Land Use

  • Measuring full cost accessibility by auto (8-6-19)

  League of American Bicyclists

  • How Advocates are Making States Better for Biking in 2019 (8-8-19)

  National Association of City Transportation Officials

  • Designing Cities 2019: Sept. 9-12, 2019

  Scientific American

  • The Problem with Levees (8-1-19)

  Shared Use Mobility Center

  • Mobility Hub Newsletter: August 7, 2019 (8-7-19)

  Volpe Center

  • Small Scooters and Big Data (8-5-19)

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• August 2, 2019

  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

  • Formula Funding the Foundation for Senate’s Five-Year Surface Transportation Bill (7-26-19)
  • Report: Highway Construction Costs Rising Due to Environmental Regulations (7-26-19)
  • Data Provides Critical Support for Transportation Funding, Panel Says (7-29-19)

  American Planning Association

  • Why Investing in New Mobility is Also an Investment in the Future of Cities (7-30-19)

  American Society of Landscape Architects

  • Transportation Research Board Call for Posters on Landscape and Environmental Design (7-30-19)

  American Road and Transportation Builders Association

  • Statement by ARTBA CEO Dave Bauer on Senate Highway Reauthorization Bill (7-30-19)

  American Trucking Association

  • ATA Statement on Highway Reauthorization Bill Release (7-29-19)

  BlueGreen Alliance

  • New Report Shows U.S. Will Miss Out on Thousands of Future Manufacturing Jobs Under Proposed Fuel Economy Rollback (8-1-19)

  Center for Neighborhood Technologies

  • Do New Mobility Options Mean More Affordable Cities? (7-24-19)

  Center for Transportation Studies

  • Analysis of the acceptance of park-and-ride by users: A cumulative logistic regression approach (7-30-19)

  Defenders of Wildlife

  • New research shows effectiveness of laws for protecting imperiled species, remaining gaps

  Department of Energy

  • Department of Energy Announces $50 Million for Commercial Truck, Off-road Vehicle, and Gaseous Fuels Research (7-29-19)

  Eno Transportation Weekly

  • All States Would Get Uniform Percentage Funding Increases Under Senate Bill, FHWA Says (8-1-19)

  Environmental Energy Study Institute

  • Fact Sheet: Fossil Fuel Subsidies: A Closer Look at Tax Breaks and Societal Costs (7-29-19)
  • National Climate Bank Act Would Combine Private and Public Funding to Combat Climate Change (8-1-19)

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • 2019 SmartWay High Performers Lists Released (8-1-19)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • EDC News (8-1-19)
  • 8 Webinar: EDC 5 Value Capture: Capitalizing on the Value Created by Transportation
  • Talking Freight Webinar for August 21, 2019: State DOT and MPO Freight Planning coordination

  Georgetown Climate Center

  • TCI Public Workshop, July 30 in Baltimore

  Institute of Transportation Engineers

  • ITE Journal Aug. 2019: Smart Communities

  International Transport Forum

  • Zero Car Growth? Managing Urban Traffic Roundtable (7-29-19)

  National Association of Counties

  • NACo Analysis of Senate EPW Committee Highway Reauthorization (7-31-19)

  National Association of Environmental Professionals

  • 5 Webinar: NEPA Case Law Update (7-29-19)
  • 4: Advanced NEPA Workshop (7-29-19)

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  • Pollinator Habitat Conservation Along Roadways (NCHRP 25-59) (Research underway)

  National Governors Association

  • Governors Applaud Bipartisan Surface Transportation Deal (7-30-19)

  Project for Public Spaces

  • More than a Bus Stop: Lessons from New York’s Busiest Lines (7-26-19)

  Rails-to-Trails Conservancy

  • Rails-to-Trails Conservancy on Senate Transportation Bill: It’s Time to Be Bold​ (7-30-19)

  TransForm

  • Undoing Systemic Racism with Better Bike Planning (7-26-19)

  Transportation for America

  • Senate Transportation Infrastructure Act makes welcome additions but fails to change the status quo (7-30-19)

  UC Davis

  • 20 Webinar: Mobility Data Sharing: A Middle Ground Approach

  World Road Association

  • Opportunities of Intelligent Transportation Systems (8-1-19)

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• July 26, 2019

  Alternative Fuel Toolkit

  • Northeast/Mid-Atlantic Alternative Fuel Corridor Convening (7-25-19)

  American Planning Association

  • Disaster Recovery Resources (7-25-19)
  • Ride-Hailing Could Boost Mobility Beyond Rich, Urban Areas (7-25-19)

  American Trails

  • The Future of Transportation and Recreation Trail Projects Utilizing Youth and Conservation Corps (7-22-19)
  • Counting Trail Users (7-22-19)

  American Road and Transportation Builders Association

  • ARTBA Task Force Outlines Policy Priorities for Next Federal Surface Transportation Bill (7-25-19)

  American Trails

  • TRAILSNext™: Greenway Plan For Boston (7-25-19)
  • House Creek Greenway, Raleigh, North Carolina (7-25-19)

  Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals

  • 21 Webinar: Getting the Green Light: Improving Actuation and Detection for Cyclists & Pedestrians (7-23-19)

  Bureau of Transportation Statistics

  • National Transportation Atlas Database Summer 2019 Update (7-19-19)

  Center for Neighborhood Technology

  • Do New Mobility Options Mean More Affordable Cities? (7-24-19)

  Center for Transportation Studies

  • Catalyst Newsletter July 2019 (7-25-19)

  Center for Transportation Research, University of Texas at Austin

  • Effectiveness of noise barriers on Dallas highway (7-19-19)

  Defenders of Wildlife

  • Trump Administration Signs New Deal for Disastrous Road through Izembek Refuge (7-23-19)
  • Report: Rescinding Utah Roadless Rule Would Harm Wildlife, Ecosystems (7-23-19)

  Department of Transportation

  • ACES and the Future of Driving (7-22-19)
  • S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao Announces Major Infrastructure Investment in America (7-25-19)

  Environmental Defense Fund

  • Risky business: When corporations fund climate denial (7-23-19)
  • Air pollution: E-commerce’s sustainability problem that isn’t the cardboard box (7-23-19)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • Public Roads Magazine, Summer 2019 (7-24-19)

  Georgetown Climate Center

  • Killer Heat in the United States

  Global City Teams Challenge

  • The Municipal Internet of Things (IoT) Blueprint (7-10-19)

  Government Accountability Office

  • Federal Transit Administration Could Improve Information on Estimating Project Costs (7-22-19)

  Illinois Center for Transportation

  • Development Of A Life-Cycle Assessment Tool For Pavement Preservation And Maintenance On Flexible And Rigid Pavement (7-25-19)

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  • Implementation of NCHRP Research Report 893: The Oregon DOT Statewide Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan (Pending) (7-22-19)
  • Transportation Operations Manual (7-23-19, Pending)
  • Automated Pavement Condition Surveys (7-23-19)
  • Update of Selected Studies in Transportation Law, Volume 8, Section 3: Indian Transportation Law (7-24-19)
  • Practices on Acquiring Proprietary Data for Transportation Applications (7-25-19)

  National Institute for Transportation and Communities

  • Social-Transportation Analytic Toolbox (STAT) for Transit Networks (7-25-19)

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  • National Climate Assessment: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions will save thousands of lives in the U.S. (7-22-19)
  • Airborne research shows East Coast cities emitting twice as much methane as estimated (7-22-19)
  • Citizen scientists take to the streets to map the hottest places in ten U.S. cities (7-24-19)

  Shared Use Mobility Center

  • Mobility Hub Newsletter: July 25, 2019 (7-25-19)

  Sierra Club

  • Massachusetts House Passes GreenWorks Bill, Extends Essential Lifeline to Popular Electric Vehicle Rebate Program (7-25-19)
  • California and Four Major Automakers Commit to Increased Fuel Efficiency, Undermining Trump Administration’s Rollback of Clean Car Standards (7-25-19)

  Spur

  • Scooters, Bikes and Buses: Reclaiming Pilot Projects for the Public Good (7-19-19)

  Transit-Oriented Development Resources

  • Committed to transit-oriented development (7-25-19)

  Transportation Research Board

  • 27 TRB Webinar: Practices and Marketing to Increase Rural Transit Ridership and Investment (7-22-19)
  • Legal Issues and Emerging Technologies (RFP) (7-22-19)
  • Strategic Communications to Improve Support for Transit-Priority Projects (7-22-19, Completed)
  • Quick-Build Projects to Improve Bus Transportation Services (7-22-19, Completed)
  • Transportation Research OnlineFirst: This Week’s Update of Recently Released Transportation Research Record Papers (7-22-19)

  World Resource Institute, The City Fix

  • Planes, Trains and (Big) Automobiles: How Heavy Transport Can Reduce Emissions and Save Money (7-19-19)

  World Road Association

  • Sustainable Multimodality in Urban Regions (7-25-19)
  • Security of Road Infrastructure (7-25-19)

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• July 19, 2019

  America Planning Association

  • Disaster Recovery Resources (7-17-19)

  American Trucking Associations

  • Turnover Rate at Large Truckload Carriers Jumped in First Quarter (7-17-19)

  America Walks

  • 14 Webinar: Connected and Engaged: Community Outreach Strategies for Transportation

  Argonne National Laboratory

  • Full circle to protect the planet: Argonne works with industry to examine circular carbon economy (7-12-19)

  Association for Commuter Transportation

  • 2019 International Conference: August 4th- 7th, New York City, NY

  Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals

  • 21 Webinar: Getting the Green Light: Improving Actuation and Detection for Cyclists & Pedestrians

  Association of State Wetland Managers

  • Mapping Wetland Inundation Dynamics and Wetland Change using Google Earth Engine (7-15-19)
  • Wetland Breaking News (7-16-19)

  Center for Transportation Studies

  • Catalyst Newsletter (7-15-19)

  Congressional Research Service

  • Smart Cars and Trucks: Spectrum Use for Vehicle Safety (6-28-19)
  • Improving Intercity Passenger Rail Service in the United States (6-25-19)

  Eno Center for Transportation

  • Eno Transportation Weekly (7-8-19)

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • SmartWay Webinars & Events (7-15-19)
  • Air Pollution Trends Show Cleaner Air, Growing Economy (7-17-19)
  • 7 Webinar: Going Wild: The Conservation Co-benefits of Green Infrastructure Webinar

  EU Agency for Railways

  • European Rail Traffic Management System Conference: An Engine for the Digital Future, Oct. 15-17, 2019

  Federal Highway Administration

  • S. Department of Transportation Announces $2 Million for Emergency Repairs to Flood-Damaged Roads and Bridges in Missouri (7-12-19)
  • Advancing Organizational Capabilities for Transportation Systems Management and Operations.
  • February 2018 Peer Exchange Report (November 2018)
  • 2018 Traffic Incident Management Capability Maturity Self-Assessment National Analysis Report (November 2018)
  • Utilizing Probe-Vehicle Data for Work Zone Mobility Performance Management (June 2019)
  • EDC News - July 18, 2019

  Government Accountability Office

  • Actions Needed to Improve Consistency and Transparency in DOT's Application Evaluations (7-18-19)

  International Road Federation

  • Safe Roads by Design: Making Roads Safe for all Users (7-17-19)

  Louisiana Transportation Research Center

  • Submerged Road Characteristics and Distresses (May 2019)

  Low-Impact Development Center

  • International Low Impact Development Conference (7-16-19)
  • Bridging the Divide: Uniting Rural and Urban Landscapes for Conservation (7-16-19)

  Missouri University of Science and Technology

  • Ninth International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure 4-7, 2019

  National Association of Environmental Professionals

  • NEPA Legislative Update with Ted Boling/CEQ, July 25, 2019

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  • Panel Study of Emerging Transportation Technologies and Trends in California: Phase 2 Data Collection (7-16-19)

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  • Proposed Modifications to AASHTO Culvert Load Rating Specifications (7-15-19)
  • Guidelines for the Design of Unsignalized Median Openings in Close Proximity to Signalized Intersections (7-15-19)
  • Developing National Performance Management Data Strategies to Address Data Gaps, Standards, and Quality (7-16-19) Completed
  • Metropolitan Planning Organizations: Strategies for Future Success (Active) (7-16-19)
  • Federal Funding Uncertainty in State, Local, and Regional Departments of Transportation: Impacts, Responses, and Adaptation (7-16-19)
  • Motor Vehicle Safety Countermeasures: Impacts on Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety (final) (7-16-19)
  • Reorganization and Strategy to Update the AASHTO Drainage Manual (completed) (7-16-19)
  • Support for AASHTO Committees and Councils (7-16-19)

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  • High temperatures smash all-time records in Alaska in early July 2019 (7-16-19)
  • 2019 CPO ESSM Workshop and Annual Council Meeting (7-17-19)
  • S. has its wettest 12 months on record – again (7-9-19)

  National Renewable Energy Laboratory

  • A Global Energy Game Changer (7-16-19)
  • Beyond Lithium-Ion XII Imagines the Future of Next-Generation Batteries (7-16-19)

  Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center

  • Automated Vehicles University Course Module Series (7-16-19)

  Sierra Club

  • Florida’s Volkswagen Settlement Funding Plan is a Missed Opportunity for Clean Transportation (7-17-19)
  • Berkeley Becomes First City in the United States to Phase Out Gas (7-17-19)

  Smart Growth America

  • Back to the burbs: given no other choice (7-17-19)
  • Designing for Resilience Across Scales, Systems and Sectors (7-16-19)

  Southern Environmental Law Center

  • Public Service Commission delivers major clean energy wins in Georgia (7-16-19)

  State Smart Transportation Initiative

  • Spending smarter: lessons and opportunities for state DOTs (7-15-19)
  • Why cities aren’t preparing for autonomous vehicles (7-15-19)
  • AVs: Some intersections may get more dangerous before they get safer (7-15-19)
  • Why are they Snapchatting while driving, and what will get them to stop? (7-15-19)

  Transit Cooperative Research Program

  • TCRP J-11/Task 29 [Completed] (7-15-19)
  • TCRP J-11/Task 30 [Completed] (7-15-19)

  Transportation for America

  • Federal transit funding delays cause real harm (7-16-19)

  Transportation Research Board

  • Recent Decline in Public Transportation Ridership: Analysis, Causes, Responses (7-15-19) Active
  • 2019 Texas Department of Transportation Annual Environmental Conference (7-15-19)
  • Transportation Research Record (7-15-19)
  • 15: 12th TRB International Conference on Low Volume Roads (7-17-19)
  • 26 TRB Webinar: Recent Developments in Cold Asphalt Recycling (7-17-19)
  • 28 TRB Webinar: Research in Progress Database: Entering Projects and Searching Records
  • Research Pays Off: High-Performance Thin Asphalt Overlay Rises to Challenge (7-17-19)

  Washington State DOT

  • New video: Behind the scenes of Alaskan Way Viaduct demolition (7-16-19)

  World Road Association

  • Earthworks Manual (7-15-19)

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• July 12, 2019

  AASHTO

  • 2019 National Research Advisory Committee and TRB State Representatives Meeting (7-9-19)
  • AASHTO TransComm 2019 (7-10-19)
  • Four Northeastern State DOTs Win Prestigious Awards for Projects that Encourage Community Involvement and Improve Commuting and Rail (7-10-19)

  Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

  • Senate Confirms Aimee Jorjani As First Full-Time ACHP Chairman (6-28-19)

  American Planning Association

  • Disaster Grant Recipients (7-8-19)
  • First-Time Planning Manager? Let Go, Step Up (7-9-19)

  American Society of Civil Engineers

  • Designing and Implementing Separated Bikeways (7-10-19)

  American Society of Landscape Architects

  • The Dirt: Latest Innovations in Bicycle Infrastructure (7-10-19)

  BISNOW

  • The Future Of LA Is Transit-Oriented Development And Green Space (7-8-19)

  Brookings Institute

  • A Handbook to help cities report local progress on the sustainability development goals (7-9-19)

  Center for Neighborhood Technology

  • How congestion pricing can help Chicago's infrastructure (7-9-19)

  Climate Central

  • More Extremely Hot Days (2019) (7-10-19)

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • Regional Resilience Toolkit: 5 Steps to Build Large-Scale Resilience to Natural Disasters (July 2019)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • Talking Freight: The Impact of Emerging Technologies on Freight Transportation and Land Use, July 17, 2019
  • Innovator (July/August 2019)
  • Pedestrian Forum – Summer 2019 (7-9-19)
  • EDC News - July 11, 2019
  • Peer Exchange Report: GIS and Data Governance (7-10-19)

  Fish and Wildlife Service

  • Managing with Prescribed Fire (7-9-19)

  Illinois Center for Transportation

  • Evaluating All-Weather Pavement Markings in Illinois: Volume 2 (June 2019)
  • Methodology for Evaluation of Seal-Coated, Gravel, and Dirt Roads (June 2019)

  International Council on Clean Transportation

  • The flawed benefit-cost analysis behind proposed rollback of the U.S. light-duty vehicle efficiency standards (June 2019)
  • Catching Defeat Devices: How Systematic Vehicle Testing can Determine the Presence of Suspicious Emissions Control Strategies (June 2019)

  International Erosion Control Association

  • 2019 IECA Mid-Atlantic Chapter Regional Conference (7-8-19)
  • July 31 Webinar: Storm Water Compliance Success: Using Proactive BMPs to Minimize Regulatory Discharges (7-9-19)
  • 2019 IECA Texas Stormwater Conference (7-9-19)

  Institute of Transportation Engineers

  • Joint ITE International and Texas District Annual Meeting and Exhibit (7-10-19)

  Kansas DOT

  • Kansas and Missouri DOTs partner on driver alert technology pilot program (7-3-19)

  Missouri DOT

  • TITAN – An Interactive Web-Based Platform for Transportation Data Integration and Analytics (May 2019)

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  • Addressing Cycles of Inequality: A Workshop on Mobility Justice (7-8-19)

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  • Manual on Subsurface Investigations--Update (NCHRP 21-10) (7-8-19)
  • Improving and Streamlining Historic Context Development, Identification, and Evaluation: Focus on Post World War II Commercial Properties (Anticipated) (7-10-19)

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  • Prepare for more downpours: Heavy rain has increased across most of the United States, and is likely to increase further (7-10-19)
  • S. ties record for number of high tide flooding days in 2018 (7-10-19)

  National Renewable Energy Laboratory

  • NREL Determines Cheaper Path to High-Octane Gasoline (7-8-19)

  National Research Council

  • Workshop: Developing a Research Agenda and Research Governance Approaches for Climate Intervention Strategies That Reflect Sunlight to Cool Earth, Aug. 7-8

  PBS/NPR

  • Watershed Moment: “Ephemeral” Streams Debate Could Reshape Ohio Valley Waterways (7-5-19)

  Rockefeller Foundation

  • The Transport Revolution Will Be Digitized (7-11-19)

  Shared Use Mobility Center

  • Mobility Hub Newsletter (7-3-19)
  • Mobility Hub Newsletter (7-11-19)

  Smart Growth Online

  • Report: D.C. ranks among the most walkable U.S. metros, now and likely in the future (7-8-19)

  Southern Environmental Law Center

  • Cross-sector collaboration: Groups tackle climate change through transportation reform (7-2-19)

  Transportation for America

  • There’s a reason why Missouri voters twice rejected gas tax increases (7-9-19)

  Transportation Research Board

  • TRB Webinar: Limitations of the Infiltration Approach to Stormwater Management (7-3-19)
  • Transportation Research OnlineFirst: This Week’s Update of Recently Released Transportation Research Record Papers (7-8-19)
  • TRB Special Report 331: The Vital Federal Role in Meeting the Highway Innovation Imperative (7-11-19)

  Volpe Center

  • July 23 Webinar: Solving for Tomorrow’s Transportation Challenges (7-9-19)

  World Resources Institute

  • Natural Gas Beat Coal in the US. Will Renewables and Storage Soon Beat Natural Gas? (7-8-19)
  • Climate Action Will Shape People’s Lives. They Should Have a Chance to Shape Climate Action (7-10-19)

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• July 5, 2019

  AASHTO

  • 2019 AASHTO Committee on Maintenance (7-1-19)
  • Joint Meeting of the AASHTO COD & CAT In Collaboration with TRB Roadside Safety Design Committee (7-1-19)
  • Senate Commerce Subcommittee Focuses on Transportation Technology (6-28-19)
  • THUD Appropriations Passes House (6-28-19)

  Climate Central

  • Coastal Waters are Warming Across the U.S. (6-26-19)
  • Warming Waters in the Great Lakes (6-26-19)
  • Daily Template: CO2 in the Context of Human History (7-2-19)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Disaster Aid Bill Will Help Make Nation More Resilient (6-27-19)

  Federal Transit Administration

  • FTA Fiscal Year 2019 Apportionments, Allocations and Program Information (7-3-19)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • CTPP Status Report - May 2019 - Census Issues (7-5-19)
  • Human Environment Digest (7-2-19)
  • Talking Freight: The Use of Emission Reduction Technologies in Freight Vehicles - Freight Planning (July 1, 2019)
  • Extending our Reach Video Series and Webinars (6-28-19)
  • FHWA R&T Now - May/June 2019 (7-3-19)

  • FHWA R&T Now - May/June 2019 (7-3-19)

  Georgetown Climate Center

  • Regional Collaboratives for Climate Change - A State of the Art (7-1-19)

  Government Accountability Office

  • Freight Trains Are Getting Longer, and Additional Information Is Needed to Assess Their Impact (7-1-19)

  Institute of Transportation Engineers

  • ITE Journal (7-1-19)
  • Planning, Design and Operations of Road Segments and Interchanges in Urban Areas (7-3-19)

  Institute for Transportation & Development Policy

  • Pune, India Wins 2020 Sustainable Transport Award (6-27-19)

  Institute of Transport Studies

  • World Transit Research June 2019 Newsletter

  International Erosion Control Association

  • Storm Water Compliance Success: Using Proactive BMPs to Minimize Regulatory Discharges (7-3-19)

  International Transport Forum

  • Expanding Innovation Horizons: Learning from Transport Solutions in the Global South (7-3-19)

  International Road Federation

  • Grow your Road Safety Skills this Summer with IRF (7-1-19)

  Mineta Transportation Institute

  • What Do Americans Think About Federal Tax Options to Support Transportation? Results from Year Ten of a National Survey (7-1-19)

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  • Proposed AASHTO Specifications for Design of Piles for Downdrag (6-27-19)
  • Manual on Subsurface Investigations -- Update (7-1-19)
  • NCHRP Implementation Support Program (7-3-19)
  • Implementation of Life-Cycle Planning Analysis in a Transportation Asset Management Framework (7-3-19)

  National Institute for Transportation and Communities

  • Small Towns with Big City Problems: Mobility Challenges and Solutions in Our Natural Areas (6-5-19)

  National Transport Commission

  • Easy Access to Suitable Routes (6-27-19)

  NZ Transport Agency

  • Evidential basis for community response to land transport noise (7-3-19)

  Rockefeller Foundation

  • Global Coalition of Cities Launches the ‘Open Mobility Foundation’ (6-28-19)

  Safe Routes Partnership

  • Early Bird Registration for Safe Routes to School Conference Extended Through July 19 (7-1-19)

  Sustainable Communities Online

  • Guidelines on Sustainable Landscaping for Federal Agencies (7-3-19)

  Transportation Research Board

  • Transportation Research OnlineFirst: This Week’s Update of Recently Released Transportation Research Record Papers (7-1-19)
  • Performance of Bridges That Received Funding Under the Innovative Bridge Research and Construction Program (7-1-19)
  • SUMMERAIL 2019 (7-3-19)
  • Women’s Constrained Travel Behavior: Austrian Case Study (7-3-19)

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• June 28, 2019

  AASHTO Journal

  • Senate Committee FAST Act Hearing Highlights 5.9 GHz, NEPA Issues (6-21-19)
  • Annual ‘State of Logistics’ Report Highlights Freight Infrastructure Needs (6-21-19)
  • Subcommittee Hearing Focuses on Challenges, Threats Posed by Drones (6-21-19)
  • Preliminary 2018 Data Shows Rise in Pedestrian, Bicyclist Fatalities (6-21-19)

  American Planning Association

  • Sustainable Whitefish: Making Transit a Priority (6-26-19)
  • Supreme Court Overturns Longstanding Property Takings Precedent (6-21-19)

  American Road and Transportation Builders Association

  • Ad Campaign Targets Key Lawmakers and Highlights Urgent Need for Investment to Modernize Infrastructure (6-26-19)

  American Society of Landscape Architects

  • The Case for Quality Public Spaces for All (6-25-19)
  • The Dirt: Round Two Opening for Salesforce Transit Center Park (6-26-19)

  American Trucking Associations

  • New Benchmarking Report Shows Impact of Winter Weather on Maintenance (6-26-19)

  Army Corps of Engineers

  • Army Corps/EPA Mitigation Rule Amendment 2019: Webinar for State and Local Governments, July 23

  Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations

  • Fort Smith directors approve three-year bikeshare program 6-21-19)

  Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals

  • Webinar: Return on Investment for Active Transportation (6-26-19)
  • Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals Conference, Aug. 25-28, 2019

  Association of State Wetland Managers

  • Modeling Impacts of Climate Change and Land-use Change on Prairie Pothole Wetlands 6-26-19)
  • Proposed Mitigation Rule Amendment Rulemaking: Pre-Proposal State and Local Government Outreach June 20, 2019

  Brookings

  • WATCH: A bipartisan conversation about carbon price proposals (6-26-19)

  Eno

  • Eno Transportation Weekly (6-17-19)

  Environmental Defense Fund

  • Trucking companies, utilities and innovators work together to put more electric vehicles on the road (6-26-19)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Nature-based Resilience for Gulf Coast Communities (briefing summary) (6-25-19)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • Tech Brief: Joint Sealing (6-26-19)
  • Tech Brief: Concrete Pavement Texturing (6-26-19)
  • EDC News - June 27, 2019

  Federal Transit Administration

  • S. Department of Transportation Announces $60.76 Million Grant to Expand Light Rail Capacity in Dallas, Texas (6-27-19)
  • S. Department of Transportation Allocates $300 Million to San Francisco Transbay Corridor Core Capacity Project (6-20-19)

  Florida DOT

  • Evaluation of the Effect of Homogeneity of the Asphalt Binder on Performance of a Recycled Mix (6-19-19)

  Forest Service

  • Wildfires in all seasons? (6-26-19)

  Institute of Transportation Engineers

  • Management Skills for Transportation Professionals: Session 4, Don't Let Difficult People Drain You (6-26-19)
  • Blended Learning Course: Network Design and Deployment Considerations for ITS Managers and Professionals (6-26-19)

  International Erosion Control Association

  • NPDES Compliance – There’s an App for That (6-26-19)

  Journal of Transport and Land Use

  • Gendered walkability: Building a daytime walkability index for women (6-26-19)

  Marketplace Tech

  • AI for Earth helps researchers get more granular with climate data (6-25-19)

  National Association of Environmental Professionals

  • Application of Environmental Justice to State Environmental Impact Assessment Webinar, July 23, 2019

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  • Estimating Fuel-Saving Impact of Low Rolling Resistance Tires on Heavy-Duty Vehicle Fleet Operations (6-21-19)

  National Renewable Energy Laboratory

  • Co-Optima Homes in on Promising Fuels for Passenger Vehicles, Revs Up Strategies for Commercial Trucks (6-25-19)

  Nevada DOT

  • 2019 Bicycle and Pedestrian Summit (6-26-19)

  Project for Public Spaces

  • Leading Urban Change with People Powered Public Spaces (6-21-19)

  Safe Routes Partnership

  • How to Have Fun: Walking School Bus Edition (6-20-19)

  Shared Mobility Center

  • What the first transit/TNC partnership can teach us (6-12-19)
  • Mobility Hub Newsletter (6-26-19)

  Smart Growth

  • Cities subsidizing sprawl will miss out on the benefits of walkability (6-25-19)
  • Eyes on Milwaukee: Milwaukee’s First Eco-Neighborhood (6-26-19)
  • Opinion: Smart growth is what the people want (6-26-19)

  Sustainable Communities Network

  • Sustainable Sites Projects (6-26-19)

  Transit-Oriented Development Resources

  • The clear benefits of compact, transit-oriented growth (6-21-19)

  Transportation for America

  • Letter urges lawmakers to fully fund transportation this year and rethink the federal transportation program (6-25-19)

  Transportation Research Board

  • Performance and Data in Transportation Decision Making (6-26-19)

  University of California, Davis

  • International Symposium on Pavement, Roadway, and Bridge Life Cycle Assessment 2020 (6-26-19)

  U.C. Davis Road Ecology Center

  • California Connectivity Design (6-27-19)

  Virginia DOT

  • Stockpiling Cold Central Plant Recycling Mixtures (May 2019)

  Volpe Center

  • Autonomous Vehicles That Include Risk in Their Decision Making (6-21-19)
  • July 9 Presentation: The ACES and the Future of Transportation (6-26-19)

  World Resources Institute

  • Besides Buying Renewables, How Can Companies and Cities Create a Greener Grid? (6-21-19)
  • Assessing the Effectiveness of Climate Resilience Grants to Local Governments in Least Developed Countries (June 2019)

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• June 21, 2019

  American Trucking Associations

  • ATA Urges Congress to Move on USMCA (6-20-19)

  America's Transportation Awards

  • Western State DOTs Recognized for Strengthening Communities, Improving Lives with Regional America’s Transportation Awards (6-17-19)

  Army Corps of Engineers

  • 2018 National Wetlands Plant List Update Information (6-17-19)
  • Definition of "Waters of the United States":  Rule Status and Litigation Update (6-18-19)
  • S. Army Corps of Engineers Identifies Candidates for Further Development as Part of the Civil Works Public-Private Partnership (P3) Pilot Program (6-19-19)

  Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals

  • Webinar: If We Build It Will They Come? Estimating Demand for Biking and Walking (6-20-19)

  Association of State Wetland Managers

  • 2019 Compensatory Mitigation Webinar Series (6-18-19)
  • Wetland Breaking News (June 2019)

  Brookings

  • Leading carbon price proposals: A bipartisan dialogue (6-20-19)

  Climate Central

  • Breathing Fire: Change To Oregon Smoke Rules Seeing Early Results For Prescribed Burns (6-19-19)

  Department of Energy

  • Clean Cities Coalitions Overview (June 2019)

  E3G

  • Disruptive impacts of electric vehicles should be focus at upcoming G20 (6-13-19)

  Eno Center for Transportation

  • Webinar: “Part 1: Microtransit 2.0” – From Pilot to Transit System Integration (6-20-19)

  Environmental Defense Fund

  • Clean Energy Innovation: An Important Piece of the Climate Puzzle (6-19-19)
  • Study: Web of sensors shows how pollution varies over space and time (6-20-19)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • June 25 Briefing and Webcast: Nature-based Resilience for Gulf Coast Communities

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • WEBINAR "Application of Environmental Justice to State Environmental Impact Assessment", July 23

  Federal Highway Administration

  • Human Environment Digest(6-17-19)
  • EDC Newsletter (6-20-19)
  • Understand Value Capture Tools and Federal Resources (6-20-19)
  • Integrating Shared Mobility into Multimodal Transportation Planning: Metropolitan Area Case Studies (6-19-19)

  Fish and Wildlife Service

  • Secretary Bernhardt Announces $78 Million in Funding for Wetland Conservation Projects and National Wildlife Refuges (6-19-19)
  • Information on National Pollinator Week June 17 - 23, 2019

  Georgetown Climate Center

  • States respond to release of final ACE rule, rollback of Clean Power Plan 6-19-19)

  Government Accountability Office

  • Land and Water Conservation Fund: Variety of Programs Supported, but Improvements in Data Collection Needed at BLM (6-20-19)

  Institute for Transportation and Development Policy

  • The Road Ahead to BostonBRT (6-18-19)
  • Preparing Cities for the Future: An Interview with MOBILIZE Keynote Speaker, Gil Peñalosa (6-20-19)

  League of American Bicyclists

  • Too many bicyclists are still dying on our roads (6-18-19)

  National Academies of Sciences, Engineering & Medicine

  • Climate at the National Academies (updated web page) (6-17-19)

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  • Panel Study of Emerging Transportation Technologies and Trends in California: Phase 2 Data Collection (6-18-19)

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  • Measuring the Effectiveness of Public Involvement in Transportation Planning and Project Delivery (6-19-19)

  National Council of State Legislatures

  • With Gas Tax Tank Emptying, a Look at Road Usage Charges

  National Wildlife Federation

  • For Wildlife, There’s No App for That (6-20-19)

  Natural Resources Defense Council

  • New York Passes Nation-Leading Climate Bill (6-20-19)

  Transit Cooperative Research Program

  • TCRP Synthesis 140: Comprehensive Bus Network Redesigns (6-14-19)

  Smart Growth America

  • Ready, set, develop: the 2019 LOCUS Smart Growth Showcase (6-19-19)
  • 2019 LOCUS Award Finalists Announced (6-18-19)

  State Smart Transportation Initiative

  • Shifting from LOS to VMT would save time, money, and better support local goals 6-17-19)
  • Want to increase transit ridership without adding service? Make it easy to get to the stations (6-17-19)
  • What’s the best policy for managing spillover parking? (6-17-19)
  • Neighborhood walkability and residential preferences in midsized cities (6-17-19)

  Transportation Research Board

  • Transportation, Environment, and Energy: An Integrated Research Symposium (6-18-19)
  • Transportation Research Circular E-C245: Transportation Oral History: State of the Practice and a Path Forward (6-19-19)
  • July 14-16 Workshop on Sustainable Resource Conservation and Recovery (6-20-19)
  • Seismic Design of Non-Conventional Bridges, NCHRP Synthesis Report (6-20-19)

  UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies

  • California Climate Change Target Setting: A Workshop Report and Recommendations to the State of California Based on the Third California Climate Policy Modeling Dialogue and Workshop (6-14-17)

  Virginia DOT

  • Computational Enhancements for the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Regional River Severe Storm Model: Phase II (May 2019)

  World Resources Institute

  • Local Communities Aren’t Just Climate Victims. They’re Climate Adaptation Leaders (6-20-19)

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• June 14, 2019

  America Walks

  • New Webinar: Partnering for Engagement: Accessibility of Public Spaces (July 17, 2019) (6-13-19)

  American Planning Association

  • Partnerships + Data: The Keys to Creating Change and Opportunity (6-13-19)

  American Public Health Association

  • Taking action on climate change to improve public health (6-12-19)

  American Society of Landscape Architects

  • Island Life: New Communities Form off the Coast of San Francisco (6-13-19)
  • Pavers: Advantages, Manufacturing Process and Environmental Advantages (6-13-19)

  American Trucking Association

  • ATA Calls for Data Driven Approach to Transportation Reauthorization (6-12-19)

  Association of State Wetland Managers

  • Mapping Thirty Years of Wetland Surface Water Dynamics Using Landsat Satellite Imagery: Implications for Climate Change and Species Management (6-13-19)

  Brookings

  • Aligning G-20 infrastructure investment with climate goals and the 2030 Agenda (6-13-19)

  Congressional Research Service

  • Vehicle Electrification: Federal and State Issues Affecting Deployment (6-3-19)

  Department of Energy

  • Clean Cities Alternative Fuel Price Report (April 2019)
  • Clean Cities Coalitions: Advancing Affordable, Domestic Transportation Fuels and Technologies Across the Country (June 2019)

  Department of Transportation

  • S. Department of Transportation Launches Port Infrastructure Development Program (6-12-19)

  E3G

  • Disruptive impacts of electric vehicles should be focus at upcoming G20 (6-13-19)

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • EPA Revises Policy to Help Redevelopment at Federal Facility Superfund Sites (5-17-19)
  • EPA Prepares the Public for the 2019 Hurricane Season by Focusing on Waste Mitigation (6-7-19)
  • EPA announces FY 2020-2023 Priorities for Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (6-13-19)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • Air Quality and Sustainability Highlights (6-7-19)
  • HEP Research Quarterly Newsletter (6-7-19)
  • Human Environment Digest (6-7-19)
  • TechBrief: The Use of Thin Asphalt Overlays for Pavement Preservation (PDF 6-11-19)
  • EDC News (6-13-19)
  • U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Availability of $60 Million for Advanced Transportation Technologies Grants (6-12-19)

  Federal Transit Administration

  • Driver Assist System Technology to Support Bus-on-Shoulder Operations (6-13-19)

  International City/County Management Association

  • The Data Behind the Disaster (6-10-19)

  International Road Federation

  • July 8-12 Training: PPPs in the Road Sector (6-11-19)
  • 23-27 Training: The Use of Recycled Materials in Roadways (6-11-19)

  International Transport Forum

  • Benchmarking Accessibility in Cities: Measuring the Impact of Proximity and Transport Performance (6-6-19)
  • Is the Public-Private Partnership business booming? (6-11-19)
  • New Directions for Data-Driven Transport Safety (6-13-19)

  Institute of Transportation Engineers

  • Preemption of Traffic Signals Near Railroad Crossings (6-11-19)

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  • Impact of Transformational Technologies on Land Use and Transportation (Completed) (6-11-19)

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  • NOAA upgrades the U.S. global weather forecast model (6-12-19)

  National Resource Defense Council

  • To Become a Less Car-Centric City, San Diego Takes Aim at Parking Lot Quotas (6-5-19)

  Route Fifty

  • Transforming a City by Reconsidering a Highway (6-10-19)

  Shared Use Mobility Center

  • Four Modes, Two Legs and Shared Wheels (6-13-19)

  Smart Growth America

  • Economic mobility drives Charlotte’s new TOD zoning (6-7-19)
  • Form-based codes: A means to equity in a compassionate city (6-13-19)
  • Passenger rail a lynchpin of smart, walkable development (6-12-19)

  Texas Transportation Institute

  • Transportation Technology Conference Highlights Opportunities and Challenges with Connected and Automated Vehicles (5-30-19)

  TRL

  • Smart Electric Vehicle Charging: What Do Drivers and Businesses Find Acceptable? (6-13-19)

  Transportation for America

  • Gulf Coast passenger rail receives $33 million in federal funding (6-7-19)

  Transportation Research Board

  • TRB Forum on Preparing for Automated Vehicles and Shared Mobility: Mini-Workshop on the Importance and Role of Connectivity (6-7-19)

  Transportation for America

  • A major obstacle cleared for bringing new passenger rail service to the Deep South (6-10-19)

  Transportation Research Board

  • TRB Webinar: Research and Lessons Learned Implementing Diverging Diamond Interchanges (6-11-19)
  • June 27 TRB Webinar: How Agency Culture Is Transforming with the Use of Performance Measures

  University of Minnesota, Center for Transportation Studies

  • Catalyst Newsletter (June 2019)

  Virginia Transportation Research Council

  • Improving the Identification and Characterization of Arterial Congestion Bottlenecks (6-13-19)

  Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

  • 6-13-19 Event: Creating Autonomous Vehicles and Travel Advisors That Are Risk-Aware

  World Resources Institute

  • For a 1.5 C World, Cities Must Go Carbon Neutral. They Can’t Do It Alone. (6-10-19)

  World Resources Institute: The City Fix

  • People Move to Cities for Better Jobs and Opportunities. Impossible Commutes Are Getting in the Way (6-12-19)

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• June 7, 2019

  American Planning Association

  • Lack of Affordable Property Leading to Homelessness, Traffic (6-3-19)

  American Society of Civil Engineers

  • Originality Built In (June 2019)
  • International Conference on Transportation & Development (Event 6-9-19)

  American Road & Transportation Builders Association

  • ARTBA Applauds U.S. District Court Ruling That Strikes Down 2015 Wetlands Rule (5-30-19)

  American Society of Landscape Architects

  • Combating Alpine Sprawl with Gondolas (6-3-19)
  • Leading Landscape Design Practices for Cost-Effective Roadside Water Management – A Review (6-6-19)

  Bloomberg Philanthropies

  • Michael Bloomberg Launches Beyond Carbon, the Largest-Ever Coordinated Campaign Against Climate Change in United States (6-7-19)

  Brookings Institution

  • Announcing the Economic Value Atlas: A new approach to regional transportation and land use planning (6-5-19)

  Department of Transportation

  • S. Department of Transportation Announces $321.4 Million for Federal Lands and Tribal Projects (6-5-19)
  • S. Department of Transportation Announces Selection of Two New University Transportation Centers(6-5-19)

  EPA

  • EPA Issues Memo to Increase the Agency’s Compliance with Clean Water Act Deadlines (6-3-19)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • Federal Transportation Officials Monitoring Storm and Flood Damage to Roads and Bridges in Midwest (5-31-19)
  • EDC News (6-6-19)
  • June 13 Webinar: Crowdsourcing at the Local Agency Level
  • Public Roads Magazine (Spring 2019)

  Government Accountability Office

  • Renewable Fuel Standard: Information on Likely Program Effects on Gasoline Prices and Greenhouse Gas Emissions (6-3-19)

  International Transport Forum

  • Key Transport Statistics 2019 (2018 Data) (5-29-19)

  Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System

  • Bicycle Parking and Storage Inside and Out (6-10-19)

  Resources for the Future

  • Addressing the Urgency of More Stringent Climate Change Policy (5-30-19)

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  • Leading Landscape Design Practices for Cost-Effective Roadside Water Management (June 2018)
  • NCHRP 08-127 - Emerging Issues: Impact of New Disruptive Technologies on the Performance of DOTs (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
  • NCHRP 08-129 Incorporating Resilience Concepts and Strategies in Transportation Planning Efforts (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
  • NCHRP 08-130, Best Practices in Coordination of Public Transit and Ride Sharing (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
  • NCHRP 08-131, Access to Jobs, Economic Opportunities, and Education in Rural Areas (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
  • NCHRP 08-132, Accessing America's Great Outdoors: Understanding Recreational Travel Patterns, Demand, and Future Investment Needs for Transportation Systems (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
  • NCHRP 08-133, Development and Implementation of the National Intercity Bus Atlas (NIBA) (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
  • NCHRP 08-134, Integrating Freight Movement into 21st Century Communities' Land Use, Design, and Transportation Systems (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
  • NCHRP 14-43, Guide Construction Specifications for Cold In-place Recycling (CIR) and Cold Central Plant Recycling (CCPR) (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
  • NCHRP 15-72, Methodology to Define New AASHTO Green Book 7.0 Context Classification Settings Implementation as Related to Active Transportation Infrastructure (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
  • NCHRP 15-73, Design Options to Reduce Turning Motor Vehicle-Bicycle Conflicts at Intersections (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
  • NCHRP 15-74, Safety Evaluation of On-Street Bikeway Designs (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
  • NCHRP 15-75, Acceleration and Deceleration Rates Used in Roadway Design Criteria, Anticipated,
  • NCHRP 15-76, Designing for Target Speed (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
  • NCHRP 15-77, Aligning Geometric Design Controls, Criteria and Elements with Roadway Context, Modal Priority and Functional Classification (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
  • NCHRP 18-20, Structural Design Methodology for Cured In Place Pipe (CIPP) Liners In Gravity Stormwater Conveyance Conduits (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
  • NCHRP 19-17, The Application of Federal Funding Flexibility at the State DOTs (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
  • NCHRP 20-127, Development of Business Case and Communication Strategies for a State DOT Resilience Program (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
  • NCHRP 20-128, Organizational and Operational Models Used by State DOTs for Emergency Response (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
  • NCHRP 22-46, Supporting Data-Driven Decision Making through an Expansion of the Human Factors Guidelines for Road Systems (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
  • NCHRP 23-02, Secure Information Environments for Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing: Guidance for State DOTs (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
  • NCHRP 23-03, Targeted Guidance and Information Support to State DOT CEOs on Cybersecurity Issues and Protection Strategies (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
  • NCHRP 23-06, Developing an AASHTO Guide to System-Level Asset Valuation in Support of Transportation Asset Management Decision Making (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
  • NCHRP 23-07, Guidebook for Identifying and Implementing Forecasting Techniques for Effective Target Setting (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
  • NCHRP 23-08, Guidelines for Incorporating Maintenance Costs into a Transportation Asset Management Plan (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
  • NCHRP 24-49, Guidance on the Selection and Use of Flow Resistance Values in Two-Dimensional (2D) Hydraulic Models (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
  • NCHRP 25-61, Effective On-Bridge Treatment of Stormwater (Anticipated) (6-3-19)
  • NCHRP 25-62, National Synthesis of Project-Level Programmatic Agreements for Expediting Section 106 Consultation in Project Delivery (Anticipated) (6-3-19)

  Shared Use Mobility Center

  • Mobility Hub Newsletter (6-6-19)

  Smart Growth America

  • A decade of lessons on good zoning (6-3-19)

  Southern Environmental Law Center

  • June 25: Daylong Discussion of Transportation and Climate Change

  State Smart Transportation Initiative

  • Small increases in rainfall could cause big problems for road networks (6-3-19)
  • Dense areas are safer but road design is critical (6-3-19)
  • Quantifying the quality and connectivity of sidewalks: walking accessibility indices (6-3-19)
  • Latinos are being pushed to urban edges, rural areas with few transportation options (6-3-19)

  Texas A&M Transportation Institute

  • 10, 2019 - TxDOT Environmental Conference

  Transportation Research Board

  • July 8 TRB Webinar: Visualization for Transportation Decision-Making, Operations, and Safety
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  • Conference on Health and Active Transportation: Abstract Deadline Extended to June 21, 2019

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• May 31, 2019

  American Association of Landscape Architects

  • ASLA Opens New Exhibition: Smart Policies for a Changing Climate (5-28-19)

  American Planning Association

  • Improving Our Cities Through Sustainable Mobility Management (5-30-19)
  • Mental Maps Still Matter in the Age of GPS (5-30-19)

  Association of State Wetland Managers

  • Clean Water Act Section 401 Comment Letters Submitted (5-28-19)

  Bloomberg Philanthropies

  • Michael Bloomberg Announces New Funding for “America’s Pledge” U.S. Climate Report to Counter Trump Administration’s Failure on Addressing Climate Crisis (5-28-19)

  Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

  • US Companies Seek Pathways to 2050 Emission Targets (5-28-19)

  Congressional Research Service

  • Report: The Plug-In Electric Vehicle Tax Credit (5-14-19)

  Environmental Defense Fund

  • Pennsylvania has cost-effective opportunities to reduce carbon pollution – new report (5-29-19)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • What’s Wrong With the Way We Communicate Climate Change? (5-24-19)

  Environmental Law Institute

  • The Future of Pacific Northwest Low Carbon Fuels, Seattle, June 7

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • EPA Announces $14 Million to Reduce Excess Nutrients and Stormwater Pollution in the Great Lakes (5-28-19)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • Air Quality and Sustainability Highlights (5-23-19)
  • U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $500,000 for Emergency Repairs to Flood-Damaged Roads in Vermont (5-28-19)
  • Planning for Reliability Workshop (5-29-19)
  • Every Day Counts Initiative: EDC News (5-30-19)
  • Behavioral/Agent-Based Supply Chain Modeling Research Synthesis: Model Applications (5-30-19)
  • Behavioral/Agent-Based Supply Chain Modeling Research Synthesis: Data Challenges (5-30-19)
  • Behavioral/Agent-Based Supply Chain Modeling Research Synthesis: Model Approaches (5-30-19)

  Federal Transit Administration

  • Preparation of a Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed Transit Improvements in the Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2, Eastern Portion of Los Angeles County, California (5-29-19)
  • Zero-Emission Bus Evaluation Results: Orange County Transportation Authority Fuel Cell Electric Bus (Report 0134) (5-30-19)
  • Connected Vehicle (CV) Infrastructure – Urban Bus Operational Safety Platform (Report 0133) (5-30-19)

  Forum of European National Highway Research Laboratories (FEHRL)

  • RESilient transport InfraSTructure to extreme events (RESIST) Newsletter (5-27-19)

  Institute for Transportation and Development Policy

  • The High Cost of Transportation in the United States (5-23-19)

  National Renewable Energy Laboratory

  • Clean Cities Coalitions 2017 Activity Report (5-29-19)

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  • Deep Learning–based Eco-driving System for Battery Electric Vehicles (May 2019)

  NOAA Climate Portal

  • Warming may increase risk of rapidly intensifying hurricanes along U.S. East Coast (5-24-19)

  Rails to Trails Conservancy

  • New Jersey Awards More Than $27 Million for Trails, Walking and Biking Projects Statewide (5-23-19)

  USDOT Volpe Center

  • Using Crowdsourced Data to Estimate Crash Risk (5-14-19)

  Western Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

  • June 9-12: Western Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (WASHTO) Annual Conference

  World Resources Institute: The City Fix

  • PODCAST: Transportation Is the Heart of Cities (5-16-19)

  World Resources Institute

  • From Mobility to Access for All: Expanding Urban Transportation Choices in the Global South (5-29-19)
  • How to Enable Electric Bus Adoption in Cities Worldwide (May 2019)
  • Barriers to Adopting Electric Buses (May 2019)
  • The Evolution of Bike Sharing: 10 Questions on the Emergence of New Technologies, Opportunities, and Risks (January 2019)

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• May 24, 2019

  American Society of Landscape Architects

  • Smart Policies for a Changing Climate (5-21-19)

  Association of State Wetland Managers

  • Reducing Flood Risk and Restoring Ecosystems through Science and Planning Webinar, June 4, 2019

  Eno Transportation Weekly

  • How Have Different State Populations Changed Their Gasoline Consumption? (5-21-19)

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • Tool Finder for Local Government Clean Energy Initiatives

  Federal Highway Administration

  • June 20 Webinar: Understand Value Capture Tools and Federal Resources
  • June 25 Webinar: Virtual Public Involvement - Extending our Reach #2
  • June 27 Webinar: Value Capture: Developer Contributions Techniques and Case Studies
  • Illinois Peer Exchange: Planning and Environment Linkages (PEL) Summary Report (5-20-19)
  • Public Roads, Spring 2019
  • Every Day Counts Newsletter (5-23-19)

  Federal Transit Administration

  • S. Department of Transportation Highlights Transit Workforce Training for Innovative Technologies of the Future (5-21-19)

  Hawaii DOT

  • HDOT tests sustainable concrete mix designed to reduce carbon footprint of road construction (5-16-19)

  Institute for Transportation and Development Policy

  • You Must Walk Before You Can Run: How to Get an Electric Bus Fleet Running (5-17-19)

  Institute for Sustainable Communities

  • Regional Collaboratives for Climate Change — A State of the Art (5-21-19)

  International City/County Management Association

  • FEMA Seeks Comments on New Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (5-21-19)

  International Council for Clean Transportation

  • Gasoline Versus Diesel: Comparing CO2 Emission Levels of a Modern Medium Size Car Model Under Laboratory and On-Road Testing Conditions (5-17-19)
  • Beyond NOX: Emissions of Unregulated Pollutants from a Modern Gasoline Car (May 2019)

  National Association of City Transportation Officials

  • Don’t Give Up at the Intersection: NACTO Releases Best Practices for Next-Generation Street Intersection Design (5-20-19)

  National Association of State Energy Officials

  • PEV Policy Evaluation Rubric (5-21-19)

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  • April 2019 was 2nd hottest on record for the globe (5-20-19)
  • Rising Emissions Drive Greenhouse Gas Index Increase (5-21-19)
  • NOAA predicts near-normal 2019 Atlantic hurricane season (5-23-19)

  National Renewable Energy Laboratory

  • Clean Cities Coalitions 2017 Activity Report (5-21-19)

  NOAA Climate Portal

  • Building climate and coastal resilience in the OBX (5-21-19)

  Pennsylvania DOT

  • PennDOT Completes Replacement Wetland Contract for U.S. 322 (Conchester Highway) Improvement Project in Delaware County (5-21-19)

  Sierra Club

  • The Clean Energy Jobs Act Becomes Law Without Signature from Hogan (5-22-19)

  State Smart Transportation Initiative

  • Yet more evidence: “If you build it they will drive” (5-20-19)

  Transit Cooperative Research Program

  • RFP: An Update on Public Transportation's Impacts on Greenhouse Gas Emissions (5-20-19)

  Transportation for America

  • The inside scoop on Repair Priorities 2019 (5-22-19)

  Transportation Research Board

  • June 2-5: Transportation Planning Applications Conference
  • TRB Seeking Panel Nominations for FY 2019 NCHRP Synthesis Projects (5-21-19)
  • TR News March-April 2019: Renewing the National Commitment to the Interstate Highway System: A Foundation for the Future (5-13-19)
  • RFP: An Update on Public Transportation's Impacts on Greenhouse Gas Emissions (5-20-19)

  Urban Land Institute

  • New ULI Book, Building a Multimodal Future, Explores How Transportation Demand Management Can Ease Traffic Congestion from Dense Development (5-22-19)

  U.S. Forest Service

  • USDA Forest Service and State of Utah sign Shared Stewardship agreement (5-22-19)
  • State, Federal Agencies Align for Historic Partnership to Reduce Wildfire Risk and Improve Forests, Water and Habitat (5-8-19)

  Washington State DOT

  • Bicycling can be for everybody and every body (5-22-19)

  World Resources Institute: The City Fix

  • It Now Costs You £24 to Enter Central London in an Old Car (5-20-19)
  • The City Fix: Insights from Uganda on Why Solar Street Lights Make Sense (5-22-19)

  World Resources Institute

  • Electric Bus Adoption Is Critical for Sustainable Cities – Here’s How to Get There (5-21-19)
  • Publication Launch: 'From Mobility to Access for All' (5-23-19)

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• May 17, 2019

  American Planning Association

  • Washington Talks Infrastructure: Will This Time Be Different? (5-13-19)
  • Planners Adapt as Infrastructure Gets Smarter (5-16-19)
  • Open Spaces Encourage Healthy Activity (5-14-19)

  Buegreen Alliance

  • BlueGreen Alliance and Members Release Infrastructure Priorities (5-16-19)

  California DOT

  • NEPA Assignment 2018 Monitoring Report (March 2019)

  CEO Climate Dialogue

  • Leading U.S. Businesses Call on Congress to Enact a Market-Based Approach to Climate Change (5-15-19)

  Climate Central

  • Pouring it On: How Climate Change Intensifies Heavy Rain Events (5-15-19)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Chad Berginnis Discusses How Communities Are Dealing with Flooding (5-14-19)

  Environmental Defense Fund

  • Leading U.S. Businesses Call on Congress to Enact a Market-Based Approach to Climate Change (5-15-19)

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • San Joaquin Valley air district to receive nearly $1.5 million to improve air quality (5-14-19)
  • Sac Metro air district to receive over $800,000 to improve air quality (5-14-19)
  • Tool Finder for Local Government Clean Energy Initiatives (5-16-19)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • FHWA Memo: A Policy on Geometric Design Highways and Streets, 2018 (Green Book) (5-10-19)
  • Tech Brief: Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavement (April 2019)
  • National Tribal Symposium to Advance Transportation (May 14-16, 2019)
  • EDC News (5-16-19)
  • Human Environment Digest (5-16-19)

  Federal Transit Administration

  • S. Department of Transportation Announces More Than $423 Million in Funding Availability for Buses Nationwide (5-15-19)

  Fish and Wildlife Service

  • Service Extends Comment Period on Proposed Delisting of Gray Wolves (5-13-19)

  Institute for Transportation and Development Policy

  • No cars needed when visiting Minneapolis (5-3-19)

  League of American Bicyclists

  • 39 Cities and Towns Earn Awards for Efforts to Design Safer and More Connected Places for People to Bike (5-13-19)

  National Association of Counties

  • Infrastructure Week 2019 (5-13-19)

  National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

  • Our Communities, Our Power: Advancing Resistance and Resilience in Climate Change Adaptation - Action Toolkit (April 2019)

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  • NCHRP 08-36/Task 141 Evaluation of Walk and Bicycle Demand Modeling Practice [Completed]

  National Governors Association

  • Cyber Threats are a Collective Danger. States and Industry Must Respond Collectively (5-16-19)

  National Trust for Historic Preservation

  • Leading National Historic Preservation Organization Names ‘The Corner of Haight and Ashbury’ in San Francisco a National Treasure (5-16-19)

  New York State DOT

  • Department of Transportation Announces $4.7 Million in Funding to Support Transportation Enhancements in Western NY (5-10-19)

  Resources for the Future

  • State Policy Options to Price Carbon from Electricity (5-15-19)

  Sierra Club

  • Frisco Becomes Colorado’s 11th City to Commit to 100 Percent Clean, Renewable Electricity (5-4-19)

  Southern Environmental Law Center

  • Climate change key as national discussion around infrastructure revs up (5-16-19)

  Transportation for America

  • New report chronicles how the nation’s road conditions have worsened as many states prioritize expansion instead of repair (5-14-19)
  • Repair Priorities 2019 is here — and it shows that more money won’t fix our infrastructure problems (5-14-19)

  Transportation Research Board

  • July 2020: 13th National Conference on Transportation Asset Management (5-2-19)

  University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies

  • Catalyst Newsletter (May 2019)

  Urban Institute

  • The Urban Institute and the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth Announce “Accelerating Innovation for Inclusion” (5-15-19)

  Virginia Transportation Research Council

  • Ten-Year Assessment of Virginia's First Warm Mix Asphalt Sites (April 2019)

  World Resources Institute: The City Fix

  • Reclaiming the Streets: Addis Ababa, Other African Cities Launch Car-Free Days

  World Resources Institute

  • PODCAST: Transportation Is the Heart of Cities (5-16-19)

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• May 10, 2019

  AASHTO

  • House T&I Member Day Hearing Elicits Wide Range Of Transportation Concerns (5-3-19)
  • Bill Proposes To Eliminate Equipment Tax That Feeds Highway Trust Fund (5-3-19)

  American Planning Association

  • Climate and health leaders walk the walk in Washington (5-7-19)

  American Society of Landscape Architects

  • The Dirt: Debate: How to Spend $2 Trillion on Infrastructure (5-9-19)

  Blue Green Alliance

  • Signing of Landmark Clean Energy Action Will Create Good-Paying Jobs, Improve Environment (5-7-19)

  Caltrans

  • Resurgent Rail and Transit Funding in Southern California Sets Stage for Los Angeles Union Station’s Next 80 Years (5-3-19)

  Colorado DOT

  • Colorado considers voluntary proposal to bring more electric vehicles to the State (5-9-19)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • How the 116th Congress Is Addressing Climate Change (5-2-19)

  Environmental Council of the States

  • California Air and Ag Departments Launch Climate Partnership (5-3-19)
  • Pennsylvania Releases State Climate Action Plan, Joins U.S. Climate Alliance (5-3-19)
  • New York Announces Funding to Promote Resiliency and Protect Water Quality (5-3-19)
  • New Hampshire Kicks Off Four Coastal Climate Resilience Projects (5-9-19)

  Environmental Defense Fund

  • EPA Wants to Refuse New York’s Request for Help with Cross-State Air Pollution (5-8-19)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Nebraska Devastated by Multiple Extreme Weather Events (5-7-19)
  • Recording: The National Flood Insurance Program: Critical Issues and Needed Reforms (5-7-19)

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • EPA Approves State of Texas’ Plan to Reduce Ozone-Creating Emissions for Greater Houston Area (5-3-19)

  Federal Facilities Environmental Stewardship & Compliance Assistance Center

  • How to Make Your City Smart, Sustainable, and Resilient (Web-based) (5-15-19)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • S. Department of Transportation Announces $2 Million for Emergency Repairs to Flood-Damaged Roads and Bridges in Missouri (5-3-19)
  • Nicole R. Nason Sworn in as New Federal Highway Administrator (5-7-19)
  • Public Roads Magazine - Spring 2019 (5-7-19)
  • EDC News - May 9, 2019
  • Promises of Data from Emerging Technologies for Transportation Applications: Puget Sound Region Case Study(5-9-19)
  • Tech Brief: Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavement (April 2019)
  • Talking Freight Webinar for May 15, 2019: The Use of Emission Reduction Technologies in Freight Vehicles

  Federal Transit Administration

  • Competitive Funding Opportunity: Integrated Mobility Innovation (IMI) Demonstration Program (5-8-19)
  • Federal Transit Administration Announces $15 Million Funding Opportunity for Innovative Mobility Projects in Public Transportation (5-8-19)

  Institute of Transportation Engineers

  • Guidelines for Determining Traffic Signal Change and Clearance Intervals (5-8-19)

  International Transport Forum

  • ITF Newsletter (5-9-19)

  League of American Bicyclists

  • Why America Needs a Bike New Deal (5-9-19)

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  • Identifying Roadway Physical Characteristics that Contribute to Emissions Differences between Hybrid and Conventional Vehicles

  National Renewable Energy Laboratories

  • Energy Implications of Current Travel and the Adoption of Automated Vehicles (April 2019)

  Rails to Trails Conservancy

  • From Dream to National Treasure: The Great American Rail-Trail (5-8-19)
  • 16 Historic Highlights Along the Route of the Great American Rail-Trail (5-8-19)

  Route Fifty

  • Finding History Along the Highway (5-3-19)

  Sierra Club

  • South Miami Becomes Eighth Florida City Committed to 100 Percent Renewable Energy Community-Wide (5-7-19)
  • Colorado Wilderness Act a Win for Communities and Environment (5-7-19)
  • Advocates Challenge EPA for Leaving Weak Clean Air Protections in Place in Eight States (5-7-19)

  Smart Growth America

  • Bike to work/school days often highlight failures of public policy (5-9-19)

  SPUR

  • San Francisco Bay Shoreline Adaptation Atlas (April 2019)

  Transportation for America

  • Are we creating assets or liabilities? (5-9-19)

  Transportation Research Board

  • Worldwide Use of Remote Sensing to Measure Motor Vehicle Emissions (5-2-19)
  • Conference on Health and Active Transportation: Abstract Deadline June 7, 2019

  U.S. Government Accountability Office

  • Priority Open Recommendations: U.S. Department of Transportation (4-29-19)

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• May 3, 2019

  AASHTO

  • State DOTs Prep Policies As Trump, Congressional Leaders Plan Infrastructure Meeting (4-26-19)
  • Final Washington State Budget Includes Funds For Hybrid-Electric Ferries (5-3-19)

  Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

  • ACHP Celebrates National Historic Preservation Month, Highlighted by Second Photo Contest (4-30-19)
  • ACHP Comments on NPS National Register of Historic Places Rule Changes (4-29-19)

  America Walks

  • Equitable Development: Back to Basics Webinar Recording (4-29-19)

  American Society of Landscape Architects

  • The Dirt: The Case for Climate-Smart Landscapes (4-29-19)

  Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals

  • Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals Joins 7th Annual National Infrastructure Week (4-30-19)

  Association of State Wetland Managers

  • Webinar 6: Dealing with Changing Weather Patterns in Wetland Restoration Planning, May 6
  • Healthy Wetlands, Healthy Watersheds: Helping States and Tribes Develop Watershed-level Wetland Projects and Integrated Programs Webinar, May 8
  • An Ecological Framework for Reviewing Compensatory Mitigation: From Conceptual to Final Design, May 15

  Bloomberg Philanthropies

  • Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces the American Cities Best at Using Data to Improve Residents’ Lives in 2019 (4-24-19)

  Eno Center for Transportation

  • Puget Sound Region Launches On-Demand Shuttles Around Five Link Light Rail Stations (4-24-19)
  • Newsom Team Releases Revised California High Speed Rail Plan (5-2-19)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • The National Flood Insurance Program: Critical Issues and Needed Reforms (Briefing) Tuesday, May 7

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • May 15, 2019: EPA Green Infrastructure: A Triple Bottom Line Approach to Environmental Justice Webinar
  • EPA Announces the Winners of the 7th Annual Campus RainWorks Challenge (4-23-19)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • TechBrief: Chemical Admixtures for Concrete Paving Mixtures
  • Economic Development and Highway Right-Sizing Fact Sheets(5-1-19)
  • FHWA's Fostering Multimodal Connectivity Newsletter - April 2019(4-30-19)
  • FHWA R&T Now - March/April 2019
  • EDC News - May 2, 2019
  • Census Transportation Planning Product (CTPP) Status Report - January 2019(5-2-19)
  • Virtual Public Engagement - Interactive Maps(5-2-19)
  • Public Involvement Technical Assistance (5-2-19)

  League of American Bicyclists

  • 83 New and Renewing Bicycle Friendly Businesses Help Build a More Bicycle Friendly America (5-2-19)

  Massachusetts Department of Transportation

  • MassDOT, State and Local Officials Celebrate New Shared-Use Path Connection in Mattapoisett (4-26-19)

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  • The State of Electric Vehicle Markets, 2017: Growth Faces an Attention Gap Fact Sheet (March 2019)

  National Transit Institute

  • Transit Academy 2019, June 3-7, Dallas

  Oregon Department of Transportation

  • A Guide to the Removal-Fill Permit Process (April 2019)

  Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

  • Wolf Administration Invests in Rail Infrastructure, Supports Business Development by Creating, Sustaining 255 Jobs Statewide (4-29-19)

  Smart Growth America

  • Trump administration undercuts multimodal funding (4-25-19)
  • Best Complete Streets Policies of 2018 Webinar, May 16, 2019

  StreetsBlog Chicago

  • Check Out Recommendations From Lori’s Transportation Transition Committee (4-23-19)

  Transit Cooperative Research Program

  • TCRP Synthesis 139: Transit Service Evaluation Standards (4-29-19)
  • TCRP J-11/Task 38 RFP: An Analysis of Green Bond Financing in the Public Transportation Industry (5-1-19)

  Transit-Oriented Development

  • An exurban transit-oriented community (4-26-19)

  Transportation Research Board

  • Sustainable Design of Concrete Bus Pads to Improve Mobility in Baltimore City (4-25-19)
  • Managing State Transportation Research Programs (4-26-19)
  • Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Research Report 197: Guidebook for Developing a Comprehensive Renewable Resources Strategy (4-23-19)
  • 17th TRB Transportation Planning Applications Conference, June 2-5, 2019, Portland, OR

  UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies

  • Moving Freight Sustainably from Here to There: Scenarios for Zero-Emission Trucking Technologies (5-1-19)

  U.S. Forest Service

  • Pardon our smoke (5-1-19)

  World Resource Institute

  • Climate Adaptation Spending to Ensure it Reaches the Communities Who Need It Most (4-26-19)
  • The City Fix: Climate Action Now: 3 U.S. States, 3 Cities and Puerto Rico Lead the Way (4-24-19)

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• April 26, 2019

  America Walks

  • Beyond the Crash Report: Finding Additional Data on Pedestrian Crashes (4-19-19)

  AASHTO

  • APTA Report Shows Slippage In Public Transit Ridership (4-19-19)

  American Public Transportation Association

  • APTA’s Inaugural ‘Get on Board Day’ Demonstrates National Support for Public Transit and Increased Investment (4-24-19)

  Associated General Contractors of America 

  • AGC Supports Proposed WOTUS Definition (4-18-19)

  Bureau of Transportation Statistics

  • National Transportation Atlas Database Spring 2019 Update (4-19-19)

  Climate Central

  • J. Is Warming at An Alarming Rate and It’s Making Our Air Harder to Breathe (4-19-19)
  • Shifting Tornado Zones (4-24-19)

  Department of Transportation

  • S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces Availability of $900 Million in Infrastructure Grant Funds (4-22-19)

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  • Climate Change is a Major Threat to U.S. Government Says GAO (Again) (4-19-19)
  • A Closer Look at Hawaii’s Innovative Financing Model for Green Energy Investments (4-19-19)

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • Comment Period Deadline June 10th for CWA Section 401 Guidelines/Rulemaking (4-15-19)

  Federal Facilities Environmental Stewardship & Compliance Assistance Center

  • EPA's Barriers: Air Pollution Dispersion Around Existing Infrastructure (Web-based) (4-19-19)
  • REMINDER: Announcing the 2019 Federal Environmental Symposium Call for Presentation Abstracts (4-22-19)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • Every Day Counts News (4-25-19)

  Federal Trade Administration

  • Outstanding Achievement Award for Excellence in Environmental Document Preparation (4-22-19)

  Institute for Transportation and Development Policy

  • Webinar Recording: Jakarta’s Urban Villages: A Community Based Approach to Urban Mobility (4-23-19)

  International Transport Forum

  • Decarbonising Transport in Latin American Cities (4-23-19)

  National Academies

  • NASEM Webinar Series: The Future of Light-Duty Vehicle Technologies and Infrastructure (4-24-19)

  National Association of Development Organizations

  • 2019 NADO Excellence in Regional Transportation Awards Announced (4-23-19)

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  • May 23 Webinar: A New Web Tool to Calculate Induced Travel (4-23-19)

  National Renewable Energy Laboratories

  • New I-JEDI Online Tool Examines Jobs and Economic Impacts of Clean Energy Around the World (4-22-19)

  National Wildlife Federation

  • Climate Policy Stifled, Wildlife Imperiled by Bioenergy (4-23-19)

  Natural Resources Defense Council

  • Midwest Leadership in the Climate Fight (4-22-19)

  Project for Public Spaces

  • Resilience Roundup: Public Spaces Fighting Climate Change (4-22-19)

  State Smart Transportation Initiative

  • Cambridge enshrines protected bike lanes into law (4-23-19)

  Transportation for America

  • How TIGER/BUILD can help improve the federal transportation program (4-25-19)

  Transportation Research Board

  • Urban Goods Movement and Local Climate Action Plans: Assessing Strategies to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Urban Freight Transportation (4-17-19)
  • April 29 TRB Webinar: Ensuring Equity with Priced Managed Lanes

  University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies

  • Introduction to special issue: Rail transit development in China and beyond
  • Can better connections increase transitway ridership? (April 2019)

  World Resources Institute

  • The City Fix: The InoveMob Challenge: 5 Brazilian Startups Partnering with Cities to Transform the Mobility Sector for Good (4-12-19)
  • Climate Action Now: 3 U.S. States, 3 Cities and Puerto Rico Lead the Way (4-22-19)

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• April 19, 2019

  American Planning Association

  • City Launches Development of New Master Plan for Franklin Park (4-16-19)

  American Public Transportation Association

  • Americans Took 9.9 Billion Trips on Public Transportation in 2018 (4-17-19)

  American Trails

  • A Cross-Country Trail to Connect a Nation: The Great American Rail-Trail (4-17-19)

  Associated General Contractors of America

  • U.S. EPA Concludes Pollution Through Groundwater Does Not Require a Federal Discharge Permit (4-18-19)

  Association of State Wetland Managers

  • Wetland Breaking News (4-17-19)

  Chesapeake Bay Foundation

  • CBF Files Comments Opposing Replacement of the WOTUS Rule (4-12-19)

  Climate Central

  • American Warming: The Fastest-Warming Cities and States in the U.S. (4-17-19)

  Department of Transportation

  • DOT Completes Review of Draft Environmental Assessment for the Proposed “Loop” Tunnel Project Between Baltimore and Washington, D.C.

  Eno Center for Transportation

  • Eno Transportation Weekly (4-12-19)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • Using Capability Maturity Frameworks for Transportation System Management and Operations (TSMO) Program Advancement: Case Studies and Lessons Learned (February 2019)

  Federal Highway Administration

  • EDC Newsletter April 18, 2019

  International Association of City Transportation Officials

  • 84 Million Trips Taken on Shared Bikes and Scooters Across the U.S. in 2018 (4-17-19)

  International City/County Management Association

  • Achieving Smart Growth Through Land Use Codes (4-15-19)

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  • Estimating the Value of Truck Travel Time Reliability (4-17-19)

  National Governors Association

  • Governors, State Legislators Respond to Presidential Executive Order on Water Quality (4-11-19)

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  • NOAA helps NYC identify neighborhoods at greatest risk from extreme heat (4-11-19)

  National Resources Defense Council

  • Midwestern States Meet to Discuss Regional Climate Action (4-16-19)

  Rails-to-Trails Conservancy

  • New Transportation Bill Could Open Up More Money for Trails Nationwide (4-12-19)

  Road Ecology Center at UC Davis

  • Road Ecology Center and Adapting to Sea Level Rise (KQED, Public Radio) (4-15-19)

  Shared-Use Mobility Center

  • CARB announces $17 million award to put cleaner, healthier, high-tech transportation in reach for all Californians (4-15-19)

  Smart Growth America

  • Smart Growth America tapped to help determine the future of the Buffalo Skyway (4-15-19)

  Southern Environmental Law Center

  • Broad coalition goes on record against gutting of Clean Water Act (4-16-19)

  Transit Cooperative Research Program

  • Public Transit Rider Origin–Destination Survey Methods and Technologies (4-18-19)

  Transit Oriented Development Resources

  • Utah’s new rubric provides a clear TOD framework (4-12-19)

  Transportation for America

  • Taming the TIGER: Trump Turns Innovative Grant program into another roads program (4-18-19)

  University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies

  • Catalyst Newsletter (4-17-19)

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