Video: Every Day is Earth Day for State DOTs
Founded 51 years ago, Earth Day is now a global celebration that is raising public awareness and support for the protection of the environment. One of the objectives of this…
Tennessee DOT Helps Fund Two Trash Exhibits at Aquarium
A pair of new exhibits at the Tennessee Aquarium funded by the grants from the Tennessee Department of Transportation illustrate how microplastics and other roadside trash can negatively affect the…
NCDOT Seeks 2021 Bicycle/Pedestrian Grant Applications
The North Carolina Department of Transportation is now accepting applications from municipalities across the state for its 2021 Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning Grant Initiative, which seeks to support the development…
Louisiana DOTD Studying How to Tackle GHG Emissions
The Louisiana state government, which collects about $1.3 billion a year in taxes from the oil and gas industry, is studying whether alternative fuels and other environmental measures can help…
KYTC Treating for ‘Noxious Weeds’ Along State Roadways
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet crews began treating for noxious and nuisance weeds along state roadways in March, with those treatments designed to help control the spread of “undesirable plants” along state…
Small Alabama Town Overcomes Barriers to Establish All-Electric Ferry
For two years, the Alabama Department of Transportation has quietly run an all-electric passenger and vehicle ferry, giving a tiny African-American community the distinction of having the only such vessel…
ETAP Podcast: Managing the Transition to Electric Vehicles
In this episode of the Environmental Technical Assistance Program or ETAP Podcast, Shoshana Lew – executive director of the Colorado Department of Transportation – discusses the critical role state DOTs…
ITD Shares Award for Eco-Friendly Bridge Work
The construction of the new Rock Creek Bridge to replace a culvert on US-20 recently won an engineering excellence award from the American Civil Engineers Council of Idaho – an…
States Finding Ways to Reduce Pedestrian Fatalities
While a new report from the Governors Highway Safety Association showed pedestrian fatalities trended up in the first half of 2020, the report also noted how several state-directed efforts are successfully improving…
The Ray Signs Charters to Pilot ‘Green’ Initiatives in Central Texas
The Ray – a Georgia-based transportation innovation non-profit – recently signed separate charters with the Texas Department of Transportation Austin District, Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, and the City of…