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Colorado DOT Issues Grants for Local Mobility Projects

By March 23, 2023

The Colorado Department of Transportation recently issued $617,400 in grants to support 12 local mobility programs across the state – helping cities and towns reduce traffic congestion while offering residents…

People riding bikes across a bridge.

Oregon DOT Website Tracks GHG Emission Reductions

By March 23, 2023

The Oregon Department of Transportation recently unveiled a website that tracks how the state’s public agencies are collectively reducing greenhouse gas or GHG emissions across Oregon. [Above photo by the…

Man giving a speech at a podium with a person wearing a traffic cone costume and a lion costume.

Sacramento Kings, Caltrans Work on Local Waterway Cleanup

By March 16, 2023

The Sacramento Kings basketball team, the California Department of Transportation, and more than 35 volunteers recently joined forces to collect and remove litter from Robert T. Matsui Park along the…

A crowd of people on bikes in Oklahoma.

Oklahoma DOT Crafting First-Ever Active Transportation Plan

By March 16, 2023

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation is working on its first-ever active transportation plan – a policy toolkit that can be used internally and by Oklahoma counties and towns as engineers…

Person picking up litter off the side of the road.

Maryland DOT Begins Statewide Litter, Mowing Effort

By Amber GarnettMarch 8, 2023

The Maryland Department of Transportation recently launched “Operation Clean Sweep Maryland,” a new initiative that will nearly double the frequency of litter pickup and mowing efforts along state roads. [Above…

Front of the United States Department of Transportation building.

USDOT Issues $185M in ‘Reconnecting Communities’ Grants

By Amber GarnettMarch 8, 2023

The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded $185 million in grants to 45 projects through its new “Reconnecting Communities” pilot program – what the agency described as a “first-of-its-kind” initiative to…

Road construction.

ETAP Podcast: Georgia’s Transportation Investment Act

By Amber GarnettMarch 3, 2023

The latest episode of the Environmental Technical Assistance Program or ETAP Podcast examines the impact of Georgia’s Transportation Investment Act or TIA a decade after its passage – a voter-approved…

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Buttigieg: We Are ‘Rebuilding’ the Foundation of Transportation

By Amber GarnettMarch 3, 2023

Pete Buttigieg, secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation (above), says his agency and the nation’s mobility community are currently involved in “one of the most exciting, productive, and challenging…

Person holding fish.

Video: How KYTC Biologists Restore Streams, Wetlands

By Amber GarnettFebruary 22, 2023

A recent video released by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet highlights how the agency’s biologists work to restore and improve streams and wetlands involved in state transportation projects. [Above image via…

CT logo.

Caltrans to Help Build Highway/Rail Wildlife Overpass

By Amber GarnettFebruary 22, 2023

The California Department of Transportation, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), and passenger rail provider Brightline West plan to jointly design and construct three wildlife overcrossings across Interstate…

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