Wildlife and Ecosystems
The Arizona Department of Transportation recently highlighted how one of the first steps in a project to widen US 93 near the town of Wikieup involved removing thousands of ocotillos, cactus, and other plants in the path of a newly divided highway. [Above photo by the Arizona DOT] The agency explained those native desert plants More
Air Quality
In October, the Hawaii Department of Transportation celebrated the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport’s successful renewal of its Level 3 Airport Carbon Accreditation or ACA, reaffirming its leadership in sustainable aviation. [Above photo by Hawaii DOT] For the second consecutive year and five years ahead of schedule, the airport continues to exceed its 2030 goal More
The State DOT Role in Safer Land Use Decisions (AASHTO Journal)
Iowa DOT Touts Standing Corn Snow Fence Program (AASHTO Journal)
Europe’s Original Climate-Resilient City Has a Lesson for Us All (Bloomberg CityLab)
NYC congestion relief zone recognized in two tolling awards (ITS International)
Arizona Plans Nearly Three Dozen New EV Charging Stations (Government Technology)
The Fast Lane to Electric Vehicle Charging (Energy Institute at Haas University of California, Berkeley (blog))
US Department of Energy retracts funding for EV education campaign (EV Infrastructure News)
TxDOT spends $748M to burrow bus-size tunnels under Central Austin (Community Impact)
Why Are Highway Signs Green? A Highway Expert Breaks It Down (Reader’s Digest)
A Culture Trip Down Route 66 (National Trust for Historic Preservation)
Master Plan Map Completed for Utah Trail Network (AASHTO Journal)
Signage Causes Confusion and Risk on Queensboro Bridge's New Pedestrian Walkway (NYCity News Service)
Docked Bikeshare Trips – September 2025 (Bureau of Transportation Statistics (media release))
Getting Involved with the ACRP Academic Programs (ACRP (webinar))
An Intelligent Human-Centric Communication System for Adverse Weather and Road Conditions (Iowa Department of Transportation)
Integrating more walking into public transit commuting: a proof-of-concept study (BMC Public Health)
Application From the State of Maine to the Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program and Proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Assigning Environmental Responsibilities to the State (FHWA (Notice of proposed MOU and request for comments))
