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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

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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

ELECTRIC VEHICLES & INFRASTRUCTURE & POLICIES

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)

CULTURAL RESOURCES

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)