Archaeology
Before a construction crew can build a road, a transportation archaeologist often must reconstruct the history of the ground it’s being built upon. This is the first of a two-part series that digs into that process. [Above photo courtesy of the University of South Alabama Center for Archaeological Studies.] The National Historic Preservation Act of More
Litter
The Delaware Department of Transportation and its partners collected 82,467 bags of trash from roadsides statewide in 2025, along with 4,977 tires, 5,069 signs, and 196 appliances, as part of the ongoing Keep DE Litter Free cleanup campaign. [Above photo via the Delaware DOT] The agency noted that litter removal efforts in 2025 were conducted More
Council on Environmental Quality Rules to Implement NEPA Reviews Are Officially Rescinded (Engineering News-Record)
Climate Adaptation Means Building Social Infrastructure (Stanford Social Innovation Review)
Designing for Resilience in an Unpredictable Energy Era (Eye on Annapolis)
Pro-EV States Should Get Ready for a Hard Fight (Bloomberg Law)
Az, states clash with Trump admin over electric vehicle infrastructure (Courthouse News Service)
EPA delivers draft final rule to repeal 2009 Endangerment Finding, vehicle emission standards to White House OMB (Biomass Magazine)
Expert Warns EPA Policy Shift Could Undermine Benefits of Clean Air Rules (CNR News/ North Carolina State College of Natural Resources.)
Metro seeks rider input to improve transit for neurodivergent riders (Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority)
Cook County Releases First Ever Environmental Justice Policy Framework (Cook County, IL (media release))
How Utah DOT Mitigates the Threat of Avalanches (AASHTO Journal)
MnDOT Installs Flashing ‘Amish Buggy’ Alert Signage (AASHTO Journal)
Mapping 200 Years of Washington Square Park (Off the Grid (blog))
E-Bike Boosters Ask: Is It All Downhill From Here? (Bloomberg CityLab)
Helena-West Helena, outdoor recreation firm will study ways to connect city to walking, biking trails (Northwest Arkansas Democrat- Gazette)
Healthy Habits, Healthy Minds: Winter Blues and How Active Transportation Can Help (Montana Department of Transportation (media release))
Interview With CBS News Transportation Correspondent Kris Van Cleave (Governors Highway Safety Association’s The Intersection (video))
Railroad Safety Advisory Committee; Charter Reestablishment (FRA (Announcement of charter reestablishment))
Transportation Research and Development Strategic Plan; Request for Information (Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, USDOT (Request for Information))
The Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule III for Model Years 2022 to 2031 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks (NHTSA (Proposed rule; extension of comment period))
Draft FAA Transition Plan to Unleaded Aviation Gasoline; Correction (FAA (Notice; correction))
