Public Involvement
The Maryland Department of Transportation recently issued $1.25 million in grants to three projects as part of the initial phase of its Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Capital Grant and Revolving Loan Fund or TOD Fund program launched by the agency in February. [Above image collage via Maryland DOT] Maryland DOT said the TOD Fund program – More
Archaeology
Texas is full of unique and historic sites, but one stop in Rusk County is a literal “throne” from the past – a unique outhouse that has survived for decades and thus rated its very own historical marker; installed courtesy of the Texas Department of Transportation. [Above photo via TxDOT] TxDOT works with the Texas More
Army Corps of Engineers announces proposal to renew and revise nationwide permits (Army Corp of Engineers (media release))
Utah DOT Conducting Weather Station Checkups (AASHTO Journal)
Gauging the Impact of Extreme Precipitation on Infrastructure (The Stream by AASHTO (podcast))
New Jersey Launches Green Transportation Planning Grant Program (New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection)
US e-mobility faces a defining year (Mobility Plaza)
Chicago environmental justice group calls for transition to electric trucks (Yale Climate Connections)
Wisconsin DOT Looks to the Needs of Non-Drivers (AASHTO Journal)
Pollinator Week webinar helps states save the bees (Environment America)
All Abuzz and Aflutter about Pollinator Week (Idaho Transportation Department (media release))
RTC Approves Nearly $60M in Federal Funding for North Texas Bicycle-Pedestrian Projects (Dallas Innovates)
US Sees Steady Progress Toward Improved Bicycling Nationwide (PeopleForBikes)
Enhancing Extreme Weather Resilience for Rail Systems: Multi-Capability Performance Monitoring Approach & Sustainability Integration (UC Davis: National Center for Sustainable Transportation )
2025 Report on the Highways for Habitat Program (Minnesota Department of Transportation (link to pdf))
Delivering equity in low-carbon multisector infrastructure planning (Nature Communications)
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units (EPA (Proposed rule))
Repeal of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units (EPA (Proposed rule))
Notice of Brennan Ocean Mapping Fund Opportunity for Ocean and Coastal Mapping and Request for Partnership Proposals (NOAA (Notice of matching fund opportunity; request for proposals))
Proposal To Reissue and Modify Nationwide Permits (Corps of Engineers (Notice of proposed rulemaking))
National Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety Advisory Committee; Vacancies (U.S. Coast Guard (Notice; request for applications))
Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee Meeting; July 2025 Meeting (U.S. Coast Guard (Notice of open Federal advisory committee meeting))
Revised Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Oregon State Office and Mt. Hood National Forest; Hood River County, Oregon; Clear Branch Dam Remedial Project (Natural Resources Conservation Service and Forest Service (Revised Notice))
Pipeline Safety: Recission of Advisory Bulletin on Section 114 of the Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of 2020 (Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (Notice))
Empowering Commonsense Wildfire Prevention and Response (Presidential Documents (Executive Order))
Authorizing the City of Laredo, Texas, To Expand and Continue To Maintain, and Operate a Vehicular Border Crossing at the Laredo-Colombia Solidarity International Bridge Land Port of Entry (Presidential Documents (Presidential Permit of June 13, 2025))
Notice of Proposed Transfer of Pipelines (Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (Notice, Request for Submissions of Competing Interest))
Hazardous Materials: Liquefied Natural Gas by Rail (Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (Notification of conforming amendments))
