Planning and Environmental Linkages
Governor Kathy Hochul (D) recently unveiled the Downtown Albany Strategy – a comprehensive, community-informed revitalization plan that is part of the $400 million Championing Albany’s Potential or “CAP” initiative – that includes funding devoted to projects focused on transportation improvements and enhancements to parks, public spaces, and neighborhood amenities. [Above image via the New York More
Podcast
In this episode of ‘The Stream by AASHTO’ podcast, Darlene Goehl (above) – research engineer and research group lead at Texas A&M University’s Transportation Institute or TTI – discusses the joint work of TTI and the Texas Department of Transportation in building Monarch Flight Diverters or MFDs – a series of tall, mesh barriers placed More
The Legal Reasoning Behind the Endangerment Rescission (Harvard Law School (analysis))
MnDOT Adds Rural Focus to Transit Planning Application (AASHTO Journal)
Seattle Is Building Light Rail Like It’s 1999 (Bloomberg CityLab)
Rural public transit yields nearly $4 for every dollar spent, study estimates (University of Illinois Chicago)
New Curbside EV Charger Pilot for Washington, D.C. (AASHTO Journal)
Top 10 blue-light EV fleets around the world: How police, ambulance, and fire services are electrifying (Electric Drives)
Report: Bright Spots Remain Amid Drop in Electric Truck Deployments (Government Technology)
Right-sizing the Garage for Zero-emission Fleets (Mass Transit)
Norway becomes first to almost fully convert to driving EVs: 'This was a long-term commitment' (The Cool Down)
Pennsylvania Announces $100 Million for Public EV Chargers in Communities as Pennsylvania Continues To Lead the Nation in NEVI Program (Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (media release))
EPA Rolls Back Pollutant Rules for Mercury and Air Toxins in Power Plant Emissions (Engineering News-Record)
Public, active, and shared transportation (Maine Department of Transportation)
Developing a Guide for Estimating Benefits of Closing Gaps in Active Transportation Networks 2026 (NCHRP)
Assessment of Wave Impacts on Highway Embankments due to Hurricanes/Tropical Storms in Coastal Louisiana (Southern Plains Transportation Center/Louisiana Tech University)
Determinants of battery electric vehicle adoption concerns: insights from commercial fleet owners (Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice)
Accessibility Standards for Universal Changing Stations (Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Advance notice of proposed rulemaking))
Rescission of the Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding and Motor Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards Under the Clean Air Act (EPA (Final rule))
Tongass National Forest; Alaska; Land Management Plan Revision (Forest Service (Notice of initiation of the development of a proposed plan revision and notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement))
Petroleum-Equivalent Fuel Economy Calculation (Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation (Interim final rule; request for comments))
Rescission of the ‘‘Ten-Day Notices and Corrective Action for State Regulatory Program Issues’’ Rule, Issued April 9, 2024 (Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (Final rule))
Development of Guidance for Alternative Fuel Vehicles and Fueling Infrastructure Deployment Under the Clean School Bus Funding Programs (EPA (Notice; request for information))
Public Meetings of the Advisory Committee on Landslides (U.S. Geological Survey (Notice of public meetings))
Collections From Central Valley Project Power Contractors To Carry Out the Restoration, Improvement and Acquisition of Environmental Habitat Provisions of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act of 1992 (Western Area Power Administration (Notice of order concerning collection procedures))
Rural Opportunities To Use Transportation for Economic Success Initiative: Request for Information (Office of the Secretary, Department of Transportation (Notice; request for information))
