Active Transportation
The New York State Department of Transportation recently completed a $25 million project in Westchester County that elevated a flood-prone roadway corridor through the use of recycled materials – a project that also created a new shared-use path for pedestrians and bicyclists as well. [Above photo by NYSDOT] U.S. Route 6/State Route 202 at Annsville More
AASHTO
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials recently hosted a knowledge session at its 2026 Washington Briefing in Washington, D.C., that examined how many states are working to assume more National Environmental Policy Act or NEPA responsibilities from the federal government. [Above photo by AASHTO] Jim Ray, corporate president for engineering consulting firm More
FTA Makes $686M Available for Rail Station Upgrades (AASHTO Journal)
Rule Extension Proposal: Clean Water Act Hazardous Substance Facility Response Plans (EPA (media release))
White House CEQ Chair Shares NEPA, Permitting Outlook (AASHTO Journal)
How Urban Planning faculty turned a historic flood into a living policy lab (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
Emissions Reduction: Forests and Urban Trees (Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control)
What Would A City Designed For Blind Commuters Look Like? (Bloomberg CityLab)
How Texans Are Protecting Monarch Butterfly Migration Paths (The Stream by AASHTO (podcast))
US Geological Survey Updates ‘Volcano Observatory Notice To Aviation’ Alerts (USGS (media release))
MassDOT Report Offers Micromobility Recommendations (AASHTO Journal)
The Real “Problem” With E-Bikes – and New Jersey’s New E-Bike Law (and-new-jerseys-new-ebike-law Next City (opinion))
Definitions for cycling infrastructure (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe)
Electrification at scale: building compliant, high-performing public transport (Mass Transit (webinar, link to registration))
Optimizing electric vehicle charging patterns and infrastructure for grid decarbonization (Communications Sustainability)
National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations (Office of the Secretary, Interior (Final rule))
Assateague Island National Seashore; Oversand Vehicles (National Park Service, Interior (Final rule))
National Emission Standards for Marine Tank Vessel Loading Operations: Technology Review (EPA (Proposed rule))
Clean Water Act Hazardous Substance Facility Response Plans: Compliance Date Delay and Changes To Reflect Administration Policy (EPA (Proposed rule))
National Standards for Traffic Control Devices; the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways; Revision (FHWA (Final rule))
Renewal Package From the State of Ohio to the Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program and Proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Assigning Environmental Responsibilities to the State (FHWA (Notice of proposed Second Renewal MOU and request for comments))
Notice of Public Meeting of Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee (U.S. Geological Survey (Notice of teleconference meeting))
