Infrastructure Reslience
The Florida Department of Transportation is wrapping up a $117 million secant seawall project to protect parts of the Jimmy Buffett Memorial Highway, a major coastal road, from future hurricane damage. [Above photo by Florida DOT] The highway, also known as State Road A1A, runs for 339 miles along much of Florida’s Atlantic coast. The More
Climate Change
The Oregon Department of Transportation recently highlighted how its mitigation work ahead of wildfire season helped keep traffic moving and reduced impacts when the Aubrey Fire closed OR 58 near Oakridge in early August. [Above photo by Oregon DOT] That wildfire, which grew to 35 acres and prompted nearby evacuations, shut down a critical travel More
AASHTO Offers Advice for New USDOT Strategic Plan (AASHTO Journal)
Alaska DOT&PF Issues $29M for Kenai Spur Highway (AASHTO Journal)
State DOTs Push Ahead with EV Charger Station Construction (AASHTO Journal)
Charger Data Transparency: Curing Range Anxiety and Powering Electric Vehicle Adoption (American Enterprise Institute)
Beyond the battery: The future of green fuels (Innovation News Network)
Indiana applies for waiver to end inclusion, equity practices for transportation contracts (Indiana Public Broadcasting News)
A New Chapter for Environmental Justice (Inside Climate News (link to video))
State DOT Work Crews Step in to Protect Animals (AASHTO Journal)
Illinois DOT Supports New Fertilizer Distribution Center (AASHTO Journal)
National Parks Traveler Podcast: Historic Preservation (National Parks Traveler (link to podcast))
How to improve trail access, with transit (Greater Great Washington (opinion))
Two Decades Later, the Experience of Katrina Continues to Shape How the Nation Prepares for and Responds to Disasters (National Academies)
The Future of Commuter Rail in North America (TRB (webinar))
Advancing Unpaved Roads and Airfields Through Graduate Research (TRB (webinar))
Exploring preferences for interventions to increase active school transportation among children and adolescents in Australia (Journal of Health & Transport)
Request for Nominations for Members To Serve on the National Volcano Early Warning System Advisory Committee (U.S. Geological Survey (Request))
Improving Visitor Services in National Parks (National Park Service (Request for information))
Land Between the Lakes Advisory Board (Forest Service (Notice of meeting))
Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage, Inc.; Notice of Scoping Period Requesting Comments on Environmental Issues for the Proposed Appalachian Reliability Project (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Notice))
Call for Nominations for the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group (Bureau of Reclamation (Notice of call for nominations))
