Fuel Efficiency
The Washington State Department of Transportation launched a $112 million program back on April 29 that seeks to help businesses and fleet operators acquire zero-emission or “clean” equipment. [Above photo by WSDOT] That program – officially called the Washington Zero-Emission Incentive Program or WAZIP – is funded by the state’s Climate Commitment Act and provides More
Litter
In April, the Texas Department of Transportation hosted its annual “Don’t Mess with Texas Trash-Off” event; a core part of the agency’s Adopt-A-Highway program, which gives volunteer groups a chance to take charge of cleaning stretches of state highways a few times a year. [Above photo by TxDOT] Catherine Cromer, TxDOT’s statewide coordinator for the More
Raleigh-Durham International Airport tries novel approach to stormwater flowing off its massive parking lot (The News & Observer)
Transit-Oriented Development Can Help Cities Grow. Which Urban Areas Are Doing Best? (Urban Institute)
Understanding the role of environmental studies in development (City of Roseville, CA (link to video))
Reality Check: More EVs Could Mean Lower Energy Bills (Rocky Mountain Institute)
Why Wildfire Experts Are So Worried About This Year’s Fire Season (Inside Climate News)
How extreme weather is changing public transport (Railway Pro)
Colorado DOT Begins Geologic Hogback Trail Restoration (AASHTO Journal)
Tennessee Installing New Highway ‘Welcome’ Signs (AASHTO Journal)
A call for people-centered historic preservation (Planetizen)
Bill Would Create New Agency To Oversee Iconic, Rusty Crook Point Bridge in Rhode Island (Rhode Island Current)
MnDOT Installs New Bike Detection System on Highway 3 (AASHTO Journal)
Miami stitching together connected bicycling network (Miami Today)
NYC DOT to Use New Cutting-Edge Sensors to Better Understand How New Yorkers Use Their Streets and to Inform Safer Street Design (New York City DOT (media release))
Can Rural Microtransit Work? (TRB (webinar))
