Environmental Management Systems
In recent years, several state departments of transportation have adopted a new public messaging position about roadside litter pickup that does not include images of sun-lit fields of daisies or shiny-faced volunteers happily filling garbage bags. [Above photo by Arkansas DOT] Instead, the modern-day anti-littering message is all about the money – more specifically, the More
Infrastructure
On August 20, the Virginia Department of Transportation opened the first completed segment of the Eastern Shore ‘Rail to Trail’ or ESRT pathway to the public. [Above photo via Virginia DOT] Built as part of a $3.9 million Virginia DOT contract now underway to deliver the first two segments of the ESRT in Northampton County, More
FAA Touts Recent eVTOL Hybrid-Electric Plane Tests (AASHTO Journal)
With Gas Tax Revenues Dwindling, Congress Eyes EV Fees (National Conference of State Legislatures)
FTA Delivers $665 Million to Modernize America’s Ferry Infrastructure (FTA (media release))
Subsurface Study of Oregon Highway Landslide Underway (AASHTO Journal)
Florida shows how to adapt as coastal cities face growing threats from sea level rise and storms (AP)
About AI And The Future Of Transportation Planning (Eno Center for Transportation)
New York’s environmental miracle could be coming to an end (Daily Gazette)
The triumph and tragedy of light rail in Charlotte (Planetizen)
Walnut Creek Eyes EV Charging Fees, $5.6 Million Fleet Electrification Cost (Contra Costa News)
California announces $95 million investment for EV infrastructure expansion (EV Infrastructure News)
Judge set to vaporize EPA bid to end California emissions standards (Courthouse News Service)
Over $31M awarded for transportation projects that improve air quality in Wisconsin (Wisconsin Public Radio)
For better urban air quality, choose city trees wisely (Chemical and Engineering News)
What if our cities were designed for wildlife as well as people? (The Conversation)
Missouri Flood and Drought App Builds Disaster Preparedness (Government Technology)
Wildlife Crossings in the Eastern Wildway: Funding the Future (Wildlands Network)
A website makes music using the real-time New York City subway schedule (NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday)
America’s Great Corridors of Commerce; Request for Information (Office of the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy, USDOT (Request for Information))
Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation (Forest Service (Proposed rule; request for public comment))
Travel Management; National Forest System Lands (Forest Service (Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement))
Adoption of Categorical Exclusion Under the National Environmental Policy Act (FAA (Notice of adoption of categorical exclusion))
National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures: Timber Salvage Harvest Categorical Exclusion (Office of the Secretary, Interior (Notice))
Proposed Plan of Operations; Joshua Tree National Park, CA (National Park Service (Notice of availability))
