Traffic Noise
The Michigan Department of Transportation is studying noise levels from a four-lane divided highway in Ann Arbor, where residents complain that decibel levels have increased in the last few years – especially near an elementary school. [Above photo by Michigan DOT] That noise study is focused on a roughly one-mile stretch of M-14 in northwest More
Electric Vehicles
Across the country, state departments of transportation continue to build out electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, supported largely by funding provided from the federal National Electric Vehicle or NEVI formula program established four years ago. [Above photo by TxDOT] For example, using NEVI funds, the Texas Department of Transportation has built 14 EV charging stations, More
FTA Issues Nearly $390M for 34 Transit Projects (AASHTO Journal)
Checking In On USDOT Advisory Committees (Eno Center for Transportation)
FHWA Signs NEPA Assignment Partnership with Nebraska (AASHTO Journal)
National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations (Office of the Secretary, Interior (Final rule))
Maryland DOT to Install Solar Panels Over Parking Lots, Brownfields (Maryland Matters)
Winter Weather: An Impromptu Infrastructure Audit (Strong Towns)
Digitalization essential for road resilience, says IRF (Global Highways)
Maryland utility will subsidize 28 electric school buses in a pilot that will also test V2G tech (Charged Electric Vehicles)
How States Help Streamline EV Charging Deployment to Efficiently Meet Demand (National Conference of State Legislatures)
California pushes ahead on EV mandates as Detroit automakers reengage regulators (CBT News (opinion))
NC’s greenhouse gas emissions lowest in decades, but temporary uptick projected (North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (media release))
Lack of transportation keeps many Alabamians from working. Rural public transit programs are trying to help. (WBHM Radio)
Anchorage wasn't built for pedestrians. Experts say that's killing people. (Alaska Public Radio)
Caltrans Issues $25M for Litter, Graffiti Removal Projects (AASHTO Journal)
The Testimony of a Mayor – and a River (American Rivers)
How Snowstorms Can Trigger More Dangerous Flooding in New Jersey (Inside Climate News)
New research reaffirms salt brine effectively clears Wisconsin highways (Wisconsin DOT (media release))
Breaking Silos For Safer Streets – Bryan Jones, PE, AICP, City Of Menifee, California (ITE Talks Transportation (podcast))
New Kansas bicycle maps now available (Kansas Department of Transportation (media release))
COVERT: Cognitive Internet of Vulnerable Road Users in Traffic (University of Michigan)
New TREC Report Tracks Major Shifts in North American E-Bike Incentive Programs (Transportation Research and Education Center/Portland State University)
Notice of Availability of the 2025 Record of Decision for the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska, Integrated Activity Plan (Bureau of Land Management (Notice of availability))
Public Land Order No. 7966; Partial Revocation of Public Land Order Nos. 5150 and 5180, as Amended, Modified or Corrected; Alaska (Bureau of Land Management (Public land order))
Approval of Missouri’s Request for Partial Program Delegation of Clean Air Act Section 112(r) Prevention of Accidental Release Program (EPA (Proposed rule))
Ocean Exploration Advisory Board Public Meeting (NOAA (Notice))
Notice of Intent To Amend the Resource Management Plan for the Sonoran Desert National Monument, Arizona, and Prepare an Associated Environmental Assessment (Bureau of Land Management (Notice of intent))
Extending the Reporting Deadline Under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule for 2025 (EPA (Final rule))
FY 2026 Competitive Funding Opportunity: All Stations Accessibility Program (FTA (Notice of funding opportunity))
Removal of the Federal Reformulated Gasoline Program From the Kentucky Portion of the Louisville Area (EPA (Notification of final action on petition))
