Litter
In the second of this two-part series, state departments of transportation explain why – even as they battle against the high cost of litter collection – without the efforts of volunteer groups, their respective roadside trash removal problems would be infinitely worse. [Above photo by ARDOT] In most states, volunteer groups organize or supply volunteers More
Infrastructure
The Federal Highway Administration recently issued $26 million in immediate Emergency Relief or ER funding to the Indiana Department of Transportation and $6 million to Hawaii Department of Transportation to help repair roads and bridges damaged by recent flooding. [Above photo via the Indiana Governor’s Office] In mid-August, what’s been described as a “one-thousand-year rainfall More
Transportation at the Ballot Box 2026: Introduction (Eno Center for Transportation)
Permitting 101: NEPA Reform (Bipartisan Policy Center)
FTA Issues $665M for Ferry Infrastructure Improvements (AASHTO Journal)
Extreme Heat Presents Risks for Transportation Infrastructure (Eno Center for Transportation)
Mapping pedestrian stress to unlock walkable communities (University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies)
Stinson parking to adapt to seas (Point Reyes Light)
From Dumping Grounds To Living Systems (American Society of Landscape Architects)
Chicago Has a Huge Lead Pipe Problem – and We Mapped It (Inside Climate News)
Developing the cities of tomorrow through pedestrian urbanism (University of Cincinnati)
Penn State Center for Energy Law & Policy Now Has Available An Online Database Of Local Solar Ordinances From 300 Local Governments In 57 Counties (PA Department of Environmental Protection (blog))
Transportation Electrification in Tennessee (Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation)
Nevada leaders promote green transportation (Public News Service)
Walnut Creek Eyes Millions For Electric Vehicles: Report (https://patch.com/california/walnutcreek/walnut-creek-eyes-millions-electric-vehicles-report)
Tactile Maps Installed At Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport Ease Travel For More Than Just Blind Passengers (Minnesota Public Radio News)
Beyond the persona: listening to passengers and building a more human airport - International Airport Summit speaker preview (International Airport Review)
In Chicago, a Shedd Aquarium-backed team built floating gardens, and after years on the Chicago River, they've now spread to Bubbly Creek (Economic Times)
Rocky Point project protects motorists and wildlife (Idaho Transportation Department (media release))
Traffic Gardens: Turning Empty Spaces Into Places Where Kids Learn to Ride (People for Bikes)
Sweeping Away Outdated Rules: Army Launches New Historic Preservation Framework (US Army (media release))
Impacts of Shared Mobility in Transportation Modeling (Minnesota DOT’s Crossroads)
Study: Riding bicycles generates more than $1B for Iowa’s economy (Iowa Public Radio)
National Forum on Nature-Based Solutions: Proceedings of a Workshop - in Brief (National Academies)
Does Context Really Matter for Environmental Policy Implementation? A Systematic Comparison of Implementation Determinants (Environmental Policy and Governance)
Urban Systems Symposium (New York University)
UGA Study Illuminates New Methods for Reducing Wildlife-vehicle Collisions at Night (University of Georgia’s Savannah River Ecology Lab)
NJ Transit lost $4M during FIFA World Cup. Its CEO says it's a win. (News 12 New Jersey)
LA28 Olympics transit plan gets rolling (Beverly Press)
Siting New Spaceports and Use of Priority Airspace for Critical Space Launch Corridors (Notice; Request for information (RFI))
Public Meeting of Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee (U.S. Geological Survey (Notice of public meeting))
National Environmental Education Advisory Council (NEEAC); Notice of Public Meeting (EPA (Notice of meeting))
Public Meetings of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) on Oxides of Nitrogen (EPA (Notice))
Safety Zone; Hurricanes, Tropical Storms, and Severe Weather Events in the Sector Mobile Captain of the Port Zone (Coast Guard (Final rule))
Resetting NHTSA’s Fuel Economy Program: Commercial Medium- and Heavy-Duty On-Highway Vehicles and Work Trucks (NHTSA (Interpretive rule))
Notice of Public Meetings for the Acadia National Park Advisory Commission (National Park Service (Meeting notice))
