Podcast
The latest episode of the “Stream by AASHTO” podcast features an interview with Alan Hejl, founder and lead consultant of Spark Access; a company that helps people with disabilities gain more mobility options to help foster a greater sense of belonging and inclusion for them more broadly in society. [Above graphic by AASHTO] This podcast More
Active Transportation
The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities recently launched the Alaska Trails and Local Access System or ATLAS program; a new initiative that will unify the department’s efforts to improve trail access, connectivity, and outdoor recreation opportunities across Alaska. [Above photo by the Alaska DOT&PF] The agency said that, as part of the governor’s More
Inflation Reduction Act Funding for Advanced Biofuels to Support Development of Advanced Biofuels (U.S. Department of Energy (media release))
Utah DOT just added an $8M piece to the Little Cottonwood Canyon gondola plan (Salt Lake Tribune)
Is sewage the future of green aviation? (NPR’s Short Wave)
Scaling Sustainability Across a National Transportation Network (U.S. Green Building Council)
Diesel School Buses Continue Market Domination Amid Move Toward Lower-Emission Alternatives (School Transportation News)
Disneyland must retire gas-powered Autopia cars by February (Orange County Register)
Perdue Farms reduces greenhouse gas emissions in livestock transportation (Food Business News)
Nebraska DOT Supporting Wildfire Hay Recovery Effort (AASHTO Journal)
VTrans Soliciting Applications for Mobility and Transportation Innovation Grant Program (Vermont Agency of Transportation (media release))
Why Was Kansas City World Cup Traffic Worse Than Chiefs’ Games? Local Official Blame FIFA (Kansas City Star)
Houston’s World Cup officials want to make the city more walkable. Will it work? (Houston Public Media’s inDepth)
Public Notice: Design Challenge for National Memorial to Fallen Highway Workers in Work Zones (FHWA (Notice; design challenge))
