NEPA Process
The South Carolina Department of Transportation recently took its first step in pursuit of National Environmental Policy Act or NEPA assignment duties, courtesy of the SCDOT Modernization Act passed by the state’s general assembly and signed by Governor Henry McMaster (R) – legislation that went into effect on July 1. [Above photo by SCDOT] SCDOT More
Active Transportation
The Florida Department of Transportation is investing $4.6 million in safety improvements for a southwest suburban highway corridor to better accommodate pedestrians and bicyclists who travel along or cross the busy roadway. [Above photo by Florida DOT] The project site along U.S. 41 in Bradenton – about 45 miles south of Tampa – is home More
Inflation Reduction Act Funding for Advanced Biofuels to Support Development of Advanced Biofuels (U.S. Department of Energy (media release))
Judge permanently bars USDOT from blocking Hudson Tunnel funds (Construction Dive)
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)
PennDOT Issues $25M for EV Chargers in Western PA (AASHTO Journal)
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)
New public art along upgraded bicycle route to/from West Seattle (West Seattle (blog))
MDT, Traffic Safety Partners continue to focus on Vision Zero Goal (Montana DOT (media release))
VTrans Soliciting Applications for Mobility and Transportation Innovation Grant Program (Vermont Agency of Transportation (media release))
Understanding the Costs of Driving in a Changing Energy Landscape Webinar (National Academies)
Inside Houston’s Real-Time Strategy For Managing World Cup Traffic (Texas A&M (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)
Air Plan Approval; Alabama; Transportation Conformity (EPA (Proposed rule))
Public Notice: Design Challenge for National Memorial to Fallen Highway Workers in Work Zones (FHWA (Notice; design challenge))
