
During the environmental review for the Loop 88 highway project outside Lubbock, TX, planners with the Texas Department of Transportation made an interesting discovery – and promptly called in one of the agency’s archaeological teams to figure out what they found. [Above photo by TxDOT]“They found the bones of some large, prehistoric animals called ‘megafauna,’ More

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation recently issued more than $14.8 million through its fiscal year 2025 Community Transit Grant Program or CTGP to municipalities, Councils on Aging, Regional Transit Authorities, and various nonprofit organizations. [Above photo by MassDOT] In total, those grants will help 30 organizations purchase a total of 115 fully accessible vans and More
Transportation, Energy Leaders Urge Congress to Save Incentives (Government Technology)
Utah uranium mine picked for first 14-day NEPA review (Center for Western Priorities)
Maximizing the benefits of green infrastructure (Arizona State University (media release))
EV Charging Infrastructure May Need Power More Than Incentives (Government Technology)
Hawaiʻi will not meet its climate goals without significant transportation changes (Hawai’i Public Radio)
EPA Should Consider the Harm of Regulating Greenhouse Gases (DC Journal (opinion))
Older Adults Gather To Conquer Fears, Uncertainty About Riding Public Transit In Los Angeles County (Los Angeles Daily News)
American Wetlands Month: What types of wetlands can you find in Washington? (Washington State Department of Ecology (blog))
New Jersey World Cup Transportation Planning (New Jersey Business Magazine)
America, ‘Nation of Porches’ (CityLab)
Michigan DOT extends public comment period for draft active transportation plan (Michigan Department of Transportation (media release))
Homeless Encampments in Transportation Rights of Way: Laws and State Transportation Agency Practices (TR News)
Remote Sensing and Drone Tools for Rural Road Resilience (TRB (webinar))
National Performance Management Measures; Assessing Performance of the National Highway System, Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measure; Correction (FHWA (Final rule; correction))
Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council Meeting (DHS (Emergency notice of open Federal Advisory Committee meeting))
FY 2025 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Low or No Emission Grant Program and the Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Competitive Program (FTA (Notice of funding opportunity))
U.S. Department of Transportation Advisory Board (Office of the Secretary, USDOT (Establishment Advisory Board and solicitation of nominations for membership))