Iowa DOT Details Environmental Value of…
June 19, 2024Congestion Pricing Delay in New York Ripples Across the Country (New York Times)
States Challenge California on Emissions Legal Activism (Transport Topics)
Megabus owner Coach USA files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy (SmartCitiesDive)
USDOT Finalizes New Fuel Economy Standards for Model Years 2027-2031 (USDOT (media release))
WSDOT Begins Nat’l Search for Hybrid-Electric Ferry Builder (AASHTO Journal)
Senators Ramp Up EV Pushback (Transport Topics)
Washington State’s Adoption of CARB Rules Upheld by Judge (Transport Topics)
Will America’s Clean Car Policies Persist? (University of Pennsylvania)
State DOT Projects Receive 2024 Environmental Awards (AASHTO Journal)
US struggles with bumpy road to e-mobility (Deutsche Welle (video))
Invasive Species Are Transforming the Everglades (Good Men Project)
Nevada DOT-led Study Receives Award for Efforts to Reduce Animal-Vehicle Collisions and Keep Wildlife Connected (Nevada DOT (media release))
St. Louis to develop urban mobility plan (ITS International)
King County approves use of e-bikes on regional trails (Seattle Times)
Electric bikes in Michigan allowed on state park trails, other natural surface paths under new order (WJBK-TV)
Oregon DOT’s Latest PSA Explains New Bike Passing Law (BikePortland)
Connecticut Governor Lamont Announces $10 Million in State Grants for Recreational Trails Across State (Connecticut Governor’s Office (media release))
TRB Holding 2nd Annual Transportation Equity Conference (AASHTO Journal)
Clean Air Act Advisory Committee (Notice of Meeting -EPA (Notice))
Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light- Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles; Correction (EPA (Final rule; correction))
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles - Phase 3; Correction (EPA (Final rule; correction))
Active Transportation Project for Popular Tennessee…
June 12, 2024
FTA Issues over $7M to Support…
June 12, 2024US cities rank low on list of world's most active, walkable cities, analysis finds (Good Morning America)
Effective Public Warning Systems: Saving Lives And Mitigating Disaster Amid A Changing Climate (Open Access Government)
White House Releases New Strategies to Advance Sustainable Ocean Management (White House (media release))
Virginia governor says state will abandon California emissions standards by the end of the year (AP)
Report: Rural America produces greenhouse gasses on behalf of urban and suburban areas (Georgia Public Broadcasting)
Maryland DOT Highlights Pollinator, Tree Planting Efforts (AASHTO Journal)
Watchdog pushes EPA on Great Lakes cleanup (E&E News)
Removing Snow from High Altitude Wyoming Highways (AASHTO Journal)
VTrans had much to do, and then it rained. And rained again. (Vermont Business Magazine)
Co-workers Remember Tracey Bramble, The ‘Bright Light’ Behind The Witty Iowa DOT Highway Message Signs (Des Moines Register)
Tennessee DOT gets ready for 2024 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival (Clarksville Online)
E-Bike Incentives Prove to Be Worth the Investment (The Good Men Project)
Rochester, NY to Become a Vision Zero City to Improve Roadway Safety (City of Rochester (media release))
Improving Rider Safety for Mopeds and Seated Motor Scooters of 50cc or Less (Behavioral Traffic Safety Cooperative Research Program)
Battery Electric Trucks—Should I Stay or Should I Go? (TRB (webinar))
Notice To Renew the Advisory Committee on Transportation Equity (Office of the Secretary of Transportation (Notice))
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Fuel System Integrity of Hydrogen Vehicles, Compressed Hydrogen Storage System Integrity, Incorporation by Reference (NHTSA (Proposed rule; extension of comment period))
Advisory Committee on Landslides; Call for Nominations (Geological Survey (Notice))
Cape Hatteras National Seashore; Bicycling (National Park Service -(Final rule))
Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees (Inland Waterways Users Board -Department of Defense (Federal advisory committee renewal))
Public Transportation on Indian Reservations Program; Tribal Transit Program; Response to Comments (FTA (Responses to the request for comments and in-person and virtual consultations))
Rights of Way (National Park Service (Proposed rule))
FHWA Offering More EV, AFV Infrastructure…
June 5, 2024
State DOT Projects Receive 2024 Environmental…
June 5, 2024FTA Issues $343M for Transit System Rail Upgrades (AASHTO Journal)
FTA publishes climate resilience guidebook for transit agencies (SmartCitiesDive)
Public Roads -Summer 2024 (FHWA)
Most EVs in the US Are Still Being Shipped to the Same Few States (Bloomberg Green)
National Environmental Policy Act Regulations: Phase 2 – Streamlining NEPA Review (Nossaman LLP (opinion))
Maine DOT Seeks Federal Grant for Wind Project (AASHTO Journal)
Over $77 Million in Infrastructure Projects Underway at Indiana’s Lake Michigan Port (Baird Maritime)
Officials announce multimillion-dollar project to help improve Port of New York and New Jersey (News 12 New Jersey)
Anchorage gets federal OK to start work on massive Port of Alaska modernization project (Anchorage Daily News)
A new tsunami strategy launched for the Port of Anacortes (State of Washington Military Department)
PortMiami is strong; its network shows climate vulnerabilities (University of Miami)
Short on Curbside Chargers, New York EV Drivers Are Improvising (Bloomberg Green)
Colorado weather may be the hardest in the world to predict. Meet CDOT’s head meteorologist Mike Chapman (Colorado DOT (media release))
TDOT Receives 3 National Awards for Beautification Efforts (Tennessee Department of Transportation (media release))
Greater Akron has a good network of foot and bike paths. New study shows need for better connection (Ideastream Public Media)
Downtown Anchorage is getting a protected bike lane for the summer (Alaska Public Media)
The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Transportation with Venkat Nallamothu, toXcel (ITE Talks Transportation podcast)
Transforming Transportation Advisory Committee; Public Meeting (Office of the Secretary of Transportation (Notice))
Federal Land Managers’ Air Quality Related Values Work Group (FLAG); Final Addendum to 2010 Phase 1 Report and Response to Comments (Fish and Wildlife Service and National Park Service (Notice of availability))
Notice of Availability of a Final Environmental Assessment for a Wind Energy Research Lease on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Maine (Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (Notice))
Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment for Commercial Wind Lease Issuance on the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf, Oregon; Extension of Comment Period (Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (Notice))
Notice of Availability of a Final Environmental Impact Statement for Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, LLC’s Proposed Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind South Project Offshore New Jersey (Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (Notice))
Maine DOT Seeks Federal Grant for…
May 29, 2024
MassDOT Issues $37M in Regional Transit…
May 29, 202451% of Americans Support a Mileage Fee if the Rate Varies by How Much the Vehicle Pollutes (Mineta Transportation Institute)
US study establishes the costs benefits of electric school buses (Air Quality News)
Garden City panel slams brakes on project backed by Federal Highway Administration (Savannah Morning News)
Six Reasons Cities Should be Designed for Micromobility (The Weekly Journal (opinion))
Maine Governor Signs Executive Order to Establish Commission on Infrastructure Rebuilding and Resilience (Maine Governor’s Office (media release))
New Hampshire Plan Aims To Improve Public Transit, Cut Emissions (Granite State News Cooperative)
Some Cities Are Actually Cutting Transportation Emissions. Here’s How. (Governing (opinion))
Curbs in Hoboken, N.J., Get Ready to Be ‘Reimagined’ (Government Technology)
Discover the Joy of Downtown’s Walkable Neighborhoods (Move Minneapolis (webinar))
Dayton installs hostile landscaping by transit hub to curtail loitering, incivility (Dayton Daily News)
Bikeshare Beat: Ridership surges in April (Greater Greater Washington)
Notice of Solicitation of Applications for Stakeholder Representative Members of the Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Notice))
Investigation Into Conditions Affecting United States Carriers in Connection With Canadian Ballast Water Regulation in the United States/Canada Great Lakes Trade (Federal Maritime Commission (Notice of investigation and request for comments))
Adequacy Status of the New Jersey Portion of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and Pennsylvania- Delaware Areas Submitted PM 2.5 Limited Maintenance Plan, 2006 24 Hour PM2.5 Maintenance Area (EPA (Notice of adequacy))
FY 2024 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development Planning (FTA (Notice))
Evaluation of Wisconsin Coastal Management Program; Notice of Public Meeting; Request for Comments (NOAA (Notice))
Safety Zone; Hurricanes, Tropical Storms, and Other Storms With High Winds; Captain of the Port Zone Sector Delaware Bay (Coast Guard (Notice of proposed rulemaking))
Solicitation for Applications for Advisory Councils Established Pursuant to the National Marine Sanctuaries Act and Executive Order (Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (Notice of solicitation))
TxDOT Developing Statewide Active Transportation Plan
May 22, 2024
Utah DOT Issues $95M to Begin…
May 22, 2024Federal Investigations Into Baltimore Bridge Collapse Consider Wider Threats to Infrastructure (Engineering News-Record)
NREL's Open-Source Vehicle and Mobility Tools Offer Routes to Reduce Transportation Energy Use, Emissions (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
Opposition grows to speedy electric truck transition (FreightWaves)
Federal Railroad Administration initiates civil rights probe in Amtrak’s Baltimore tunnel project (Baltimore Sun)
Another successful launch of MDOT’s diversity recruitment program (Talking Michigan Transportation podcast)
Interagency Equity Advisory Committee Helps All California Communities Benefit from Transportation Projects (California DOT (media release))
EPA Announces Final Rule to Improve Public Awareness of Drinking Water Quality (EPA (media release))
MnDOT, Grand Portage Band Partnership Bringing Ojibwe-English Road Signs To Highway 61 (Tbnewswatch)
FDOT nixes Pride, Juneteenth bridge displays (Axios Florida)
With pedestrian deaths at a 30-year high, study examines engineering solutions (University of Minnesota’s Catalyst)
Bicycling in Chicago doubled in 5 years, but cyclists still worry about safety (Chicago Sun-Times)
Online tool supports local public agencies in addressing pedestrian and cyclist safety (Kansas DOT (press release))
Enhancing the Airport Experience with Wayfinding (ACRP (webinar))
Community-Driven Relocation: Recommendations for the U.S. Gulf Coast Region and Beyond (National Academies)
Incorporating Climate Change and Climate Policy into Macroeconomic Modeling (National Academies (workshop proceedings))
A Primer on Low-Carbon Liquid Fuels and Biobased Products for Transit Applications (Association for Commuter Transportation (webinar))
Utah DOT Kicks off New Volunteer…
May 15, 2024
New Mexico DOT Launches New DBE…
May 15, 2024The National Zero-Emission Freight Corridor Strategy and Plans to Decarbonize Transportation in the US (Logistics Viewpoints)
FHWA chief praises Port of Savannah projects to reduce truck pollution (Savannah Morning News)
Bike Brands Start To Adopt C-V2X To Warn Cyclists About Cars (Ars Technica)
Executive Director of Joint Office of Energy and Transportation Looks for Ideas to Expand E-Mobility (National League of Cities (commentary))
Kansas City wants big federal money for sustainability projects, but it faces tough competition (KCUR Radio)
Ohio seeks $189 million in EPA funds to electrify state fleets, retrofit public buildings (Ohio Capital Journal)
Even Stock Exhausts Aren't Safe from NYC Noise Camera Tickets (Road and Track)
Residents Across Five States Monitor Local Air Quality (The Appalachian Voice)
EPA reminds New Englanders to use free air quality monitoring tools this summer (EPA (media release))
VDOT’s living shorelines project at this Boy Scout camp is a conservation success story (Scouting Magazine)
You Might Need Your Teen To Translate These Hawaii DOT Highway Signs. (And That’s The Point) (KHNL/KGMB-TV)
Sustainability in action at Laurelwood Park (Sound Transit (media release))
City of Belfast, Maine DOT partner to enhance Active Transportation infrastructure (Penobscot Bay Pilot)
Iowa closes "resounding gaps" in state law on crosswalks (Bleeding Heartland)
Laredo, TX discusses bicycle safety and active transportation (Laredo Morning Times)
2025 Transportation Alternatives (TA) Program Funding Available through SDDOT (South Dakota Department of Transportation (media release))
Elevating Community Voices and Environmental Justice in the Transition to Net Zero (National Academies)
Call for Nominations for the Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee (U.S. Geological Survey (Call for nominations))
Ensuring Safe Accommodations for Air Travelers With Disabilities Using Wheelchairs (Office of the Secretary of Transportation (Proposed rule; extension of comment period))
Comment Period, Notice of Public Meeting, and Request for Comment on the Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Drone Package Delivery in North Carolina (FAA (Notice of availability; notice of public meeting; request for comments))
Good Neighbor Environmental Board (EPA (Notice of meeting))
Council on Environmental Quality Finalizes NEPA…
May 8, 2024
Active Mobility Key Part of Utah…
May 8, 2024AASHTO President Craig Thompson: ‘Togetherness’ Key to Success (AASHTO Journal)
FHWA Issues $148M in Grants to Reduce Port Air Pollution (AASHTO Journal)
USDOT Seeks AI Solutions For Transit Infrastructure (Nextgov/FCW)
Hearing: A Review of Fleet Electrification Efforts (House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure)
Groundbreaking on Electric Charge Highway (WLFI-TV (link to video))
Colorado governor, Democrats reach long-term air quality and transit deal with oil and gas industry, environmentalists (Colorado Sun)
Port of Oakland opens world's 1st commercial, zero emission truck stop (KTVU-TV (video))
The 15 cities in the US with the worst air quality, ranked (Business Insider)
Florida asks feds to let more than 1,000 permits slide after judge rules process illegal (News-Press)
Preparation And Communication Are Critical Ahead Of Violent Weather (Commercial Carrier Journal)
Michigan DOT Podcast Touches on Benefits of Trails (AASHTO Journal)
Washington bike safety program goes statewide (Seattle Times)
E-bikes are a ‘game changer’ for bike shares (Route Fifty)
Historic Cedar Hill Bridge reopens for pedestrians (Tri-City Record)
On-Demand Aviation Services for Mobility, Logistics, Emergency Response, and Humanitarian Use Cases (ACRP (event summary))
The Future of Ferry Electrification in Rural Areas (TRB (webinar))
Opportunities and Challenges of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Transportation; Request for Information (USDOT (Notice))
National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2 (Council on Environmental Quality (Final rule))
Clean Energy for New Federal Buildings and Major Renovations of Federal Buildings (Federal Energy Management Program, DOE (Final rule))
Coordination of Federal Authorizations for Electric Transmission Facilities (Grid Deployment Office, DOE (Final rule))
Proposals by Non-Federal Interests for Inclusion in the Annual Report to Congress on Future Water Resources Development (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Notice))
Great Redwood Trail Agency - Adverse Abandonment - Mendocino Railway in Mendocino County, Cal. (Surface Transportation Board (Notice of application))
