Environmental News Highlights – May 7, 2025

INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE & SUSTAINABILITY

How climate transition planning shapes a sustainable future (BusinessWorld)

How can car-centric cities redesign with humans in mind? (TED Radio Hour (webcast))

HEALTH & HUMAN ENVIRONMENT & ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

AASHTO Bike Guide Featured on ITE Podcast (AASHTO Journal)

Maryland DOT’s ‘Complete Streets’ Academy Report (AASHTO Journal)

How e-bikes can impact the economics of bike share memberships (Lyft Urban Solutions (commentary))

NJDOT Bicycle and Pedestrian Resource Center Issues New Micromobility Guide (New Jersey Department of Transportation (media release))

Iowa Sets Record with 120 Schools Signed Up for Walk, Bike, and Roll to School Day (Iowa Bicycle Coalition (media release))

TRB RESOURCES & RESEARCH & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Design, Construction, and Monitoring Practices for Aquatic Organism Passage (NCHRP)

Regional Sediment Bulking Methods for California in Support of Post Wildfire Flood Mitigation (California Department of Transportation/University of California, Berkeley (link to pdf))

Assessing the Deterioration of Pedestrian Assets (Minnesota Department of Transportation/ Iowa State University (link to pdf))

Increasing transport sustainability through the integration between power grids and electric mobility systems (npj Sustainable Mobility and Transport)

CoolWalks for active mobility in urban street networks (Scientific Reports)