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This Week's Items of Interest
August 27, 2015
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People - Mode Share
Clarifying Bike-Ped Project Funding, Design and Environmental Review
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) thought it would be helpful to clarify the funding, design, and environmental review processes for bike-ped projects in a new report called "Bicycle and Pedestrian Funding, Design, and Environmental Review: Addressing Common Misconceptions."
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People - Mode Share
Tesla's fast-growing network of Supercharger stations aims to make it easy for Tesla owners to take an electric road-trip almost anywhere. While Superchargers are really fast, it's even better if you can charge overnight without having to go out of your way. Many hotels have started putting EV chargers in their parkings, which is great, but in the 21st century, hotels aren't the only game in town for travelers. Like Tesla, Airbnb has been growing very fast in the past few years, using technology to disrupt an old industry.
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People - Mode Share
The SmartHalo device upgrades any bicycle into a smart(er) bike, offering its users
directions, cycling metrics, an alarm, an automatic headlight, call & text notifications, and more.
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Planet - Recycle
End Of life Considerations for Concrete Pavements
Construction Demolition and Recycling Publication reviews new reference document on pavement sustainability from the Federal Highway Administration. This document, over two years in development, covers sustainability considerations in all aspects of the pavement life cycle, from materials, design and construction, and through the use, maintenance/preservation and end-of-life phases. Additional information is also included on general sustainability concepts and sustainability assessment.
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Planet - GHG Quiz
What You Don't Know About Greenhouse Gases
UN climate talks often focus on "carbon" pollution as they set guidelines to curb global warming. Yet carbon dioxide, emitted through the burning of fossil fuels, is not the only greenhouse gas that contributes to human-made climate change. So how much do you really know about these gases?
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Planet - Webinar, October 27, 2015
TRB Webinar: Sustainability as an Organizing Principle for Transportation Agencies
TRB will conduct a webinar on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from 1:00PM to 2:30PM ET that will discuss NCHRP Report 750: Strategic Issues Facing Transportation, Volume 4: Sustainability as an Organizing Principle for Transportation Agencies. This report investigates what it would mean for a transportation agency to be organized around supporting a more sustainable society, and offers a model for illustrating how an agency might progress from the short term focus to a longer term holistic approach to service delivery as measured across the Triple-Bottom Line (TBL) of Economy, Environment and Social Factors.
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Planet - Climate Change
NASA: California Drought Causing Valley Land to Sink
As Californians continue pumping groundwater in response to the historic drought, the California Department of Water Resources today released a new NASA report showing land in the San Joaquin Valley is sinking faster than ever before, nearly 2 inches (5 centimeters) per month in some locations.residents.
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Planet - Carbon Footprint App
ONE PH.D. STUDENT'S MISSION TO REDUCE OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT
As a first-year Ph.D. student, Shankari prototyped a data-driven carbon emission reduction app called
E-Mission for a class project in transportation engineering. The
Android and
iPhone apps collect data to help users monitor, understand-and hopefully change-their carbon footprint, while the
online tool
makes aggregate data available to urban planners.
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Planet - Resiliency
Federal Bill Would Enable Waterfront Community Resilience Planning
If passed by Congress, the Resilient Waterfront Community program would designate communities as eligible for grants created by the legislation. The bill authorizes $50 million annually to provide individual grants ranging from $50,000-$1 million each. This grant funding would be awarded to local governments or tribes, which could then allocate the money accordingly for planning and implementing the community's Resilient Waterfront Community plan.
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Planet - Energy
These Photos Show How LEDs Are Changing Urban Light Pollution
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Prosperity - Sustainability Dashboard
City of Surrey, British Columbia's Interactive Dashboard Sets Ideal Example
This dashboard is an important tool in the implementation of the Sustainability Charter, Surrey's comprehensive 50-year vision for a sustainable city. Use this website to explore the maps, trends, and actions that Surrey is taking to move toward its vision of a better world.
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Prosperity - Asset Management
PennDOT Website Shows Customers Active, Planned Projects
Pennsylvanians looking for information on construction projects, improvements underway because of Act 89, the state's transportation funding plan, as well as projects scheduled through 2026 have a new resource.
The new
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)
website includes maps and explanations of:
- Construction projects that are underway or will be bid or begin this year
- Projects that are completed, underway, planned or in development because of Act 89's historic investment
- Projects included in the department's 4- and 12-Year Plans
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