More Environment Resources
Disaster Relief Mobilization Study: Content for Report to Congress
Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Summarizes the work and findings of the Disaster Relief Mobilization Study in a report to Congress.
Read More >State Carbon Reduction Strategies: A View from Across the Country
Source: US Department of Transportation (USDOT)
Highlights notable practices on developing strategies to match state context, engaging the public, developing GHG inventories, analyzing GHG reduction strategies, integrating analysis into decision-making, implementing strategies, and monitoring. Provides examples from many different states.
Read More >Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
EPA’s FY 2022-2026 Strategic Plan communicates the Agency’s priorities and provides the roadmap for achieving its mission to protect human health and the environment.
Read More >Source: US Department of Housing and Urban Development
Offers a guide to help communities implement safe active transportation and multimodal improvements, including Complete Streets, trails and greenways, and mobility hubs as strategies.
Read More >Land Use as a Strategy for Transportation, Housing, and the Environment
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation
Lays out the rationale to use land use policies as one strategy for achieving improved outcomes in transportation system performance.
Read More >Source: US Department of Transportation (USDOT)
Offers a whole-of-government approach to transform the transportation sector and sets forth an interagency call to action to coordinate and work effectively together.
Read More >The U.S. National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization Fact Sheet
Source: US Department of Transportation (USDOT)
Covers a report on a first-of-its-kind strategy for federal leadership and partnerships to decarbonize the entire U.S. transportation sector.
Read More >Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Highlights how trails contribute to resilient transportation networks.
Read More >Source: US Department of Transportation (USDOT)
Provides information and resources on climate change related activites across the USDOT.
Read More >Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Establishes a new GHG performance measure for DOTs and MPOs to assess and reduce emissions.
Read More >Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Explains the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Input Data Dictionary for emissions estimation.
Read More >Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Funds projects to cut transportation emissions.
Read More >Source: The Whitehouse
Updates a list of programs covered under the Justice40 Initiative to include programs created or funded by the Inflation Reduction Act.
Read More >Source: Rocky Mountain Institute
Assesses the impact of e-bikes as a substitute for vehicle trips.
Read More >National Policies for Walking and Cycling in All 197 UNFCCC Countries
Source: Partnership for Active Travel and Health PATH
Compiles national walking and cycling policies and strategies that have environmental benefits.
Read More >Transportation and Mobility Solutions for Climate Resilience
Source: US Housing and Urban Development Agency HUD
Offers a guide to help communities implement safe active transportation and multimodal improvements in decarbonizing their transportation systems.
Read More >Source: US Environmental Protection Agency EPA
Offers a searchable library of over 200 environmental justice resources.
Read More >Source: StreetLight
Reports on key factors influencing transportation emissions across the 100 largest urban areas in the US.
Read More >Source: State Smart Transportation Initiative
Provides a dashboard tracking transportation emissions and trends.
Read More >Source: Institute for Transportation & Development Policy
Offers an online dashboard displaying sustainable urban transport indicators.
Read More >Source: PeopleForBikes
Offers a 15-point, research-based fact sheet with links to help counteract misconceptions that often arise when advocating for change.
Read More >Transport NDC Tracker Monitors Countries' Decarbonization Commitments
Source: International Transport Forum (ITF)
Describes the new Transport Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Tracker to monitor how transport appears in the decarbonization commitments of the countries that have joined the Paris Climate Agreement.
Read More >Source: International Transport Forum (ITF)
Examines micromobility trends and reviews its benefits and social costs to help develop governance frameworks and regulations that maximize the contributions of e-scooters, electric bikes, and pedal bikes to more sustainable mobility while minimizing negative effects.
Read More >Leveraging Bikes to Lower Emissions, Enhance Mobility and Fight the Climate Crisis
Source: PeopleForBikes
Provides an overview of climate messaging, legislative agenda and actions with the administration to position bicycles as a key part of the solution for climate change.
Read More >Source: EURACTIV
States that the European Commission's transport proposals geared towards achieving the goal of reducing transport emissions by 90% and implementing key actions of its Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy cannot be achieved by e-vehicles alone: cycling for daily mobility is one of the best solutions to reduce transport emissions, and combat climate change.
Read More >Source: Momentum Mag
Reports on the introduction of a new Urban Mobility Framework to modernize mobility and transportation and advance the move toward sustainable modes of transportation.
Read More >Source: 8 80 Cities
Offers guidance and good practices for creative and inclusive winter placemaking from communities of all sizes and provides a Winter Cities Toolkit.
Read More >Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Presents PLACES, a repository of searchable county level health data.
Read More >Source: Council on Environmental Quality
Helps identify disadvantaged communities as part of the Justice40 Initiative.
Read More >Sharing in Action: Micromobility in Local Climate Strategies
Source: Shared-Use Mobility Center
Reports on the climate action plans of more than 30 U.S. cities to identify model language on micromobility as a climate change strategy.
Read More >TrailNation Collaborative Supports Trails and Active Transportation
Source: Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
Announces the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy TrailNation Collaborative.
Read More >Source: Streetsblog USA
Assesses the USDOT announced plans to implement the Justice40 policy.
Read More >Source: Streetsblog USA
Considers effectiveness of enacted policies to achieve climate goals.
Read More >Empowering the Next Generation of Trail Professionals through Shared Experiences
Source: The Corps Network
Outlines how Service and Conservation Corps can strengthen transportation and create career pathways for a younger and diverse workforce.
Read More >Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
A landmark interagency framework of strategies and actions to remove all greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector by 2050.
Read More >Source: FHWA Fostering Multimodal Connectivity Newsletter
Describes a community-based partnership driven project to develop mobility solutions for an environmental justice neighborhood that lacked adequate bicycle or pedestrian infrastructure.
Read More >Good to Go? Assessing the Environmental Performance of New Mobility
Source: International Transport Forum
Examines the climate impact of personal and shared electric kick-scooters, bicycles, e-bikes, electric mopeds, as well as car-based ride-sharing services.
Read More >Source: Smart Growth America
Explores how land-use and transportation decisions are inextricably connected, and unpacks five strategies that can make a significant dent in the growth of emissions while building a more just and equitable society, including making safety the top priority for street design to encourage more walking, biking, and short trips.
Read More >Guidebook for Developing Pedestrian and Bicycle Performance Measures
Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
This guidebook is intended to help communities develop performance measures that can fully integrate pedestrian and bicycle planning in ongoing performance management activities.
Read More >Source: City of Memphis
This report outlines some of the key accomplishments for bicycling the City of Memphis achieved since it began improving conditions for persons riding bikes in 2010. A recap of recently constructed bicycle facilities is included along with other noteworthy milestones such as the City's plans to expand bike facilities through 2018 and key projects like Explore Bike Share.
Read More >Source: Transit Cooperative Research Program and National Cooperative Highway Research Program
TCRP Report 112/NCHRP Report 562: Improving Pedestrian Safety at Unsignalized Crossings will be of interest to state, county, and city traffic engineers; transit agencies; roadway designers; and urban planners, as well as consultants for these groups and agencies. This material provides considerable information and useful guidance for improving pedestriansafety at unsignalized crossings. The report presents the edited final report and Appendix A. TCRP Web-Only Document 30/NCHRP Web-Only Document 91, available on the CRP website, contains appendixes B through O of the contractor's final report.
Read More >Source: UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies
This report presents a new look at the future of cycling for urban transportation and the potential contribution it could make to mobility as well as sustainability.
Read More >Evaluation of Bicycle-Related Roadway Measures: A Summary of Available Research
Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
This document represents an effort to compile all known research on the effect of the bicycle safety countermeasures contained in BIKESAFE.
Read More >Bicycling and Walking in the United States: 2014 Benchmarking Report
Source: Alliance for Biking and Walking
The Report combines original research with over 20 government data sources to compile data on bicycling and walking levels and demographics, safety, funding, policies, and a variety of other metrics.
Read More >A Technical Guide for Conducting Pedestrian Safety Assessments for California Communities
Source: University of California, Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies
The first edition of this guidebook was based on material contained in the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) report, Pedestrian Road Safety Audit Guidelines and Prompt Lists (July 2007).
Read More >A Technical Guide for Conducting Bicycle Safety Assessments for California Communities
Source: University of California, Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies
This document describes the California Bicycle Safety Assessment process and provides guidelines for evaluators to conduct BSAs.
Read More >Source: National Associtation of City Transportation Officials (NACTO)
The Urban Street Design Guide charts the principles and practices of the nation's foremost engineers, planners, and designers working in cities today.
Read More >Source: Every Body Walk!
This report outlines the benefits of walking and explores national movements devoted to improving conditions and safety for walking.
Read More >Source: San Francisco Department of the Environment
San Francisco provides a a bicycle fleet to most city departments for use for work-related trips during the work day. This report summarizes the findings of a survey of users and reports on its economic and environmental benefits.
Read More >Getting Back on Track: Aligning State Transportation Policy with Climate Change Goal
Source: Smart Growth America
This report examines what states are doing to curb emissions caused by transportation.
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