Center for Environmental Excellence - Active Transportation
WEBSep 19, 2024 · In April 2021, AASHTO’s Center for Environmental Excellence — in partnership with the Committee on Safety, the Council on Active Transportation, and the Federal Highway Administration — hosted a three-day peer exchange on active transportation safety. Each day of the event focused on a different topic:
Active Transportation Overview | Center for Environmental …
WEBHealth and Transportation. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, transportation agencies play an important role in public health by encouraging healthy community design, promoting opportunities for physical activity by supporting active transportation infrastructure, reducing human exposure to air pollution, reducing injuries associated with motor vehicle crashes, and ensuring ...
NRDC Ranks State Transport Equity, Climate Efforts
WEBJan 11, 2024 · Measurements included such items as transit investment, flex spending on active transportation, number of EV charging ports per 1,000 people, and whether states compensate citizens for participating in the project planning process. The report also cited examples of how states are advancing environmental and equity causes:
WSDOT Unveils Final Statewide Active Transportation Plan
WEBJan 13, 2022 · I’m proud of our state for creating a bold plan to create safer and more accessible active transportation connections for all Washingtonians.” WSDOT completed its plan with a two-part process, collecting public comment on part one in May 2021 and on its two final chapters in late fall 2021.
Waste Management/Recycling Overview | Center for …
WEBthe impact of such transport on affected communities; and; waste disposal requirements and costs. Such considerations would be recognized in project environmental documents and may affect project decisions. Waste transport and disposal requirements would, at some point in the project, entail coordination with regulatory agencies.
Integrating Improved Freight Transport Model with Vehicle …
WEBThis research focuses on proposing and testing a framework that integrates a freight transport modeler and a vehicle emission simulator to evaluate the emission of heavy duty trucks within the logistic network by studying operational behaviors.
Georgia DOT Promotes Active Transportation on State Highway …
WEBJun 30, 2017 · Active Transportation In a unique partnership, the Georgia Department of Transportation is allowing use of public land along a major highway in Atlanta to be converted to a bustling green space that promotes walking, biking, and recreation.
Air Quality Overview | Center for Environmental Excellence | AASHTO
WEBThe Environmental Protection Agency has set national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for six principal air pollutants, referred to as criteria pollutants: carbon monoxide (CO), lead, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, particulate matter (PM), and sulfur dioxide. In most urban areas, motor vehicles are important contributors to CO, nitrogen dioxide ...
Land-Use, Transport and Environment Interaction: Housing …
WEBThe research will examines the links between where people live and how that affects their access to employment, transport and a range of services; and considers the implications of housing and location decisions from the viewpoint of three key government objectives: efficiency, equity and environmental sustainability.
Assessing Inter-City Passenger and Inter- and Intra-City Freight ...
WEBDeveloping a consistent set of comprehensive and objective energy and GHG intensity estimates will require a substantial research effort. This research should survey all modes, but the primary focus should be on Inter-City Passenger and Inter- and Intra-City Freight Transport Energy and GHG Intensities.