Active Transportation Overview
Health 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 …
Active Transportation
2024年9月25日 · Active Transportation Safety Virtual Peer Exchange (April 2021) 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.
WSDOT Unveils Final Statewide Active Transportation Plan
2022年1月13日 · 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.
Georgia DOT Promotes Active Transportation on State Highway …
2017年6月30日 · 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.
NRDC Ranks State Transport Equity, Climate Efforts
2024年1月11日 · 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:
Integrating Improved Freight Transport Model with Vehicle …
This 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.
Land-Use, Transport and Environment Interaction: Housing …
The 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.
Resilient Transportation Infrastructure: DOT Climate Adaptation …
2024年9月24日 · The Center for Environmental Excellence by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) has been developed in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration to serve as a resource for transportation professionals seeking technical assistance, training, information exchange, partnership-building opportunities, and …
Waste Management/Recycling Overview - American Association of …
the 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.
TRB Committees
The Center for Environmental Excellence by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) has been developed in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration to serve as a resource for transportation professionals seeking technical assistance, training, information exchange, partnership-building opportunities, and easy …