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From the Community of Practice
The District of Columbia developed a broad-ranging Sustainability Plan to ensure that sustainability practices are incorporated into all agency activities. It includes stunning photos from our nation’s capitol and a PDF can be found here. …
Sustainable Highways Self-Evaluation Tool
An ambitious effort by the FHWA to create a web-based self-evaluation tool for measuring sustainability over the life cycle of a transportation project or program is available in Beta. The tool provides for self-evaluation from …
How Britain plans to cut spending while investing in infrastructure
For a view of how Britain plans to cut spending while investing in infrastructure, see this article at The Infrastructurist. “British Prime Minister David Cameron announced plans to severely slash government spending—only to follow up by …
Voters approve smart transportation referenda
The Nov. 2 election dimmed the chance of a major new infusion of federal money for transportation. But when voters were presented with local projects and plans, they usually said yes, even when it meant …
Every Day Counts
One of the themes for the SSTI Community of Practice meeting in Seattle will be streamlining transportation projects. FHWA has a website called “Every Day Counts,” which is “designed to identify and deploy innovation aimed …