Publication Items

2010 Bicycle Commuting Stats Available for 375 U.S. Cities [1]

Commuters who travel to work via bicycle put a dent in petroleum consumption and air pollution, and likely have a leg up on not becoming part of the obesity epidemic. Davis, CA, residents are at the head of the pack of the 375 largest US cities surveyed, with 22.1% of the city's residents commuting by bike, according to US Census Bureau statistics compiled by the League of American Bicyclists.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Transportation [3]
People & Population [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about 2010 Bicycle Commuting Stats Available for 375 U.S. Cities [1]
Proposed Rule To Target Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Mileage [6]

By Sept. 28, 2011, EPA and the US Dept. of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration say they will jointly release proposed standards designed to significantly increase fuel mileage and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from passenger cars, light trucks, and medium-duty passenger vehicles in model years 2017-2025.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [7]
Air [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Pollution [10]
Transportation [3]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Proposed Rule To Target Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Mileage [6]
New Environment-Related CRS Reports Available [11]

Congress still forbids the Congressional Research Service to release publicly reports that taxpayers have paid for. Thanks to groups like the Federation of American Scientists, however, taxpayers can read the reports online despite the charade.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [12]
Topics on the Beat:
Transportation [3]
Technology [13]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [14]
Government [15]
Disasters [16]
Climate Change [7]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about New Environment-Related CRS Reports Available [11]
Interest in High-Speed Rail Is Widespread [17]

The Department of Transportation awarded $2.4 billion for 54 projects in 23 states. The winners were selected from 132 applicants in 32 states, who had asked for a total of $8.8 billion for planning, construction, equipment purchases, and other closely related efforts.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Transportation [3]
Planning & Growth [18]
People & Population [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Interest in High-Speed Rail Is Widespread [17]
EPA Proposes Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy Trucks, Buses [19]

The standards, now in a 60-day comment period, cover three types of heavy trucks but would not apply to vehicles built before the 2014 model year.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Transportation [3]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Government [15]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about EPA Proposes Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy Trucks, Buses [19]
3/4 of Public Transportation Measures Approved in 2010 [20]

Some involved new fees, taxes, or bonds, while others didn't dip into voters' wallets. Get a thumbnail sketch of each measure, and its fate at the hands of voters
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Transportation [3]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about 3/4 of Public Transportation Measures Approved in 2010 [20]
Study: Winter Road Safety Means More Environmental Toxicity [21]

Salt and other substances used to make roads and other paved surfaces safer contaminate water ways with deadly toxicity levels that can even last till summer in some areas, according to a USGS study.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Transportation [3]
Pollution [10]
Chemicals [22]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Study: Winter Road Safety Means More Environmental Toxicity [21]
15 States Get More Federal Recreational Trails [23]

The National Trails system, already stretching more than 12,500 miles, expands with the addition of 31 more trails totalling 716 miles.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [24]
Transportation [3]
Government [15]
Region:
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [25]
Northwest (OR WA) [26]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [27]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [28]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [29]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [30]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [31]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about 15 States Get More Federal Recreational Trails [23]
Local Officials, Residents, in Dark on Nearby Hazardous Rail Cargoes [32]

Sixty-two U.S. urban areas are threatened by hazardous rail cargoes, but federal agencies still refuse to let many firefighters, governments, and citizens know the rail routes used to transport cargoes that could kill tens or hundreds of thousands.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [12]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [22]
Disasters [16]
Transportation [3]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Local Officials, Residents, in Dark on Nearby Hazardous Rail Cargoes [32]
Who's Biking/Walking in Your State and City? [33]

The Alliance for Biking and Walking's second biennial report, while mainly a recitation of statistics, is a highly useful source of leads and context for transit-related stories.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Transportation [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [34]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Who's Biking/Walking in Your State and City? [33]

Pages