Monthly Archives: March 2023

Wildlife bridges- the amazing natural pathways for animals to freely and safely cross roadways. Montana decided to create a funded pilot program for wildlife bridges. HB 887 (2023 | MT) The fund would hold $1 million and can receive gifts and grants. The Center for Large Landscape Conservation found that wildlife bridges cut vehicle-wildlife collisions […]

Is your city lagging in road funding? Take a peak at the Indiana Legislature. A bill is granting Indianapolis the authority to declare itself a distressed asset. This allows the state to appoint an emergency manager. This legislation would allow “any municipality that is at least $1 billion behind in funding its critical infrastructure needs […]

California on the verge of excepting garbage trucks from mandated EV adoption. They won’t get a total pass but the garbage trucks that run on natural gas will get to hang onto natural gas until 2042. Here’s what Waste management had to say: “Although WM supports the state’s long-term goal of electrifying the transportation sector, […]

7-11 is bringing convince back, or rather to, EV drivers. 7-11 has an EV charging plan, 7Charge, that will bring EV chargers to their convenience stores. Stop, grab a coffee and charge your EV. As 7-11’s CEO says, ““7‑Eleven has innovated to meet our customers’ needs — delivering convenience where, when and how they want […]

Modern public transit is much more than bus fares. It is micro transit and mobility wallets. A mobility wallet allows fares to be added an app on your phone that then serves as your mode of payment. A mobility wallet also allows employers to add funds which serves as an employment benefit. Spartan News Room […]

Maryland has officially adopted the Advanced Clean Cars II Standards, for those who had siblings who liked to call you names, imagine your sibling calling this standard the California standard. State analysis says this means 383,000 fewer new gas-powered vehicles sold by 2030, 1.68 million fewer conventional vehicles by 2035. By 2040, anticipated reductions in […]

All 28 Mackinac ferries are switching to electric power motors. “We are continuing to make investments to lead the future of mobility and electrification, so we can grow our economy, create good-paying jobs, and lower energy costs for families and businesses,” Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The Detroit News | Michigan’s Mackinac Island Ferry to Switch to […]

$700 million in local grants for level 2 EV chargers were announced this week. These local grants are to fill in gaps where private companies are less likely to install EV chargers. Meet the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) grant program to help cities, counties and tribal governments. Route Fifty | $700M in Grants for […]

A start up in Kansas, Integrated Roadways, created a smart road that imbeds wifi, sensing technology, and EV charging into pavement. The ultimate goal is to create public road infrastructure that is a financially self-sustaining asset. The company says it will create incentives for the states to keep the roads maintained. Startland News | This […]

68% of American drivers are nervous about self driving cars. Last year it was 55%. AAA is calling it a “dramatic decline in trust” The Hill | Nearly 70 percent of motorists nervous about self-driving cars: AAA survey