Capitol Hill Report
CHANGING LANES
Transportation's "GreenLITES for
Design" program. Started in 2008,
GreenLITES is modeled after the
U.S. Green Building Council's LEED
program. Every new project design
at NYSDOT is evaluated using a
sustainability scoring system that
measures the extent to which it
incorporates
sustainable
design
choices.
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The Leaner and Greener report
shows that not only are sustainable
transportation
practices
proving
possible, but they are fast becoming
the norm for doing business.
"Achieving
sustainability
in
transportation
is
an
ongoing,
collaborative process," said FHWA
Administrator Victor M. Mendez. "The
FHWA is proud to work alongside all
our partners to advance sustainable
transportation practices that serve us
now and will serve us in the future."
Read the report at http://aash.to/
LAG-1 or purchase a printed copy
from the AASHTO Bookstore at http://
aash.to/LAGPrint.
New CSA Research
Evaluates Industry
Operational Impacts
Arlington, VA - The American
Transportation Research Institute
(ATRI) today released an analysis
evaluating operational impacts on
business and carrier supply chains
JANUARY 2013 // WWW.CHANGINGLANESDIGITAL.COM
