The Stream by AASHTO

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

The Stream by AASHTO podcast explores environmental topics important to people involved in transportation and infrastructure programs.

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Update frequency: every 30 days
Average duration: 21 minutes
Episodes: 58
Years Active: 2020 - 2025

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AASHTO's ETAP Podcast: Noise Working Group with Noel Alcala

From loss of sleep to loss of hearing, noise can pose a real threat. Recent studies have even identified a possible link between noise exposure and dementia. Traffic noise is a major contributor to n…

00:22:15 | Wed 03 Nov 2021

AASHTO's ETAP Podcast: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act with Joung Lee

Joining us today to discuss the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (or IIJA) is Joung Lee, AASHTO’s Director of Policy and Government Relations. This episode of AASHTO’s ETAP Podcast was record…

00:25:16 | Wed 06 Oct 2021

AASHTO's ETAP Podcast: Rolling Resistance and Vehicle Efficiency

Mark Hoffman, an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Auburn University, and his Graduate Research Assistant Karl Bohnenberger have been studying one of the lesser known contributors to p…

00:25:51 | Wed 01 Sep 2021

AASHTO's ETAP Podcast: Monarch Butterfly Conservation with Kris Gade

Once ubiquitous in North America, the Monarch’s striking orange and black wings are likely the first image that comes to mind when picturing a butterfly. The Monarch is famed not only for its beauty,…

00:18:50 | Wed 11 Aug 2021

AASHTO's ETAP Podcast: Roadside Vegetation & The Ray

In this week's episode, host Bernie Wagenblast sits down with Matthew Quirey, a Landscape Design & Research Fellow at The Ray. For his thesis, Matthew partnered with The Ray to produce new classifica…

00:22:51 | Wed 07 Jul 2021

AASHTO's ETAP Podcast: CTDOT Climate Initiative Program and Partnership with Department of Environmental Protection

Today’s ETAP podcast will focus on how state agency partnerships are helping Connecticut both achieve its state climate goals and implement the Transportation and Climate Initiative Program, or TCI-P…

00:27:22 | Wed 02 Jun 2021

AASHTO's ETAP Podcast: Transportation Equity and Minnesota's Rethinking I-94 Project

Today’s ETAP podcast will focus on transportation equity and environmental justice. Transportation systems are critical to people’s ability to reach jobs, educational opportunities, health care, and …

00:33:46 | Wed 05 May 2021

AASHTO's ETAP Podcast: Electric Vehicle Infrastructure and Implementation with Shoshana Lew

State departments of transportation will play a critical role in rolling out electric vehicle infrastructure. Shoshana Lew, the Executive Director of Colorado DOT, is leading the march towards a gree…

00:33:01 | Wed 07 Apr 2021

AASHTO's ETAP Podcast: Women in Transportation with Paula Hammond

In this episode of the ETAP Podcast, Paula Hammond – market leader-multimodal at consulting firm WSP USA and a former secretary of the Washington State Department of Transportation – talks about the…

00:30:49 | Wed 03 Mar 2021

AASHTO's ETAP Podcast: DC DOT Advancing Transportation Equity

Jeff Bennett -- Transit Delivery Division of DC Department of Transportation and president of the DC Conference of Minority Transportation Officials -- is interviewed by host Bernie Wagenblast about …

00:15:18 | Wed 03 Feb 2021

AASHTO's ETAP Podcast: Environmental Topics at the Virtual TRB Annual Meeting

The January ETAP Podcast focuses on the Transportation Research Board’s 2021 Annual Meeting, taking place throughout the month of January. Like most organizations, TRB has shifted to a virtual meetin…

00:20:36 | Wed 06 Jan 2021

AASHTO's ETAP Podcast: Texas DOT's Approach to Environmental Justice

The latest AASHTO ETAP Podcast will feature Carlos Swonke, Texas DOT's director of Environmental Affairs, who will discuss how TxDOT implements Environmental Justice as part of its planning and proje…

00:25:12 | Wed 02 Dec 2020

AASHTO's ETAP Podcast: Georgia DOT's Innovative PEL Study

Planning and Environmental Linkages or PEL represents a collaborative and integrated approach to transportation decision-making that 1) considers environmental, community, and economic goals early in…

00:21:39 | Wed 04 Nov 2020

ETAP Podcast: Caltrans' Director Talks Active Transportation

Episode explores active transportation.

Host: Bernie Wagenblast

Guest: Toks Omishakin, Director, California Department of Transportation

00:22:09 | Mon 05 Oct 2020

ETAP Podcast: Hawaii DOT's focus on organizational resiliency

Hawaii is no stranger to natural disasters — over the course of several months between 2018-2019, the state faced flooding, landslides and volcanic eruptions. In this episode, Ed Sniffen, Hawaii DOT…

00:20:17 | Wed 02 Sep 2020

ETAP Podcast: Arizona DOT's Innovative Approach to Virtual Public Involvement

Arizona DOT's Senior Program Manager Steve Olmsted describes his agency's virtual public hearing and lessons learned from the experience.

00:15:42 | Wed 05 Aug 2020

ETAP Podcast: A Minnesota Perspective on Environmental Sustainability

ETAP Podcast host Bernie Wagenblast interviews Minnesota DOT Commissioner Margaret Anderson Kelliher about her state's perspectives on environmental sustainability. Commissioner Anderson Kelliher, wh…

00:21:04 | Tue 02 Jun 2020

ETAP Podcast: Exploring The Ray, An Interview with Allie Kelly

The ETAP Podcast is published on the first Wednesday of the month. ETAP is an environmental technical assistance program for state departments of transportation provided by AASHTO, the American Assoc…

00:25:11 | Mon 04 May 2020

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