Ships trigger high and unexpected emissions of the greenhouse gas methane
Photographer: Chalmers University of Technology | Amanda Nylund Ship traffic in shallow areas, such as ports, can trigger large methane emissions by just moving through the water. The researchers in a study, led by Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, observed twenty times higher methane emissions in the shipping lane compared to nearby undisturbed areas. Despite the fact that methane is a greenhouse gas that is 27 times as powerful as carbon dioxide, these emissions are often o...
Smart Traffic Management to Save 900m Tons of Emissions Globally by 2030, But Security Must Scale with Adoption
BASINGSTOKE, United Kingdom -- A new study from Juniper Research, the foremost experts in IoT markets, has found the adoption of smart traffic management solutions will save up to 923 million metric tons (MMT) of CO2 by 2030. This is an increase of 151% on the 368 MMT CO2 savings forecast for this year. This substantial increase in CO2 saving represents 1.5% of 2030 global carbon emissions. Find out more: Smart Traffic Management Market 2025-2030, or download a free sample. Cybersecurity R...
STV Wins Contract to Manage Construction of Cashless Toll Bridge Between New Jersey and Pennsylvania
Project Will Create the Model for Modernizing Six Other Toll Bridges Spanning the Delaware River LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – STV today announced a new contract with the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC) to support the conversion of the Route 202 New Hope-Lambertville Toll Bridge to an open road cashless all-electronic tolling (AET) system. As part of this contract, STV will provide construction management and construction inspection (CM/CI) services and oversee this protot...
Shared Mobility Services to be Adopted by One Quarter of Global Population by 2028
BASINGSTOKE, United Kingdom - A new study from Juniper Research, the foremost experts in sustainability and smart cities markets, has revealed that the global userbase for shared mobility will grow 46% over the next three years; from 1.4 billion users in 2025 to over 2 billion in 2028. This substantial growth will be driven by the rapid development of on-demand transportation solutions that encompass micromobility services into their platform. The study identified that a key factor to this in...
How the Updated Highway Safety Manual Will Enhance Roadway Safety
HDR’s Dan Cook, P.E., Explores New Guidance for Incorporating Safety Into Transportation Projects Transportation agencies are tasked with improving their road networks to reduce fatal and serious injury crashes. Guidance from the Highway Safety Manual provides roadway practitioners with scientific methods for analyzing and predicting these crashes on many current road segments. But the upcoming second edition of the manual aims to fill in gaps from the HSM. New models and research will p...
New Jersey Department of Transportation Selects STV for Route 73 Improvement Project
LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – STV today announced the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) has selected the firm to work on a congestion relief and safety improvement project on Route 73 in Evesham Township, New Jersey. STV will provide design and construction engineering services to transform a two-mile section of the highway from Milepost 21.9 to 23.9, where the current roadway capacity cannot support traffic demands, creating a persistent bottleneck for commuters. “Smoother commute...
STV Celebrates Opening of the 3.2 Mile Extension and New Windsor Station with Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit
SAN FRANCISCO, CA– STV, a leading professional services firm that plans, designs, and manages infrastructure projects across North America, celebrated the opening of the new Windsor commuter rail station and 3.2-mile extension with Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) in Windsor, California. STV provided comprehensive design services for the Windsor extension, including rail, civil and structural engineering, station architecture, bridge and roadway design and non-motorized pathway integrat...
Port of Long Beach Sees Cargo Decline for May
Trade down 8.2% last month due to tariffs imposed on goods Trade moving through the Port of Long Beach declined 8.2% in May due to tariffs and retaliatory tariffs, but a temporary pause on those fees will likely trigger a cargo surge by late June. Dockworkers and terminal operators processed 639,160 twenty-foot equivalent units in May, down 8.2% from the same month last year. Imports dropped 13.4% to 299,116 TEUs and exports decreased 18.6% to 82,149 TEUs. Empty containers moving through th...
CALSTART Applauds California and Coalition of States for Clean Cars and Trucks Leadership
In response to the federal government's latest attack on California’s clean transportation programs, state leaders are taking decisive and united action. Today, California Attorney General Bonta- joined by ten other attorneys general - filed a lawsuit challenging Congress’s effort that revoked California’s long-standing authority to set its own vehicle pollution standards (from Colorado, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washing...
Trinity Metro Launches New Downtown Blue Line
(FORT WORTH, TEXAS) — Trinity Metro has launched the Blue Line, the second of Trinity Metro’s color-coded bus routes. Visit Fort Worth and Downtown Fort Worth, Inc., are funding partners for the Blue Line, which helps riders travel around downtown. Passengers enjoy a sleek new riding experience in bright blue buses with iconic artwork on the exterior. Once aboard, they relax in comfortable perimeter seating with additional artwork inside the bus and on selected seats. Blue Line offers reliabl...
Video: Crashes Drop Measurably After Rural Road Safety Improvement Project on US 521 in Lancaster County
Redevelopment of Horseshoe Bay Terminal
June Issue 2026
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