BOSTON, Mass. -- The Boston Transportation Department began the installation of 90 Bicycle Wayfinding signs that are being posted at busy intersections Downtown to point the way for cyclists to popular sites in Boston.

Download a recording of the Feb. 21, 2013 webinar "Making the Most of Wayfinding Systems in Your Municipality," which features Laura Carstens, planning services manager for the city of Dubuque, Iowa, and Grant Hayzlett, president of National Sign Plazas, Inc., who will step you through the planning and implementation considerations when designing vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian wayfinding signs and kiosk systems.

Recipient: Transportation, Oregon Department of

Recipient: Transportation, Oregon Department of

BOSTON, Mass. -- The Boston Transportation Department and the National Park Service launched the Connect Historic Boston initiative recently. They were joined by neighborhood, business and advocacy groups at the announcement. The two agencies are partnering to design pedestrian and bicycle connections between transit hubs at North Station, Aquarium and State Street, and National Park sites including visitor centers at Faneuil Hall, the Charlestown Navy Yard and the Harbor Islands Pavilion on the Greenway. The National Park Service has conveyed a $400,000 Federal Transit Administration "Paul Sarbanes Transit in Parks" grant to the City of Boston to fund the design project.

SEATTLE, Wash. -- Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn signed legislation approving the Transit Master Plan. McGinn first announced the work to update the Transit Master Plan in May 2010, a decision driven by the need to better connect Seattle neighborhoods with high-quality transit, including expanded rail transit.

The 2013 sustainability conference season is in full swing, starting with this week’s New Partners for Smart Growth Conference in Kansas City. After a year of devastating storms, droughts and wildfires, it’s no surprise that resilience and climate-change adaptation are reoccurring themes at many of the upcoming events.