"Journal of the Transportation Research Board" "A peer-reviewed publication." Includes bibliographical references.

This issue contains 17 papers concerned with the environment and energy. Specific topics addressed include the following: ground-borne noise criteria; noise measurement types in a quiet pavement pilot program; force density levels of light rail vehicles; pavement and barriers for noise mitigation; energy consumption by liquefied natural gas carriers; driver response to hydrogen fuel cell buses; and time-dependent greenhouse gas benefits of transit-oriented smart growth. Additional topics addressed in this issue are: the greenhouse gas impacts of subway line ridership; the effect of improved fuel efficiency on fuel tax revenues and greenhouse gas emissions; adoption of battery electric vehicles; a sustainable supply chain of biofuels; long-haul truck hybridization; woody biomass supply, economics, and biofuels policy; electric vehicle charging behavior; charging and parking choices of electric vehicle drivers; electric vehicle fast charger planning for metropolitan planning organizations; and advance mitigation.