FEDERAL ACTION
Registration for AASHTO’s Washington Briefing Now Open – AASHTO Journal
State DOTs Look to Work with Secretary Buttigieg to Improve Americans’ Quality of Life – AASHTO Journal
New bills target federal dollars to U.S. transportation infrastructure improvements – Transportation Today
How the Federal Government Could Help Kill the Highways It Built – CityLab
The Biden administration needs a climate migration coordinator – The Hill (Opinion)
COVID-19
Contactless Transit Fares Get a Pandemic Boost – CityLab
Webinar: Connecticut in Motion-Transit and COVID-19 – March 2 – Hartford Business Journal
NEPA
Pipeline Ruling Bolsters Environmental Standard Trump Erased – Bloomberg Law
TVA asks for public comments about proposed nuclear reactor site – Oak Ridge Today
Cheney introduces bill to recognize local interests in NEPA decisions – Wyoming Tribune Eagle
INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY
More than 75 bills are related to the environment this session. Here are ones we’re following. – Indianapolis Star
Bay Area Rep Introduces Environmental Restoration Bill – KNTV-TV
Trees, housing key parts of Decatur and Agnes Scott’s climate resilience plan – Decaturish
Transportation & Infrastructure: What to Expect from the Biden Administration & 117th Congress – National Law Review
AIR QUALITY
Tennessee Climate Office established at ETSU – Johnson City Press
Utah Bill To Raise Electric Vehicle Fees By Up To 400% Sparks Debate On Air Quality And Road Usage – KUER
Automakers Drop Opposition to California’s Vehicle Emissions Authority – Route Fifty
Saving Water Saves Energy and Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions – UC Davis (Press release)
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
DC DOT Advancing Transportation Equity – AASHTO’s ETAP Podcast
Transportation justice, commute knowledge, and equitable access – Penn Today
Baltimore to participate in Transit Equity Learning Lab – WMAR-TV
HEALTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
Caltrans seeks public input on active transportation plan survey – KNVN-TV
Kelowna looks to offer exclusivity for e-bike-share operator, not e-scooters – Lake Country Calendar
Bikeshare could soon get federal transit dollars – Greater Greater Washington
Knoxville regional study shows drop in crashes involving pedestrians and bicyclists – WATE-TV
SCDOT Adopts New “Complete Streets” Policy – South Carolina DOT (Press release)
TRB RESOURCES/ANNOUNCEMENTS
TRB Webinar: Retrospective, Perspective, and Prospective of Transit-Oriented Development – TRB
Planning and TDM (Part 1): An Engineer and a Planner Walk Into a Bar… – Association For Commuter Transportation (Webinar)
Verified: More Parking Puts More Cars on the Road – Sightline Institute
Impacts of transportation network companies on urban mobility – Nature Sustainability
FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES
National Standards for Traffic Control Devices; the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways; Revision – FHWA (Proposed rule; extension of comment period)
Request for Nominations to the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council – EPA (Notice)
Agency Information Collection Activities; Hydrography Addressing Tool – U.S. Geological Survey (Notice of Information Collection; request for comment)
Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; Google Research Climate and Energy Group – FAA (Notice)
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Construction of the South Fork Offshore Wind Project – National Marine Fisheries Service (Notice; proposed incidental harassment authorization; request for comments on proposed authorization and possible renewal)