FEDERAL ACTION
AASHTO Comments on FHWA’s Proposed GHG Rules – AASHTO Journal
As Electric Vehicles Shrink Gas Tax Revenue, More States May Tax Mileage – Route Fifty
INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY
California Strengthens Alliances for Transportation Electrification – Transport Topics
What a rebuilt southwest Florida might look like – AXIOS
Nearly a decade since Superstorm Sandy, New York City’s resilience projects are ‘plodding’ – American City and County
Mississippi River Reopens to Barge Traffic After Low Water Closures – Reuters
Self-Driving Cars Do Not Exist, Yet Drivers Still Think They Have One: Study – The Drive
California sends $300 million to help begin the planning process to move train tracks off Del Mar Bluffs – KGTV-TV
FWC creates hotline to address thousands of vessels displaced by Hurricane Ian – Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (media release)
HDOT testing asphalt mixes designed to improve pavement and the environment – Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (media release)
AIR QUALITY
Sony, Honda aim to deliver premium EV with subscription fees in 2026 – Reuters
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Six State DOTs Sign ‘Equity in Infrastructure’ Pledge – AASHTO Journal
Former Maryland Transit Exec Paul Comfort Authors New Book, ‘Conversations on Equity and Inclusion in Public Transportation’ – Cecil Whig
Most Maryland state agencies earn D’s and F’s on new environmental justice scorecard – The Hill
25 Native Tribes and Alaskan Villages Receive Nearly $9 Million From the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for Transit – FTA (media release)
NATURAL RESOURCES
KYTC Helps Establish State-Focused Archaeological Website – AASHTO Journal
University Ecologists Studying Idaho’s Roadside Vegetation – AASHTO Journal
CULTURAL RESOURCES
New exhibit in Grand Central Terminal tells NYC’s history through urban planning – Gothamist
“There’s a bit of a cultural issue”: Pete Buttigieg gets real about the EV revolution – Vox
Cincinnati traffic boxes turned into pieces of art with hopes to deter graffiti – WXIX-TV
HEALTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
Denver’s E-Bike Rebates Are So Hot They’re Gone Within Minutes – CItyLab
Glasgow installs automatic cyclist warning signs – Highway News
Safer streets targeted through Rochester’s bicycle plan update – Post Bulletin
Why are rural roads so much more deadly? New report explores – Family Safety & Health
The e-bike boom is getting increasingly dangerous, creating a push for stricter cycling rules – Fortune
These kids ride a ‘bike bus’ to school. Residents line the streets and cheer. – Washington Post
TRB RESOURCES/ANNOUNCEMENTS
Racial Equity, Black America, and Public Transportation, Volume 1: A Review of Economic, Health, and Social Impacts – TCHRP
E-Scooter Safety: Issues and Solutions – TRB
Research on Pavements and Other Transportation Materials Key to Sustainability – TRB
FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES
Announcement of Fiscal Year 2022 Low or No Emission Program and Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program and Project Selections; Correction – FTA (Notice; correction)
Enhancing the Safety of Vulnerable Road Users at Intersections; Request for Information; Extension of Comment Period – USDOT (Notice)
Air Plan Approval; California; Innovative Clean Transit Regulation – EPA (Proposed rule)
Federal Implementation Plans Under the Clean Air Act for Indian Reservations in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington – EPA (Proposed rule)
Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment on Proposed Land Use Changes of Surplus Property at Everett-Stewart Regional Airport, Union City, Tennessee – FAA (Request for public comments)
Establishment of Lost Trail Conservation Area, Montana – Fish and Wildlife Service (Notice)
Notice of Availability of Draft Study; Extension of Comment Period – Coast Guard (Notice)
National Chemical Transportation Safety Advisory Committee; November 2022 Meeting – Coast Guard (Notice)
National Advisory Council; Meeting – FEMA (Notice)
Meeting of the Regional Resource Stewardship Council and the Regional Energy Resource Council – TVA (Notice)
Public Meeting of the Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee – Department of Interior (Notice of public meeting)
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Public Meeting, Thompson Divide Area, Colorado – Bureau of Land Management (Notice)