FEDERAL ACTION
Northeastern State DOT Projects Win Regional Awards -AASHTO Journal
Judge freezes WOTUS fight until Biden issues new rule -E&E News
We fixed I-95 in 12 days. Here are our lessons for U.S. infrastructure. -Washington Post (opinion)
NPS seeks public input on the potential impacts of e-bikes in parks across the National Park System -National Park Service (media release)
Building on the Success of USDOT’s Rural EV Toolkit to Help Communities Build Out EV Charging Infrastructure, DOT Releases New Edition for Urban Areas -USDOT (media release)
INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY
Underground Heat Is Shifting Chicago’s Foundations -New York Times
Colorado DOT installs permanent avalanche control equipment on Red Mountain Pass -Durango Herald
Vermont Prepared for Epic Flooding. It Wasn’t Enough -Bloomberg Green
NH’s infrastructure is aging. How will it hold up with predictions of more flooding and extreme weather? -New Hampshire Public Radio
ADOT plans to add 7 EV charging stations to state highways -KTAR Radio
AIR QUALITY
State AGs at odds over proposed EPA tailpipe emissions rules -Route Fifty
Nevada governor pulls state out of US climate alliance -KSNV-TV
The Wind Is in Hydrogen’s Sails; Politics Could Change That -Government Technology
3 Airlines and the FAA Join Google to Assess Flight Emissions –Skift
FAA Invests Nearly $92 Million to Help Airports Reach President’s Goal of Net Zero-Emissions by 2050 -FAA (media release)
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Collective Imagination: A Hopeful Force at the Center of Climate Justice -Harvard University
Transportation Apps Can Help People With Disabilities Navigate Public Transit But Accessibility Lags Behind -The Conversation
Biden’s EV charger rollout has begun. Will it deliver on environmental justice? –Grist
NATURAL RESOURCES
The Real Harm of Dust Storms -WILL Radio (link to audio)
NASA Tests Mobile Air Traffic Kit During Wildfire Prevention Operations -NASA (media release)
CULTURAL RESOURCES
Pittsburgh and the Great Migration: Black Mobility and the Automobile -The Frick Pittsburgh
Montreal tourism outlets concerned about halted Amtrak line from New York City -CBC News
Facebook Censors WYDOT For Humorous Sasquatch Post -Cowboy State Daily
HEALTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
Hawaii plans rapid rollout of raised pedestrian crosswalks, citing encouraging new data –Hawaii News Now
San Jose, California Looks To AI To Stop Pedestrian Traffic Deaths -KGO-TV
Mackinac Island Impounded More Than 50 Illegal E-Bikes In Just Three Weeks –Jalopnik
Transit Advocates Fear On-Demand Microtransit Undermines Bus Service –Planetizen
Pilot programs show support for microtransit services in smaller Virginia cities, rural areas -WCAV-TV
TRB RESOURCES/ANNOUNCEMENTS
TRB Webinar: Climate-Resilient, Low-Volume Road Design and Management –TRB
TRB Webinar: Life-Cycle Assessment for Pavements and Transportation Infrastructure –TRB
TRB International Conference on Low Volume Roads –TRB
An Assessment of Native Seed Needs and the Capacity for Their Supply: Final Report -National Academies
FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES
Grant Programs for Urbanized Areas: Program Guidance and Application Instructions, Proposed Circular -FTA (Notice of availability of proposed circular and request for comments)
Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2023–2025 and Other Changes -EPA (Final rule)
National Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notification of Public Meeting -EPA (Notice)
Rescinding the Rule on Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Benefits and Costs in the Clean Air Act Rulemaking Process -EPA (Final rule)
Request for Comments on the Federal Aviation Administration’s Review the Civil Aviation Noise Policy; Extension of Comment Period -FAA (Notice of public meeting; Request for comments)
Notice of Availability of a Joint Record of Decision (ROD) for the Ocean Wind LLC Proposed Wind Energy Facility Offshore New Jersey -Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (Notice)
Board on Coastal Engineering Research -Army Corps of Engineers (Notice of advisory committee meeting)
Safety Zone; Hurricanes and Tropical Storms in Captain of the Port Zone North Carolina -Coast Guard (Notice of proposed rulemaking)
Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction Meeting -National Institute of Standards and Technology (Notice of open meeting)