FEDERAL ACTION
Buttigieg Reiterates USDOT Support for EVs at Hearing -AASHTO Journal
Several State DOTs Salute National Roundabouts Week -AASHTO Journal
Reconnecting Communities Summit Slated for October -AASHTO Journal
Gabe Klein, Executive Director, US Joint Office of Energy and Transportation: Moving Transportation Electrification Forward in the US -ITE Talks Transportation (podcast)
MapLab: The Secret History of GPS –Bloomberg
Environmental groups push to clamp down on coal dust from trains -Yahoo Finance
COVID-19
SEPTA CEO Leslie Richards on public transit, safety and how the pandemic altered travel -WPVI-TV’s Inside Story (video)
Not Just a Fad: Biking Activity Remains Strong Post-Pandemic -Government Technology
INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY
City of Phoenix has temporarily stopped installing Cool Pavement, here’s why -KTVK/KPHO-TV
New Minnesota task force to focus on infrastructure resiliency in face of more severe weather -WCCO-TV
MORPC wants to hear from public on sustainability and the environment –WSYX-TV
Streetlights Are Mysteriously Turning Purple. Here’s Why -Scientific American
New Mexico plans to expand electric vehicle infrastructure -KOB-TV
Sensor And Drone Technologies Help Maintain Minnesota’s Aging Bridge Infrastructure –University of Minnesota’s Center for Transportation Studies
EV chargers will return to the Mass. Pike after months with no juice -Telegram & Gazette
EV Charging Is Coming to Truck Stops and Curbsides -Government Technology
AIR QUALITY
FAA Announces Nearly $300 Million for Projects to Reduce Carbon Pollution from Aviation as Part of Investing in America Agenda -FAA (media release)
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
‘Environmental justice’ rules may hurt Wyoming’s bid for federal support -Wyofile.com
USDOT Announces that United Airlines Will Implement Industry-Leading Improvements for Passengers Using Wheelchairs -USDOT (media release)
EPA and U.S. Senator Tom Carper Announce Historic Investments Advancing Environmental Justice for Underserved Communities -EPA (media release)
NATURAL RESOURCES
Native Florida plants could be part of the solution to state’s flooding and water quality problems –WMFE
BLM welcomes public input on draft management plan for northwest California public lands -Ukiah Daily Journal
CULTURAL RESOURCES
Welcome to Route 20: America’s longest road stretches from Boston to Oregon –WBUR
Truck Stops Upgrade to Recharge Electric Vehicles (and Their Drivers) -New York Times
HEALTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
TxDOT launches pedestrian safety campaign for month of October -Fort Bend Herald
Bikeshare Pittsburgh To Add New, Adaptive Bicycles Around City -KDKA-TV
US Bike Trips Have Soared Since 2019 –CityLab
Pedesting app aims to open Calgary to people with mobility challenges -LiveWire Calgary
City of Rochester, NY on new ‘Active Transportation Plan’ -WROC-TV
UNLV to Launch Tourist Safety Institute Within Greenspun College of Urban Affairs -UNLV (media release)
TRB RESOURCES/ANNOUNCEMENTS
TRB Webinar: Pop-Up Power – Research and Practice on Quick-Build Bike Facilities –TRB
TRB Webinar: Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety in BRT and High-Priority Bus Corridors –TRB
TRB Minority Student Fellows Program Strengthens the Transportation Community –TRB
FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES
Proposed Second Renewed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Assigning Certain Federal Environmental Responsibilities to the State of Arizona, Including National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Authority for Certain Categorical Exclusions (CEs) -FHWA (Notice of proposed MOU, request for comments)
Designation of Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary; Delay of Effectiveness -NOAA (Final rule; delay of effectiveness)
Petroleum-Equivalent Fuel Economy Calculation -DOE (Notification of ex parte communication; request for comment)
Air Plan Approval; Washington; Southwest Clean Air Agency; Emission Standards and Controls for Sources Emitting Gasoline Vapors -EPA (Final rule)
Air Plan Approval; Washington; Southwest Clean Air Agency, General Air Quality Regulations -EPA (Final rule)
Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Review Document for Amended Arrival Routes at Los Angeles International Airport -FAA (Public comment period for the FAA’s draft environmental review document)
Restoring Healthy and Abundant Salmon, Steelhead, and Other Native Fish Populations in the Columbia River Basin -White House (Administrative Order)
Public Meeting of the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Advisory Council -Bureau of Reclamation (Notice of public meeting)