FEDERAL ACTION
AASHTO Backs Preserving State/Local Authority on AVs -AASHTO Journal
Big federal dollars for small state projects aim to get more cars off the roads -Missouri Independent
Legacy programs stymie Biden’s efforts to boost equity in infrastructure spending -Route Fifty
Q&A with Susan Handy, Director of the National Center for Sustainable Transportation at UC Davis –Sactown
Readout of the Environmental Permitting Technology and Data Summit -White House (media release)
National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Progress Update –Joint Office of Energy and Transportation (media release)
COVID-19
The work commute changed after the pandemic, new data shows -State Smart Transportation Initiative
NEPA
Unlocking New Mexico’s energy potential: The imperative of NEPA reform -Las Cruces Sun News (opinion)
INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY
Rubber hits the road at tire recycling event -Jefferson City News Tribune
Geothermal technology is now being used at Louisville Airport -WLKY-TV
How to Prevent Forest Fires by Building Cities With More Wood –Bloomberg
White House opens $45 billion in federal funds to developers to covert offices to homes -Dow Jones
AIR QUALITY
EPA to Increase Air Monitoring at Marine Ports -National Law Review (contributed content)
California meets its target for zero-emissions truck sales two years ahead of schedule -California Air Resources Board (media release)
NATURAL RESOURCES
Nevada shows commitment to getting desert wildlife across the road safely -Las Vegas Sun
How New York City Turned the World’s Biggest Garbage Dump Into a Park –Bloomberg
Humans mimicking beavers to combat wildfires and restore wetlands -Wildfire Today
Idaho Adopt-A-Highway Removes 3 Million Pounds Of Litter, Saves $25 Million In Labor -Idaho Transportation Department (media release)
HEALTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
How Transportation Improves Quality of Life -Talking Michigan Transportation (podcast)
Delmont, PA council approves transportation plan aimed at improving pedestrian, bike infrastructure -Murrysville Star
Multiple Bay Area Programs Aim to Expand Access to E-Bikes -Government Technology
How a century-old rail agreement slowed a Seattle bike lane project -Seattle Times
As e-bikes grow in popularity, so do calls for safety certification –Grist
Need to find a bike rack in Atlanta? There’s an app for that -WAGA-TV
Boulder installs protected bike lane infrastructure new to the US -City of Boulder (media release)
TRB RESOURCES/RESEARCH/ANNOUNCEMENTS
Webinar: Accommodating Utilities in Highway and Freeway Right-of-Way -AASHTO and NCHRP
Webinar: Mitigating Air Pollution Exposures from Transportation –TRB
Accelerating Decarbonization in the United States –TRB
Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Performance Functions –TCHRP
Is Federal Infrastructure Investment Advancing Equity Goals? -Urban Institute
FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES
Revising Scope of the Mining Sector of Projects That Are Eligible for Coverage Under Title 41 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act -Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Extension of comment period)
Federal Management Regulation; Designation of Authority and Sustainable Siting –GSA
Railroad Safety Advisory Committee; Charter Renewal -FRA (Announcement)
Public Meeting of the Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee -Geological Survey (Notice)