FEDERAL ACTION
AASHTO Holds Winter Meeting on Public Transit Issues -AASHTO Journal
Tackling the Climate Crisis -Department of Interior
Transportation, Infrastructure Move Toward Electrification -Government Technology
Cities can achieve sustainability wins with micro transportation, green infrastructure and climate resilience planning -American City & County
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces New Thought Leadership Series “Up, Up, and Away: Innovations in Advanced Air Mobility -FAA (media release)
COVID-19
Has the pandemic forever changed our walking habits? -Talking Michigan Transportation podcast
INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY
Hawaii DOT Helping with Emergency Stormwater Project -AASHTO Journal
Connecticut Moves To Soften EV Mandate –ClearTechnica
San Diegans love their cars. SANDAG wants employers to encourage a different way to commute –inewssource
Massachusetts launches ResilientCoast initiative -WCVB-TV
Detroit touts first wireless-charging public road for electric vehicles in US -Detroit Free Press
New York City redesigning thousands of intersections to make them safer for pedestrians -WCBS-TV
AIR QUALITY
Railroads take on EPA’s pollution-reporting proposal –Freightwaves
Air pollution from heavy traffic can raise blood pressure, researchers say -Medical News Today
Reaching for air: How a historic mistake led to Salt Lake City’s pollution nightmare -KUER Radio/Salt Lake Tribune
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE/EQUITY
Republicans’ EJ battle plan –Axios
Where Is Noise Pollution The Worst? Redlined Neighborhoods –Grist
Braille signage installed on all 8,400+ bus stops in Metro Vancouver, BC -TransLink (blog)
Biden-Harris Administration Continues to Accelerate Environmental Justice in Disadvantaged Communities through the President’s Investing in America Agenda -White House (media release)
NATURAL RESOURCES
Florida’s coral reefs are recovering after record high ocean temperatures –NPR
Feds give grant to study wildlife crossings in Virginia -Cardinal News
CULTURAL RESOURCES
NCDOT Seeks Entries for Yearly Aviation Art Contest -AASHTO Journal
Crossing paths: New photography project takes aim at the impacts of transportation on wildlife -Canadian Geographic
America’s last lighthouse keeper is retiring. She, and her light, are ready. -Christian Science Monitor
Honoring Native American Heritage Month -Voices for Public Transportation (blog)
HEALTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
DC could ban cars in 3 corridors and create pedestrian zones -WTOP Radio
Walkers and cyclists added to Nebraska’s road safety plan for the first time -Omaha World-Herald
Key stretch of Adirondack Rail Trail is complete between Saranac Lake and Lake Placid -Adirondack Explorer
Santa Barbara, California Public Library Helping People Try E-Bikes For Free -Yale Climate Connections
NTSB to Hold Summit on Pilot Mental Health -NTSB (media release)
TRB RESOURCES/RESEARCH/ANNOUNCEMENTS
Exploring the Future of Public Transportation Research: A National Online Dialogue –FTA
FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES
Fiscal Year 2024 Competitive Funding Opportunity: All Stations Accessibility Program -FTA (Notice of funding opportunity)
Federal Land Managers’ Air Quality Related Values Work Group (FLAG); Draft Addendum to 2010 Phase 1 Report -Fish and Wildlife Service and National Park Service (Notice of availability)
Request for Information on the Coast Guard Implementation of a Western Alaska Oil Spill Planning Criteria Program -Coast Guard (Request for information)
Forest Service Manual 2000 National Forest Resource Management; Chapter 2040 National Forest System Monitoring -Forest Service (Notice of availability for public comment)
Notice of Availability of a Joint Record of Decision for the Proposed Empire Offshore Wind Projects -Bureau of Ocean Energy and National Marine Fisheries Service (Notice)
Decommissioning and Disposition of the National Historic Landmark Nuclear Ship Savannah; Notice of Site Visit -Maritime Administration (Notice)