FEDERAL ACTION
USDOT Issues $4.9B in Infrastructure Project Grants -AASHTO Journal
US House Advances Bill to Protect Moving Privacy -Transport Topics
No, the federal government isn’t banning funny highway signs –Verify
USDOT Gives Truck Parking Projects $292 Million in Grants -Transport Topics
COVID-19
Airports are finally back to their pre-pandemic normal, Fitch says -Route Fifty
INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY
The Fight Over Building Denser Housing Near Transit In Washington State -Washington State Standard
Train-tunnel idea faces fresh scrutiny from Broward amid fierce transportation debate -South Florida Sun Sentinel
Federal Grant Advances Plans for California’s First Wind Port in Humboldt -The Maritime Executive
Pennsylvania’s First EV Charging Station Completed Under Federal Program Opened, One of the First States to Reach this Milestone -Pennsylvania DOT (media release)
AIR QUALITY
NJ Transit scraps plan for gas-fired backup power plant, heartening environmental justice advocates –AP
Hydrogen Is Still a Heavy Lift for Clean Transportation -Government Technology
Low-carbon flights are approaching. Will airports be ready? -Ground Support Worldwide
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE/EQUITY
What is environmental racism and what can we do about it -University of Toronto
Dialogue on Disability: How to eliminate barriers to accessible housing and transportation -WXXI Radio’s Connections
Crosswalk Visibility Is a Safety and Equity Issue -The Elm
Tribal Sovereignty: A Step Toward Environmental Justice – National Resources Council of Maine (blog)
MDOT and OFME seeks proposals for Michigan $15 Million Equitable Mobility Challenge -Michigan DOT (media release)
NATURAL RESOURCES
Electrified Barriers Installed on Top of Wildlife Guards To Help Keep Large Wild Mammals out of a Fenced Road Corridor -Montana Department of Transportation
Oil field road traffic disrupts North Slope caribou more than previously recognized -Alaska Beacon
CULTURAL RESOURCES
Share Your Historic Route 66 Story! -National Trust for Historic Preservation
Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit Settles Federal Lawsuit Over Bike Path -Marin Independent Journal
Colorado Governor Announces Partnership Between CDOT’s Bustang and X Games -Longmont Leader
Yes, Paris has its own bicycle hearse –Momentum
Portugal home to the oldest traffic sign in the world -Portugal News
HEALTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
Baltimore’s bike infrastructure is slowly becoming safer for bicyclists, pedestrians -WJZ-TV
Tampa’s Vision Zero Initiative Gaining National Attention -Tampa Free Press
PA Department of Health Announces Grant Opportunities to Make Communities More Pedestrian-Friendly -Pennsylvania Department of Health (media release)
TRB RESOURCES/RESEARCH/ANNOUNCEMENTS
Container Port Landside Congestion Experiences and Solutions -TRB (webinar)
How AI is Shaping Weather Research and Forecasting: An Interview with Amy McGovern -National Academies
Community-Driven Relocation: Recommendations for the U.S. Gulf Coast Region and Beyond -National Academies
How Are E-Scooter Speed-Limiter Settings Associated with User Behavior? Observed Speeds and Road, Sidewalk, and Bike Lane Use in Austin, TX, and Washington, D.C. -Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES
Federal Share Flexibility Pilot Program –FHWA (Notice)
National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council – Forest Service (Notice of meeting)
Shipping Safety Fairways Along the Atlantic Coast -Coast Guard (Notice of intent to prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement; notice of virtual and in- person scoping meetings; and request for comments)
National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee; March 2024 Meeting -Coast Guard (Notice)
Construction Related Relief Concerning Operations at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, and LaGuardia Airport, and Newark Liberty International Airport, March 31, 2024, Through October 26, 2024 -FAA (Notification of limited waiver of the slot usage requirement)
Public Meeting of the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group -Bureau of Reclamation (Notice)
National Historic Landmark Nuclear Ship Savannah Available; Request for Information; Period Extension -Maritime Administration, (Notice of vessel availability and request for information period extension)