FEDERAL ACTION

FHWA Releases Grants for Electric Truck Chargers -Transport Topics

US politicians unite across party lines over e-bike battery regulation -Cycling Weekly

Can a National Zoning Atlas Chart a Way Out of the US Housing Crisis? –CityLab

FAA Announces Nearly $250 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Modernize Airports in 37 States -FAA (media release)

To fight climate change, micromobility is a better option than overpriced transit projects -The Hill (opinion)

 

INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY

NCDOT Seeks Information on New Mobility Technologies -AASHTO Journal

Maps, data show how near-term climate change could affect major port cities on America’s East Coast -CBS News

Arizona DOT seeks bids to construct 21 electric vehicle charging stations -Queen Creek Sun Times

Climate change is causing a pothole plague. Are robots and self-healing pavement the solution? -BBC News

 

AIR QUALITY

Truck Makers Launch Zero-Emission Infrastructure Coalition -Transport Topics

 

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE/EQUITY

Equity Engagement for Transportation Agencies -AASHTO Journal (video)

Meet the woman in charge of Chicago’s fight against pollution, environmental injustice -WLS-TV

Montana State University Gets $10M for Tribal, Rural Energy and Environmental Justice -Native News Online

 

NATURAL RESOURCES

FAA: Bird strikes growing concern for commercial, private aircraft –InvestigateTV

Solar fence stops snow and generates electricity -Minnesota Public Radio

Fish and Wildlife: Restoring coastal wetlands and building coastal resiliency -Dredging Today

Restored Wetland Emits Unexpected Levels of Greenhouse Gas –AzoCleantech

CULTURAL RESOURCES

Damage To Ancient Sites May Scuttle Southeast Mesa, Arizona Railway -Queen Creek Tribune

HEALTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

Indiana DOT forwards new rail crossing safety measures -WTHI-TV

Minnesota Awards Active Transportation Grants -KEYC-TV

KDOT Grants Funding Active Transportation Alternatives -WDAF-TV

$500M Dallas transportation bond proposal devotes less than 2% to ‘Vision Zero’ road safety plan -KXAS-TV

Biking In Cities Can Be So Complicated, And Map Apps Can Only Help So Much –Marketplace

Transit Desperately Needs Innovation. Why Pick on Microtransit? -CityLab (perspective)

TRB RESOURCES/RESEARCH/ANNOUNCEMENTS

Container Port Landside Congestion Experiences and Solutions -TRB (webinar)

An Emergency Management Playbook for State Transportation Agencies –NCHRP

Traffic safety for all road users: A paired comparison study of small & mid-sized U.S. cities with high/low bicycling rate -Journal of Cycling and Micromobility Research

FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES

Final Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision for the Earthquake Ready Burnside Bridge Project -FHWA (Notice)

Notice of Availability: Joint Development Circular C 7050.1C and Response to Comments -FTA (Notice)

Shipping Safety Fairways Environmental Impact Public Scoping Meetings -Coast Guard (Notice)

Air Plan Approval; Florida; Revisions to the State Implementation Plan Conformity Rule -EPA (Proposed rule)

Public Meeting of the Advisory Council for Climate Adaptation Science -U.S. Geological Survey (Notice)

Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail Advisory Council; Withdrawal -USDA (Notice of meeting; withdrawal)