FEDERAL ACTION

Here come Biden’s environment rules. Now courts will have their say. -E&E News

Federal Investigations Into Baltimore Bridge Collapse Consider Wider Threats to Infrastructure -Engineering News-Record

Biden-Harris Administration Selects 99 Communities for Grants Aimed at Making Local Roads Safer; Invites Applications for Future Rounds of Funding -USDOT (media release)

 

INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY

New York City Nabs Stretch of Brooklyn Coastline to Redevelop –CityLab

Oakland, California becomes first district nationwide with 100% electric school buses -KRON-TV

NREL’s Open-Source Vehicle and Mobility Tools Offer Routes to Reduce Transportation Energy Use, Emissions -National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Opposition grows to speedy electric truck transition –FreightWaves

Cleveland port’s ‘electrification hub’ expected to anchor progress toward net-zero emissions -Energy News Network

 

AIR QUALITY

Coal dust concerns mount after Baltimore bridge collapse –Politico
New technology captures harmful ship emissions at the Port of Oakland -KPIX-TV


Pittsburgh Regional Transit aims to reduce emissions in first-ever climate plan -Allegheny Front

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE/EQUITY

Federal Railroad Administration initiates civil rights probe in Amtrak’s Baltimore tunnel project -Baltimore Sun

Philadelphia Parking Authority begins issuing tickets, fines amid crackdown on ADA mobility violations in city -WPVI-TV

Another successful launch of MDOT’s diversity recruitment program -Talking Michigan Transportation podcast

Interagency Equity Advisory Committee Helps All California Communities Benefit from Transportation Projects -California DOT (media release)

 

NATURAL RESOURCES

Invasive seaweed causing Port of San Diego emergency -KGTV-TV

California’s water tunnel to cost $20 billion, state officials say the benefits are worth it –AP

EPA Announces Final Rule to Improve Public Awareness of Drinking Water Quality -EPA (media release)

CULTURAL RESOURCES

Pete Buttigieg says federal dollars should help mend Philadelphia’s Chinatown -NBC News
MnDOT, Grand Portage Band Partnership Bringing Ojibwe-English Road Signs To Highway 61 –Tbnewswatch

FDOT nixes Pride, Juneteenth bridge displays -Axios Florida

 

HEALTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

Texas Department of Transportation Rolls Out Statewide Active Transportation Plan for Safer, Connected Travel –Hoodline

UDOT to build 60 miles of paved trails as part of Utah Trail Network -KSL-TV

With pedestrian deaths at a 30-year high, study examines engineering solutions -University of Minnesota’s Catalyst

Bicycling in Chicago doubled in 5 years, but cyclists still worry about safety -Chicago Sun-Times

Online tool supports local public agencies in addressing pedestrian and cyclist safety -Kansas DOT (press release)

 

TRB RESOURCES/RESEARCH/ANNOUNCEMENTS

Enhancing the Airport Experience with Wayfinding -ACRP (webinar)

Improving Airport Operations and Sustainability via Landside Vehicles -ACRP (webinar)

State DOT Product Evaluation Processes –NCHRP

Community-Driven Relocation: Recommendations for the U.S. Gulf Coast Region and Beyond -National Academies

Incorporating Climate Change and Climate Policy into Macroeconomic Modeling -National Academies (workshop proceedings)

A Primer on Low-Carbon Liquid Fuels and Biobased Products for Transit Applications –Association for Commuter Transportation (webinar)