FEDERAL ACTION
AASHTO Offers Comments on Two Proposed Regulations -AASHTO Journal
Vetoed but not forgotten: What’s next for WOTUS? -E&E News
Calculating the Fastest Road to an Electric Car Future -New York Times
USDOT rolls out funding for wildlife crossings along busy roads -AP
EPA to propose new vehicle pollution cuts, sees big EV jump -Reuters
PHMSA Announces Historic Funding for 37 Projects to Improve Safety, Fix Old, Leaky Gas Pipes and Create Jobs -PHMSA (media release)
INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY
Bringing Young Professionals into Transportation -AASHTO’s ETAP Podcast
Louisville Installing Flood Warning Systems In Underpasses Prone To Flooding -WDRB-TV
Innovation and partnerships celebrated at reopening of Eufaula Dam Spillway Bridge -Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
KDOT Announces Call for Projects for EV infrastructure -Kansas DOT (link to PDF)
Port Authority Announces Partnership With NASA To Explore Next Generation Of Flight In Urban Environments -Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (media release)
AIR QUALITY
Dust Storms Contribute to Higher Traffic Fatalities -AASHTO Journal
Georgia lawmakers overhaul EV charging -WABE Radio
EPA OKs California Rules Phasing Out New Diesel Trucks -Transport Topics
How Arizona leaders balance environmental sustainability and economic growth -AZ Big Media
New York City DOT will test local delivery hubs to cut down on emissions –WCBS-TV
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Linking and TSMO Transportation Equity Fact Sheet –FHWA
Federal judge finds City of Chicago liable, violated Americans with Disabilities Act -WGN-TV
Free CT Buses Are A Step Toward Transit Equity –Connecticut Mirror (commentary)
NATURAL RESOURCES
MoDOT, Downtown Kansas City Districts partnering on highway cleanup -KMBC-TV
CULTURAL RESOURCES
Explore Transportation History With WisDOT’s New Online Highway Map Archive -Wisconsin DOT (media release)
Students shine during WVDOT Bridge Design and Build Contest -WVDOT (media release)
HEALTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
Oregon DOT Updates Statewide Curb Ramp Upgrade Effort -AASHTO Journal
New Massachusetts law protecting bicyclists, pedestrians takes effect – WFXT-TV
Micro-transit system continues to gain traction in Twin Falls, Idaho – KMVT-TV
Cities Ride the E-Bike Wave as Policymakers Consider Support -Government Technology
TRB RESOURCES/ANNOUNCEMENTS
Review of the Draft Fifth National Climate Assessment –National Academies
Planning and Assessing Ferry System Capacity -TRB (webinar)
Inclusive Public Participation in Transit Decision-Making –TCRP
State Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan Progress Report -Caltrans (link to pdf)
FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program -FHWA and FTA (Notice)
Review of Quiet Zone in Deerfield Beach, Pompano Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Oakland Park, Wilton Manors, Dania Beach, Hollywood, and Hallandale Beach, Florida -FRA (Notice of quiet zone review)
Determination To Defer Sanctions; California; Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District –EPA (Interim final determination)
Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit -EPA (Notice of proposed consent decree; request for public comment)
Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit -EPA (Notice of proposed consent decree; request for public comment)
Consolidation of Redundant Coast Guard Boat Stations -Coast Guard (Request for comments)
Port Access Route Study: Approaches to Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts -Coast Guard (Notice of availability; final report)
Port Access Route Study: Approaches to the Ports of Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands -Coast Guard (Notice of study; request for comments)
National Boating Safety Advisory Committee; May 2023 Meetings -Coast Guard (Notice)
Notice of Temporary Restrictions on Motorized Vehicle Use for Specified Routes on Public Lands in Grand County, Utah -Bureau of Land Management (Notice of temporary restrictions)
Notice of Public Meeting of Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee – Geological Survey (Notice of teleconference meeting)
Notice of Intent To Conduct Scoping in Preparation of the National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy for the Coral Reef Conservation Program – NOAA (Notice; request for written comments)