FEDERAL ACTION
FHWA Issues $830M in PROTECT Resiliency Grants -AASHTO Journal
Court upholds California’s authority to set nation-leading vehicle emission rules –AP
Senate rebukes Biden administration on effort to reduce vehicle pollution -Route Fifty
SOLAR ECLIPSE
See Maps of Where Eclipse Seekers Flocked and the Traffic That Followed -New York Times
These US Cities Benefited Most From Solar Eclipse Tourism –CityLab
Traffic gets eclipsed in Texas -Texas Department of Transportation (media release)
Thousands Travel to NH to View the Solar Eclipse -New Hampshire Department of Transportation (media release)
COVID-19
APTA: Transit-ridership levels continue post-pandemic recovery -Progressive Railroading
RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY
Colorado pumps $21 million into fast-charger expansion for electric vehicles -Powers Journal
This Florida highway will wirelessly charge electric cars on the go -Tampa Bay Times
Port of Albany awarded $9.9M in funding for rail and maritime infrastructure improvements from NYS DOT -American Journal of Transportation
This lamppost EV charger just went commercial in the US –Electrek
Biden urged to ban China-made electric vehicles -BBC News
AIR QUALITY
California’s Clean Air Act Exemption Targeted in Lawsuits Challenging Truck GHG Rules -HDT/Truckinginfo
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE/EQUITY
Civil engineering researcher looks to remedy inequities in traffic safety -University of Arizona
Extra Step Added For Transit-Oriented Housing -New Haven Independent
Biden’s environmental justice scorecard offers more questions than answers –Grist
NATURAL RESOURCES
Boy Scouts Join Tennessee DOT Litter Cleanup Campaign -AASHTO Journal
Resilience to Natural Hazards and Historic Buildings -National Park Service
Urban planning should consider building height, shape, and arrangement to best protect pedestrians during severe precipitation and wind -Physics of Fluids
WYDOT Widens Access to Road-Closure Data to Save Lives in Severe Weather -Wyoming DOT (media release)
CULTURAL RESOURCES
An Ode to the Northeast Corridor, the Rail Line That Keeps Amtrak Alive –CityLab
Jersey Shore hangout spot for 4×4 beach vehicles could disappear without more sand -NJ.com
UTA plans to expand, redesign transit by possible 2034 Olympics -KSTU-TV
HEALTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
WVDOT Helps Develop Unique ‘Rail Bike’ Offering -AASHTO Journal
Houston’s New Mayor Pumps the Brakes on Street Safety Projects –Governing
Metra sees surge in bikes on trains following change in policy –Trains
How climate change is beginning to be built into employee pay and benefits –CNBC
Minnesota touts e-bike rebates worth up to 75% off cost of new purchase -WCCO-TV
TRB RESOURCES/RESEARCH/ANNOUNCEMENTS
Transformational Technologies and Mobility Inclusion Playbook –NCHRP
Airport Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic -TRB (webinar)
FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES
National Public Transportation Safety Plan -FTA (Notice of availability and response to comments)
Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans -FTA (Final rule)
Advisory Committee on Transportation Equity (ACTE); Notice of Public Meeting -Office of the Secretary, Department of Transportation (Notice of public meeting)
Pipeline Safety: Meeting of the Gas Pipeline Advisory Committee -Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (Notice; extension of comment period)
Renewal Package From the State of Arizona to the Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program and Proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Assigning Federal Highway Administration’s Environmental Review Responsibilities to the State -FHWA (Notice, request for comments)
Renewal Package From the State of California to the Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program and Proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Assigning Environmental Responsibilities to the State -FRA (Notice, request for comments)
Notice of Adoption of a Fish and Wildlife Service Categorical Exclusion Under the National Environmental Policy Act -EPA (Notice)