FEDERAL ACTION

Joint Letter to Congress Calls for ‘Generational’ Infrastructure Investment – AASHTO Journal

FAST Act reauthorization prospects dim – Transportation Today

Deep Divisions Over Transit Threaten Highway Bill Bipartisanship – Bloomberg Government

American Jobs Plan Targets Resilience, Green Tech, and Remediation to Strengthen Crumbling Infrastructure – National Review

As Biden shifts infrastructure focus to climate and racial justice, cities and states alter pitches for federal money – Washington Post

COVID-19

To Save the New York Subway, Send in the Crowds – Bloomberg Green

What We Learned After Analyzing 5 Months of Active Mobility Responses to COVID-19 – TheCityFix

NEPA

House Republicans introduce bill to reform NEPA – Transportation Today

INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY

Hawaii Department of Transportation begins electrification with Tesla delivery – Honolulu Star-Advertiser

White House issues infrastructure report cards for all 50 states – The Hill

Pritzker Administration Announces $110 Million in Rebuild Illinois Funding for Public Ports Across Illinois – Illinois Department of Transportation (Press release)

Now is Our Opportunity to do Public Transit Differently – Newsweek (Opinion

AIR QUALITY

Bethlehem unveils climate action plan that calls for net-zero carbon emissions by 2040 – Morning Call

Ethanol Groups Defend EPA’s E15 Rule – DTN/Progressive Farmer (Blog)

On Climate Change, DeSantis Focuses On Infrastructure While Ignoring Heat-Causing Emissions – Inside Climate News/WMFE

Chicago Air Quality Ordinance – City of Chicago

Environmental benefits of going solar in Vermont – Vermont Business Magazine (Commentary)

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

Connections: Discussing racism in American infrastructure – WXXI Radio

Environmental justice is coming to New Jersey’s suburbs – Newark Star-Ledger (Opinion)

NATURAL RESOURCES

Wetlands legislation passes, leaves little protection – KPC News

Federal Water Rule Does Not Account for Pollution Across State Boundaries – University of Texas at Austin (Press release)

HEALTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

‘Vision Zero failed my friend’ | Renewed push for safer DC streets after cyclist killed – WUSA-TV

NYC Teams With Bird, Lime, VeoRide For eScooter Pilot Launch – PYMNTS

Why Don’t Transit Agencies Do Bikeshare? – CityLab

Two rural Delaware towns got a new transit and ride-hailing app – StateScoop

TRB RESOURCES/ANNOUNCEMENTS

TRB Webinar: Navigating Environmental Compliance for Public-Private Partnerships – TRB

TRB Webinar: The Day of the Drones – Airports and Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Part 2 – TRB

Driving Down Emissions: Why Reducing How Much We Drive is Critical for Our Climate – Transportation for America (Webinar announcement)

FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES

Notice of Public Meeting, Utah Resource Advisory Council, Utah – Bureau of Land Management (Notice of public meeting)

2021 Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustments for Oil, Gas, and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf – Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (Final rule)

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; River Rouge, Detroit – Coast Guard (Final rule)

Security Zone: Electric Boat Shipyard, Groton – Coast Guard (Notice of proposed rulemaking)

Regulated Navigation Area; Biscayne Bay Causeway Island Slip, Miami Beach – Coast Guard (Notice of proposed rulemaking)

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Milwaukee, Menomonee, and Kinnickinnic Rivers and Burnham Canals, Milwaukee, WI – Coast Guard (Notice of proposed rulemaking)

Guidance Document Procedures Rescission – Council on Environmental Quality (Final rule)

National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Municipal Solid Waste Landfills Residual Risk and Technology Review; Correction – EPA (Proposed rule)

Notice of Intent To Rule on a Request To Release Surplus Property at the Myrtle Beach International Airport, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina – FAA (Notice and request for comment)

Notice of Intent To Release Certain Properties From All Terms, Conditions, Reservations and Restrictions of a Quitclaim Deed Agreement Between the City of Melbourne and the Federal Aviation Administration for the Melbourne International Airport, Melbourne, FL – FAA (Request for public comment)

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Species Status, Section 4(d) Rule, and Designation of Critical Habitat for Panama City Crayfish – Fish and Wildlife Service (Proposed rule; reopening of comment period and announcement of public hearing)

Central Idaho Resource Advisory Committee – Forest Service (Notice of meeting)

Fiscal Year 2021 Competitive Research Funding Opportunity: Transit Workforce Center (TWC) – FTA (Notice of Funding Opportunity)

Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Maritime Administration’s Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) Under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 Maritime Administration (Notice)

Proposed Revisions to the National Handbook of Conservation Practices for the Natural Resources Conservation Service – Natural Resources Conservation Service (Notice of availability; reopening and extension of comment period)

Public Hearing – Susquehanna River Basin Commission (Notice)