FEDERAL ACTION
Every State DOT Formally Submits EV Infrastructure Plans – AASHTO Journal
Senate Approves Democrats’ Sweeping Climate and Health Bill – Route Fifty
White House Summit Champions Advanced Air Mobility – National Business Aviation Association
Biden administration announces initiative to improve wastewater sanitation in underserved rural communities – The Hill
States to Target Lower Transportation Emissions Under Proposed Rule – Governing
10 Ways the Biden-Harris Administration Is Making America Resilient to Climate Change – White House (Fact sheet)
COVID-19
Diary of a Pandemic Bus Driver – CityLab
Transportation Department proposes stricter rules for airline refunds after complaints surge – CNBC
INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY
Oregon DOT Begins South Coast Landslide Study – KPIC-TV
Georgia officials want federal help to pay for electric vehicle infrastructure – The Center Square
We haven’t built for this climate – Axios
Think Your Street Needs a Redesign? Ask an AI – CityLab
Groundbreaking marks construction of new Portal Bridge – WCBS-TV (Link to video)
CTDOT Submits National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Plan – Connecticut DOT (Media release)
AIR QUALITY
U.S. fuel retailers rail against green aviation fuel tax credit – Reuters
How Businesses Can Help Reshape Urban Transportation To Improve Air Quality – Forbes (Op-ed)
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Implementing Equity in the Transportation Industry – AASHTO Journal (link to video)
A Tree Planter’s Guide to Environmental Justice – North Carolina State University
Automated vehicles and underserved populations – University of Texas at Arlington
NATURAL RESOURCES
Louisiana DOTD Initiates Tree Replacement Program – AASHTO Journal
The End of Snow Threatens to Upend 76 Million American Lives – Bloomberg
EPA Kicks Off Tour of Iconic Waters, Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act – EPA (Media release)
Colorado’s newest wildlife overpass and underpass provide safe passage for wildlife and motorists – Colorado DOT (Media release)
CULTURAL RESOURCES
Change in vacation habits placing strain on Gulf Coast traffic – WPMI-TV
HEALTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
As more states legalize pot, safety advocates issue guidelines to keep people from getting high and driving – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Everyone loves e-bikes – except some who have to share roads with them – Washington Post
Gates installed to slow bike traffic on busy Park City, Utah trails – KPCW Radio
Amid a summer of more cyclists and fatal crashes, advocates push for better bike infrastructure – WGRZ-TV
Downtown Tampa has e-scooters, bikes and streetcars. Ready for golf carts? – Tampa Bay Times
TRB RESOURCES/ANNOUNCEMENTS
Growing the Impacts of Climate-Smart Agriculture – National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Toward a Touchless Airport Journey – TRB
FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES
Update to U.S. DOT FY22 Safe Streets and Roads for All Funding – Office of the Secretary of
Transportation, USDOT (Amendment to FY22 Notice of Funding Opportunity)
Noise Exposure Map Notice: Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review – FAA (Notice)
Request for Comments in Minimum Seat Dimensions Necessary for Safety of Air Passengers (Emergency Evacuation) – FAA (Notice)
Membership in the National Parks Overflights Advisory Group – FAA (Solicitation of applications)
Environmental Justice Scorecard Feedback – Council on Environmental Quality (Request for information)
Federal Railroad Administration Notice of Final Agency Actions on Proposed Railroad Project in California – FRA (Notice)
Notice of Availability of the Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment for the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Funding Opportunity – Natural Resources Conservation Service (Notice of availability and finding of no significant impact)
Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Ocean Wind, LLC’s Proposed Wind Energy Facility Offshore New Jersey; Extension of Comment Period – Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (Draft environmental impact statement; extension of comment period)
Notice of Availability of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group Final Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment #8: Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats and Finding of No Significant Impact – NOAA (Notice)
Notice of Teleconference Meeting of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory Committee – Office of the Secretary of Interior (Notice)