FEDERAL ACTION

AASHTO Lauds Passage of Bipartisan Infrastructure BillAASHTO News Release

Fuel Efficiency, Electric Vehicle Mandates on the Horizon – AASHTO Journal

Booker Reintroduces Sweeping Environmental Justice Bill – Senator Cory Booker (Media release)

COVID-19

More workers are returning to the office. The pandemic-era commute might be changed forever. – Washington Post

Governor mandates vaccinations for transit workers as New York’s Covid cases surge – CNBC

NEPA

Revived Trump reforms in infrastructure bill could be freight-project windfall – American Shipper

INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY

Pete Buttigieg And Michael Regan On What The Infrastructure Deal Does For The Climate – NPR’s All Things Considered

Climate in the infrastructure bill: A substantial investment in resilience. – New York Times

AIR QUALITY

New Mexico to impose new rules on vehicle emissions, aims to curb greenhouse gas – Carlsbad Current-Argus

Chicago Bus Shelters Monitor Air Quality – ITS International

Old and new solutions pave way to net-zero emissions farming, studies show – Mongabay

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

Governors aim to reduce racial disparities in traffic enforcement, safety – WTOP Radio

Cut in infrastructure money for communities hurt by highways disappoints advocates – NBC News

NATURAL RESOURCES

AASHTO Suggests Changes to Section 401 of Clean Water Act – AASHTO Journal

19 AGs to EPA: Roll back Trump’s clean-water rule ASAP – Reuters

The Darker Side of Tree-Planting Pledges – CityLab

Governor DeWine Announces $5 Million in H2Ohio Grants for Ohio River Basin Wetland Projects – Office of the Governor, State of Ohio (Media release)

CULTURAL RESOURCES

How Cleveland’s ‘Guardians of Traffic’ Made the Big Leagues – CityLab

HEALTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

Moving Caltrans Into The Future Of Active Transportation – ITE Talks Transportation (Podcast)

Drivers must now move over when passing people walking and on bikes – NJ.com

After voted ‘Most Dangerous City for Driving,’ Dallas embraces Vision Zero goal to eliminate fatal crashes – Spectrum News 1

Here’s how e-scooter unicorn Bird plans to use geofencing tech to protect pedestrians – Silicon Canals

Transit Leaders Praise Innovative On-Demand Programs – Government Technology

Agency of Transportation Awards $3.3 Million in Bicycle and Pedestrian Grants – Vermont Agency of Transportation (Media release)

Hawaii DOT & Partners Launch 12th Annual Statewide Pedestrian Safety Month – Hawaii DOT (Media Release)

TRB RESOURCES/ANNOUNCEMENTS

Racial Equity Addendum to Critical Issues in Transportation – TRB

TRB Webinar: LED Roadway Lighting’s Effect on Driver Sleep Health and Alertness – TRB

Environmental Resilience of Transportation Infrastructure Should Be Assessed for All Federally Funded Projects, Says New Report – National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (Media release)

FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES

Notice of Public Meetings Regarding ‘‘Waters of the United States’’; Establishment of a Public Docket; Request for Recommendations – Corps of Engineers and EPA (Notice; announcement of public meeting dates and solicitation of pre-proposal feedback)

Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category. – EPA (Notice of rulemaking initiative)

Public Hearing for Revised 2023 and Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards – EPA (Notification of public hearing)

FY 2021 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Passenger Ferry Grant ProgramFTA (Notice of funding opportunity)

Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program, Alaska – Bureau of Land Management (Notice of intent)

Marine Mammals; Incidental Take During Specified Activities; North Slope, Alaska – Fish and Wildlife Service (Final rule)

Alaska Region Supplement to Forest Service Manual 2720: Special Uses; Outfitting and Guiding Permit for Strictly Point-To-Point Commercial Transportation To, From, and Within the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center Subunit of the Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area – Forest Service (Extension of comment period)

Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary; Announcement of Public Meetings – NOAA (Notice of virtual public meetings; correction)

Wyoming Regulatory Program – Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (Proposed rule; opening of public comment period and opportunity for public hearing on proposed amendment)