FEDERAL ACTION
Rail Resiliency Bulletin July 2024 –FRA
Court rules against LNG terminal and pipeline project at Port of Brownsville, TX -Border Report/KMID-TV
Leveraging Active Transportation to Meet State Carbon Reduction and Climate Goals -Rails to Trails Conservancy
INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY
Congestion pricing is indefinitely ‘on pause.’ NYC doesn’t have a backup plan to meet climate goals. -City & State New York
E-Bikes Discount Program Launched to Boost Sustainable Transportation in Boston -Beacon Hill Times
Growing crops for fuel is not a climate solution. Sustainable agricultural practices aren’t going to change that. -Earth Justice (commentary)
Michigan DOT announces grants to support critical maritime infrastructure projects -Michigan DOT (media release)
ELECTRIC VEHICLES, INFRASTRUCTURE AND POLICIES
Oklahoma DOT asks for your input on EV infrastructure plan -KSWO-TV
Getting Appalachian Airports Ready for Electric Aircraft -Plane & Pilot
Bad data is souring the EV-charging experience. Here’s how to fix it. -Canary News
Workplace Charging Webinars -Best Workplaces for Commuters
AIR QUALITY
Can Clean Hydrogen Fuel a Clean Energy Future? -World Resources Institute
Critics push back on proposal to end NC car emission inspections -Port City Daily
Much of the urban forest is scattered in back yards and that’s a climate challenge –Anthropocene
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE/EQUITY
Public transportation is solution to climate crisis in Black communities -Florida Courier (commentary)
NATURAL RESOURCES
Baltimore harbor gains “floating wetlands” and a hint of its marshy past -Bay Journal
Severe storms and flooding? Mayor Adams has a drone for that. –Gothamist
Mimicking beaver dams, tackling invasive plants, and preventing harmful algae blooms with Ecology funding -State of Washington Department of Ecology (media release)
CULTURAL RESOURCES
Los Angeles Olympic venues will only be accessible by public transportation -AP
HEALTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
Rutland, Vermont Adds Bike Bridge To Growing Trail Network -WCAX-TV
SCDOT seeks public input on East Coast Greenway expansion -WCSC-TV
More Bostonians are biking as bike lanes boom, but barriers remain -Boston Globe
Dayton looks to maintain ‘Bike Friendly’ status, seeks community input
Dayton looks to maintain ‘Bike Friendly’ status, seeks community input -Spectrum News 1
Denver considering plan to add hundreds of miles of bike lanes -KUSA-TV
Michigan opens thousands of miles of trails to e-bikes with new policy -Bridge Michigan
TRB RESOURCES/RESEARCH/ANNOUNCEMENTS
Reviving the Los Angeles River: Engineering Alongside Nature and Society -National Academies
New CEQ Regulations Effects on Transportation Industry -TRB
Mitigate Tree Obstructions Near Airports -TRB (webinar)
Climate Change Impacts on the Seismic Performance of Bridges -TRB (webinar)
Optimizing green and gray infrastructure planning for sustainable urban development -npj Urban Sustainability
Cars and Chargers in the Country: Rural PEV Owner Accounts of Charging and Travel in California -The University of California Institute of Transportation Studies
FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES
Notice of Meeting of the National Parks Overflights Advisory Group –FAA (Notice of meeting)