FEDERAL ACTION
Governors Discuss Infrastructure Issues at Annual Meeting -AASHTO Journal
Federal agencies plan to spend $770M ramping up their electric vehicle usage this year -Nextgov/FCW
Rural States, Groups Tell EPA of Emissions Proposal Concerns -Transport Topics
Americans prefer cars to walking, other transportation –NewsNation
Infrastructure remains a top priority for cities -Route Fifty
Transportation Engineer’s Solution to America’s Worst Bottleneck -Wall Street Journal (video)
INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY
Illinois DOT Staff Rally for Town’s Tornado Recovery Effort -AASHTO Journal
Huge amounts of hazardous materials pass through Midwest every day. How safe are residents? -Indianapolis Star
Purdue University Engineers Develop Pothole Detection Sensors -WWBL Radio
After East Palestine Derailment, Are Railroads Any Safer? -NPR’s Consider This
A New Class of Heavy-Duty Vehicle Goes Electric in Hawaii -Government Technology
Sensory Overload And The Case For Quieter Airports -Runway Girl Network (op-ed)
AIR QUALITY
People are using Google Maps to cut down tailpipe pollution -The Verge
Sacramento Region Greenhouse Gas Reduction Pilot Program – Sacramento Area Council of Governments (media release)
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Poor infrastructure in Houston’s Black neighborhoods has caused a disproportionate number of pedestrian crashes, new study says -Houston Public Media
Agencies propose 3 new wildlife bridges in northern Arizona to reduce accidents -KTVK/KPHO-TV
33 Years of the ADA – Connecting New Yorkers One Subway Station at a Time -Mass Transit (commentary)
Amtrak Invests $770 Million to Advance Accessibility Projects Across the Country – Amtrak (media release)
NATURAL RESOURCES
Mass. denies Pilgrim nuclear plant wastewater discharge plan -WBTS-TV
Illegal firewood collectors fined -New South Wales Government
CULTURAL RESOURCES
Could historic preservation be a tool for environmental justice? Richmond to find out. -Greater Greater Washington
HEALTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
Lyft, the Largest Bikeshare Operator in North America, Wants Out of the Business –Vice
Granbury hopeful for grant to improve transportation, recreation -Hood County News
Old Railroad Infrastructure Removed as Work on Humboldt Bay Trail South Continues in California -Lost Coast Outpost
San Antonio grapples with alarming rate of pedestrian involved accidents -WOAI-TV
Miami Beach puzzles over how bikes and pedestrians can share a path -Miami Today
As e-bikes proliferate, so do deadly fires blamed on exploding lithium-ion batteries –AP
TRB RESOURCES/ANNOUNCEMENTS
Assessing Air Pollution Dispersion Models for Emissions Regulation –NCHRP
Recycled Plastics in Infrastructure: Current Practices, Understanding, and Opportunities –TRB
TRB Webinar: Climate-Resilient, Low-Volume Road Design and Management –TRB
Using Traffic Signals to Decongest Cities May Be Simpler Than We Thought -National Institute for Congestion Reduction (webinar)
FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement for the San Francisco Waterfront Coastal Flood Study, San Francisco County, California -Army Corps of Engineers (Notice)
Sunshine Act Meetings; Agency Holding the Meetings: Mississippi River Commission -Army Corps of Engineers (Notice)
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan; San Francisco Bay Area -EPA (Proposed rule)
Federal ‘‘Good Neighbor Plan’’ for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards; Response to Judicial Stays of SIP Disapproval Action for Certain States -EPA (Interim final rule; request for comment)
Women of Trucking Advisory Board (WOTAB); Notice of Public Meeting -Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (Notice)
National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2 -Council on Environmental Quality (Notice of proposed rulemaking)
Preservation Technology and Training Board Notice of Public Meeting -National Park Service (Notice)
Public Meeting of the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group -Bureau of Reclamation (Notice)