FEDERAL ACTION
USDOT Issues $645M in Rural Transportation Grants -AASHTO Journal
USDOT Issues ‘Safe Streets and Roads for All’ Grants -AASHTO Journal
Biden convenes national infrastructure advisory council as he looks to build resiliency -Spectrum News/AP
Who Will Manage the US Climate Retreat? –CityLab
An Answer to Our Transit Crisis -Philadelphia Citizen
INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY
A Historic Milestone: Ohio and New York Unveil First EV Charging Stations in U.S. -Motor Mouth
Researchers find SFO runways sinking faster compared to other coastal airports -KPIX-TV
FAA Addresses Resiliency in IIJA Aviation Programs but Lacks Data and a Framework for Prioritizing Climate Change Projects -USDOT Inspector General
General Motors and partners open first 17 locations of their national EV fast-charging network –Teslarati
Transportation, Infrastructure Move Toward Electrification -Government Technology
AIR QUALITY
Impact in More Electric Vehicles Improve Air Quality for Everyone but Have Less Polluted Areas –UCLA
How to slash emissions across the U.S. economy, according to experts -PBS NewsHour
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE/EQUITY
King County Metro’s vision for a sustainable, inclusive and innovative commuting experience -Intelligent Transport
Greyhound bus stops are valuable assets. Here’s who’s cashing in on them –CNN
NATURAL RESOURCES
Congressional Committees Eye Water Resources Act for 2024 -Transport Topics
For Cities, Going Green Is No Cure-All –CityLab
CULTURAL RESOURCES
Cayuga Nation sues New York state, claims Thruway on reservation land -Finger Lakes Times
An Underground Lunch Delivery Train Comes to the Atlanta Suburbs –CityLab
Tennessee, North Carolina DOTs Release Mountain Byways E-Guide -Tennessee DOT (media release)
ATU Receives $500K for Trail Management Institute -Arkansas Tech University (media release)
HEALTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
Why are so many American pedestrians dying at night? -New York Times
Bethlehem to receive $10 million to revitalize Broad Street from heavy traffic passageway to pedestrian, biking corridor -Morning Call
Warning Systems To Prevent Drivers From Dooring Cyclists Announced by Ford and Volkswagen –Bicycling
San Diego eyes parking districts as a solution for transportation woes -KPBS-TV
New E-Bike Training Resources Come Online –CalBike
Cambridge, Massachusetts Mandated Separated Bike Lanes on Every New Road. Here’s How It’s Going –Velo
TRB RESOURCES/RESEARCH/ANNOUNCEMENTS
Elevating Equity in Transportation Decision Making: Recommendations for Federal Competitive Grant Programs -National Academies
TRB’s 4th International Conference on Access Management –TRB
How Highway Conversions Can Pave the Way for More Inclusive and Resilient Places -Urban Land Institute
FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES
Federal Travel Regulation (FTR); Sustainable Transportation for Official Temporary Duty (TDY) Travel -GSA (Announcement)
Advisory Committee on Transportation Equity (ACTE); Notice of Public Meeting -Office of the Secretary, Department of Transportation (Notice)
National Boating Safety Advisory Committee; January 2024 Virtual Meeting -Coast Guard (Notice)
Black Hills National Forest Advisory Board -Forest Service (Notice of meeting)
Ozark National Scenic Riverways; Motorized Vessels -National Park Service (Final rule)
Determination of Eligibility for Consideration as Wilderness Areas, Congaree National Park -National Park Service (Notice)
Atlantic Wind Lease Sale 10 for Commercial Leasing for Wind Power Development on the U.S. States Central Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf – Proposed Sale Notice -Bureau of Ocean Energy (Notice; request for comments)
Notice of Availability of a Final Environmental Impact Statement for Sunrise Wind, LLC’s Proposed Sunrise Wind Farm Offshore New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island -Bureau of Ocean Energy (Notice)
Policy Regarding Processing Land Use Changes on Federally Acquired or Federally Conveyed Airport Land -FAA (Notice of final policy)
Policy Regarding Processing Land Use Changes on Federally Acquired or Federally Conveyed Airport Land; Correction -FAA (Notification of final policy; Correction)