FEDERAL ACTION

Congressional Leaders Share Transportation Priorities -AASHTO Journal

Congressional Budget Office projects Biden green energy plan will cost much more than initial estimate –CNBC

Can 15-Minute Cities Work in America? –CityLab

US drivers logged more miles than ever in 2023 -Spectrum News 1

EPA finalizes stronger standards for harmful soot pollution, significantly increasing health and clean air protections for families, workers, and communities -EPA (media release)

 

NEPA

New York’s $15 Congestion Pricing Aims for Mid-June Start Date –CityLab

Dear Colleague Letter: FTA highlights importance of adhering to NEPA Schedules –FTA

 

INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY

Georgia Ports working to block private port nearby citing traffic concerns -WJCL-TV

California recommends changes to leasing properties under freeways after major fire –AP

The Greening of Transportation: We’ll need new inventions and novel adaptations to decarbonize the sector -IEEE Spectrum

New indoor EV charging station in San Francisco offers a glimpse into the future –AP

Shell permanently closes all of its hydrogen refueling stations for cars in California -Hydrogen Insight

Lawsuit sparked by recent Tahoe Regional Planning Agency decisions -Tahoe Daily Journal

 

AIR QUALITY

To Sell Congestion Pricing Plans, Don’t Mention Climate Change -Government Technology

USPS announces 2030 greenhouse gas emissions targets -Parcel and Postal Technology International

 

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE/EQUITY

Sustaining Rosa Parks’ Struggle for Transit Equity -The Good Men Project

Want to reform housing? Take a look at parking -Route Fifty

 

NATURAL RESOURCES

On the Issues: Natural Gas Pause, Clean Energy Equity, and More -Resources.org

The growing inadequacy of an open-ended Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale in a warming world –PNAS

 

CULTURAL RESOURCES

Los Angeles once had its very own wooden freeway for bikes. Then came the cars – SFGate

 

HEALTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

Public health and urban planning go hand in hand. Why aren’t we doing more to promote cycling? -Healthy Debate

New Infrastructure Projects Aim to Enhance Walkability in Houston -Greater Houston Partnership

What Vision Zero Has And Hasn’t Accomplished -NPR’s Consider This (podcast)

 

TRB RESOURCES/RESEARCH/ANNOUNCEMENTS

TRB’s Transportation Symposium on Environment, Energy, and Livable Economies –TRB

The Drive for Dollars: How Fiscal Politics Shaped Urban Freeways and Transformed American Cities -University of California Institute of Transportation Studies

 

FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES

Processing of Department of the Army Permits; Procedures for the Protection of Historic Properties -Army Corps of Engineers (Proposed rule)

Notice of Solicitation of Nominations for Membership for the U.S. Maritime Transportation System National Advisory Committee -Maritime Administration (Notice of solicitation for membership)