FEDERAL ACTION
AASHTO Names Chris Collins Vice Chair of Water Council -AASHTO Journal
SEC drops some emissions disclosure requirements from draft climate rules –Reuters
Supreme Court seems willing to block EPA ‘good neighbor’ air pollution rule -NBC News
FAA Finalizes Rule to Reduce Carbon Pollution from New Jets and Turboprops -FAA (media release)
COVID-19
Commuting in the United States: 2022 -Census Bureau (link to PDF)
Cell Phone Use In Cars Went Up During The Pandemic And Never Went Back Down –Jalopnik
INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY
San Francisco to set new rules for e-bikes, scooters powered by lithium-ion batteries -KGO-TV
Indiana Toll Road completes solar energy project -Elkhart Truth
In a US first, Seattle to deploy double-decker electric buses with inductive wireless charging –Electrek
How a small town with limited resources is planning for climate change -High Country News
Experts: Best Bet in $300M Osage Nation Wind Farm Dispute Is Negotiation -ENR Texas and Louisiana
AIR QUALITY
EPA has tightened its target for deadly particle pollution − states need more tools to reach it -The Conversation
What Critics of the EPA’s ‘Good Neighbor’ Regulations Get Wrong About the Clean Air Act’s History -Time (opinion)
NATURAL RESOURCES
Imperial To Start $3M Highway 86 Beautification By May? -Calexio Chronicle
How Central Texas airports are planning for the total solar eclipse -KCEN-TV
To keep whales safe, Coast Guard launches boat alert system in Seattle –AP
CULTURAL RESOURCES
Kenaitze Indian Tribe Purchases Building for Transportation Hub -Peninsula Clarion
An Online Film Festival That’s All About Cycling –Hyperallergic
HEALTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
Bend, Oregon could see new mobility hub as early as this summer-The Bulletin
The Impact of Ridesharing on Urban Mobility -The Weekly Driver
Study shows why bike lane projects are controversial and what cities can do to make it easier –Momentum
London Bike Boom Risks Becoming a Victim of Its Own Success -CityLab (perspective)
Albuquerque Launches Affordable Mobility Platform -City of Albuquerque (media release)
TRB RESOURCES/RESEARCH/ANNOUNCEMENTS
Elevating Equity in Transportation Decision Making: Recommendations for Federal Competitive Grant Programs -TRB (Special report)
The effect of climate vulnerability on global carbon emissions: Evidence from a spatial convergence perspective – ScienceDirect
FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES
Amending Regulations Relating to the Safeguarding of Vessels, Harbors, Ports, and Waterfront Facilities of the United States -The President (Executive order)
Exemptions From Average Fuel Economy Standards; Passenger Automobile Average Fuel Economy Standards -NHTSA (Final rule; final decision to grant exemption)
Draft Guidance for Future National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permitting of Combined Sewer Systems -EPA (Notice; request for comment)
Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems; Extension of Comment Period -EPA (Proposed rule; extension of public comment period)
National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee; Vacancies -Coast Guard (Notice; request for applications)
Technical Mapping Advisory Council -FEMA (Request for applicants for appointment)
Inland Waterways Users Board Meeting Notice -Army Corps of Engineers (Notice)
Public Meeting of the National Geospatial Advisory Committee -Geological Survey (Notice)
Pipeline Safety: Meeting of the Gas Pipeline Advisory Committee -Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (Notice)