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

Switching to EVs and clean power would save infant lives, help millions of kids breathe easier: Report -The Hill

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)