FEDERAL ACTION

New Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices Issued -AASHTO Journal



On the Heels of New Industry Standard for EV Charging, FHWA Takes Key Step Toward Updating Federal Standards to Promote Innovation -FHWA (media release)

 

INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY

Overshadowed by electrification push, hydrogen gains steam in Nevada public transportation -Nevada Independent

 

Hydrogen Hubs Central to State Government Action in 2023 -Transport Topics

 

MassDOT Shifts Into High Gear for Statewide Network of EV Fast-Charging Stations –Hoodline

 

Plans to install EV charging stations are about to run into an ugly wall of permitting and utility delays -Route Fifty (Commentary)

 

AIR QUALITY

California Air Resources Board to Delay Enforcement of Registration Requirements -Transport Topics

Transit Agencies Lay Groundwork for Zero Emission Bus Fleet Overhaul –Metro

 

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE/EQUITY

Podcast: Wrapping up the Transportation Equity Series -AASHTO Journal

 

A new tool designed to put environmental justice on the map in Colorado has faced a rocky rollout -Colorado Public Radio

NATURAL RESOURCES

States Will Need Millions to Protect Affected Wetlands –Governing

Arkansas DOT Releases Traffic Management Plan Ahead Of 2024 Total Solar Eclipse -Arkansas DOT (media release)


Popular Ice Control Products Used at Airports Can Increase Phosphorus in Nearby Waterways -US Geological Survey (media release)

CULTURAL RESOURCES

How One Photographer’s Daily Obsession With the Golden Gate Bridge Saves Lives -San Francisco Standard

 

Native American Translations Being Added To More US Road Signs To Promote Language, Awareness –AP

 

Social media platform to reunite owners with stolen bicycles -Newry Democrat

HEALTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

E-scooter firms set out to revolutionize transportation. Instead, many are collapsing. –Marketplace

From Rails to Trails, with Peter Harnik -Resources Radio (link to podcast)

 

On-Demand Microtransit Can’t Escape This Big Problem –CityLab

 

Bicycles Still Not ‘Intended’ On Roads, Illinois Supreme Court Finds -Chicago Patch

 

What Will It Take To Create A Bicycle-Friendly Los Angeles? –CityWatch

TRB RESOURCES/RESEARCH/ANNOUNCEMENTS

Wheels Up! Alaska’s Rural Air Service –TRB

 

Framework for Implementing Constructability Throughout Project Development from NEPA to Final Design –NCHRP

Incorporating Nondestructive Testing in Quality Assurance of Highway Pavement Construction: Conduct of Research Report -NCHRP

Incorporating Nondestructive Testing in Quality Assurance of Highway Pavement Construction: Manual. –NCHRP

Challenges and Opportunities Toward a Just Transition and Sustainable Development: Proceedings of a Workshop – in Brief -National Academies

 

Governing urban regions with a network of plans –Cities

 

The potential of emerging bio-based products to reduce environmental impacts -Nature

 

FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES

National Standards for Traffic Control Devices; the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways; Revision -FHWA (Final rule)



Transforming Transportation Advisory Committee; Public Meeting -Office of the Secretary, USDOT (Notice of public meeting)

Transportation Services for Individuals With Disabilities: ADA Standards for Transportation Facilities -USDOT {Extension of comment period)

 

California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II Regulations; Request for Waiver of Preemption; Opportunity for Public Hearing and Public Comment -EPA (Notice)

 

Air Plan Approval; Georgia; Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program -EPA (Proposed rule)

 

Water Quality Standards To Protect Aquatic Life in the Delaware River -EPA (Proposed rule)

 

National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing Amendments: Extension of Comment Period -EPA (Proposed rule)


Area Maritime Security Advisory Committee (AMSC), Eastern Great Lakes, Western New York Sub-Committee Vacancy -Coast Guard (Notice of availability of committee vacancy; solicitation for membership)

 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Conduct Scoping Meeting for the Pier Wind Terminal Development Project at the Port of Long Beach, City of Long Beach and County of Los Angeles, California (SPL–2023–00720) -U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Notice)

 

Notice of Intent To Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Future Floating Wind Energy Development Related to 2023 Leased Areas Offshore California -Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior (Notice; request for comments)



Safety Zone; South Fork Wind Farm Project Area, Outer Continental Shelf, Lease OCS–A 0517, Offshore Rhode Island, Atlantic Ocean -Coast Guard (Temporary interim rule and request for comments)

 

Notice of Teleconference Meeting of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory Committee -Office of the Secretary, Interior (Meeting notice)