FEDERAL ACTION
New Routes Added to U.S. Bicycle Route System -AASHTO Journal
What it means for the Supreme Court to block enforcement of the EPA’s ‘good neighbor’ pollution rule –AP
USDOT Announces $1.8 Billion in Infrastructure Grants Across the Country, Putting More Projects into the Pipeline as Part of Our Infrastructure Decade -USDOT (media release)
New $50 Million Challenge Launched to Support a Safer, More Resilient, and Sustainable Future for the U.S. Gulf Coast Region -National Academies (media release)
NEPA
Supreme Court could curb NEPA reviews next term -E&E News
Virtual Public Involvement Practices in NEPA -FHWA (link to report)
Virtual Public Involvement Practices in NEPA Iowa Department of Transportation Black Hawk Bridge -FHWA (link to case study)
INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY
How maritime interests occupy a vital link in the freight industry -Thinking Transportation (podcast)
US bridges are frequently struck by barges and vessels -Scripps News
Can government fix the EV infrastructure gap? -Harvard Institute for Business in Global Society
Studies Support Greater Biofuel Usage To Reduce Transportation Emissions -Brownfield Ag News
Trucking’s Clean Power Transition Hinges on Infrastructure -Transport Topics
AIR QUALITY
Burning off toxins wasn’t needed after East Palestine train derailment, NTSB says -USA Today
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE/EQUITY
Inclusive Energy Codes: Bridging the Gap to Achieve Equity and Environmental Justice -USDOE (webinar)
The Roads That Tear Communities Apart -Governing (opinion)
NATURAL RESOURCES
Commission Subcommittee Backs Airport Vegetation Plan -Cape Cod Chronical
Managing Undesirable and Invasive Species on ROWs -T&D World
Half the water flowing from US rivers is at risk of pollution due to lax federal regulation: Study -The Hill
Midwest Floods, Widespread Heat Waves Are Undermining U.S. Transportation Systems -Inside Climate News
HEALTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
Pedestrian deaths have fallen for the first time since the pandemic –NPR
Bike to Work Day is almost here, but cyclist safety remains a year-round project in Colorado –KUNC Radio
A Planning Revolution in Bratislava Puts Kids at the Center –CityLab
RIDOH Announces Grants for Projects Promoting Physical Activity and Active Transportation -Rhode Island Department of Health (media release)
TRB RESOURCES/RESEARCH/ANNOUNCEMENTS
Active Traffic Management Strategies: A Planning and Evaluation Guide –NCHRP
Practices for Controlling Tunnel Leaks –NCHRP
Multistate Coordination and Harmonization for AV Legislation –NCHRP
Bridging Diverse Knowledge Systems on Flooding and Flood-Related Disasters in Northeast Houston Communities: Proceedings of a Workshop – in Brief -National Academies
FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES
FY 2024 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility (CCAM) National Technical Assistance Center -FTA (Notice of funding opportunity)
FY 2024 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Enhancing Mobility Innovation -FTA (Notice of funding opportunity)
Membership in the National Parks Overflights Advisory Group -FAA (Solicitation of applications)
2024 Clean Water Act Section 319 Guidelines -EPA (Notice of availability)
Tennessee; National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants; National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories; Supplemental Delegations of Authority -EPA (Notification of supplemental delegations of authority)
Inland Waterways Users Board Meeting Notice -U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Notice)
Notice of Final Federal Agency Action on the Authorization for the Sunrise Wind Energy Project Offshore New York -U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Notice of limitation on claims for judicial review of actions by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
Rights-of-Way, Leasing, and Operations for Renewable Energy; Corrections -Bureau of Land Management (Final rule; corrections)
Adoption of Categorical Exclusions Under Section 109 of the National Environmental Policy Act -Forest Service (Notice of adoption of multiple Categorical Exclusions from the Department of Commerce, the Department of Energy, the Bureau of Land Management, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs)
Atlantic Wind Lease Sale 10 for Commercial Leasing for Wind Power Development on the U.S. Central Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf – Final Sale Notice -Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (Final sale notice)