FEDERAL ACTION
USDOT Issues More Than $2.2B in RAISE Grants -AASHTO Journal
USDOT Offering Over $5B in Multimodal Project Grants -AASHTO Journal
PHMSA Proposes HazMat Rail Shipment Reporting Rule -AASHTO Journal
FTA Announces Nearly $1.7 Billion to Help Put Better, Cleaner Buses on the Roads in Communities Across the Country -FTA (media release)
COVID-19
When COVID rules kept humans home, wildlife roamed more freely, international study shows –CBC
INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY
Re:source Podcast: Hawaii Paving Industry Talks Plastic Roads -AASHTO Journal
NYC Is Cleared for First-in-US Congestion Tolls as Soon as April –Bloomberg
Indianapolis Int’l Pioneers Use of Carbon Capture for Runway Project -Airport Improvement
These States Are Doing the Most to Electrify Transportation –Governing
AIR QUALITY
The Hazy Days of Summer -The New Yorker
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
EPA closes civil rights investigation into Louisiana pollution -Washington Post
NATURAL RESOURCES
Biden administration provides greater flexibility to protect endangered species -The Hill
Legislature overrides veto of bill cutting wetland regulation -Coastalreview.org
Researchers demo geotargeted wildfire alerts sent to vehicles -Route Fifty
CULTURAL RESOURCES
Miami Air International Plans A Pan Am Museum In Its 1920s Hangar -Simply Flying
The Forgotten History Of Highway Photologs -MIT Technology Review
CB Radios Not Yet Obsolete; Veteran Truckers Say They’re Still Useful -Cowboy State Daily
New York Politicians Urge Governor To End Non-essential Helicopter Flights -Quiet Communities (blog)
HEALTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
Connecticut offering vouchers for residents to buy e-bikes -New Haven Independent
Pedestrians occupying bike lanes on Oahu raising safety concerns -KHNL/KGMB-TV
NYC gets $25M for e-bike charging stations, seeking to prevent deadly battery fires –AP
Street lighting is crucial for cyclists and pedestrians -North Shore News
City holds ‘pop up’ event to get input on Pensacola’s Active Transportation Plan -WKRG-TV
FAA Still Silent on Dulles Airport Noise Concerns –LoudonNow
New U.S. Bicycle Route connects Hope and East Hope, Idaho -Bonner County Daily Bee
TRB RESOURCES/ANNOUNCEMENTS
TRB Webinar: Fostering Sustainability through Freight-Efficient Land Uses –NCHRP
Pollinator Habitat Conservation Along Roadways, Volume 13: Rocky Mountains –NCHRP
Pollinator Habitat Conservation Along Roadways, Volume 14: Southeast –NCHRP
Pollinator Habitat Conservation Along Roadways, Volume 15: Southern Plains –NCHRP
Pollinator Habitat Conservation Along Roadways, Volume 16: Southwest –NCHRP
Risk Assessment Techniques for Transportation Asset Management –NCHRP
Advancing Health and Resilience in the Gulf of Mexico Region: Roadmap for Progress -National Academies
FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on the Central Business District Tolling Program, New York, New York -FHWA (Notice of limitation on claims for judicial review of actions by FHWA and other Federal agencies)
Testing Provisions for Air Emission Sources; Correction -EPA (Final rule; correcting amendment)
Pipeline Safety: Gas Pipeline Leak Detection and Repair -Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (Notice of proposed rule)
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Experimental Populations -Fish and Wildlife Service (Final rule)
Notice of Availability of Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Next Generation Delivery Vehicles Acquisitions -United States Postal Service (Notice)