FEDERAL ACTION

AASHTO Provides Environmental Review Insights to FHWA

– AASHTO Journal

House Science Committee seeks info on federal research of hazmat-by-rail safety

Progressive Railroading

DOE Launches New Energy Earthshot to Decarbonize Transportation and Industrial Sectors

– DOE (media release)

NEPA

The Point of NEPA

– Roads & Bridges (editorial/commentary)

NEPA and the Debt Deal

– Legal Planet (opinion)

INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY

New Jersey authorities practice hurricane response, urge residents to prepare

– WCBS-TV

Wyoming Lawmakers Want To Tax Electric Vehicle Drivers To Make Up For Lost Fuel Revenue

– Cowboy State Daily

State legislatures adapt to electric vehicles

– The Center Square

Charging Ahead: How the Electrified Mobility Collaborative envisions a radical shift.

– Thinking Transportation (podcast)

Amtrak is the climate-friendly option – if extreme weather doesn’t disrupt your trip.

– Grist

LA freeway lights darkened by vandalism make for dangerous driving

conditions

– KCAL-TV

How we can make EVs even better for the planet

– Sustainability Times

AIR QUALITY

Pittsburgh-area utilities and transit agencies are launching hydrogen pilots, anticipating wider use in the future

– Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

How green mobility can help world to achieve zero emission goals

– Urban Transport News

Curbside recycling turns out to be a surprisingly good climate investment

– Anthropocene

With $9B in Transportation Funding, Minnesota Looks to Meet Climate Goals

– Route Fifty

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

How AI can advance, harm transportation equity

– Smart Cities Dive

The US can’t achieve environmental justice through one-size-fits-all climate policy

– Brookings

Study Quantifies Disparity Among Marginalized Communities Exposed to Traffic-Related Air Pollution

– UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health

NATURAL RESOURCES

Wyoming DOT Seeing Results from Wildlife Crossings

– AASHTO Journal

Trash Bins At Wyoming I-80 Rest Stops Lead To More Littering, Not Less, WYDOT Director Says

– Cowboy State Daily

CULTURAL RESOURCES

WVDOT Finishes Carrollton Covered Bridge Rebuild Project

– AASHTO Journal

Wisconsin DOT Unveils More Dual-Language Highway Signs

– AASHTO Journal

City of Temple, Texas plans to transform historic railroad into hike and bike trail

– KWTX-TV

Universities aren’t doing enough for climate. Here’s what a real sustainability plan would look like

– Salon (commentary)

HEALTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

Virginia warns of rise in crashes involving bicycles

– WTTG-TV (video)

Presley’s Place At Pittsburgh’s Airport Is A Model To Be Copied

– Forbes

Clark County, OH group seeks to make area more pedestrian-friendly

– Springfield News-Sun

Officials vow ValleyBike program will return as partner company faces bankruptcy

– MassLive

TRB RESOURCES/ANNOUNCEMENTS

Protecting Wildlife Habitat is a Robust Slice of Transportation Planning

– TRB

Pollinator Habitat Conservation Along Roadways, Volume 1: Alaska

– NCHRP

Pollinator Habitat Conservation Along Roadways, Volume 2: California

– NCHRP

Pollinator Habitat Conservation Along Roadways, Volume 3: Florida

– NCHRP

Pollinator Habitat Conservation Along Roadways, Volume 4: Great Basin

– NCHRP

Practices for Adding Bicycle and Pedestrian Access on Existing Vehicle Bridges

– NCHRP

FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES

National Travel and Tourism Infrastructure Strategic Plan; Request for Comment

Office of the Secretary, USDOT (Notice)

Department of Transportation Equity Action Plan Update

– Office of the Secretary, USDOT (RFI)

National Public Transportation Safety Plan

– FTA (Notice of availability; request for comments)

Designation of Transportation Management Areas

– FHWA and FTA (Notice)

Uniform Procedures for State Highway Safety Grant Programs

– NHTSA and FHWA (Final rule)

Expansion and Extension of the Climate Change Mitigation Pilot Program

– United States Patent and Trademark Office (Notice)

Safety Zone; Hurricanes, Tropical Storms and Other Disasters in Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana

– Coast Guard (Notice of proposed rulemaking)

Port Access Route Study: The Pacific Coast From Washington to California

– Coast Guard (Notice of availability of study)

Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Matagorda Ship Channel Improvement Project, Calhoun and Matagorda Counties, TX

– Corps of Engineers (Notice)

Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition To Object to the Title V Permit for Cove Point LNG Terminal; Maryland

EPA (Notice of final action)