FEDERAL ACTION

FHWA Offering $250M in Congestion Reduction Grants -AASHTO Journal

EPA Making $3B Worth of Clean Port Grants Available -AASHTO Journal

To Electrify Trucking, Start With a Blueprint -Government Technology

The Transportation Department proposes new rules for how airlines handle wheelchairs –NPR

America’s small cities value sustainability -Share America (US Department of State)

Green groups to petition Biden for cleanup rules for offshore oil infrastructure -The Hill

EPA fights push to regulate noise pollution -E&E News

 

INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY

Meeting held to discuss West Virginia’s plan to address electric vehicle infrastructure -WCHS-TV

Construction begins on barrier wall along railroad beneath San Clemente landslide -San Diego Union-Tribune

New York City rolls out new e-bike charging stations for delivery workers -WABC-TV

Norway Orders World’s First Battery-Power Autonomous Ferries -Maritime Executive

 

AIR QUALITY

E-bike incentives are a costly way to cut carbon emissions, but they also promote health, equity and cleaner air -The Conversation

EPA has tightened its target for deadly particle pollution – states need more tools to reach it -Alaska Beacon (commentary)

 

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE/EQUITY

With national spotlight on Baltimore, transportation equity problems shine through -WYPR Radio


California’s polluted communities could miss out on billions under state’s flawed system –CalMatters



Equity Guides Initiatives at USDOT -Transport Topics

Equity in Practice: Strengthening Transit Through Community Partnerships –TransitCenter

 

NATURAL RESOURCES

Virginia takes steps to track ‘forever chemicals’ in water sources -Environmental Health News

‘Beer bottles, mattresses, ladders’: Maryland crews tackle cleanup of 17,000 miles of roadway -WTOP Radio

Mitigating the impacts of invasive species in Texas -Texas A&M Forest Service (media release)

 

CULTURAL RESOURCES

Forrest County, MS seeks grant to fund walking trail down the Leaf River -WDAM-TV

 

HEALTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

Spokane looks to make roads safer for pedestrians and bikers -KHQ-TV (video)



Pedestrian deaths fell modestly last year, but there’s still a safety ‘crisis’ –NPR

How Hoboken Has Gone Years Without a Traffic Death –Governing

Why Is Everyone in San Francisco Freaking out about a Protected Bike Lane? –Velo

Colorado lawmakers consider annual fee for larger vehicle registrations to fund cyclist, pedestrian infrastructure -KMGH-TV

Columbus planning two-mile urban pathway through downtown for bikes and pedestrians -WSYX-TV

Geofencing proposed to stop speeding on Hermosa Beach Strand -Easy Reader and Peninsula

 

TRB RESOURCES/RESEARCH/ANNOUNCEMENTS

Foundations in Shrink Swell Soil—Innovation and State of Practice -TRB (webinar)

Fresh Perspectives: Native American Artists Portray Transportation’s Impact -TR News

 

FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES

Draft Criteria for Product Category Rules to Support the Label Program for Low Embodied Carbon Construction Materials; Notice of Availability, Webinar and Request for CommentEnvironmental Protection Agency (Notice)

Notice of Public Meeting of the Invasive Species Advisory Committee -Office of the Secretary, Interior (Notice)



Invasive Species Advisory Committee; Request for Nominations -Office of the Secretary, Interior (Notice)

Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee; Notice of Public Meetings -EPA (Notice)

Information Regarding Allowances Used in Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) Trading Programs -EPA (Notice of data availability)

Request for Nominations to the EPA Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) -EPA (Notice)

Notice of President’s National Infrastructure Advisory Council Meeting -Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) (Notice; request for comments)

Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail Advisory Council -Forest Service (Notice of meeting)

Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission Notice of Public Meeting -National Park Service (Meeting notice)

Adoption of Categorical Exclusions Under the National Environmental Policy ActNorthern Border Regional Commission (Notice)

Notice of Availability of a Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Expected Wind Energy Development in the New York Bight; Extension of Comment Period -Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (Notice)

Notice of Availability of a Final Environmental Impact Statement for Park City Wind LLC’s Proposed New England Wind Farm Offshore Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New York -Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (Notice)