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
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 Comment –Environmental 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 Act –Northern 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)