FEDERAL ACTION
How Abrupt U-Turns Are Defining U.S. Environmental Regulations -New York Times
President Advances Plan to Make Freight Shipping Carbon-Free -Transport Topics
What’s New in the 11th Edition of the MUTCD with Kathy Falk, Vice President, Kimley-Horn -ITE Talks Transportation (podcast)
BTS Updates National Transportation Statistics -Bureau of Transportation Statistics (media release)
INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY
Omaha airport takes significant damage from EF-2 tornado -Fox Weather
Amtrak can take control of Washington Union Station, federal judge rules -WTTG-TV
How the Baltimore bridge collapse upended a D.C. coffee chain’s business -Washington Post
NJ Transit releases first sustainability plan -Mass Transit
Smart streetscape to pilot mobility program in Buffalo -Public Square
Administration’s Investing in America Agenda Supports Flood Reduction Infrastructure Project in Historic Savannah Community -FEMA (media release)
AIR QUALITY
Planning for climate change, Delaware State Senate passed new legislation -WRDE-TV
Vehicle platooning in TN designed to increase road safety, decrease pollution -WKRN-TV
Are the Great Lakes the key to solving America’s emissions conundrum? -National Geographic
FAA Finalizes Rule to Reduce Carbon Particle Emissions from Aircraft Engines -FAA (media release)
FHWA Announces Nearly $150 Million in Grants to Help Reduce Truck Air Pollution Near America’s Ports -FHWA (media release)
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE/EQUITY
Buttigieg and Black mayors preview transportation projects designed to heal historic inequities –CNN
MassDEP Investing in Air Quality Sensors in Environmental Justice Communities -iBerkshires.com
In a push for more housing density near transit lines, highway dollars have become a political football -Colorado Public Radio
CDTA to bring mobility hubs to Albany, Troy -WTEN-TV
Understanding Environmental Justice In Rural Communities -Forbes (opinion)
NATURAL RESOURCES
MnDOT seeks more volunteers to keep roads clean -KARE-TV
The Minnesota Mayor Making Space for Monarch Butterflies –CityLab
CULTURAL RESOURCES
Amtrak expansion grabs interest from tourism organizations in South Dakota -KSFY-TV
Can You Compost That? A Cheat Sheet on What Goes in the Bin -Bloomberg Green
Maryland DOT State Highway Administration Wins Preservation Award Railroad Report -Maryland Department of Planning (media release)
HEALTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
Lessons on how (and how not) to build a bike-friendly city -Corporate Knights
Unsanctioned signs installed along San Francisco’s Wiggle bike route –SFGATE
Minnesota’s Metro Transit Steps Up Safety Efforts With Monitors Displaying Bus Behavior For All To See -Star Tribune
TRB RESOURCES/RESEARCH/ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Future of Ferry Electrification in Rural Areas -TRB (webinar)
Navigating public transport during a pandemic: Key lessons on travel behavior and social equity from two surveys in Tehran –ScienceDirect
FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES
Revitalizing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental Justice for All -The President (Executive Order)
Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program -FHWA (Notice)
Notice of Availability of Programmatic Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Transit Projects -FTA (Notice)
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the GreenThumb Gardens Water Supply Project, New York, NY for Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, and Richmond Counties -Natural Resources Conservation Service (Notice)
Anchorage Regulations; Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors, California -Coast Guard (Notice of proposed rulemaking)
Adoption of a Department of the Air Force Categorical Exclusion Under the National Environmental Policy Act -NASA (Notice)
Kootenai National Forest; Montana; Kootenai National Forest Over-Snow Motorized Use Travel Plan –Forest Service (Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement)
Notice of Determinations on the Demand Response and Electric Vehicle Standards -Tennessee Valley Authority (Notice of determinations on the PURPA Standards set forth in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021)