FEDERAL ACTION
America’s aging flood control infrastructure is failing – federal funding is coming, but too often new construction relies on old data – The Conversation
INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY
EPA Developing $4B Clean Port Infrastructure Grant Programs – AASHTO Journal
Congestion Pricing in Manhattan Clears Federal Hurdle – Route Fifty
Norfolk Southern to set up home value reimbursement fund after Ohio derailment – Reuters
Winter Has No Chance Against WYDOT’s Newest Rig That Chews Through 5,000 Tons Of Snow An Hour – Cowboy State Daily
Here’s how the Port of Savannah is preparing to withstand the upcoming hurricane season – WJCL-TV
How a new digital tool could help cities meet key sustainability and mobility goals – World Economic Forum
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Providing a 5-Minute Pickup Priority for Ridehail Users Agreeing to Pool: Potential Impacts on Curtailing Bus Delay and Enhancing Equity – FHWA Office of Operations
Colombia’s Women-Led Electric Bus Fleet Is Reshaping Bogotá’s Public Transit – CityLab
Racial and ethnic disparities in traffic deaths revealed in NHTSA report – Smart Cities Dive
Los Angeles Metro’s Equity Platform spurs new equity information data hub, encouraging more Angelenos to participate in Metro’s decision-making process – Los Angeles MTA (blog)
NATURAL RESOURCES
This Lawsuit Could Change How the Forest Service Fights Wildfires – The Atlantic
New Hampshire, Vermont Put Measures In Place To Protect Bats At Bridge Worksite – Brattleboro Reformer
What’s Happening to the Trees in New Orleans? – CityLab
SFO is now monitoring airplane wastewater – San Francisco Examiner
FDOT plans state’s first wildlife crossing overpass across I-4 in Polk County – WFTS-TV
Snow fills Colorado mountains. Crews are throwing explosives at it. – USA Today
HEALTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
Kansas DOT Issues Revised Active Transportation Plan – AASHTO Journal
Supporters Want E-Bikes Allowed on R.I.’s Bicycle Paths – ecoRI
Key concepts to consider when promoting active transportation – The Lancet
Connecticut DOT campaign promotes pedestrian safety during ‘Older Americans Month’ – News 12 Connecticut
Progress Continues On Virginia Capital Trail Extension – Peninsula Chronicle
Pedestrian bridge linking Crystal City and Reagan National Airport set to move forward – WTOP Radio
RTC of Washoe County, NV Asking For Feedback On Active Transportation Plan – KTVN-TV
CDOT Announces Free “Learn to Ride” Bike Riding Classes for Adults and Children in 2023 – City of Chicago (media release)
TRB RESOURCES/ANNOUNCEMENTS
Air Quality in Transit Buses – TCRP
In Pursuit of Equity: Environmental Justice on Tribal Lands – TRB News
Achieving Highway Runoff Volume and Pollutant Reduction Using Vegetated Compost Blankets: A Guide – NCHRP
TRB Webinar: Aggregate Sustainability – Production – TRB
A qualitative study of active travel amongst commuters and older adults living in English market towns – BMC Public Health
FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES
White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notification of Public Meeting – EPA (Notice)
Release of Volume 3 of the Integrated Review Plan in the Review of the Lead National Ambient Air Quality Standards – EPA (Notice of availability)
2023 Annual Joint Meeting of the Ozone Transport Commission and the Mid-Atlantic Northeast Visibility Union – EPA (Notice; public meeting)
Inland Waterways Users Board; Request for Nominations – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Notice of request for nominations)