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 processLos 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


Conference on the Marine Transportation System Innovative Science and Technologies Toward Greater Sustainability – TRB


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)