FEDERAL ACTION
Here come Biden’s environment rules. Now courts will have their say. -E&E News
Federal Investigations Into Baltimore Bridge Collapse Consider Wider Threats to Infrastructure -Engineering News-Record
Biden-Harris Administration Selects 99 Communities for Grants Aimed at Making Local Roads Safer; Invites Applications for Future Rounds of Funding -USDOT (media release)
INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY
New York City Nabs Stretch of Brooklyn Coastline to Redevelop –CityLab
Oakland, California becomes first district nationwide with 100% electric school buses -KRON-TV
NREL’s Open-Source Vehicle and Mobility Tools Offer Routes to Reduce Transportation Energy Use, Emissions -National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Opposition grows to speedy electric truck transition –FreightWaves
Cleveland port’s ‘electrification hub’ expected to anchor progress toward net-zero emissions -Energy News Network
AIR QUALITY
Coal dust concerns mount after Baltimore bridge collapse –Politico
New technology captures harmful ship emissions at the Port of Oakland -KPIX-TV
Pittsburgh Regional Transit aims to reduce emissions in first-ever climate plan -Allegheny Front
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE/EQUITY
Federal Railroad Administration initiates civil rights probe in Amtrak’s Baltimore tunnel project -Baltimore Sun
Another successful launch of MDOT’s diversity recruitment program -Talking Michigan Transportation podcast
Interagency Equity Advisory Committee Helps All California Communities Benefit from Transportation Projects -California DOT (media release)
NATURAL RESOURCES
Invasive seaweed causing Port of San Diego emergency -KGTV-TV
California’s water tunnel to cost $20 billion, state officials say the benefits are worth it –AP
EPA Announces Final Rule to Improve Public Awareness of Drinking Water Quality -EPA (media release)
CULTURAL RESOURCES
Pete Buttigieg says federal dollars should help mend Philadelphia’s Chinatown -NBC News
MnDOT, Grand Portage Band Partnership Bringing Ojibwe-English Road Signs To Highway 61 –Tbnewswatch
FDOT nixes Pride, Juneteenth bridge displays -Axios Florida
HEALTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
UDOT to build 60 miles of paved trails as part of Utah Trail Network -KSL-TV
With pedestrian deaths at a 30-year high, study examines engineering solutions -University of Minnesota’s Catalyst
Bicycling in Chicago doubled in 5 years, but cyclists still worry about safety -Chicago Sun-Times
Online tool supports local public agencies in addressing pedestrian and cyclist safety -Kansas DOT (press release)
TRB RESOURCES/RESEARCH/ANNOUNCEMENTS
Enhancing the Airport Experience with Wayfinding -ACRP (webinar)
Improving Airport Operations and Sustainability via Landside Vehicles -ACRP (webinar)
State DOT Product Evaluation Processes –NCHRP
Community-Driven Relocation: Recommendations for the U.S. Gulf Coast Region and Beyond -National Academies
Incorporating Climate Change and Climate Policy into Macroeconomic Modeling -National Academies (workshop proceedings)
A Primer on Low-Carbon Liquid Fuels and Biobased Products for Transit Applications –Association for Commuter Transportation (webinar)