FEDERAL ACTION

Biden Pushes Infrastructure Investment during Joint Address – AASHTO Journal

Republicans hammer Biden on infrastructure while administration defends plan – The Hill

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on finding a bipartisan agreement on infrastructure – CNBC

14 Infrastructure Weeks: Assessing Biden’s First 100 Days – Regional Plan Association

Q&A with Stanford experts: Why is climate change at the center of a $2.3 trillion federal plan? – Stanford University

Republican AGs Press Supreme Court on EPA Climate Authority – Bloomberg Law

COVID-19

State’s transportation commissioner talks COVID, tolls and access with NE CT chamber members – The Bulletin

2020 Motor Vehicle Fatalities Estimates and COVID-19 Safety with Lorraine Martin, National Safety Council President and CEO – ITE Talks Transportation (Podcast)

Can ‘Open Streets’ Outlast the Pandemic? – CityLab

NEPA

NEPA and State Law Condemnation in Pennsylvania – National Law Review

INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY

AASHTO’s Tymon Discusses Infrastructure on C-Span – AASHTO Journal

U.S. Cities Offer Guideposts for Federal Infrastructure – Government Technology

Unsnarling Traffic Jams Is the Newest Way to Lower Emissions – E&E News

Amtrak Releases FY20 Sustainability Report – Amtrak

AIR QUALITY

EPA moves to give California right to set climate limits on cars, SUVs – Washington Post

New USDOT drive for more roadside solar panels – Transportation Technology Today

The U.S. Will Need a Lot of Land for a Zero-Carbon Economy – Bloomberg Green

On Earth Day, Wu Calls for End of Dirty Diesel Polluting School Bus-Fleet, Full Electrification by 2030 – Charlestown Patriot-Bridge

Colorado Democrats’ Fight Over Environmental Policy Plays Out in the Headlines – 5280

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

Environmental justice advocates plan to hold Massachusetts officials accountable – Energy News Network

Max & Murphy Podcast: An Environmental Justice Agenda for the Next Mayor – Gotham Gazette (Podcast)

Chronic health problems linked to pollution fuels environmental justice movement – Great Lakes Echo

NATURAL RESOURCES

Maine DOT works to help endangered turtles in Eliot – WGME-TV

Revised NC highway litter bill drops higher fines but adds money for inmate cleanups – News & Observer

Without Commuter Traffic, Pandemic-Era Boston Drivers Are Speeding Up, Increasing Noise Pollution – Boston University

CULTURAL RESOURCES

UCLA professors use art and technology to increase bike commuting in L.A – Transfers

HEALTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

NYC hits new Citi Bike rival with cease and desist order – New York Post

Closed walkways force pedestrians into the road at Hains Point. Now, two people are dead – WUSA-TV

Putnam Valley Residents Oppose Latest Noise Ordinance Proposal – The Examiner

Does Virginia need an Office of Trails? – Virginia Mercury

May is Bicycling Safety Month: A message for all road users – Oregon DOT (News Release)

TRB RESOURCES/ANNOUNCEMENTS

Transportation Research Record Special Issue on COVID-19: Deadline Extended to June 30 – TRB

Transportation in the Face of Communicable Disease – TRB

Transportation System Resilience: Research Roadmap and White Papers – TRB

FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES

Response to Clean Air Act Section 176A Petition From Maine – EPA (Notice of proposed action on petition)

Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit EPA (Notice of proposed consent decree; request for public comment)

Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit – EPA (Notice of proposed consent decree; request for public comment)

Moore County Solar Project – Tennessee Valley Authority (Notice of Intent; request for comments)