FEDERAL ACTION
AASHTO President Craig Thompson: ‘Togetherness’ Key to Success -AASHTO Journal
FHWA Issues $148M in Grants to Reduce Port Air Pollution -AASHTO Journal
USDOT Seeks AI Solutions For Transit Infrastructure -Nextgov/FCW
Hearing: A Review of Fleet Electrification Efforts -House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure
Biden administration details how producers of sustainable aviation fuel will get tax credits –AP
INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY
MoDOT ending Adopt-A-Highway program, citing costs, safety concerns -Spectrum News
MoDOT leader calls for changes from trash haulers after seeing debris spill onto highways -KMBC-TV
Navajo government asks Biden to stop uranium transport across the Navajo Nation –Fronteras
Groundbreaking on Electric Charge Highway -WLFI-TV (link to video)
AIR QUALITY
Colorado governor, Democrats reach long-term air quality and transit deal with oil and gas industry, environmentalists -Colorado Sun
Port of Oakland opens world’s 1st commercial, zero emission truck stop -KTVU-TV (video)
The 15 cities in the US with the worst air quality, ranked -Business Insider
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE/EQUITY
In New Orleans’ bike culture, Black cyclists find ‘therapy,’ community –NOLA
NATURAL RESOURCES
Florida asks feds to let more than 1,000 permits slide after judge rules process illegal -News-Press
Preparation And Communication Are Critical Ahead Of Violent Weather -Commercial Carrier Journal
As the climate changes, cities scramble to find trees that will survive –Grist
CULTURAL RESOURCES
Graffiti-battling drones take flight in WSDOT highway cleanup program -KOMO-TV
World Cup, Olympics, Climate Change Drive California Infrastructure Efforts -ENR California
San Clemente Surfers Fight $100 Million Railroad Renovation Project –Surfer
USDOT’s Build American Bureau approves first TOD TIFIA loan for Mt. Vernon Library Commons Project -Mass Transit
HEALTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
Michigan DOT Podcast Touches on Benefits of Trails -AASHTO Journal
Washington bike safety program goes statewide -Seattle Times
E-bikes are a ‘game changer’ for bike shares -Route Fifty
Historic Cedar Hill Bridge reopens for pedestrians -Tri-City Record
Pedestrian, Cyclist Trail To Connect Chickamauga And The National Military Park in Tennessee -The Pulse
Almost a decade in the making, new bicycle hub aims to close Utah transportation gaps –KSL.com
TRB RESOURCES/RESEARCH/ANNOUNCEMENTS
Practices for Statewide and MPO Coordination – NCHRP
On-Demand Aviation Services for Mobility, Logistics, Emergency Response, and Humanitarian Use Cases -ACRP (event summary)
The Future of Ferry Electrification in Rural Areas -TRB (webinar)
FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES
Opportunities and Challenges of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Transportation; Request for Information –USDOT (Notice)
National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2 -Council on Environmental Quality (Final rule)
Clean Energy for New Federal Buildings and Major Renovations of Federal Buildings -Federal Energy Management Program, DOE (Final rule)
Coordination of Federal Authorizations for Electric Transmission Facilities -Grid Deployment Office, DOE (Final rule)
Proposals by Non-Federal Interests for Inclusion in the Annual Report to Congress on Future Water Resources Development -U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Notice)
Water Quality Standards Regulatory Revisions To Protect Tribal Reserved Rights -EPA (Final rule)
Great Redwood Trail Agency – Adverse Abandonment – Mendocino Railway in Mendocino County, Cal. -Surface Transportation Board (Notice of application)