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 InformationUSDOT (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)