FEDERAL ACTION
State DOTs Win Top Prizes in America’s Transportation Awards Competition -AASHTO Journal
Fifth National Climate Assessment -US Global Change Research Program
Biden administration proposes limiting environmental reviews to speed up renewables -The Hill
NYC Congestion Pricing Could Unleash a Transportation Revolution –CityLab
Most Americans still have to commute every day. Here’s how that experience has changed. -New York Times
INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY
How one city funds climate resilience, a dollar at a time -Route Fifty
Port of Seattle moves forward on electrification -National Fisherman
Retired Wind Turbine Blades Live on as Park Benches and Picnic Tables -Bloomberg Green
Minnesota’s Metro Transit Using Rainwater To Clean Buses At New Garage -KMSP-TV
AIR QUALITY
So Thieves Nabbed Your Catalytic Converter. Here’s Where It Ended Up. -New York Times
Researchers Explore Hydrogen Power for Railways -Oak Ridge National Laboratory Review (pdf)
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE/EQUITY
The best and worst states for green, equitable transportation -Route Fifty
L.A. Agencies Sign Equity in Infrastructure Project Pledge and Launch ‘California Plan’ -Los Angeles Sentinel
85% of Rural Residents Have Reasonable Access to Intercity Transportation; Lack of Reasonable Access Falls Disproportionately on Low-Income Households -Bureau of Transportation Statistics (media release)
FTA Announces Nearly $5 Million Funding Opportunity to Improve Transit Access for Older Adults, People with Disabilities, and Low-Income Individuals -FTA (media release)
EPA Announces $2 Billion to Fund Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants as Part of Investing in America Agenda -EPA (media release)
CULTURAL RESOURCES
Truck hits Pennsylvania covered bridge that dates back to 1800s -WBAL-TV
HEALTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
San Diego votes to advance rolling back scooter laws after Bird pulls from city –KSWB
Chattanooga is reducing traffic lanes and adding bike lanes to more city streets -Chattanooga Times Free Press
Fighting loneliness with free transportation in Saco, Maine -WCSH-TV
Interactive map shows crash data between motorists and pedestrians, cyclists in Providence -Providence Business Journal
Commuter Dividend: The Economic Value of Commuters for City and Suburbs in the New York-New Jersey-Connecticut Region -Regional Plan Association
TRB RESOURCES/RESEARCH/ANNOUNCEMENTS
Methods to Manage Tree Growth Near Airports –ACRP
How New Corporate Environmental Standards Will Impact Airports –ACRP
TRB’s involvement in research on Resilience from 2021-2023 -TRB (pdf)
TRB Webinar: Sustainable and Low-Carbon Solutions for Asphalt Pavements –NCHRP
TRB Webinar: Accessible Floating Bus Stops –TRB
TRB Webinar: Advancing Equity in Travel Experience – The Role of Gender and Identity –TRB
TRB Webinar: Climate Resilient Design for Culverts and Pavements –TRB
Navigating the 4-day Commute: Redesigning Employee Shuttle Programs -Association for Commuter Transportation (webinar)
Should Cities Tax Uber and Lyft? –SSRN
FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES
Fiscal Year 2024 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Innovative Coordinated Access and Mobility (ICAM) Pilot Program -FTA (Notice)
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement To Reconsider a Highway Right-of-Way Application and Associated Amendment of an Incidental Take Permit, Washington County, Utah -Fish and Wildlife Service (Notice of intent)
Adoption and Submittal of State Plans for Designated Facilities: Implementing Regulations Under Clean Air Act Section 111(d) -EPA (Final rule)
Release of Achieving Health and Environmental Protection Through EPA’s Meaningful Involvement Policy -EPA (Draft policy; Notice of availability)
National Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notification of Public Meeting -EPA (Notice)
White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notification of Virtual Public Meeting -EPA (Notice)
National and Governmental Advisory Committees to the U.S. Representative to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) -EPA (Notice of meeting)
Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) and Small Communities Advisory Subcommittee (SCAS); Meeting -EPA (Notification of public meeting)
Environmental Justice Scorecard -Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) (Request for information)
Multi-Year Certificate of Documentation for Recreational Vessel Owners -Coast Guard (Final rule)
Recreational Boating Safety Projects, Programs, and Activities Funded Under Provisions of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; Fiscal Year 2023 -Coast Guard (Notice)
National Boating Safety Advisory Committee; Vacancies -Coast Guard (Request for applications)
Black Hills National Forest Advisory Board -Forest Service (Notice of meeting)