FEDERAL ACTION
Active Transportation Reshaping Communities -AASHTO’s ETAP Podcast
USDOT Equity Committee Working on Recommendations -AASHTO Journal
Senators Propose EV Fee for Highway Trust Fund -Transport Topics
USDOT Announces New Climate and Transportation Research Funding -USDOT (media release)
INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY
NCDOT’s flood-warning system up for national award, $10K for charity -Port City Daily
Congestion Pricing: Current Status and Key Policy Choices -Regional Plan Association
In Santa Monica, Calif., officials will pay you not to drive your car -Los Angeles Times
Amtrak switching to fuel made from cooking oil for Pacific Surfliner service -KSWB-TV
MTA says New York’s mass transit is in dire need of climate resilience upgrades –Gothamist
The Quest for the Low-Budget Park –Bloomberg
AIR QUALITY
Texas sues EPA over emissions standards -Axios Texas
Virginia begins crafting new plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions -Virginia Mercury
How the Seattle Department of Transportation plans to reduce travel emissions -KING-TV
Proposed wildlife crossing in Southern Oregon seeks federal funding -Jefferson Public Radio
TxDOT urges drivers to be extra vigilant about protecting pedestrians -TxDOT (media release)
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
US DOT Launches Awareness Campaign On Disabled Rights -Simply Flying
Iowa DOT changing restroom accessibility in state -WOI-TV
Potential for hazmat transport accidents higher in low income areas in Midwest -WYSO Radio
DEP Announces Public Comment Meetings Series for Interim Final PA Environmental Justice Policy -Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (media release)
NATURAL RESOURCES
Arizona DOT Hosts Highway Litter Cleanup Event -AASHTO Journal
They Dredged the Mississippi River for Trade. Now a Water Crisis Looms –CityLab
The costs of wildlife vehicle collisions in the West are astounding. These crossings could help -Deseret News
WYDOT to host ribbon cutting on Dry Piney wildlife crossing project -Oil City News
EPA Finalizes Cleanup Plan for Lehigh Valley Railroad Derailment Superfund Site in Genesee County, New York -EPA (media release)
CULTURAL RESOURCES
US government agrees to help restore sacred Native American site destroyed for Oregon road project –AP
Seats are for butts not bags’: MTA’s cheeky message encourages subway ‘courtesy’ -WNBC-TV
Scenic Los Angeles Raises Concerns Over Metro’s Transportation Communication Network -City Watch
HEALTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
Tampa Bay Area students skip the bus to pound the pavement on National Walk to School Day -WTVT-TV
Building a bike-friendly city -Smart Cities Dive
E-bike popularity is surging, creating regulatory challenges on U.S. roads -PBS News
TRB RESOURCES/ANNOUNCEMENTS
Collective and Individual Actions to Envision and Realize the Next Era of America’s Transportation Infrastructure: Phase 1 -AASHTO and NCHRP
Travel Time Reliability Reference Guide –FHWA Office of Operations
Rebound effects undermine carbon footprint reduction potential of autonomous electric vehicles –Nature
FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES
Request for Nominations for the Federal System Funding Alternative Advisory Board to the Federal Highway Administration -FHWA (Notice)
Approval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; New York; Emission Statement Program -EPA (Proposal rule)
Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) and Small Communities Advisory Subcommittee (SCAS) Meeting -EPA (Notice)
National Chemical Transportation Safety Advisory Committee; November 2023 Meetings -U.S. Coast Guard (Notice)
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the December 2016 Record of Decision Entitled Glen Canyon Dam Long-Term Experimental and Management Plan -Bureau of Reclamation (Notice and request for comments)
Forest Service Proposed New Recreation Fee Sites -Forest Service (Notice)
Regional Meeting of the Binational Bridges and Border Crossings Group in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico -Department of State (Notice)
Meeting of the Regional Energy Resource Council -Tennessee Valley Authority (Notice)