FEDERAL ACTION

State DOTs Support National Pedestrian Safety Month -AASHTO Journal



USDOT Equity Committee Working on Recommendations -AASHTO Journal



Why Transportation Planners Should Prioritize the ‘Silently Suffering’Governing



Human Environment Digest –FHWA

 

NEPA

AASHTO Comments on CEQ’s Proposed NEPA Revisions -AASHTO Journal

 

INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY

New York Offers $165M for Community-Based Projects -AASHTO Journal



Why Tugboats Are Key to the $19 Billion Overhaul of Kennedy Airport -New York Times



AI for good: Google unveils raft of new tech schemes for sustainability –edie



Port of Savannah Seeks to Deepen Shipping Lane Again – Atlanta Journal-Constitution



Decarbonizing the Transportation Sector: How Transportation Demand Management Can Untangle the Nation’s Mobility Crisis Through Efficiency -Association for Commuter Transportation



Charging up EVs: Bridging the apartment gap -Transportation for America (commentary)

 

AIR QUALITY

Stockholm Bans Diesel, Petrol Cars in City Center From 2025 –CityLab



Ford’s Patent Tracks How Much Your Car is Polluting -Daily Upside



DOJ sues eBay for selling ‘rolling coal’ devices; fines could hit $2 billion –CNBC



First Intercity Zero-Emission, Hydrogen Passenger Trains in North America Coming to California –Caltrans (media release)

 

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

California Governor Signs Bill Creating ‘Ebony Alerts’ For Missing Black Women, Children -KABC-TV



Equity Moves to the Center of Transportation Planning in Austin -Government Technology



ZIP code discrimination, pollution top concerns at DEP meeting on environmental justice policyPennsylvania Capital-Star



A new U-Md. research center will study fairer, greener transportation networks -Washington Post



LADOT Launches Universal Basic Mobility Pilot -LA Department of Transportation (blog)



DOL Scales Program to Expand Equal Opportunity, Diversity In Construction Trades for Jobs On Large Infrastructure Projects -U.S. Department of Labor (media release)

 

NATURAL RESOURCES

Iowa DOT Experimenting With Road Salt Application -KSOM Radio



Arkansas DOT preparing for heavy traffic during the 2024 total solar eclipse -KHBS/KHOG-TV



When It Comes to Urban Trees, More Isn’t Always Better –CityLab

 

CULTURAL RESOURCES

150-year-old Florida Keys lighthouse illuminated for first time in a decade –AP



Cambridge to install street signs in American Indian language -WGBH Radio

 

HEALTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

Ohio DOT Helps Equip Rest Areas with Naloxone Kits -AASHTO Journal



RIDOT Helps Support ‘Gotham Greens’ Path Project -AASHTO Journal



Iowa DOT approves $1.5 million funding for 3 trail projects -KCCI-TV



ADOT recommends improvements to reopen 5 miles of Apache Trail -Queen Creek Sun Times



Truesdale, MO approves active transportation plan -Warren County Record



Chico, CA Active Transportation Plan ready for fresh input -Enterprise-Record



Raleigh’s investment in cycling infrastructure paying off in big way, data shows -WRAL-TV



New York City Mayor Promises 40-Mile Greenway Expansion, Mostly Along Waterfronts –Gothamist

 

TRB RESOURCES/ANNOUNCEMENTS

Small Group Discussions and Community Listening Session to Inform the Public Health Research and Surveillance Priorities from the East Palestine, Ohio Train Derailment: A Workshop –TRB



Transportation for People with Disabilities and Older Adults During COVID-19: Lessons for Emergency Response –TCRP



Webinar: Carpool-based Parking Assignment Policy -National Institute for Congestion Reduction



Gender roles and identities influence transportation needs and experiences, new equity-focused research finds -University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies

 

FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES

Reformulated Gasoline Covered Areas -EPA (Final rule)



Revisions to the Air Emissions Reporting Requirements -EPA (Proposed rule; extension of comment period)



Women of Trucking Advisory Board (WOTAB); Notice of Public Meeting -Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (Notice of public meeting)