FEDERAL ACTION
Eno Center for Transportation Urges USDOT to Begin National VMT Fee Pilot -Transport Topics
EPA delays new air quality standards for ozone pollution until after 2024 election -The Guardian
EPA agrees to protect waterways from harmful ship discharges -Courthouse News Service
Reps. Carey, Blumenauer seek guidance on historic preservation easements -Financial Regulation News
Midwest grain harvests loom. Will a low Mississippi River stall farmers’ deliveries again? -USA Today
Transformational Habitat Restoration and Coastal Resilience Grants –NOAA
INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY
Caltrans Funding Sustainable Transportation Projects -AASHTO Journal
Ohio governor announces $100 million to help eliminate dangerous railroad crossings -Plain Dealer
Geology faculty to partner with Kansas Department of Transportation -Kansas State Collegian
New York City’s Battle Against Congestion Begins at the Curb –CityLab
ASU Research Team Partners with EPA to Study Electrified Transit Emissions -State Press
Street layout and available destinations influences urban walking behavior -Medical Xpress
AIR QUALITY
State Climate Commission helps lead the way on clean transportation choices for Hawaiʻi –Maui Now
‘How’s the air?’ Using AI to track coal train dust -Route Fifty
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
More small airports are being cut off from the air travel network. This is why -NPR’s Morning Edition
Taking the highway to right wrongs of the past in urban areas -The Center for Public Integrity
How 2 big US transit agencies approach equity -Smart Cities Dive
NATURAL RESOURCES
Can We Make Highways, Roadways Less Lethal For Wildlife? –CityLab
U.S. EPA launches massive effort to clear hazardous materials from wildfire-impacted properties -KITV-TV
CULTURAL RESOURCES
MoDOT demolishes historic I-70 Rocheport Bridge over the Missouri River –KMBC-TV
New bullet trains misfire on old U.S. railroad tracks -E&E Climate News
A debate over historic preservation – and what deserves to be saved –Fronteras
HEALTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
Using Bus Rapid Transit to Maximize Miami Mobility – Engineering News-Record
Electrifying Transit: Best practices and innovative technology for bus electrification success -Mass Transit (webinar)
Rubberized sidewalks popping up in Kansas City’s Waldo neighborhood -WDAF-TV
E-bikes now allowed on 850 miles of East Bay park trails -The Oaklandside
Portland, Oregon cyclists demand change as traffic deaths rise to 46 -KGW-TV
Beverly Hills closes gaps in bicycle infrastructure -Beverly Press
TRB RESOURCES/ANNOUNCEMENTS
Highway and Street Design Vehicles: An Update –NCHRP
Impacts of COVID-19 on Airport Work Models and Strategies –ACRP
FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES
Official Trail Markers for El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail, El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail, and the Old Spanish National Historic Trail -National Park Service (Notice of designation)
National Priorities List -EPA (Final rule)
National Advisory Council; Meeting -FEMA (Notice of open Federal advisory committee meeting)
Pipeline Safety: Safety of Gas Distribution Pipelines and Other Pipeline Safety Initiatives -Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (Notice of proposed rulemaking)
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Action for the Development of an Updated Facility for the National Wildlife Health Center in Madison, Wisconsin -U.S. Geological Survey (Notice)