FEDERAL ACTION
Administration Announces New Actions to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Combat the Climate Crisis -White House (fact sheet)
PHMSA Invests Nearly $15 Million to Improve Pipeline Safety -Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (media release)
COVID-19
Transit Agencies Rethink Schedules for Fewer Commuters –Governing
INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY
San Francisco considers lifting the Ferry Building by 7 feet to save it from the sea -NPR/WNYC
Can more canal trails connect Utah’s transportation and water needs? –KSL
Miami-Dade again floats using its waters to curb traffic -Florida Politics
Mississippi DOT Promotes National Roundabouts Week 2023 -Mississippi DOT (media release)
New infrastructure strategy meets climate change head-on -Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (media release)
AIR QUALITY
EPA approval for Denver smog-reduction plan partially tossed by US appeals court –Reuters
Wildfires are destroying decades of clean air efforts in the U.S. -NBC News
Sustainable aviation fuel: agriculture’s ticket to redemption? -S&P Global
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Chicago takes on new approach to fight pollution problems, focusing on environmental justice -WLS-TV
To Achieve Justice and Climate Outcomes, Fund These Transit Capital Projects –TransitCenter
Pa.’s expanded environmental justice policy goes into effect this month –WHYY
Chesapeake Bay Trust establishes $17M environmental justice participatory fund -Maryland Daily Record
Four Decades of Work on Environmental Justice at Duke -Duke University (media release)
NATURAL RESOURCES
Florida looks to increase number of wetland mitigation banks, credits available to developers -Florida Politics
MARTA Railcars Head For Atlantic Ocean As Part Of Department Of Natural Resources Reef Project -MARTA (media release)
CULTURAL RESOURCES
Disneyland’s renovation plan gets environmental review -Los Angeles Times
Secrets of the World’s Coolest Bike Tunnel –CityLab
FHWA, National Park Service Celebrate Completion of Roadway Safety Improvements Along Natchez Trace Parkway -FHWA (media release)
HEALTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
Bozeman City Commission finalizes Parks, Recreation and Active Transportation plan -KECI-TV
Transportation safety advocates want SF to ban turns on red -Axios San Francisco
Complaints continue to mount as Austin finds itself unable to regulate driverless rideshares -KEYE-TV
To Help Cyclists, and the Environment, This Tool Looks for Crashes -New York Times
Houston could have two bike share programs soon -Axios Houston
Union County, NJ to receive One Million Dollars for NY Connects to Union County NJ East Coast Greenway Bikeway Project -Union County, NJ (media release)
George Washington Bridge upgrades improve pedestrian, cyclist accessibility -North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (media release)
TRB RESOURCES/ANNOUNCEMENTS
TRB Webinar: Maximizing the Power of the Research in Progress (RIP) Database –TRB
Airfield Turf and Vegetation Management Practices –ACRP
E-Scooter Safety: Issues and Solutions -Behavioral Traffic Safety Cooperative Research Program
Homelessness: A Guide for Public Transportation –TCRP
Postwar Commercial Properties and Section 106: A Methodology for Evaluating Historic Significances –NCHRP
Telecommuting, Remote Work, and Hybrid Schedules: Managing the Shift to a Flexible Work Future –NCHRP
FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES
Notice of Adoption of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Categorical Exclusion Under the National Environmental Policy Act -Office of the Secretary, USDOT (Notice)
Interstate System Access -FHWA (Notice of proposed rulemaking; request for comments)
Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program; Florida DOT Audit #4 Report -FHWA (Notice)
Notice of Availability of Programmatic Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Transit Projects; Request for Comments -FTA (Notice)
Safety Advisory 23–1 Bus-to-Person Collisions -FTA (Notice of Safety Advisory)
Railroad Safety Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting –FRA (Notice)
Spring Valley II Solar Project -Tennessee Valley Authority (Notice of intent)
Advisory Committee on Landslides; Request for Nominations -U.S. Geological Survey (Notice)
National Boating Safety Advisory Committee; October 17, 2023 Virtual Meeting -U.S. Coast Guard (Notice)
Hazardous Materials: Modernizing Regulations To Improve Safety and Efficiency; Extension of Comment Period -Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; Extension of comment period)