AASHTO Continues Fight to Pass Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill ( AASHTO Journal )

Transportation Stakeholders Press Congress on $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill ( Transport Topics )

Infrastructure bill tangled in D.C. mess ( Land Line (link to podcast) )

States will decide the climate impact of the US infrastructure bill’s road budget ( Quartz)

Supreme Court should revisit its 2006 navigable waters decision ( The Hill (Opinion))

Copper kills up to 99.9% of bacteria on transit surfaces, study finds ( TransLink (Media release))

Heartland Port Authority looking at how to use MoDOT funds for New Missouri River port ( News Tribune)

Freight Groups Press Biden Administration on AV Policy ( Transport Topics)

Idaho law limits how infrastructure bill can aid transit, leaves future riders waiting ( Idaho Statesman)

Trying to cool off neighborhoods with a new kind of road surface ( Arizona State University )

How to Tear Down an Oil Refinery in the Middle of Philadelphia (Bloomberg Green)

Can public transit adjust fast enough to meet Vermont’s emissions deadline? ( VTDigger)

More Companies Pledge ‘Net-Zero’ Emissions to Fight Climate Change, but What Does That Really Mean? ( Governing )

There’s a major gap in the new methane pledge: Agriculture ( Grist )

Nuclear power will be critical in race to cut carbon emissions, Dominion Energy CEO says ( Fortune )

An “attack on American cities” is freezing climate action in its tracks ( Vox)

Existing Laws Offer Environmental Justice Tools, Official Says ( Bloomberg Law)

What will mobility equity look like in practice? ( Cities Today )

Baltimore’s first transit equity analysis seeks to guide federal money to the city’s long-neglected ‘Black Butterfly’ ( Baltimore Sun )

Project Connect panel looks at planning, equity concerns attached to transit system ( Austin Monitor )

National Environmental Justice Community Engagement Calls ( EPA (Media release))

Environmental groups welcome volunteers back to oyster planting in the Baltimore Harbor for the first time since the pandemic began (Baltimore Sun )

Could giant yoga mats full of plants help clean North Carolina’s dirty lakes and ponds? ( USA Today )

Wildlife crossings integral to Colorado’s transportation future, Gov. Polis says ( Colorado Newsline )

UConn Joins State Initiative to Support Urban Forestry Grant Program ( University of Connecticut (Media release))

Boise proposes new penalties for historic preservation violations ( KTVB-TV )

New Georgia License Plate Supports Historic Preservation ( AllOnGeorgia)

People Are Walking More Than Ever As Mobility Climbs ( GlobeSt.com)

Portland, Maine, Considers Long-Term Closure of Two Roads ( Portland Press Herald )

San Francisco’s downtown bike paths are being remade in the pandemic. This map shows how ( San Francisco Chronicle )

Flagstaff Releases Draft Active Transportation Master Plan For Public Comment ( City of Flagstaff )

States Step Up Efforts to Protect People Walking Amid Surge in Unsafe Driving During Pandemic ( Governors Highway Safety Association (Media release))

Racial Equity Addendum to Critical Issues in Transportation ( TRB )

TRB Webinar: Air Quality Impact Models for Electric Vehicle Fleets ( TRB)

Clean Air Act Advisory Committee (CAAAC): Notice of Meeting (EPA (Notice))

Draft FY 2022–2026 Environmental Protection Agency Strategic Plan ( EPA (Notice of availability; request for public comments) )

National Boating Safety Advisory Committee; Oct 2021 Teleconference ( Coast Guard (Notice) )

Safety Zone; Columbia River Outfall Project, Columbia River, Vancouver, WA ( Coast Guard (Temporary final rule) )

Pipeline Safety: Joint Meeting of the Gas and Liquid Pipeline Advisory Committees (Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (Notice of advisory committees meeting))