AASHTO Comments on CEQ’s Proposed NEPA Changes (AASHTO Journal)

EPA Outlines $7.4B for Water Infrastructure Headed to States ( AP )

What’s Next for Biden’s Build Back Better Act? ( Illuminem )

Reconciliation bill: Transportation secretaries from rural states raise alarm over green energy provision ( Fox Business)

Federal Highway Administration Unveils Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act `One-Stop Shop’ Website, Publishing Request for Information ( FHWA (Media Release))

New US travel rules: What you need to know about the changes prompted by Omicron (CNN)

Governors, State DOT CEOs Talk Infrastructure At Summit ( AASHTO Journal)

Illinois DOT Working to Develop Sustainable Pavements ( AASHTO Journal)

A changing climate is buckling concrete and flooding roads. States are moving slowly to guard the nation’s infrastructure. ( Washington Post)

Port slowdowns worsen air pollution in neighboring communities ( Marketplace )

Could Roads Recharge Electric Cars? The Technology May Be Close. (New York Times)

Port of LA seeks proposals for zero-emission truck project ( Container Management)

Why doesn’t Indiana have a car emissions inspection program? ( Indy Star )

Researchers eye alternative energy to power North Carolina state ferries ( Coastal Review)

Autonomous trucks can drastically cut emissions (Here’s how) ( ZDNet)

A Conversation with Louisiana DOTD Secretary and AASHTO President Dr. Shawn Wilson (AASHTO’s ETAP Podcast)

Public Transit Pivots Toward Equity, Accessibility in 2021 ( Government Technology)

NCDOT is building highway bridges for wildlife as well as humans ( News Observer)

Siesta Key residents hope mini reefs will help improve water quality, ecosystem in canals ( WFLA)

Highway Historical Sign Repair And Replacement Underway In Idaho ( Idaho Transportation Department)

Automating the War on Noise Pollution ( CityLab )

Golden Gate Bridge bicycling speed limit takes effect Jan. 1 ( Marin Independent Journal )

Bikes and pedestrians over cars envisioned for busy downtown Aspen corridor ( Aspen Times )

Cleveland Metroparks awarded $950,000 to advance transportation projects ( Cleveland Jewish News )

Signage Along Cleveland Bike Lanes Causing Frustrations For Cyclists, Confusion For Drivers ( WJW-TV)

Electric Bicycle Demo Program ‘EZBike Project’ Gets Underway In Santa Maria, California ( Santa Barbara County Association of Governments)

Why Are Cities Hostile to Strollers? ( The New Republic )

Abandoned rail line to be converted into 32-mile recreational trail through central Maine (Morning Sentinel)

LA Paves the Way to Closing Gap in 14-Mile Bicycle Network From Santa Monica to Exposition Park ( KNBC-TV)

Bike infrastructure will help prevent crashes and fatalities, advocates and researchers say ( Capital News Service )

Why Communities Should Adopt Vision Zero to Curb Traffic Fatalities ( Route Fifty (Commentary))

TRB Webinar: The Mighty River – Inland Waterway Resilience Analysis ( TRB)

TRB Webinar: Examining Exclusions – What’s Missing in the Historic Review Process? ( TRB )

TRB’s Sustainability and Emerging Transportation Technology (SETT) Conference (TRB)

Address Climate Change and Breathe Easier with Research on Transportation Emissions ( TRB)

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

National Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notification for a Virtual Public Meeting (EPA (Notice))

Air Plan Approval; FL, GA, NC, SC; Interstate Transport (Prongs 1 and 2) for the 2015 8-Hour Ozone Standard ( EPA (Final rule) )

Broadband Infrastructure Deployment ( FHWA (Final rule) )

Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act Request for Information (FHWA (Notice))

National Forest System Land Management Planning; Correction (USDA (Technical correction))

Development of Guidance for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Deployment (FHWA (Notice))

Buy America Request for Information (USDOT and EPA (Notice))

The Supreme Court will hear cases that could undercut Biden’s climate agenda. Here’s what to know. ( Washington Post)

Biden’s infrastructure bill includes $50 billion to fight climate change disasters ( CNBC )

USDOT Releases State by State Fact Sheets Highlighting Benefits of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law ( USDOT (Media release))

Report Examines Potential Post-Pandemic Travel Changes ( AASHTO Journal )

Wall Street Grudgingly Allows Remote Work as Bankers Dig In ( New York Times )

Biking Boom or Bust? Cities See New Numbers Post-Pandemic ( Government Technology)

Gov. Lamont says he will no longer push for climate change legislation that Republicans say could raise gasoline prices. (Hartford Courant )

MDOT Executive Director Brad White talks Infrastructure Act, legislative agenda (Y’all Politics)

LA Metro Broadens Its Definition of Regional Mobility ( Government Technology)

Brookville repurposing NYCT passenger cars to pump train specialty vehicles for emergency use in underground subway system ( Mass Transit )

The infrastructure package boosts an unsung hero of rural transportation: ferries (Popular Science)

Rhode Island, the final state, pulls out of TCI (Boston Herald)

Can a climate-conscious CDOT build new roads and cut greenhouse gases at the same time? (Colorado Sun )

Play the Game: Can You Fix Smogtown? (City Lab )

It’s Not Easy to Convert Diesel Buses to Electric – But Some Cities Are Doing it Anyway ( Next City )

Hawaiian Electric sees geothermal expansion as one key element in cutting carbon (ThinkGeoEnergy )

Governor Hogan Announces State of Maryland Joins National Climate Challenge to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions ( Office of Governor of Maryland )

EPA Gets Serious About Environmental Justice (National Law Review )

Highways become a culture war battlefield ( Yahoo News)

Bringing racial equity into transit planning for the Chicago region (WBEZ Radio’s Reset (Audio) )

American cycling has a racism problem (Washington Post (Commentary))

MnDOT researches technology that combines bridge repairs with protecting the state’s bat population ( KSTP-TV)

US national parks to offer look into green-friendly transit ( AP)

Bipartisan Infrastructure Package Secures Major Conservation Investments (Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership)

Gov. DeSantis pushes for $3B investment in water quality by end of his first term (Florida Politics)

Why hundreds of millions of gallons of sewage are still being dumped into the Susquehanna River (WPMT-TV)

Portland’s historic Union Wharf is being sold and preserved for maritime use ( Maine Public Radio )

Long-running battle over sacred tribal site near Mount Hood back in court (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

Improving Public Transit Makes It Easier For People To Stay Healthy ( Vox )

LA County to Consider Allowing Bicycles on Sidewalks, Decriminalize Riding ( City News Service)

Discussion of allowing e-bikes on Central Oregon trails sparks debate ( KTVZ-TV)

State of Emergency: What Transportation Learned From 9/11 ( TRB )

Funding Transportation Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic ( TRB )

TRB Webinar: Power Up! Implementing an Airport Microgrid ( TRB )

TRB Webinar: Examining Exclusions – What’s Missing in the Historic Review Process? (TRB)

Development of Guidance for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Deployment ( FHWA (Notice; request for information))

Meeting of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council ( EPA (Notice of a public meeting) )

Air Plan Approval; FL; Removal of Motor Vehicle Rules ( EPA (Proposed rule) )

Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation; National Forest System Lands in Alaska ( Forest Service (Notice of proposed rulemaking; request for comment) )

Importations of Water Into and Exportations of Water From the Delaware River Basin; Discharges of Wastewater From High Volume Hydraulic Fracturing and Related Activities ( Delaware River Basin Commission (Notice of proposed rulemaking; public hearing))

Notice of Proposed Methodology for the 2022 Delaware River and Bay Water – Quality Assessment Report (Delaware River Basin Commission (Notice of proposed methodology) )

Request for Information on the National Flood Insurance Program’s Floodplain Management Standards for Land Management and Use, and an Assessment of the Program’s Impact on Threatened and Endangered Species and Their Habitats; Public Meeting; Extension of Comment Period (FEMA (Announcement of additional public meeting; extension of comment period))

With President Biden’s Signature, State DOTs Ready to Implement Infrastructure Bill ( AASHTO)

Biden chooses Mitch Landrieu to coordinate infrastructure plan implementation ( NBC News)

The High Stakes of Infrastructure ( The New Yorker)

How Biden’s infrastructure win falls short in one big area ( Politico (Commentary))

Fact Sheet: What the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Will Mean for American Mobility ( USDOT (Media release))

USDOT Announces Key Priorities, Funding for Public Transportation Under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal ( FTA (Media release))

Government Groups Voice Support COVID-19 Funding Flexibility (AASHTO Journal)

Executive Q&A: Biggest Lesson Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic ( Metro Magazine)

NY, NJ, Conn. agree on dividing up federal transit aid ( AP)

On the Horizon: Planning for Post-Pandemic Travel ( APTA (Media release))

Amtrak chief outlines expansion plans with infrastructure spending ( The Hill)

Biden rolls out multibillion-dollar plan to upgrade aging U.S. ports after passage of infrastructure bill ( CNBC)

The Detroit Smart Parking Lab: Mobility Meets Infrastructure ( Detroitisit)

Homeowners on Hook for Repairs After San Diego Airport ‘Free’ Soundproofing ( KNSD-TV)

U.S. unveils roadmap for net-zero aviation emissions by 2050 ( Axios)

America Isn’t Ready for the Electric-Vehicle Revolution ( New York Times (Editorial))

Hawaii Administrative Rules Changed To Allow Electric Vehicles To Use HOV Lanes (Hawaii DOT (Media release))

Ohio DOT Project Helping Revitalize Cleveland Neighborhood ( AASHTO Journal)

A state pollution trading program aims to improve air quality, but critics worry about environmental justice ( Delaware Public Media)

Despite calls to improve, air travel is still a nightmare for many with disabilities (NPR’s Morning Edition)

Like Basic Income, But for Transportation ( CityLab)

Officials target undoing racial divides created by Florida highways, interstates ( WTVT-TV)

How we reported the story on highway displacements ( Los Angeles Times)

Montana Department of Transportation tests a new way to decrease wildlife collisions ( NBC Montana)

LA Metro Installs Early-Warning Earthquake Alerts ( Next City)

Think green – clean your vehicle at a car wash ( LI Herald (Editorial))

Commuting on a bike ( Washington State DOT)

Wyoming Pathways Seeks Project Ideas That Need Federal Funds ( Big Horn Radio Network)

Vehicle noise radar may be coming to Philadelphia ( Axios)

There’s a New 750-Mile Bicycle Route in New York. Take a Look. ( New York Times)

Localities Pose Stricter Rules on E-Scooter Use, But Challenges Remain ( Route Fifty)

U of Minnesota study shows how small changes can make big improvements to pedestrian safety ( KMSP-TV)

Officials across Central Florida push for pedestrian safety ( WKMG-TV)

Lane County sets ambitious goals of safety, reliability with proposed Bicycle Master Plan (Register-Guard)

Research Can Help Micromobility Have a Supersized Effect on Future Transportation ( TRB)

TRB Webinar: Paving the Way Toward Carbon-Neutral Concrete ( TRB)

Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Colorado; Control of Emissions From Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (EPA (Final rule))

FY 2021 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Enhancing Mobility Innovation ( FTA (Notice))

Operation of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Over People; Technical Amendments (FAA (Technical amendments) ////br>////br>)

Notice of Intent To Conduct Scoping and To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary ( NOAA (Notice))

Pipeline Safety: Safety of Gas Gathering Pipelines: Extension of Reporting Requirements, Regulation of Large, High-Pressure Lines, and Other Related Amendments (Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (Final rule))

AASHTO Praises Passage of Historic Transportation Bill ( AASHTO)

Fact Sheet: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal ( The White House)

EPA tells court it will reconsider air quality standards for ozone ( Reuters)

FHWA 2022 ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS ( FHWA (Request for Nominations))

Pandemic milestone: U.S. ends international travel ban, opening the door to vaccinated tourists ( CNBC)

AASHTO’s Tymon Talks Infrastructure on C-Span ( AASHTO Journal)

Public transportation can save the world – if we let it ( The Verge)

The battle over a vast New York park: is this climate resilience or capitalism? ( The Guardian)

Kansas City hopes its vision for airport solar will be ready for takeoff soon ( Energy News Network)

Industry still behind in race for enough truck parking spaces ( FleetOwner)

Pennsylvania Governor Awards $9.5 Million to Reduce Pollutants and Increase Clean Transportation (Pennsylvania Governor’s Office)

Port of Seattle Sets 2040 Net Zero Emissions Target (Ship & Bunker )

AASHTO President: Embrace the “New Normal” of Equity ( AASHTO Journal)

Biden wants to ‘reconnect communities’ cut off by interstates - this infamous Baltimore highway shows what’s at stake ( MarketWatch)

PA Governor Wolf Establishes PA Office of Environmental Justice ( WKOK Radio)

The event that changed the environmental justice movement forever ( Grist)

Delays frustrate White House environmental justice advisers (E&E News )

California desert high-speed rail line could block sheep, mountain lions. Democrats want more crossings. ( Merced Sun-Star)

How Minneapolis’ simple change to newly constructed boulevards will improve water quality ( MinnPost)

Hundreds of SCDOT employees participating in “Grab a Bag SC” litter pickup Tuesday ( WOLO-TV)

NCDOT Wildflower Program among the most recognized in the country ( WGHP-TV)

ARDOT Rolls Out Anti-Litter Campaign With Keep It Clean, Arkansas Video ( Arkansas DOT (Media release))

Wisconsin DOT Unveils Dual Language Signs ( WJFW-TV)

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is setting new standards for public art ( The Points Guy)

New and expanded trail system in north Shelby County, Alabama ( Bham Now)

Online Survey To Gather Comments on Hawaii Bikeway Needs ( Hawaii DOT (Media release))

COP26 Presents Historic Opportunity for a More Sustainable Future, Say Presidents of U.S. National Academies ( National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine)

Transit and Micromobility ( TRB)

TRB Webinar: Creature Comforts - Designing Terminal Restrooms and Ancillary Spaces ( TRB)

Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program; Arizona Department of Transportation Final FHWA Audit Report ( FHWA (Notice) )

Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Last Chance Grade Permanent Restoration Project on Interstate 101, in Del Norte County, California ( FHWA (Notice))

National Wetland Plant List (Army Corps of Engineers (Notice))

Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Safe and Sustainable Water Resources Subcommittee Meeting – December 2021 ( EPA (Notice of public meeting))

Announcement of the Board of Directors for the National Environmental Education Foundation ( EPA (Notice of appointment and reappointment; correction))

Deadline Extension for Regional Roundtable Discussions Regarding ‘‘Waters of the United States’’ ( Corps of Engineers and EPA (Notice of events; extension of deadline request for nominations))

Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program: Proposal To Find That Ohio Has Satisfied Conditions on Earlier Approval (NOAA and EPA (Notice of proposed finding; request for comments) )

Hazardous Materials: Suspension of HMR Amendments Authorizing Transportation of Liquefied Natural Gas by Rail ( Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (Notice of proposed rulemaking))

Notice of Competitive Offer for Solar Energy Development on Public Lands in the State of Arizona ( Bureau of Land Management (Notice))

Amended Order Implementing Presidential Proclamation on Advancing the Safe Resumption of Global Travel During the COVID–19 Pandemic ( CDC (Notice))

Requirement for Negative Pre- Departure COVID–19 Test Result or Documentation of Recovery From COVID–19 for All Airline or Other Aircraft Passengers Arriving Into the United States From Any Foreign Country ( CDC (Notice of agency amended order))

Requirement for Airlines and Operators To Collect and Transmit Designated Information for Passengers and Crew Arriving Into the United States; Requirement for Passengers To Provide Designated Information ( CDC (Notice of agency order))

AASHTO Disappointed with Yet another Transportation Bill Extension ( AASHTO News )

Here’s what’s in the bipartisan infrastructure bill ( CNN )

Buttigieg defends bipartisan infrastructure bill, ‘optimistic’ it will pass ( ABC News)

U.S. Supreme Court to hear bid to curb federal power to limit carbon emissions ( Reuters)

Alaska Railroad rescinds employee vaccine mandate just days after announcing policy ( Anchorage Daily News )

FTA Recognizes Outstanding Rural Transit Agencies That Have Gone Above and Beyond for Their Communities Amid the Pandemic ( FTA (Media Release))

Fact Sheet: Biden Administration Releases Additional Detail for Implementing a Safer, More Stringent International Air Travel System ( White House (Media release))

Proposed Legislative and Executive Branch Changes to NEPA Process ( JDSupra)

Reconstruction of an urban highway in NC named nation’s top transportation project ( Charlotte Observer)

MoDOT project intends to help flood-prone stretch of Highway 67 rise above traffic woes ( St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

NJ TRANSIT Continues Resiliency Upgrades In Hoboken ( NJ Transit (Media release))

EPA Chief Michael Regan Touts Collaborative Approach of SmartWay Program ( Transport Topics )

FAA Administrator: Freedom to fly brings environmental responsibility (Runway Girl Network )

More Urban Chargers Will Prompt EV Adoption, Experts Say ( Government Technology)

London expands vehicle levy to improve air quality ( Reuters )

Connecticut drivers have paid hundreds of millions in clean air and emissions fees. Where did they go? (Yankee Institute)

States With Highest Portion Of Their CO2 Emissions Coming From Transportation: California, Washington, & Hawaii ( US Department of Energy)

This Squad of Researchers Is a Real-Life Justice League ( Boston University)

Arizona DOT Tests New ‘Watch for Animals’ Placards ( AASHTO Journal)

Keep it Clean, Arkansas campaign launched by ARDOT ( Arkansas DOT )

GDOT’s Wildflower Program provides pop of color along state highways ( WMAZ-TV (Video) )

Environmentalists and Chicago Rockford airport officials beg to differ over the Bell Bowl Prairie ( WREX-TV )

Wetlands are a nature-based solution to climate change ( Vermont Business Magazine (Opinion))

Loss of Fire Lookouts Spurs Questions About Historic Preservation ( Columbia University)

Can a Map Rekindle London’s Love of Walking? ( CityLab)

Massachusetts Considers Letting Electric Bikes in Bike Lanes ( AP )

DC makes roadway changes as part of fall safety campaign to protect pedestrians, bicyclists ( WTOP Radio )

Burlington airport monitoring sound levels following jet-noise complaints ( VTDigger )

Gov. Kathy Hochul Signs Legislation Cracking Down On Noise Pollution (WCBS-TV)

A controversial connection? Thomasville Road multi-use trail in Tallahassee draws fire as planners gather input ( Tallahassee Democrat )

San Luis Obispo installs new pedestrian-bicycle bridge as part of Railroad Safety Trail project ( The Tribune)

Orlando Crosswalk Uses Infrared Heat Technology To Detect Pedestrians ( WRBW-TV)

Clearing the Skies with Research on Electric Vehicles ( TRB )

TRB Webinar: Building Information Modeling for Infrastructure (TRB )

Equity in University Research Centers Workshop ( C2SMART Center (Link to registration))

Port Access Route Study: Alaskan Arctic Coast; Reopening of Comment Period (Coast Guard (Notice)

Proposed Consent Decree, Safe Drinking Water Act Claims (EPA (Notice of proposed consent decree; request for public comment))

Air Plan Approval; NC; Removal of Transportation Facilities Rules for Mecklenburg County (EPA (Proposed rule))

Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Mayflower Wind Project on the Northeast Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (Notice; request for comments))

Request for Information on NOAA Actions To Advance the Goals and Recommendations in the Report on Conserving and Restoring America The Beautiful, Including Conserving At Least 30 Percent of U.S. Lands and Waters By 2030 (NOAA (Notice))

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Designating Critical Habitat (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – (Proposed rule))

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries (Proposed rule))