Louisiana DOTD Kicks off ‘Take 10’…
April 7, 2021Report Highlights How State DOTs Deliver the Benefits of Transportation ( AASHTO Executive Director)
Biden Harris Administration Reveals Infrastructure Priorities ( AASHTO Journal)
U.S. Oil Lobby Backs Carbon Fee as Substitute for Regulation ( Bloomberg Green)
COVID-19 & Transportation Funding in Illinois: One Year Later ( Illinois Economic Policy Institute (Link to study pdf))
Caltrans: Rebuilt Section of Highway 1 Could ‘Last for Centuries’ ( AASHTO Journal)
Can the electrical grid handle a boom in electric vehicles? ( Detroit Free Press)
How to get started with measuring sustainability ( Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales)
Los Angeles now has a road map for 100% renewable energy ( Los Angeles Times)
Governors Rev Up Momentum on Infrastructure ( National Governors Association (Press release))
Cargo bikes – The Future of Zero Emission Last-mile Deliveries ( Air Quality News)
Coalition Asks Biden Administration to Reduce Truck Emissions by Fall 2022 ( Transport Topics)
Priority Shift: Great Lakes exec moves environmental justice to top of list ( Great Lakes Now)
Environmental Justice: Evaluating Zip Codes And Pollution Burdens ( Science Friday)
What’s that noise? ‘Sound cannons’ used to scare off birds near Santa Maria strawberry farms ( KSBY-TV)
Connecticut begins food waste recycling push to help solve waste disposal crisis ( Hartford Courant)
Thousands of acres must be restored to save declining species of birds on Lake Erie ( Columbus Dispatch)
The nation’s water infrastructure cannot be graded on a sliding scale ( Penn Live/PatriotNews (Opinion))
Lawmakers Consider Update For Oregon’s Groundbreaking Bike Bill ( Oregon Public Broadcasting)
City officials attempting to ‘calm’ traffic down for pedestrians, bicyclists ( Williamsport Sun-Gazette)
Disabled Clark County residents join statewide demand for more sidewalks ( Clark County Today)
New Biennial Review Says Stronger Science Support Needed as Everglades Restoration Pivots from Planning to Operations ( National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (Press release))
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in Idaho ( FHWA (Notice of limitation on claims for judicial review of actions by FHWA))
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Little Manatee River, Ruskin, Hillsborough County ( Coast Guard (Final rule) )
Seaway Regulations and Rules ( Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (Final rule))
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement for the Charleston Peninsula Coastal Flood Risk Management Study, Charleston County, South Carolina ( U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Notice) )
South Carolina: Final Approval of State Underground Storage Tank Program Revisions, Codification, and Incorporation by Reference ( EPA (Direct final rule))
Brownfields Stakeholder Discussion and Listening Session With Nonprofit Organizations and Community Foundations ( EPA (Notice))
Air Plan Approval; Maine; Removal of Reliance on Reformulated Gasoline in the Southern Counties of Maine ( EPA (Proposed rule))
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway, Point Pleasant, NJ ( Coast Guard (Notice of proposed rulemaking))
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice of Request for Extension of Time ( Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Notice))
Review and Approval of Projects ( Susquehanna River Basin)
States Finding Ways to Reduce Pedestrian…
March 31, 2021
The Ray Signs Charters to Pilot…
March 31, 2021AASHTO Provides Perspective on Return of Congressional Earmarks ( AASHTO Journal)
AASHTO Issues 2021 Benefits of Transportation Report ( AASHTO Journal)
Illinois Sen. Duckworth Unveils Sweeping Environmental Justice Legislation ( St. Louis Public Radio)
Trudeau Says US-Canada Border Won’t Reopen Anytime Soon ( TravelPulse)
FAA Releases LaGuardia AirTrain Final Environmental Impact Statement ( FAA (Press release))
Four State DOT Projects Named ‘Infrastructure Gamechangers’ ( AASHTO Journal)
Caltrans Showcases the Achievements of Landmark SB1 Legislation on Rebuilding the State’s Aging Infrastructure ( Caltrans (video))
Teaching the next generation of engineers how to make Puerto Rico’s infrastructure resilient ( University of Rhode Island (Press release))
Jet fuel made from food waste could slash carbon emissions ( Energy Digital)
Road Salt Is Imperiling Aquatic Ecosystems. It Doesn’t Have To. ( Undark (Opinion))
Bike Fort Collins Discovers Mayoral and City Council Candidates Views on Bikes and Alternative Transportation ( North Forty News)
Biking Was Big in Philly Even Before the Pandemic. Then the Past Year Sent it Skyrocketing ( Philadelphia)
Making Milwaukee’s Downtown Better For Pedestrians Will Be Top Of Mind In The New Development Plan ( WUWM)
Wet Weather Biking Virtual Workshop ( Penn State)
Steady Rise in Pedestrian Fatalities Rings Alarm Bells ( Texas DOT (Press release))
White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notification of Virtual Public Meeting ( EPA (Notification of public meeting))
Federal Aluminum Aquatic Life Criteria Applicable to Oregon ( EPA (Final rule))
Air Plan Approval; Texas; Revisions to the Texas Diesel Emissions Reduction Incentive Program ( EPA (Proposed rule)
Public Water System Supervision Program Revisions for the Navajo Nation ( EPA (Notice of tentative approval) )
Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Sustainable and Health Communities Subcommittee Meeting—March 2021 ( EPA (Notice of public meeting))
Notice of Intent To Amend the California Desert Conservation Area Plan and Prepare an Associated Environmental Assessment for the Oberon Solar Project, Riverside County ( Bureau of Land Management (Notice of intent))
Notice of Intent To Rule on a Land Release Request at Council Bluffs Municipal Airport (CBF), Council Bluffs, Iowa ( FAA (Notice of request to release and sell airport land))
Waiver of Aeronautical Land Use Assurance: Independence Municipal Airport (IDP), Independence, KS ( FAA (Notice of intent of waiver with respect to land use change from aeronautical to nonaeronautical)
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Parallel Thimble Shoal Tunnel (Project in Virginia Beach, Virginia – National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and NOAA (Notice; issuance of Renewal incidental harassment authorization))
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Old Sitka Dock North Dolphins Expansion Project in Sitka, Alaska ( National Marine Fisheries Service and NOAA (Notice; proposed issuance of an Incidental Harassment Authorization; request for comments))
Revolving Fund Program—Water and Environmental Provisions of the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 ( Rural Utilities Service (Final rule))
Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction Meeting ( National Institute of Standards and Technology (Notice of open meeting))
Agency Information Collection Activities; DOI Generic Clearance for Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science Activities ( Interior (Notice of information collection; request for comment))
Ohio DOT Asks Public to Help…
March 24, 2021
Arizona DOT Works to Protect Plant…
March 24, 2021Transportation Getting $100B from $1.9T COVID Package ( AASHTO Journal )
USDA Investing $285M in Transportation, Infrastructure ( AASHTO Journal)
Leveraging Policy, Funding to Improve Infrastructure Resiliency ( AASHTO Journal )
Sen. Ed Markey Pushes Climate-Focused Transportation Bills ( Transportation Topics )
How contactless technology is defining the customer experience post-COVID-19 ( Future Travel Experience )
To Fight Flooding, This City Plans to Renovate – and Retreat ( Bloomberg Green )
Infrastructure’s Time Has Come (Supply Chain Management Review (Opinion) )
For Transportation Infrastructure, Look to Cities to Do It Right ( Governing (Commentary))
Trump Change to Pollution Rules Survives New Jersey Appeal ( Courthouse News Service)
In call for environmental justice, Biden’s climate agenda reaches into neighborhoods ( Pittsburgh Post-Gazette )
Caltrans Specialists Scale Boulders & Cliffsides to Protect Motorist Safety – Using Courage, Know-How & Explosives! ( Caltrans (Video) )
Trump’s water rule now enforced nationally ( National Hog Farmer )
Park closes roads for restoration work, amphibian crossings ( Pike County Courier )
What Is A Wetland? ( WorldAtlas )
Environmental nonprofits join forces to hire ‘science geek’ to help fix the region’s water woes ( NewsPress )
Beverly Gard: Wetlands bill needs more study before lawmakers act blindly ( Indianapolis Business Journal (Opinion))
TRB’s Transportation Explorers Podcast: Communicating and Using Transit to Get People to Vaccines ( TRB )
Airport Authority Launches Interactive Map (Charlotte County Airport Authority (Press Release))
Information Collection; National Woodland Owner Survey ( Forest Service (Notice; request for comment))
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Oil Shale Management ( Bureau of Land Management (Notice of information collection; request for comment))
Proposed Revisions to the National Handbook of Conservation Practices for the Natural Resources Conservation Service ( Natural Resources Conservation Service (Notice of availability; request for comment) )
Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Infrastructure SIP Requirements for the 2015 Ozone NAAQS ( EPA (Proposed rule) )
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Southern Bighorn Solar Projects, Clark County, Nevada ( Bureau of Indian Affairs (Notice of availability) )
Notice of Availability of a Final Environmental Impact Statement for Vineyard Wind LLC’s Proposed Wind Energy Facility Offshore Massachusetts ( Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (Notice of availability; final environmental impact statement) )
Recertification of Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council ( Coast Guard (Notice of recertification) )
Review of Nomination for Lake Erie Quadrangle National Marine Sanctuary ( National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Notice))
Caltrans: Rebuilt Section of Highway 1…
March 17, 2021
Minnesota DOT Adopting Broad Array of…
March 17, 2021ASCE Report: U.S. Transportation Infrastructure Needs Investment ( AASHTO Journal )
House T&I Plans to Add Earmarks to Surface Reauthorization Legislation ( AASHTO Journal )
Where Does Surface Transportation Funding Stand? (Asphalt Contractor)
Oregon’s Rep. Peter DeFazio eyes national infrastructure bill, looks to use earmarks ( The Banks Post )
How a federal Climate Planning Unit can manage built environment risks and costs ( Brookings Institution)
COVID-19 Data Dashboard ( C2SMART Consortium)
Biden Should Keep Trump’s Reforms to the National Environmental Policy Act ( Earth Institute Columbia University (Opinion))
Metro Transit’s big plans for faster bus routes offer a chance to improve both air quality and racial equity ( Sahan Journal)
Equity is driving force behind Philly’s new transit plan ( Philadelphia Inquirer (Editorial))
Fractured: Distrustful of frackers, abandoned by regulators ( Environmental Health News)
Ambient Air Monitoring Reference and Equivalent Methods; Designation of One New Reference Method and One New Equivalent Method (EPA (Notice))
Clean Air Act Advisory Committee (CAAAC): Request for Nominations ( EPA (Notice) )
Local Government Advisory Committee and Small Communities Advisory Subcommittee: Request for Nominations ( EPA (Notice) )
Air Plan Approval; GA: Non- Interference Demonstration and Maintenance Plan Revision for the Removal of Transportation Control Measures in the Atlanta Area ( EPA (Final rule) )
Texas: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revision ( EPA (Final Rule) )
Notice of Request To Release Property at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Charlotte, NC ( FAA (Notice))
Public Notice for Waiver of Aeronautical Land Use Assurance; Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport, Medford, Oregon ( FAA (Notice) )
Federal Transit Administration Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation Projects (FTA (Notice)
Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Ferry Berth Improvements in Tongass Narrows, Alaska ( National Marine Fisheries Service (Notice; request for comments on proposed Renewal incidental harassment authorization))
Pipeline Safety: Gas Pipeline Regulatory Reform ( Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (Final rule; withdrawal of enforcement discretion; delay of effective date) )
Pipeline Safety: Gas Pipeline Regulatory Reform; Correction ( Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (Final rule; correction) )
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Did You Feel It? Earthquake Questionnaire ( U.S. Geological Survey (Notice of Information Collection; request for comment) )
Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Purchase of Next Generation Delivery Vehicles ( U.S. Postal Service (Notice))
USDOT, Transport Canada Craft Plan to…
March 10, 2021
Energy Utility Coalition Plans to Build…
March 10, 2021
Lime Planning $50M E-Bike Investment, Network…
March 10, 2021
Arizona DOT Installing New LED Highway…
March 10, 2021AASHTO President Sheehan Testifies Before Senate EPW Committee ( AASHTO Journal)
AASHTO, Adventure Cycling Formalize Partnership to Reach 50,000-Mile National Bike Route System ( AASHTO Journal )
Cedric Richmond: Infrastructure Bill is the Next Order of Business ( AASHTO Journal )
House Transportation Republicans Urge Bipartisan Policymaking ( Transport Topics )
DHS, New York’s MTA Studying Transit Spread of COVID-19 ( AASHTO Journal )
WisDOT podcast features pandemic-specific safety tips for highway travel across Midwest states ( Milwaukee Independent )
Top Bottlenecks Less Congested Last Year, but Infrastructure Needs Persist, ATRI Finds ( Transport Topics)
Wisconsin receives low grade on infrastructure ( WAOW-TV )
Port of Milwaukee ice-breaking tugboat sinks ( WISN-TV )
Skokie officials provide updates on environmental sustainability efforts ( Chicago Tribune )
More than $100 Million Going to Rural Communities for Infrastructure Improvements ( Indiana DOT (Press release))
The origins of environmental justice-and why it’s finally getting the attention it deserves ( National Geographic)
800-pound bulls in Trabuco Canyon help restore environment ( Orange County Register )
San Rafael kicks off environmental review of marsh restoration project ( Marin Independent Journal)
Old Ohio amusement park becomes new wetland restoration project ( Great Lakes Echo )
Wyoming road kill bill could be a boon for taxidermists but raises highway safety concerns ( Oil City News )
Tourism, ODOT Partner to Take Oklahomans Fishing ( Oklahoma Tourism & Recreation Department, and Oklahoma Department of Transportation)
Traffic Noise Is a Silent Killer ( The Atlantic )
Residents in the region want to walk and bike more, and drive less after COVID-19, a “Voices of the Region” survey suggests ( Greater Greater Washington )
Conservation Department explores allowing bicycles on conservation-area service roads ( News Tribune)
The growing importance of bike infrastructure ( Sonoma Gazette)
One-Day Summit on Accelerating Active Transportation Change in Northern Virginia ( George Mason University )
2021 Future of Commuting Summit ( Association for Commuter Transportation (Webinar) )
Call for Session Presentation Topics ( National Association of State Aviation Officials )
Thinking Transportation: TTI’s New Podcast Explores the Future of Transportation ( Texas A&M Transportation Institute )
Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Department of Transportation’s Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) Program for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Office of the Secretary of Transportation (Notice of funding opportunity) )
State Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Action Plans; Correction ( FRA (Correcting amendment) )
Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities; New York; Section 111(d) State Plan for MSW Landfills ( Environmental Protection Agency (Proposed rule) )
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for the Northern Spotted Owl; Delay of Effective Date ( Fish and Wildlife Service (Final rule; delay of effective date and request for comments))
ETAP Podcast: Women in Transportation with…
March 3, 2021
Florida DOT Highlights March as Bicycle…
March 3, 2021Buttigieg: After COVID-19 Relief, an Infrastructure Policy ( Transport Topics)
Democrats May Invoke Congressional Review Act to Reverse Recent EPA Rules ( National Law Review )
For the first time the US DOT is carving out budget for climate and environmental justice projects ( TechCrunch )
Spin doctors have shaped the environmentalism debate for decades ( Washington Post (Opinion))
Feature Article: NYC Initiatives are a Model for Safeguarding the Nation’s Public Transit Systems ( DHS Science and Technology Directorate)
‘It better be environmentally friendly’: UDOT working on better transportation in Little Cottonwood Canyon ( KTVX-TV )
SEPTA solar farm project now operational ( Progressive Railroading)
America’s Brittle Infrastructure Is on Display in Texas ( New York Magazine )
EPA abandons Clean Power Plan, saying reinstatement “would not make sense” ( Indiana Environmental Reporter )
Washington Department of Ecology Preparing New Rule to Assess Greenhouse Gas Emissions ( National Law Review )
Gov. Gavin Newsom is at a crossroads on climate action and environmental justice ( Sacramento Bee (Opinion))
Healthy rivers: Communities use DNA tool to keep tabs on freshwater quality ( The Conversation )
Deregulation of wetlands a bad idea ( Herald Bulletin (Editorial))
City Council discusses proposed “demolition by neglect” ordinance ( Wyoming Tribune Eagle)
Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission tool identifies potential transportation centers in 10-county region ( Pittsburgh Post-Gazette )
In Key Step for the Great Redwood Trail, NCRA Board Votes To Railbank the Line from Willits to Samoa ( Lost Coast Outpost )
Bicycle and pedestrian improvements planned by SCDOT ( Moultrie News )
Gaps in FAA’s Oversight of the AIP State Block Grant Program Contribute to Adherence Issues and Increase Risks ( USDOT Inspector General )
Webinar: Introduction to National Institute for Congestion Reduction (NICR) ( National Institute for Congestion Reduction)
FY 2021 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Low or No Emission Grant Program ( FTA (Notice of funding opportunity) )
Ocean Dumping: Modification of an Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site Offshore of Humboldt Bay, California ( EPA (Final rule) )
Air Plan Approval; OR; Smoke Management Revision ( EPA (Proposed rule) )
National Environmental Policy Act Guidance on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions ( Council on Environmental Quality (Notice of rescission of draft guidance))
