AASHTO 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 )

Business groups rally around green infrastructure plans ( The Hill)

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 )

More biking, fewer trains: Survey examines the pandemic’s effects on mobility in the D.C. region ( Washington Post)

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 )

SC Senate approves borrowing $550M for Charleston port ( WCSC-TV )

More than $100 Million Going to Rural Communities for Infrastructure Improvements ( Indiana DOT (Press release))

In A Blow To Environmental Justice Advocates, State Regulators Approve Controversial East Boston Substation ( WBUR )

The origins of environmental justice-and why it’s finally getting the attention it deserves ( National Geographic)

Highways that destroyed Black neighborhoods are crumbling. Some want to undo that legacy ( CNN)

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 )

Bicyclists wanted: Rapid City seeks input for bicycle-friendly community survey ( – KEVN-TV )

Conservation Department explores allowing bicycles on conservation-area service roads ( News Tribune)

The growing importance of bike infrastructure ( Sonoma Gazette)

The Role of Transit, Shared Modes, and Public Policy in the New Mobility Landscape (TRB)

TRB Webinar: Visualizing Effects of COVID-19 on Transportation: A One-Year Retrospective (TRB)

TRB Webinar: Measuring Resiliency – Tools for Analyzing Resilient Transportation Systems ( TRB)

TRB Webinar: Transportation Impacts in Managing Retreat from High-Risk Areas ( TRB )

Seeking project panel nominations for FY 2021 Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP): Nominations due March 15 (TRB )

Propose New Topics for the 2021 TCRP Synthesis Program: Submissions due March 19 ( TRB )

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) )

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Savannah River, Savannah, GA ( Coast Guard)

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))

Buttigieg: After COVID-19 Relief, an Infrastructure Policy ( Transport Topics)

Buttigieg sets goals for electric, automated freight vehicles ( The Hill )

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))

Post-Covid, Transit Agencies Must Look Beyond Ridership ( CityLab )

Feature Article: NYC Initiatives are a Model for Safeguarding the Nation’s Public Transit Systems ( DHS Science and Technology Directorate)

Environmental Enforcement Outlook on Climate Change, NEPA and Emerging Contaminants and Chemical Safety ( Morgan Lewis (Blog))

Ohio’s Infrastructure Earns a ‘C-‘ Grade on Engineers’ Report Card ( WKSU )

‘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 )

Florida celebrates sea level rise planning tool after years ‘behind the curve’ (Tampa Bay Times)

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 )

Connecticut Gov. Lamont unveils environmental priorities amid dispute over impact on gasoline prices ( Hartford Courant)

How Biden’s Environmental Justice Order Might Work ( E&E News)

Issues Of The Environment: Commemorating 30 Years Of The Environmental Justice Movement (WEMU)

Gov. Gavin Newsom is at a crossroads on climate action and environmental justice ( Sacramento Bee (Opinion))

$194 million in five years: Vermont chips away at clean water goals ( VTDigger )

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 )

Missoula’s new transportation plan heavy on bike lanes, trails; new interchange out ( Missoula Current)

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces FY 2021 Round of the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) Grant Program ( USDOT )

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))

‘On Time with Tymon’ Provides Preview of AASHTO’s Washington Briefing ( AASHTO Journal )

House T&I Approves $42.5B in Further COVID-19 Relief ( AASHTO Journal)

E-BIKE Act Offers Tax Credit for Electric Bicycles ( AASHTO Journal)

House Panel to Include Climate Policy in Infrastructure Bill, Pallone Says ( Transport Topics )

Biden meets with bipartisan senators to discuss potential infrastructure bill ( The Hill )

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $180 Million Funding Opportunity for Low or No Emission Transit Vehicles & Facilities ( FTA (News release))

House T&I Hearing on ‘Lessons Learned’ from COVID-19 (AASHTO Journal )

Kentucky Transportation Secretary Jim Gray testifies to Senate committee about state vaccine program ( WBKO-TV )

COVID-19 pandemic takes toll on Wisconsin transportation fund revenues (Wisconsin State Journal )

The FAA Announces Season 2 of Its Podcast The Air Up There! ( FAA (Press release))

As more cars go electric, Missouri’s fleet remains exclusively gas-powered (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Three Approaches to Investing in Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure ( Resources )

Long-range infrastructure master plan moves closer to reality ( Arizona Daily Star )

Utah lawmakers face ‘mind boggling’ $1.1 billion in infrastructure requests ( Deseret News )

Momentum is growing towards investing in America’s crumbling infrastructure ( The Hill (Opinion))

When power most needed, ‘peaker’ polluters fire up in Berkshires. Should that continue? ( Berkshire Eagle )

How inversions affect pollution and air quality ( KTVB-TV )

UP’s science-based targets approved for reducing GHG ( Progressive Railroading )

Pre–COVID-19 Subway Air Polluted from DC to Boston, But New York Region’s Is the Worst, Study Finds ( NYU Langone Health (Press release))

Another Problem for the U.S. Border Wall: Wildlife Destruction ( Bloomberg Green )

VDOT selects team to help with water quality project ( WWBT-TV )

Mississippi River pollution plunged after passage of Clean Water Act, LSU study says ( TimesPicayune )

Draft Water Permits for Bulk Petroleum Storage Facilities Will Help Protect Chelsea River and Local Communities ( EPA (News release))

Appeal Challenges Housing Development on Restorable San Francisco Bay Wetlands ( Center for Biological Diversity (Press release))

Caltrans seeks public input on active transportation plan survey (Red Bluff Daily News)

Turns out biking and walking in winter isn’t a breeze ( Daily Herald )

More Puget Sound-area foot ferries could cut travel times, new study says ( Seattle Times )

Scooters Are Rebounding from the Pandemic ‘Nuclear Winter’ ( Government Technology )

MORPC Matters: Central Ohio shifting toward complete mobility network ( ThisWeek (Opinion) )

Tampa Named Number One in Nation for Bicycle Friendly Businesses ( FDOT (Press Release))

FAA Holding Webinar to Present Latest Noise Research (AASHTO Journal)

New Mobility Services Combined with Transit Show Potential to Further Accessibility, Efficiency, Equity, Safety, and Sustainability ( TRB )

Clearing the Skies with Research on Electric Vehicles ( TRB )

TRB Webinar: Retrospective, Perspective, & Prospective of Transit-Oriented Development ( TRB )

TRB Webinar: Transportation Impacts in Managing Retreat from High-Risk Areas ( TRB )

New Report Charts Path to Net-Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050, Recommends Near-Term Policies to Ensure Fair and Equitable Economic Transition and Revitalization of Manufacturing Industry ( National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine )

Quality Water from Every Tap: Proceedings of a Workshop – in Brief ( National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine )

Recalibrate Reality: The Future of NY ( Regional Plan Association & 92Y (Webinar series))

Planning and TDM (Part 2): Meaningful Design + Mobility Decisions: Elevating TDM’s Role in Reshaping Our Communities ( Association for Commuter Transportation (Webinar) )

Webinar Recording: Navigating the Muddy Waters of the Supreme Court’s Maui Decision ( National Law Review)

Forest Service Manual 2200, Chapters Zero, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 70; Forest Service Handbook 2209.13, Chapters 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80 and 90; and Forest Service Handbook 2209.16, Chapter 10; Extension of Comment Period for Rangeland Management; Public Notice and Comment for Changes to Forest Service Directives ( Forest Service (Issuance of proposed directives; notice of availability for public comment; extension of comment period) )

Technical Mapping Advisory Council; Meeting ( FEMA (Committee management; notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting))

Registration for AASHTO’s Washington Briefing Now Open ( AASHTO Journal)

State DOTs Look to Work with Secretary Buttigieg to Improve Americans’ Quality of Life ( AASHTO Journal)

New bills target federal dollars to U.S. transportation infrastructure improvements ( Transportation Today)

How the Federal Government Could Help Kill the Highways It Built ( CityLab )

The Biden administration needs a climate migration coordinator ( The Hill (Opinion))

Contactless Transit Fares Get a Pandemic Boost ( CityLab)

Webinar: Connecticut in Motion-Transit and COVID-19 – March 2 ( Hartford Business Journal)

Pipeline Ruling Bolsters Environmental Standard Trump Erased (Bloomberg Law)

TVA asks for public comments about proposed nuclear reactor site ( Oak Ridge Today)

Cheney introduces bill to recognize local interests in NEPA decisions ( Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

More than 75 bills are related to the environment this session. Here are ones we’re following. (Indianapolis Star)

Bay Area Rep Introduces Environmental Restoration Bill ( KNTV-TV)

Trees, housing key parts of Decatur and Agnes Scott’s climate resilience plan ( Decaturish )

Transportation & Infrastructure: What to Expect from the Biden Administration & 117th Congress ( National Law Review)

Tennessee Climate Office established at ETSU (Johnson City Press)

Utah Bill To Raise Electric Vehicle Fees By Up To 400% Sparks Debate On Air Quality And Road Usage ( KUER)

Automakers Drop Opposition to California’s Vehicle Emissions Authority ( Route Fifty)

Saving Water Saves Energy and Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions ( UC Davis (Press release))

DC DOT Advancing Transportation Equity ( AASHTO’s ETAP Podcast)

Transportation justice, commute knowledge, and equitable access ( Penn Today)

Baltimore to participate in Transit Equity Learning Lab ( WMAR-TV)

Caltrans seeks public input on active transportation plan survey ( KNVN-TV)

Kelowna looks to offer exclusivity for e-bike-share operator, not e-scooters ( Lake Country Calendar)

Bikeshare could soon get federal transit dollars ( Greater Greater Washington)

Knoxville regional study shows drop in crashes involving pedestrians and bicyclists ( WATETV)

SCDOT Adopts New “Complete Streets” Policy ( South Carolina DOT (Press release))

New Mobility Services Combined with Transit Show Potential to Further Accessibility, Efficiency, Equity, Safety, and Sustainability ( TRB)

TRB Webinar: Retrospective, Perspective, and Prospective of Transit-Oriented Development ( TRB)

Planning and TDM (Part 1): An Engineer and a Planner Walk Into a Bar… ( Association For Commuter Transportation (Webinar) )

Verified: More Parking Puts More Cars on the Road (Sightline Institute)

Impacts of transportation network companies on urban mobility ( Nature Sustainability)

National Standards for Traffic Control Devices; the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways; Revision (FHWA (Proposed rule; extension of comment period))

Request for Nominations to the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (EPA (Notice))

Agency Information Collection Activities; Hydrography Addressing Tool ( U.S. Geological Survey (Notice of Information Collection; request for comment)

Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; Google Research Climate and Energy Group (FAA (Notice))

Determination of a National Emergency Requiring Actions To Protect the Safety of Americans Using and Employed by the Transportation System (DHS (Notice))

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Construction of the South Fork Offshore Wind Project (National Marine Fisheries Service (Notice; proposed incidental harassment authorization; request for comments on proposed authorization and possible renewal))

AASHTO’s Jim Tymon on Transportation and COVID-19, Working with a New Administration, and More ( ITE Talks Transportation (Podcast)pp)

Four highway funding questions for AASHTO ( Pit and Quarry)

DC Circuit Strikes Down Trio of Ozone-Emission Loopholes ( Courthouse News Service)

Biden’s push for electric vehicles could take funding away from infrastructure projects ( NBC News)

Biden to place environmental justice at center of sweeping climate plan ( Washington Post)

What Does Polly Trottenberg’s NYC DOT Tell Us About What She’ll Do in D.C.? ( Curbed)

State DOT CEO Roundtable at TRB Examines Transportation Impact of COVID-19 ( AASHTO Journal)

Vermont AOT gets over $500K federal grant to research COVID safety for public transit ( Vermont Business Magazine)

COVID-19 threw a curveball at curb management. Here’s how cities adapted. ( Transportation for America (Blog))

Vineyard Wind looks to regain spot in project pipeline ( Herald News)

Talking Michigan Transportation – What to expect in transportation from a Biden administration ( Michigan DOT’s Talking Michigan Transportation podcast)

Searsport dredging included in Maine Dept. of Transportation’s three-year plan ( Penobscot Bay Pilot)

Bill would further prioritize transportation infrastructure preservation ( Lens)

BART, Capitol Corridor, JPA unveil plans for second Transbay Tube, transit-connected megaregion ( KTVU-TV)

Bills on community solar and air quality permit denials pass committees ( New Mexico Political Report)

Governor Cuomo Announces $200 Million in ‘Bridge NY’ Funding Available to Build Resiliency in New York Communities ( New York Governor’s Office (Press release))

GM seeks to end making gas- and diesel-powered vehicles by 2035 (Detroit News)

Portland mayor seeks to delay proposed carbon tax after businesses complain ( The Oregonian)

Pittsburgh airport to test new air quality improvement technology ( The Times)

Decaying Urban Gas Lines Are Fueling Global Warming ( Bloomberg Green)

Legal Challenges Cast Cloud Over London’s Pandemic-Era Street Changes ( CityLab)

Here’s how Biden’s EPA can start right now to advance environmental justice ( Chicago SunTimes (Commentary))

State fines landowners for removing shoreline vegetation ( VTDigger )

‘Last line of defense’: New bill would strip protections for many of Indiana’s wetlands ( Indianapolis Star )

Alaska environmental regulators introduce plan to monitor cruise ship pollution after Gov. Dunleavy vetoed funding for onboard observers ( Anchorage Daily News )

Environmental groups sue to stop alleged surface mine pollutant discharge into Kanawha River tributary ( Charleston GazetteMail)

EPA, Clark County settle on mitigation for Clean Water Act violation ( Mohave Valley Daily News)

Study looks at the intersection of transit and land use planning ( Times Leader )

St. Louisans Push For Safer Streets After Pedestrian Deaths Nearly Doubled In 2020 ( St. Louis Public Radio )

St. Augustine’s proposed bike share, mobility efforts move ahead amid pandemic ( St. Augustine Record)

Texas A&M technology being used to make Houston better for walkers, bikers ( KPRC-TV)

Watch Dorval R. Carter, Jr.’s, 2021 Thomas B. Deen Distinguished Lectureship on Equity in Public Transportation ( TRB)

New Mobility Services Combined with Transit Show Potential to Further Accessibility, Efficiency, Equity, Safety, and Sustainability ( TRB)

Cities as stakeholders in mobility ( In Visible Capital (Podcast) )

Intro Transportation Equity Webinar ( University of Florida Transportation Institute T2 Center)

New Report Highlights Guidance for Zero-Emission Bus Industry from National Transit Leaders ( Center for Transportation and the Environment)

Applying the Supreme Court’s County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund Decision in the Clean Water Act Section 402 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Program ( EPA (Notice of availability of guidance))

Framework for Automated Driving System Safety; Extension of Comment Period (NHTSA (Advanced notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period))

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway, Atlantic City, NJ ( Coast Guard, (Temporary final rule))