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))
Connecticut DOT Report Outlines Key States…
February 24, 2021
Nevada DOT Roadway Work Includes Floodplain…
February 24, 2021‘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 )
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)
Long-range infrastructure master plan moves closer to reality ( Arizona Daily Star )
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 )
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 )
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 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))
