AASHTO Comments on the Nomination of Pete Buttigieg as U.S. Transportation Secretary (AASHTO (News release) )

Department of Energy Announces $128 Million for Sustainable Transportation Research (AASHTO Journal )

Buttigieg would bring his agenda and Biden’s to Department of Transportation (Roll Call )

Historic Picks for EPA, Interior Complete Biden Climate Team (Scientific American )

Passing Infrastructure Policies in New Congress (Transport Topics )

FTA Awards $6.2MM in TOD Grants (Railway Age )

U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $544.3 Million in Federal Funding Allocations for Seven Transit Infrastructure Projects (USDOT (Press release))

The future of airport design after COVID-19 (Construction Specifier )

SEPTA and Drexel team up to stop the spread of COVID-19 on public transit (WHYY )

Imagine How COVID-19 Could Reshape Mobility for People Who Rely on Transit (Mass Transit )

The ‘Highway Boondoggles’ That the Pandemic Hasn’t Killed (CityLab)

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Additional Administrative Relief for Transit Agencies During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (FTA (Press release))

Over 100 Vermont organizations support Transportation & Climate Initiative (Vermont Business Magazine )

Transportation leaders discuss need for more infrastructure funding to spur economic growth (Northern Kentucky Tribune )

U.S. Department of Transportation Launches New Regional Infrastructure Accelerators Program (USDOT (Press release) )

Biden Must Look to Cities and Embrace ‘Resilience’ in His Climate Strategy (US News and World Report (Commentary))

50 years in, the Clean Air Act’s societal benefits still outweigh costs 10 to 1, research finds (University of California)

ADOT: 2020 brings first-of-its-kind dust detection and warning project (KVOATV )

Getting U.S. to Zero Carbon Will Take a $2.5 Trillion Investment by 2030 (Bloomberg Green )

Mass., other states near historic agreement to curb transportation emissions (Boston Globe )

Report outlines solutions for curbing U.S. carbon emissions (University of Colorado Boulder)

Environmental justice groups see ally in Biden’s EPA nominee (E&E News)

The Largest Wildlife Bridge in the U.S. Opens in San Antonio (Route Fifty)

Targeting U.S. wetland restoration could make cleaning up water much cheaper (Science)

Caltrans Uses New Tree Removal Technology – Safer, Faster and Efficient (Caltrans (News release))

New Report Highlights History of Clashes Between Civil Rights and Historic Preservation in Alexandria (ALXnow)

KDOT kicks off first Active Transportation Plan in 25 years (Kansas DOT (Press release))

Philadelphia installs the first in-street bicycle counters in the region (City of Philadelphia )

Abandoned South Austin railroad on track to become city’s newest urban trail (CutureMap Austin )

New pedestrian, bike trail to open Tuesday in Moline (KWQCTV )

Ocean City aims to get bicycles off dangerous Coastal Highway (WTOP Radio )

A new app is geared for e-scooter riders (WDVMTV )

Active rail lines pose new challenges for Atlanta Beltline northside trail routes (Atlanta Business Chronicle )

Hickory adopts plan for bike, pedestrian improvements (Hickory Daily Record)

Improving the Health and Safety of Transit Workers with Corresponding Impacts on the Bottom Line (TCRP )

Advanced Ground Vehicle Technologies for Airside Operations (ACRP)

Updated Survey of Laws and Regulations Applicable to Airport Commercial Ground Transportation (ACRP)

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway Projects in Texas (FHWA (Notice of Limitation on Claims for Judicial Review of Actions by TxDOT and Federal Agencies) )

Hazardous Materials: Editorial Corrections and Clarifications (Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (Final rule) )

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Long Beach Cruise Terminal Improvement Project in the Port of Long Beach, California (NOAA (Notice; issuance of incidental harassment authorization))

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental To Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Washington State Department of Transportation Purdy Bridge Rehabilitation Project, Pierce County, WA (NOAA (Notice; proposed incidental harassment authorization; request for comments on proposed authorization and possible renewal))

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Designating Critical Habitat (Fish and Wildlife Service (Final rule) )

Reauthorization of Permits, Maintenance, and Vegetation Management on Western Area Power Administration Transmission Lines on National Forest System Lands, Colorado, Nebraska, and Utah (DOE/ EIS–0442) (Western Area Power Administration (Record of decision))