Biden shortlist for White House key environmental post shows focus on environmental justice (Reuters )

Biden Administration has many hurdles to leap in addressing surface transportation infrastructure ( Logistics Management )

Lawmakers request new GAO studies on pandemic’s effect on the aviation industry (Washington Post)

Lawmakers Want Data to Decide the Future of America’s Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure ( Nextgov )

Former DOT chief to potential Biden picks: Beware of agency turf wars ( FreightWaves)

VTrans’ $600,000 Covid sign blitz targets travel to and from state ( VTDigger )

WYDOT praises federal emergency declaration extension as COVID pandemic persists ( Oil City News )

Austin’s mobility challenges analyzed during and after Covid-19 ( Austin Business Journal )

The Pandemic Took $750 Million From VA’s Transportation Budget. Here’s What Happens Now. ( Dogwood )

COVID May Impact NH’s Ability to Plow Roads, Official Says ( NECN)

FHWA reveals updated Jason’s Law truck parking survey ( Land Line )

First U.S. Offshore Wind Tower Factory Proposed For Port Of Albany (WAMC Radio)

Electric Cargo Bikes Are Debuting in City Fleets ( Route Fifty )

Sound Transit light rail trains are now running on clean energy ( Sound Transit (Press release))

Congress should prioritize infrastructure investment (Crain’s Chicago Business (Op-ed))

Oil Refineries See Profit in Turning Kitchen Grease Into Diesel (New York Times )

Transit Expert Calls The MBTA’s $89M Plan For New Silver Line Buses ‘Greenwashing’ ( WBUR Radio)

Environmental Justice Crusader Eyed for White House Council ( The Quint)

Virginia to hire its first environmental justice director ( Bay Journal News Service )

Facing a funding crisis, Caltrain doubled down on racial and social equity, and it worked ( Architect’s Newspaper (Op-ed) )

Leaving a social legacy from infrastructure (Infrastructure Intelligence (Commentary))

TRPA starts work to remove invasive plants in Taylor, Tallac creeks ( Tahoe Daily Tribune)

Mitigation “bank” near Greeley will offset wetland damage, meet Clean Water Act rules ( Colorado Sun )

EPA awards $187,000 to Pennsylvania to support wetlands restoration ( Daily American )

Clean water projects highlighted in national ‘green infrastructure’ report ( VTDigger)

43rd Street Pedestrian Bridge Over Lake Shore Drive To Be Replaced With Accessible Overpass ( Block Club Chicago )

RTD partners with Lyft in mobile ticketing app ( Denver Post )

Honolulu bikeshare program lost city about $460K in 2019 ( AP )

Implementation requires money where our mouth is (Bozeman Daily Chronicle (Opinion))

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

Improving Health Care through Transportation ( TCRP )

Measuring and Managing Freight System Resilience Workshop ( TRB/FHWA)

Expansion and Extension of the Modified Emergency Declaration No. 2020-002 Under 49 CFR § 390.25 (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (Announcement) )

Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit ( EPA (Notice of proposed consent decree; request for public comment) )

Notice of Final Adoption of and Effective Date; Federal Environment Element, Section G of the Comprehensive Plan for the National Capital (National Capital Planning Commission (Notice of final adoption of and effective date) )

Canadian Pacific Railway Company – Control Exemption – Detroit River Tunnel Company ( Surface Transportation Board (Notice) )

Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program; Alaska Department of Transportation Third Audit Report ( FHWA (Notice; Request for comment))