House Appropriations Releases USDOT Funding Bill ( AASHTO Journal )

Transportation Stakeholders Renew Calls for Congressional Action ( Transport Topics )

Congress returns to face big to-do list – infrastructure, social spending, debt limit ( MarketWatch)

Senate Budget Has Funds To Ensure Infrastructure Works As The Climate Changes ( NPR )

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez: Progressives May Sink Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Without Reconciliation Deal ( Democracy Now)

Transit systems dangle discounts, new tech as they try to turn the corner on the pandemic ( NBC News )

Clarence Thomas rejects appeal to halt federal mask mandate on public transportation ( Fox News)

CDC defends U.S. transit mask mandate as some call for scrapping ( Reuters)

Transportation Agencies Grapple With Lasting Effects of Telework ( Route Fifty)

New York Issues $110M to Support Local Transportation ( AASHTO Journal )

Identifying Communities ‘Most at Risk’ During Evacuations ( AASHTO Journal )

Senator Collins & Maine DOT Commissioner Van Note Survey Two Planned Infrastructure Projects in Searsport ( Senator Susan Collins (Media release))

USDOT, power sector seen as partners in creating infrastructure for net-zero economy ( DailyEnergyInsider)

“Ambitious” plan to reduce emissions at Pacific Northwest ports open for public comment ( KING-TV )

Transportation innovations could boost public health ( Cornell University (Media release))

How Local Governments Can Spend Their Federal Funds To Boost Equity ( Route Fifty )

Congressional plan would reconnect neighborhoods like Philly’s Chinatown, fractured by highways ( Philadelphia Inquirer)

Maine joins debate over how to define environmental justice ( Energy News Network )

PennDOT Releases Transportation Equity Report, Highlights Efforts to Dismantle Systemic Racism and Inequity in Transportation ( PennDOT (Media release))

The Challenges with Enforcing the Clean Water Act and Monitoring Pollution ( GAO (Podcast) )

EU Plans to Plant Three Billion Trees Under Forestry Strategy (Bloomberg Green)

Company, Wisconsin Airport at Odds Over Proposed Trash Facility; Birds, FAA Certificate Among Concerns ( WXPR Radio )

A concrete solution to fish passage barriers ( – WSDOT (Media release))

Ohio DOT Unveils Quaker Heritage Scenic Byway ( AASHTO Journal )

In Metcalfe Park, organizers use murals to build community — and slow traffic ( Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Pilot Seeks Better Micromobility Safety at Intersections ( AASHTO Journal )

Will Ohio DOT’s New Walking and Biking Plan Make a Difference? ( Columbus Underground)

After 5-year wait, bike racks finally being installed in Ventnor and Margate, New Jersey ( Downbeach )

Drivesmart column: Where do non-traditional ‘vehicles’ fit in on the roads? ( Cowichan Valley Citizen (Opinion))

Union County, NJ to be Awarded Grant for Cranford-Elizabeth Rails to Trails Feasibility Study ( County of Union (Media release))

TRB Webinar: Public Transit as a Climate Solution ( TRB )

Infrastructure for a Changing Climate (National Academies )

Report Outlines How Public Transit Agencies Can Advance Equity (University of Texas at Austin)

Port Access Route Study: Northern New York Bight (Coast Guard (Notice of availability of draft report and public meeting; request for comments) )

Removal of the Federal Reformulated Gasoline Program From the Southern Maine Area ( EPA (Notification of final action on petition) )

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

St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, Bicycling ( National Park Service (Proposed rule))