Senate Committee Leaves AV Bill out of Transportation Package ( AASHTO Journal)

AASHTO Co-Signs Letter Urging Action on Surface Reauthorization ( AASHTO Journal )

Schumer vows to only pass infrastructure package that is ‘a , bold climate bill’ (The Hill)

11 GOP senators back bipartisan infrastructure plan, boosting its chances of moving forward ( CNBC )

GOP, Democrats trade places on drivers paying for infrastructure ( Bloomberg)

What Over 400 Local Leaders Want to See in an Infrastructure Deal ( Route Fifty)

COVID-19: TSA Could Better Monitor Its Efforts to Reduce Infectious Disease Spread at Checkpoints ( GAO)

Research finds links between air quality and COVID vulnerability: UCLA ( KTTV-TV )

Alcohol-involved Utah traffic deaths doubled during pandemic ( AP )

Innovating airports for post pandemic resilience ( Aerospace Manufacturing)

Analysis: Biden may hinder oil and gas drilling even after court loss ( Reuters)

A Little More Remote Work Could Change Rush Hour a Lot ( New York Times )

Louisiana steers federal money to infrastructure upgrades ( AP )

House passes bills to expedite airport upgrades, improve notams ( AOPA )

Reframing strategic, managed retreat for transformative climate adaptation ( Science Magazine)

Vermont is in wait and see mode on the Transportation and Climate Initiative. Will it join in full? ( Bennington Banner )

Committee Moves Transportation Emissions, School Recycling and Environmental Justice Bills to Full Senate ( ecoRI News )

OCTA takes another step toward transitioning to zero-emission buses ( Orange County Transportation Authority (Press release))

Milwaukee Aims to Fight Disparities, Reduce Emissions With All-Electric Bus Line ( Up North News )

Bulldozed and bisected: Highway construction built a legacy of inequality ( NBC News )

Introducing the Transit Equity Dashboard (TransitCenter)

Las Vegas pushes land swap to balance growth, conservation ( AP )

More than noise: Cicadas cause car trouble, AAA warns ( WHBQ-TV )

North Carolina set to exceed a record amount of roadside litter collection, NCDOT says ( WXII-TV)

Improv theater training is helping a once-hidebound transit agency learn to work smarter. It’s a trend that’s catching on. ( Philadelphia Inquirer)

Grand Rapids grows micromobility pilot with more e-scooters, bikes ( Grand Rapids Business Journal )

Burlington airport exhibit takes aim at stigma of mental illness ( WVNY-TV)

Former West Virginia railroad designated as national trail ( AP)

NY running campaign to promote pedestrian safety ( WTEN-TV)

City Seeks Input on Downtown “People Powered” Transportation ( Fullerton Observer )

Less driving = better lives ( Commonwealth (Op-ed))

TRB Annual Meeting Will Be an In-person Event in 2022 (TRB )

TRB Webinar: Addressing Justice in Transportation ( TRB )

Building Socioeconomic Equity Through Transportation Research ( TRB (Blog))

National Hazardous Materials Route Registry ( Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (Notice; revisions to the listing of designated and restricted routes for hazardous materials))

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Relocation of the Port of Alaska’s South Floating Dock, Anchorage, Alaska (NOAA)