ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
New Virginia bike bill hopes to make streets safer for cyclists
Virginia Mercury
ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
Heavy industry, transport sectors to align on net-zero climate plans
Reuters
Biden focuses on climate change, environmental justice; Senate examines more Cabinet nominees
Washington Post
Expanding Multimodal Transport Hubs to Centralize Electric Vehicle Charging
Metro
New Report Highlights Guidance for Zero-Emission Bus Industry from National Transit Leaders
Center for Transportation and the Environment
FREIGHT
Freight Stakeholders Push Congress on Infrastructure Package
Transport Topics
FUNDING
Joe Biden’s business allies discuss ways to pay for infrastructure plan, including a carbon tax
CNBC
Pennsylvania Truckers Object to Bridge Tolling Plan
Transport Topics
INFRASTRUCTURE
Biden's push for electric vehicles could take funding away from infrastructure projects
NBC News
MOBILITY
Is it safe to walk or ride a bike in Dallas? The city wants your feedback on its new mobility plan.
Dallas Morning News
MPOs
Cartersville-Bartow County MPO Recommends Amendments to TIP
Daily Tribune News
Kennebec Valley Council of Governments names new executive director
Penobscot Bay Pilot
SANDAG to refinance, issue new bonds
Coast News Group
Citrus' $250,000 MPO contribution helps ensure transportation projects
Citrus County Chronicle
Wisconsin Webinar Shows Regional Planning Potential
Sun Prairie Star
Traffic Q&A: CTRMA Executive Director Retires
KXAN-TV
OTHER
AASHTO’s Jim Tymon On Transportation And COVID-19, Working With A New Administration, And More
ITE Talks Transportation podcast
Biden freezes all federal regulatory proposals until his new administration can review them
Business Insider
Addressing gender equity in city transportation
University of Minnesota
The Congestion Costs of Uber and Lyft
Journal of Urban Economics
PLANNING
Study looks at the intersection of transit and land use planning
Times Leader
RAIL
Amtrak’s CEO letter to Congress outlines top five priorities to improve rail
Global Railway Review
Long-Delayed Rail Projects Could See New Life Under 'Amtrak Joe'
WBUR Radio’s Here & Now
Southern Rail Commission on Amtrak passenger rail proposal
WLOX-TV
ROADWAYS
Maryland selects four-lane ‘high occupancy toll’ design for I-495, I-270
WTOP Radio
TRANSIT
BART, Capitol Corridor, JPA unveil plans for second Transbay Tube, transit-connected megaregion
KTVU-TV
Group unveils $2.5 billion Atlanta Beltline transit plan
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Philadelphia’s Transit Authority Rethinks Regional Rail
Governing
Can Uber Help Save Public Transit?
Bloomberg CityLab
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News stories gathered by Bernie Wagenblast