ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
What Bike and Pedestrian Advocates Say is Missing From the Senate Roads Bill
Route Fifty
Pedestrians and Cyclists: Better Information to States and Enhanced Performance Management Could Help DOT Improve Safety
GAO
MnDOT releases first Statewide Pedestrian System Plan
Minnesota DOT
ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
DC Metro Issues Climate Bonds to Support Sustainable Transportation
DC Post
New Study Reveals Impact of Flooding on Maryland’s Transportation Infrastructure
Pew
Sacramento Valley Station focuses on locals and the environment
Inhabit
Rhode Island Lawmakers Offer TEAM Approach to Reduce Transportation Emissions
ecoRI News
EQUITY
Invisible Cyclists: Why People Of Color Need To Be Part Of Post-Pandemic Transportation Planning
Milwaukee Independent
commentary
Cycling Toward Mobility Justice in Latino Immigrant Communities
Transfers Magazine
Why equity must be central to EV infrastructure planning
GreenBiz
Colorado transportation bill puts focus on righting past wrongs — but does it do enough?
Denver Post
Burlington Activists Want to Divert Champlain Parkway Traffic From Diverse Neighborhood
Seven Days
A Document Raises Another Red Flag About the Oregon Department of Transportation’s Commitment to Racial Justice
Willamette Week
Black communities must lead the charge to repair harm from freeways
Environmental Health News
commentary
FUNDING
House Democrats Looking At How To Alter Tax Code To Fund Biden's Infrastructure Plan
NPR’s All Things Considered
USDOT clarifies TOD guidelines for RRIF, TIFIA loans
Progressive Railroading
INFRASTRUCTURE
Empty airports and full delivery trucks: Covid’s toll on infrastructure, by the numbers
Politico
INTERNATIONAL
European Commission planning emissions trading for buildings, transport, von der Leyen says
Reuters
MOBILITY
Creative methods making better Miami mobility possible
Miami Today
Mobility data reveals universal law of visitation in cities
Santa Fe Institute
MPOs
New SANDAG transportation plan charges fee for miles driven
KUSI-TV’s Good Morning San
Diego
NOACA seeks public input on transportation connections for bikes, pedestrians, transit riders and drivers in downtown Cleveland
Plain Dealer
PLANNING
Can Removing Highways Fix America’s Cities?
New York Times
A Roadside Chat with Seattle DOT Transportation Planner, Pauh Wang
SDOT Blog
RAIL
LA to Coachella Valley Train Service Planned Through Pass Area
MSN
Florida a Focal Point in Biden’s Plan for High-Speed Trains
Tampa Bay Times
Legislation Would Establish Freight-Rail Innovation Institute
Progressive Railroading
RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
Photovoltaic roof for highways
pv magazine
ROADWAYS
Virginia DOT Launches Towing And Recovery Incentive Program On I-81 Corridor
Roanoke Star
North Carolina DOT Pilots New Commercial Trucking Alert System
North Carolina DOT
Bill to expand Portland-area freeway capacity and implement tolling faces strong criticism
Oregon Public Broadcasting
Pennsylvania Traffic Group Seeks To Improve I-81 Corridor
Lebtown
FHWA Provides $5.6 Million to Accelerate Innovative Highway Projects in Seven States
FHWA
Reimagining Street Parking to Improve Traffic Flow, Business Opportunities
Route Fifty commentary
SAFETY
Take A Look At The New Technology Being Used To Detect Wrong-Way Drivers Around Houston
KPRC-TV
Legislators Reintroduce Grade Crossing Safety Grant Bill
Railway Age
TECHNOLOGY
Reallocating 5.9GHz Band: Roadblock For Transportation Innovation Or Roadmap To 5G Innovation?
American Action Forum
commentary
TRANSIT
Minnesota's Metro Transit To End Capacity Limits On Buses And Trains On Friday
WCCO-TV
Transit Agencies Are Turning to Microgrids to Power EV Fleets
Government Technology
FTA Announces $10 Million Funding Opportunity for Tribal Transit Projects
FTA
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD
TRB Webinar: Redesigning Transit Networks for the New Mobility Future
TRB
Research Helps Connected and Automated Vehicles Steer Closer to Reality
TRB
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News stories gathered by Bernie Wagenblast