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Recent Internet postings of interest to transportation and environmental professionals.
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AASHTO

• Infrastructure Investment Key To Economic Recovery, Groups Say (1-15-21)
• FTA Distributing Second Round of Transit COVID-19 Aid (1-15-21)
• NHTSA Seeks Feedback on Vehicle Cybersecurity Guidelines (1-15-21)
• DDOT’s Marootian to Join Biden-Harris Administration as special assistant to the President for climate and science agency personnel (1-15-21)
• AASHTO Updates Transportation Asset Management Guide (1-15-21)
• Utah DOT Celebrates State’s Largest Pedestrian Bridge (1-15-21)
• ETAP Weekly Newsletter (1-13-21)

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

• Nominate Your Favorite Federal Preservation Project—TODAY (1-11-21)

American Public Transportation Association

• President-Elect Biden’s COVID-19 Package Provides Critical Emergency Funding for Public Transportation (1-14-21)

American Society of Civil Engineers

• Failure to Act: Economic Impacts of Status Quo Investment Across Infrastructure Systems (1-13-21)

Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations

• CMU team to examine autonomous vehicles for people with disabilities (1-11-21)

Bloomberg Philanthropies

• Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces Launch of the 2021 Global Mayors Challenge

Council on Environmental Quality

• The Trump Administration’s Environmental Accomplishments (January 2021)

Congressional Research Service

• Funding federal public transportation (1-13-21)
• Managing diesel emissions (1-13-21)

Defenders of Wildlife

• Trump Administration Decision To Build Highway In Utah Violates Environmental Laws And Risks Integrity Of National Conservation Lands (1-14-21)

Department of Transportation

• UTC Spotlight: January 2021

Environmental Protection Agency

• EPA Honors Clean Air Projects for 17th Year (1-12-21)
• Leveraging Opportunity Zones for Community Revitalization
• 2021 National DERA Grants Request for Applications OPEN (1-14-21)

Environmental Law Institute

• Monthly Climate Change Briefing: February 2021

Federal Highway Administration                                           

• EDC News - January 14, 2021
• Updated: CMAQ Annual Reporting (1-12-21)
• U.S. Department of Transportation Awards $4 Million to Dallas for S.M. Wright Smart Corridor (12-31-20)
• U.S. Department of Transportation Awards $1.5 Million to Metro Nashville Davidson County Public Works for Transit Technology (12-31-20)

Federal Transit Administration

• U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $14 Billion to Support Nation’s Public Transportation Systems During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (1-11-21)
• U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $766.5 Million Grant Agreement to New Jersey Transit for the Portal North Bridge Project in Hudson County, New Jersey (1-11-21)

Fish and Wildlife Service

• Service Awards $7.4 Million to Help Imperiled Species (1-13-21)

National Cooperative Highway Research Program

• RFP: Considering Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change in Environmental Reviews: Resources for State DOTs (1-15-21)
• RFP: Guidance on Risks Related to Emerging and Disruptive Transportation Technologies (1-15-21)
• RFP: Development of the 8th Edition of AASHTO's A Policy on the Geometric Design of Highways and Streets (1-15-21)

National Governors Association

• State of the States – 2021 (1-13-21)

Natural Resources Defense Council

• Biden’s Emergency Relief Plan Shows Leadership at Critical Moment (1-14-21)
• Biden Nominates a “Powerhouse” to Tackle Climate and Biodiversity Crises (1-15-21)

Project for Public Spaces

• Walk/Bike/Places Conference June 15-18, 2021

Sierra Club

• Groups Challenge Trump Administration’s Latest Assaults on the Endangered Species Act (1-14-21)
• USFWS cuts northern spotted owl critical habitat by 42% in likely death sentence for species (1-14-21)

Southern Environmental Law Center

• Groups appeal AL Public Service Commission’s approval of $1+ billion gas expansion (1-13-21)

Transportation Research Board

• The Role of Transit, Shared Modes, and Public Policy in the New Mobility Landscape  (1-14-21)
• TRB Announces First Episode of New Podcast, Transportation Explorers (1-10-21)
• July 14-15 TRB Workshop: How We Move Matters: Exploring the Connections between New Transportation and Mobility Options and Environmental Health

UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies

• Fraser Shilling joins the UC Davis Live Q&A session on COVID-19 and climate change

U.S. Conference of Mayors

• Mayors Welcome Biden Plan for Pandemic Response & Recovery, Including Much-Needed Support for Cities (1-14-21)