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

• Rep. DeFazio: “We Have To Do A Reauthorization By October 1.”
• AASHTO Co-Signs Letter Seeking ARP Guidance from Treasury Department
• AASHTO Offers Perspective on Automated Driving System Safety
• Northwest Ports Commit to Emissions Phase-Out Plan
• FTA Allocates $187M for Four Bus Rapid Transit Projects
• Nomination Period Is Closing Soon For 2021 America’s Transportation Awards
• Maine DOT Helping Create Statewide EV Planning Roadmap
• Michigan Launches Dashboard to Track Road Projects
• ETAP Podcast: Managing the Transition to Electric Vehicles
• Report Provides Update on Minnesota’s Readiness for CAVs 
• ETAP Weekly Newsletter (4-7-21)

America Walks

• April 14 Webinar: Best Practices for Hosting a Virtual Walking Event

American Public Health Association

• Lifting up communities through climate justice (4-8-21)
• Climate, Health and Equity: Recommendations for HHS (April 2021)

Climate Central

• REPORT | Future Flood Risk: Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway (4-6-21)

Environmental and Energy Study Institute

• April 16 Briefing: Protecting Vulnerable Communities from Climate Impacts  
• April 29  Briefing: Congressional Climate Camp #4: Federal Policies for Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Win-Wins

Environmental Defense Fund

• Landmark Climate Commitment Act Takes Major Step Forward in Washington State  (4-9-21)
• With Governor’s Signature, Critical Legislation Empowering New Mexico to Strengthen Air, Water and Climate Protections Becomes Law (4-8-21)

Environmental Protection Agency

• EPA Administrator Announces Agency Actions to Advance Environmental Justice (4-7-21)

Environmental Law Institute

• Making America A Better Place for All: Sustainable Development Recommendations for the Biden Administration (March 2021)

Eno

• April 29 Webinar: Lessons Learned from the Mobility on Demand Pilots in the Los Angeles and Puget Sound Regions

Federal Highway Administration                                           

• EDC News - April 1, 2021
• EDC News - April 8, 2021
• FHWA's Fostering Multimodal Connectivity Newsletter - April 2021 (4-1-21)
• Public Roads Magazine, Spring 2021 (4-6-21)
• U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Announces $187 Million in Federal Funding Allocations for Four Bus Rapid Transit Projects (4-5-21)

Georgetown Climate Center

• All-In Clark County: Clark County's Sustainability and Climate Action Plan (December 2020)

Government Accountability Office

• Commuter rail in less urbanized communities (4-1-21)

Idaho DOT

• Rock Creek bridge work benefiting wildlife and economy wins ACEC Engineering Award (4-5-21)

International City/County Management Association

• Updates on FEMA Guidance, Earmarks, and the American Rescue Plan

League of American Bicyclists

• A once-in-a-decade opportunity for better roads (4-2-21)

Mineta Transportation Institute of San Jose State University

• Numerical Investigations of Virus Transport Aboard a Commuter Bus (April 2021)

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine

• National Academies Report: Assessment of Technologies for Improving Light-Duty Vehicle Fuel Economy—2025-2035 (4-2-21)
• April 15: National Academies Climate Conversations: The Cost of Carbon
• The Bridge: Spring 2021

National Complete Streets Coalition

• Tell us how COVID-19 changed your community’s active transportation (4-6-21)

National Municipal Stormwater Alliance

• April 22 Webinar: Stormwater and Electronic Data: The E-Reporting Rule for the MS4 Sector and the Value of Data Standards

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• Despite pandemic shutdowns, carbon dioxide levels now higher than at any time in the past 3.6 million years (4-7-21)

Safe Routes to School National Partnership

• Making Sense of Infrastructure Stimulus, Earmarks, and Surface Transportation Reauthorization (4-6-21)

Transportation for America

• Minnesota takes important steps to drive down emissions (4-1-21)

Transportation Research Board

• Clearing the Skies with Research on Electric Vehicles (4-1-21)
• Sept. 8-10: Conference on Advancing Transportation Equity