A reoccurring challenge with increasing fuel prices is optimization of multi- and inter-modal freight transport to move products most efficiently. Projections for the future of agriculture in the United States (U.S.) combined with regional climate models indicate a shift in warm temperatures northward and potential shift in agricultural growing sea
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With solid data from environmental scientists supporting climate change there has been a strong push in the industry to look for alternative “green” or environmentally friendly methods to keep building and maintaining our infrastructure. This collaborative report looks into microbial processes to stabilize soil subgrade for roadways and asphalt lik
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This report summarizes a peer exchange on climate change resilience that was held October 4- 5, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia and hosted by the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC). The peer exchange was co-organized by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and ARC. The purpose of this peer exchange was for staff from metropolitan planning organization
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The Hampton Roads Climate Impact Quantification Initiative (HRCIQI) is a multi-part study sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Climate Change Center with the goals that include developing a cost tool that provides methods for voluntary grantee consideration of financial impacts in infrastructure planning due to climate change an
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This is one of nine engineering case studies conducted under the Transportation Engineering Approaches to Climate Resiliency (TEACR) Project. This case study focused on the vulnerability of cold region pavement to changes in temperature and precipitation.
This is one of nine engineering case studies conducted under the Transportation Engineering Approaches to Climate Resiliency (TEACR) Project. This case study focused on the vulnerability of a barrier island roadway to overwashing from sea level rise and storm surge.
This is one of nine engineering case studies conducted under the Transportation Engineering Approaches to Climate Resiliency (TEACR) Project. This case study explores the feasibility of using a living shoreline to protect a coastal roadway against sea level rise and storm surge.
The Adaptation Decision-Making Assessment Process (ADAP) is proposed as a tool for planners and designers to account for the increasing role of climate change in the design of civil works projects. ADAP is intended as a risk-based tool to aid decision makers in determining which project alternative makes the most sense in terms of life cycle cost,
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This is one of nine engineering case studies conducted under the Transportation Engineering Approaches to Climate Resiliency (TEACR) Project. This case study focuses on the impacts of changes in temperature and precipitation on pavements constructed over expansive soils.
This is one of nine engineering case studies conducted under the Transportation Engineering Approaches to Climate Resiliency (TEACR) Project. This case study focused on the impacts of future changes in precipitation and temperature on rock and soil slope stability.
The Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA)'s Climate Resilience Pilot Program sought to assist state Departments of Transportation (DOTs), Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), and Federal Land Management Agencies (FLMAs) in enhancing resilience of transportation systems to extreme weather and climate change. From 2013 to 2015, nineteen pilo
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This report presents the findings of a study that examined three transportation projects in Alaska for potential vulnerability to climate change and extreme weather events. The study was initiated jointly by the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (AKDOT&PF) and the United States Federal Land Management Agencies (FLMAs) throug
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The information contained in this report is organized as three separate but related research studies. Collectively, these studies investigate the impact of climate change and sea level rise on transportation infrastructure within portions of the Hampton Roads region of Virginia. The first report "Impact of Sea Level Rise on Roadways in the Hampton
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With the apparent evolution towards more extreme weather including hurricanes and tropical storms, state transportation agencies are realizing the need for adaptive infrastructure systems that can react and adapt to these events. However, dramatic changes in practices such as reconstruction or shifting population centers is extremely difficult to a
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Rising levels of greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution, primarily from burning fossil fuels, are trapping heat in the atmosphere, causing climate changes such as: more frequent heat waves, heavier downpours, rising sea levels, and stronger coastal storms. Low-income communities are often severely impacted because they have fewer resources than most in the
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Under the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Aviation Climate Change Research Initiative (ACCRI), non-CO2 climatic impacts of commercial aviation are assessed for current (2006) and for future (2050) baseline and mitigation scenarios. The effects of the non-CO2 aircraft emissions are examined using a number of advanced climate and atmospheric
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Briefing for California State Government Agencies on the role of pavement in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and strategies to improve sustainability of asphalt pavement materials and construction.
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