United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment
2015-10-01
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This brief newsletter each month keeps transportation stakeholders up-to-date on various issues related to transportation and climate change.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment (2015). Air Quality and Climate Change Highlights: October/November 2015 (Report No. FHWA-HEP-16-003). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49074
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment. Air Quality and Climate Change Highlights: October/November 2015. Report no. FHWA-HEP-16-003. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment, 2015. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49074.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment Air Quality and Climate Change Highlights: October/November 2015. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment, 2015, Report no. FHWA-HEP-16-003, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49074.
The nature of the U.S. transportation system requires that actions to adapt to climate change impacts occur primarily at the State and local levels. Federal agencies support State, regional, and local agencies and they work hard to provide frameworks, data, tools, and research and to fund pilot projects as well. Experience has shown that advanced p
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Cybulski, J., Lewis, K. C., McCoy, K., & Rasmussen, B. (2015). Climate Change Adaptation Support for Transportation Practitioners: 2013 Volpe Center Innovation Challenge Project (Report No. DOT-VNTSC-OST-R-15-03). John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12231
Cybulski, Jon, Kristin C Lewis, Kevin McCoy, and Ben Rasmussen. Climate Change Adaptation Support for Transportation Practitioners: 2013 Volpe Center Innovation Challenge Project. Report no. DOT-VNTSC-OST-R-15-03. John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.), 2015. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12231.
Cybulski, Jon, et al. Climate Change Adaptation Support for Transportation Practitioners: 2013 Volpe Center Innovation Challenge Project. John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.), 2015, Report no. DOT-VNTSC-OST-R-15-03, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12231.
Climate change can and is producing a wide array of impacts that affect infrastructure on a broad scale. An infrastructure asset's vulnerability to climate change is highly context sensitive, with its location and the adaptive capacity of local businesses, governments, and communities all being influential (EC 2013). Much has been written generally
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Muench, S. T., & Van Dam, T. J. (2015). Climate Change Adaptation for Pavements [Techbrief] (Report No. FHWA-HIF-15-015). United States. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/38536
Muench, Stephen T. and Thomas J. Van Dam. Climate Change Adaptation for Pavements [Techbrief]. Report no. FHWA-HIF-15-015. United States. Federal Highway Administration, 2015. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/38536.
Muench, Stephen T., and Thomas J. Van Dam Climate Change Adaptation for Pavements [Techbrief]. United States. Federal Highway Administration, 2015, Report no. FHWA-HIF-15-015, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/38536.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment
2015-08-01
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This brief newsletter each month keeps transportation stakeholders up-to-date on various issues related to transportation and climate change.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment (2015). Air Quality and Climate Change Highlights: August/September 2015 (Report No. FHWA-HEP-15-058). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49073
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment. Air Quality and Climate Change Highlights: August/September 2015. Report no. FHWA-HEP-15-058. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment, 2015. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49073.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment Air Quality and Climate Change Highlights: August/September 2015. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment, 2015, Report no. FHWA-HEP-15-058, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49073.
The United States has more than 2.65 million miles of paved public roadways that provide mobility and access to a range of users and facilitate the flow of goods and services upon which our economy relies. However, operating this extensive network (including construction and maintenance) comes at a cost. In 2008, roughly $182 billion was spent on h
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Harvey, J., Kendall, A., & Saboori, A. (2015). The Role of Life Cycle Assessment in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Road Construction and Maintenance [Policy Brief]. National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) (UTC). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67243
Harvey, John, Alissa Kendall, and Arash Saboori. The Role of Life Cycle Assessment in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Road Construction and Maintenance [Policy Brief]. National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) (UTC), 2015. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67243.
Harvey, John, et al. The Role of Life Cycle Assessment in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Road Construction and Maintenance [Policy Brief]. National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) (UTC), 2015, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67243.
This white paper summarizes the state-of-knowledge and state-of-the-art in pavement life cycle assessment (LCA) modeling, with particular emphasis on life cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and on interpretation and analysis that lead to GHG reductions from the on-road transportation sector. The paper synthesizes research from a number of previou
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Harvey, J., Kendall, A., & Saboori, A. (2015). The Role of Life Cycle Assessment in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Road Construction and Maintenance. National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) (UTC). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67242
Harvey, John, Alissa Kendall, and Arash Saboori. The Role of Life Cycle Assessment in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Road Construction and Maintenance. National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) (UTC), 2015. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67242.
Harvey, John, et al. The Role of Life Cycle Assessment in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Road Construction and Maintenance. National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) (UTC), 2015, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67242.
This research compiled information on past landslides, including date-referencing and geo-locating events; analyzed and mapped variables contributing to slide susceptibility; demonstrated the conditions of the future climate models that may increase landslide hazards; and designated the transportation routes most vulnerable to weather-triggered lan
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Frazier, T., & Nichols, L. (2015). Enhancing the Resilience of Idaho's Transportation System to Natural Hazards and Climate Change (Report No. 2013-S-UI-0052). Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29418
Frazier, Tim and Lisa Nichols. Enhancing the Resilience of Idaho's Transportation System to Natural Hazards and Climate Change. Report no. 2013-S-UI-0052. Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium, 2015. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29418.
Frazier, Tim, and Lisa Nichols Enhancing the Resilience of Idaho's Transportation System to Natural Hazards and Climate Change. Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium, 2015, Report no. 2013-S-UI-0052, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29418.
Eco-driving involves fuel efficient driving techniques and maintenance practices. Truck eco-driving may provide economic or other incentives to drivers to avoid heavy traffic, drive at moderate speeds, avoid sudden braking or acceleration, reduce idling, and maintain specified tire inflation. Truck eco-driving can reduce fuel consumption and greenh
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Boriboonsomsin, K. (2015). Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Freight Movement through Eco-Driving Programs for Heavy-Duty Trucks. National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) (UTC). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67237
Boriboonsomsin, Kanok. Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Freight Movement through Eco-Driving Programs for Heavy-Duty Trucks. National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) (UTC), 2015. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67237.
Boriboonsomsin, Kanok Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Freight Movement through Eco-Driving Programs for Heavy-Duty Trucks. National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) (UTC), 2015, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67237.
To address the challenges posed by climate change to the transportation system, agencies are investigating climate change adaptation measures. This white paper presents a five-step framework for adapting transportation systems: inventorying and monitoring transportation assets; assessing climate threats; evaluating the vulnerability of assets; prio
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Dowds, J., & Aultman-Hall, L. (2015). Challenges and Opportunities for Integrating Climate Adaptation Efforts across State, Regional and Local Transportation Agencies (Report No. UVM-DOT-WP 4.4). National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) (UTC). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/65797
Dowds, Jonathan and Lisa Aultman-Hall. Challenges and Opportunities for Integrating Climate Adaptation Efforts across State, Regional and Local Transportation Agencies. Report no. UVM-DOT-WP 4.4. National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) (UTC), 2015. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/65797.
Dowds, Jonathan, and Lisa Aultman-Hall Challenges and Opportunities for Integrating Climate Adaptation Efforts across State, Regional and Local Transportation Agencies. National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) (UTC), 2015, Report no. UVM-DOT-WP 4.4, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/65797.
This white paper reviews previous studies on prospects for reducing CO2 emissions from trucks. It provides a new investigation into the feasibility of achieving an 80% reduction in CO2-equivalent (CO2e) greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United States and California from trucks by 2050. The authors assess the technological and economic potential
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Fulton, L., & Miller, M. (2015). Strategies for Transitioning to Low-Carbon Emission Trucks in the United States. National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) (UTC). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67236
Fulton, Lew and Marshall Miller. Strategies for Transitioning to Low-Carbon Emission Trucks in the United States. National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) (UTC), 2015. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67236.
Fulton, Lew, and Marshall Miller Strategies for Transitioning to Low-Carbon Emission Trucks in the United States. National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) (UTC), 2015, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67236.
This Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Draft EIS) analyzes the environmental impacts of fuel efficiency standards and reasonable alternative standards for model years 2018 and beyond for medium- and heavy- duty engines and vehicles that NHTSA has proposed under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended. Environmental impacts analyzed i
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Supporting Files
MacIsaac Jr., J. D. (2015). Phase 2 Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles: Draft EIS (Report No. NHTSA-2014-0074). United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29008
MacIsaac Jr., James D.. Phase 2 Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles: Draft EIS. Report no. NHTSA-2014-0074. United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2015. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29008.
MacIsaac Jr., James D. Phase 2 Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles: Draft EIS. United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2015, Report no. NHTSA-2014-0074, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29008.
This policy brief summarizes findings from a research report that examines the fuel-savings and GHG emissions impacts of various eco-driving practices.
Boriboonsomsin, K. (2015). Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Heavy-Duty Trucks through Eco-Driving [Policy Brief]. National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) (UTC). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67238
Boriboonsomsin, Kanok. Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Heavy-Duty Trucks through Eco-Driving [Policy Brief]. National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) (UTC), 2015. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67238.
Boriboonsomsin, Kanok Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Heavy-Duty Trucks through Eco-Driving [Policy Brief]. National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) (UTC), 2015, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67238.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment
2015-06-01
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This brief newsletter each month keeps transportation stakeholders up-to-date on various issues related to transportation and climate change.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment (2015). Air Quality and Climate Change Highlights: June/July 2015 (Report No. FHWA-HEP-15-049). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49071
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment. Air Quality and Climate Change Highlights: June/July 2015. Report no. FHWA-HEP-15-049. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment, 2015. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49071.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment Air Quality and Climate Change Highlights: June/July 2015. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment, 2015, Report no. FHWA-HEP-15-049, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49071.
Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) was awarded a grant from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to perform an extreme weather vulnerability assessment of transportation infrastructure in the state. The geographical scope of this vulnerability assessment includes all major transportation infrastructure located within Tennessee. The
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Abkowitz, M., Camp, J., & Dundon, L. (2015). Assessing the Vulnerability of Tennessee Transportation Assets to Extreme Weather. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67118
Abkowitz, Mark, Janey Camp, and Leah Dundon. Assessing the Vulnerability of Tennessee Transportation Assets to Extreme Weather. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2015. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67118.
Abkowitz, Mark, et al. Assessing the Vulnerability of Tennessee Transportation Assets to Extreme Weather. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2015, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67118.
This policy brief summarizes research that suggests that the combination of significantly improved vehicle efficiency coupled with very low-carbon fuels (electricity, hydrogen, or biofuels) can help the trucking sector reach the GHG target.
Fulton, L., & Miller, M. (2015). Can Deep Cuts in GHG Emissions from Trucks be Achieved by 2050? [Policy Brief]. National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) (UTC). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67235
Fulton, Lew and Marshall Miller. Can Deep Cuts in GHG Emissions from Trucks be Achieved by 2050? [Policy Brief]. National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) (UTC), 2015. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67235.
Fulton, Lew, and Marshall Miller Can Deep Cuts in GHG Emissions from Trucks be Achieved by 2050? [Policy Brief]. National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) (UTC), 2015, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67235.
Transportation agencies across the United States are faced with the challenge of effectively adapting infrastructure to withstand the predicted effects of climate change. This challenge is magnified by a nationwide funding shortage, uncertainty about impacts, and a limited (but growing) body of information regarding best practices. The literature o
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Zia, A., Koliba, C., & Schulz, A. (2015). Examining the Effects of Transportation Governance on Infrastructure Adaptation to Climate Change (Report No. TRC Report # 13-009). University of Vermont. Transportation Research Center. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/28993
Zia, Asim, Christopher Koliba, and Anna Schulz. Examining the Effects of Transportation Governance on Infrastructure Adaptation to Climate Change. Report no. TRC Report # 13-009. University of Vermont. Transportation Research Center, 2015. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/28993.
Zia, Asim, et al. Examining the Effects of Transportation Governance on Infrastructure Adaptation to Climate Change. University of Vermont. Transportation Research Center, 2015, Report no. TRC Report # 13-009, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/28993.
In 2013, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) sponsored climate resilience pilot studies in selected states and metropolitan areas in the U.S. The intent of these pilot studies was to examine approaches to “conduct climate change and extreme weather vulnerability assessments of transportation infrastructure and to analyze options for adapting
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Dorney, C., Flood, M., Meyer, M., Cornetski, G., Borroni, G., & Lafferty, J. (2015). South Florida Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Pilot Project. United States. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67097
Dorney, Chris, Michael Flood, Michael Meyer, Gregg Cornetski, Gabe Borroni, and John Lafferty. South Florida Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Pilot Project. United States. Federal Highway Administration, 2015. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67097.
Dorney, Chris, et al. South Florida Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Pilot Project. United States. Federal Highway Administration, 2015, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67097.
This Integration Plan for the Central New Mexico Climate Change Scenario Planning Project (CCSP) provides useful information on strategies that the Mid-Region Council of Governments (MRCOG) and its partners can pursue over the next five years to adapt regional policies, programs, and data collection procedures to further the goals of environmental
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Andrew, J., Simmons, E., & Rasmussen, B. (2015). Integration Plan for the Mid-Region Council of Governments: Central New Mexico Climate Change Scenario Planning Project (Report No. DOT-VNTSC-FHWA-15-14). John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12216
Andrew, James, Erica Simmons, and Benjamin Rasmussen. Integration Plan for the Mid-Region Council of Governments: Central New Mexico Climate Change Scenario Planning Project. Report no. DOT-VNTSC-FHWA-15-14. John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.), 2015. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12216.
Andrew, James, et al. Integration Plan for the Mid-Region Council of Governments: Central New Mexico Climate Change Scenario Planning Project. John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.), 2015, Report no. DOT-VNTSC-FHWA-15-14, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12216.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment
2015-04-01
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This brief newsletter each month keeps transportation stakeholders up-to-date on various issues related to transportation and climate change.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment (2015). Air Quality and Climate Change Highlights: April/May 2015 (Report No. FHWA-HEP-15-040). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49069
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment. Air Quality and Climate Change Highlights: April/May 2015. Report no. FHWA-HEP-15-040. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment, 2015. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49069.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment Air Quality and Climate Change Highlights: April/May 2015. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment, 2015, Report no. FHWA-HEP-15-040, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49069.
The Central New Mexico Climate Change Scenario Planning Project, an Interagency Transportation, Land Use, and Climate Change Initiative, utilized a scenario planning process to develop a multiagency transportation- and land use-focused development strategy for the Albuquerque region of New Mexico to achieve a reduction in future greenhouse gas emis
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Rasmussen, B. K., Andrew, J., Simmons, E., Epstein, A., Colton, P., & Daddio, D. (2015). Integrating Climate Change in Transportation and Land Use Scenario Planning: An Example from Central New Mexico (Report No. DOT-VNTSC-FHWA-15-10). John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12190
Rasmussen, Benjamin K., James Andrew, Erica Simmons, Alex Epstein, Paige Colton, and David Daddio. Integrating Climate Change in Transportation and Land Use Scenario Planning: An Example from Central New Mexico. Report no. DOT-VNTSC-FHWA-15-10. John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.), 2015. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12190.
Rasmussen, Benjamin K., et al. Integrating Climate Change in Transportation and Land Use Scenario Planning: An Example from Central New Mexico. John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.), 2015, Report no. DOT-VNTSC-FHWA-15-10, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12190.
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