We present field measurements of meteorology, hydrology and glaciers and long-term modeled projections of glacier mass balance and stream flow informed by downscaled climate simulations. The study basins include Valdez Glacier Stream (342 km2 ), Jarvis Creek (634 km2 ) and Phelan Creek (32 km2 ), Alaska, that represent distinctly different climates
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An interactive and proactive process is desired to collect, monitor, predict, and evaluate performance of existing Iowa highway structures and roadway embankments during flood inundation, to assist in proactively mitigating these events, and to prepare and plan for future highway improvements.
This report is an initial assessment of the vulnerability of North Central Texas (NCT) transportation infrastructure as part of an FHWA Climate Change/Extreme Weather Vulnerability Assessment Pilot Study. It summarizes the results from a sequence of meetings organized by the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG), attended by local exp
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The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is responsible for approximately 4,100 bridges and structures that are a part of the state's primary highway system, which includes the Interstate, US, and Iowa highway routes. A pilot study was conducted for six bridges in two Iowa river basins—the Cedar River Basin and the South Skunk River Basin—to dev
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This report provides information about potential climate change impacts in central New Mexico and their possible implications for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rio Puerco Field Office (RPFO) transportation network. The report considers existing global and regional climate change projections and analyzes the results of locally downscaled clima
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Beyond Traffic is an invitation to the American public—including the users, developers, owners, and operators of the transportation network and the policy officials who shape it—to have a frank conversation about the shape, size, and condition of that system and how it will meet the needs and goals of our nation for decades to come. Beyond Traffic
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Successes in Stewardship is a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) bimonthly newsletter highlighting current best practices in stewardship and environmental review from around the country.
This research builds on the related Phase 1 project. In this second phase, we continue to study neighborhood and housing preferences that shape the residential location decision process. An online experimental survey tool is developed to investigate lifestyle preferences and tradeoffs that households make in their location decisions. This computer-
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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) conducted an international review to study how international transportation agencies are addressing issues related to adapting highway infrastructure to the impacts of climate change. The review involved transportation agencies from Australia, Canada, Denmark, Korea, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Norway, an
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This report presents the results of a Climate Resilience Pilot Project conducted by Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and sponsored in part by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). WSDOT received a grant from FHWA to develop options for improving the resiliency of transportation facilities or systems to climate changes and/
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This report presents the results of a Climate Resilience Pilot Project conducted by the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO), the City of Austin Office of Sustainability, and sponsored in part by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The specific purpose of this study was to assess the potential vulnerability of a limited se
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This study, as part of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Climate Change Resilience Pilot program, assessed the vulnerability of ADOT-managed transportation infrastructure to Arizona-specific extreme weather. ADOT elected to focus on the Interstate corridor connecting Nogales, Tucson, Phoenix, and Flagstaff (I-19, I-10, and I-17). This corri
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This study was conducted by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) to better understand future climate and extreme weather risks, and to identify approaches for integrating climate risk analysis into MDOT’s planning practices. This work included: Identifying the primary climate stressors impacting the transportation system in Michigan; Re
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Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) is the state-chartered Regional Transportation Planning Agency (RTPA) and public transportation agency for Los Angeles County (California). Metro serves as the transportation planner and coordinator, designer, builder, and operator for Los Angeles County. Metro used its existing Clima
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The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) transit system, which serves the Philadelphia area, has experienced an increasing number of service disruptions related to extreme weather in recent years. The FTA pilot effort provided an opportunity to formalize the process of considering these disruptions in decision making; inform e
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During recent extreme weather events, the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) experienced impacts to infrastructure and service. The CTA pilot sought to quantify the consequences to capital, operations, and maintenance costs that have been observed in the past and assess the costs and benefits of proposed adaptation options. The City of Chicago had pre
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This research aims to fill the gap in the knowledge between residential location decisions and preferences and the resulting travel outcomes. In this first phase, the revealed connections between residential choices and travel patterns are examined using recently collected Oregon household travel survey data. Based on distillation of these data, Or
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This report presents the results of a Climate Resilience Pilot Project conducted by the Maine Department of Transportation and sponsored in part by the Federal Highway Administration. The project developed and implemented tools to prioritize vulnerable transportation assets in the face of rising sea levels and increasing frequency and intensity of
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This report summarizes potential climate change effects on the availability of water, land use, transportation infrastructure, and key natural resources in central New Mexico. This work is being done as part of the Interagency Transportation, Land Use, and Climate Change Scenario Planning Project in Central New Mexico.
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