Transportation is arguably experiencing its most transformative revolution since the introduction of the automobile. Concerns over climate change and equity are converging with dramatic technological advances. Although these changes – including shared mobility and automation – are rapidly altering the mobility landscape, predictions about the futur
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Shaheen, Susan et al. (2018). Future of Mobility White Paper: California Transportation Plan 2050.
Shaheen, Susan and Totte, Hannah and Stocker, Adam "Future of Mobility White Paper: California Transportation Plan 2050" (2018)
Shaheen, Susan et al. "Future of Mobility White Paper: California Transportation Plan 2050" , 2018
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment
2018-01-01
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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 (2018). Air Quality and Sustainable Transportation Highlights: January/February 2018.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment "Air Quality and Sustainable Transportation Highlights: January/February 2018" (2018)
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment "Air Quality and Sustainable Transportation Highlights: January/February 2018" , 2018
The following report was developed for the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to summarize a vulnerability assessment conducted for assets in Caltrans District 4. The assessment was developed to specifically identify the potential effects of climate change on the State Highway System in District 4. This is the first of 12 such studi
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California. Department of Transportation (2018). Caltrans Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments: District 4.
California. Department of Transportation "Caltrans Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments: District 4" (2018)
California. Department of Transportation "Caltrans Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments: District 4" , 2018
This study provides general background on permafrost thaw, the implications for roadways, how future thawing can be projected, and what can be done to adapt to the impacts.
United States. Federal Highway Administration (2018). Addressing Resilience in Project Development: Addressing Environmental Conditions in the Design of Roadways Built on Permafrost.
United States. Federal Highway Administration "Addressing Resilience in Project Development: Addressing Environmental Conditions in the Design of Roadways Built on Permafrost" (2018)
United States. Federal Highway Administration "Addressing Resilience in Project Development: Addressing Environmental Conditions in the Design of Roadways Built on Permafrost" , 2018
FHWA's Synthesis of Approaches for Addressing Resilience in Project Development (2017) study evaluated engineering approaches for assessing current and future weather hazards, and developed solutions and methodologies that transportation agencies may apply to increase the resilience of transportation assets and systems.
United States. Federal Highway Administration (2017). Addressing Resilience in Project Development.
United States. Federal Highway Administration "Addressing Resilience in Project Development" (2017)
United States. Federal Highway Administration "Addressing Resilience in Project Development" , 2017
Predetermined evacuation zones can be used to estimate the demand of evacuees, which is helpful in assessing the resilience of transportation systems in the presence of natural disasters. Evacuation zones defined based on current road networks and environmental and demo-economic characteristics of a region cannot remain the same in the future becau
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The effects of a changing climate on transportation corridor slopes are poorly understood, but several recent studies have suggested that landslide activity, especially rockfall, is likely to increase as a consequence of the increased occurrence of intense precipitation events. Effects from climate change such as extreme temperature fluctuations, f
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Cunningham, Keith W. et al. (2017). Transportation Corridor Resiliency in the Face of a Changing Climate - Final Project Report.
Cunningham, Keith W. et al. "Transportation Corridor Resiliency in the Face of a Changing Climate - Final Project Report" (2017)
Cunningham, Keith W. et al. "Transportation Corridor Resiliency in the Face of a Changing Climate - Final Project Report" , 2017
Measurement of sea level has historically been achieved by using tide gauges and global satellite altimetry. There is no consistent method or system for measuring and recording shoreline change over large areas and at fine resolution other than infrequent and expensive LiDAR overflights that do not capture seasonal fluctuations. This policy brief s
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Shilling, Fraser (2017). Monitoring Sea Level Rise at the Local and Regional Scale [Policy Brief].
Shilling, Fraser "Monitoring Sea Level Rise at the Local and Regional Scale [Policy Brief]" (2017)
Shilling, Fraser "Monitoring Sea Level Rise at the Local and Regional Scale [Policy Brief]" , 2017
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment
2017-11-01
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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 (2017). Air Quality and Sustainable Transportation Highlights: November/December 2017.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment "Air Quality and Sustainable Transportation Highlights: November/December 2017" (2017)
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment "Air Quality and Sustainable Transportation Highlights: November/December 2017" , 2017
California's Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection Act (SB 375) and the Oregon Sustainable Transportation Initiative (SB 1059) have made them the first states in the nation to try and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions using the transportation-planning process. Evaluating how these pioneering laws have changed local planning processes -
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Bartholomew, Keith and Proffitt, David (2017). Building Planner Commitment: Are California's SB 375 and Oregon's SB 1059 Models for Climate-Change Mitigation?.
Bartholomew, Keith and Proffitt, David "Building Planner Commitment: Are California's SB 375 and Oregon's SB 1059 Models for Climate-Change Mitigation?" (2017)
Bartholomew, Keith and Proffitt, David "Building Planner Commitment: Are California's SB 375 and Oregon's SB 1059 Models for Climate-Change Mitigation?" , 2017
This is one of nine engineering assessments conducted under the Transportation Engineering Approaches to Climate Resiliency (TEACR) Project. This assessment is different from all the others in that it is not a case study focused on exploring climate impacts to a particular asset. Instead, this report is focused on providing general background on th
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United States. Federal Highway Administration (2017). Addressing Environmental Conditions in the Design of Roadways Built on Permafrost.
United States. Federal Highway Administration "Addressing Environmental Conditions in the Design of Roadways Built on Permafrost" (2017)
United States. Federal Highway Administration "Addressing Environmental Conditions in the Design of Roadways Built on Permafrost" , 2017
The Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA's) Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Framework (the Framework), third edition, is a manual to help transportation agencies and their partners assess the vulnerability of transportation infrastructure and systems to extreme weather and climate effects. It also can help agencies integrate climate adapt
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Filosa, Gina et al. (2017). Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Framework, Third Edition.
Filosa, Gina et al. "Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Framework, Third Edition" (2017)
Filosa, Gina et al. "Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Framework, Third Edition" , 2017
While hurricane evacuation notices are typically timed to attempt to clear evacuees from the roadways prior to the arrival of tropical storm force (or greater) winds, low lying areas must also be concerned about storm surge flooding, particularly for surge forerunners and as sea levels rise. This report uses water level time series data from the U.
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Phoowarawutthipanich, Aphisit et al. (2017). Evacuation and Adaptation for Sea Level Rise.
Phoowarawutthipanich, Aphisit et al. "Evacuation and Adaptation for Sea Level Rise" (2017)
Phoowarawutthipanich, Aphisit et al. "Evacuation and Adaptation for Sea Level Rise" , 2017
An evaluation of renewable hydrogen production technologies anticipated to be available in the short, mid- and long-term timeframes was conducted. Renewable conversion pathways often rely on a combination of renewable and fossil energy sources, with the primary conversion step relying on a completely renewable source and the auxiliary steps using a
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Miller, Marshall et al. (2017). The Development of Lifecycle Data for Hydrogen Fuel Production and Delivery.
Miller, Marshall and Raju, Arun S.K. and Roy, Partho Sarothi "The Development of Lifecycle Data for Hydrogen Fuel Production and Delivery" (2017)
Miller, Marshall et al. "The Development of Lifecycle Data for Hydrogen Fuel Production and Delivery" , 2017
This report is one of two NCST Research Reports produced as part of a project to evaluate the state of practice and adequacy of technical tools for resiliency and adaptation planning. A companion report, Network Requirements for Assessing Criticality for Climate Adaptation Planning, focuses specifically on the technical challenges of conducting cri
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Dowds, Jonathan et al. (2017). Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Planning: Agency Roles and Workforce Development Needs.
Dowds, Jonathan et al. "Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Planning: Agency Roles and Workforce Development Needs" (2017)
Dowds, Jonathan et al. "Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Planning: Agency Roles and Workforce Development Needs" , 2017
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment
2017-08-01
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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 (2017). Air Quality and Sustainable Transportation Highlights: August/September 2017.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment "Air Quality and Sustainable Transportation Highlights: August/September 2017" (2017)
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment "Air Quality and Sustainable Transportation Highlights: August/September 2017" , 2017
Since 2014, US and Dutch counterparts have been collaborating on the topic of infrastructure resilience under a bilateral agreement between the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Rijkwaterstaat (RWS), the Netherlands' Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment. During the first two years, each side learned about each other's tools and approa
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Federal Highway Administration (U.S.) (2017). Resilient and Sustainable Transport – Dutch Style: An Interim Report on Bilateral Cooperation between FHWA and Rijkwaterstaat.
Federal Highway Administration (U.S.) "Resilient and Sustainable Transport – Dutch Style: An Interim Report on Bilateral Cooperation between FHWA and Rijkwaterstaat" (2017)
Federal Highway Administration (U.S.) "Resilient and Sustainable Transport – Dutch Style: An Interim Report on Bilateral Cooperation between FHWA and Rijkwaterstaat" , 2017
This report synthesizes lessons learned and innovations from recent FHWA studies and pilots to help transportation agencies address changing climate conditions and extreme weather events at the asset level. The report is designed to provide needed information to a range of engineering disciplines to integrate climate considerations into transportat
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Choate, Anne et al. (2017). Synthesis of Approaches for Addressing Resilience in Project Development.
Choate, Anne et al. "Synthesis of Approaches for Addressing Resilience in Project Development" (2017)
Choate, Anne et al. "Synthesis of Approaches for Addressing Resilience in Project Development" , 2017
This report profiles the next generation of scenario planning for transportation practitioners. It provides a summary of the history, key benefits and driving issues that warrant a scenario-based approach. It includes a framework for scoping a scenario planning process tailored to specific issues and local agency capacity. It also illustrates the d
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Ange, Katharine et al. (2017). Next Generation Scenario Planning: A Transportation Practitioner's Guide.
Ange, Katharine et al. "Next Generation Scenario Planning: A Transportation Practitioner's Guide" (2017)
Ange, Katharine et al. "Next Generation Scenario Planning: A Transportation Practitioner's Guide" , 2017
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