Educating the Public on Climate Change Issues: DOT and MPO Best Practices

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  ICF International (Firm)
• Corporate Contributors:
  Federal Highway Administration (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Climate change
  • Best practices
  • Public information programs
  • Greenhouse gases
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-HEP-11-018
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Federal Highway Administration (U.S.)
• Abstract:
  This document summarizes outreach activities and public education initiatives used around the country by State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) and Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) to educate the public on transportation-related climate change issues. Best practices were gathered from a review of online documents, outreach materials, and telephone interviews. The purpose of this document is to highlight outreach approaches that FHWA Division staff can use to engage the public and other stakeholders such as elected officials on climate change issues. The following table summarizes the range of transportation-related outreach activities that are highlighted in this document that DOTs and MPOs have recently implemented.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTFH61-05-D-00019 T-09-001
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/50824/dot_50824_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 132.82 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Transportation Resilience and Vulnerability Collection ; Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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