FTA Transit Climate Change Adaptation Assessment Pilot Project: Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

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FTA Transit Climate Change Adaptation Assessment Pilot Project: Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

2015-01-01
By United States. Federal Highway Administration

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Corporate Creators:

United States. Federal Highway Administration
Contributors:

Johanson, Erik ; Gayle, Kimberly A.
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Budget and Policy and Office of Policy Review and Development ; Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
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Publication/ Report Number:

FHWA-HEP-15-055
Resource Type:

Brief
Geographical Coverage:

United States;Pennsylvania
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Federal Highway Administration
Abstract:

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 existing adaptation efforts with climate science and risk analysis; better understand costs and impacts; and develop a comprehensive strategy that could be applied across the entire system. The pilot effort involved an analysis of SEPTA’s current and future risk related to four types of extreme weather events (extreme heat, heavy precipitation, snow, and tropical storms) and translation of the data into terms used regularly by SEPTA decision-makers (service delays, train cancellations, and costs) to facilitate adaptation planning. ICF International, SEPTA, and the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission collaborated to carry out this work.
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/59238/dot_59238_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 927.70 KB]
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Transportation Resilience and Vulnerability Collection ; Federal Highway Administration
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