A new analysis of 30,000 towns under 40,000 population identifies risks to evacuation from overcrowded roads or a lack of route options. From StreetLight Data, the analysis used anonymous cell
The Federal Highway Administration has released a new resource called Resilience in Transportation Planning, highlighting opportunities within the planning process to consider vulnerability of the transportation system to disruptions and
The Georgetown Climate Center has analyzed how transportation agencies are incorporating climate adaptation into projects in 100 cases from across the country. Many of the documents come from state agencies
The Federal Highway Administration released the Handbook for Estimating Transportation Greenhouse Gases for Integration into the Planning Process in 2013. This publication is a handbook designed to provide information on
Cynthia Burbank, National Planning and Environment Practice Leader at Parsons Brinckerhoff, delivered this presentation at the 2008 National Rural Transportation Conference. Her presentation outlines the impacts of climate change and
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) has prepared this primer on transportation and climate change as an introduction to the issue of climate change and its
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Climate Change website describes the steps WSDOT is taking to address climate change and includes tools, resources, and reports related to climate change.
This Congressional Budget Office issue brief examines the role of passenger vehicles (cars and light trucks) in the U.S. effort to curb greenhouse gas emissions. In particular, the brief looks
This study, prepared for the National Cooperative Highway Research Program, examines the challenges and implications that climate change poses for surface transportation and for state DOTs, and outlines the strategies
In March of 2008, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) held a MPO Peer Workshop on planning for climate change. This report summarizes the remarks, presentations, and discussions that occurred at
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