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
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
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
This 2008 report by the Transportation Research Board focuses on the consequences of climate change for transportation infrastructure and operations in the U.S. and offers recommendations for both research and
This Federal Highway Administration report can help decision makers begin to address the challenges posed by climate change by providing regional information on climate change and the range of future
This July 2009 report from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Volpe National Transportation Systems Center at the Research and Innovative Technologies Administration highlights innovative actions and initiatives undertaken by states
This report, prepared by ICF International for the Federal Highway Administration, explores the possibilities for integrating climate change considerations into long range transportation planning at state DOTs and MPOs. The
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