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      <title>Phase III Wickiup Junction: Diatomaceous Soil Numerical Modeling to Support Design, Performance, and Feasibility</title>
      <link>https://rip.trb.org/View/2724820</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Diatomaceous soils exist at many Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) projects in Oregon, including the Wickiup Junction overpass site. Construction challenges have been encountered for ODOT projects on and in diatomaceous soils, including pile freeze, overlength piles, and excessive settlement. Ongoing Wickiup Junction embankment monitoring indicates that these embankments are undergoing continuous settlement at about 1.75 inches per year. Recently, a consultant’s feasibility study estimated that settlement mitigation for future overpass construction will cost $47M to $63M. This high mitigation cost is attributable to extensive deposits of soft and compressible diatomaceous soils that underlay the site. Considering that diatomaceous soils are non-standard geomaterials, limited literature, standards, or case histories exist to guide design and construction in these materials. However, this Wickiup Junction location may provide a prime translational research opportunity to improve engineering practice through development of a case history report with associated design charts for diatomaceous soils.

This highly applied research proposal will investigate the recently released design options at Wickiup Junction using advanced soil numerical modeling as a case study for design in diatomaceous material. This work will build on previous ODOT diatomaceous soil research to develop design tools that can be applied for construction in and on these deposits. Specific objectives include: (1) develop settlement model of the Wickiup Junction Overpass, and (2) develop design charts for diatomaceous soils.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:53:05 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Strategies for Addressing Funding Challenges in Transportation Asset Management</title>
      <link>https://rip.trb.org/View/2712184</link>
      <description><![CDATA[State and local transportation agencies face growing challenges in maintaining assets due to funding uncertainties, rising costs, and increasing system demands. Fuel taxes have historically provided stable funding, but declining revenues have made it harder to sustain long-term investment and asset management plans. Alternative funding mechanisms such as tolling and user-based charges may help but are often difficult to implement and insufficient to close funding gaps.  

As transportation agencies work to preserve system performance and deliver projects under constrained budgets, there is a growing need for strategies that address both short-term funding uncertainty and long-term financial sustainability. Previous research has examined the impacts of funding instability on transportation planning and project delivery, but additional guidance is needed to help agencies identify effective financial and asset management strategies. 

The objective of this research is to identify best practices and innovative strategies for addressing funding challenges in transportation asset management. The research will evaluate case studies and develop guidance to help transportation agencies manage funding uncertainties, prioritize investments, and support long-term system preservation.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:04:26 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Empirical assessment of land use and other policy impacts on freight facility location choices in California</title>
      <link>https://rip.trb.org/View/2702676</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The rapid expansion of warehousing and logistics activities in California has reshaped land-use patterns and placed substantial pressure on transportation systems and nearby communities. Growth in e-commerce, supply chain restructuring, and regional economic development incentives have contributed to an uneven and largely uncoordinated proliferation of freight facilities. Although these facilities support regional economies, their concentration heightens concerns about congestion, safety, air quality, and the availability of quality job opportunities. Local and regional governments struggle to anticipate these impacts because they lack empirical tools to link policy actions to freight facility siting decisions. 

This project develops an integrated framework to evaluate how land-use (LU), transportation, and economic development policies influence the location of freight facilities in California, and how these patterns relate to economic and social outcomes. The research compares three regional case studies spanning 20 years, integrating semi-quantitative policy analysis, satellite imagery-based LU classification, and spatial econometric modeling. Expected results include a geospatial database linking freight facility development with LU and policy environments, empirical evidence of policy-driven LU and logistics trends, and indicators describing the social and economic impacts of freight facility proximity. The findings will support state, regional, and local agencies in designing policies that improve goods movement efficiency while minimizing local impacts, thereby contributing to California's economy.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 16:42:57 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Louisiana International Terminal and the Violet Community: A Development Study &amp; Project Implementation Support Framework</title>
      <link>https://rip.trb.org/View/2698371</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As the Port of New Orleans moves forward with $1.2 billion in investments for the development of the Louisiana International Terminal and associated road and rail improvements in St. Bernard Parish’s Violet community, this three-phase project engages transportation industry stakeholders and the Violet, Louisiana community to identify the need for education and workforce development, local infrastructure improvements and capital project opportunities to support future community and economic developments within the area. This research seeks to determine how to mitigate impacts and optimize community benefit whenever a new billion-dollar maritime project is constructed, using Violet as a case study.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 20:01:36 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Lessons Learned on Mobility as a Service (MaaS): Exploring Opportunities and Barriers for the U.S. Context</title>
      <link>https://rip.trb.org/View/2696846</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mobility as a Service (MaaS) packages can increase the popularity of alternatives to owning (and using) a personal vehicle, through the integration of multiple transportation services and options on the same platform. Several MaaS solutions have been proposed in Europe and other regions of the world. However, there is a dearth of research on MaaS in the US context. This study will be a starting point to fill that gap. In this study, the researchers will review MaaS experience from abroad and investigate the lessons learned on the way MaaS works, the various levels of integration possible on the MaaS platform, the type of transportation services that are offered, and the way (bundle) payments and fare integration are handled. The study will then build US-specific knowledge on the potential attractiveness of MaaS-type mobility packages through hosting focus group discussions with groups of travelers, to identify their potential openness to adopt MaaS services, the perceived benefits that would be derived from their use, and the characteristics that MaaS solutions should have to (eventually) be attractive among selected groups of US travelers. The findings from this study will help understand what realistic paths may exist to integrate public transit and shared mobility solutions to expand travel options in the US, and how effectively these options might encourage travelers to increase travel multimodality and reduce their reliance on the use of private vehicles. This study will serve as a starting point for developing future larger studies on MaaS in the US context.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:03:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Governance of Multimodal Planning: Examining Transit Corridor Planning Strategies in California</title>
      <link>https://rip.trb.org/View/2696845</link>
      <description><![CDATA[This project will evaluate sub-regional corridor-scale multimodal planning processes in California that aim to improve multi-modal access and mobility for reaching desired destinations (e.g. homes and residences). Research has demonstrated that transit and active transport use can be enhanced through coordinated planning of facilities and services on a corridor and/or travel network basis, especially when also coordinated with land use strategies. With some new and ambitious corridor/mobility-hub planning efforts currently underway in California, now is a good time to evaluate what makes them succeed or fail. Although the potential benefits from such strategies have been shown to be substantial, corridor-plus-station area planning faces considerable challenges, many of which concern the challenges of institutional coordination. Yet scant research has examined governance challenges of multimodal planning in California. This research project will address this neglected yet critical topic through case study analysis of selected current and past sub-regional corridor planning efforts in California. Through public documents analysis and interviews with stakeholders, the project will examine and compare the selected planning processes in relation to: stakeholders involved; goals, objectives, and operational measures established; planning and analytical processes/procedures pursued; stakeholder interests and concerns; policies, programs, and projects adopted and funded for implementing the objectives; and outcomes achieved (including measurable impacts for mode choice, VMT (Vehicle Miles Traveled), and access and mobility to desired destinations by mode). The project will identify best practices and obstacles and pitfalls for effective corridor planning and consider how the state government can support multimodal corridor planning, as these plans support the transformation of the transportation networks they cover by improving access to transportation modes and increasing travel mobility to desired destinations.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:01:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Leveraging Emerging Data for Traffic Safety Analyses</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This project will leverage emerging large-scale vehicle trajectory data to help identify high-risk roadway segments. The analysis will focus on leveraging surrogate safety indicators extracted directly from vehicle movement patterns. Key indicators such as abrupt speed changes, harsh acceleration or braking, and irregular motion signatures are used as proxies for operational risk. These indicators will be aggregated at the roadway-segment level and compared with the “traditional” crash data and crash outcomes on the KABCO scale. This is to help proactively and more quickly identify roadway locations that pose a higher potential safety risk based on data from driving behaviors.
Project efforts will address technical workflows for handling high-volume trajectory data, including data preparation, event extraction, spatial segmentation, and identification of behavior-based patterns. This work aims to develop a structured approach for highlighting rural segments with surrogate safety risk indicators of elevated operational risk based on trajectory-derived metrics.
As a case study, the efforts will use a dataset obtained a data aggregator for portions of the state of Nevada. The dataset contains over a billion trajectories recorded from millions of unique trips between June 2024 and June 2025. Each record includes spatial, temporal, and motion-related attributes, offering a high-resolution view of driving behavior on roadways. These data can be obtained within days or weeks compared to traditional crash data which typically takes many months to obtain.
The outputs of this project include the illustration of the exploratory use of large-scale vehicle trajectory data to identify high-risk roadway segments, and the development of a structured approach to highlight road segments with surrogate safety risk indicators of elevated operational risk based on trajectory-derived metric.
This work will highlight how high-resolution telematics data can support early identification of potential safety concerns on road networks. These insights can assist transportation and law enforcement agencies to identify parts of the road network for design and operations review considerations, prioritize law enforcement priorities and practices, allocate resources efficiently, and strengthen data-driven safety management practices. This could also help effect changes in policies, programs, procedures, and practices to improve traffic safety outcomes such as reduce fatalities and injuries.
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      <pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 18:53:16 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Unmanned Aerial System Automation Using Artificial Intelligence Tools</title>
      <link>https://rip.trb.org/View/2676010</link>
      <description><![CDATA[This project will conduct an exploratory analysis of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to aid with the automation of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) use case activities across transportation with a focus on potential applications for transportation system benefits. This is an area of great potential for innovation through the use of advanced technologies in a synergistic manner. The project will focus on representative use cases where AI can enable advanced data processing and decision-making, such as: infrastructure inspection (e.g., rail track condition monitoring, construction progress tracking); operations and safety (e.g., traffic monitoring for incidents and special events); and UAS operating conditions monitoring (e.g., wildlife detection, vegetation health assessment). 

These use cases represent areas where AI-driven computer vision, predictive analytics, and anomaly detection can significantly improve efficiency, safety, and sustainability. Additionally, the project will explore how AI-enabled UAS operations can contribute to energy benefits and cost savings by optimizing inspection schedules, reducing fuel-intensive manual operations, and supporting compliance with regulatory standards.  

In the context of the above-described use cases, the research team will conduct the following activities: (1) identify commercial AI-enabled tools currently available for purchase or license and assess their capabilities for UAS data integration; (2) evaluate how these tools can be modified or expanded to meet the specific needs of  transportation related monitoring applications; and (3) develop prototype      workflows demonstrating AI-enabled automation for UAS operations.  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 16:49:52 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Vulnerability assessment and durability of coastal freight networks (UPRM)</title>
      <link>https://rip.trb.org/View/2663230</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Project Description: Freight networks, including ports, coastal highways, bridges, and distribution hubs, are critical lifelines that sustain regional economies, enable everyday commerce, and support emergency response after catastrophic events. The coastal location of this essential transportation infrastructure makes these assets uniquely vulnerable to extreme natural events such as flooding, storm surge, coastal erosion, and compound hazards. The Puerto Rico’s 2050 Long Range Transportation Plan explicitly calls for reducing transportation vulnerabilities to extreme weather effects and improving connectivity. Puerto Rico could serve as a critical logistics hub for U.S. freight operations in the Caribbean, offering strategic access to regional markets and maritime routes. But recent storms Hurricane María (2017) and Hurricane Fiona (2021) have highlighted the freight network’s fragility and the urgent need for targeted resilience measures. 
The assessment of Puerto Rico’s freight network, one that relies solely on the performance of the highway system, can be a case study to evaluate the system vulnerabilities derived from natural flood hazards, aging infrastructure, urbanization in coastal areas, and congestion in strategic corridors. A rigorous vulnerability assessment combines data from hydrologic and coastal flood modeling with traffic flows, asset condition inventories, and safety records to identify critical and single-point-of-failure links. This integrated analysis can provide a method to reveal which corridors and nodes are most likely to fail under different flood scenarios, how congestion and limited redundancy amplify delays, and which assets require immediate reinforcement or operational changes. It can also uncover system-level interdependencies among ports, road networks, and distribution hubs that are not visible from isolated asset inspections. This project can assist local transportation agencies, freight operators, and decision-makers in identifying risks to the freight network, improving the assessment of infrastructure assets by including the interdependence between ports, road networks, and distribution hubs, and prioritize improvements in strategic planning and project development. This project is envisioned as a two-year program. Year 1 will define Puerto Rico’s primary freight network anchored at the ports of San Juan and Ponce, map major distribution points, and develop an interactive dashboard showing asset condition, corridor flows, crash hotspots, and flood-vulnerable links and nodes. Four analytical dimensions will be assessed: infrastructure condition, traffic flows, safety, and durability, using official data, operational reports, and geospatial analysis to identify hotspots and critical vulnerabilities. Year 2 will focus on network optimization and investment prioritization, applying stochastic and optimization models to produce a prioritized, implementable resilience strategy. A Texas State University team will collaborate in the review of stochastic and optimization approaches, the evaluation of data requirements and computational complexity, and provide recommendations about the best model(s) for optimizing freight flows and prioritizing investments from ports to distributors.

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      <pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 11:32:58 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Assessing Transportation Infrastructure Exposure to Flooding Using Next-Generation Flood Maps in Eastern Oklahoma </title>
      <link>https://rip.trb.org/View/2646941</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) flood maps are widely used as a primary reference for the planning, design, and risk assessment of transportation infrastructure, particularly for evaluating flood exposure to roads, bridges, and overall network performance during extreme weather events. While FEMA maps are routinely used by stakeholders, they have come under increasing scrutiny due to a key limitation: FEMA’s 100-year flood maps assume that the “100-year flood” is produced by a single design storm, commonly referred to as the “100-year storm.” As a result, these maps are deterministic, indicating only whether an area is flooded or not under the 100-year storm event. This approach fails to represent the full range of meteorological and hydrologic variability. To address this limitation, FEMA, in collaboration with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), launched the Future of Flood Risk Data Initiative (FFRDI) project. This initiative represents a paradigm shift: moving from deterministic to probabilistic flood hazard maps. Yet, there remains a critical question: how will these next-generation probabilistic flood maps impact transportation infrastructure risk analyses compared to the traditional, deterministic FEMA products? Addressing this question is urgent. Understanding how the new probabilistic maps alter flood exposure assessments is essential for transportation agencies to update resilience strategies, design standards, and emergency management plans. Without proactive evaluation, agencies risk facing misalignments between outdated flood data assumptions and modern hazard realities. This project aims to lead the first assessment of transportation infrastructure flood hazard exposure using probabilistic flood maps by using the FEMA’s FFRDI framework. The study will focus on the Illinois River watershed in eastern Oklahoma, covering approximately 800 km² from the urban center of Tahlequah to the Arkansas state line. This area includes critical transportation corridors such as State Highways 10 and 82, U.S. Highway 59 and 412. The domain was strategically selected based on the availability of pre-calibrated and validated hydrologic and hydraulic models provided by the USACE Tulsa District, ensuring realistic implementation within the project timeline. 
Using the Illinois River Basin in eastern Oklahoma as a case study, this project has three primary objectives: (1) generate high-resolution probabilistic flood hazard maps following the FFRDI methodology; (2) assess transportation infrastructure flood exposure by intersecting these maps with road and bridge datasets; and (3) quantify differences between traditional and probabilistic flood maps, with a focus on transportation-related impacts. The project will be carried out through five main tasks: Task 1 involves generating synthetic storm events using stochastic storm transposition methods. Task 2 includes hydrologic and hydraulic simulations using HEC-HMS and HEC-RAS models. Task 3 focuses on developing probabilistic flood maps. Task 4 evaluates infrastructure exposure under both traditional and probabilistic mapping approaches. Task 5 tracks progress across all tasks and compiles key deliverables through mid-year and final reporting. Expected outcomes include a publicly available dataset of probabilistic flood hazard maps and a catalog of flood-exposed transportation assets within the study area. Ultimately, this work will demonstrate the added value of probabilistic flood products for improving hazard characterization and will offer practical guidance for DOTs and planners seeking to integrate next-generation flood data into transportation resilience planning. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 23:01:23 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Synthesis of Effective Treatments to Address Settlement Beneath Bridge Approach Slabs</title>
      <link>https://rip.trb.org/View/2536080</link>
      <description><![CDATA[This synthesis will advance the Florida Department of Transportation’s understanding of effective treatments to mitigate settlement in approach slabs. The study will provide a summary of effective methods to address approach slab settlement, some of which have not been used by the Department prior to this study. The synthesis will include a survey of other states to determine approach slab rehabilitation methods. Finally, the synthesis will present several case studies of effective rehabilitation techniques for approach slab settlement]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 13:11:20 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Regional Transportation Impact Fees: Adoption Factors, Institutional Mechanisms, Equity Impacts, and Revenue Yield</title>
      <link>https://rip.trb.org/View/2499288</link>
      <description><![CDATA[State and federal transportation infrastructure funding has steadily declined in recent decades, highlighting the rising importance of sub-state (local and regional) funding sources such as transportation impact fees. A transportation impact fee levied by a single city/municipality is now a critical funding source for developing local transportation infrastructure throughout California and the United States. However, regional transportation infrastructure—such as transit systems or roads serving multiple local jurisdictions—is usually not funded by these fees; instead, it primarily relies on scarce state and federal funds. Hence, there is an urgent need for revenue sources, such as regional transportation impact fees (RTIFs), to fund regional transportation infrastructure.

California is a national leader in the use of impact fees, primarily because various statewide propositions limit local jurisdictions' ability to generate revenues from property taxes (Proposition 13), regulatory fees (Proposition 26), and special assessments (Proposition 216). A handful of its regions also levy RTIFs. However, the extant academic and professional literature on impact fees has primarily focused on fees levied by a single jurisdiction. The focus has also been either on examining the fees' housing affordability impacts or how they can be designed and implemented to meet the rational nexus principle and reduce vertical and horizontal inequities. Furthermore, the more complicated impact fees—regional impact fees, such as RTIFs, levied by and expended across several jurisdictions—are little studied. Very little is known about the factors that lead to the adoption of such fees; the institutional mechanisms used to conceptualize, design, and implement them; their revenue yield and the proportion of the regional transportation needs funded through them; and the strategies adopted to mitigate the fees' equity impacts. Other challenges associated with RTIFs that academic research and policy discussions have not yet tackled include those related to inter-jurisdictional coordination, transparency, and project selection. 

This paper begins to fill these research gaps through an in-depth examination of several RTIF programs across California. It specifically answers the following research questions.
(1) What factors led to the adoption of the case study RTIF programs? (2) What institutional mechanisms were used to conceptualize and design the case study RTIF programs and secure cooperation of participant jurisdictions? (3) What mechanisms are being used to implement the case study RTIF programs equitably and transparently, that are agreeable to all participant jurisdictions? (4) What strategies are being implemented in the case study RTIF programs to reduce vertical and horizontal inequities? (5) What is the case study RTIF programs’ revenue yield, and how much regional transportation needs are being met by these revenues?]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 19:07:10 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>RES2025-05: Case Studies on the Economic Benefits of TDOT's Rail Connectivity Grant Program</title>
      <link>https://rip.trb.org/View/2437330</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As Tennessee's economy continues to expand, the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has increasingly recognized the importance of an efficient transportation network in aiding industrial growth. Particularly, the improvement and extension of railroads have garnered attention for their potential to increase job opportunities and attract capital investment while also offering a cost-efficient alternative to roadway transportation. Freight transportation accessibility is critical to enhancing rural area development and providing service to smaller communities, which are often composed of socioeconomically disadvantaged populations. In addition, intermodal solutions reduce fossil fuel consumption and carbon emissions. In 2018, TDOT made strategic investments of approximately $10 million in this sector through the Rail Connectivity Grant Program with three pivotal objectives: to increase job creation and capital investment by facilitating industries that necessitate rail access; to enhance the marketability of available industrial sites through improved rail connections; and to reduce highway and bridge maintenance costs by shifting the bulk of heavy freight transport from the road to rail networks. To date, funding has been allocated for four projects, with three of them having reached completion. Despite these efforts, there remains a lack of comprehensive analytics to calculate the benefits and relative returns on investment outcomes for these projects, and to provide a recommendation of a best investment plan that could be implemented by TDOT. This proposed project will develop a framework to analyze the economic benefits and relative returns on investment outcomes for the rail connectivity projects and conduct an analysis of such projects funded by TDOT. The assessment ensures that TDOT’s investments are validated, thereby informing future investment decisions and optimizing the program's contribution to Tennessee's overall growth agenda.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 16:07:16 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>NCHRP Implementation Support Program. Implementation Project to Measure and Communicate the Value of Access Management</title>
      <link>https://rip.trb.org/View/2342022</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Effective ingress and egress along highways and major arterial roads are essential for minimizing and separating road-user conflicts. Closely spaced driveways, median openings across turn lanes, and driveways near major intersections are examples of poorly designed access features that contribute to unsafe, unsightly, and congested roadways. Access management techniques—used to minimize and separate potential conflict points—help reduce crashes, preserve roadway capacity, improve corridor aesthetics, and reduce congestion. Well-managed transportation corridors also benefit from more stable property values, improved livability, less delay to freight movers and the commuting public, and better market reach for retail businesses. 

NCHRP Research Report 1032: How to Measure and Communicate the Value of Access Management contains a guide for practitioners on how to use the online Access Management Communication Toolkit (AMC Toolkit). The report is designed to help public agency staff and their consultants more easily understand, measure, and communicate the value of access management techniques when developing or implementing access management plans, programs, or projects. The AMC Toolkit Resources consist of spreadsheets for state departments of transportation (DOTs) and local practitioners to use to access management practice, and presentations, brochures, and factsheets for stakeholders to use.

NCHRP 20-44(56) will provide training on using the toolkit and help DOT staff understand and incorporate its principles and tools into existing programs, policies, and projects. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 19:36:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>An Inter-Agency Approach to Planning for Transportation System Resilience for Underserved Populations and General Populations: Case Study Applications to Georgia and Texas</title>
      <link>https://rip.trb.org/View/2007990</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Evolving climate disasters and the pandemic are a persistent reminder that lower levels of social equity can leave populations vulnerable. There is mounting evidence that while resilience is determined by the weakest link in the (supply)chain, its effects tend to impact the entire (supply) chain and communities it serves. As climate disasters evolve in frequency and magnitude, and in light of the COVID-19 Pandemic, transportation agencies will manage system performance better as they become more resilient. This research project aims to assemble a comprehensive methodology from a wide range of methods to assess the resilience of selected case study transportation systems and the 
communities they serve. The methods include GIS application for multi-hazard exposure and vulnerability analysis, adaptive resilience capabilities maturity assessment, resilience metrics assessment, case studies, comparative institutional analysis, and transportation equity analysis. The project team will characterize the evolving resilience of underserved and general populations, and make recommendations to strengthen system resilience. Properly assessing the resilience of transportation systems is not easy because they are complex adaptive systems. Sound methodologies are needed to assess transportation system resilience defensibly and make recommendations to strengthen resilience to climate and other known hazards, as well as unknown hazards (e.g., COVID-19 before it 
occurred). The team will build on knowledge gained from ongoing and recent projects to assess the resilience of Georgia’s, Florida’s and Texas’ transportation systems, demonstrating a comprehensive resilience assessment approach. Applying case-based reasoning, the team will offer both targeted and general recommendations to build resilience for underserved and general populations. The project team expect this project to add value to transportation agencies and the communities they serve by outlining specific  ways to enhance the resiliency of their planning and decision-making mindset, institutions, processes  and tools in a manner that develops resilience comparably for both the underserved and general  populations they serve.
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2022 18:01:56 GMT</pubDate>
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