Research for the AASHTO Standing Committee on the Environment. Task 24. Climate Change and U.S. Transportation

This TRB policy study will provide U.S. transportation officials with an overview of the scientific consensus on climate change; summarize current and projected contributions of all modes of U.S. transportation to climate change; summarize possible consequences for U.S. transportation infrastructure; analyze transportation policy options for adapting to impacts; examine strategies to mitigate future climate impacts through reduced transportation emissions; and recommend critical areas of research. The $125,000 has been provided as an AASHTO contribution to an overall effort valued at $900,000 that will be funded by a number of government and private sector stakeholder groups and conducted by an expert panel.

• Record URL:
  http://www.trb.org/TRBNet/ProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=1296

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $125000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 25-25. Task

  SAIS-P-04-04-A

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

  444 North Capitol Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Project Managers:

  Hedges, Christopher

• Performing Organizations:

  Transportation Research Board

  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Principal Investigators:

  Humphrey, Nancy

• Start Date: 20050901
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20070930
• Source Data: RiP Project 10762

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Climate; Emission control systems; Infrastructure; Mode choice; Public transit; Research projects; Strategic planning; Transportation planning; Weather conditions
• Identifier Terms: National Cooperative Highway Research Program
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01460691
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: National Cooperative Highway Research Program
• Contract Numbers: Project 25-25. Task, SAIS-P-04-04-A
• Files: RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 1:30PM