Gulf Coast Study, Phase II, Interagency Agreement Between Research & Innovative Technology Administration and Federal Highway Administration

The Gulf Coast Study, Phase 1, completed in 2008, studied how changes in climate over the next 50 to 100 years could affect transportation systems in the U.S. central Gulf Coast region and discussed how to account for potential impacts in transportation planning. Phase 2 will build on the information developed in Phase 1 to develop more definitive information about impacts at the local level in a particular Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) or smaller region and will focus analysis on the key transportation links, for day to day systems operations and emergency management. The study will develop more precise tools and guides for State departments of transportation (DOTs) and MPO planners to use in deciding how to adapt to potential climate impacts and determine vulnerability for key links for each mode. Phase 2 will also develop a risk assessment tool to allow decision makers to understand vulnerability to climate change and develop a process to implement transportation facility improvements in a systematic manner.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $250000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  DTFH61-10-N-50012 TA

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Highway Administration

  Office of Planning, Environment and Realty (HEP)
  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Kafalenos, Robert

• Performing Organizations:

  Research and Innovative Technology Administration

  Department of Transportation
  1200 New Jersey Avneue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Principal Investigators:

  Antonielli, Jennifer

• Start Date: 20100316
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20120316
• Source Data: RiP Project 26946

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Climate change; Decision making; Disasters and emergency operations; Emergency management; Environmental impacts; Metropolitan planning organizations; Planning and design; Risk assessment; Technological innovations; Transportation planning
• Geographic Terms: Gulf Coast (United States)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I15: Environment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01461310
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Contract Numbers: DTFH61-10-N-50012 TA
• Files: RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 1:43PM