An Inter-Agency Approach to Planning for Transportation System Resilience for Underserved Populations and General Populations: Case Study Applications to Georgia and Texas
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.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $100000
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Contract Numbers:
022-01
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Sponsor Organizations:
Center for Transportation Equity, Decisions, & Dollars
University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX United States 76019University of Texas at Arlington
Box 19308
Arlington, TX United States 76019-0308Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
University Transportation Centers Program
Department of Transportation
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Managing Organizations:
Center for Transportation Equity, Decisions, & Dollars
University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX United States 76019 -
Performing Organizations:
Georgia Institute of Technology
275 Ferst Drive NW
Atlanta, GA United States 30332-0150University of Texas at Arlington
Box 19308
Arlington, TX United States 76019-0308 -
Principal Investigators:
Amekudzi, Adjo
Singh, Prerna
Woodall, Brian
Crutchfield, Jandell
- Start Date: 20220701
- Expected Completion Date: 20230731
- Actual Completion Date: 0
- USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Case studies; Climate change; COVID-19; Decision making; Disaster resilience; Equity (Justice); Interagency relations; Transportation planning
- Geographic Terms: Florida; Georgia; Texas
- Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Society; Transportation (General);
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01854733
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Center for Transportation, Equity, Decisions & Dollars (CTEDD)
- Contract Numbers: 022-01
- Files: UTC, RIP
- Created Date: Aug 16 2022 6:01PM