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2. REPORT DATE January 2015 |
3. REPORT TYPE AND DATES Final Report |
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4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE Central Texas Extreme Weather and Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment of Regional Transportation Infrastructure |
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6. AUTHOR(S) Cambridge Systamatics, Inc. |
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7. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) Cambridge Systematics, Inc 10415 Morado Circle, Building II, Suite 340, Austin TX 78759 ICF International 1725 I (Eye) Street, N.W.,Washington, DC 20006 USA |
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9. SPONSORING/MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) 505 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX 78704 Office of Sustainability, City of Austin 1000 E 11th St, Austin, TX 78702 Federal Highway Administration 1200 New Jersey Ave, SE, Washington, DC 20590 |
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12a. DISTRIBUTION/AVAILABILITY STATEMENT This document is available to the public on the FHWA website at www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/climate/adaptation/2015pilots/ |
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13. ABSTRACT (Maximum 200 words) This report presents the results of a Climate Resilience Pilot Project conducted by the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO), the City of Austin Office of Sustainability, and sponsored in part by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The specific purpose of this study was to assess the potential vulnerability of a limited selection of critical transportation assets in the CAMPO region to the effects of extreme weather and climate; to highlight lessons learned in the process, and to outline potential next steps toward enhancing the resilience of the region's transportation infrastructure. The assets evaluated include roadways, bridges, and rail, and the climate-related stressors considered were flooding, drought, extreme heat, wildfire, and extreme cold (icing). Commensurate with the region's Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) - under development at the time of writing), the year 2040 was selected as the analysis horizon. |
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14. SUBJECT TERMS climate change, adaptation |
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