Improving the Mobility and Safety of People Affected by Extreme Weather

Extreme weather can cause severe disruptions to mobility and safety. For example, access to shelter and life-saving resources and services, such as health care, food, jobs, school, civic activities, and social engagements, can be severed or diminished. While state departments of transportation (DOTs) are required through transportation planning processes to conduct risk analyses to improve the durability and longevity of investments, only some states have tailored their plans and programs to address the mobility and safety of people affected by extreme weather. Research is needed to support the development of plans, programs, and investments to mitigate the impacts of extreme weather and improve mobility and safety of affected people. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this research is to develop a resource for transportation and planning agencies to better address the mobility and safety of people affected by extreme weather in agency plans, programs, and investments.

• Record URL:
  • http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=5500

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $500,000
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 08-181

• Sponsor Organizations:

  State Departments of Transportation (participating member states of American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO))

  American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
  444 North Capitol Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)

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

  Schwager, Dianne

• Performing Organizations:

  Cambridge Systematics

  Medford, MA  United States 
• Principal Investigators:

  Indrakanti, Suseel

• Start Date: 20240701
• Expected Completion Date: 20261231
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Climate change adaptation; Mobility; Persons with disabilities; Transportation disadvantaged persons; Transportation equity; Transportation planning; Weather conditions
• Subject Areas: Environment; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Security and Emergencies; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01902709
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project 08-181
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: Dec 19 2023 7:34PM