Development of a Resilience Index for the Florida Surface Transportation System

Transportation resilience has a multifaceted nature, which requires analyzing various factors across multiple domains (i.e., technical, social, economic, and environmental) for evaluation. However, existing resilience indicators, which are based mainly on the physical conditions of transportation assets, are not comprehensive enough to provide information about resilience. To develop effective resilience-related policies and programs, current resilience metrics need to capture holistic aspects of transportation resilience. This project proposes a composite index framework to quantitatively measure and monitor various aspects of regional transportation infrastructure’s resilience to wind- and water-related hazards. The developed resilience index enables transportation planners to (i) effectively monitor and analyze trends of a broad range of resilience factors by streamlining their otherwise abundant information and (ii) prioritize resilience-related projects based on resilience needs (i.e., which aspects of resilience require improvement based on the trends of the factors). As a case study, the resilience index was developed for the Florida District 5 surface transportation systems. The resilience index trends indicated that the overall resilience of the surface transportation system to both wind- and water-related hazards have improved in the past decade while further providing insights into micro-level resilience trends for planning guidance.

• Record URL:
  • https://fdotwww.blob.core.windows.net/sitefinity/docs/default-source/research/reports/fdot-bdv30-977-30-rpt.pdf?sfvrsn=ee3633a1_1
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• Summary URL:
  • https://fdotwww.blob.core.windows.net/sitefinity/docs/default-source/research/reports/fdot-bdv30-977-30-sum.pdf?sfvrsn=9c9c70b_1
• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/73550
• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/73551
• Corporate Authors:

  FAMU-FSU College of Engineering

  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  2525 Pottsdamer Street
  Tallahassee, FL  United States  32310

  Florida Department of Transportation

  605 Suwannee Street
  Tallahassee, FL  United States  32399-0450
• Authors:
  • Choi, Juyeong
  • AbdelRazig, Yassir
  • Smith, Dennis
  • 0000-0002-2261-5052
  • Ventimiglia, Billie
  • 0000-0001-9426-3781
  • Nickdoost, Navid
  • Shooshtari, Mohammad Javad
  • Hess, Ashton
  • Amalbert, Karina
• Publication Date: 2022-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 133p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Disaster resilience; Ground transportation; Index numbers; Infrastructure; Quantitative metrics; Transportation planning
• Geographic Terms: Florida
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01912931
• Record Type: Publication
• Contract Numbers: BDV30-977-30
• Files: NTL, TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Mar 22 2024 5:05PM