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NCHRP Research Report 1131
Flood Forecasting for Transportation Resilience: A Guide, from TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program, seeks to empower state DOTs with technical resources and organizational insights to better predict the timing and magnitude of flooding and enable advanced early warnings to help protect critical infrastructure and enhance roadway safety.
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Integration of Climate Change Projections in Hydrologic and Hydraulic Design in Transportation Projects
This webinar will feature selected methods and tools used by transportation agencies in the United States and overseas to account for climate data in the hydrologic and hydraulic design of transportation facilities.
Building Organizational Resilience
How do you create a resilient organization in the face of recurring extreme events? This webinar from the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development addressed “hurricane fatigue” and how they continue to build organizational resilience.
Cyber Resilience
The transportation sector is the third most vulnerable sector to cyber-attacks. This webinar from Colorado DOT showed what DOTs should know and how they can be better prepared.
Resilience & Transportation
Climate Change Mitigation/Adaptation State-by-State Listing
Here is a listing of state-by-state links to documents, powerpoints, and other information on state DOT climate change and energy activities. It includes reports, policies, plans, and research sponsored by the designated state DOT or part of a collaborative effort that involves the state DOT. It includes information on both greenhouse gas mitigation activities as well as climate adaptation activities.
AZ Office of the Governor- Resilience, Water, and the Environment
Arizona Institute for Resilience- Climate
Arizona DOT Resilience Program (2023)
Creating a Resilient Transportation Network in Skagit Country (2015) (FHWA Pilot)
Creating a Resilient Transportation Network in Skagit County
FHWA Webinar: Developing Scenarios of Future Temperature and Precipitation Conditions (Feb. 2015)
CA DOT- PROTECT Resilience Improvement Plan
California Climate Adaptation Strategy 2024
CA NRA- Building Climate Resilience
State of California Sea-Level Rise Guidance 2018 Update
Paying it Forward: The Path Toward Climate-Safe Infrastructure in California (2018)
California Forest Carbon Plan (2018)
Safeguarding California Plan: 2018 Update – California’s Climate Adaptation Strategy
Caltrans Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments (webpage)
Planning and Investing for a Resilient California – A Guidebook for State Agencies (2017)
Transformative Climate Communities Program/ AB 2722 (Sept. 2016)
Guidance for Incorporating Sea Level Rise into Capital Planning in San Francisco (revised Dec. 2015)
E.O. B-30-15: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Target (April 2015)
Case Study: Surfers Point Managed Retreat Project (Jan. 2015)
Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Study for the City of Los Angeles (Dec. 2013)
Indicators of Climate Change in California (2022)
Caltrans Activities to Address Climate Change (April 2013)
Case Study: Sea-Level Rise Guidance Document (March 2013)
FTA Pilot Case Study: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (2011)
Caltrans Guidance on Incorporating Sea Level Rise (May 2011)
San Francisco Metropolitan Transportation Commission Case Study (2010)
Caltrans Climate Change Branch
California Energy Commission: Climate Change Partnerships
Ocean Protection Council: OPC Climate Change Program
California Air Resource Board Assembly Bill 32 Scoping Plan
CARB Sustainable Communities Strategies
CA Transportation Commission Transportation Planning
Metropolitan Transportation Commission Pilot Project: Adapting to Rising Tides
Delaware DOT- Transportation Resilience and Sustainability
Office for Coastal Management- Climate Action Plan
The Nature Conservancy- Delaware’s Coastal Resilience Roadmap
Delaware’s Climate Action Plan (November 2021)
ECOS- Delaware Climate Action Plan (2021)
Delaware Living Shorelines Committee
Delaware Resilient and Sustainable Communities League
Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Planning (CMAP) Summary Report (October 2017)
Delaware Climate-Ready Workforce Pilot Project Summary Report (June 2017)
Green Infrastructure Primer (2016)
Climate Framework for Delaware
Delaware.gov- Delaware’s Climate Impacts
Delaware’s Wilmington Area Planning Council (WILMAPCO) Sea Level Rise Study (2011)
Case Study: City of Lewes, Delaware Hazard Mitigation and Climate Adaptation Action Plan (June 2011)
Climate Ready DC Plan (2025)
Case Study: Washington, DC Flood Levee System Improvements (January 2015)
DDOT Climate Change Adaptation Plan (Feb. 2013)
Case Study: District of Columbia DOT: Climate Change Adaptation Plan (Feb. 2013)
DDOT Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory (Feb. 2013)
Federal Triangle Stormwater Drainage Study (July 2011)
District of Columbia DOT Climate Change Workshop (June 2011)
Meeting Transportation Goals to Reduce Greenhouse Gases in the National Capital Region (May 2010)
District of Columbia Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory, 2006 Calendar Year Baseline (Jan. 2010)
DDOT Climate Resilience Planning (2021)
Department of Energy & Environment – Climate Change
State of Hawaii Climate Change Portal
O’ahu Climate Action Plan Community Platform
Hawaii Office of Planning and Sustainable Development- Adapting to Climate Change
Hawaii DOT Provides LED Lighting for Oahu and Maui Highway Systems, Hawaii DOT (March 2016)
Ocean Resources Management Plan (July 2013)
Climate Change Adaptation Priority Guidelines/SB 2745 (July 2012)
2010 Hawaii DOT Climate Change Workshop
Case Study: Oahu MPO Transportation Asset Climate Change Risk Assessment Project (2011)
Des Moines Area MPO- Climate Adaptation Strategies
Preparing for Climate Change in Iowa
Iowa DOT- Resilience Improvement Plan
Iowa’s Clean Air Attainment Program (ICAAP) (2019)
2010 Iowa DOT Climate Change Workshop
2010 Iowa Energy Independence Plan
Iowa’s Renewable Energy and Infrastructure Impacts (April 2010)
Resilient Maine: Local Adaptation and Resilience Actions at a Coastwide Scale
Maine Governor’s Office- Community Resilience Partnership
NOAA Climate Resilience Regional Challenge
MaineDOT Statewide Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment (2024)
SMPDC-Tides, Taxes, and New Tactics: Planning for Sea Level Rise and Coastal Adaptation (2021)
GEI- Blue Hill Climate Vulnerability Assessment: Coastal Flooding and Adaptation (2024)
Summary of American Climate Prospectus: Impacts for Maryland (Nov. 2015)
Climate Change: The Cost of Inaction for Maryland’s Economy (Nov. 2015)
Maryland’s Post-2020 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Target Setting (Nov. 2015)
Maryland Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan (2023)
Updating Maryland’s Sea-level Rise Projections Report (June 2013)
Climate Change Adaptation, MD State Highway Administration, TRB Annual Meeting (Jan. 2011)
Maryland DNR Climate Resilience- Adaptation
Maryland DNR Climate Resilience- Our Climate Initiatives
City of Boston- Climate Resilience
City of Boston- Coastal Resilience Planning
Preparing for Climate Change in Massachusetts
ResilientMass Metrics: Tracking climate resilience in Massachusetts
DCR Office of Climate Resilience
2024 Massachusetts Climate Report Card – Climate Adaptation and Resilience
2015 Climate Summit Report, Chapter 5: Initiatives Recommended for Implementation
FHWA Case Study: South Coast Rail Project NEPA Analysis (2013)
FHWA Case Study: MassDOT Climate Resilience Pilot Program (2018-2020)
MassDOT’s Healthy Transportation Policy Directive (Sept. 2013)
2011 Massachusetts DOT Climate Change Workshop
Interagency Climate Change Scenario Planning Cape Cod Pilot (2011)
Interagency Transportation, Land Use, and Climate Change Cape Cod Pilot Project (Sept. 2011)
Massachusetts Climate Change Adaptation Report (Sept. 2011)
MIPlace- Resilience Immediate Strategies and Ideas
Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG)- Flooding and Infrastructure Resilience
Dept. of Environment- Climate Resilience and Adaptation
Detroit, Michigan Climate Action Plan (October 2017)
Final Report: Michigan DOT Climate Vulnerability Assessment Pilot Project (Nov. 2014) (FHWA Pilot)
Climate change Adaptation Issues in Highway Operations, Michigan DOT, from TRB Webinar (Apr. 2011)
Minnesota Climate Action Framework
MnDOT 2016 Sustainability Report
2017 Statewide Multimodal Transportation Plan
Climate Solutions and Economic Opportunities Report (July 2016)
Final Report: MnDOT Flash Flood Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment Pilot Project (Nov. 2014)
Adapting to Climate Change in Minnesota – Report of the Interagency Climate Adaptation Team (2013)
Resilient NJ: Local Planning for Climate Change Toolkit
State of the Climate New Jersey (2024)
NJTPA Resilience Improvement Plan (2024)
NJDEP- New Jersey Climate Change Resilience Strategy (2021)
New Jersey Global Warming Response Act 80×50 Report (2020)
NJTPA Passaic River Basin Climate Resilience Planning Study (2019)
Understanding New Jersey’s Vulnerability to Climate Change (Feb. 2014)
NJTPA Regional Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Plan Final Report (July 2013)
NJDOT Partnership to Produce Electricity at Two Highway Rest Areas (Feb. 2012)
NJTPA Regional Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Forecast Final Report (June 2011)
Sustainable Infrastructure Guidelines, Port Authority of NY and NJ (March 2011)
New York to Invest $100M in Road Sustainability Effort (2024)
Responding to Climate Change in New York State, NYSERDA (2011 and 2014 update)
NYSDOT Transportation Asset Management Plan (May 2014)
Road Weather Information System Statewide Implementation Plan (April 2014)
FHWA Case Study: Tappan Zee Bridge NEPA Analysis (2013)
Reducing Vehicle Miles Traveled through Smart Land-Use Design (Dec. 2011)
NYSDOT Synthesis Study: Mainstreaming Adaptation Strategies into NYSDOT Operations (Oct. 2011)
Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Initiative of the NY State DOT
New York Climate Change Science Clearinghouse
NY Rising Community Reconstruction Program
NY Truck Voucher Incentive Program
NYC Environmental Protection- Climate Resiliency
NCDHHS- Climate and Your Health (2025)
Adapting to Climate Change: A Handbook for Local Governments in North Carolina (June 2013)
Appalachian Landscape Partnership
Climate Ready North Carolina: Building a Resilient Future (Aug. 2012)
2011 North Carolina DOT Climate Change Workshop
North Carolina Highway 12 Storm Recovery
NCDPS- Hazard Mitigation Plans
North Carolina Risk Management Portal
North Carolina DEC- NC Climate Risk Assessment and Resilience Plan
Ohio EPA- Priority Resiliency Plan (2024)
Roadway Kinetic Energy Capture and Conversion (2019)
Ohio Hazard Mitigation Plan (2019)
ODOT Infrastructure Resiliency Plan (May 2016)
Operation & Maintenance of a Statewide Crest-Stage Stream Gauging Network (July 2015)
Evaluation of Renewable Energy Alternatives for Highway Maintenance Facilities, ODOT (Jan. 2014)
Oregon Sustainable Transportation Initiative (OSTI)
Fourth Oregon Climate Assessment Report (2019, exec summary)
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Toolkit (webpage)
Green Infrastructure Techniques for Resilience of the Oregon Coast Highway (2018) (FHWA Pilot)
Enhanced Assessment of Projected Landslide Activity Under Precipitation and Seismicity (2017)
How Tillamook Weathered the Storm: A Case Study (2016)
Oregon Climate and Health Vulnerability Assessment (2015)
Oregon Climate and Health Profile Report (2014)
Cool Planning: A Handbook on Local Strategies to Slow Climate Change
Oregon Climate Office- Climate Change Adaptaion and Resilience
ODOT Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure Program
Climate Change Action Plan (2024)
Transportation Strategies in Pennsylvania Climate Action Plans (2024)
Climate Impact Assessment (2024)
PENNDOT Extreme Weather Vulnerability Study (2017)
Pennsylvania DOT Climate Change Workshop (April 2010)
Philadelphia Office of Sustainability
PennDOT Car and Van Pooling Initiative
Rhode Island Statewide Coastal Resilience Plan
Rhode Island MPO- Adaptation & Resilience
Vulnerability of Transportation Assets to Sea Level Rise, RI Statewide Planning Program (Jan. 2015)
RI Executive Climate Change Council Report (August 2017)
Action Plan to Stand Up to Climate Change (2017)
Rhode Island Resilience Report (2024)
Tennessee DOT Conducts Statewide Vulnerability Assessment for Transportation Assets (2021)
Performing a Regional Transportation Asset Extreme Weather Vulnerability Assessment (TDOT 2016)
TDOT- Extreme Weather Vulnerability Assessment Pilot Project (2015)
2010 Tennessee DOT Climate Change Workshop
National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program (2025)
Vermont Transportation Resilience Planning Tool (TRPT)
Vermont Transportation Energy Profile (2019)
2018 Vermont State Hazard Mitigation Plan
Vermont Climate Assessment (2014)
Planning for Flood Recovery and Long-Term Resilience in Vermont, U.S. EPA (July 2014)
Climate Change Adaptation Framework (May 2013)
Adapting Vermont’s Transportation Infrastructure to the Future Impacts of Climate Change (Aug. 2012)
Lessons Learned from Irene: Vermont RPCs Address Transportation System Recovery, NADO (July 2012)
Lessons from Irene: Building Resiliency as We Rebuild (Jan. 2012)
2011 Vermont DOT Climate Change Workshop
Rivers and Roads Training Program, VT DEC and Agency of Transportation
Vermont Economic Resiliency Initiative
Vermont Agency of Transportation- Resilience Planning
Climate Change in Vermont- Adaptation and Resilience
VTRC – Incorporating Potential Climate Change Impacts in Bridge and Culvert Design (2019)
Executive Order 24 – Increasing Virginia’s Resilience to Sea Level Rise and Natural Hazards (2018)
Coastal Adaptation and Resilience Master Plan (2018)
Sea Level Rise and Storm Surge Impacts to Roadways in Hampton Roads (2016)
Recurrent Flooding Study for Tidewater Virginia (2013)
FHWA Case Study: Hampton Roads Climate Change Vulnerability (2010)
Virginia Climate Change and Livability Scan, FHWA Division Office (Sept. 2010)
Virginia Coastal Resilience Master Plan
Coastal Adaptation & Resilience Master Plan
Volkswagen settlement Information
Washington’s Climate Resilience Strategy (2024)
Washington State Climate Resilience Strategy- PDF (2024)
Sustainable Transportation Action Plan 2015-2017
Project-Level Greenhouse Gas Evaluations under NEPA and SEPA (Nov. 2016)
Final Report: Creating a Resilient Transportation Network in Skagit County (2015)
Governor Jay Inslee’s E.O. 14-04 Washington Carbon Pollution Reduction and Clean Energy (2014)
LED Adaptive lighting and illumination reform (2017)
Climate Impacts Vulnerability Assessment Report (Nov. 2011)
Climate Impacts Vulnerability Assessment (FHWA Pilot Case Study) (2010)
Department of Ecology Biennial Reports to the Governor and Legislature
Department of Ecology – Air and Climate
WSDOT: Climate Change – Adapting and Preparing
WSDOT Sustainable Transportation
WSDOT West Coast Green Highway Initiative
RCW 43.21M.010 Development of strategy – Integrated Climate Change Response Strategy
RCW 47.01.440 Adoption of statewide goals to reduce annual per capita vehicle miles traveled by 2050
RCW 70.235.020 Greenhouse gas emissions reductions
RCW 70.235.070 Distribution of funds for infrastructure and capital development projects
External Links
Assessing Performance of the National Highway System, Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measure (2025)
FHWA National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Program
DOT Resilience, Air Quality, and Sustainability Analysis Tools
DOT Energy Analysis and Sustainability
The Joint Office of Energy and Transportation
FHWA Energy and Emissions Web Page
Climate Change Adaption Tools for Transportation (Climate.gov)
Resilience Guidance, Framework, and Projects (FHWA)
FHWA Infrastructure Carbon Estimator (2014)
FHWA: A Performance-Based Approach to Addressing Greenhouse Gas Emissions through Transportation Planning (2013)
FHWA: Handbook for Estimating Transportation Greenhouse Gases for Integration into the Planning Process (March 2013)
FHWA Energy and Emissions Reduction Policy Analysis Tool (EERPAT) (2012)
FHWA Guidelines for the Implementation of Reduced Lighting on Roadways (6-25-14)
FHWA Air Quality and Climate Change Highlights (monthly)
FTA Low- or No-emission Transit Buses (Sept. 2015)
U.S. DOT Draft 30-Year ‘Framework for the Future’ (Feb. 2015)
U.S. DOT’s Energy Blueprint: Efficient Transportation for America (2012)
- Reviewing Evidence for Greenhouse Gas Emissions and U.S. Climate, Health, and Welfare (2025)
- Addressing Climate Resilience and Greenhouse Gases in the Transportation Planning Process (2024)
- Considering Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change in Environmental Reviews (2024)
- TRB- Transportation Resilience 2023
- NCHRP Report 750: Strategic Issues Facing Transportation: Volume 5: Preparing State Transportation Agencies for an Uncertain Energy Future (5-27-14)
- Second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP2) Practitioners Guide to Incorporating Greenhouse Gas Emissions into the Collaborative Decision-Making Process (2013)
- NCHRP 25-25 Task 58, Methods to Address Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Transportation Construction/Maintenance/Operations Activities, Final Report and the Greenhouse Gas Calculator for State Departments of Transportation
- Strategies For Reducing The Impacts of Surface Transportation On Global Climate Change: A Synthesis Of Policy Research And State And Local Mitigation Strategies (NCHRP 20-24(59) 2009)
- Integrated State and Local Government Policy Approaches to Transportation and Climate (NCHRP Report 08-36 (94) 2008)
- Transportation Resilience Metrics
IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (2023)
Fifth National Climate Assessment (2023)
AASHTO Emerging Mobility Areas Resources
Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis
Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change
Climate Change 2023: Synthesis Report
Council on Environmental Quality Guidance on Consideration of Greenhouse Gases
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Transportation: Opportunities in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic (Georgetown Climate Center and Cambridge Systematics, Nov. 2015)
Transportation and Climate Initiative of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States
Fifth National Climate Assessment Report (NCA5- 2023)
National Climate Assessment Transportation Sector Highlights (2023)
Plug-in Electric Vehicle (PEV) Action Tool (2013, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions)
An Action Plan to Integrate Plug-in Electric Vehicles with the U.S. Electrical Grid (2012, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, AASHTO Center for Environmental Excellence)
U.S. Energy Information Administration Annual Energy Outlook 2015
Georgetown Climate Center Transportation Sector Web Page
Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report 2014
IPCC Working Group 3 Report: Mitigation of Climate Change (2014)