1. Overview of Climate Resilience in Transportation Planning October, 2017 Savannah, GA Jill Stark, FHWA, Office of Planning

2. New Planning Factor 23 CFR 450.206(a) & 23 CFR 450.306(b)
States and MPOs shall consider and implement: Improving the resiliency and reliability of the transportation system and reduce or mitigate stormwater impacts of surface transportation
Order 5520 
Establish FHWA policy on preparedness and resilience to climate change and extreme weather events
Why is the issue of climate change and extreme weather resilience so important to FHWA and our partners?
Communities across the United States are experiencing extreme weather events that damage roads and bridges and cost large sums to repair, not to mention the cost to the economy from disrupted travel. Think of Hurricanes Sandy and Katrina, the Waldo Canyon Fire in Colorado, the Missouri River flood,
According to NBC News, Texas is ranked with the most natural disasters of any State recording at least on major natural disaster per year. These include floods, drought, tornadoes, ice storms, wildfires, and coastal hurricanes.
These extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and severe and sea levels are rising.
FAST Act added that States and MPOs shall consider and implement improving the resiliency and reliability of the transportation system and reduce or mitigate stormwater impacts of surface transportation.
Order 5520 came out as a new directive in The purpose to establish the FHWA policy on preparedness and resilience to climate change and extreme weather events. This directive further serves to implement relevant provisions of title 23 to comply with Executive Order 13653, Preparing the United States for the Impacts of Climate Change (EO 13653), dated November 1, 2013, and further the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Policy Statement on Climate Change Adaptation.

3. Reliability & Resiliency
Travel Time Reliability = The consistency or dependability in travel times, as measured from day-to-day and/or across different times of the day.
Resilience = The ability to anticipate, prepare for, and adapt to changing conditions and withstand, respond to, and recover rapidly from disruptions
So what is Reliability and Resiliency?
In common terms, reliability is the overall consistency of a measure. Travel time reliability measures the extent of this unexpected delay. 
Resiliency is our ability to plan for varying extreme weather events.

4. Consultation & Plan Development
23 CFR (f)(7)
Recommendation that States and MPOs consult with agencies and officials responsible for natural disaster risk reduction when developing a MTP and TIP
23 CFR (b)
MTP assess capital investment and other strategies that reduce the vulnerability of the existing transportation infrastructure to natural disasters
There are 2 additional introductions to the FAST Act concern this reliability and assessment of our infrastructure to natural disasters. Further consultation is required in the long-range and programmatic levels as well.

5. Resiliency in the Planning Process
Metropolitan Transportation Plans
Transportation Improvement Programs
Public involvement and interagency consultation
Risk-based transportation Asset Management Plans
Planning and Research Work Programs
Annual Unified Planning Work Programs
Modal, subarea, and corridor planning
Scenario planning
Climate resilience included in risk-based asset management requirements (in the NPRM). This includes…

6. Integrating Climate into the Planning Process
Resources:
Integrating Climate Change into the Transportation Planning Process
Scenario Planning – Cape Cod and New Mexico reports
Less development in wildfire risk areas in the preferred scenario.
Example:
In Albuquerque, New Mexico, FHWA partnered with the MPO on a scenario planning process to assess the impact of growth scenarios on climate resilience and mitigation, along with other community goals.
You can see in this Albuquerque, New Mexico example that FHWA partnered with the MPO on a scenario planning process to assess the impact of growth scenarios on climate resilience and mitigation, along with other community goals. The project analyzed how different scenarios performed on development in wildfire risk areas (shown above), development in flood risk areas, water consumption, and emissions levels. During stakeholder workshops, participants discussed policies that would help achieve a preferred scenario for the 2040 metropolitan transportation plan.

7. Strategies to Reduce Vulnerability
Coordinate with agencies in natural disaster risk reduction
Assess the vulnerability of transportation assets to types of natural disasters
Identify at-risk assets and potential impacts of disasters
Evaluate approaches to system management, operations, and maintenance
Determine assets to retrofit, rehabilitate, or relocate
Analyze appropriate areas to build new facilities
Prioritize funding using costs, benefits, risks, and impacts
Develop systems for monitoring and reporting
Educate and engage decision-makers, partners, and public
Here you see a list of strategies to reduce the transportation system’s vulnerability and risk reduction…

8. In the Works
Inter-Governmental Emergency Evacuation Planning Coalition
Charter
Inventory Policies and Guidance
Align Policies and Guidance
Toolbox
Finally on the HQ side we are starting up a multi-agency initiative to address planning for emergencies. This will include the planning stages, the process during an emergency, and the aftermath. We’ll develop…