Transportation Resilience 2023: International Conference on Extreme Weather and Climate Change Challenges (2025)
Chapter: Front Matter
TRANSPORTATION INSIGHTS | 5
Transportation
Resilience 2023
International Conference on Extreme
Weather and Climate Change Challenges
NOVEMBER 13–15, 2023
TRANSPORTATION INSIGHTS | 5
SUMMARY REPORT
NOVEMBER 13–15, 2023 | WASHINGTON, DC
Transportation
Resilience 2023
International Conference on Extreme
Weather and Climate Change Challenges
Chelsea Treboniak, Rapporteur
Critical Ops, LLC
Transportation Insights 5
ISBN 978-0-309-73313-7
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Planning Committee
Co-Chairs
Mark Abkowitz, Vanderbilt University
Brenda Dix, ICF
Steven Olmsted, Arizona Department of Transportation
Members
Annie Bennett, Georgetown Climate Center
Chen Chen, Oklahoma State University
Aimee Flannery, Jacobs
Albert Romano, ATCS
Mosi London, Arlington County (VA) Department of Transportation
Sandy Hertz, Maryland Department of Transportation
Daniel Murray, American Transportation Research Institute
Mark Teschauer, U.S. Climate Alliance
Wenxin Qiao, World Bank
Liaisons
Shawn Johnson, Office of Research, Development and Technology, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation
John Dean, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
Heather Holsinger, Office of the Under Secretary for Policy, U.S. Department of Transportation
Bradley Dean, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Ellen Mecray, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Rebecca Lupes, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation
TRB Staff
William B. Anderson, Senior Program Officer
James Manning, Operations Coordinator
Gary A. Jenkins, Program Operations Manager
Publications Staff for Transportation Insights
Natalie Barnes, Director of Publications
Heather DiAngelis, Associate Director of Publications
Kristin C. Sawyer, Editor
Jennifer Correro, Assistant Editor
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD 2024 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE*
OFFICERS
Chair: Carol A. Lewis, Professor, Transportation Studies, Texas Southern University, Houston
Vice Chair: Leslie S. Richards, General Manager, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), Philadelphia
Executive Director: Victoria Sheehan, Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC
MEMBERS
Michael F. Ableson, CEO, Arrival Automotive–North America, Detroit, MI
James F. Albaugh, President and CEO, The Boeing Company (retired), Scottsdale, AZ
Carlos M. Braceras, Executive Director, Utah Department of Transportation, Salt Lake City
Douglas C. Ceva, Vice President, Customer Lead Solutions, Prologis, Inc., Jupiter, FL
Nancy Daubenberger, Commissioner of Transportation, Minnesota Department of Transportation, St. Paul
Marie Therese Dominguez, Commissioner, New York State Department of Transportation, Albany
Garrett Eucalitto, Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Transportation, Newington
Chris T. Hendrickson, Hamerschlag University Professor of Engineering Emeritus, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Randell Iwasaki, President and CEO, Iwasaki Consulting Services, Walnut Creek, CA
Ashby Johnson, Executive Director, Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO), Austin, TX
Joel M. Jundt, Secretary of Transportation, South Dakota Department of Transportation, Pierre
Hani S. Mahmassani, W.A. Patterson Distinguished Chair in Transportation; Director, Transportation Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Scott C. Marler, Director, Iowa Department of Transportation, Ames
Ricardo Martinez, Adjunct Professor of Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Decatur, GA
Michael R. McClellan, Vice President, Strategic Planning, Norfolk Southern Corporation, Atlanta, GA
Russell McMurry, Commissioner, Georgia Department of Transportation, Atlanta
Craig E. Philip, Research Professor and Director, VECTOR, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Steward T.A. Pickett, Distinguished Senior Scientist, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY
Susan A. Shaheen, Professor and Co-director, Transportation Sustainability Research Center, University of California, Berkeley
Marc Williams, Executive Director, Texas Department of Transportation, Austin
EX OFFICIO MEMBERS
Michael R. Berube, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Sustainable Transportation, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC
Amit Bose, Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration, Washington, DC
Tristan Brown, Deputy Administrator, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, DC
Steven Cliff, Executive Officer, California Air Resources Board, Sacramento
Rand Ghayad, Senior Vice President, Association of American Railroads, Washington, DC
LeRoy Gishi, Chief, Division of Transportation, Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior, Germantown, MD
Robert C. Hampshire, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, DC
Jason Kelly, Deputy Commanding General for Civil Works and Emergency Operations, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, DC
Zahra “Niloo” Parvinashtiani, Engineer, Mobility Consultant Solutions, Iteris Inc., Fairfax, VA, and Chair, TRB Young Members Coordinating Council
Ann Phillips (Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy, retired), Maritime Administrator, Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, DC
Sophie Shulman, Deputy Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, DC
Karl Simon, Director, Transportation and Climate Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC
Paul P. Skoutelas, President and CEO, American Public Transportation Association, Washington, DC
Polly Trottenberg, Deputy Secretary of Transportation, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, DC
Jim Tymon, Executive Director, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, Washington, DC
Veronica Vanterpool, Acting Administrator, Federal Transit Administration, Washington, DC
Michael Whitaker, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, DC
Kristin White, Acting Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, DC
Vinn White, Deputy Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Washington, DC
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* Membership as of November 2024.
Contents
Brenda Dix, Steven Olmsted, Mark Abkowitz, Victoria Sheehan, Robert Hampshire
Plenary Session: Advancing Resilience in Surface Transportation—Roads, Rail, Port, and Transit
Steven Olmsted, Moderator, Joshua DeFlorio, Rebecca Lupes, E. Cris Liban, Michael Johnsen, Gretchen Goldman
Technical Session A: Adaptation Planning Around the World
Wenxin Qiao, Moderator, Jin Xiong, Jose Moran, Eric Lancelot, Marta Pertierra, John T. Harvey, Mari Tye, Mark Rupp, Linda Silka, Annie Bennett, Gordon Airey, Clara Gonzalez, Illán Paniagua, Enrique Galdón
Technical Session B: Mitigating and Reducing Impacts of High-Risk Flooding Events
Mark Teschauer, Moderator, Tyler Jantzen, Jack Kurki-Fox, Rupsa Roy, Christopher Dorney, Mike Rotar, Barbara Doll, Daniel Line, Matt Lauffer, Indrani Ghosh, Kristoffer Langlie
Technical Session C: Measuring Resilience Benefits: Lessons Learned
Shawn Johnson, Moderator, Karen White, Joseph Krolak, Derek Soden, Robert Kafalenos, Suseel Indrakanti, Aimee Flannery, Maria Pena
Technical Session D: Vulnerability Assessment Frameworks and Tools
Chelsea Treboniak, Moderator, Rawlings Miller, Amit Armstrong, Amit Sachan, Mike Woning, Annika Ragsdale, Steve Bourne, Matt Lauffer, Margreet Van Marle, Kees van Muiswinkel, Thomas Bles
Technical Session E: State Departments of Transportation Taking Action
Aimee Flannery, Moderator, Sandy Hertz, Jennifer Abrams, Kase Poling, Jim Pappas, Vishal Ream-Rao, Arnica MacCarthy, Avery Livengood, Shannon McCarty, Tripp Shealy
Technical Session F: Transit and Rail Resilience Assessments
E. Cris Liban, Moderator, Marine Lericolais, Maria Pena, Wei Bi, Huiying Fan, Veronica Wambura, Yann Souk, Michael Gonzva, Eric Adams, Juan Carlos Lam, Kristen MacAskill, Jurgen Hackl, Ziming Liu, Randall Guensler, Stephen Wong
Technical Session G: Development of Resilience Improvement Plans Under PROTECT
Eva Birk, Moderator, Pamela Cotter, Allison Breitenother, Katherine Rainone, Mark Abkowitz, Steven Olmsted
Technical Session H: Cost–Benefit Assessments
Hamid Ghasemi, Moderator, Armin Golkhandan, Kees van Muiswinkel, Kristin C. Lewis, Amit Armstrong, Juan Carlos Lam, Mike Flood, Durk Riedstra, Mike Woning, Gigi van Rhee, Bas Kolen, Jonathan Badgley, Andrew Breck, Dan F. B. Flynn, Olivia Gillham, Shawn Johnson, Zoe Johnson, Alexander Oberg, Gretchen E. Reese, Scott Smith, Kevin Zhang, Thomas Bles, Margreet van Marle, Alvaro Fonseca, Alan O’Connor, Martin Lamb, David Garcia Sanchez
Technical Session I: Using Federal Highway Administration’s New Resilience Handbooks
Robert Kafalenos, Moderator, Khalid Mohamed, Amir Golalipour, Elizabeth Habic, Suraiya Motsinger, Tashia Clemons
Technical Session J: Pavements
Albert Romano, Moderator, Hao Wang, Jim Pappas, Amir Golalipour, Seyyedmahdi Nasimifar
Workshop: Integrating Equity into Resilience
Andrea Cristina Ruiz, Moderator, Lindy Lowe, Hannah Stroud, Katie Graziano, Diana Pietri
Juan Carlos Lam, Moderator, D. J. Rasmussen, Armin Golkhandan, Angie Garcia Arevalo, Amit Armstrong
Poster Session and Networking Reception
Technical Session K: Design Standards for Resilient Transportation
Albert Romano, Moderator, Brenda Dix, Maria Mutuc, Matt Lauffer, Rose Marie Klee
Technical Session L: Regional Resilience Planning (Part A)
Rebecca Lupes, Moderator, Ben Magallon, Matthew Miller, Levi Stewart-Figueroa, Jeffrey Neal, Rene Pastorek, Andrew Canan, John P. O’Har, Nick Fang, Matthew Lepinski, Kate Zielke, Fouad Jaber
Technical Session M: Geotechnical Modeling and Geohazards (Part A)
Benjamin S. Rivers, Moderator and Presenter, Mark Vessely, Aine Mines, Jennifer Bauer
Technical Session N: Flood Risks in Transportation
Ellen Mecray, Moderator, Jamie Mooney, Paolo Avner, Ashley Atkins, Jonathan Peters, Adam Keen, Akiko Kishiue, Cameron Gordon, Richard Flanagan
Technical Session O: Developing a Business Case and Communications Strategy for Resilience Efforts
Suseel Indrakanti, Moderator and Presenter, Lian Plass, Daniel Forbush, Maria Pena, Pamela Cotter, Christina Huang, Aimee Flannery
Technical Session P: How Midwestern State Departments of Transportation Are Addressing Resilience
Daniel Murray, Moderator, Jeffrey Meek, Brian Shekleton, Zach Rable, Randy Lane
Technical Session Q: Nature-Based Solutions
Brenda Dix, Moderator and Presenter, Cameron Kukes, Bret Webb, Roy Schiff, Laura Girard, Susan Kanzler
Technical Session R: Equity in Resilience (Part A)
Annie Bennett, Moderator, Grace Lewis, Shangjia Dong, Kenneth Dierks, Thayanne Ciriaco, Jolanda Prozzi, Bumsik Kim, Eun Lee, Maia Draper, Utkarsh Gangwal, Veronica Wambura, Syeda Narmeen Zehra, Stephen Wong
Technical Session S: Designing Resilient Transportation Infrastructure
Steven Olmsted, Moderator, Alan O’Connor, Julie Eaton Ernst, Kees van Muiswinkel, Elizabeth Repko, Ivonne van Pelt, Gerrald Goselink, Thomas Bles, Ype Wijnia, Mary Koenen
Technical Session T: Community Resilience
Bradley Dean, Moderator, Stephen Wong, Pamela Murray-Tuite, Katherine Rainone, Nick Veraart, Mohammad Jahedul Alam, Sarah Grajdura, William B. Anderson, Vaiva Kalesnikaite, Michael Deegan, Igor Linkov, David Vaughn, Annie Dixon, Hannah Walter, Kelsey Stoddard
Technical Session U: Visualization and Modeling
Mark Abkowitz, Moderator, Cristina Torres-Machi, Ted Thrasher, Crystal Goodison, Kurt Golembesky, Francisco Contreras, Reginald Pierre-Jean, Christy McCain, Jennifer Carver
Technical Session V: Agency Culture for Resilience
Cassandra Bhat, Moderator and Presenter, Jim Pappas, Keri Robinson, Chris Berg, Jennifer Carver, Stacy Williams, Rawlings Miller
Steven Olmsted, Moderator, Andy Neal, Nicolas Peltier-Thiberge, Guru Madhavan, Alan O’Connor
Meeting: Emergency Management and Security
Chelsea Treboniak, Jenni Hesterman, Ben Currier, Jason Carnes, Daniel Genua, Irene Cabral
Technical Session W: Maritime Resilience
Bradley Dean, Moderator, Katherine Chambers, Craig Philip, Marin Schultz, Michelle Carns, Jevon Daniel, Janey Camp, Miguel Moravec
Technical Session X: Equity in Resilience (Part B)
Heather Holsinger, Moderator, Jeffrey Meek, Nick Shaw, Jiayun Shen, Rachael Barlock, E. Cris Liban, Emilia Ptak, Pamela Murray-Tuite
Technical Session Y: More Tools and Toolkits
Xiangyu Li, Moderator, Jurgen Hackl, Adair Garrett, Jennifer Martin, Akhil Anil Rajput, James Hunter, Juan Carlos Lam, Adjo Amekudzi-Kennedy, Manuel Cuadra, Zhongyu Yang, Prerna Singh, Paola Ariza
Technical Session Z: Geotechnical Modeling and Geohazards (Part B)
John Dean, Moderator, Becky Rude, Amir Golalipour, John Clendenin, Mark Vessely, Khalid Mohamed
Technical Session AA: Asset Management
Juan Carlos Lam, Moderator, Brian Shekleton, Tashia Clemons, Lauren Gardner, Doug Maki, Robert Kafalenos, Elizabeth Habic
Technical Session AB: Emergency Management
Chelsea Treboniak, Moderator, Veronica Wambura, Daniel Patterson, Charles Doktycz, Stephen Wong, Thomas Wall
Technical Session AC: Regional Resilience Planning (Part B)
Mosi London, Moderator, Chia-Wei Hsu, Alexander Kerr, Oceane Keou, Jayme Breschard, Guillermo Diaz-Fana
Trevor Meckley, Moderator, Elizabeth Habic, Arnica MacCarthy, Vishal Ream-Rao, Benjamin Bowers, Jo Sias
Closing Plenary—Tools, Resources, and Partnerships for Transportation Resilience
Brenda Dix, Moderator, Tina Hodges, Trevor Meckley, Shawn Johnson, Peter Herrisk, Jr., Kim Penn, Ann Shinkany, Sandra Pavlovic, E. Cris Liban, Heather Holsinger, Bhaskar Subramanian
