TS011: Innovative Collaboration for Resilience to Extreme Weather Events

Date: 11/13/2019
Time: 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: NAS Board Room

Session Description:
This session will focus on the theme of innovative collaborations for climate action and enhanced resilience to climate change and extreme weather events in the transportation sector. Presentations will feature examples of how different agencies and stakeholders are working together across jurisdictional boundaries and multiple sectors and silos to improve collaborative decision-making in ways that better address climate change causes and impacts in transportation.

Moderator:  Annie Bennett, Georgetown Climate Center

Presenter Name: Kim Ellis, Oregon Metro
Title: Collaborating for Transportation Resilience and Recovery in the Portland-Vancouver Region 
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Presenter Name: Allison Yeh, Hillsborough MPO
Title: Working towards Resilient Transportation in the Tampa Bay Region 
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Presenter Name: Melissa Savage, AASHTO
Title: Collaborative Efforts Toward Increased Agency Resiliency 
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Presenter Name: Jennifer Jacobs, University of New Hampshire
Title: Innovations from Partnerships in Research and Practice 
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