July 22-23, 2013
SSTI’s community of practice meeting was held July 22-23 in Detroit. Topics will include transportation funding and climate adaptation. The meeting is open to state DOT CEOs and is by-invitation to others.
Presentations
Panel: Adaptation and resilience in the face of severe weather events
Iowa DOT Response to Flooding Events – Stuart Anderson, Director of the Planning, Programming and Modal Division, Iowa DOT
From Recovery to Resilience – Lessons from Irene – Sue Minter, Deputy Secretary, Vermont Agency of Transportation
Superstorm Sandy: Repair. Rebuild. Reimagine. Resilience for our future. – Karen Rae, Deputy Secretary for Transportation, New York Governor’s Office
The Climate Resilience Gap – Lindene Patton, Chief Climate Product Officer, Zurich Insurance Group
Transportation Revenues
Finding Ways to Pay: 2013 State Transportation Funding and Finance Proposals – Jaime Rall, Senior Policy Specialist, Transportation Program, National Conference of State Legislatures
Whither the Federal transportation program? – Rohit T. “Rit” Aggarwala, Special Advisor to the Chair, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group and Environmental Program Lead, Bloomberg Philanthropies
The complete briefing book for attendees is available here.
Individual briefing book sections can be accessed below:
Adaptation and Resilience
Irene Recovery Report: A Stronger Future -VTrans
From Recovery to Resilience: Lessons From Irene – Sue Minter, VTrans
Transportation Revenues (state)
Just in Time for the Holiday, 8 States Raise Gas Taxes – Ryan Holeywell, Governing
Transportation Funding and Finance – National Conference of State Legislatures
Transportation Revenues (federal)
Want Better Roads? Kill the Gas Tax – Rohit T. Aggarwala, Bloomberg
Old tax, new fees among options for highway funding – Adam Snider, Politico
SSTI reports
Reimagining a Legacy Transit System: Lessons from Wilmington, Delaware – Mary Ebeling, SSTI
Proceedings: Getting the Most out of the Transportation Alternatives Program – SSTI