Transportation Climate Change Sensitivity Matrix
The Transportation Climate Change Sensitivity Matrix provides information on the sensitivity of six transportation modes and sub-modes to 11 potential climate impacts. Sensitivity is the degree to which an asset or a system responds to a given change in a climate stressor; this parameter is a key part of evaluating vulnerability and risk. Planners can use information from the matrix to screen for assets that are particularly sensitive and, therefore, potentially vulnerable to climate change. Transportation assets covered in the matrix are (1) rail, (2) ports and waterways, (3) airports and heliports, (4) oil and gas pipelines, (5) bridges, and (6) roads and highways.
This tool will help achieve the goal of the following objectives
- Less Contamination
- Less Emissions
- Less Traffic Noise
- Connectivity and Inclusion
- Healthy Destinations
- Less Traffic Violence
- Active Transportation
- Green Space