Adapting Infrastructure for Climate Resilience
Transit agencies across the U.S. are adapting their infrastructure to protect against flooding, extreme heat, and coastal erosion.
As heavy precipitation events become more frequent and severe, and sea levels rise, weather-related impacts to public transit systems have become more commonplace, requiring resiliency efforts to sustain passenger service.
For example, OCTA placed 2,500 cubic yards of sand along the coast in mid-September to better protect the rail from storm surge.
Multiple transit systems have been halted due to infrastructure designs that weren’t built to withstand current climate conditions, but agencies are working to target these problems and keep systems running.
Best practices for integrated mobility are being promoted to help transit agencies adapt to the changing climate.
Author's summary: Transit agencies adapt infrastructure to withstand climate change.