The twin issues of climate change and energy are among the biggest challenges facing the transportation profession over the coming decades. As a cross-council effort, the Sustainability Task Force is promoting both the development and communication of solutions to these challenges.

Relevant Links

Policies of the Institute of Transportation Engineers

List of Partners, Contacts and Technical Information

• Partner Agencies
  • TRB
  • AASHTO
    • Standing Committee on the Environment
    • Primer on Transportation and Climate Change
  • AMPO
  • APA
    • Energy and Climate Change Database
    • Policy Guide on Planning and Climate Change
  • APTA
    • Public Transportation's Contribution to Greenhouse Gas Reduction
  • ASCE
  • EPA
  • FHWA
    • Highways and Climate Change
  • FTA
    • Carbon Calculator
    • Clearinghouse of Transit Agency Sustainable Practices
    • U.S. Department of Transportation Center for Climate Change and Environment Forecasting
    • Public Transportation's Role In Responding to Climate Change
  • Innovation Briefs
  • Urban Transportation Monitor
  • National Center for Bicycling and Walking
  • APBP
  • Complete Streets Coalition
  • Pew Center Pew Center on Global Climate Change
• Landmark Documents, National Organization Policy and Position Papers
  • TRB Special Report 290
  • TRB Special Report 299: A Transportation Research Program for Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change and Conserving Energy
  • AASHTO Primer on Transportation and Climate Change – April 2008
  • FHWA – Integrating Climate Change into the Transportation Planning Process – July 2008
  • Moving Cooler: An Analysis of Transportation Strategies for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions – July 2009
  • Examples of Short Term Strategies to Increase Travel Efficiency and Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions – August 2009

Local jurisdiction climate action plans

Links to the climate websites and climate action plans of a few selected jurisdictions are provided below. This list is not intended to be exhaustive – a number of other jurisdictions in the U.S. have prepared or are preparing climate action plans.

Cambridge, MA

• Climate Homepage
• Climate Action Plan

Denver, CO

• Climate Homepage
• Climate Action Plan

King County, WA

• Climate Homepage
• Climate Action Plan

Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments

• Climate Homepage
• Climate Action Plan

Miami, FL

• Climate Homepage
• Climate Action Plan

Montgomery County, PA

• Climate Homepage
• Climate Action Plan

Seattle, WA

• Climate Homepage
• Climate Action Plan

Other Links of Interest

Sustainable Transportation

• Transportation for a Livable City
• The Centre for Sustainable Transportation
• Climate Change Solutions
• Climate Solutions
• Energy Aware Committee
• European Federation for Transport and Environment
• The Institute for Transportation & Development Policy
• International Institute for Environment and Development
• The Pembina Institute
• Sustainable Development Online
• The Sustainable Transportation Action Network for Asia and Pacific(SUSTRAN) network

Transportation Environmental Impacts

• Carfree Times
• Center for Transportation and the Environment at North Carolina State University
• Northwest Environment Watch
• The Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials(NEMO) Project
• The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Center for Environmental Economics
• The Union of Concerned Scientists Transportation Website
• Université Libre de Bruxelles Center for Economic and Social Studies on the Environment Sustainable Development Library
• The U.S. Department of Energy’s Smart Communities Network
• Scenic America
• Wildlands Center for Preventing Roads
• CoolConnections
• Carbon Calculation Comparisions

University of Washington Professional & Continuing Education

Certificate in Sustainable Transportation: Environmental Issues and Impacts (online) – New
Examine the relationship between transportation and the environment, including energy, climate change, air pollution and water quality. Develop tools, such as life cycle assessment, that will help you understand the full range of environmental impacts associated with transportation decisions. Learn to conduct environmental evaluations with a variety of analytical tools, such as travel demand forecasting and air and water quality modeling. Start this fall . Available for both graduate credit and noncredit. Online info meetings: July 28, 3:30-4:30 PM Pacific Time and August 19, 12-1:00 PM Pacific Time. For more info visit http://www.pce.uw.edu/prog.aspx?id=5347 or call 888-469-6499.

Check out all of our environment and sustainability programs Life Cycle Assessment (online), Organizational Strategies for Sustainability (online), Urban Green Infrastructures (online), Decision Making for Climate Change (online) and Master's in Geographic Information Systems-Sustainability (online) and more. For more information visit, www.pce.uw.edu or call 888-469-6499.