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MPO ...........................Metropolitan Planning OrganizationMSLT .........................Maintenance Service Leadership TeamMTC ...........................Metropolitan Transportation CommissionNCAR ........................National Center for Atmospheric ResearchNEPA .........................National Environmental Policy ActNGO ...........................Non-Governmental OrganizationNJTPA........................North Jersey Transportation Planning AuthorityNRC ...........................National Research CouncilNOAA ........................National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationNPCC .........................New York City Panel on Climate ChangeOES ............................Office of Environmental ServicesPAG............................Pima Association of GovernmentsPECOS .......................PErformance COntrolled SystemRTP ............................Regional Transportation PlanRWIC .........................Regional Weather Information CenterSQL ............................Structured Query LanguageSTIP ...........................State Transportation Improvement PlanTAC............................Technical Advisory CommitteeTIP..............................Transportation Improvement ProgramsTOC............................Traffic Operations CenterTRB ............................Transportation Research BoardTSG ............................Transportation Services GroupUCAR ........................University Corporation for Atmospheric ResearchUSGCRP ....................U.S. Global Change Research ProgramUSFW ........................U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceWCI ............................Western Climate Initiativexi
ACKNOWLEDGMENTSThe authors are especially grateful for the contributions of the highly engaged and well-informedTechnical Advisory Committee assembled for this research report, including Beverly Chenausky,Ed Stillings, Kristen Keener Busby, Meesa Otani, Michael Traubert, Orrin Shaw, RebeccaSwiecki, Thor Anderson, Tom Kombe, and Victoria Carella. Of particular note are the commentsand leadership provided by Charles Beck in ADOT Environmental Planning, whose initial ideasfor the work expanded into a thoughtful preliminary study of climate adaptation.
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Page 9 and 10: LIST OF FIGURESFigure 1. ADOT Clima
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It would be useful to have an inter
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When designing new infrastructure,
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REFERENCESArizona Department of Tra
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Robles, M. D. and C. Enquist. 2011.
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University Corporation for Atmosphe
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While complete reports are not yet
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adaptation program development effo
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APPENDIX C. SURVEY RESPONSES BY QUE
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Relevance of Climate ImpactsPercent
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APPENDIX D. INTERVIEW AND FOCUS GRO
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FOCUS GROUP SIGN-IN SHEETTitleElect
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esponses provided us with valuable
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4. Which departments typically mana
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