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ITS World Congress 2012
Climate Change Effects and Potential Responses: Travelers & Traveler Behavior
•Increased exposure to hazardous driving conditions (e.g., flooding, road conditions, smoke from wildfires) and human health impacts
–Increased need for timely, accurate and relevant traveler information from TMC’s and private sector information service providers to support route & mode choice, departure times
–Less consistent mode split impacting day-to-day congestion and safety issues
–Potential mode shift to/from alternate modes, e.g., using transit, biking, or walking
–Increased emphasis on carpooling and teleworking  to reduce impacts to highways
Travelers & Traveler Behavior Response
Climate Event Impacts
Increased exposure to hazardous driving conditions (e.g., flooding, road surface conditions, smoke from wildfires)
•Increased need for timely, accurate and relevant traveler information from TMC’s and private sector information service providers to support route choice, departure times
•Less consistent mode split impacting day-to-day congestion and safety issues
•Potential mode shift to/from alternate modes, e.g., using transit, biking, or walking
•Increased emphasis on carpooling and teleworking  to reduce impacts to highways
•Investigate regional climate change impacts to understand how impacts may affect traveler mode and route choice in both the short- and long-terms
Climate Trend Impacts
Human health impacts
•Potential mode shift from alternate modes, e.g., transit, biking, or walking
•Increased emphasis on carpooling and teleworking to reduce impacts to highways