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Environment and Resiliency Interest Group

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Mission

This interest group has a focus on air quality and climate change. Topics discussed include policies, guidance and regulations, and state-of-the-practice analytic tools and techniques. It carries on the efforts of the Air Quality Work Group, which had funding and technical support from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).

With the conclusion of that funding, AMPO has dedicated this interest group to continuing this conversation, renaming it to Environment and Resiliency to better address the needs of the community and requirements under the newest transportation bill.

Goals

The objectives of the interest group include:

  • Providing a forum for metropolitan transportation planning practitioners to identify policy and technical research, training and technical support needs;
  • Building the technical capacity of MPO staff through peer-to-peer sharing, documentation and dissemination of innovative tools and planning practices;
  • Boosting collaboration with FHWA to address issues, strategies, policies, and tools leading to better health, environmental, social, and economic outcomes in the context of transportation and air quality and climate change;
  • Advancing state-of-the-practice through an ongoing forum and community of practice to share information and ideas on innovative tools, processes, and strategies that yield positive environmental, air quality, and climate change outcomes.
Environment & Resiliency Discussion Forum

Join the Environment & Resiliency Interest Group leadership team and its members on the discussion forum.

Leadership Team

 

Katherine Rainone, NCRTPB

Katherine Rainone, NCRTPB

Environment & Resiliency Interest Group leadership

Katherine is the Transportation Resilience Planner at the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board. Her work includes incorporating adaptation to the impacts of natural hazards on the Washington, DC., region’s transportation system and spearheading the first regional Transportation Resilience Improvement Plan (TRIP).

Kelli Karll, SEMCOG

Kelli Karll, SEMCOG

Environment & Resiliency Interest Group leadership

Kelly is a licensed PE with nearly 30 years of experience in municipal engineering, consulting and regional planning. In her more than 15 years at Southeast Michigan COG, she has led the development of the award-winning regional water resources and green infrastructure plans, and was named Watershed Management Professional of the Year by the Michigan Water Environment Association in 2017.

Committee Liaison

TBD

FHWA Liaison

Allison Yeh

Allison Yeh

Environmental Protection Specialist, FHWA Office of Natural Environment’s Resilience Team

AMPO Contact

Ellen Zavisca, ezavisca@ampo.org

Carol Henderson, Broward MPO

Carol Henderson, Broward MPO

Environment & Resiliency Interest Group leadership

Carol is the Deputy Executive Director of Intergovernmental and Outreach for the Broward MPO. She partners with local, state, and federal agencies as well as elected officials to advocate for transportation initiatives in Broward County and leads the planning and strategies for public engagement and intergovernmental activities for the MPO.

Stephanie Rossi, Lowcountry COG

Stephanie Rossi, Lowcountry COG

Environment & Resiliency Interest Group leadership

Stephanie joined the Lowcountry Council of Government (LCOG) in July 2020 with more than 20 years of urban and regional planning experience. In addition to transportation and comprehensive planning, her department manages the Lowcountry Region Hazard Mitigation Plan, which coordinates the four Lowcountry counties in the Hilton Head, SC, region under one plan.

Meetings & Webinars

2025 MEETINGS 

Quarter 1 Meeting 
February 13 at 3:00 PM ET
Topic: Cool Resiliency Tools
Register here.

Quarter 2 Meeting
May 7 at 3:00 PM ET
Topic: TBD
Register here.

Quarter 3 Meeting 
August 11 at 2:00 PM ET
Topic: TBD
Register here.

Quarter 4 Meeting
November 12 at 2:00 PM ET
Topic: Western North Carolina & Hurricane Helene: Lessons Learned
Register here.

 

2024 MEETINGS 

Quarter 1 Meeting 
February 29th 3:00 PM ET
Tentative Topic: GHG Target Setting
Meeting materials can be found here.

Quarter 2 Meeting
May 17th at 3:00 PM ET
Tentative Topic: Integrating GHG Reduction into Planning and Implementation
Meeting materials can be found here.

Quarter 3 Meeting 
July 30th at 3:00 PM ET
Tentative Topic: PROTECT: Successful Applications and Project Examples
Meeting materials can be found here.

Quarter 4 Meeting 
Podcast episode (find the AmpedUp podcast via Spotify or Apple Podcasts)

2023 MEETINGS 

Quarter 1 Meeting 
March 3rd at 3:00 PM ET
Topic: Heat Mapping/CAP
Access meeting materials here.

Quarter 2 Meeting  – Canceled
Quarter 3 Meeting 
August 15th at 2:00 PM ET
Topic: Hazard Mitigation Planning and The Role of Metropolitan Planning
Access meeting materials here.

Quarter 4 Meeting 
November 8th at 2:00 PM ET
Topic: Resiliency/PROTECT
Access meeting materials here.

 

September 2021 Working Group Meeting

The meeting agenda, corresponding slides, and other information can be found here.

August 2021 Conformity Webinar

The meeting agenda, corresponding slides, and other information can be found here.

April 2020 Working Group Webinar
AMPO hosted a webinar featuring AMPO’s CMAQ White Paper with presentations from FHWA, AASHTO and consultant, Sarah Siwek.  The white paper, presentations and webinar are available here.

November 2019 Working Group Meeting
AMPO’s Air Quality Working Group met on November 5th and 6th in Philadelphia. The meeting agenda, presentation and notes are posted here.

April 2019 Working Group Meeting 
AMPO’s Air Quality Working Group met on April 3rd and 4th with the Atlanta Regional Commission as host. The meeting agenda, notes, and related materials are posted here. The working group discussed the results of a recent survey that AMPO distributed to the MPO community focusing on CMAQ emissions estimation methodologies.

October 2018 Working Group Meeting
The AMPO Air Quality Working Group met in Chicago on October 24-25. Discussion items included calculating emissions benefits of CMAQ funded projects, the Motor Vehicle Emission Simulator (MOVES) model, resilience, air quality and transportation research, and the South Coast Air Quality Management District v. EPA, MAP-21 implementation. A summary of the meeting can be found here.

April 2018 Working Group Meeting
The AMPO Air Quality Working Group met in Phoenix on April 23-24. The discussion included the Motor Vehicle Emission Simulator (MOVES) model, resilience, air quality and transportation research, South Coast Air Quality Management District v. EPA, MAP-21 implementation, and 2015 ozone standard non-attainment designation. More information about these discussions can be found here.

April 2015 Meeting

The agenda, meeting summary, and additional information can be found here.

June 2014 Meeting

The meeting agenda, corresponding slides, and other information can be found here.

December 2013 Meeting

The meeting agenda, corresponding slides, and other information can be found here.

September 2011 Meeting

The meeting agenda, corresponding slides, and other information can be found here.

December 2010 Meeting

The meeting agenda, corresponding slides, and other information can be found here.

April 2010 Meeting

The meeting agenda, corresponding slides, and other information can be found here.

October 2006 Meeting

The meeting agenda, corresponding slides, and other information can be found here.

April 2006 Meeting

The meeting agenda, corresponding slides, and other information can be found here.

June 2005 Meeting

The meeting agenda, corresponding slides, and other information can be found here.

December 2004 Meeting

The meeting agenda, corresponding slides, and other information can be found here.

July 2004 Meeting

The meeting agenda, corresponding slides, and other information can be found here.

October 2003 Meeting

The meeting agenda, corresponding slides, and other information can be found here.

March 2003 Meeting

The meeting agenda, corresponding slides, and other information can be found here.

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