Assessing Criticality in Transportation Adaptation Planning

Figure 2 : Vulnerability Assessment: Purpose, Target Audiences, and Intended Results

What is the purpose of the study?	Who are the target audience(s) for the study and what are their priorities?	What actions would you like your audience to take in response to the study?
To raise public awareness of climate risk to transportation assets	The general public	Advocate for adaptation projects
To begin implementing adaptation projects (particularly asset design)	High level decision makers within DOT	Design planned bridge infrastructure for a more severe design storm
To encourage increased coordination and communication between relevant agencies	Point people from each agency, agency partnerships	Work to share information, increase coordination around emergency events
To research potential risk management strategies	Academia, state and local policymakers	To come to a consensus on best practices for risk assessment