Mainstreaming System Resilience Concepts into Transportation Agencies: A Guide (2021) / Chapter Skim
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1 Transportation officials throughout the country are considering transportation system resilience to any form of disruption as a critical component of their agency's policy and program decision-making. This is due primarily to a recognition that a reliable and sustainable transportation system is needed to fulfill their agency's mission and goals.
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2 Mainstreaming System Resilience Concepts into Transportation Agencies: A Guide The self-assessment tool consists of a set of questions relating to an agency's capabilities on each step. For example, for Step 8A: Assess Strategies for Enhancing Emergency Response Capabilities and Agency Preparedness, questions are asked concerning an agency's efforts to identify and improve its current efforts at providing emergency response to major disruptions.
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Summary 3 • Leadership – Most transportation agencies are structured in a hierarchy with very clear lines of authority and responsibility. Thus, many of the self-assessment factors reflect the degree to which an agency's leadership is directing, supporting, and adopting resilience initiatives.
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