Sustainability: Building resilient and sustainable transportation systems

“Transportation policy is inseparable from housing and energy policy, and transportation accounts for a major share of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, so we must work together in an integrated way to confront the climate crisis. Every decision about transportation is also an opportunity to build a cleaner, healthier, more prosperous future. When our air is cleaner; when more people can get good-paying jobs; when everyone stays connected to the resources they need and the people they love, we are all better off.”

- Pete Buttigieg Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation

 To maintain sustainable transportation systems, DOT will focus on these priorities:

• Support investments in climate-smart infrastructure across all transportation modes with continued guidance, technical assistance, and decision support tools.
• Expand coordination between climate resilience and environmental justice activities through grant programs and technical assistance.
• Leverage federal climate data services to provide decision support resources for climate resilience and adaptation activities to DOT stakeholders.
• Implement projects to reduce climate impacts on federal property, operations, and supply chains identified through ongoing natural hazard risk assessments.

Climate and Sustainability Focused Programs

• Permitting Dashboard
• Modernizing NEPA
• DOT/DOE Joint Office
• Climate Change Center
• Environmental Equity
• Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center (IPIC)