Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Climate ChangeAdaptation Pilot Project

Abstract

This Climate Change Adaptation Pilot Project Report details the project background of the recently-completed Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Transit Climate Change Adaptation Pilot Project as well as the various work elements, the results and findings, and Metro’s next steps in fulfilling its ongoing commitment to climate adaptation. The project capitalizes and uses Metro’s existing Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP), Environmental Management System (EMS), and asset management system tools to integrate climate adaptation principles into ongoing conversations and implement best management practices in the areas of its operations and maintenance. The project also developed a comprehensive set of metrics that would enable Metro to gauge past progress while identifying new targets to guide the direction of future climate adaptation work. The project identified various messages and key points appropriate for targeted audiences, conducted a roundtable and a webinar, and produced a 100-second video to initiate a dialogue among stakeholders who are interested in and anticipated to work together with Metro in its climate adaptation efforts, with a special focus on the idea that Metro’s patrons are part of the overall strategy to prepare Los Angeles for the impacts of climate change.