Resiliency and Sustainability Committee (RSC)

The Resiliency and Sustainability Committee (RSC) provides agency-wide guidance, support, and coordination for resiliency and sustainability practices for the Iowa DOT by promoting and enhancing existing resiliency efforts, researching innovative new practices that will reduce the department’s environmental impact, and strategically planning for future events.

Being Responsible and Adaptable

Resiliency includes proactive efforts to increase the system resiliency and response efforts to get the system functioning quickly and safely after a disruption. Sustainability is a concept that allows decision-makers to make balanced decisions while considering the economic, social, and environmental effects of the agency’s actions.

Taking Action

Iowa’s transportation system serves the people of Iowa in a large variety of ways. In recent history, Iowa has been increasingly impacted by natural disasters. In response to this, this committee seeks to find new, affordable, innovative practices in resiliency and sustainability to help promote the efficiency and durability of Iowa’s transportation system.

Main Focus

Making lives better through transportation by getting our customers to their destination safely, efficiently, and cost-effectively through innovative practices in resiliency and sustainability

What We Do

Over the last couple of decades, Iowa has been increasingly impacted by natural disasters, including historic flooding, snowstorms, and tornados. This trend is likely to increase as climate data shows strong trends toward increasing temperatures, precipitation, streamflows, and flooding. Awareness of human-induced disruptions has amplified as the vigilance of potential terrorism and cyberattacks has increased. 

What We Strive to Do

The RSC provides agency-wide guidance, support, and coordination for resiliency and sustainability efforts within the Iowa DOT. This includes promoting and maintaining existing activities and pursuing new, proactive efforts to increase the transportation system’s resiliency and sustainability.

Contact

For more information about the Iowa DOT Resiliency and Sustainability Committee group, please contact sustainability.resiliency@iowadot.us or: