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Volpe Center Highlights - June/July 2001

Awards

Director's Notes | Focus | Safety | Mobility | Human and Natural Environment |
Economic Growth and Trade | National Security | Papers and Presentations | Awards

• Best of ITS 2001 The Volpe Center operates and maintains the Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) Mobile Showcase as one aspect of its work in support of the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Program. On June 5, 2001, the Mobile Showcase won ITS America's Annual "Best of ITS 2001" Award in the Education and Training Category. The Mobile Showcase travels the country demonstrating proven APTS technologies to the transit industry, decision makers, transit users, and the public in an interactive environment. The 48-foot, expandable exhibition trailer can serve as a research lab, classroom, and briefing facility. The Showcase was designed and developed for the FTA by the Volpe Center's Service Assessment Division. The technology onboard the Showcase is provided by more than 40 firms through Cooperative Research and Development Agreements with the Center. Mr. Matthew Rabkin of the Service Assessment Division, the project manager, works with a team comprised of federal staff and contractor support.

• Flight Standard Service 2000 Good Friend On May 31, 2001, Ms. Ann DiMare of the Aviation Safety Division received the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Flight Standards Service 2000 Good Friend Award, which is given to a non-FAA person for promoting, enhancing, and supporting the Flight Standards Service safety mission. Ms. DiMare received the award for her contributions in designing, developing, and delivering the Safety Performance Analysis System (SPAS) Training. SPAS is an automated data analysis tool designed to support the FAA's Aviation Safety Inspectors in monitoring the performance of aviation entities and in identifying entities that pose a greater than normal safety risk.

• Corporate Citizen of the Year On April 25, 2001, the Volpe Center Community (Volpe and tenant federal employees as well as employees of the on-site contractors) received the Corporate Citizen of the Year Award from the Cambridge, Massachusetts, Chamber of Commerce. The award recognizes a business that demonstrates significant contributions to, involvement in, or distinguished community service to, the City of Cambridge. The other two finalists for the award were Harvard University and Akamai Technologies. The award acknowledges the more than 130 volunteers from the Volpe Center community who participate in its educational outreach programs - the Lunch Buddies Reading Program, the Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School Program, and the Adult Education/English as a Second Language Program. It is through their efforts that the Center has earned this prestigious award and made a positive difference in the Cambridge community.

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