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For more than 50 years, the U.S. DOT Volpe Center has been advancing transportation innovation for the public good. As the National Transportation Systems Center, our mission is to help the transportation community navigate its most challenging problems.

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Read on to learn about our recent work and tools that can support grant programs, reduce infrastructure vulnerability, estimate emissions benefits of transportation projects, share real-time work zone data, and make effective use of complex data.
A Curated Collection of the U.S. DOT Volpe Center’s Recent Work and Available Tools to Support State Infrastructure Investments
Read on to learn about the CMAQ Emissions Calculator Toolkit that helps states estimate emissions benefits, recently updated to focus on electric vehicles and electrification projects.
New Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Tools for Estimating Emissions Benefits of Highway and Intermodal Projects
Learn more about the Resilience and Disaster Recovery (RDR) Tool Suite, which enables transportation planners to calculate the ROI for transportation infrastructure resilience projects across uncertain hazard scenarios.
Developing a Tool Suite to Address Resilience Return on Investment in Transportation Infrastructure
Read about the Work Zone Data Exchange, which provides the national standard for work zone data and other critical highway safety information to those who need it.
Increasing Access to Work Zone Information to Improve Highway Safety for All
Learn more about U.S. DOT Volpe Center data science experts who are using data science innovations for transportation planning, operations, safety analysis, and to improve business processes.
Innovative Uses of Data Science to Solve Transportation Problems
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See a curated collection of the U.S. DOT Volpe Center’s recent work to advance a more equitable, accessible, and inclusive transportation system.
Advancing a More Equitable, Accessible, Inclusive Transportation System
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TransportSE is available for free to help communities visualize residential demographics and transportation data. Learn more.
Transportation Equity for All
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Advancing transportation equity is at the heart of the U.S. DOT Volpe Center’s mission of transforming transportation for all. Learn more.
Our Work to Advance the U.S. DOT Secretary's Priorities: Transportation Equity
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The U.S. DOT Volpe Center leverages existing data sources to address some of the most pressing transportation-related questions. Learn more.
U.S. DOT Volpe Center Helps Address Equity in Transportation
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Learn more about the U.S. DOT Volpe Center’s work with the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT).
U.S. DOT Volpe Center Supports NCDOT Equity and Innovation Initiatives

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We’re now recruiting talented individuals to join our team as part of our 2023 Summer Pathways Internship Program.
The U.S. DOT Volpe Center Seeks Student Interns
Read on to learn about our recent work and tools that can support grant programs, reduce infrastructure vulnerability, estimate emissions benefits of transportation projects, share real-time work zone data, and make effective use of complex data.
A Curated Collection of the U.S. DOT Volpe Center’s Recent Work and Available Tools to Support State Infrastructure Investments
Read on to learn about the CMAQ Emissions Calculator Toolkit that helps states estimate emissions benefits, recently updated to focus on electric vehicles and electrification projects.
New Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Tools for Estimating Emissions Benefits of Highway and Intermodal Projects
Learn more about the Resilience and Disaster Recovery (RDR) Tool Suite, which enables transportation planners to calculate the ROI for transportation infrastructure resilience projects across uncertain hazard scenarios.
Developing a Tool Suite to Address Resilience Return on Investment in Transportation Infrastructure
Learn more about U.S. DOT Volpe Center data science experts who are using data science innovations for transportation planning, operations, safety analysis, and to improve business processes.
Innovative Uses of Data Science to Solve Transportation Problems
Read about the Work Zone Data Exchange, which provides the national standard for work zone data and other critical highway safety information to those who need it.
Increasing Access to Work Zone Information to Improve Highway Safety for All
Four people on a bus looking at a phone
See a curated collection of the U.S. DOT Volpe Center’s recent work to advance a more equitable, accessible, and inclusive transportation system.
Advancing a More Equitable, Accessible, Inclusive Transportation System
Two people wearing hard hats and safety vests looking at paperwork
The U.S. DOT Volpe Center leverages existing data sources to address some of the most pressing transportation-related questions. Learn more.
U.S. DOT Volpe Center Helps Address Equity in Transportation
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The U.S. DOT Volpe Center supports FRA and Amtrak’s Americans with Disabilities Act Station Program. Learn more.
Increasing Access to Rail Stations for Travelers with Disabilities
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Learn more about the U.S. DOT Volpe Center’s work with the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT).
U.S. DOT Volpe Center Supports NCDOT Equity and Innovation Initiatives
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