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U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg (center), U.S. DOT Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology and Chief Science Officer, Robert Hampshire (right), and U.S. DOT Volpe Center Director Gregg Fleming (left) engaged in an interactive Town Hall during the Secretary’s visit to the U.S. DOT Volpe Center on November 12, 2024. (U.S. DOT Volpe Center image)

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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 about how the U.S. DOT Volpe Center and FTA partnered to provide users with a standardized, easy-to-use approach to estimate emissions reductions for potential locomotive replacement projects.
Locomotive Emissions Comparison Tool for Rail Grant Applicants
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Discover how the U.S. DOT Volpe Center supported U.S. DOT's infrastructure permitting improvement center to highlight strategies underway to reduce permitting constraints and infrastructure project delays.
Report to Congress Highlights National Environmental Policy Act Process Success and Improvements
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Learn how the U.S. DOT Volpe Center and FTA developed an iterative framework to proactively embed resilience into transit system operations.
Strengthening Transit Systems through a Resilience Planning Framework

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The U.S. DOT Volpe Center welcomed U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg on November 12, 2024 for a Town Hall with staff.
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg Visits the U.S. DOT Volpe Center
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Learn about recent project stories—along with the latest news from around the U.S. DOT Volpe Center.
What’s New at the U.S. DOT Volpe Center – November 2024
Railroad at sunset
Read about how the U.S. DOT Volpe Center and FTA partnered to provide users with a standardized, easy-to-use approach to estimate emissions reductions for potential locomotive replacement projects.
Locomotive Emissions Comparison Tool for Rail Grant Applicants
Image shows construction worker holding hat looking at a site
Discover how the U.S. DOT Volpe Center supported U.S. DOT's infrastructure permitting improvement center to highlight strategies underway to reduce permitting constraints and infrastructure project delays.
Report to Congress Highlights National Environmental Policy Act Process Success and Improvements
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Learn how the U.S. DOT Volpe Center and FTA developed an iterative framework to proactively embed resilience into transit system operations.
Strengthening Transit Systems through a Resilience Planning Framework
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The U.S. DOT Volpe Center is pleased to announce that Gregg G. Fleming has been named the new U.S. DOT Volpe Center director, effective October 1, 2024.
Announcing New U.S. DOT Volpe Center Director: Gregg Fleming
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