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Read the latest news and press releases from the U.S. DOT Volpe Center below. For news associated with previous administrations, please visit our News Archive.

Partnering with the Millennium Challenge Corporation to Improve Accessibility in Malawi

Three farmers travel on a dirt road in Malawi in an ox-drawn cart.
March 8, 2021
MCC partners with Malawi to improve road management processes by shifting to evidence-based planning and decision-making that prioritize road investments and ensure sustainability. Learn more about MCC’s work to improve accessibility to transportation, enhance the livelihoods of small farmers, and improve access to vital health and social services for the people of Malawi—and how U.S. DOT Volpe Center transportation planners are helping.

The Imperative and Opportunity to Invest in Resilient Infrastructure

Dr. Stephen Flynn Videoshot
February 22, 2021
Learn more about the U.S. DOT Volpe Center’s recent Straight from the Source event with Dr. Stephen Flynn, founding director of the Global Resilience Institute and a professor of political science and of civil and environmental engineering at Northeastern University.