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A Look Back on 2016 with Volpe’s Annual Accomplishments

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Each year, Volpe collaborates with the U.S. Department of Transportation, other federal agencies, and the broader transportation community on hundreds of projects that shape how people and goods move throughout the U.S. and abroad.

Our Annual Accomplishments report highlights some of Volpe’s best work from 2016. Inside the report are summaries of more than 50 projects impacting the following:

  • Safety
  • Automation and mobility
  • Infrastructure modernization and resiliency
  • Aviation
  • Connected vehicles
  • Rail travel
  • Motor carriers
  • Public transit
  • Hazardous materials
  • Maritime safety and security
  • Pedestrians and bicyclists

The report also includes highlights from our thought leadership speaker series The Future of Transportation: Safety, Opportunity, and Innovation, which convened nine leading thinkers to discuss issues shaping tomorrow’s transportation enterprise.

Annual Accomplishments illustrates Volpe’s sustained commitment to developing fresh approaches and new solutions to addressing some of the most complex national and global transportation challenges.

 Volpe Center Annual Accomplishments 2016