The latest news and resources from the U.S. DOT Volpe Center includes the release of our annual review of the work of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center. This publication illustrates some of our...

As part of U.S. DOT, the U.S. DOT Volpe Center works to advance the Department’s mission: to deliver the world’s leading transportation system, serving the American people and economy through the safe, efficient, sustainable, and equitable movement of...

U.S. DOT Volpe Center experts will be participating in the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, January 5-9, 2025 at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Throughout the event, U.S. DOT Volpe Center staff will lead or...

The U.S. Marine Highway System consists of thousands of miles of navigable channels, waterways, rivers, bays, coasts, the Great Lakes, and the Saint Lawrence Seaway. The goal of the Maritime Administration’s (MARAD’s) U.S. Marine Highway Program (USMHP)...

An estimated 2.9 million passengers fly into and out of U.S. airports every day. To ensure the highest level of safety for the traveling public, FAA safety inspectors conduct oversight of airline operators, repair stations, and other regulated...

The Maritime Administration (MARAD) is facing a critical shortage of credentialed merchant mariners available to operate the U.S. flag fleet of commercial ships and strategic sealift vessels. These mariners—serving aboard vessels of all types—provide...

Efforts to make transit systems more resilient to the impacts of current and future natural hazards are imperative to ensuring transit fulfills the critical role it plays across American communities. By proactively embedding resilience into all aspects...

The U.S. DOT Volpe Center was the lead developer of the LECT, working closely with FRA and its stakeholders in summer 2023 to design the Excel-based tool. The LECT was based on FHWA’s Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Emissions Calculator...

The Biden-Harris Administration has made strides to improve environmental review and permitting to ensure the delivery of well-designed infrastructure projects, including those enabled by BIL. In preparing this report to Congress, the U.S. DOT Volpe...

The U.S. DOT Volpe Center welcomed U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg on November 12, 2024. The Secretary participated in a Town Hall with more than 500 U.S. DOT Volpe Center and U.S. DOT Region 1 staff. U.S. DOT Principal Deputy Assistant...