The Volpe Center established the first Department of Transportation (DOT) Green Team in 2006, leading the charge to advance a culture of conservation, recycling, and reuse. Green Week, executed by the group each year, has helped boost Volpe'...

Recently, a team at Volpe partnered with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to develop and launch the SaferBus app—the first mobile application developed by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)—to enable users to view the safety...

Diana Gomez, deputy district director of operations at Caltrans, shared her perspectives on transportation system management and "practicing the pyramid," California's efforts to manage the transportation system from planning through operations and...

On April 13, a panel of leading experts discussed key safety and policy issues pertaining to the planning, implementation, and unintended consequences of automated transportation systems.

According to Robin Chase, founder and former CEO of Zipcar and GoLoco, creating and maximizing a shared infrastructure like those used in carsharing ventures may hold an answer to low-cost transportation innovation.

The U.S. is at a challenging juncture for transportation infrastructure investment. "Our transportation system, built largely in the '60s, '70s, and '80s, is deteriorating faster than our ability to keep up," said Kirk T. Steudle, president of...

The DOT Safety Council is leading a transformative shift in DOT's safety culture by breaking down organizational silos and leveraging best safety practices throughout the department by instituting cross-modal safety discussion and action.

When the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) realized in 2004 that safety in rail had plateaued, they embarked on an effort to improve safety culture, and thus improve overall rail safety.

At four railroad carriers involved in a pilot safety program, employees are encouraged to report their mistakes in an effort to learn about unsafe conditions before they result in harm. Volpe manages the program's implementation and evaluation and...

Jose Gomez-Ibanez, a Harvard Professor of urban planning and public policy, recently spoke at Volpe's Straight from the Source series, where he revealed his insights on urbanization, modal shift, and congestion. Drawing particularly from his research...