Past Events
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Move: Putting America's Infrastructure Back in the Lead
Management guru Rosabeth Moss Kanter presented "Move: Putting America's Infrastructure Back in the Lead" as part of Volpe's Transportation and the Economy speaker series.
Officer of the World Economic Forum USA Spoke at Volpe
John B. Moavenzadeh, senior director of Mobility Industries and an officer of the World Economic Forum USA, presented "Navigating the Mobility Transformation" on February 26 as part of the lecture series Transportation and the Economy.
Connecting a Global Economy through Trade
Rich McArdle, managing director for Global Operations Policy at UPS, presented "Connecting a Global Economy through Trade" on Tuesday, January 20, as part of Volpe's lecture series Transportation and the Economy.
Connecting to America’s Ports: Our Connections to the World
Kurt J. Nagle, president and chief executive officer for the American Association of Port Authorities, spoke on December 9 as part of Volpe's lecture series Transportation and the Economy.
Delivering Efficiency with NextGen
FAA Deputy Administrator Michael G. Whitaker spoke at Volpe on Tuesday, November 18, as part of the lecture series Transportation and the Economy.
New England Transportation Forum: Freight Issues
New England Transportation Forum: Freight Issues brought together U.S. DOT and state DOT leaders and industry experts at Volpe on Thursday, November 6, 2014.
The Nation's Requirements for an Intermodal Transportation System: A 20-Year Perspective
Anne D. Aylward, Volpe's deputy associate administrator for Research and Innovation, presented a talk at Volpe titled "The Nation's Requirements for an Intermodal Transportation System: A 20-year Perspective."
Logistics Clusters: Jobs, Growth, and Economic Development
Dr. Yossi Sheffi, director of the Center for Transportation and Logistics and professor of engineering at MIT, described the role of logistics clusters in regional and national economies.
Moving Freight: Can Goods Movement Help Carry a Surface Transport Bill?
Mortimer L. Downey III, senior advisor at Parsons Brinckerhoff and former U.S. Transportation Deputy Secretary, presented a talk at Volpe titled "Moving Freight: Can Goods Movement Help Carry a Surface Transport Bill?"
Transportation and Livability: What's That Really Mean for Rural Transportation Systems?
Dr. Lisa Aultman-Hall reviewed the rise of livability as a concept in federal transportation policy between 2009 and 2012 and discussed lessons learned, specifically barriers that must be overcome, for non-metropolitan and rural areas.