Lifting the Burden of Climate Change Information Overload
A new report details the concept for a system that would help transportation practitioners navigate the tangle of resources on climate change resiliency.
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Volpe Looks Forward…and Toward Its Next Director
In 2016, Volpe will take action on six emerging issues: advanced automation and emerging technologies; breakthroughs in safety; data analytics, visualization, and real-time decision making; transportation energy and sustainability; transportation system resiliency; and on-demand mobility, smart...
Bringing the National Climate Assessment to the World
The 2014 National Climate Assessment was released by the White House on May 6. Its lead finding is that climate change, once considered an issue for a distant future, has moved firmly into the present and its impacts are increasing across the country.
Experts Discuss Climate Change and Resiliency Planning
Two experts recently spoke at Volpe on the role greenhouse gas emissions and other factors have on climate change. These talks provided information for transportation professionals planning how to respond to climate change and extreme weather.
Progress in Reducing CO2 Emissions: Is It Enough?
Transportation is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. Volpe’s Gregg Fleming recently delivered a talk about the ongoing U.S. initiatives to reduce transportation climate impacts.
International Collaboration Advances Transportation Research, Minimizes Parallel Efforts [2]
Duplication of efforts is costly, whether it happens within a single organization or across national boundaries. Since 1998, Volpe and a Dutch research organization have exchanged transportation research information and experience under a mutually beneficial agreement.
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International Collaboration Advances Transportation Research, Minimizes Parallel Efforts
Volpe and the Netherlands Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment held their annual research workshop at the Netherlands Embassy on transportation infrastructure resilience and adaptation.
How Are Agencies Making the Transportation System More Resilient?
Two invited speakers at Volpe provided valuable information for transportation professionals on climate adaptation and mitigation in the transportation field
Top DOT Leaders Turn Out for Volpe’s Second Innovation Challenge
Seven senior U.S. DOT leaders convened at Volpe to judge the organization’s second Innovation Challenge. In this now-annual contest, seven Volpe teams competed for seed funding to develop solutions to significant transportation problems.
Steve Winkelman on Transportation System Resilience: “Can We Get There from Here?”
Climate and weather disasters cost the U.S. economy more than $100 billion in 2012, said RITA Administrator Greg Winfree, who kicked off Volpe's new speaker series.