Lessons from Sweden on Urban Consolidation Centers
A trial conducted in Gothenburg, Sweden, may have an answer to reducing urban congestion, emissions, and noise and improving safety for pedestrians and bicyclists.
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Modern Education Has a Global Classroom
Since 2005, enrollment in engineering programs has increased 30-50 percent. “People are recognizing this is a field I can get into if I want to change the world,” said Dr. Ian Waitz, dean of the School of Engineering at MIT.
Discoveries in D.C. and Delft: Reflections on the Future of Transportation Research
In Delft, the streets belong to the people. Nobody wears bike helmets, and children as young as eight go unsupervised on bicycles “because cyclists never interact with fast-moving vehicles," said Dr. Robert Bertini, who shared his experiences from the Delft University of Technology in the...
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.
Transportation Trajectories
Featuring U.S. DOT Volpe Center experts Transportation Trajectories is a dialogue on advancing transportation innovation for the public good. The transportation community is invited to join the conversation as Volpe staff describe their work and share their knowledge of the transportation...Measuring the Impact of Advanced Transportation Technologies on Traveler Behavior
At what point do we begin to measure and manage the impact of travel information? Does better information about both traffic and transit influence traveler behavior with sizable route and mode shifts to merit monitoring? If so, how can we use the real-time information and incorporate it into...
Funding Constraints Fuel New Paradigms in Federal Transportation Policy
Emil Frankel shared his insight on the significant reforms emerging from MAP-21.
Trucks in Towns: Urban Freight Congestion
Transportation experts are revisiting the problems of freight movement in cities. It is a growing challenge, as the world becomes more urbanized, and growing urban populations demand more deliveries to their own doors. This shifts truck traffic away from centralized destinations, such as stores...
The Walkability Challenge: Measuring the Impact of Health and Environment
Do people who live in more densely populated areas get more physical activity than those who live in sprawling neighborhoods? Is walkability a solution to a number of health problems, both physical and mental? How do you measure the benefits? These relationships are extremely complex, said Dr....
Railroad Trespassing is Risky Business
Some people do dangerous things at railroad crossings. Marco daSilva, a systems safety program manager at Volpe, described how recent work, in support of the Federal Railroad Administration, has captured images of a car whose driver had run the safety gates and stopped only inches from a passing...