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Roadways and Bridges
New Report Offers Framework for Integrating Health and Transportation
A new report geared toward state Departments of Transportation (DOTs) provides a framework for DOTs to integrate public health considerations into their transportation planning and decision making.
New Tools Tackle Deteriorating Infrastructure
Thanks to SHRP2, transportation agencies are gaining new tools and approaches to reduce construction time, use improved methods and materials, reduce congestion, and improve safety. A made-to-implement set of these tools and approaches is featured in the January/February 2014 issue of FHWA’s...
States Showcase Award-Winning Approaches to Environmental Stewardship
In “Setting the Bar for Excellence,” an article in the January/February 2014 issue of FHWA's Public Roads magazine, Volpe community planner Rachel Strauss discusses innovative approaches that are used to incorporate environmental stewardship into transportation projects.
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.
Executive Leadership Group on Traffic Incident Management
Working to accelerate and expand the national deployment of safety-critical programs.
The Second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP2)
The second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP2) has undertaken more than 100 research projects designed to address critical state and local challenges, such as aging infrastructure, congestion, and safety. Volpe leverages its expertise to help make SHRP2 research projects a reality.
Reducing Heavy Truck Fuel Consumption
Volpe teamed up with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to assess the technical feasibility and cost of reducing medium- and heavy-duty truck fuel consumption. Volpe staff conducted research on improving vehicle fuel economy, analyzing emerging technologies and...