What Volpe Talked About at TRB 2016
Volpe staff were among the 5,000 presentations and nearly 800 sessions and workshops covering all transportation modes at the Transportation Research Board’s 95th Annual Meeting recently held in Washington, D.C.
Trucking and Motorcoaches
City of Cambridge Announces Safer Truck Partnership with Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
A joint press release from the City of Cambridge and Volpe announcing a partnership to install truck side guards on city-owned trucks.
City of Cambridge Announces Safer Truck Partnership with Volpe
Cambridge has announced a partnership with Volpe to install side guards on city-owned trucks to enhance safety for pedestrians and bicyclists.
Connecting the Global Economy through Trade and Transportation
Operating a modern logistics system across geopolitical borders drawn hundreds of years ago can sometimes be like fitting a square peg into a round hole—it’s impossible to cross a single border, sometimes even just between counties in the U.S., without encountering a new set of trade priorities...
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.
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...
Collaboration is Key to Efficient Freight Movement and Regional Economic Vitality
Developing an efficient and effective multi-modal freight system in large metropolitan areas requires collaboration and coordination among many stakeholders, as well as concerted, focused efforts to support this coordination.