What Will Vehicle Use Look Like in 30 Years?
With support from Volpe, the Federal Highway Administration is offering new projections on what our miles traveled by vehicle might look like in 30 years.
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A Safer and More Efficient Airspace: Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast Infographic
About This DocumentThe FAA's Next Generation Transportation System—NextGen—is transforming how air traffic controllers and pilots see our national airspace. By 2020, NextGen will make America's skies even safer and more efficient by transitioning from radar technology to a far more precise...
Infographic Shows How Technology is Transforming Aviation
The Federal Aviation Administration is rolling out the Next Generation Transportation System, NextGen, transforming how air traffic controllers and pilots see our national airspace. A key technology, called Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B), is helping FAA transition...
Supporting State and Regional Governments to Strategically Plan for Freight Investments
Volpe supported the Minnesota Department of Transportation and Metropolitan Council in developing a shared vision and goals for the Twin Cities’ freight transportation system and making freight more visible in the region's planning process. The project helped develop a community of practice...
Intermodalism: A 20-Year Perspective
The concept of intermodalism is as familiar today to transportation professionals as dedicated bike lanes. But 20 years ago, intermodalism wasn’t as common; it was just taking hold as a new concept in the federal transportation community.
Transportation Drives Economic Competitiveness in Megaregions
In America our urban centers are trending toward megaregions—collections of large cities, suburbs, exurbs, and the areas between requiring extensive, linked transportation networks.
The Freight and Fuel Transportation Optimization Tool
Volpe developed a national model for evaluating fuel transport patterns, costs, and impacts to respond to military and commercial aviation sectors' need for reliable fuel supplies that can be distributed throughout supply chains in the continental United States and elsewhere.
How Does Congestion Pricing Affect Household Behavior?
While congestion pricing strategies are becoming increasingly common in major metropolitan areas across the U.S., there is still little data on how road pricing affects traveler behavior. Find out how Volpe surveys in Atlanta and Seattle give researchers and officials high-quality data and...
New Transportation Initiatives Address Growing Congestion at Fort McHenry
Volpe's transportation analysis reduced congestion and boosted local business.