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Edited by Volpe’s Dr. Stephen Popkin, a new book by the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society provides policy makers, practitioners, and researchers with real-world, practical guidance for addressing worker fatigue and transportation safety.
Volpe’s most recent speaker series—Transportation and the Economy: Leading Globally, Succeeding Locally—highlighted the forces driving transportation innovation in modern economies. Read the series’ final report to find out how multimodal transportation drives economic growth.
A report by FHWA and Volpe highlights noteworthy practices from metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) working with emerging megaregions in mind.
From energy efficiency to fuel tank standards, Volpe’s range of rail expertise was on display at the 2015 Joint Rail Conference. Read on for brief summaries of seven Volpe papers presented during the conference, which examined A Century of Innovation: Heavy Haul to High-Speed Rail.
Be part of Volpe’s newest speaker series, which kicks off September 18, to delve into the trends that will transform transportation.
Biography for John A. Cavolowsky, PhD, Director, Airspace Operations and Safety Program, NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate.
Biography of Andrew McAfee, principal research scientist and co-founder of the Initiative on the Digital Economy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and co-author of The Second Machine Age.
Biography of Anthony Townsend, PhD, senior research scientist at New York University, fellow at the Data and Society Research Institute, and author of Smart Cities: Big Data, Civic Hackers, and the Quest for a New Utopia.
Biography for Dr. Donald Fisher, faculty fellow, U.S. DOT Volpe Center, and professor and former head, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Massachusetts – Amherst.