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The Promise of NextGen
The tablet computer has been built. Now it’s time to load a few apps. That’s the analogy for the Next Generation Air Transportation System that Michael Whitaker, deputy administrator for the Federal Aviation Administration, gave recently as part of Volpe’s Transportation and the Economy speaker...
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.
Transportation Thought Leadership Flyer
This is a flyer that describes our thought leadership events.
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.