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Increasing Access to Rail Stations for Travelers with Disabilities

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) requires that stations in the intercity rail transportation system be made readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities. Amtrak's wide network of stations have increased accessibility measures since 2009 in conjunction with...

Innovations to Mitigate Transportation Noise Impacts on Communities

The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center) recently released a collection of stories from our 2021 Annual Accomplishments Publication, outlining our innovative work to help transportation agencies understand, manage, and mitigate...

Enhancing the BTS National Transportation Noise Map

The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) Volpe National Transportation Systems Center recently released a collection of stories from our 2021 Annual Accomplishments Publication, outlining our innovative work to help transportation agencies understand, manage, and mitigate transportation...

Advanced Acoustic Modeling of Urban Air Mobility Concept Vehicles

The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) Volpe National Transportation Systems Center recently released a collection of stories from our 2021 Annual Accomplishments Publication, outlining our innovative work to help transportation agencies understand, manage, and mitigate transportation...

Increasing Efficiency in Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Inspections

Some highway-rail grade crossings are inspected only every 2-3 years. To address this challenge, VisioStack developed the Aerial Crossing Inspection System (AXIS) to assess crossing safety more efficiently with help from U.S. DOT’s SBIR program and the Federal Railroad Administration. AXIS allows...

New Drone-Based System Assesses Highway-Rail Crossings to Improve Safety

Poor highway-rail grade crossing design can contribute to rail incidents. To address this challenge, MTRI Inc. developed Crossing-i, a drone-enabled inspection system, to assess crossing safety with help from U.S. DOT’s SBIR program and the Federal Railroad Administration. Crossing-i can help rail...