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It is important for transportation planners to remember that when they talk about livability, they are really talking about a highly personal and idealized perception of how everyday life and transport intertwine.
To maintain vigilance on safety, FRA taps into proactive risk management expertise at the U.S. DOT Volpe Center. The U.S. DOT Volpe Center supports two FRA demonstration programs: Clear Signal for Action (CSA) and Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C3RS).
Two experts recently spoke at Volpe on the role greenhouse gas emissions and other factors have on climate change. These talks provided information for transportation professionals planning how to respond to climate change and extreme weather.
A Volpe report that provides projections on unmanned aircraft operations recently received national attention. Information from the report has been cited by news outlets across the country.
"What Are the Challenges and Payoffs for UAS to Operate in the National Airspace?” by David Barstow. Printed in the Spring 2014 issue of Air Traffic Control. Posted with permission from the Air Traffic Control Association; first published in The Journal of Air Traffic Control.
This study examines two viable alternatives for monitoring GPS broadcast signals used by civilian agencies.
Faced with a high level of public scrutiny and compressed timelines, the FAA turned to Volpe’s team of economists to help assess the costs and benefits of new pilot training rules. Changing something as fundamental as pilot training standards is an example of a high-profile rule where FAA...
The information in this document is intended to complement the Volpe Center’s Electronic Flight Bag (EFB): 2010 Industry Survey.
Volpe recently released a new software tool that can assist transportation professionals in conducting hazard analyses.
In order to support the development of an Advisory Circular on electronic flight bags (EFBs), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) tasked the Volpe Center to identify EFB human factors considerations.