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A recent analysis has shown that the Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C3RS) program has made significant improvements in both safety and safety culture since its introduction in 2007, including a 31 percent decrease in derailments.
For a number of years after the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was created in 2002, the agency generally screened all passengers in the same way, following a model of risk-based security that screened general passengers to the same degree as elected officials or travelers with top-...
Developing an efficient and effective multi-modal freight system in large metropolitan areas requires collaboration and coordination among many stakeholders, as well as concerted, focused efforts to support this coordination.
The Volpe Center established the first Department of Transportation (DOT) Green Team in 2006, leading the charge to advance a culture of conservation, recycling, and reuse. Green Week, executed by the group each year, has helped boost Volpe's recycling to over 60 percent of total waste...
Recently, a team at Volpe partnered with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to develop and launch the SaferBus app—the first mobile application developed by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)—to enable users to view the safety records of bus companies.
Diana Gomez, deputy district director of operations at Caltrans, shared her perspectives on transportation system management and "practicing the pyramid," California's efforts to manage the transportation system from planning through operations and maintenance to improvement.
Cited as an expert on crashworthiness, safety standards, and regulations by Trains Magazine, Tyrell offers insights into how Volpe's simulation and crash modeling work informs design, which helps the Federal Railroad Administration set standards and ultimately save lives.
On April 13, a panel of leading experts discussed key safety and policy issues pertaining to the planning, implementation, and unintended consequences of automated transportation systems.
Volpe, The National Transportation Systems Center, recently hosted Eisenhower Fellows from Colombia, Indonesia, and China to engage on a number of critical global transportation issues.
According to Robin Chase, founder and former CEO of Zipcar and GoLoco, creating and maximizing a shared infrastructure like those used in carsharing ventures may hold an answer to low-cost transportation innovation.