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Beyond Traffic: U.S. DOT's 30-Year Framework for the Future
Please join U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx and Google Chairman Eric Schmidt at 6:00 p.m. EST Monday, February 2, for the launch of the Beyond Traffic Framework.
Supporting State and Regional Governments to Strategically Plan for Freight Investments
Volpe helped MnDOT and the Metropolitan Council develop a shared vision and goals for the Twin Cities’ freight transportation system, and make freight more visible in the region's planning process.
Side Guards Save Lives: A Success Story
In this video, Volpe engineer Alex Epstein discusses how the implementation of side guards is gaining momentum as a safety feature on large trucks.
Rail Structure, Cybersecurity, Driver Distraction Among Highlighted TRB Topics
Volpe experts presided over 22 sessions and presented research results at 18 sessions at the Transportation Research Board’s 94th Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., held January 11-15.
Volpe's 2014 Reports Available for Download
Volpe published 77 reports and conference papers in 2014 spanning a myriad of transportation research topics. View the topic areas and download free copies of Volpe’s transportation resources.
Volpe Expertise Shared at TRB’s Annual Meeting
Volpe experts presided over 22 sessions and presented research at another 19 at “Corridors to the Future: Transportation and Technology,” the Transportation Research Board’s 94th Annual Meeting.
An Ongoing Legacy of Traffic Noise Modeling
Volpe noise prediction models have led to technologically advanced noise barriers.Five Teams, Six Judges, Seven Minutes: Volpe’s Third Innovation Challenge
Five teams competing for seed funding waited anxiously to take the stage. Six DOT executives took their seats as judges of Volpe’s third Innovation Challenge. The teams each gave seven-minute presentations describing the problems they proposed to solve, the solutions they wished to develop, and...