Mapping Speed Bumps from Your Mobile
In Boston, city planning innovators developed a smartphone application called Street Bump that helps the city pinpoint pothole problems and fix them quickly.
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DOT Planning Post-Sandy Focuses on Resiliency, Accounts for Climate Change
Reshaping how the nation rebuilds and takes climate change impacts into account means that no matter where the next extreme storm hits, the transportation system will be better prepared and more resilient
Contemplating Livability in Rural Areas
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.
Experts Discuss Climate Change and Resiliency Planning
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.
Unmanned Aircraft Systems Forecast Hits National Media
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.
New Report: Global Positioning System (GPS) Civil Signal Monitoring (CSM) Trade Study Report
This study examines two viable alternatives for monitoring GPS broadcast signals used by civilian agencies.
Economists, FAA Ensure Accuracy of High-Profile Numbers
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...
New Hazard Analysis Tool Released to Public
Volpe recently released a new software tool that can assist transportation professionals in conducting hazard analyses.
New Tools Tackle Deteriorating Infrastructure
Thanks to SHRP2, transportation agencies are gaining new tools and approaches to reduce construction time, use improved methods and materials, reduce congestion, and improve safety. A made-to-implement set of these tools and approaches is featured in the January/February 2014 issue of FHWA’s...
Improving Asset Management at Unstaffed FAA Facilities
Volpe leverages its asset management expertise to help the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) facility infrastructure team review maintenance needs and upgrades for unstaffed facilities, making it easier for FAA to plan and prioritize projects.