Advancing the Northeast Corridor’s Future

Volpe supports the Federal Railroad Administration’s Northeast Corridor (NEC) multi-state planning and environmental efforts, known as NEC FUTURE.

Insights into Nation’s Freight System Could Shape New Surface Transportation Legislation

The National Freight Advisory Committee is working to make the nation’s freight network safer and more efficient.

Clickety-Clack: A Study on Joint Bar Integrity

To help prevent the conditions that can lead to derailments, Volpe worked with a team to survey joint bars across the country’s rail system to understand why, and under what conditions, joint bars are at risk for failure.

New Report Offers Framework for Integrating Health and Transportation

A new report geared toward state Departments of Transportation (DOTs) provides a framework for DOTs to integrate public health considerations into their transportation planning and decision making.

Volpe Helps MassDOT Lead the Way in Carbon Neutrality

Governor Patrick helps celebrate MassDOT and Volpe’s efforts to develop the first-ever carbon-neutral airport.

Small Business Innovation Research Awards Announced

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Small Business Innovation Research program, administered by Volpe, recently released its full list of round-one 2014 proposals that will receive funding.

Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program Yields Striking Results

If you build integrated walking and bicycling networks into a community’s transportation system, will people use it? 

That’s what Congress wanted to know nearly a decade ago when it established the Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program (NTPP). Through NTPP, the Federal Highway...

Maritime Tracking Tool Helps African Countries Combat Illegal Fishing

By using a Volpe maritime tool called SeaVision, the U.S. Navy helped Senegalese officials track a suspicious ship’s movement and found that it was a repeat offender of illegal fishing. Senegal received $1.2 million in fines from the ship’s owner.

FAA Releases New Generation of Safety Software

The Federal Aviation Administration has an army of more than 6,000 inspectors and safety professionals who evaluate facilities and equipment, assess air carrier operations, and make sure that air crews are certified and trained. For more than three decades, FAA has used inspection models and...

MIT Humphrey Fellows Share Knowledge on Argentine Rail, Chilean Biking

Two Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows gave presentations at Volpe about some of the challenges for the Argentine railway system and how Chilean transportation planners can encourage bicycle use.