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Recap: Using NEPA to Define and Shape Better Projects

Nancy Daubenberger, Minnesota Transportation Commissioner; Kammy Horne, Senior Vice President of Development and Planning at VIA Metropolitan Transit; Emily Biondi, Associate Administrator for Planning, Environment, and Realty, FHWA; and Megan Blum, Director for the Office of Environmental Programs...

Recap: Embedding Equity in Project Delivery

On September 7, the U.S. DOT Volpe Center welcomed Stephanie Wiggins, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro), and Emmanuella Myrthil, Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer at Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), to a...

Recap: How Cities Are Reinventing Project Delivery

Kyle Wagenschutz, Urban Mobility Planner at City Thread; Eric C. Macfarlane, First Deputy Commissioner at the New York City Department of Design and Construction (DDC); and San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria joined the U.S. DOT’s August 10th virtual event on “How Cities Are Reinventing Project Delivery.”...

Recap: Thinking Outside the Box: Innovating for Better Project Delivery

Carlos Braceras, Executive Director of the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), and Paula Hammond, Chair of the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) and Senior Vice President at WSP USA joined U.S. DOT’s August 3 thought leadership event on “Thinking Outside the Box:...

Recap: Delivering the Benefits of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

On July 26, the U.S. DOT Volpe Center welcomed US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to launch the new USDOT Project Delivery Center of Excellence and deliver keynote remarks at the first in a new, virtual leadership event series: Delivering the Benefits of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (...

Prototyping New Ideas with the Volpe Innovation Accelerator

Since its launch in August 2020, the U.S. DOT Volpe Center’s Volpe Innovation Accelerator (VIA) has spurred innovation by inviting employees to propose ideas, recruit teams, and develop prototypes and concept papers. In the process, it encourages collaboration, develops skillsets, and strengthens...