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Recap: A Climate-Resilient Future Is an Equitable, Just Future
On June 8, the U.S. DOT Volpe Center welcomed Dr. Edward R. Carr of Clark University to continue its 2021 thought leadership speaker series, Innovation for a Sustainable, Equitable Transportation System. Dr. Carr is the director of Clark’s International Development, Community, and Environment...Keeping Drivers Safe with Innovative Intersection Design Research and Evaluation
More than 50 percent of fatal crashes and crashes resulting in injuries occur at or near intersections. Learn more about FHWA’s efforts to significantly improve the safety of standard intersections by developing novel designs and implementing them nationwide—with help from researchers from the U.S...The U.S. DOT Volpe Center’s 2020 Reports
The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) Volpe Center published nearly 60 reports and conference papers in 2020 spanning a breadth of transportation topics that advance U.S. DOT’s priorities: safety, infrastructure, innovation, and accountability.
These reports are housed in the National Transportation Library and are listed below by topic areas. Select the linked report titles to preview and download copies of the U.S. DOT Volpe Center’s 2020 transportation resources.
The Imperative and Opportunity to Invest in Resilient Infrastructure
Learn more about the U.S. DOT Volpe Center’s recent Straight from the Source event with Dr. Stephen Flynn, founding director of the Global Resilience Institute and a professor of political science and of civil and environmental engineering at Northeastern University.The U.S. DOT Volpe Center Staff Presenting at 2021 Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting
See the full line-up of U.S. DOT Volpe Center staff speaking at the 100th annual TRB annual meeting. Registrants can also visit our virtual booth by searching the exhibitors list for “Volpe” from the show’s main lobby.The U.S. DOT Volpe Center’s 2020 Annual Project Accomplishments
Our Annual Project Accomplishments report represents some of our best work of 2020 and underscores our sustained support to U.S. DOT and others. View highlights of our work from the past year.Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council Annual Report to Congress
This annual report to Congress assesses federal and state agency progress in implementing best practices to improve environmental review and approval processes for complex infrastructure projects. Learn how FPISC coordinates this process to help improve environmental reviews and authorization...The U.S. DOT Volpe Center Seeks Student Interns for 2021
The U.S. Department of Transportation Volpe Center is recruiting talented and diverse individuals for 2021 as part of its Pathways Internship Program. Applications are being accepted now through November 10. Apply today.The U.S. DOT Volpe Center’s 2019 Reports
The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) Volpe Center published nearly 70 reports and conference papers in 2019 spanning a breadth of transportation topics that advance U.S. DOT’s priorities: safety, infrastructure, innovation, and accountability.