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Energy Analysis and Sustainability

The U.S. DOT Volpe Center’s Energy Analysis and Sustainability Division focuses on the intersection between energy and transportation in alignment with U.S. DOT priorities.

Environmental Measurement and Modeling

The U.S. DOT Volpe Center's Environmental Measurement and Modeling Division measures and models acoustics and air quality to support transportation-related environmental initiatives. Our work is used to design energy and environmental policies.

Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE)

The U.S. DOT Volpe Center's Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Program Office develops and executes analyses to assess the costs and benefits of national fuel economy standards—part of NHTSA’s safety mandate.

Transportation Human Factors

Volpe’s Transportation Human Factors Division provides internationally recognized human factors research, engineering, development, and evaluation capabilities within a human systems integration framework. We pioneer new relationships between humans and policies, processes, automation, and...

Safety Research and Analysis

Volpe’s Safety Research and Analysis Division performs safety analysis, business process redesign, performance and program effectiveness measurement, and communications and outreach to support safety management systems.

Aviation Safety Management Systems

Volpe’s Aviation Safety Management Systems Division provides systems engineering and analysis, operations research, and associated information technology expertise to enhance aviation operational safety. We provide technical and risk analysis expertise on aviation and aerospace safety issues. Our...

Safety Information Systems

Volpe’s Safety Information Systems Division provides the full spectrum of information technology (IT) life-cycle support for safety information systems. Our work includes development of IT system requirements, software design, enterprise architecture, IT development, system testing and deployment,...

Safety Management and Human Factors

Our Center for Safety Management and Human Factors improves transportation safety by developing and applying innovative safety management and human factors processes and principles to our sponsors’ research and demonstration projects.

Transportation Planning

The U.S. DOT Volpe Center's Transportation Planning Division develops and advances transportation-planning projects and programs at the local, state, and national levels. We perform research, analysis, communications, evaluation, and oversight work.

Policy Analysis and Strategic Planning

The U.S. DOT Volpe Center’s Policy Analysis and Strategic Planning Division provides expertise across all aspects of the policy-making and program/project delivery lifecycle, including interpretation, implementation, evaluation, and adaptation.