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Up, Up, and Away: Innovations in Advanced Air Mobility

A New U.S. DOT Volpe Center-FAA Thought Leadership Series Today, we are on the cusp of a new era in aviation.

Drones, electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, and other kinds of innovations have the potential to help us tackle some of our most difficult challenges and...

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The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) makes historic investments in the transportation sector: improving public safety and climate resilience, creating jobs across the country, and delivering a more equitable future.  

Construction

Administering a transportation construction project requires significant documentation, decisions on approach, and use of technology. Implement clear contracts that comply with federal requirements and utilize construction practices that improve quality. Leverage innovative project delivery methods...

Risk Management

It is important to create a process to identify project risks and response strategies up front to effectively manage opportunities and threats and ensure successful project delivery. Learn how to recognize and prioritize project risks, assess likelihood and impact, communicate risks to project...

Pre-Construction

There are many elements to consider when developing transportation projects. Implement collaborative and integrative approaches to utility, rights-of-way, rail, and public coordination.  Apply these effective approaches early in the project lifecycle to confidently make context sensitive design...

Financing

Establish systems to comply with financial management requirements and explore innovative tools to effectively administer your funding. If you are seeking initial or additional funding opportunities for a project, please visit the DOT Navigator and Build America Bureau to apply for grants and loans...

Project Management

Cost estimation and scheduling are critical elements of successful project delivery. Adopting a rigorous approach to each early in the project lifecycle will help to avoid cost overruns and delays. 

Civil Rights

Your project must be in full compliance with civil rights laws and regulations throughout the project lifecycle to ensure successful project delivery without delays.