Bicycles and Pedestrians
BUILD Discretionary Grant Program: Technical, Cost-Effectiveness, and Readiness Evaluations
Staff reviewed 660 BUILD grant applications to fund up to $1 billion for 70 critical transportation infrastructure projects in 44 states. Learn more about what went into selecting the awardees from a pool of 660 potential projects aimed at making transportation safer and more efficient.The U.S. DOT Volpe Center's 2018 Reports
The U.S. DOT Volpe National Transportation Systems Center published nearly 60 reports and conference papers in 2018 spanning a breadth of transportation topics that advance U.S. DOT’s priorities: safety, infrastructure, innovation, and accountability. Preview and download copies of these transportation resources.
The U.S. DOT Volpe Center's 2018 Reports
The U.S. DOT Volpe National Transportation Systems Center published nearly 60 reports and conference papers in 2018 spanning a breadth of transportation topics that advance U.S. DOT’s priorities: safety, infrastructure, innovation, and accountability. Preview and download copies...
Transformational Technologies: A State Government Perspective with Kirk Steudle
Kirk T. Steudle, director of the Michigan Department of Transportation, discussed a state government perspective on transformational technologies as part of the U.S. DOT Volpe Center’s speaker series Transportation in the Age of Artificial Intelligence and Predictive Analytics.
How a Few Simple Measurements Can Identify Trucks With Superior Cab Visibility
During summer 2018, U.S. DOT Volpe Center engineer Alex Epstein, PhD, led a public demonstration of how to measure blind spots off of a large truck.
New Guidebook Offers Strategies to Enhance Active Transportation at National Parks
Visitors to national parks are increasingly exploring natural and cultural resources in new ways, including through active transportation—by foot, bicycle, and other non-motorized modes. A new guidebook from the National Park Service (NPS) is helping parks, their partners, and nearby communities...
Pooling Resources to Improve Road Safety
A new project to make streets safer is using an innovative funding model to help six major cities develop best practices for technologies to help truck drivers avoid or mitigate collisions with pedestrians and bicyclists.
This Long-Range Transportation Plan is a First for the National Park Service
To provide service-wide guidance on maintaining and improving various transportation assets, the National Park Service recently released its first National Long-Range Transportation Plan, a 20-year vision plan that a team of Volpe planners helped develop.
Autonomy for Humans in the 21st Century City
Jeffrey Schnapp kicked off Volpe’s new speaker series, The Ongoing Transformation of the Global Transportation System, with his human-centric vision for the autonomous vehicle revolution.