U.S. DOT Volpe Center 2017 Annual Accomplishments

Our Annual Project Accomplishments document represents some of our best work of 2017 and underscores our sustained support to the DOT and others.

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. 

The Life-Saving Potential of Pedestrian Detection Systems

The U.S. DOT Volpe Center, on behalf of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, developed and applied a methodology to estimate the safety benefits of pedestrian crash avoidance and mitigation technologies—or PCAM systems. View the infographic to learn more.

Laying the Foundation for Vehicle-to-Pedestrian Communications

When a car hits a pedestrian, the pedestrian takes the full brunt of the severe and sometimes fatal injuries. Vehicle-to-pedestrian communications can help avoid impacts or reduce the consequences when light vehicles collide with pedestrians.

A Look Back on 2016 with Volpe’s Annual Accomplishments

Each year, Volpe collaborates with the U.S. Department of Transportation, other federal agencies, and the broader transportation community on hundreds of projects that shape how people and goods move throughout the U.S. and abroad. Our Annual Accomplishments report highlights some of Volpe’s...

Webinar: Ridesharing, Technology, and TDM in Campus Transportation: Lessons for Statewide and Metropolitan Planning

Quantifying the Benefits and Costs of Federal Regulations

Two recent benefit-cost analyses are helping form the foundation for smart decisions about proposed crosswalk infrastructure for people with disabilities and expanded use of excess flow valves, which halt the flow of gas if there is a pipe break or rupture. 

SBIR Selects 3 Awardees to Receive Research Funding

Volpe Takes First in Green Commute Challenge

For the fourth year in a row, Volpe has earned top awards for our staff’s participation in Green Streets Initiative’s Walk/Ride Day Corporate Challenge.