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Innovative Uses of Data Science to Solve Transportation Problems

State DOTs, metropolitan planning organizations (MPO), and regional transportation planning agencies rely on complex data to solve the nation’s congestion, infrastructure, and equity issues. U.S. DOT Volpe Center data experts are using tools from the data science and machine learning toolbox to...

Increasing Access to Work Zone Information to Improve Highway Safety for All

The nation’s transportation system is becoming increasingly data driven. Safe and efficient mobility for all is dependent on reliable real-time information about work zones and other disruptions to usual traffic operations. Standardizing access to these data is critical to improving safety—not only...

Michelle Freeman

Michelle Freeman serves as the director of Volpe Financial Management, where she leads the financial management and oversight of the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center Working Capital Fund (WCF) for the Office of the Secretary of Transportation at U.S. DOT.  

Fiscal Year 2022 SBIR Awards

U.S. DOT is pleased to announce its selection of 12 small businesses to receive a total of $2 million in Small Business Innovation Research program Phase I awards stemming from the fiscal year 2022 Phase I solicitation. These selections support advancing transportation research and development on...