Intermodal and Advanced Research
In partnership with DOT modal administrations and other Federal Government Departments, RITA/RD&T manages the integration and coordination of cross-cutting and multimodal research and development to promote advanced and innovative solutions to transportation issues.
- Center for Climate Change and Environmental Forecasting
- Hydrogen.gov
- Hydrogen Portal
- National Cooperative Freight Research Program
- Remote Sensing and Spatial Information - This program develops and validates remote sensing technologies for application to transportation infrastructure in the three major areas listed below. Congress authorized approximately $7 million a year for this work.
- Cost and time reduction for corridor planning and collecting information for environmental assessment,
- Freight congestion management at ports, border crossings and gateways, and in urban areas, and
- Paved and unpaved roads and bridge systems management and condition assessment.
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