Strategic Initiatives for Research and Innovation
What we do
By bringing together thought leaders, decision makers, and other stakeholders from across the global transportation enterprise, we work to anticipate future transportation issues and generate fresh approaches to emerging issues. Through high-impact strategic initiatives, including outreach, we facilitate knowledge exchange across the transportation community and heighten awareness about the Volpe Center's technical portfolio, capabilities, staff and contributions to the Nation.
Read more about the Thought Leadership Initiative at the Volpe Center
Featured Initiatives
Join us for an innovation information exchange for the transportation community featuring today's leaders in transportation. More >>
Featuring Volpe Center experts, Transportation Trajectories is a dialogue on advancing transportation innovation for the public good. The transportation community is invited to join the conversation as Volpe Center staff describe their work and share their knowledge of the transportation enterprise. More >>
A Colloquia Series on Transportation Challenges and Opportunities
This colloquia series brings together thought leaders and experts from across the transportation community - government, academia, the private sector and other stakeholders - to generate fresh approaches to emerging issues, anticipate transportation trends and inform decision making. More >>
Upcoming Events
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
12:00 EST
Straight from the Source with
Stephen Flynn, Ph.D.
Professor and Founding Co-Director
George J. Kostas Research Institute for Homeland Security
Northeastern University
Shocks and Consequences: The Case for Bolstering Infrastructure Resilience
Thursday, February 28, 2013
12 noon - 12:30 p.m. EST
Transporation Trajectories with
Terry Sheehan
Regional Emergency Transportation Representative for Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire
U.S. Department of Transportation
Volpe, the National Transportation Systems Center
Lessons Learned from Sandy, Irene and Katrina: Restoring Normalcy to the Transportation System through Effective Emergency Response
Contact Us
Ellen Bell
Director of Strategic Initiatives for Research and Innovation
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617.494.2924
ellen.bell@dot.gov