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Transportation System Resilience, Extreme Weather, and Climate Change
September 20, 2013
Volpe's newest speaker series features thought leaders and Volpe experts in one-of-a-kind dialogs that are open to the public.
Volpe Introduces New CAFE Infographic
September 13, 2013
The U.S. DOT’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has turned to Volpe for critical analytical support on the development of standards to regulate and increase the average fuel economy of cars and light trucks sold in the U.S.
New Infographic Shows How Volpe Impacts Rail Safety
August 15, 2013
Nearly every 180 minutes someone in America is hit by a train. In the early 1970s, it was every 40 minutes. Check out our new infographic on Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety and Trespass Prevention. This easy-to-read data visualization shows how Volpe, in support of the Federal...
Resiliency Requires a Shift to Planned Redundancy
July 19, 2013
Volpe hosted "Beyond Bouncing Back: A Roundtable on Critical Transportation Infrastructure Resilience" to explore resiliency in the context of challenges facing the nation's transportation system.
Volpe's Unique Simulator Revolutionizes Breathalyzer Evaluation
July 3, 2013
Volpe's Ed Conde, Art Flores, and Alan Kauffman spend their days testing blood alcohol detection devices to identify the highest caliber products for federal, state, and local law enforcement and transportation personnel.
A New Silk Road for the 21st Century
June 19, 2013
The 4,000-mile transcontinental trade route known as the Silk Road established connectivity between China and Western Europe beginning in 206 BC, according to Akhmed Baitassov, a Hubert H. Humphrey fellow with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
The Walkability Challenge: Measuring the Impact of Health and Environment
June 14, 2013
Do people who live in more densely populated areas get more physical activity than those who live in sprawling neighborhoods? Is walkability a solution to a number of health problems, both physical and mental? How do you measure the benefits? These relationships are extremely...
Trucks in Towns: Urban Freight Congestion
June 14, 2013
Transportation experts are revisiting the problems of freight movement in cities. It is a growing challenge, as the world becomes more urbanized, and growing urban populations demand more deliveries to their own doors. This shifts truck traffic away from centralized destinations,...
Vehicle-to-Vehicle Pilot Test to Determine Safety Benefits
June 3, 2013
According to the official blog of the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, FastLane, connected vehicle technology could prevent or reduce the severity of up to 80 percent of all crashes involving non-impaired drivers.