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Annual Accomplishments: January 2023

Our Annual Project Accomplishments report represents some of our best work of 2022 and underscores our sustained support to U.S. DOT and others. View highlights of our work from the past year.

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Volpe Center Director Anne Alyward and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg discuss the future of transportation at the U.S. DOT Volpe Center's Town Hall.
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Read on to learn about our recent work and tools that can support grant programs, reduce infrastructure vulnerability, estimate emissions benefits of transportation projects, share real-time work zone data, and make effective use of complex data.
A Curated Collection of the U.S. DOT Volpe Center’s Recent Work and Available Tools to Support State Infrastructure Investments
Read on to learn about the CMAQ Emissions Calculator Toolkit that helps states estimate emissions benefits, recently updated to focus on electric vehicles and electrification projects.
New Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Tools for Estimating Emissions Benefits of Highway and Intermodal Projects
Learn more about the Resilience and Disaster Recovery (RDR) Tool Suite, which enables transportation planners to calculate the ROI for transportation infrastructure resilience projects across uncertain hazard scenarios.
Developing a Tool Suite to Address Resilience Return on Investment in Transportation Infrastructure
Read about the Work Zone Data Exchange, which provides the national standard for work zone data and other critical highway safety information to those who need it.
Increasing Access to Work Zone Information to Improve Highway Safety for All
Learn more about U.S. DOT Volpe Center data science experts who are using data science innovations for transportation planning, operations, safety analysis, and to improve business processes.
Innovative Uses of Data Science to Solve Transportation Problems
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See a curated collection of the U.S. DOT Volpe Center’s recent work to advance a more equitable, accessible, and inclusive transportation system.
Advancing a More Equitable, Accessible, Inclusive Transportation System
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Transportation Equity for All
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Advancing transportation equity is at the heart of the U.S. DOT Volpe Center’s mission of transforming transportation for all. Learn more.
Our Work to Advance the U.S. DOT Secretary's Priorities: Transportation Equity
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The U.S. DOT Volpe Center leverages existing data sources to address some of the most pressing transportation-related questions. Learn more.
U.S. DOT Volpe Center Helps Address Equity in Transportation
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Learn more about the U.S. DOT Volpe Center’s work with the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT).
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Our Annual Project Accomplishments report represents some of our best work of 2022 and underscores our sustained support to U.S. DOT and others. View highlights of our work from the past year.
Our Annual Project Accomplishments report represents some of our best work of 2022 and underscores our sustained support to U.S. DOT and others. View highlights of our work from the past year.
Annual Accomplishments: January 2023
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The U.S. DOT Volpe Center’s staff will be presenting at a variety of sessions at the 102nd annual Transportation Research Board (TRB) meeting, January 8-12, 2023 at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
U.S. DOT Volpe Center Staff Presenting at 2023 TRB Annual Meeting
The U.S. DOT Volpe Center is pleased to announce that Jonathan Walker, PE, PhD has joined us as director of our Center for Communications, Navigation, Surveillance Systems, and Engineering.
The U.S. DOT Volpe Center Welcomes New Technical Center Director: Jonathan Walker
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg discusses the future of transportation at the U.S. DOT Volpe Center.
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg discusses the future of transportation at the U.S. DOT Volpe Center.
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg Visits the U.S. DOT Volpe Center
We’re now recruiting talented individuals to join our team as part of our 2023 Summer Pathways Internship Program.
The U.S. DOT Volpe Center Seeks Student Interns
Read on to learn about our recent work and tools that can support grant programs, reduce infrastructure vulnerability, estimate emissions benefits of transportation projects, share real-time work zone data, and make effective use of complex data.
A Curated Collection of the U.S. DOT Volpe Center’s Recent Work and Available Tools to Support State Infrastructure Investments
Read on to learn about the CMAQ Emissions Calculator Toolkit that helps states estimate emissions benefits, recently updated to focus on electric vehicles and electrification projects.
New Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Tools for Estimating Emissions Benefits of Highway and Intermodal Projects
Learn more about the Resilience and Disaster Recovery (RDR) Tool Suite, which enables transportation planners to calculate the ROI for transportation infrastructure resilience projects across uncertain hazard scenarios.
Developing a Tool Suite to Address Resilience Return on Investment in Transportation Infrastructure
Learn more about U.S. DOT Volpe Center data science experts who are using data science innovations for transportation planning, operations, safety analysis, and to improve business processes.
Innovative Uses of Data Science to Solve Transportation Problems
Read about the Work Zone Data Exchange, which provides the national standard for work zone data and other critical highway safety information to those who need it.
Increasing Access to Work Zone Information to Improve Highway Safety for All
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