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Alternative Title:
The year in review 2008
Corporate Creators:
John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Corporate Contributors:
United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration
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Annual Reports Research Reports Transportation Transportation--Research--United States
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Geographical Coverage:
United States
Corporate Publisher:
United States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration
Abstract:
As the John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center approaches its

40th year of service to the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) and

the Nation, it is a good time to both reflect upon some of our most significant

contributions during the past 12 months and to look ahead to an even brighter

future under the new Centers of Innovation (COI) structure of the Volpe

Center. The COIs present greater opportunities for research and technology

synergy, both within and outside U.S. DOT, and increase the effectiveness of the

Volpe Center’s crossmodal and multimodal capabilities. The new structure also

institutionalizes and strengthens the Center’s ability to anticipate future transportation

challenges to expand U.S. DOT’s horizon and to show how innovation

can arise from creative and collaborative use of internal and external assets.

This annual review breaks from previous editions, with our accomplishments

now aligned by the eight COIs. Although activities are listed under individual

COIs, many projects, programs, and initiatives, in reality, cut across multiple

COIs and benefit more than one national goal. The achievements contained

in this document illustrate the Volpe Center’s vital role as a unique Federal

resource within the Department’s Research and Innovative Technology

Administration (RITA), an organization that continues to earn respect and

appreciation from clients and stakeholders across all modes of transportation.

The Center is committed to helping its clients achieve their goals through safer,

simpler, and smarter transportation solutions. The projects identified in this

document exemplify the Volpe Center’s tradition of providing outstanding

support to U.S. DOT, other organizations in the Executive Branch, and the

broader transportation community.

2008 has been an exciting year at the Volpe Center. Perhaps it is fitting that, in a

year when we celebrated the 100th birthday of our namesake, John Volpe, the

restructured Volpe Center looks forward to continued growth and service to the

transportation enterprise. Secretary Volpe was an innovator, a builder, and a true

visionary—virtues that our staff seek to infuse in all their work.


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