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FHWA grants announced for congestion management technologies deployment
6/25/2021 5:47:54 PM
Under the FAST Act, funding can be provided to develop model deployment sites for large-scale installation and operation of advanced transportation technologies to improve safety, efficiency, system performance, and infrastructure return on investment. Up to $60 million in federal funding has now been announced in grants for eligible entities. More information is available here .
U.S. DOT seeking RFIs on transportation equity data
6/11/2021 2:20:57 PM
Senior U.S. DOT leaders, including Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, will discuss the work the Department of Transportation has done to date on equity issues and its open Request for Information (RFI) on Transportation Equity Data at a public information session on Friday, June 18, from 2 to 3 p.m. EST. Register here.
TRB Dominant in President Biden's U.S. DOT Appointee List
1/22/2021 8:03:49 PM
We're happy to note that more than a third of President Joe Biden's appointees to key U.S. Department of Transportation leadership positions have volunteered their service to or have engaged with TRB in the past. See the full list of appointees.
Position Available: Managing Director of the National Transportation Library
7/10/2020 3:34:20 PM
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R) is seeking a Supervisory Librarian (Managing Director of the National Transportation Library). This position is part of OST-R’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics. The NTL, established under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, is responsible for collaborating with federal and other transportation libraries to identify, collect, preserve, and maintain access to transportation data and information, as well as making ...
US DOE: Second life for batteries
2/13/2020 7:07:24 AM
Questions regarding lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles are addressed in Battery Second Life: Frequently Asked Questions , a fact sheet from the Argonne National Laboratory at the U.S. Department of Energy. For lithium-ion batteries that have outlived their automotive value, second-life applications show promise for the provision of energy, which supports sustainability.
FHWA Public Roads: Public Roads: Winter 2020
2/6/2020 10:49:18 AM
Developments in federal highway policies, programs, and research and technology are examined in the latest edition of Public Roads, a magazine from the U.S. Federal Highway Administration. This edition features information about: Maintenance after natural disasters Mainstreaming transportation systems management and operations Electricity production and concrete
FHWA: January/February 2020
2/6/2020 10:16:45 AM
The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released the latest issue of its bi-monthly Innovator newsletter , which is designed to help advance widespread implementation of innovations and technologies in the highway community and help chronicle a nationwide movement to improve the way highways are built. Articles in this issue feature: Crowdsourcing to improve weather response Weather-responsive management strategies Accelerated bridge construction in seismic applications
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