The Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) is dedicated to coordinating, facilitating and reviewing the Department of Transportation's (DOT) Research Development and Technology (RD&T) activities, and to advancing the development and deployment of innovative technologies and concepts that will improve our mobility, promote economic growth, and ultimately deliver a better integrated transportation system.
The Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) is dedicated to coordinating, facilitating and reviewing the Department of Transportation...
RITA's FY 2012 budget request is $52.6 million, an increase of $12.6 million over the FY 2010 level. This request reflects RITA's Surface Transportation Reauthorization proposal to greatly enhance the data collection and statistical analysis program in support of data-driven decision-making across the USDOT.
RITA's FY 2012 budget request is $52.6 million, an increase of $12.6 million over the FY 2010 level. This request reflects RITA's Surface Transportati...
SummaryIn book two of the conference report on Public Law 111-8, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, Con-gress directed the Department of Transportation's (DOT's) Research and Innovative Technology Ad-ministration (RITA) "to provide a report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 90 days of the enactment of this Act detailing the challenges of installing hydrogen infrastructure. This report should include a comprehensive plan to increase the number of hydrogen fueling stations around the country, focusing on the regions with greatest demand and need. The agency is...
SummaryIn book two of the conference report on Public Law 111-8, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, Con-gress directed the Department of Transporta...
As part of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) initiative towards affordable flight simulators for U.S. commuter airlines, this study empirically examined the effect of six-degree-of-freedom simulator platform motion on recurrent pilot training and evaluation in the presence of a wide field-of-view visual system. Sound scientific data on the relationship between the motion requirement and its effect on the transfer of pilot performance/behavior to and from the airplane is all the more important given that the FAA may mandate the use of simulators for airline pilot training and...
As part of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) initiative towards affordable flight simulators for U.S. commuter airlines, this study empirica...
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 prescribes the minimum requirements for bus stop accessibility by riders with disabilities. Due to limited budgets, transit agencies can only select a limited number of bus stop locations for ADA improvements annually. These locations should preferably be selected such that they maximize the overall benefits to patrons with disabilities. In addition, transit agencies may choose to implement the "universal design" paradigm, which involves higher design standards than current ADA requirements and can provide amenities that are useful for all...
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 prescribes the minimum requirements for bus stop accessibility by riders with disabilities. Due to l...
Momentum has been building over the past twenty months to address transportation, growth, development and quality of life issues on Cape Cod and the Islands. Starting with the Cape Cod Transit Summit in February 2000 and the formation of the Cape Cod Transit Task Force, region-wide priorities regarding public transportation on Cape Cod and the Islands, and goals and objectives for guiding short-range planning have been identified. There is consensus thatimproved public transportation services are needed both to mitigate seasonal traffic congestion and to meet the mobility needs of the...
Momentum has been building over the past twenty months to address transportation, growth, development and quality of life issues on Cape Cod and the I...
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) established the Carbon Sequestration Pilot Program (CSPP) in 2008 to assess whether a roadside carbon sequestration effort through modified maintenance and management practices is appropriate and feasible for state Departments of Transportation (DOTs) when balanced against ecological and economic uncertainties.
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) established the Carbon Sequestration Pilot Program (CSPP) in 2008 to assess whether a roadside carbon seques...
In 2001, a Volpe Center study assessed the vulnerability of the transportation system to loss of the Global Positioning System (GPS).1 Subsequent to this assessment, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation initiated an examination of approaches to mitigating this vulnerability. One system-wide possibility is to modify plans for the existing LORAN system, which is currently scheduled to cease operations in 20082, to serve as a back-up to GPS. Within the U.S. Department of Transportation, there is a concurrent activity to provide a technical assessment of LORAN's capability to...
In 2001, a Volpe Center study assessed the vulnerability of the transportation system to loss of the Global Positioning System (GPS).1 Subsequent to t...
A web-based study assessed pilots' ability to learn and remember traffic symbols that may be shown on a Cockpit Display of Traffic Information (CDTI). These displays convey data obtained from Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS B) and related Aircraft Surveillance Applications System (ASAS) technologies, as well as other surveillance data sources. Three aspects of using the traffic symbols were evaluated: intuitiveness, ease of learning, and ease of remembering the symbols. Four symbol sets were tested, each with approximately 22 symbols. Each participant saw only one of the four...
A web-based study assessed pilots' ability to learn and remember traffic symbols that may be shown on a Cockpit Display of Traffic Information (CDTI)....
The 2002 Commodity Flow Survey is undertaken through a partnership between the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation.
The 2002 Commodity Flow Survey is undertaken through a partnership between the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Tran...
