The 1996 version of the Human Factors Design Guide (HFDG) consolidated multiple sources of human factors guidance and overcame limitations associated with using military standards and guidelines. Upon publication, the HFDG quickly became a key reference tool for the application of human factors policy to acquisitions and the development of new systems and equipment.

This report has been prepared for Dr. Paul Rispin, Office of Naval Research (ONR), as part of the research conducted by the Volpe Center in collaboration with the Center for Commercial Deployment of Transportation Technologies (CCDoTT). The report, originally submitted in a Draft form on June 30, 2009, was intended to build on the multi-year research conducted at the Volpe Center and the CCDoTT on Agile Port Systems and High-Speed Ship technologies to assess the feasibility of dual-use deployment of the vessels. The project activities included the demonstration of the feasibility of domestic...

This Waterborne Transportation Study assesses the viability of water transportation as an access mode serving Gateway and other assets of the National Parks of New York Harbor, and develops a preliminary ferry service concept plan to serve the needs of park visitors. The study consisted of the following principal tasks: (1) identification of opportunities to implement ferry services; (2) analysis of advantages and disadvantages of different service options; (3) identification of required improvements and investments associated with different service concepts; (4) feasibility assessment of...