ACHT 2024 Draft Report

DOT Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking Public Meeting Agenda - August 14, 2024

Tools to Support Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction-A Regional Effort

University of Maryland and Virginia Tech researchers are developing tools to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from one of the largest sources of pollution the transportation sector. With support from the Mid-Atlantic Universities Transportation Center, Maryland State...

University of Washington Students Create 'OneBusAway' Program To Encourage Public Transportation

Improving the experience of the rider is key to convincing customers to trade the comfort and convenience of their own vehicles for the economic and environmental advantages of public transit. At the University of Washington, students have come a long way toward attaining...

The Value of Livable Communities

A community's economy, mobility, and livability are influenced by transportation. But what is it that makes a particular transportation infrastructure more livable than another? Researchers at the Center for Transportation and Livable Systems (CTLS) at the University of...

Characterizing the Tradeoffs and Costs Associated with Transportation Congestion in Supply Chains

The ability for retailers to offer attractive prices to consumers relies on the efficient operation of large-scale supply chains that convert natural resources, raw materials, and components into a finished product. Transportation is key to the efficient operation of these...

National Evacuation Conference Features State-of-the-Art Evacuation Modeling and Analysis

Many recent advancements in the theory and practice of mass evacuation transportation planning, operations, and management spawned the need for a forum where practitioners, academics, and students could discuss current evacuation problems and share state-of-the-art solutions...

Battery Safety Post-Incident Stakeholder Meeting

Watch the Battery Safety Post-Incident Stakeholder Meeting webinar recording.

Additional materials are available in the Federal Register (Docket No. DOT-OST-2024-0092)

The Department of Transportation (USDOT) convened a virtual meeting on...

GSA Regional Coordinators Master List 09_05_2024

Secretary Buttigieg Warns Airlines of Their Refund Obligations Under Law

Washington, DC — Today, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg sent letters to the CEOs of the ten largest U.S. airlines making it clear that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) expects them to provide passengers with cash refunds as required by law.

In the letter,...