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Airport Landside Planning Research
The Airport Landside Planning Project is an on-going research program focusing on planning issues related to airport passenger terminals and ground access to airports. The current focus is a multi-year effort to develop a new Federal Aviation
Alaskan Railroad Contaminated Properties Site Assessments
At the request of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), the Volpe Center conducted site assessments at four property sites in the state of Alaska. The properties were formerly owned by the Alaskan Railroad (ARR) and had been transferred from
Alternative Fuels Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
In recent years, emissions of greenhouse gases have increased. Scientists believe that greenhouse gases are capable of causing global warming. Transportation is responsible for more than a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions. In response, the
Analyzing Air Transportation Concepts of Operation
As new satellite, computer, and communication technologies are introduced into the National Airspace System (NAS), it has become increasingly important to devise effective ways of using these technologies to satisfy the needs of Federal Aviation
Analyzing Altoona's Bus Testing Program
As part of a federally mandated program, public transit vehicles purchased using matching grant funds from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) must be tested at the Bus Testing and Research Center in Altoona, Pennsylvania. This testing
Analyzing the Environmental, Safety, and Health Effects of Radiation in High-Speed Rail and Maglev
Next-generation rail and magnetic-levitation ("maglev") development explores the possibility of using electromagnetic forces to levitate trains, removing friction and allowing for high-speed, low-maintenance, energy-efficient transportation.
Applying Space-based Remote Sensing to Transportation Problems
By mounting imaging and radar sensors on aircraft or satellites, remote sensing allows for observing the Earth's surface with increasingly fine resolution, including the transportation system. The images obtained can then be used for making detailed
Asbestos Removal Assessment Support (EPA Region 9)
The Volpe Center is supporting the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by providing Removal Assessment Support at twenty sites in EPA Region 9. All twenty sites received vermiculite from a mine in Libby, Montana, contaminated with asbestos. Mined
Assessing Employee Exposure to Environmental Contaminants at Small Arms Firing Ranges
In support of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the Volpe Center's Environmental Engineering Division assessed the potential for employee exposure to lead dust, excessive sound levels, and environmental contamination at nine small arms firing
Assessing Regulations for Oil Spill Response
When an oil spill occurs, responders face the difficult task of selecting the most efficient and effective way for reducing the amount of environmental damage. Options range from mechanical methods, such as using self-inflating containment barriers
Assessing Risk Associated with Reuse of Contaminated Hazardous Waste Sites
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has asked the Volpe Center's Environmental Engineering Division for support in fulfilling its goal of cleaning up the nation's hazardous waste sites. To promote the reuse of remediated, previously
Assessing the Impact of Maglev on the Environment
Magnetic-levitation ('maglev') uses electromagnetic forces to lift vehicles into the air, removing friction and allowing for high-speed, energy-efficient transportation over a specially designed guideway. Maglev vehicles are capable of safe speeds
Assessing the Safety Benefits of Intelligent Vehicle Systems
Many technologies have been and are continuing to be developed to lessen the number of accidents caused by driver error. Some high-end 'smart cars' already have add-ons such as crash-avoidance systems that maintain a vehicle's position in the center
Assisting in the Procurement of Weather Sensor Systems for Aviation
Safe and efficient aviation operations require reliable and accurate weather observations. These observations are also needed to satisfy the Federal Aviation Regulations for flight operations, in particular commercial operations (FAR Part 121 and
Assisting in the Remediation of Contaminated Soil at the Jacobs Smelter Site
The Jacob Smelter was a major ore processing facility that operated in the late 1800s and early 1900s in Stockton, a booming mining town in the Oquirrh Mountains of Central Utah. Sometime in the early 1900s the smelter closed and the facility was
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