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|OrganizationName=John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
|OrganizationType=Research and Development Agencies (Sub-organization)
|Mission=The Volpe Center advances transportation innovation for the public good, assisting the transportation community in addressing its most challenging problems through research, development, and deployment of innovative solutions. It promotes safety, security, mobility, environmental sustainability, and efficiency in transportation systems.
|ParentOrganization=U.S. Department of Transportation
|CreationLegislation=Established by the U.S. Department of Transportation in 1970
|Employees=400
|Budget=$100M (FY 2024, estimated based on recent project funding)
|OrganizationExecutive=Director
|Services=Human factors research; Systems engineering; Data analysis and visualization; Environmental assessment; Policy analysis; Safety and security solutions
|HeadquartersLocation=42.36575, -71.08495
|HeadquartersAddress=220 Binney Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
|Website=https://www.volpe.dot.gov/
}}
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[[File:John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Cambridge Massachusetts.jpg|thumb|The Volpe Center]]
[[File:John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Cambridge Massachusetts.jpg|thumb|The Volpe Center]]
[[File:New Volpe Center.jpg|alt=A picture of glass skyscraper with a white facade that is 10-15 stories tall, taken from another nearby tower. |thumb|The future Volpe Center in summer 2023 before its opening.]]
[[File:New Volpe Center.jpg|alt=A picture of glass skyscraper with a white facade that is 10-15 stories tall, taken from another nearby tower. |thumb|The future Volpe Center in summer 2023 before its opening.]]
The '''John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center''' (colloquially, the '''Volpe Center''') in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]], is a center of transportation and logistics expertise in the [[Research and Innovative Technology Administration]] of the [[United States Department of Transportation]] (U.S. DOT).
The '''John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center''' (colloquially, the '''Volpe Center''') in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]], is a center of transportation and logistics expertise in the [[Research and Innovative Technology Administration]] of the [[United States Department of Transportation]] (U.S. DOT).


The center's work includes projects that cut across traditional transportation modes and technical disciplines, including the [[Federal Aviation Administration]]'s [[Enhanced Traffic Management System]] (ETMS) and [[Safety Performance Analysis System]] (SPAS), and the [[Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration]]'s [[SafeStat Online]].
The center's work includes projects that cut across traditional transportation modes and technical disciplines, including the
 
* [[Federal Aviation Administration]]'s [[Enhanced Traffic Management System]] (ETMS)  
* [[Safety Performance Analysis System]] (SPAS)
* [[Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration]]'s [[SafeStat Online]]


The Center helps federal, state, and local governments, industry, and academia in various areas, including [[human factors]] research, system design, implementation and assessment, global tracking, strategic investment and resource allocation, environmental preservation, and organizational effectiveness.
The Center helps federal, state, and local governments, industry, and academia in various areas, including [[human factors]] research, system design, implementation and assessment, global tracking, strategic investment and resource allocation, environmental preservation, and organizational effectiveness.
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Volpe differs from most federal organizations in that it receives no direct appropriation from Congress. Instead, its roughly $200 million annual budget is funded by fees for its work.
Volpe differs from most federal organizations in that it receives no direct appropriation from Congress. Instead, its roughly $200 million annual budget is funded by fees for its work.


The center is named for [[John Volpe]], a former [[Governor of Massachusetts|Massachusetts governor]] and [[U.S. Secretary of Transportation]].  
The center is named for John Volpe, a former Massachusetts governor and [[U.S. Secretary of Transportation]].  


== Location ==
== Location ==
Volpe is located on the campus of [[NASA]]'s former [[Electronics Research Center]] in Cambridge, Massachusetts, across the [[Charles River]] from [[Boston]], across the street from the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (MIT), and next to the Kendall/MIT [[MBTA Red Line]] subway stop.
Volpe is located on the campus of [[NASA]]'s former [[Electronics Research Center]] in Cambridge, Massachusetts, across the [[Charles River]] from Boston, across the street from the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (MIT), and next to the Kendall/MIT [[MBTA Red Line]] subway stop.


== Redevelopment ==
== Redevelopment ==

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John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
Type: Research and Development Agencies (Sub-organization)
Parent organization: U.S. Department of Transportation
Top organization:
Employees: 400
Executive: Director
Budget: $100M (FY 2024, estimated based on recent project funding)
Address: 220 Binney Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
Website: https://www.volpe.dot.gov/
Creation Legislation: Established by the U.S. Department of Transportation in 1970
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Mission
The Volpe Center advances transportation innovation for the public good, assisting the transportation community in addressing its most challenging problems through research, development, and deployment of innovative solutions. It promotes safety, security, mobility, environmental sustainability, and efficiency in transportation systems.
Services

Human factors research; Systems engineering; Data analysis and visualization; Environmental assessment; Policy analysis; Safety and security solutions

Regulations
File:John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Cambridge Massachusetts.jpg
The Volpe Center
File:New Volpe Center.jpg
The future Volpe Center in summer 2023 before its opening.

The John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (colloquially, the Volpe Center) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a center of transportation and logistics expertise in the Research and Innovative Technology Administration of the United States Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT).

The center's work includes projects that cut across traditional transportation modes and technical disciplines, including the

The Center helps federal, state, and local governments, industry, and academia in various areas, including human factors research, system design, implementation and assessment, global tracking, strategic investment and resource allocation, environmental preservation, and organizational effectiveness.

Volpe differs from most federal organizations in that it receives no direct appropriation from Congress. Instead, its roughly $200 million annual budget is funded by fees for its work.

The center is named for John Volpe, a former Massachusetts governor and U.S. Secretary of Transportation.

Location

Volpe is located on the campus of NASA's former Electronics Research Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, across the Charles River from Boston, across the street from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and next to the Kendall/MIT MBTA Red Line subway stop.

Redevelopment

In January 2017, MIT signed an agreement with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to redevelop the John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, with the state aim of turning the 14-acre parcel into a more vibrant mixed-use site.[1]

In October 2017, the Cambridge City Council approved MIT’s rezoning petition for the site and a team of architects and landscape planners have been working to imagine a new home for the Volpe Center.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Matheson, Rob (January 18, 2017). "MIT signs agreement to redevelop Volpe Center". MIT News Office. MIT. http://news.mit.edu/2017/agreement-redevelop-volpe-center-kendall-square-0118. Retrieved 16 September 2019. 
  2. ↑ "First step on Volpe parcel planned for 2019". MIT News Office. MIT. February 5, 2019. http://news.mit.edu/2019/john-volpe-transportations-systems-design-0205. Retrieved 16 September 2019. 

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