NTL Record

Title Novel Surface Transportation Modes
Record ID 59146
Personal Name
Creator
Machek, Elizabeth; Lewis, Kristin C.; Peirce, Sean; Berthaume, Andrew; Colton, Paige; Morton, Tom
Source 54p.
Corporate Creator John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); Woodward Communications, Inc.
Corporate
Contributor
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Exploratory Advanced Research Program
Publisher United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Corporate Research, Technology, and Innovation
Publication Date 20151200
Language English
Abstract This report summarizes an initial stage investigation into current research and development of alternative modal concepts. The project goals were to gain a better understanding of novel surface transportation concepts that fall outside of the Federal Highway Administration's Exploratory Advanced Research (EAR) Program's regular technology scans; to facilitate interaction and information-sharing among the U.S. Department of Transportation, State and local governments, and private sector innovators; and to explore the role of the public sector in advancing transportation innovation. This report discusses the current state of novel surface transportation modal concepts, identifies opportunities and challenges for these concepts, and presents a set of potential future research needs. The authors of this report have summarized the information from both research on novel modes and the viewpoints shared at the novel modes workshop.
Rosap ID dot:12277
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12277
TRT Terms Technological innovations; Transportation modes; Ground transportation; Research projects; State of the practice; Workshops; Future
Geographical
Coverage
United States
TRIS Online
Accession No
1596862
Contract Number DTFH61-14-V-00025; DTFH61-15-A-00001
Report Number OSTR-2015-01
Availability Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/59000/59100/59146/NovelSurfTranspModes-web.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository