TRANSPORTATION

Analysis and assessment of transportation systems and issues
Volpe Transportation Systems Center

For the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Volpe Transportation Systems Center, under subcontract to Jack Faucett Associates, Inc., Econometrica provides research and analytical capabilities to meet Volpe Center programmatic requirements in the area of transportation and logistics operations research and analysis. This large, multi-task, multi-year contract broadly addresses the analysis and assessment of transportation systems and issues from a variety of perspectives, including: (1) system performance and effectiveness; (2) supply and demand forecasts; (3) impact analysis; (4) socioeconomic analysis; (5) industry analysis; (6) policy and regulatory development; (7) strategic planning; (8) operations and maintenance assessment; (9) risk assessment; (10) capital investment needs; (11) infrastructure and equipment management; (12) metrics development; and (13) critical technologies planning and evaluation. Projects generally address issues of national importance, requiring an appreciation of local, national, and international transportation issues and trends, an intermodal perspective, and familiarity with the various public and private interests at work within these areas.