Welcome to RITA

RITA coordinates the U.S. Department of Transportation's research and education programs, and is working to bring advanced technologies into the transportation system. RITA also offers vital transportation statistics and analysis, and supports national efforts to improve education and training in transportation-related fields. RITA works to ensure that the nation's transportation research investments produce results for the American people.
Offices
• Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• National Transportation Library
• Research, Development and Technology
• University Transportation Centers
• Intelligent Transportation Systems • Transportation Safety Institute
• Positioning, Navigation and Timing • Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
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Transportation Research
• DOT Research Programs
• RITA Transportation Research Collaboration Website
• Transportation Research Board
 
• Transportation Information Research Services
• Transportation Research in Progress
Workforce Development
• National Transportation Workforce Development
 
• About This Initiative
• Our Critical Workforce Challenge
• Next Steps
Events
• May 17, 2012: Bureau of Transportation Statistics Webinar: National Census of Ferry Operators Database Demonstration; Washington, DC
• May 24, 2012: Intelligent Transportation Systems Program Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting; Washington, DC
• July 10, 2012: Bureau of Transportation Statistics Webinar: Statistical Quality; Washington, DC
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USDOT Research Hub

A searchable database of the latest USDOT-sponsored research, development and technology projects.
Grant Award Announcement
• List of UTC Recipients
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RITA News and Noteworthy
• 5/17/2012 - 4th-Quarter 2011 Airline Financial Data: Largest Airlines Report Profit
• 5/14/2012 - Airlines Post Record First-Quarter On-Time Performance for First Three Months of 2012
• 5/9/2012 - Freight Shipments Fell 0.8% in March from February
• 5/2/2012 - Intelligent Transportation Systems Program Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting (May 24, 2012)
• 5/1/2012 - UTC Spotlight: CMU-Penn T-SET UTC Researcher Creates Smarter Parking in Pittsburgh
• 5/1/2012 - February 2012 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Rose 17.4 Percent from February 2011
• 4/30/2012 - 4th-Quarter Domestic Air Fares Rose 10% from 4th Quarter 2010
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