Basic Information
The Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) was created under the Norman Y. Mineta Research and Special Programs Improvement Act (Public Law 108-426). The establishment of RITA will enable the Department to more effectively coordinate and manage the Department's research portfolio and expedite implementation of cross-cutting innovative technologies.
Under the reorganization, RITA's resources will be used to:
- Coordinate and advance transportation research efforts within DOT;
- Support transportation professionals in their research efforts through grants and consulting services, as well as professional development through training centers; and
- Inform transportation decision-makers on intermodal and multi-modal transportation topics through the release of statistics, research reports, and a variety of information products via the internet, publications, and in-person venues such as conferences.
RITA administers the University Transportation Centers program, under which UTRC operates.
Projects
| Title | Sponsor(s) |
|---|---|
| Level of Service and Operation of Weaving Areas Under Non-Freeway Conditions | Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA) |
| Leveraging Brightness from Transportation Lighting Systems through Light Source Color: Implications for Energy Use and Safety for Traffic and Pedestrians | Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA) |
| Light Isn’t Just for Vision Anymore: Implications for Transportation Safety | Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA) |
| Light isn’t just for vision anymore: implications for transportation safety (Part 2) | Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA) |
| Light Trucks and Highway Fatalities: The Role of Network Effects | Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA) |
| Load and Resistance Factor Rating in New York State | New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA) |
| Logical and Physical Simulations of Automated and Dedicated Bus Lanes | Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA), Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) |
| Logistics for Hazardous Materials Transportation: Scheduling, Routing, and Siting | Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA), Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) |
| Long Island 2035: Building Public Consensus around a Sustainable Future, Phase I | New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (NYMTC), Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA) |
| Major Workforce Challenges Confronting New York City’s Transit Industry | Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA) |
| Methodology for Optimal Placement of Pavement Temperature Sensors | Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA), New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) |
| Metrics and Performance Response Functions for Assessment of Resilience of Urban Infrastructure Systems | Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA) |
| Metrics, Models and Data for Assessment of Resilience of Urban Infrastructure Systems | Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA) |
| Mobile Source Air Toxics (MSATs) Mitigation Measures | New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA) |
| Mode Shift in Transit Under-served Neighborhoods in New York | Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA) |