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) |
|---|---|
| Bronx Travel and Accessibility Studies | Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA) |
| Capital Budgeting for the NFTA | Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA) |
| Cement Hydration and Heat Exchange Modeling for Curing Process of Concrete Pavements and Bridge Decks at Early Stages | Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA), New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) |
| Characteristics of Traffic Flow in 55 & 65 MPH Speed Limits | Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA), New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) |
| Collaborative Exploratory Research on the Anticipatory Route Guidance Problem | Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA), New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) |
| Comparative Evaluation of Deflection and Wave Propagation NDT Methods Pavements | Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA), New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) |
| Comprehensive Survey of Emerging Technologies for the New York Metropolitan Area | New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (NYMTC), Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA) |
| Compression and Mining of GPS Trace Data: New Techniques and Applications for Transportation | Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA) |
| Compression and Querying Multiple GPS Traces for Transportation Planning | Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA) |
| Computational Modeling of Driver Speed Control with its Applications in Developing Intelligent Transportation Systems to Prevent Speeding-Related Accidents | Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA) |
| Computer Assisted Protocol for Environmental Reports | Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA), New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) |
| Computerized Route Verification | Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA) |
| Conduct Urban Agglomeration with the Baton of Transportation | Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA) |
| Controlled Composite Action Connectors: Proof of Concept | Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA), New Jersey Institute of Technology |
| Correlation between Multiple Stress Creep Recovery (MSCR) Results and Polymer Modification of Binder | New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT), Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA) |