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Research and Innovative Technology Administration
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    The Research and Innovative Technology Administration coordinates the U.S. Department of Transportation's research programs and is charged with advancing the deployment of cross-cutting technologies to improve our Nation’s transportation system.
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    September 5
    RITA Deputy Administrator Greg Winfree took part in the the 2012 AASHTO Research Advisory Committee and TRB State Representatives Annual Meeting in Vermont this summer. The panel included (from left to right) Katherine F. Turnbull, TRB Tech...
    nical Activities Council Chair, and Texas Transportation Institute Executive Associate Director; Kirk T. Steudle, Director, Michigan DOT, and AASHTO President; Gregory Winfree, US DOT, Deputy RITA Administrator; Harold Paul (Moderator), Louisiana DOTD; Robert Skinner, TRB Executive Director; and Amanda Hanaway-Corrente, NETC Coordinator at the University of Vermont Transportation Research Center.
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    Photo: RITA Deputy Administrator Greg Winfree took part in the the 2012 AASHTO Research Advisory Committee and TRB State Representatives Annual Meeting in Vermont this summer. The panel included (from left to right) Katherine F. Turnbull, TRB Technical Activities Council Chair, and Texas Transportation Institute Executive Associate Director; Kirk T. Steudle, Director, Michigan DOT, and AASHTO President; Gregory Winfree, US DOT, Deputy RITA Administrator; Harold Paul (Moderator), Louisiana DOTD; Robert Skinner, TRB Executive Director; and Amanda Hanaway-Corrente, NETC Coordinator at the University of Vermont Transportation Research Center.
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    September 4
    Are you a "statistics geek"? The State Transportation Statistics 2011 (STS) has hit the street, looking at transportation-related state-by-state data for all 50 states, plus the District of Columbia. bit.ly/statestats2011
    RITA | BTS | State Transportation Statistics 2011
    Columbia.bit.ly
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  13. Research and Innovative Technology Administration shared a link.
    August 20
    Big happenings at UMTRI! RITA Deputy Administrator Greg Winfree will be on hand Tuesday to help launch this monumental event...bit.ly/QSUcAm
    UMTRI: Safety Pilot Model Deployment launch, media event, 8/21
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    The website of the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute.
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  14. Research and Innovative Technology Administration shared a link.
    August 14
    Why is high-speed rail in California important to the rest of the country? Tune in Wednesday at 1 p.m. for a RITA Transportation Innovation Series webinar, with Ron Diridon, Sr., Executive Director, Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI), San Jose State University...http://mediasite.yorkcast.com/webcast/Viewer/?peid=7b7cc7961ffc4fa9bdbf47f6c530578f1d
    RITA - Monthly Webcasting Event for August 15, 2012
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    RITA - Monthly Webcasting Event for August 15, 2012 California High-Speed Rail and Why It’s Important for the Nation (Javascript is required to view Mediasite content)
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