Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA)

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former United States federal agency transportation research organization

The Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) was a former agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation responsible for advancing transportation research, data, and technology to improve the nation’s transportation systems.

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Research and Innovative Technology Administration 1
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instanceOf former United States federal agency ⓘ
transportation research organization ⓘ
abbreviation RITA ⓘ
appliesToDomain transportation ⓘ
transportation efficiency ⓘ
transportation policy support ⓘ
transportation safety ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dissolved 2014 ⓘ
employer United States federal civil servants ⓘ
focusArea intelligent transportation systems ⓘ
multimodal transportation research ⓘ
technology transfer in transportation ⓘ
transportation statistics and data programs ⓘ
goal enhance safety of the U.S. transportation system ⓘ
foster innovation in transportation technologies ⓘ
increase efficiency of transportation networks ⓘ
support evidence-based transportation policy ⓘ
hasMainResponsibility advancing transportation research ⓘ
improving the nation’s transportation systems through research and technology ⓘ
managing transportation data and statistics ⓘ
promoting transportation technology innovation ⓘ
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C. ⓘ
inception 2005 ⓘ
jurisdiction United States government ⓘ
surface form: Federal government of the United States
legislativeBasis Federal Aviation Reauthorization Acts ⓘ
surface form: Vision 100 – Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity District of Columbia ⓘ
operatedWithin United States transportation system ⓘ
oversaw Bureau of Transportation Statistics ⓘ
Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office ⓘ
Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (redevelopment area) ⓘ
surface form: Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
parentOrganization United States Department of Transportation ⓘ
partOf United States Department of Transportation ⓘ
reorganizationReason consolidation of research and technology functions within the U.S. Department of Transportation ⓘ
replacedBy Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology ⓘ
subordinateTo Office of the Secretary of Transportation ⓘ
usedMethod coordination of transportation research programs ⓘ
data-driven analysis ⓘ
technology development and deployment ⓘ
website http://www.rita.dot.gov/ ⓘ

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Research and Special Programs Administration → successor → Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) ⓘ
Research and Special Programs Administration → dissolvedInto → Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Research and Innovative Technology Administration