摘要: |
The Committee on the Marine Transportation System (CMTS) Coordinating Board established a Research and Development Integrated Action Team (R&D IAT) in March 2009 as part of an overall work plan to implement the National Strategy for the Marine Transportation System: A Framework for Action (July 2009) by addressing challenges affecting the Marine Transportation System (MTS). This Strategic Action Plan for Research and Development in the MTS was developed with participation by many CMTS member agencies and with strong non-Federal stakeholder involvement. The Plan identifies research requirements and gaps in existing Federal MTS R&D programs and lays out a framework and specific short- and long-term actions to address these gaps. The R&D Strategic Action Plan responds to recommendations within the five priority areas in the National Strategy for the MTS that include capacity, safety and security, environmental stewardship, resilience and reliability, and finance and economics. Additionally, the R&D Strategic Action Plan includes two additional priority areas. These are intermodal linkages and coastal and marine spatial planning. The R&D IAT developed an inventory of Federal research programs as well as organized a joint conference attended by academia, port and harbor representatives, interested stakeholders, and Federal agencies with the Transportation Research Board from which priorities were established and actions identified. |