A tremendous amount of work at the Department of Transportation is done behind the scenes, long before crews break ground on construction projects. Our planning staff designs new projects and guides them from concept to engineering. Their studies also help identify needed improvements and help shape the District’s transportation policies.

At the same time, DDOT’s in-house Research, Development, and Technology Transfer Program promotes innovative solutions to transportation problems and works with other department staff to integrate new technology into DDOT’s projects.

The Research Program is seeking ideas for future research projects at DDOT. Problem statements are accepted year-round; however selection of research project ideas is done annually, beginning in April. Note: to move forward, projects must have a DDOT staff member willing to champion the project.

Please use the problem statement template ^[PDF] for your submission. Submit your ideas to ddot.research@dc.gov.