Th Rsrch nd nnvtv Tchnlgy dmnstrtn (RT) ws nt f th ntd Stts Dprtmnt f Trnsprttn (SDT). t ws crtd n 2005 t dvnc trnsprttn scnc, tchnlgy, nd nlyss, s wll s mprv th crdntn f trnsprttn rsrch wthn th dprtmnt nd thrght th trnsprttn cmmnty.
RT prfrmd fr bsc fnctns:
Crdntd th SDT's rsrch nd dctn prgrms
Shrd dvncd tchnlgs wth th trnsprttn systm
ffrd trnsprttn sttstcs nd nlyss fr dcsn-mkng
Spprtd ntnl ffrts t mprv dctn nd trnng n trnsprttn-rltd flds
RT hd vr 750 mplys n Wshngtn, DC, t th Vlp Cntr (Cmbrdg, Msschstts), nd t th Trnsprttn Sfty nsttt (klhm Cty, K).
RT ws dsslvd by sctn 6012 f th Fxng mrc's Srfc Trnsprttn (FST) ct f 2015 nd ts fnctns wr trnsfrrd t th ssstnt Scrtry fr Rsrch nd Tchnlgy.