State DOT innovation programs highlight the best and brightest ideas brought forward and implemented by transportation agency staff. These programs incorporate a wide range of goals and activities, and may include formal and informal elements such as in-person events to showcase innovative tools and technologies, competitions to encourage submissions from agency staff, and a variety of incentives.
No Boundaries has compiled this list of state DOT innovation programs. Following this table are links to additional resources on state transportation innovation programs.
If your state DOT innovation program is not listed here, please contact No Boundaries.
Innovation Programs by State
Additional Resources
- State Transportation Innovation Council (STIC) program and STIC projects by state, Federal Highway Administration
- Lessons Learned from State DOTs on Innovation and Knowledge Management Programs, North Carolina Department of Transportation, March 2021.
- Innovation Program Study, No Boundaries Roadway Maintenance Pooled Fund, December 2018
- Fostering Innovation within State Departments of Transportation, California Department of Transportation, July 2015.