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Operation Lifesaver Inc.
A nationwide, non-profit public information program dedicated to reducing collisions, injuries and fatalities at highway-rail crossings and on railroad rights-of-way.
http://www.oli.org/ |
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RFF Library: Urban Transportation
Resources for the Future policy papers related to urban transportation policy
http://www.rff.org/intersections/urb_transp.htm |
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Innovative Finance Clearinghouse
Clearinghouse provides finance information about surface-transportation techniques, programs and practices, and events and trends in the industry.
http://www.innovativefinance.org |
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TransOptions
A non-profit transportation group servicing Northern New Jersey. Includes commuter options, information, partner companies and special projects.
http://www.transoptions.org |
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TRIS Online
Transportation Research Information Services Online, a database produced and maintained by the USDOT Bureau of Transportation and the Transportation Research Board at the National Academy of Sciences.
http://www.ntl.bts.gov/ |
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Metropolitan Travel Survey Archive
A collection of travel and trip surveys compiled by the University of Minnesota.
http://www.surveyarchive.org |
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Urban Design Principles
Principles for designing cities with a high quality of life and transportational choice. Essays with links to organizations, and ordinances.
http://user.gru.net/domz/ |
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Community Transportation Association of America
Includes federal and legislative updates, magazine, employment opportunities, current programs and articles.
http://www.ctaa.org |
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NAS/NRC Reports: Transportation
Online access to topical reports by the National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council.
http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/records/TR.html |
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Urban Transport and Environment
TERI center addressing the problem of rising urbanization and motorization in India, including statistics, event information, and papers on emission control strategies and euro norms.
http://www.teriin.org/urban/urban.htm |
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Wendell Cox Consultancy and The Public Purpose
Works to facilitate the ideal of government as the servant of the people by identifying and implementing strategies to achieve public purposes at a cost that is no higher than necessary. Emphasis is on transportation issues.
http://www.publicpurpose.com |
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Bad Subjects: Traffic
Political commentary on modern transportation issues.
http://eserver.org/bs/40/ |
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Fossil Fuels Policy Action Institute/Alliance for a Paving Moratorium
The Auto-Free Times magazine, called "witty" by the BBC's Educational Webguide, offers articles on roadfighting, alternative transportation, sustainable trade, and related issues such as petroleum dependence, overpopulation, and climate change.
http://www.lesscars.org |
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Transportation Research Board
Promotes innovation and progress in transportation through research. The Board fulfills this mission through the work of some 200 standing technical committees and task forces that address all modes and aspects of transportation.
http://nationalacademies.org/trb |
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Center for Neighborhood Technology
"Founded in 1978, CNT develops creative strategies for making cities and their surrounding areas work for everyone, environmentally and economically". Transport and sustainable development.
http://www.cnt.org |
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Urban Mobility Study
An annual statistical report on the extent and performance of the roadway systems in 68 U.S. cities, with data from several decades.
http://mobility.tamu.edu/ |
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National Lift Share Day
Raising awareness of car sharing as a viable form of transport. Includes maps and information on car sharing, traffic and public transportation.
http://www.liftshare.com/nlsd.asp |
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Institute of Transportation Studies
Transportation studies at University of California-Berkeley and the other campuses in the UC system.
http://www.its.berkeley.edu |
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TransAct
Collection of information and resources about making communities more livable and helping the environment through innovative transportation projects and initiatives.
http://www.transact.org/ |
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Centre for Independent Transport (CILT)
A research and resource unit concerned with socially and environmentally sustainable urban transport. Includes their work, publications, a magazine, links and contact information.
http://www.cilt.dial.pipex.com/ |
Additional
Information: Transportation, whether you like it or not, is one of the "driving" forces that alters lives, cultures, and the landscape. If you walk, swim, ride, drive or fly then you should be interested in this integral aspect of your life.
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