MTC ABAG Library

Transportation

TRIS Online: TRIS database is the prime source in all areas of transportation research, it is a bibliographic database funded by sponsors of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) that contains almost 500,000 records of published transportation research.

Bureau of Transportation Statistics : External Links: The U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics offers links to web pages dealing with transportation topics. Links are to airports, airlines, bus lines, ports, shipping lines, transit agencies, regional planning agencies, state transportation agencies, U.S. federal government agencies, international organizations, and research organizations.

Transportation Resources by Subject: Guide to online transportation resources from the Institute of Transportation Studies Library at UC Berkeley, organized by subject, with a special focus on the California and the Bay Area.

Online TDM Encyclopedia: Transportation Demand Management (TDM, also called Mobility Management) is a general term for strategies that result in more efficient use of transportation resources. This Encyclopedia is a comprehensive source of information about innovative management solutions to transportation problems. It provides detailed information on dozens of demand management strategies, plus general information on TDM planning and evaluation techniques. It is produced by the Victoria Transport Policy Institute to increase understanding and implementation of TDM.

State Transportation Web Sites: Maintained by the Federal Highway Administration, this site provides access to the Web sites of all the transport and highway departments in the US.

United States Local and State Transit Links: Each state's page includes statewide, regional, and local transit systems and transportation providers, state government transportation agencies, and other statewide, regional, and local transportation web sites.

State of California Transportation Planning Agencies Annual Report: A compilation of financial data pertinent to the operations of California transportation planning agencies.

Bureau of Transportation Statistics: The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) was established for data collection, analysis, and reporting and to ensure the most cost-effective use of transportation-monitoring resources.

Highway Statistics: The Highway Statistics Series consists of annual reports containing analyzed statistical data on motor fuel; motor vehicles; driver licensing; highway-user taxation; State and local government highway finance; highway mileage, and Federal aid for highways.

National Transportation Statistics: National Transportation Statistics presents information on the U.S. transportation system, including its physical components, safety record, economic performance, energy use, and environmental impacts.

Nationwide Household Travel Survey: This survey is an ongoing Federal Highway Administration effort to collect information on travel in the United States by households. Information collected in the NPTS contain a wealth of information on daily household trip-making by all modes, for all purposes and all trip lengths. The Surveys also links characteristics of the households, person and vehicles to household travel.

Traffic and Vehicle Data Systems Unit: The Traffic and Vehicle Data Systems Unit is responsible for the collection and dissemination of traffic counts only on the Californita State Highway System.