Transportation Studies and Planning: Recommended Websites

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials advocates transportation-related policies and provides technical services to support states in their efforts to efficiently and safely move people and goods.

Access to government policy and economic data relative to transportation construction

Access to full-text articles and reports; many useful links

Access to vehicle ratings, consumer brochures, reports, laws and regulations and statistics

The National Committee on Uniform Traffic Laws and Ordinances is a private, non-profit membership organization dedicated to providing uniformity of traffic laws and regulations through the dissemination of information and model legislation on traffic safety issues.

Administered by the Transportation Research Board (TRB) and sponsored by the member departments; searchable databases of reports and papers.

Access to specifications, construction manuals and standard drawings, available by state.

Access to full-text material on traffic safety, vehicle safety, laws, regulations and the national Center for Statistics and Analysis.

The National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) is a U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) effort sponsored by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to collect data on both long-distance and local travel.

Access to: Highway Performance Monitoring System, Motor Fuel & Highway Trust Fund, Highway Finance Data, National Household Travel Survey and Tavel Monitoring.

Quarterly updates for highway construction price trends, including bridges.

A laboratory for Smart Transportation Applications and Research (STAR) to enhance the strength of ITS research and education at the University of Washington. Major objectives of the STAR Lab are: support advanced ITS research; cultivate ITS professionals; explore effective solutions to transportation problems; provide hand-on training instruments and software applications for students in ITS classes; and construct a bridge between the UW and agencies of transportation practice.

From the U.S. DOT and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Transportation Northwest at the University of Washington is a Regional University Transportation Center (UTC) administered by the United States Department of Transportation through its Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA).

Access to full-text material on traffic and roads.

Includes full- text documents and statistics re: motor vehicles, drivers, trucking and road transportation.