Useful Links from FRIENDS OF TRANSIT

Arizona Department of Transportation

Valley Metro - Provides public transportation services for Phoenix, Arizona and the Valley of the Sun.

Central Phoenix/East Valley Light Rail Project

City of Tempe Transportation Division

Light Rail Central The North American Light Rail Information Site - Provides daily updates through a news service on articles about light rail systems around the United States.

Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1433 - Designed to give our members and visitors current, up-to-date information of the operation of our Union Local.

Rail Transit OnLine -  A subscription newsletter sent exclusively by e-mail and covering all aspects of rail transit in North America. There are monthly and twice-monthly editions.

American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials - AASHTO is a nonprofit, nonpartisan association representing highway and transportation departments in the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. It is the only national public sector association that represents all five transportation modes: air, highways, public transportation, rail and water. Its primary goal is to foster the development, operation and maintenance of an integrated national transportation system.

American Bus Association - The American Bus Association, the trade association of the intercity bus industry, represents the motorcoach industry's interests in Washington, D.C. It also facilitates relationships between North American motorcoach and tour companies and all related segments of the travel and supplier industries and promotes travel by motorcoach to consumers.

American Public Transportation Association - APTA serves and leads its diverse membership through advocacy, innovation, and information sharing to strengthen and expand public transportation.

American Public Works Association - The American Public Works Association is an international educational and professional association of public agencies, private sector companies, and individuals dedicated to providing high quality public works goods and services.

Association for Commuter Transportation

Bureau of Transportation Statistics - The 1991 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) established the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) for data collection, analysis, and reporting and to ensure the most cost-effective use of transportation-monitoring resources. We strive to increase public awareness of the nation's transportation system and its implications and improve the transportation knowledge base of decisionmakers.
BTS supplements the data collection programs of other agencies and serves as the lead agency in developing and coordinating intermodal transportation statistics. We are unique in that we are the only federal agency to combine statistical analysis, mapping, and transportation analysis under one roof.

Canadian Urban Transit Association - Canada's voice of urban transit.

Center for Urban Transportation Research - The Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR), established in 1988, has become recognized nationally and serves as an important resource for policymakers, transportation professionals, the education system, and the public. With emphasis on developing innovative, implementable solutions to transportation problems, CUTR provides high quality, objective transportation expertise in the form of technical support, policy analysis, and research support that translates directly into benefits for its project sponsors.

Community Transportation Association of America - Across the country, all of our association’s members have been affected by rapidly rising fuel prices. In addition, we believe all our members are prepared and willing to help their communities respond to the social and economic impacts of this national energy crisis. Below are a press release and a public statement we have released on these issues. We have shared this statement with the White House, members of Congress, and with industry and news media outlets here in Washington, D.C.

Eno Foundation for Transportation, Inc. - The Eno Transportation Foundation (ETF) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving all modes of transportation—ground, air, and water. It was founded in 1921 by William Phelps Eno, with the goal of improving traffic control and safety. Since then, the Foundation’s activities have evolved in response to changes in transportation and society.

Federal Transit Authority

Institute of Transportation Engineers - The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), an international individual member educational and scientific association, is one of the largest and fastest-growing multimodal professional transportation organizations in the world. ITE members are traffic engineers, transportation planners and other professionals who are responsible for meeting society's needs for safe and efficient surface transportation through planning, designing, implementing, operating and maintaining surface transportation systems worldwide.

Intelligent Transportation Systems of America - The mission of the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) is to foster public/private partnerships to increase the safety and efficiency of surface transportation through the application of advanced technologies. ITS America was mandated by the U.S. Congress in 1991 to coordinate the development and deployment of intelligent transportation systems in the United States.

Light Rail Transit Association - Information and campaigning about better public transport through trams, tramways, streetcars and light rail transit systems.

National Center for Bicycling and Walking - This site is designed to support the activities and initiatives of people working across the country, in their professional work and private lives, to make America a better place to walk and to bicycle. We present informational resources, and outline actions government agencies, non-governmental organization and individuals can take to improve the environment for bicycling and walking.

National League of Cities

National Transit Institute

Surface Transportation Policy Project - The goal of The Surface Transportation Policy Project is to ensure that transportation policy and investments help conserve energy, protect environmental and aesthetic quality, strengthen the economy, promote social equity, and make communities more livable. We emphasize the needs of people, rather than vehicles, in assuring access to jobs, services, and recreational opportunities.

Transportation Planning Division, American Planning Association - Conferences, Short Courses, Technical Assistance and Information Resources
for Transportation Professionals.

Transportation Research Board

Urban Land Institute

Arizona Transit Association

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