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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 Send us
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