Transportation

Minnesota Information

Aviation

• Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport - Contains news and information regarding the airport and the Metropolitan Airports Commission.
• Northwest Airlines and the State of Minnesota - A list of resources compiled by the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library.

Light Rail, & Public Transit

• Citizens for Personal Rapid Transit (CPRT) - A Minneapolis-based, nonprofit, volunteer organization dedicated to providing information on the features and benefits of personal rapid transit.
• District Councils Collaborative
• Hennepin County Transit Oriented Development (TOD)
• Light Rail Transit - A list of resources compiled by the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library.
• Metropolitan Council
  • Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Web page
  • Metropolitan Council Public Transit - Contains information regarding the public transit section of the Metropolitan Council.
• Northstar Corridor Development Authority - A joint powers board made up of counties, regional railroad authorities, cities, and townships along the corridor between St. Cloud and the Twin Cities. Includes a link to news and updates.
• St. Paul Central Corridor
• Taxi 2000 - This "company was organized to exploit a series of patents on PRT technology that had been developed by Dr. Anderson and his colleagues, and were owned by the University of Minnesota. The University later assigned those patents to Taxi 2000 Corporation in exchange for royalties on future Taxi 2000 system deployments.
• Transit for Livable Communities
• University UNITED

Traffic Safety

• Minnesota Department of Public Safety - Traffic Safety - Information on seat belts & airbags, child passenger safety, and other traffic safety issues can be found at this website. Includes link to Crash Facts.
• Minnesota Motorcycle Safety Center - Administered by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety. Provides information on reducing motorcycle crashes, injuries, and fatalities.
• Minnesota Safety Council -This safety site provides fact sheets and information on the Council's traffic safety programs.
• Toward Zero Deaths (TZD) - "A Minnesota interagency partnership led by the Department of Public Safety and the Department of Transportation, in cooperation with the State Patrol, the Federal Highway Administration, Minnesota county engineers, and the Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota." Their mission is "To move Minnesota toward zero deaths on our roads, using Education, Enforcement, Engineering, and Emergency Services."

Other Information

• Center for Transportation Studies - This University of Minnesota center studies critical transportation issues. Includes links to their Research Reports.
• Minnesota Department of Transportation - Find the Statewide Multimodal Transportation Plan and Getting Around, which provides current information on traffic.
• Minnesota Association for Pupil Transportation - A nonprofit organization which is dedicated to continued improvement in school transportation safety and efficiency.
• Minnesota Transportation Alliance - A not-for-profit coalition of groups, businesses, labor, and local governments concerned about surface transportation in Minnesota.
• Minnesota Transportation Finance Database (MNTF Database) - A database composed of annual data of transportation funding sources as well as transportation expenditure allocations in Minnesota, beginning in 1980 and updated each year. Created as part of the multiple-year Transportation Policy and Economic Competitiveness project funded by the 2013 State Legislature.

Federal Information

• National Transportation Safety Board - Includes links to a variety of Safety Studies and Special Reports and news and events.
• U.S. Census Bureau: Commuting (Journey to Work) - Tables based on the 2000 census provide information about travel to work and place of work for the United States, selected metropolitan areas and cities, and individual states. Tables from 1960-1990 are also available.
• U.S. Department of Transportation - Locate the latest regulations regarding ISTEA, railroads, aviation, mass transit, and safety issues.
  • Bureau of Transportation Statistics - A large collection of transportation research and planning documents from state transportation departments and metropolitan planning organizations from around the country. Includes link to the Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS) database. See National Transportation Statistics for several years of statistics on America's transportation system.
  • Consumer Air Fare Report - Quarterly reports based on information about average prices being paid by consumers in the top 1,000 domestic city pair markets in the continental United States.
  • Federal Aviation Administration - Find information about airline safety and air traffic control systems. Provides the full text of the agency's data & research and news.
  • Federal Highway Administration - Legislation and Regulations includes the full-text of many popular laws relating to highways.
  • Federal Railroad Administration - Includes accident statistics and other information on the nation's passenger and freight railroad network. Locate updates on passenger rail development.
  • Federal Transit Administration - Provides a link to the FTA Library.
  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - Provides current information on traffic and vehicle safety, research and development, and consumer protection.
  • National Transportation Library - Their NTL Integrated Search contains numerous online transportation documents including laws and regulations and References and Directories.
  • Office of Highway Policy Information (OHPI) - This office collects, analyzes, and distributes highway related data from federal, state, and local sources. Various years of their publication, Highway Statistics, are available online.
  • Office of Inspector General - Includes links to numerous reports on aviation security.
• U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure - This website provides links to current transportation legislation and subcommittee information and schedules.

Industry News, Research, and Statistics

Aviation

• Airlines for America (A4A) - The latest news can be found on their news page.
• Airlines of the Web - Links to many airlines throughout the world, including Delta Airlines and Sun Country Airlines.
• Airports Council International (ACI) - An international association of the world's airports. Includes traffic data on the world's busiest airports.
• FlightArrivals.com - Offers real time arrival and departure information for all commercial airline flights operating over the United States and Canada.

Public Transit

• Advanced Transit Association (ATRA) - A nonprofit association that promotes investigation and development of advanced transit technologies and strategies.
• American Public Transit Association - An international association focusing on all areas of mass transit, including bus systems, rapid transit, and commuter rail systems. Includes many statistics about finances, fares, ridership, vehicle manufacturing, and transit design and planning.

Traffic Safety

• AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety - Find many full-text reports on traffic safety research including pedestrian fatalities, driver education curriculum, and cellular phone use while driving.
• Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety - An alliance of consumer, health, and safety groups working together to make America's roads safer.
• Insurance Institute for Highway Safety - Includes fact sheets and statistics about traffic safety issues on U.S. roads and highways, including state speed limit laws, graduated licensing, and other Fatality Facts.

Other Information

• American Road & Transportation Builders Association - Includes economics and research reports and news & press releases.
• National Governors' Association Center for Best Practices - This organization identifies emerging issues and provides assistance on developing state programs including Environment, Energy & Transportation.
• 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."
• Transport Topics: Trucking's Electronic Newspaper - This site includes daily news updates on transportation and trucking issues.
• Transportation Research Board - Find information about ongoing and completed TRB policy study reports concerning all aspects of transportation systems. Also includes an Online Directory of links to state transportation departments and a link to TRIS Online, a search engine for published transportation research on the Web.
• TRIP: The Road Information Program - A nonprofit organization that promotes transportation policies which relieve traffic congestion, improve air quality, make highway travel safer, and enhance economic productivity. Links include State Information & Reports and National Information & Reports.
• Urban Mobility Information - This Texas Transportation Institute website provides information and research on traffic mobility and congestion, including the 2012 Annual Urban Mobility Study.

Alternative Transportation Issues

• Electric Drive Transportation Association - Provides information about the electric vehicle industry. Also includes information on State Laws for Electric Drive and EDTA's Networking Resources and Links page for additional information.
• National Center for Bicycling and Walking -- This site is home to information about the NCBW, its programs, and other information useful to people interested in creating more bicycle-friendly and walkable communities.
• U.S. Department of Energy's Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center - A source for information on alternative fuels. Includes a link to state and federal alternative fuel vehicle incentives and laws.

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