MTC ABAG Library

Transportation

- Databases
- Online Resources
- Planning
- Statistics

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Databases

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.

Online Resources

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.

Directory of Transportation Resources

Contains extensive links to information on highway, transit, rail, air, water systems throughout the world. Includes timetables and schedules, fares, current traffic conditions, etc.

Links to Transportation Resources

A list of online transportation resources from the Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Berkeley.

Online TDM Encyclopedia

This Encyclopedia is a comprehensive source of information about innovative management solutions to transportation problems.

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.

Planning

State of California Transportation Planning Agencies Annual Report

A compilation of financial data pertinent to the operations of transportation planning agencies.

Statistics

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.