AASHTO Standing Committee on Planning
AASHTO's Standing Committee on Planning(SCOP)investigates, studies, and reports on transportation planning activities.
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Access Board
Access Board is an independent Federal agency devoted to developing and maintaining accessibility requirements for the built environment, transit vehicles, telecommunications equipment, and for electronic and information technology, provides a listing of transportation-related accessibility resources.
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Access to Jobs: Planning Case Studies (September 2001)
The case studies illustrate effective practices of job access planning. The case studies profile how various agencies have addressed issues regarding the provision of transportation services as a component of welfare reform.
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AIRNOW Air Quality Index
The Air Quality Index (AQI) tells you how clean the air is and whether it will affect your health. EPA, state, and local agencies work together to report current and forecast conditions for ozone and particle pollution. AIRNow forecasts next-day air quality.
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American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
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.
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American Association of State Highway and 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 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.
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American Planning Association (APA)
APA is an independent, not-for-profit educational organization that provides leadership in the development of vital communities by advocating excellence in community planning, promoting education and citizen empowerment, and providing the tools and support necessary to meet the challenges of growth and change.
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American Public Transportation Association (APTA)
APTA strives to strengthen and improve public transportation through advocacy, innovation, and information sharing. APTA and its members and staff work to ensure that public transportation is available and accessible for all Americans in communities across the country.
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American Public Transportation Association Statistics
This APTA web site provides statistical information on the American public transit industry by mode, subject, and agency.
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American Public Works Association (APWA)
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. APWA provides a forum in which public works professionals can exchange ideas, improve professional competency, increase the performance of their agencies and companies, and bring important public works-related topics to public attention in local, state and federal arenas.
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American Society for Public Administration (APWA)
ASPA advocates for greater effectiveness in government - agents of goodwill and professionalism - publishers of democratic journalism at its very best - purveyors of progressive theory and practice and providers of global citizenship. They believe that by embracing new ideas - addressing key public service issues - and promoting change at both the local and international levels, they can enhance the quality of lives worldwide.
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American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
Founded in 1899, ASLA is the national professional association representing landscape architects. ASLA promotes the landscape architecture profession and advances the practice and sustainable design through advocacy, education, communication, and fellowship.
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Annotated Bibliography on Health and Physical Activity in Transportation Planning
This bibliography is the first of two parts of the Health and Activity Project and provides useful resources for transportation planners interested in incorporating goals to encourage physical activity into their planning processes and to public health officials interested in understanding and contributing to the transportation planning process.
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Association for Commuter Transportation
ACT supports individual mobility management professionals and organizational members in their efforts to reduce traffic congestion, conserve energy and improve air quality.
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Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations
AMPO is a nonprofit, membership organization established in 1994 to serve the needs and interests of " metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs)" nationwide. Federal highway and transit statutes require, as a condition for spending federal highway or transit funds in urbanized areas, the designation of MPOs, which have responsibility for planning, programming and coordination of federal highway and transit investments. AMPO offers its member MPOs technical assistance and training, conferences and workshops, frequent print and electronic communications, research, a forum for transportation policy development and coalition building, and a variety of other services. The nine-member AMPO Board of Directors is directly elected by the membership, including the President and Vice President. Local elected officials who are active members of their respective MPOs play a vital leadership role in the affairs of AMPO. Full-membership in AMPO is open to all MPOs and associate memberships are available to all interested parties.
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Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (AMPO)
AMPO is a nonprofit, membership organization established in 1994 to serve the needs and interests of metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) nationwide. AMPO offers its member MPOs technical assistance and training, conferences and workshops, frequent print and electronic communications, research, a forum for transportation policy development and coalition building, and a variety of other services.
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Building Livable Communities with Transit
This booklet presents some of the successes (in terms of planning, development, and implementation) of the community-sensitive transportation planning development process including: Building Livable Communities with Transit, Center for Livable Communities, Livable Communities, Smart Growth Network, Sustainable Communities Network, Transit-Focused Development, Transportation for Livable Communities Network, Transportation Toolbox for Rural Areas and Small Communities.
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) was established as a statistical agency in 1992. The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991 created BTS to administer data collection, analysis, and reporting and to ensure the most cost-effective use of transportation-monitoring resources. BTS brings a greater degree of coordination, comparability, and quality standards to transportation data, and facilitates in the closing of important data gaps.
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Census Data for Transportation Planning
This site was developed to help provide a forum for those with an interest in transportation planning and census data and focuses on the entire spectrum of census-related activities.
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Census Issues
Census population data are used in many transportation planning applications including population forecasting, travel demand modeling and microsimulation, Title VI analysis and land use analysis. The US Census definition of "urbanized areas" is used in the Federal determination of MPOs. Planning (PL) and STP funds are based upon urbanized area populations. The transportation planning community, through AASHTO, contracts for a special tabulation from Census data called the Census Transportation Planning Package (CTPP). The CTPP focuses on the journey-to-work, and other tables helpful for transportation planning (including household size, household income, and vehicle availability).
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Center for Community Change
The mission of the Center for Community Change is to build the power and capacity of low-income people, especially low-income people of color, to change their communities and public policies for the better. The Center strengthens, connects and mobilizes grassroots groups to enhance their leadership, voice and power.
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CEQ State Environmental Planning Information
The list contains the names of states that have environmental planning requirements similar to NEPA, along with the Organizations and the state law citations.
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Choosing Visualization for Transportation
Choosing Visualization for Transportation Knowledge Sharing Web Portal, a project funded by the Federal Transit Administration's Public Transportation Participation Pilot (PTPP) program. This web portal is designed to be your one-stop shop for effectively applying visualization tools and technicques in public involvement.
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CIA: Useful Resources
This document provides a compilation of resources of particular interest to those working in community planning and design.
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Community Impact Assessment
Community impact assessment is a process to evaluate the effects of a transportation action on a community and its quality of life. The assessment process is an integral part of project planning and development that shapes the outcome of a project.
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Community Transportation Association of America
The Community Transportation Association of America consists of organizations and individuals who support creating mobility for all Americans regardless of where they live or work. Membership includes community transit providers, public transit agencies, organizations providing health care, employment services, governments of all kinds, college and university planners, private bus companies, taxi operators, people concerned with the special mobility needs of those with disabilities, manufacturers and many other organizations who share a commitment to mobility.
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Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO)
The Conference Of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) is dedicated to the training, education and professional development of minority transportation professionals. Activities include the advancement of Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUBs), legislative initiatives, scholarship and program opportunities.
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Context Sensitive Design
Context Sensitive Design (CSD) is a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach that involves all stakeholders to develop a transportation facility that fits its physical setting and preserves scenic, aesthetic, historic, and environmental resources, while maintaining safety and mobility. CSD is an approach that considers the total context within which a transportation improvement project will exist.
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DOT State Stats
State Stats is an online pathfinder to transportation publications and reports. It harnesses the Internet by encouraging agencies to post and identify their own key state performance resources. It can help administrators interested in benchmarking, and it can help researchers find unique data.
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Environmental Defense (EDF)
Environmental Defense Fund is dedicated to protecting the environmental rights of all people, including future generations. Among these rights are access to clean air and water, healthy and nourishing food, and flourishing ecosystems.
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Environmental Justice Coalition for Water
The Environmental Justice Coalition for Water is a network of more than fifty grassroots and intermediary organizations. EJCW works to empower community members to become strong voices for water justice in their communities.
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Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
FAA is responsible for the safety of civil aviation. Major roles include regulating civil aviation to promote safety, encouraging and developing civil aeronautics, including new aviation technology, developing and operating an air traffic control system, researching and developing the National Airspace System, developing and carrying out programs to control aircraft noise and other environmental effects of civil aviation, and regulating U.S. commercial space transportation.
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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) was established as a separate administration within the U.S. Department of Transportation on January 1, 2000, pursuant to the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999. Its primary mission is to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities involving large trucks and buses.
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Federal Railroad Administration
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) was created by the Department of Transportation Act of 1966 (49 U.S.C. 103, Section 3(e)(1)). The purpose of FRA is to: promulgate and enforce rail safety regulations; administer railroad assistance programs; conduct research and development in support of improved railroad safety and national rail transportation policy; provide for the rehabilitation of Northeast Corridor rail passenger service; and consolidate government support of rail transportation activities.
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Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
The purpose of FRA is to: promulgate and enforce rail safety regulations; administer railroad assistance programs; conduct research and development in support of improved railroad safety and national rail transportation policy; provide for the rehabilitation of Northeast Corridor rail passenger service; and consolidate government support of rail transportation activities.
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FedStats
This site provides statistical information from over 100 Federal agencies. Information is available by geographic region, by topic, by agency, and by Congressional district. Includes extensive statistical information from the Federal transportation agencies.
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FHWA Discretionary Programs
FHWA has many major assistance programs for eligible activities. Funds are provided through legislative formulas or discretionary authority. Funding from these programs is provided on an 80/20 Federal/local funding match basis, unless otherwise specified.
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FHWA Native American Coordination
The FHWA Native American Coordination staff provides guidance and technical assistance to federally recognized tribes on a government-to-government basis. The team strives to consult with Indian tribes before taking any actions that may significantly or uniquely affect them and fosters improved communication with tribal governments to respond effectively to tribal transportation concerns. The FHWA is committed to building more effective day-to-day working relationships with Indian tribal governments. We endeavor to address issues and concerns affecting American Indian Tribal Governments with the utmost respect for tribal sovereignty and is committed to furthering the agency's efforts to work more closely with tribal governments.
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FHWA Planners Resource
The FHWA Planners Resource provides links to documents and sites for the following planning topics: Support of Traditional Long-Range Planning Activities, Support of Traditional Short-Range Planning Activities, Systems Deployment Planning Support, Institutional Arrangements, System Performance Monitoring, Linking Planning and Programming of Systems Management/Operations Projects.
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FHWA Real Estate Property Management
The FHWA Real Estate Property Management page provides resources on access management, traditional property management, and corridor preservation as well as TEA-21 and project development guidance.
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FHWA Resource Center Newsletter and Publications website
Listing of FHWA Resource Center Newsletter and Publications
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FHWA Resource Page for the Human Environment
This website contains a list of Human Environment resources from FHWA.
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Flexibility in Highway Design
This Guide is about designing highways that incorporate community values and are safe, efficient, effective mechanisms for the movement of people and goods. It is written for highway engineers and project managers who want to learn more about the flexibility available to them when designing roads and illustrates successful approaches used in other highway projects. It can also be used by citizens who want to gain a better understanding of the highway design process.
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Freight Planning
Freight Planning is an important component of the transportation planning processes. Input from a variety of public and private stakeholders — State DOTs, MPOs, freight modes, general public — must be considered to successfully integrate freight planning into the existing transportation planning processes. The Freight Planning website has been jointly developed by the FHWA Offices of Planning and Freight Management & Operations.
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FTA Individualized Marketing Campaign Demonstration
The FTA is undertaking a research demonstration program aimed at increasing public transit ridership through a new targeted marketing program. Called "Individualized Marketing", the concept has proven successful in Europe and Australia, and has shown promising results in Portland, Oregon.
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FTA Office of Planning and Environment
FTA supports transportation planners and the transportation planning practice in a number of ways. FTA administers grant programs formula funding, and provides technical assistance. FTA planning assistance is organized within the following three areas: transportation systems planning, project planning and development, and environmental review of proposed projects.
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FTA Summary of Grants/Grant Programs
FTA has several major assistance programs for eligible activities. Funds are provided through legislative formulas or discretionary authority. Funding from these programs is provided on an 80/20 Federal/local funding match basis, unless otherwise specified.
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GIS in Transportation Website
The GIS in Transportation Website highlights innovative transportation-related applications of GIS across the country. GIS in Transportation is home to detailed descriptions of featured GIS applications and a searchable database of GIS applications. It also provides links to upcoming events, GIS data sources, current publications, and FHWA contacts. The GIS in Transportation website serves as a portal to GIS activities within FHWA and its partners and customers.
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GIS: Windows on Native Lands, Current Places, and History
A clearinghouse of GIS resources for Tribal Transportation Planning.
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Go!
Go! is a free online transportation magazine published every two months by Iowa State University's Center for Transportation Research and Education. While the target audience is teens and young adults (to help them explore the world of transportation and the careers they can find there), the articles are well-written and engaging for anyone with an interest in transportation.
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United States Department of Transportation