Transportation Subject Guide to Resources on the Internet

Websites

U.S. Department of Transportation (http://www.dot.gov) provides list of DOT agencies, dockets and regulations, education and research.

Bureau of Transportation Statistics (http://www.bts.gov) offers statistical information from all areas of transportation from government transportation financial statistics to air traffic statistics to freight transportation.

National Center for Statistics and Analysis (http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/portal/site/nhtsa/menuitem.a0bd5d5a23d09ec24ec86e10dba046a0) offers statistical information and research reports and includes the State Traffic Safety Information (http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/stsi) with by-state traffic safety data and information including: crash statistics, economic costs, legislation status and funding programs.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov) provides information on vehicles and equipment, research, and laws and regulations.

National Transportation Library (http://ntl.bts.gov) search the library’s catalogs for books and publications on transportation, research databases, and find search terms through the Transportation Research Thesaurus (http://trt.trb.org).

National Transportation Safety Board (http://www.ntsb.gov) provides information on transportation safety issues with safety studies, accident reports, and other data.

Office of Highway Policy Information (http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/index.htm) features the highway statistical series, highway finance data and information, and list of publications and products.

Rural and Agricultural Transportation: Data and Information Resources (http://ntl.bts.gov/ruraltransport) includes websites, reports (or abstracts), statistical reports and data resources, bibliographic databases and directories from USDA and DOT units as well as other Federal and State agencies, and academic institutions.

TranStats (http://www.transtats.bts.gov) new website for transportation researchers and analysts, aimed at providing “one stop shopping” for transportation data with over 100 transportation-related data bases across every mode of transportation — with many social and demographic data sets that are commonly used in transportation analysis.

TRIS Online (http://trisonline.bts.gov/search.cfm) contains well over half a million records of references to books, technical reports, conference proceedings, journal articles and on-going research in the field of transportation from the Transportation Research Board.

Publications

Journal of Transportation and Statistics (http://www.bts.gov/publications/journal_of_transportation_and_statistics) available at the State Library in print January 1998 to December 1999, SuDoc: TD 12.18: (Note: Converted to electronic only publication with the April 2000 issue).

National Transportation Statistics (NTS) (http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_statistics//index.html) available at the State Library in microfiche 1995-1997, 1999-2000, and 2001, SuDoc: TD 12.1/2:

Pocket Guide to Transportation (http://www.bts.gov/publications/pocket_guide_to_transportation) 1999 to the current edition available (electronic publication).

Public Roads Magazine
(http://www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/pubrds.htm) available at the State Library in print December 1987 to September / October 2000, SuDoc: TD 2.19: (Note: Converted to electronic only publication in November / December 2000 issue).

Transportation Statistics Annual Report (TSAR)
(http://www.bts.gov/publications/transportation_statistics_annual_report) The State Library has in print the 1998 and 2000 reports, SuDoc: TD 12.1: (Note: Converted to electronic only publication in 2003).