The organizations linked below are to serve as a resource for transportation organizations, policy institutes, and news.
GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS:
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). http://www.dot.ca.gov
U.S. Department of Transportation. http://www.dot.gov
Federal Transit Administration (FTA). http://www.fta.dot.gov
Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT). http://www.ladottransit.com
Orange Transportation Authority (OCTA). http://www.octa.net
Pasadena Rapid Transit Systems (ARTS). http://www.ci.pasadena.ca.us/trans/transit/trans_arts.asp
Southern Calfifornia Regional Rail Authority (Metrolink). http://www.metrolinktrains.com
WestSide Cities Council of Governments. http://www.westsidecities.org
South Bay Cities Council of Governments. http://www.southbaycities.org
San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments. http://www.sgvcog.org
Metro (MTA). http://www.metro.net
California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA). http://www.californiahighspeedrail.ca.gov
Ventura Interagency Service Transit Agency. http://www.streetcarmike.com/ventura_vista.html
Los Angeles City Council Transportation Committee. http://www.lacity.org
California State Assembly Committee on Transportation. http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/newcomframeset.asp?committee=24
California State Senate Standing Committee on Transportation and Housing. http://www.sen.ca.gov/ftp/SEN/COMMITTEE/STANDING/TRANSPORTATION/_home1/profile.htm
California Transportation Commission. http://www.catc.ca.gov/
ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS:
American Public Transportation Association (APTA). http://www.apta.com
American Traffic Safety Services Association. http://www.atssa.com
U.S. Chamber of Commerce. http://www.uschamber.com/default
California Transit Association. http://www.caltransit.org/cgi-bin/default.asp
California Alliance for Advanced Transportation Systems (CAATS). http://www.caats.org
Community Transportation Association of America. http://web1.ctaa.org
Southern California Transit Advocates. http://www.socata.net
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce/Mobility 21. http://www.mobility21coalition.com
MOVE LA / Subway to the Sea Coalition. http://www.subwaytothesea.org
FAST. http://www.fastla.org
Advanced Transit Association. http://www.advancedtransit.org/news.aspx
American Highway Users Alliance. http://www.highways.org/
RESEARCH INSTITUTES:
USC Keston Institute on Infrastructure. http://www.usc.edu/keston
METRANS (Joint venture between USC and Cal State Long Beach). http://www.metrans.org
UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies. http://www.its.ucla.edu
Claremont McKenna College Rose Institute. http://www.claremontmckenna.edu/rose
California Center for Innovative Transportation. http://www.calccit.org/
California Partners for Advanced Transit & Highways. http://www.path.berkeley.edu/
Center for Global Metropolitan Studies. http://metrostudies.berkeley.edu/
Center for Sustainable Energy. http://www.sdenergy.org/
Director of Transportation Libraries & Information Centers. http://ntl.bts.gov/tldir/
Institute of Transportation & Development Policy. http://www.itdp.org/
International Transport Research Documentation. http://www.itrd.org/database.htm
International Transport Sources. http://trblist.tamu.edu/products/international/
Mineta Transportation Institute. http://transweb.sjsu.edu/mtiportal/index.html
National Center for Bicycling & Walking. http://www.bikewalk.org/
National Center for Transit Research at the University of South Florida. http://www.nctr.usf.edu/
National Transportation Library. http://ntl.bts.gov/
Northwestern University Transportation Library. http://www.library.northwestern.edu/transportation/
Rand Research. Transportation & Infrastructure. http://www.rand.org/research_areas/infrastructure/
Texas Transportation Institute. http://tti.tamu.edu/
Traffic Safety Center. http://www.tsc.berkeley.edu/
Transportation Research Board. http://gulliver.trb.org/
Transportaion Research Information Services. http://ntlsearch.bts.gov/tris/index.do
Transportation Sustainability Research Center. http://www.its.berkeley.edu/sustainabilitycenter/
UC Berkley Transportation Center. http://library.its.berkeley.edu/
Universtity of California Transportation Center. http://www.uctc.net/
World Bank Transport. http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTTRANSPORT/0,,menuPK:337122~pagePK:149018~piPK:149093~theSitePK:337116,00.html
NEWS:
Los Angeles Transportation Headlines (powered by Metro). http://www.losangelestransportation.blogspot.com/
Los Angeles Times Bottleneck/LA Live Blog. http://www.latimes.com/traffic
Los Angeles Business Journal. http://www.labusinessjournal.com
NBC News Traffic. http://www.nbclosangeles.com/traffic_autos/
ABC 7 Traffic Center. http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/feature?section=resources/traffic&id=5780758
CBS 2 News Traffic. http://cbs2.com/traffic
Streetsblog. http://www.streetsblog.org
