Resources

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

Foothill Transit Agency. http://www.foothilltransit.org/

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