URBAN TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION HANDBOOK

This handbook is intended to provide a ready reference tool which offers an initial orientation to the sources of information in the field of urban transportation. It concentrates on sources of information rather than a listing of published research. These sources include: (1) Basic books and reports; (2) bibliography, directories and services; (3) statistics and fact books; (4) periodicals; (5) research organizations, university programs and transportation libraries; (6) industry and professional organizations; (7) conferences; and (8) the government role, a section which contains an overview of the structure and organization of the U.S. Department of Transportation as well as a review of key legislation and legislative processes that operate to develop national transportation policy. A glossary of acronyms is provided.

• Corporate Authors:

  Atlanta University

  School of Business Administration
  Atlanta, GA  United States  30314

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Fletcher, W S
  • Davis, S
• Publication Date: 1975-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 202 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Bibliographies; Data collection; Directories; Environmental impacts; Freight transportation; Handbooks; Highway planning; Information management; Information services; Information, data, and knowledge; Legislation; Manuals; Organizations; Passenger transportation; Policy; Programming (Planning); Public transit; Railroads; Rapid transit; Social factors; Social impacts; Statistics; Technical reports; Transportation planning; Transportation policy; Trucks; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Data; Data sources; Sources
• Old TRIS Terms: Cargo transportation; Government policies
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Data and Information Technology; Environment; Freight Transportation; Highways; Law; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Policy; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00094014
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Res. Rept., UMTA-GA-11-0003-75-1
• Contract Numbers: GA-11-0003
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 10 2003 12:00AM