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Transportation
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Highways and Roads
- American Association of State Highway and
Transportation Officials
- This agency sets the design standards for most of our nation's roadways. A Policy on
Geometric Design of Highways and Streets, popularly known as the "Green Book,"
molded the shape of roadways in the United States, because, until 1991, conformance to these
standards was mandatory. More recently, municipalities are authorizing construction
of so-called "skinny streets" and other such features thought to be more
pedestrian and bicycle friendly. The Federal Highway Administration has published,
for example, a work entitled
Flexibility in Highway Design, that complements the
AASHTO Green Book.
- American Road & Transportation Builders Association
- Federation of private firms, public agencies and associations advocating strong federal
investment in transportation infrastructure. Good source of industry-related news
and legislative information.
- Better Roads: for the Government/Contractor Project Team
- Focuses on the government/contractor project team involved in federal,
state, county, city and township highway, road and bridge construction,
winter maintenance, roadside and vegetation management, and other
highway-related projects.
- The Car Lover’s Guide to Hitting the Road
- Links to Web sites with information on road
construction and work zones, traffic conditions, road conditions, weather conditions and forecasts, safety tips, maps and route planners, speed limits, and gas mileage and prices.
- Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
- The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) coordinates highway
transportation programs in cooperation with states and other partners to enhance the
country's safety, economic vitality, quality of life, and the environment. Major
program areas include the Federal-Aid Highway Program, which provides federal financial
assistance to the States to construct and improve the National Highway System, urban and
rural roads, and bridges. This program provides funds for general improvements and
development of safe highways and roads.
- High Priority
Corridors
- Information about high priority corridors for federal highway construction.
- Houston Real-Time
Traffic Report
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See a graphical representation of Houston traffic conditions in real
time.
- Institute of Transportation Engineers
- Traffic engineers, transportation planners, and other professionals engaged in planning,
designing, implementing, operating and maintaining surface transportation systems
worldwide.
- Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
- Traffic control devices are the signs, markings, and signals along streets
and highways that communicate information that helps road users travel
safely. This guide provides design standards. See also
Standard Highway
Signs.
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Federal agency responsible for reducing deaths, injuries and economic losses resulting from motor vehicle
crashes. This is accomplished by setting and enforcing safety performance standards for
motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment, and through grants to state and local
governments for highway safety programs. Administers the CAFE (Corporate Average
Fuel Economy) Standards under the Automotive Fuel Economy Program. This has a major
impact on automotive manufacturers and consumers.
- National Traffic and Road
Closure Information
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A clickable map showing current road conditions. Provided by the Federal Highway
Administration.
- National Highway Institute (NHI)
- NHI is part of the newly-established Office of Professional Development (OPD) of the
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), which reports directly to the
Administrator. NHI aims to work closely with the four new Resource Centers to provide
professional training to present and future members of the transportation community.
- North America's Supercorridor Coalition
- Dallas-based organization seeks to maximize economic opportunity and investment in
the North American international trade corridor through development and advocacy of an
efficient, seamless, intermodal trade and transportation system. One
goal is to upgrade I-35, the interstate highway that runs from Laredo, Texas
through Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth and north to Duluth, Minnesota.
- Public Roads
- Bimonthly magazine of the Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA). Reading Public Roads is the easiest way to keep up-to-date
on developments in federal highway policies, programs, and research and technology.
- Re-Thinking HOV - High Occupancy
Vehicle Facilities and the Public Interest
- Transportation analysts offer a historical overview, critical perspective, and policy
recommendations for the development of High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes.
- Road Conditions
- View current road conditions in Texas by county, roadway, or specific condition. You may also view road conditions by clicking on a map.
- Roads & Bridges (
- The editorial mission of Roads and Bridges
is to provide engineers,
contractors and government officials with the latest advancements in
the road and bridge industry, timely news coverage and important
information on products beneficial to the job site or office. Roads and
Bridges is targeted to the transportation infrastructure
specifying/buying team who design, build and maintain the nation’s
roads,
highways, tunnels, viaducts and bridges.
- Roadside Use of Native
Plants
- A
reference for those who restore, design, or manage native plants. Its
state-by-state organization of information is a beginning point in
decision-making. This information is aimed at preserving the native
remnants that still exist and restoring natural heritage where
necessary.
- Share the Road Safely
- The Share the Road Safely program strives to improve the knowledge of
all highway users to minimize the likelihood of a crash with a large
truck, and reduce the consequences of those that do occur.
Explore this site to learn what you
can do to
stay safe, and keep your family safe,
on the
highway.
- Texas County Highway Maps
- Highway maps available online, by county. You can also search by the name of a place, such as
a city, university, or lake.
- Texas Highways: The Travel Magazine of Texas
- Promotes
travel and tourism in Texas through articles and photography. Articles
include travel tips, recipes, articles on music, arts, culture, food,
nature, and more.
- Traffic Cameras
- View TxDOT camera footage
in the following metro areas: Amarillo, Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas,
El Paso, Fort Worth, Houston, Laredo, Lubbock, San Antonio, Wichita
Falls.
- TravelMath
- Use this online travel calculator to plan a trip. It can calculate travel distance, travel time, and travel cost. You can also browse information on
flights, including
the distance and flight time, or use the section on
driving to compare
the distance by car, or the length of your road trip. Use an interactive map or online form to look up information by airport,
hotel,
city,
state,
country, or ZIP code.
- Trip Cost Calculator
- Save money on your car trip by learning where to obtain the cheapest gas at each fill-up. Enter your route and vehicle information, and this calculator will estimate the cost and pinpoint the cheapest gas on your route.
This page is maintained by
Bobby Griffith
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last modified
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