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» 1998 Transportation Engineering and Safety Conference - Four tracks of parallel sessions, transport technology exhibit, optional professional workshops. Held at Pennsylvania State University, 11-13 December 2002.
» AWAKE - Pipeline project for a system to assess driver vigilance and give off a warning, if need be. Lists consortium members and purpose of the project. Based in Europe.
» Advanced Transit Association - ATRA promotes developing technologies such as Personal Rapid Transit (PRT), identifies problems and ways advanced systems can help solve them. Descriptions, studies (download, paper), videos, PRT Model Project, calendar, links.
» Alexander Communications Group, Inc. - Offers several newsletters on emerging energy and transportation technology, including intelligent transportation systems (ITS), alternative vehicles, and fuel cell research and development. Some free content.
» American Society of Highway Engineers - Resources and news for highway engineers.
» C2C: Project Coast 2 Coast - Goal: build a small fleet of tricycle motorcycle/car vehicles, to drive from L.A. to N.Y., coast-to-coast, on one tank of gasoline each, nonstop except to change drivers. Purpose: to demonstrate efficient vehicles.
» Citizens for Personal Rapid Transit: CPRT - Non-profit, grassroots, volunteer organization, begun in Minneapolis, MN. Goals: provide information on PRT features and benefits; promote PRT as effective option to meet transport needs. News, calendar, resources, links.
» Future Transportation - Small enthusiast site, with maglev trains, solar sails, transport history. Brief descriptions, diagrams, photographs.
» Hydro Lance Corp. - High Aspect Ratio Twin Hull (H.A.R.T.H.): new, innovative marine ocean ship platform architecture with passive designed, high stability and safety, low fuel use, achieves high speeds in high seas: 50-75 knots.
» I.N.S.E.A.N. - Description of research facilities and programs. Includes publications.
» Innovative Transportation Technologies - By Jerry Schneider. Classified descriptions, diagrams, over 40 transport technologies: planned, operating; electric and not; manual, automated; 1-/2-mode; freight/people movers (PRT); top mount, suspended; mono-/bi-rails, automated highways; fora, confere
» Poma Otis - Supplies and installs automated people movers. Includes products, specifications, and existing systems.
» Predit - French national program in land transport research and innovation. Information about strategic program efforts to improve performance relative to energy, noise, pollution and environment.
» Road Engineering Association of Malaysia - REAM represents the road engineering fraternity in Malaysia, helping formulate and establish standards, guidelines and specifications for road engineering.
» SMRTram Downtown Transit Technology - Tram system for pedestrians to stretch average walking access distances along selected corridors, to create new urban transport solutions. Similar to light rail, but with rubber tires on concrete guideway.
» The ADVISORS project - Action for advanced Driver assistance and Vehicle control systems Implementation, Standardisation, Optimum use of the Road network and Safety. Includes project description and reports, a virtual driving lab, and related links.
» The National Transportation Library - Provides online access to documents and databases covering all aspects of transportation in the U.S. Material is contributed by public and private organizations around the country and access is free.
» The Transport Pages - Image galleries about railways, road transport, trams, road steam, heritage transport, steam locomotives, and buses.
» Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS) - Searchable database of articles produced and maintained by the Transportation Research Board at the National Academy of Sciences.