Named after former U.S. Secretary of Transportation John A. Volpe, the Volpe National Transportation Center was founded in 1970. The Center is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and its mission is "to provide analytical, scientific, and engineering support to the U.S. Department of Transportation." The materials on their site are divided into five areas, including "Centers of Innovation",...

Established in 1998 through the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, the mission of the National Transportation Library is "to increase timely access to the information that supports transportation policy, research, operations, and technology transfer activities." Maintained by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, this site will be of great interest to anyone looking for any number...

Posted by the US Census Bureau in October 2000, North American Transportation in Figures brings together transportation statistics from US, Canadian, and Mexican government data sources. The comprehensive document "examines transportation and transportation-related passenger, freight, economic, safety, energy, environmental and demographic statistics from the three nations." The report contains...

The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) was established after an initial gift of $10 million to the University in 1965. Today, the UMTRI has a staff of approximately 130 working on projects that include accident data collection, traffic safety analysis, bioengineering, and public policy. The material on their site is divided into six primary areas, including...

The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) is "committed to interdisciplinary research that will ultimately increase driving safety and further transportation systems knowledge." During the Institute's time, its researchers have carried out over 1,000 short- and long-term research projects in areas including accident data collection, bioengineering, psychology, and public...