Transportation Acronym Guide


Book Description

Provides users of transportation information with a comprehensive inventory of transportation acronyms and their referents. The acronyms were identified from the materials contained in the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics' Directory of Transportation Data Sources, 1995. These data sources are transportation publications and databases existent within the federal government, private organizations, and Canada and Mexico. The acronyms are listed alphabetically, each followed by the data source where the information was obtained. Includes a chart of metric/English conversion factors.




Transportation Acronym Guide


Book Description

... compiles and identifies transportation and transportation-related acronyms used throughout the Department of Transportation and other related U.S. government agencies.




Intermodal Technical Assistance for Transportation Planners and Policymakers


Book Description

Describes available tools--studies, conferences, courses, reports, data, and quantitative models--that can help planners and policymakers respond to the requirements of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) and the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (CAAA). This report is presented in three major sections: Categorized Listings - technical assistance products sorted by principal subject category; Resource Centers - a list of DOT-sponsored sources of information and assistance on intermodal transportation; and Indices - by title, by lead agency, and by product.