Related Links

This page links to external resources, reports, and programs that promote livability in transportation planning. The links are intended to assist decision makers and stakeholders interested in integrating livability principles into their communities' transportation systems.

• AARP - Represents Retired People
• AASHTO - A nonprofit, nonpartisan association representing highway and transportation departments in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. It represents all five transportation modes: air, highways, public transportation, rail, and water. Its primary goal is to foster the development, operation, and maintenance of an integrated national transportation system.
• America Walks - A national coalition of local advocacy groups dedicated to promoting walkable communities.
• American Trails Resources Library
• AMPO - The transportation advocate for metropolitan regions and is committed to enhancing MPOs' abilities to improve metropolitan transportation systems.
• APA - The American Planning Association is an independent, not-for-profit educational organization that provides leadership in the development of vital communities by advocating excellence in community planning, promoting education and citizen empowerment, and providing the tools and support necessary to meet the challenges of growth and change.
• Case Studies developed as part of our Planning for Operations
• Center for Neighborhood Technology
• Complete Streets - Complete Streets are designed and operated to enable safe access for all users. Instead of fighting for better streets block by block, the National Complete Streets Coalition seeks to fundamentally transform the look, feel, and function of the roads and streets in our community, by changing the way most roads are planned, designed, and constructed.
• ITE - The Institute of Transportation Engineers is an international educational and scientific association of transportation professionals who are responsible for meeting mobility and safety needs. ITE facilitates the application of technology and scientific principles to research, planning, functional design, implementation, operation, policy development and management for any mode of ground transportation.
• ITS America - The Intelligent Transportation Society of America is the leading advocate for technologies that improve the safety, security and efficiency of the nation's surface transportation system. Our members include private corporations, public agencies, and academic institutions involved in the research, development and design of Intelligent Transportation Systems technologies that enhance safety, increase mobility and sustain the environment.
• NADO - Provides advocacy, education, research and training for the nation's regional development organizations. Building on nearly four decades of experience, the association offers its members exclusive access to a variety of services and benefits -- all of which are designed to enhance the ability of regional development organizations to foster "regional solutions" to local government, business and community needs.
• NARC - The National Association of Regional Councils (NARC) serves as the national voice for regionalism. NARC advocates for and provides services to its member councils of government (COGs) and metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs).
• National Recreation Trails - National Recreation Trails recognize exemplary trails of local and regional significance.
• National Transportation Enhancements Clearinghouse
• Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
• Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center Image Library - The PBIC Image Library is a searchable collection of images relating to walking and bicycling. Images in the Library are intended to serve as examples of the range of real world existing conditions; they are not limited to best practices or approved design and in some cases may reflect conditions that are not recommended.
• Smart Growth America - A nationwide coalition promoting a better way to grow: one that protects farmland and open space, revitalizes neighborhoods, keeps housing affordable, and provides more transportation choices.
• TE Publications
• The Corps Network, Transportation Connection
• The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC) - A national clearinghouse for information about health and safety, engineering, advocacy, education, enforcement, access, and mobility for pedestrians (including transit users) and bicyclists. The PBIC serves anyone interested in pedestrian and bicycle issues, including planners, engineers, private citizens, advocates, educators, police enforcement, and the health community.
• Transportation Enhancement (TE) Project - Images NTEC's image library is a web accessible media archive with images of TE projects.
• Transportation Enhancement (TE) Project List - The National Transportation Enhancements Clearinghouse (NTEC) Project List includes TE project name, location, year the project was to be funded, local match, Federal match, and total project cost.
• Transportation Enhancement (TE) Project NTEC provides examples with detailed project information, including a description of the project, funding particulars, contact information, and photos.
• TRB -The mission of the Transportation Research Board is to provide leadership in transportation innovation and progress through research and information exchange, conducted within a setting that is objective, interdisciplinary, and multimodal.
• Urban Land Institute - The mission of the Urban Land Institute is to provide leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide.