TRANSPORTATION

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TRANSPORTATION	WEBSITE
National Transportation Library	www.ntl.bts.gov
Federal Department of Transportation	www.dot.gov
Public Transportation Organization	www.publictransportation.org
ITS America	www.itsa.org
Small Urban and Rural Transit Center	www.surtc.org
National Rural Transit Assistance Program	www.nationalrtap.org
Federal Interagency Coordinating Council on Access & Mobility	http://unitedweride.gov
Federal Highway Administration	www.fhwa.dot.gov
Essential Air Service Program	http://ostpxweb.dot.gov/aviation/X-50%20Role_files/essentialairservice.htm
Federal Transit Administration	http://www.fta.dot.gov

TRAINING, SAFETY, AND SECURITY	WEBSITE
Volpe National Transportation Systems Center	www.volpe.dot.gov
James E. Clyburn University Transportation Center	www.utc.scsu.edu
Transportation Security Administration	www.tsa.gov
Small Urban and Rural Transit Center	www.surtc.org
National Rural Transit Assistance Program	www.nationalrtap.org
Research & Technical Assistance	http://www.fta.dot.gov/26_ENG_HTMI.htm
Department of Homeland Security	www.dhs.gov
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division	www.sled.state.us
South Carolina Department of Public Safety	www.scdps.org
Federal Motor Carriers Safety Association	http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration	http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/
Small Urban and Rural Transit Center	www.surtc.org
National Transportation Safety Board	www.ntsb.gov
Transit Resource Center	http://transitresourcecenter.com/
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration National Center for Statistics and Analysis	http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/departments/nrd-30/ncsa/NDR.html
University Centers Program	http://utc.dot.gov/
Council of University Transportation Centers	http://cutc.tamu.edu/index.asp

POLICY, LAWS, AND REGULATION	WEBSITE
Federal Highway Administration	www.fhwa.dot.gov
South Carolina Department of Transportation	http://www.dot.state.sc.us/
Federal Transit Laws and Regulations	http://www.fta.dot.gov/441_ENG_HTML.htm
Federal Department of Transportation	www.dot.gov
Transportation Security Administration	www.tsa.gov
The Library of Congress	http://thomas.loc.gov/
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (Laws & Regulations)	http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/portal/site/nhtsa/menuitem.e649cd1b2bO18c71d8eca01046108a0c/
Federal Transit Administration – Federal Transit Laws – 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53	http://www.fta.dot.gov/laws/legislation/leg_reg_1097.html
Code of Federal Regulations	www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/
Law Finder	http://lawcrawler.findlaw.com/index.html
Commuter Benefit Programs Internal Revenue Code(IRC) Section 132(F)	http://www.asafm.army.mil/rabp/masstrans/apg/ir132f.asp
Frequently Asked Questions about Commuter Choice Tax Benefits	http://www.nctr.usf.edu/clearinghouse/commuterfaq.htm

STATISTICS & RESEARCH	WEBSITE
Bureau of Transportation Statistics	www.bts.gov
National Transportation Library	www.ntl.bts.gov
SCDOT Traffic Polling and Analysis	www.scdot.org/getting/traffic_counts.shtml
USDA Economic Research Service	www.ers.usda.gov
Transportation Research Board	http://rip.trb.org
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration	http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov
Federal Transit Administration (Research and Technical Assistance)	http://www.fta.dot.gov/research.html
Federal Transit Administration (National Transit Database)	http://www.ntdprogram.gov/ntdprogram/
Rural Information Center	www.nal.usda.gov/ric/
Federal Statistics	http://www.fedstats.gov/
National Technical Information Service	http://www.ntis.gov/
National Transportation Research Group	http://www.tripnet.org/index.html
SC Office of Research and Statistics	http://www.ors.state.sc.us/
Vehicle-Related Fatalities	http://www.ite.org/crashes/index.htm

FUNDING	WEBSITE
Government Grants	http://rip.trb.org/
Grant Station	www.grantstation.com
Government Grants	http://www.grants.gov/
Federal Transit Administration	www.fta.gov
Federal Department of Transportation	www.dot.gov/
Transportation Security Administration	www.tsa.gov
Foundation for Rural Education and Development	www.fred.org
American Public Transportation Association	www.apta.com
The Rural Assistance Center	www.raconline.org
USDA Rural Development	www.rurdev.usda.gov/rd/index.html
Federal Highway Administration	www.fhwa.dot.gov
Community Transportation Association	http://ctaa.org/
FTA Grant Programs	http://www.fta.dot.gov/grant_programs/specific_grant_programs/4187_ENG_HTML.htm
The U.S. Government’s Official Web Portal	http://www.firstgov.gov/
USDA Rural Development Rural Business and Cooperative Program	http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/sc/business.htm
SC DOT Transportation Enhancement Program	http://www.scdot.org/community/tep.shtml
Federal Government Portal	http://www.usa.gov
Database of Federal Assistance Programs	http://12.46.245.173/cfda/cfda.html

TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATIONS	WEBSITE
American Public Transportation Association	www.apta.com
Community Transportation Association	http://ctaa.org/
Transportation Association of South Carolina	www.gotasc.org/TASC3site.html
South Carolina Association for Pupil Transportation	http://www.scapt.org/
Advanced Transit Association	http://advancedtransit.org/news.aspx
National Transportation Library Association Listings	http://ntl.bts.gov/associations.html
Conference of Minority Transportation Officials	www.comto.org/
South Carolina Transportation Association	http://www.go-tasc.org/
National Center on Senior Transportation	http://seniortransportation.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=NCST2_homepage

TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES	WEBSITE
State and Local Government Surplus Property Sales	http://www.firstgov.gov/shopping/auctions/surplus.shtml
Military and Government Surplus Vehicles	http://www.govliquidation.com/
Ebay Motors	http://www.motors.ebay.com/
Transit Sales International	http://www.transitsales.com/index1.html
Mid-American Coach	http://www.midamericacoach.com/new/index.asp

GENERAL INFORMATION	WEBSITE
SCIWAY	www.sciway.net
Infobel (Telephone Directory)	www.infobel.com/teldir
South Carolina State Employee Telephone Directory	http://webprod.cio.sc.gov/DirectWeb/searchMenu.do
U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Site	http://www.fueleconomy.gov/
Transportation Tool Box for Rural Areas and Small Communities	http://ntl.bts.gov/ruraltransport/toolbox/
SC Hotline	http://www.schotline.com/
US Government Newsletters	http://apps.gsa.gov/FirstGovCommonSubscriptionService.php
Donations of merchandise to nonprofit organizations.	http://www.naeir.org/aboutnaeir.cfm
Environmental Protection Agency Fuel Economy - Cars and Light Trucks	http://www.epa.gov/fueleconomy/data.htm

BEST PRACTICES	WEBSITE
NATIONAL
Best Practices to Enhance the Transportation/Land-Use Connection in Rural America	http://www.trb.org
USDA National Agriculture Library Rural Information Center-Links to Best Practices, Model Projects, Case Studies	http://www.nal.usda.gov/ric/ruralres/models.htm
National Governors Association - Center for Best Practices	http://www.nga.org

REGIONAL
Georgia Teen Driver/ Parent Contract	http://www.gahighwaysafety.org/pdf/tpda.pdf
North Carolina 3R Program	http://www.ncdot.org/environment/3R/

LOCAL
South Carolina Council of Governments	http://www.scacog.org/
Appalachian Council of Governments	http://www.state.sc.us/cogs/
Upper Savannah Council of Governments	www.uppersavannah.com
Catawba Regional Council of Governments	www.catawbacog.org
Central Midlands Council of Governments	www.centralmidlands.org
Lower Savannah Council of Governments	http://www.lscog.org/
Santee Lynches Council of Governments	http://www.slcog.org/
Pee Dee Regional Council of Governments	http://peedeecog.org/
Waccamaw Regional Council of Governments	http://www.wrcog.org/
Berkeley- Charleston- Dorchester Council of Governments	http://www.bcdcog.com/
SC Transit Agencies and Local Links	http://www.apta.com/links/state_local/sc.cfm#A6

Rural Transportation Resource Directory