URP 1051 Research Guide

California Department of Transportation; an excellent site to follow development of transportation projects in California as well as find historical information on projects.

Requires free registration. “Cyburbia Forums is the oldest and most active English language urban planning message board on the Internet.”

Southern California's Commuter Train Service. Los Angeles Red Line, Green Line, Blue line - and all future lines. This is a good place to start for information on the LA Subway.

This site has ordinances for many cities, organized by state.

A public-interest information exchange provided by Urban Insight for the urban planning, design, and development community.

A nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people create and sustain public spaces that build stronger communities.

Supporting the development of vibrant, healthy communities.

The web contains many sites for census information, this is an official US site and is easy to use. It also has powerful map drawing capabilities.

From the University of British Columbia.

The TPCB Program collaborates with partner and training organizations to promote continuous education and professional training across a broad range of transportation planning subjects. The TPCB Program frequently collaborates with organizations such as the National Highway Institute (NHI) to develop and deliver transportation planning-related training both in-person and online. Training is designed to meet the needs of policy- and decision-makers, transportation officials, professional staff, and FHWA and FTA field staff. Customized training courses are tailored to specific audiences and proficiency levels.

The National Transit Institute, at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, was established under the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to develop, promote, and deliver training and education programs for the public transit industry. In 1999, we became part of the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center, housed at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. NTI is funded by Title 49 U.S.C. Section 5315(d) MAP-21 and Section 5314(c) FAST Act.

The APA's professional institute. Provides leadership in the certification of professional planners, ethics, professional development, and standards of practice.

Members include practicing planners, planning students, elected and appointed officials, planning commissioners, and interested citizens.

"Expertise for Sustainable Transportation"

Promotes walkable, neighborhood based development.

A global association of professional planners.

A nonprofit research and education foundation.

AMPO is a nonprofit, membership organization established in 1994 to serve the needs and interests of “metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs)” nationwide. Federal highway and transit statutes require, as a condition for spending federal highway or transit funds in urbanized areas, the designation of MPOs, which have responsibility for planning, programming, and coordination of federal highway and transit investments.