Useful Transportation Links
Useful Transportation Links
State Government
Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities: http://www.dot.state.ak.us/
National Governors Association “fix it first” chart: http://www.nga.org/cda/files/0408FIXFIRSTCHART.pdf
Local Government
Anchorage Metropolitan Area Transportation Solutions (regional transportation planning and decision-making): http://www.muni.org/transplan/amats.cfm
Fairbanks Metropolitan Area Transportation System (regional transportation planning and decision-making): http://www.dot.state.ak.us/nreg/planning/fmats/index.shtml
Tribes
Alaska Tribal Technical Assistance Program (transportation): http://www.ewu.edu/x1036.xml
Transportation Modes
Alaska Railroad: http://www.alaskarailroad.com
Freight Rail: http://www.freightrailworks.org/
National Association of Railroad Passengers: http://www.narprail.org/cms/index.php
Alaska Marine Highway Ferry System: http://www.dot.state.ak.us/amhs/index.html
Alaska Trucking Association: http://www.aktrucks.org
American Public Transportation Association: http://www.apta.com/
Public Interest
Knik Arm Bridge informational website: http://knikbridgefacts.org/
Environmental Defense, Solutions to our Transportation Problems: http://www.environmentaldefense.org/article.cfm?contentID=6869
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, 2010 Campaign for Active Transportation: http://www.railstotrails.org/whatwedo/trailadvocacy/2010Campaign.html
Surface Transportation Policy Partnership (a national coalition working to ensure safer communities and smarter transportation choices): http://www.transact.org/
Government Accountability Office Reports of Interest
SAFE ROUTES to SCHOOL: Progress in Implementing the Program, but a Comprehensive Plan to Evaluate Program Outcomes is Needed (July 2008) http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08789.pdf
HIGHWAY PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS: More Rigorous Up-front Analysis Could Better Secure Potential Benefits and Protect the Public Interest (February 2008) http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d0844.pdf
Link to GAO testimony:
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d081052t.pdf
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS: Increased Reliance on Contractors Can Pose Oversight Challenges for Federal and State Officials (January 2008) http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08198.pdf