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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

 

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