Sources of Information in Highways: a Bibliography
Edited by John Gallwey
Compiled by Betty Ambler, Janet Bix, John Gallwey, Mary Geary, Susan
Haake, Shubhangi Kelekar, Kendra Levine, and Qin Tang
LIBRARY REFERENCE
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Institute of Transportation Studies
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Institute of Transportation Studies
University of California at Berkeley
Sources of Information in Highways:
a Bibliography
Edited by John Gallwey
Compiled by Betty Ambler, Janet Bix, John Gallwey, Mary Geary, Susan
Haake, Shubhangi Kelekar, Kendra Levine, and Qin Tang.
January 2007
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CONTENTS
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1. Basic References
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Highway Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Highway Economics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Highway Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Highway Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Highway Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Motor Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Traffic Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Traffic Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
2. Statistical Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
3. Directories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
4. Periodicals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
5. Conferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
6. Dictionaries & Glossaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
7. Databases & Indexing/ Abstracting Services . . . . . . . . 135
8. Bibliographies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
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Introduction
This bibliography is intended as a guide to the major sources of information on
highways. The focus is primarily on the United States and Canada, with some foreign
publications of international importance included. While the emphasis is on current
materials, several items of historical interest are also included.
Print and electronic resources are listed in separate sequences within each section,
though many of the listed items exist in both modes. The next edition may well see
the rationale for such separation disappear as the migration to cyberspace continues.
This publication itself has only a limited print run, finding its permanent home online
as in the Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies website
( http:// www. its. berkeley. edu/ publications).
This is a collaborative work, compiled by eight current members of the
Transportation Division of the Special Libraries Association. It is intended as an
ongoing project, and several sections build on the work of contributors to earlier
editions. The bibliography is part of a larger Transportation Division project, a
revised edition ( the 6th) of the Division’s multi­volume
Sources of Information in
Transportation. The complete new edition will be available on the website of the
National Transportation Library ( http:// ntl. bts. gov/) from Summer 2007.
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I. Basic References: Part A, General
compiled by John Gallwey
Institute of Transportation Studies
University of California, Berkeley
Print Sources: Books
Addison, William Wilkinson, Sir. The Old Roads of England. London: Batsford,
1980. 167 pages. ISBN: 0713417145.
Albert, Bill. The Turnpike Road System in England, 1663- 1840. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press, 1972. 300 pages. ISBN: 0521082218
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Interstate 50:
50 years of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense
Highways. [ Tampa, FL]: Faircount, 2006. 208 pages.
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. The States
and the Interstates: Research on the Planning, Design and Construction of the
Interstate and Defense Highway System. Washington, D. C.: The Association,
1991. 220 pages.
Documents the interstate construction era and its evolution from the 1950s
through the 1980s from the states’ perspective.
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. U. S.
Numbered Highways. Washington, D. C.: The Association, 1989. 218 pages.
Official log of the U. S. numbered highway system.
Armstrong, Ellis L. ( ed.) History of Public Works in the United States, 1776- 1976.
Chicago, Ill.: American Public Works Association, 1976. 736 pages. ISBN:
0917084039.
Traces the development of the most significant public works programs and
facilities.
Bagshawe, Richard W. Roman Roads. Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England: Shire
Publications, 2000. 64 pages. ISBN: 0852634587.
Berlo, Robert. The U. S.- Numbered Highways of the West: a Cartographic Study.
Livermore, Calif.: [ The Author?], 2001. Loose­leaf,
unpaged.
Brouws, Jeffrey T. with Bernd Polster, Phil Patton. Highway: America’s endless
dream. New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1997. 160 pages. ISBN: 1556706049.
Burt, Olive Woolley. The National Road: How America's Vision of a
Transcontinental Highway Grew Through Three Centuries to Become a Reality.
New York: Day, 1968. 159 pages.
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Butler, John L. First Highways of America. Iola, Wis.: Krause Publications, 1994.
320 pages. ISBN: 087341280X.
Cantor, George. Old Roads of the Midwest. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan
Press, 1997. 239 pages. ISBN: 0472082884.
Chevallier, Raymond. Roman Roads. 2nd ed. Stroud, England: Tempus, 2003. 320
pages. ISBN: 0752429116.
Colles, Christopher with Walter William Ristow. A Survey of the Roads of the
United States of America, 1789. Cambridge, Mass.: Belknap Press of Harvard
University Press, 1961. 227 pages.
Copeland, J. R. Roads and Their Traffic 1750- 1850. Newton Abbot, England: David
& Charles, 1968. 205 pages.
Davis, Hugh. Roads in Roman Britain. Stround, England: Tempus, 2002. 160 pages.
ISBN: 075242503X.
Della Portella, Ivana ( ed.). The Appian Way: From its Foundation to the Middle
Ages. Los Angeles, Calif.: Getty, 2004. 208 pages. ISBN: 0892367520.
Dorsey, David A. The Roads and Highways of Ancient Israel. Baltimore: Johns
Hopkins University Press, 1991. 300 pages. ISBN: 0801838983.
Forbes, R. J. Notes on the History of Ancient Roads and Their Construction. 2nd
ed. Amsterdam, A. M. Hakkert, 1964. 182 pages.
Gregory, John Walter. The Story of the Road, from the Beginning to the Present
Day. 2nd ed. London: Black, 1938. 306 pages.
Goddard, Stephen B. Getting There: the Epic Struggle Between Road and Rail in
the American Century. New York: Basic Books, 1994, 351 pages. ISBN:
0465026397.
Author contends that for America to prosper in the 21st century, it must seize
the potential of high- speed trains, smart roads and the information
technology.
Guillet, Edwin Clarence. The Story of Canadian Roads. Toronto: University of
Toronto Press, 1966. 246 pages.
Gutfreund, Owen D. 20th century sprawl: how highways transformed America.
New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005. 297 pages. ISBN: 0195189078
Hart, Virginia. The Story of American Roads. New York: Sloane, 1950. 243 pages.
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Hindley, Geoffrey. A History of Roads. Secaucus, N. J.: Citadel Press, 1972. 158
pages. ISBN: 0432067361.
Emphasis is on Europe and North America.
Iowa Dept. of Transportation. Come celebrate with us. Ames, Iowa : The
Department, 2006. 25 pages.
History of the Interstate Highway System in Iowa.
Kaszynski, William. The American Highway: the History and Culture of Roads
in the United States. Jefferson, N. C.: McFarland, 2000. 229 pages. ISBN:
0786408227.
Describes the development of the U. S. system of roads and superhighways
during the past 100 years.
Labatut, Jean with Joshua Lane Wheaton ( eds.) Highways in our National Life: a
Symposium. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1950. 506 pages.
LaMar, Virginia A. Travel and roads in England. Washington, D. C.: Folger
Shakespeare Library, 1960. 34 pages.
Describes the road systems of England in the time of Shakespeare.
Laurence, Ray. The Roads of Roman Italy: Mobility and Cultural Change.
London; New York: Routledge, 1999. 221 pages. ISBN: 0415166160.
Lay, Maxwell G. Ways of the World: a History of the World’s Roads and of the
Vehicles That Used Them. New Brunswick, N. J.: Rutgers University Press, 1992.
401 pages. ISBN: 0813517583.
Provides a comprehensive history of the world’s roads, highways, and bridges
from prehistoric times to the present.
Mahar­Keplinger,
Lisa. American signs: form and meaning on Route 66. New
York: Monacelli, 2002. 272 pages. ISBN: 1580931197.
Motels and “ vernacular architecture”, road signs and billboards of one of the
United States’ most famous old highways.
McNicol, Dan. The Roads That Built America : the Incredible Story of the U. S.
Interstate System. New York: Sterling, 2006. 255 pages. ISBN: 1402734689.
The Next Exit: [ USA Interstate Highway Guide]. Garden City, Utah : Next Exit
Inc., 2006. 541 pages. ISBN: 0971407347.
Subtitle on spine: " The most complete interstate highway guide."
Pawson, Eric. Transport and economy : the turnpike roads of eighteenth century
Britain. London; New York: Academic Press, 1977. 407 pages. ISBN: 0125469500.
Quilici, Lorenzo with Giuseppina Pisani Sartorio. Via Appia: the Ancient Roman
Road. Rome: Fratelli Palombi Editori, 1995. 25 pages. ISBN: 8876213597.
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Raitz, Karl ( ed.) The National Road. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press,
c1996. 489 pages. ISBN: 0801851556.
The story of the first federally funded highway in the United States. The
National Road was intended to link East Coast cities with the frontier west of
the Appalachians. Work began in 1808 in Cumberland, Maryland, and ended
in 1850 in Vandalia, Illinois. Today the Road's path is followed by U. S. 40
and I- 70.
Rose, Albert C. with Carl Rakeman. Historic American Roads: from Frontier
Trails to Superhighways. New York, N. Y.: Crown Publishers, 1976. 118 pages.
ISBN: 0517525232.
Rose, Albert C. Public Roads of the Past: Historic American Highways.
Washington, D. C.: The Association, 1953. 183 pages.
Describes the development of highway transportation in Colonial America
and the United States during more than four centuries.
Rose, Mark H. Interstate: Express Highway Politics, 1939- 1989. Rev. ed.
Knoxville, Tenn.: University of Tennessee Press, 1990. 192 pages. ISBN:
0870496719
Describes the social and political patterns that led to the passage of the
Federal- Aid Highway Act of 1956, the opening of the Highway Trust Fund to
mass transit, and the problems of urban gridlock.
Schreiber, Hermann. The History of Roads: from Amber Route to Motorway.
London: Barrie and Rockliff, 1961. 311 pages.
Schreiber, Hermann. Merchants, Pilgrims and Highwaymen: a History of Roads
through the Ages. New York: Putnam, 1962. 236 pages.
Seely, Bruce E. Building the American Highway System: Engineers as Policy
Makers. Philadelphia, Pa.: Temple University Press, 1987. 315 pages. ISBN:
0877224722.
Examines the highway policy developed over the first half of the 20th century
and traces the growth of public roads through the establishment of the
interstate system.
St. Clair, Davis James. The Motorization of American Cities. New York: Praeger,
1986. 192 pages. ISBN: 0275921263.
Staccioli, Romolo Augusto. The Roads of the Romans. Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty
Museum, 2003. 132 pages. ISBN: 0892367326.
TR News. The Interstate Achievement: Getting There and Beyond. Washington,
D. C.: Transportation Research Board, 2006. 48 pages.
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Special issue of TR News dealing with the history of the Interstate Highway
System. Covers the planning and construction of the system, and speculates on
future developments in road transportation in the United States.
United States. Bureau of Public Roads. Highways of History. Washington, D. C.:
Government Printing Office, 1939. 75 pages.
" The pictorial story of the improvement of transportation in colonial America
and the United States during the past four centuries.” Reproduction of thirty-five
dioramas prepared for the exhibit of the Bureau at the Golden Gate
International Exposition, San Francisco, 1939.
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Interstate Highway System :
report ( to accompany H. Con. Res. 372). Washington, D. C. : U. S. G. P. O., 2006.
4 pages. ( Report / 109th Congress, 2d session, House of Representatives ; 109­499).
Also available online from: http:// purl. access. gpo. gov/ GPO/ LPS71292. Accessed
September 2006.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. America’s Highways 1776- 1996: a
History of the Federal Aid Program. Washington, D. C.: 1976. 553 pages.
Written in two parts. Part I covers the highway history from colonial times to
the 1956 Federal- Aid Highway Act; part II includes information on the
administration of the federal- aid program.
Wixom, Charles W. ARBA Pictorial History of Road Building. Washington, DC:
American Road Builders Association, 1975. 207 pages.
Illustrated work which also includes information on roads, road construction
and road building equipment.
Yow, John. Are We There Yet?: Building America’s Transportation
Infrastructure Network. Washington, D. C.: American Road & Transportation
Builders Association, 2002. 175 pages. ISBN: 0972328106.
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Scenic Destinations. Transportation Builder. Volume 18, Number 4 ( Summer 2006).
Pages 58­62.
Banasiak, David. Origins of the Interstates. Roads and Bridges. Volume 34 ( 1996),
no. 6. Pages 44­52.
Describes the interstate system as the culmination of years of transportation
discoveries.
Banerjea, Amitava. Roads in ancient and mediaeval India. Indian Highways.
Volume 20, Number 3 ( March 1992). Pages 23­30.
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Cabanatuan, Michael. The Interstate Highway System at 50: America in Fast
Lane with No Exit : Freeways Have Changed our Way of Life and Given Birth
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The social and economic impacts of the Interstates.
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are the Repercussions? TR News, Number. 244 ( May­June
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Drago, Jim. Out of the Mud: California State Highway Contract no. 1, Awarded
in 1912, Started a Road Building Program Unmatched in the World. Going
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Economic Lifetime: the Interstates Helped Create the American Marketplace.
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Extraordinary Public Servants & Their Leadership Role in Development of the
Interstates. Transportation Builder. Volume 18, Number 4 ( Summer 2006). Pages
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Goddard, Stephen B. The Road to Now. Transport at the Millennium. Thousand
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Gifford, Jonathan. The Exceptional Interstate Highway System: Will a New
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Klein, Daniel B. Private Toll Roads in America: the First Time Around. Access:
Research at the University of California Transportation Center. No. 2 ( spring 1993),
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Describes and celebrates Eisenhower’s role in getting the Interstate Highway
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A collection of short pieces in which various experts discuss the history and
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Rose, Albert Chatellier. Historic American Highways. Smithsonian Institution.
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Seely, Bruce E. How the Interstates Came to Be. TR News. Number 244 ( May­June
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Stevens, Larry S. Mainstreet of America. Right of Way. Volume 51, Number 6
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A history of Route 66.
Strachan, John D., with Arlene Horowitz. By Far America's Greatest Unsung
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Weingroff, Richard F. For the Common Good: the 85th anniversary of a historic
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Wilkins, Will. They Modernized America: 50 Years Ago, America Launched an
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How the construction of the Interstate Highway System began.
Yago, John. Ike, ARTBA & the Interstates: Building a Better America!
Transportation Builder. Volume 17, Number 8 ( October 2005). Pages 12­17.
Describes the role of President Eisenhower and the American Road &
Transportation Builders Association in the planning of the Interstate Highway
System.
Electronic Resources
2006-- the Year of the Interstate: Celebrating 50 years of Public Safety and
Economic Progress. Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation. Library. Website accessed
September 2006: http:// www. dot. wisconsin. gov/ library/ history/ 50/ index. htm
AARoads. Andrew Field, Jeremy Lance and Alex Nitzman. Website accessed March
2006: http:// www. aaroads. com
Comprehensive site that covers all aspects of U. S. highways.
AASHTO: the Voice of Transportation. American Association of State Highway
and Transportation Officials. Website accessed March 2006:
http:// www. transportation. org
The website of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation
Officials.
America’s Byways. National Scenic Byways Online. Website accessed March 2006:
http:// www. byways. org
To find the most interesting scenic routes for a road trip, this site is the one.
Roads are ranked by criteria including archaeological, cultural, historic,
natural, scenic, and recreational qualities. Side trips are suggested, with lots
of other travel information, and links to related sites. The site is managed by
the National Scenic Byways Online project at Utah State University with
sponsorship from the U. S. Federal Highway Administration and manage.
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American Highway Project. American Highway Project Corporation. Website
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Through photography and oral history interviews, this project plans to
preserve and document the disappearing road culture of America. Includes a
gallery of photographs featuring roadside landmarks such as motels, gas
stations, theaters, and other oddities found along our highways. A collection
of links leads to old billboards, highways, diners, tourist attractions, drive- in
theaters, road maps, and other gems of the American road.
American Road & Transportation Builders Association ( ARTBA). Website
accessed March 2006: http:// www. artba. org
ARTBA is a national federation of private firms, public agencies and
associations with a primary goal of advocating strong federal investment in
transportation infrastructure. ARTBA promotes market development of safe
efficient transportation systems. This site gives information about the
Association, its organization, services and work. Services available include a
detailed calendar of events, an Online Buyers' Guide ( full text), and other
publications, such as the Transportation Construction Industry Product
Catalog which can be downloaded in PDF format. Other publications are
available online to members only.
Andy’s Highway Kickoff Page. Andrew Field. Website accessed March 2006:
http:// www. aaroads. com/ kick­off/
highway. html
A directory of websites that deal with all aspects of highway history, science
and lore.
California Highway Conditions. California. Dept. of Transportation. Website
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Current information on California road conditions, including construction,
closures, and restrictions. Searchable by highway number.
California Highway Routes. David Stanek. Website accessed March 2006:
http:// www. geocities. com/ dstanek. geo/ cahwys/ cahwys. html
Webmaster David Stanek describes this as “ the unofficial site for information
on California State Highway routes.” Describes in detail the routing of
California's highways.
California Highways. Daniel P. Faigin. Website accessed March 2006:
http:// www. cahighways. org
" These pages provide information on every state numbered route that was
ever defined in California. This includes the route's current definition, as well
as historical information and all known names." Not only that, but the site
defines and gives history on the various types of roads, charts highway
number changes, and provides a chronology of the growth of the highway
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system. There's a separate page for El Camino Real, " The King's Road." The
State Highways section has statistics for the state and for each county.
California Traffic Signs. Brian Smith. Website accessed October 2006:
http:// www. caltrafficsigns
California's old road signs. Tells how the Automobile Club of Southern
California and the California State Automobile Association provided traffic
signs before the State took over the responsibility.
Celebrating 50 Years: the Eisenhower Interstate Highway System. United States
Federal Highway Administration. Website accessed September 2006.
http:// www. fhwa. dot. gov/ interstate/ homepage. cfm
Federal- Aid Highway Toll Facilities. U. S. Federal Highway Administration.
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Highway Route Markers. James Lin. Website accessed March 2006:
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Highway sign graphics from the U. S. A., Canada and around the world.
Historic California U. S. Highways. Casey Cooper. Website accessed March 2006:
http:// gbcnet. com/ ushighways
Famous highways that traverse California or terminate there. Routes 66 and
9 are covered, plus pictures and text for many other lesser known Federal
roads, from US6 to 466. With a history of the system, a highway glossary, and
annotated links to related websites.
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Website accessed March 2006: http:// www. scvresources. com/ highways
Detailed information about the roads and highways in the Santa Clarita area
north of Los Angeles. Contains detailed virtual tours of US 99 and US 6 in
this area and also the history of other local roads, and some historic maps.
International Road Federation. Website accessed March 2006:
http:// www. irfnet. org
The International Road Federation is a non- profit, non- political service
organization that seeks to encourage better road and transportation systems
worldwide. It offers assistance in the application of technology and
management practices that will produce maximum economic and social return
from national road investments.
The Interstate is 50: Linking the Power of the Past to the Promise of the Future.
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accessed February 2006: http:// interstate50th. org
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Kurumi’s Humble House of Roadsdom. Scott Oglesby. Website accessed March
2006: http:// www. kurumi. com/ roads/ index. html
“ Every road has a story behind it, and chances are you'll find one here that's
close to home.” Includes a comprehensive Connecticut Highways page, a
listing of every three digit Interstate (" 3di"), and a field guide to interchanges.
( But who is Kurumi?)
The Lincoln Highway: an Introduction to America’s First Transcontinental
Road for the Automobile. James Lin. Website accessed March 2006:
http:// www. ugcs. caltech. edu/~ jlin/ lincoln
Matthew Salek Highway. Matthew Salek. Website accessed March 2006:
http:// www. mesalek. com/ colo
“ A guide to the past, present and future of highways in [ Colorado] the
Centennial State.”
National Transportation Library ( U. S.). Available from: http:// ntl. bts. gov;
Accessed March 2006.
Created in 1998 by the U. S. Dept. of Transportation's Bureau of
Transportation Statistics, the National Transportation Library is a collection
of electronic full- text documents available via the Internet and CD- Rom. The
library provides online access to more than 2,000 full- text documents
including documents drawn from more than 30 State DOT and University web
sites covering all aspects of transportation in the United States.
Road Construction. Rand McNally and Company. Website accessed March 2006:
http:// www. randmcnally. com/ rmc/ tools/ roadConstructionSearch. jsp
Not about highway engineering per se. Provides up- to- date information on
road construction projects in the USA and Canada. Designed for travelers
planning routes.
Roadtrip America. Website accessed March 2006: http:// www. roadtripamerica. com
State Transportation Web Sites. U. S. Federal Highway Administration. Website
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List of the websites of all U. S. state departments of transportation.
Surface Transportation Policy Project ( STPP). Website accessed March 2006:
http:// www. transact. org
The STPP is an independent organization that endeavors “ to ensure safer
communities and smarter transportation choices that enhance the economy,
improve public health, promote social equity , and protect the environment.”
The site contains a large collection of reports on the social, economic and
environmental impact of highway design and construction.
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Trafic stuf. Richard C. Moeur. Website accessed March 2006:
http:// www. richardcmoeur. com
The author of this site works for Arizona Dept. of Transportation. The main
section of the site is a Manual of Traffic Signs. There are several other pages
with subjects ranging from bicycling in Arizona to Historic Route 66 signing,
and extensive links to other road related sites.
TRL: Creating the Future of Transport. TRL ( Transport Research Laboratory).
Website accessed March 2006: http:// www. trl. co. uk
TRL is an independent UK organization for research in surface
transportation, working with the public, private and independent sectors in
the UK and world- wide. The site provides catalogs of the organization’s
research and technical reports.
U. S. Federal Highway Administration. Available from: http:// www. fhwa. dot. gov;
Accessed March 2006.
The website of the FHWA provides a vast, if ill- organized, repository of
information on highway research and administration in the United States.
USroads. com. TranSafety, Inc. Website accessed March 2006:
http:// www. usroads. com
TranSafety, Inc. is anindependent source for publications and information on
road transportation and safety. The site offers full text archives of the Road
Management and Engineering Journal and the Road Injury Prevention and
Litigation Journal, and an archive of full- text articles. There are also links to
transportation and travel- related Web sites.
VTI ( Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute). Website
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VTI is an independent Swedish research institute. The site provides access to
research reports and electronic journals in transportation, road construction
and the environmental impact of transportation projects in Sweden. The site
seems to have achieved stability after an extended period of mutation and
constant redesign.
VTI also manages Transguide ( http:// www. transguide. org), a collection of
databases covering transportation research in the Nordic regions.
ZZYZX Interstate Highway List. Website accessed March 2006:
http:// www. ihoz. com/ interstates. html; Accessed March 2006.
Hard to tell who is responsible for this site, which comprises a section of an
offbeat general knowledge website. A subsidiary section at
http:// www. ihoz. com/ ilist. htm provides a searchable list of U. S. Interstate
Highways, with numbers of miles covered, connecting routes, major cities
crossed, and, in some cases, a history.
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Basic References: Part B, Highway Administration
compiled by John Gallwey
Institute of Transportation Studies
University of California, Berkeley
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State DOT. Washington, D. C.: The Association, 1998. 95 pages.
Focuses on changes in state Departments of Transportation, including their
mission and roles, new relationships between government and private sector
bodies, and changes in program and project delivery approaches.
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Guide for
Contracting, Selecting, and Managing Consultants in Preconstruction
Engineering. Washington, D. C.: The Association, 1996. 96 pages.
Provides information useful in establishing consultant programs, organizing
and training staff, selecting consultants, and developing consultant contracts.
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Association. Annual.
Roster of member highway and transportation departments and personnel, as
well as AASHTO officers, committees, and annual meetings.
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traffic safety.
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Originally published in 1942, details the history of American roads and
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Deals with the history, current state and possible future directions of
transportation policy in the U. S.
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Eno Transportation Foundation. The Federal Role in Surface Transportation:
a Report of a Public Policy Forum. Washington, DC : The Foundation, 2003. 43
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surface transportation.
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Guidelines for adapting contemporary engineering practices and
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Reviews several approaches to augment traditional sources of funding and
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Argues that management of highways be transferred from the federal
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preconstruction engineering.
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Discovery Process. Washington, D. C.: The Board, 1995. 28 pages. ( NCHRP Legal
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litigation or claims are potential or pending.
Transportation Research Board. The Future Highway Transportation System and
Society. Washington, D. C.: The Board, 1997. 183 pages.
Provides specific research recommendations designed to develop a better
understanding of the societal, economic, and institutional factors that affect,
and are affected by, the nation’s highway transportation system.
Transportation Research Board. Information Needs to Support State and Local
Transportation Decision Making into the 21st Century. Washington, D. C.: The
Board, 1997. 70 pages. ( Conference Proceedings no. 14)
Conference helped to identify data needed to improve state and local
transportation decision making in the future and the impact of technological
advances on data collection and dissemination.
Transportation Research Board. Measuring State Transportation Program
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evaluating and improving the operational performance of their agencies.
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Services. Washington, D. C.: The Board, 1997. 69 pages. ( NCHRP Synthesis of
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previously performed by state staff.
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measured and how it is measured.
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Transportation Agencies. Washington, D. C.: The Board, 2003. 59 pages. ( NCHRP
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Describes various strategies for hiring and retaining employees, and identifies
practices with the best potential for success in state DOTs.
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Also available on CD­ROM.
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Transportation Research Board. State Departments of Transportation: Strategies
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Presents general principles for state DOTs to deal effectively with
change, with options for developing strategies, actions, and measures of
success to more capably respond to change.
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Congress.
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Basic References: Part C, Highway Economics
compiled by Betty Ambler
Connecticut Dept. of Transportation Library
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Basic References: Part D, Highway Engineering
compiled by John Gallwey
Institute of Transportation Studies
University of California, Berkeley
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American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. AASHTO
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2nd ed. Various pagings. ISBN: 1560512644.
Companion to the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications; in SI
( metric) units.
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American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. AASHTO
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Updates information previously published in AASHTO’s 1987 Maintenance
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American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Bridge
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Prepared jointly by AASHTO and the American Welding Society and
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American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Celebrate the
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Encourages flexible thinking in highway design. Shows how highway
engineers can recognize the many choices and options available for achieving
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the best solution for a particular situation or context. Emphasizes that
flexible design can be integrated into the existing transportation culture.
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Guide for the
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Supplements the Standard Specifications for Highway Bridges.
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Manual for
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pages. ISBN: 1560511362.
Replaces the 1994 edition and its 1998 interim revisions. Provides uniformity
in the procedures and policies for determining the physical condition,
maintenance needs, and load capacity of highway bridges.
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Updated with a new edition every few years, with interim specifications
published annually.
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Standard
Specifications for Movable Bridges. Washington, D. C.: AASHTO, 1988. 75 pages.
To be used in conjunction with the Standard Specifications for Highway
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Washington, D. C.: AASHTO, 2006. 26th ed. 4 vol. ( 4316 pages). ISBN: 1560513446.
“ The Materials Book and AASHTO Provisional Standards are now sold as a
set. The 26th Edition Materials Book contains 415 materials specifications
and test methods commonly used in the construction of highway facilities. The
specifications have been developed and maintained by transportation
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In addition, pertinent ASTM specifications approved by member states are
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Introduces the general public to the goals, legal history and definition of
environmental justice, and encourages community members and concerned
citizens to get involved in transportation decision- making. Describes how
transportation projects and plans are evaluated, and the roles of local, state
and federal transportation agencies in the planning process.
Crocker, Malcolm, ed. Handbook of Acoustics. New York, N. Y.: Wiley, 1998.
1488 pages. ISBN: 047125293X.
Offers concise coverage of the science and engineering of acoustics and
vibration. Experts from around the world contributed to chapters on
underwater sound, the effects and control of noise, aeroacoustics and
atmospheric sound, ultrasonics and physical aspects of sound, etc.
Cylinder, Paul D., et al. Wetlands, Streams, and Other Waters: Regulation,
Conservation, Mitigation Planning. Point Arena, Calif.: Solano Press Books,
2004. 2nd ed. 418 pages. ISBN: 092395676X.
Written by technical and legal experts, this desktop reference describes
processes required and options available to comply with federal regulation of
wetlands, streams, and other waters throughout the United States.
Exhaustively dissects Section 404 of the Clean Water Act & Section 10 of the
Rivers and Harbors Act. Introduces other related federal laws, and
comprehensively summarizes regulations in all 50 states. Includes glossary.
Daniels, Tom, and Katherine Daniels. The Environmental Planning Handbook:
For Sustainable Communities and Regions. Chicago, Ill: Planners Press,
American Planning Association, 2003. 524 pages. ISBN: 188482966X.
Clarifies complex environmental issues, examines current sustainability
efforts, and offers step- by- step guidance for local governments to incorporate
sustainable environmental quality into local and regional comprehensive
planning.
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Environment Canada. Selected Publications and Websites, 2003- 2004. Ottawa:
The Organization, 2003. 144 pages. ISBN: 0662303482.
Highlights more than 600 publications and web sites on broad subjects
ranging from wildlife and atmosphere to specialized disciplines such as
aquatic toxicology. Aimed at a broad audience from environmentalists to
businesses looking for ways to prevent pollution and develop/ transfer green
technologies.
Evink, Gary L. Interaction Between Roadways and Wildlife Ecology.
Washington, D. C.: Transportation Research Board, 2002. 78 pages. ( National
Cooperative Highway Research Program Synthesis of Highway Practice ; no. 305).
Also available from: http:// trb. org/ publications/ nchrp/ nchrp_ syn_ 305. pdf; Accessed
March 2006.
Ecologist and consultant Gary L. Evink summarizes existing information,
including survey results of state DOT practices, regarding the development,
operation and maintenance of roadways and the effects on wildlife and
ecological systems. Extensive bibliography and glossary.
Forkenbrock, David J. with Jason Sheeley. Effective Methods for Environmental
Justice Assessment. Washington, D. C.: Transportation Research Board, 2004. 366
pages. ( National Cooperative Highway Research Program Report no. 532). Also
available from http:// gulliver. trb. org/ publications/ nchrp/ nchrp% 5Frpt% 5F532. pdf;
Accessed March, 2006.
Comprehensive guidebook designed to enhance understanding and
incorporation of environmental justice into all elements of the transportation
planning process. Offers practitioners an analytical framework to make
assessments of a proposed transportation project’s impacts on affected
populations and communities. Chapters cover air quality, hazardous
materials exposure and transport, water quality and drainage, safety, noise,
land prices and property values, etc.
Forman, Richard T. T. Road Ecology: Science and Solutions. Washington, D. C.:
Island Press, 2002. 481 pages. ISBN: 1559639326.
Presents state- of- the science road ecology principles, covering topics such as
the foundations of road ecology, vegetation and roadsides, wildlife
populations and mitigation, aquatic ecosystems, road networks and landscape
fragmentation, and wind, noise and atmospheric impacts. Designed for
anyone involved with transportation, including practitioners, planners, and
ecologists.
Gottemoeller, Frederick. Bridgescape: The Art of Designing Bridges. Hoboken,
N. J.: Wiley, 2004. 2nd ed. 316 pages. ISBN: 0471267732.
Definitive source of information for engineers, architects, and designers on all
aspects of designing aesthetically pleasing bridges. Chapters cover aesthetic
quality and structural performance, ten determinants of appearance and
explanatory guidelines, and design of highway, pedestrian, movable, and
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railroad bridges. Illustrated with photographs and drawings of bridges in the
U. S. Includes case studies.
Grant, Stanley B., et al. A Review of the Contaminants and Toxicity Associated
with Particles in Stormwater Runoff. Sacramento, Calif.: California Dept. of
Transportation, Division of Environmental Analysis; California Storm Water
Management Program, 2003. 2 vols. CTSW­RT­03­059.73.15.
Also available from:
http:// www. dot. ca. gov/ hq/ env/ stormwater/ special/ newsetup/_ pdfs/ monitoring/ CTSW­RT­03­059.
pdf; Accessed March 2006.
This 2- volume set focuses on the relationships between particle size, pollutant
levels, and toxicity in roadway runoff. It critically examines existing methods
and measurements of toxicity, heavy metals, organic pollutants and particle
size distributions. The Appendix to Accompany the Review… ( volume 2) is a
state- of- the- art literature review and bibliography of 249 annotated citations
relating to efforts to control and mitigate stormwater pollution.
Hester, Ronald E., and Roy M. Harrison, eds. Transport and the Environment.
Cambridge: Royal Society of Chemistry, 2004. 160 pages. ISBN: 0854042954.
International contributors discuss the impacts of transportation on the
environment such as air pollution and the relationship to public health, the
contamination of the atmosphere and surface waters by road vehicle
emissions, and the possible consequences of using hydrogen fuel.
Institute of Transportation Engineers. Smart Growth Transportation Guidelines:
An ITE Proposed Recommended Practice. Washington, D. C.: Institute of
Transportation Engineers, 2003. 79 pages. ISBN: 0935403736.
Addresses all aspects of smart growth related to transportation, provides
guidance on types of transportation systems that are supportive and efficient,
reviews land- use development trends, discusses land use/ transportation
relationship, examines the role of transportation systems, explores urban- form
factors that affect land uses, and concludes with a set of guidelines for
implementing smart growth.
Knapp, Keith K., et al. Deer- Vehicle Crash Countermeasure Toolbox: A
Decision and Choice Resource. Madison, Wis.: Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation,
2004. DVCIC­02.
234 pages. Also available from:
http:// www. deercrash. com/ toolbox/ finalreport. pdf; Accessed March 2006.
A unique document that summarizes the current state- of- the- knowledge
related to deer- vehicle crash reduction and the effectiveness of 16 potential
countermeasures; created by the Deer- Vehicle Crash Information
Clearinghouse.
Liu, Feng. Environmental Justice Analysis: Theories, Methods, and Practice.
Boca Raton, Fla.: Lewis Publishers, 2001. 367 pages. ISBN: 1566704030.
Comprehensive and analytical treatment of theories and methods for
analyzing and assessing environmental justice and equity issues. Covers wide
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range of policy areas such as air pollution, solid and hazardous waste
management facilities, Superfund sites, land use, and transportation.
Demonstrates how cutting- edge technologies and methods such as the
Internet, GIS, and modeling tools can contribute to better equity analysis and
policy evaluations.
McCuen, Richard H., Peggy A. Johnson, and Robert M. Ragan. Highway
Hydrology. Washington, D. C.: Federal Highway Administration, National Highway
Institute, 2002. 2nd ed. FHWA­NHI­02­001.
424 pages. Also available from
http:// isddc. dot. gov/ OLPFiles/ FHWA/ 010979. pdf; Accessed March, 2006.
Discusses physical processes of the hydrologic cycle important to highway
engineers. Presents common storage and channel routing techniques related
to highway drainage hydrologic analyses, and methods used in planning and
design of stormwater management facilities. Second edition includes new
sections on wetland hydrology and snowmelt hydrology, an expanded section
on arid lands hydrology, etc.
Marble, Anne D. with Xavier Riva. Guidelines for Selecting Compensatory
Wetlands Mitigation Options. Washington, D. C.: Transportation Research Board,
2002. 47 pages. ( National Cooperative Highway Research Program Report no. 482).
Also available from: http:// trb. org/ publications/ nchrp/ nchrp_ rpt_ 482. pdf; Accessed
March 2006.
Presents guidance on the most appropriate compensatory strategies to
mitigate the effects of transportation projects on wetland habitats. Discusses
advantages and disadvantages of various approaches and presents guidelines
to select mitigation options for greatest chance of success. Uses case studies
from various state DOTs and outlines steps necessary to develop a wetland
banking program.
Mitchell, Gayle F., and Christopher Hunt. Using Wetlands for Storm Water
Management: Final Report. Athens, Ohio: Ohio Research Institute of
Transportation, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Ohio University, 2000. FHWA/ OH­2000/
020. 1 vol.
This research investigated the capacity of a wetland to mitigate pollutants,
particularly metals, in highway runoff. Analysis of storm water runoff from
two wetlands in Ohio indicated reduction in concentration of heavy metals
like zinc, iron, lead, nickel and copper.
Organisation for Economic Co­operation
and Development [ OECD]. Can Cars
Come Clean? Strategies for Low Emission Vehicles. Paris, France: The
Organisation, 2004. 208 pages. ISBN: 926410495X.
Drawing on experience, research results and responses to a survey of 18
OECD countries, this report assesses the impact of vehicle emissions on the
environment, and promotes the purchase of environmentally friendly, low-emission
vehicles. Describes alternative fuel vehicles such as electric, hybrid
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and fuel cell vehicles. Intended for policy makers worldwide, economists and
the general public.
Organisation for Economic Co­operation
and Development [ OECD].
Environmental Impact Assessment of Roads. Paris, France: The Organisation,
1994. 186 pages. ISBN: 9264140824.
From an international perspective, reviews traditional environmental impact
assessment methods and procedures. Although the legislative information
may be dated, still serves as a basic primer on assessment and evaluation
processes, and liberally uses flow charts and diagrams to illustrate key points.
Organisation for Economic Co­operation
and Development [ OECD]. OECD
Guidelines Towards Environmentally Sustainable Transport. Paris, France: The
Organisation, 2002. 53 pages. ISBN: 9264199128.
Endorsed by the Environment Ministers of OECD member countries, these
policy, planning and implementation guidelines address environmental
aspects associated with transportation and sustainable development. Several
other related publications include Policy Instruments for Achieving
Environmentally Sustainable Transport, 2002, 171 p.; and Communicating
Environmentally Sustainable Transport: The Role of Soft Measures, 2004,
181 p.
Richardson, E. V., D. B. Simons, and P. F. Lagasse. River Engineering for Highway
Encroachments: Highways in the River Environment. Washington, D. C.: Federal
Highway Administration, National Highway Institute, 2001. FHWA NHI 01­004.
646 pages.
First published in 1975, and revised in 1990, this has proven to be a
singularly authoritative document for the design of highway associated
hydraulic structures in moveable boundary waterways. Incorporates many
technical advances that have been made in this discipline since 1990 and
provides detailed guidance on stream instability, scour and appropriate
countermeasures. Also, describes hydraulic problems at stream crossings in
detail and hydraulic principles of rigid and moveable boundary channels.
Rowland, Erik Robert, Rollin H. Hotchkiss, and Michael E. Barber. Modeling
Hydrology for Design of Fish Passage. Olympia, Wash.: Washington State Dept.
of Transportation, Research Office, 2002. 1 volume. WA­RD
545.1.
Research study initiated because an estimated 2,400 to 4,000 hydraulic
structures such as culverts in Washington State were found to be barriers to
fish passage. Presents a new model founded on two key concepts: a unique
definition of fish passage design flow, and an area- based approach for
estimating this flow at ungaged streams in Eastern Washington.
Samanns, Edward. Mitigation of Ecological Impacts. Washington, D. C.:
Transportation Research Board, 2002. 100 pages. ( National Cooperative Highway
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Research Program Synthesis of Highway Practice ; no. 302). Also available from:
http:// trb. org/ publications/ nchrp/ nchrp_ syn_ 302. pdf; Accessed March 2006.
Provides an overview of current transportation agency practices, recent
literature findings, and research regarding environmental impact mitigation
measures, and monitoring and evaluating information for aquatic
environments and related habitats, including wetlands, streams, and riparian
corridors. Contains information culled from survey responses from 37
transportation agencies.
Sandberg, Ulf and Jerzy A. Ejsmont. Tyre/ Road Noise Reference Book. Kisa,
Sweden; Harg, Sweden: INFORMEX, 2002. 616 pages. ISBN: 9163126109.
Provides comprehensive, state- of- the- art information on virtually all aspects
of tyre/ road noise, including sources and generation mechanisms, noise
reduction measures, low noise road surfaces, futuristic tyre/ road surface
design, human perception of road noise, etc. Includes extensive bibliography
of world literature on tire/ tyre road/ traffic noise.
Scenic America. Conserving Our Treasured Places: Managing Visual Quality on
Scenic Byways. Washington, D. C.: The Organization, 2005? 179 pages. Prepared
for, and available from, America’s Byways Resource Center.
This visually appealing handbook is for all Byways groups that want to
manage the visual quality of their corridors such as the intrinsic historic,
cultural, natural, recreational, archaeological, and scenic elements. It focuses
on balancing promotion with preservation, engaging key partners, conducting
visual assessments of byways, and addressing scenic conservation issues and
strategies. Extensive use of case studies and annotated bibliographies.
Transportation Research Board. Aesthetic Concrete Barrier Design. Washington,
D. C.: The Board, 2006. 71 pages. ( National Cooperative Highway Research
Program Report no. 554). Also available from:
http:// www. trb. org/ publications/ nchrp/ nchrp_ rpt_ 554. pdf; Accessed March 2006.
Provides guidelines for the aesthetic treatment of concrete safety shape
barriers which will be of particular interest to design and safety practitioners
with responsibility for roadside improvements.
Transportation Research Board. Environmental Research Needs in
Transportation. Washington, D. C.: The Board, 2002. 248 pages. ( Conference
Proceedings no. 28). ISBN: 030907715X. Also available from:
http:// trb. org/ publications/ conf/ reports/ cp_ 28. pdf; Accessed March 2006.
This Proceedings of the Transportation Environmental Research Needs ( ERN)
Conference includes topics such as air quality, environmental justice, context-sensitive
design, environmental streamlining and stewardship, land use and
transportation, noise, sustainability, wetlands, ecosystems, etc.
Transportation Research Board. A Guide to Best Practices for Achieving Context
Sensitive Solutions. Washington, D. C.: The Board, 2002. 138 pages + 1 CD­ROM.
( National Cooperative Highway Research Program Report no. 480). Also available
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from: http:// gulliver. trb. org/ publications/ nchrp/ nchrp_ rpt_ 480. pdf; Accessed March
2006.
Demonstrates how state DOTs can incorporate context sensitivity principles
into their transportation project development process. Covers effective
decision making, encouraging public involvement, and achieving
environmental sensitivity. Includes case studies; and a CD- ROM of example
project documents.
Transportation Research Board. Predicting Air Quality Effects of Traffic- Flow
Improvements: Final Report and User’s Guide. Washington, D. C.: The Board,
2005. 165, 62 pages. ( National Cooperative Highway Research Program Report ; no.
535). Also available from:
http:// trb. org/ publications/ nchrp/ nchrp% 5Frpt% 5F535. pdf; Accessed March 2006.
Identifies and investigates impacts on travel behavior and air quality of
transportation projects that improve traffic flow such as HOV lanes, arterial
widenings, added freeway lanes, ramp metering, park and ride lots, etc.
Recommends a comprehensive methodology to predict these impacts and
applies it to ten case studies.
Transportation Research Board. Sixth International Symposium on Snow
Removal and Ice Control Technology. Washington, D. C.: The Board, 2004.
Transportation Research Circular no. E­CO63.
1 vol. ISSN: 0097­8515.
Also
available from http:// trb. org/ publications/ circulars/ ec063. pdf; Accessed March, 2006.
Includes papers and presentations by maintenance managers, engineers, and
researchers from Canada, Europe, U. K., U. S., etc. on topics such as winter
weather, winter maintenance, environmental stewardship, winter pavement
temperatures and road conditions, and large- volume snow control.
Transportation Research Board. Sustainability and Environmental Concerns in
Transportation 2003: Energy and Environment. Washington, D. C.: The Board,
2003. 116 pages. ( Transportation Research Record no. 1859). ISBN: 0309085969.
Examines Florida’s efforts to implement more efficient transportation
planning and environmental review, and includes the results of state
investigations into the effectiveness of in situ noise barriers.
Transportation Research Board. Committee on Ecological Impacts of Road Density.
Assessing and Managing the Ecological Impacts of Paved Roads. Washington,
D. C.: The Board. 2005. 294 pages. ISBN: 0309100887.
Examines all phases of road development from construction to vehicle travel
to maintenance, and assesses the ecological impacts on plants, soil
conditions, wildlife mortality and migration, and air and water quality.
Transportation Research Board. Subcommittee on Bridge Aesthetics. Bridge
Aesthetics Around the World. Washington, D. C.: The Board, 1991. 276 pages.
ISBN: 0309050723.
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Still cited in bibliographies, this book is a comprehensive worldwide source of
bridge aesthetics literature. It features an annotated bibliography containing
references to more than 250 books, papers, and articles, spanning the early
1900s to the early 1990s.
U. S. Federal Highway Administration. FHWA Highway Noise Barrier Design
Handbook. Washington, D. C.: The Administration, 2000. Also available in
microfiche; and online from:
http:// www. fhwa. dot. gov/ environment/ noise/ manual. htm; Accessed March 2006.
State- of- the- art reference on how to design a highway noise barrier which fits
its surroundings and performs its intended acoustical and structural
functions, with a reasonable life- cycle cost. Covers design, materials,
aesthetics, and installation techniques. Intended for professional highway
engineers and acoustical designers and planners, as well as non- professional
community members.
World Business Council for Sustainable Development. Mobility 2030: Meeting the
Challenges to Sustainability. Conches­Geneva,
Switzerland: World Business
Council for Sustainable Development, 2004. 178 pages. ISBN: 2940240574.
Final report of the Council’s Sustainable Mobility Project ( SMP), launched in
2000, reflecting the collective efforts of more than 200 experts from a broad
set of 12 industrial ( automotive) companies. Elaborates on seven goals to
improve the outlook for sustainable mobility worldwide: control and reduce
vehicle emissions, improve road safety, reduce transport- related noise,
mitigate congestion, provide mobility for the poorest community members,
and preserve and enhance mobility opportunities for developed and
developing- world countries.
Yamada, Alan. Scenic Byways: A Design Guide for Roadside Improvements.
San Dimas, Calif.: USDA Forest Service, San Dimas Technology and Development
Center, 2002. 106 pages. FHWA­FLH­02­001.
Also available from:
http:// www. fs. fed. us/ eng/ pubs/ pdf/ fhwa02001. pdf; Accessed March 2006.
Intended to assist planners, designers, and managers of scenic byways, this
design guide shows examples of roadside improvements ( including signs),
outlines the planning process, and describes design principles. Although this
book is focused on scenic byways that cross federal lands, these principles
may be applied to any byway throughout America.
Zannetti, Paolo, ed. Air Quality Modeling: Theories, Methodologies,
Computational Techniques, and Available Databases and Software. Pittsburgh,
PA: Envirocomp; Air and Waste Management Association, 2003­.
2 vols.
This series provides environmental scientists, engineers, researchers and
students with a source covering virtually all aspects of computer simulation of
air pollution and related atmospheric phenomena. Volume I: Fundamentals
( c. 2003) takes an in- depth look at the fundamentals of modeling, from a
review of air pollution meteorology to a discussion of plume rise formulations
to a review of Eulerian grid models. Volume II: Advanced Topics ( c. 2005)
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addresses more advanced concepts such as Lagrangian particle models,
receptor models, deposition phenomena, health risks, and air quality
forecasting.
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Developed in cooperation with FHWA, the Center promotes environmental
stewardship and streamlining of the transportation delivery process. Topics
include air quality, context sensitive solutions, endangered
species/ ecosystems, land use/ smart growth, waste/ recycling, and water
quality/ wetlands; environmental management systems ( EMS) products, guides
and toolkits are also featured. Each topics includes overviews, best practices
competitions, recent developments, reports, success stories, and links.
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policies and state- of- the practice design procedures, including example
problems, in order to provide a foundation on which any federal, state, or
local agency can produce its own customized drainage policy and procedure
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best practices, policy issues, research, and a listserv. Also posted is the full-text
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Affiliated with Federal Highway Administration, the CSS On- line Resource
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hyperlinked publications, statistics, contacts, a discussion forum, etc.
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approach that encourages all stakeholders to develop transportation facilities
that fit into the physical setting and preserve scenic, aesthetic, historic, and
environmental resources. CSD embraces the total context within which a
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and updates on activities of the FHWA Context Sensitive Solutions ( CSS)
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all aspects of highway traffic noise such as the prediction, measurement and
mitigation of noise, fundamentals of acoustics, quiet pavement pilot programs,
noise- compatible land use planning, noise barriers, etc. See also the
companion web site, FHWA Traffic Noise Model, available from:
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guidance for using the FHWA Roadway Construction Noise Model ( FHWA
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Presents the results of the monitoring and assessment of ten projects selected
in 1999 by a joint AASHTO, FHWA, and EPA pilot program for
environmental streamlining. Findings showed that most effective streamlining
approaches stressed promoting early consultation between federal, state, and
local government entities, used concurrent, rather than sequential, review of
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Technical Supplement to the Traffic Noise Analysis Protocol, 1998;
Transportation Related Earthborne Vibrations, 2002; and to other reports
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Seeks to better understand the impacts of weather on roadways, and promote
strategies and tools to mitigate those impacts. Weather events include rain
and flooding, snow and ice, low visibility ( fog, dust, smoke, etc.), hurricanes
and high winds. Features Best Practices for Road Weather Management,
covering case studies of systems and applications employed by traffic
managers, emergency managers, and winter maintenance managers to
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based on their archeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational and
scenic qualities. America’s Byways is the umbrella term used to describe and
market these 126 distinct and diverse roads ( 27 All- American Roads and 99
National Scenic Byways) throughout 44 states; their web site features an
image library of downloadable photos of America’s Byways, as well as a link
to ordering their colorful map.
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models/ codes that have helped communities implement sustainable
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Storm Water. California. Department of Transportation. Division of
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The Caltrans statewide Storm Water Program is committed to preventing
storm water pollution on highways and to integrating appropriate storm
water control activities into ongoing business practices. The site features