news research: critical evaluation of specific transportation industry resources - transportation
DESCRIPTION
NEWS RESEARCH: CRITICAL EVALUATION OF SPECIFIC TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY RESOURCES - TRANSPORTATION Barbara Post, Transportation Research Board [email protected]. TRANSPORTATION FACTS. Transportation accounts for $980 billion of the U.S. Gross Domestic Product - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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NEWS RESEARCH: CRITICAL EVALUATION OF SPECIFIC TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY RESOURCES - TRANSPORTATION
Barbara Post, Transportation Research Board
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TRANSPORTATION FACTS
Transportation accounts for $980 billion of the U.S. Gross Domestic Product
Transportation accounts of 19% of the average household expenditures
The transportation system effects all our lives
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SCOPE OF TRANSPORTATION
Multiple modes - aviation, railroads, automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, maritime, pipelines, bicycles, public transit, logistic and freight transport
Multi-Disciplinary includes engineering, planning, environmental issues, economics, human factors
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GOVERNMENT INFORMATION
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STATISTICAL INFORMATION
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SAFETY INFORMATION
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MODAL INFORMATION
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TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATIONS Modal associations - Air Transport
Association, American Trucking Associations, American Public Transportation Association, Association of American Railroads
Associations for all aspects -National Asphalt Pavement Association, Portland Cement Association
Good Information but remember biases
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DATABASES
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TRIS
Largest and comprehensive resource on transportation information
Over 500,000 records of published and on-going transportation
For over 35 years has been one of the major resources on transportation
Available through Dialog (File 63) and TRANSPORT product from SilverPlatter
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TRIS ONLINE
Web version of TRIS available through the Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ National Transportation Library
Contains all of TRIS except European ITRD File and Research in Progress
Provides links to full text and document delivery sources
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SCENARIO 1
Research Request: Two kids jumped out the back of a moving school bus. Can we get bus specifications? Specifically, how far is the drop from the emergency exit?
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SCHOOL BUS EXITS
GOVERNMENT INFORMATION– Federal Government
NHTSA CFR - Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
– State Government (Florida Dept of Education) Associations
– School Bus Information Council– National Association of Pupil Transportation
Databases (ERIC and TRIS)
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SCENARIO 2
Research Scenarios:The big story that comes immediately to mind is the state of the nation's passenger air transport system. It's a huge national story and increasingly a major regional story as well as we all feel the personal impact of delays and the economic impact of an air transport system grinding to a crawl.
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AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FEDERAL INFORMATION
– Office of Airline Information– Office of the Assistant Secretary for Aviation
and International Affairs– Federal Aviation Administration
ASSOCIATIONS AND ORGANIZATION DATABASES - Magazines, news articles,
bibliographic
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SCENARIO 3
I think it's obvious to anyone who drives in a major urban center that while the traffic just keeps getting worse there seem to be few new highways to meet the demand.
How can we best track and research this growing economic and quality of life problem? What is the economic impact? Why have transportation alternatives failed and how can we identify the causes and those responsible? Again, a very complex story with so many aspects that need to be researched and constantly monitored to adequately report.
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SCENARIO 3
Texas Transportation Mobility Study The Transportation Road Program AAA TRB Local governments Databases
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SCENARIO 4
Need information on the Travel & Transportation Reform Act
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TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION REFORM ACT
Thomas - text of law and legislative history Department of Transportation Web Site General Services Administration
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Post the question on the Transportation ListServe
Call one of the Transportation Librarians