External Resources

While we hope that that the sites below are of interest, the World Bank is not responsible for the content of external Web sites.

• ARRB Transport Research Limited (formerly the Australian Road Research Board) 
  This Web page contains a variety of useful information, including publications and information on pavement condition monitoring, weigh-in-motion systems, ITS systems and much more. 
• Civil Aviation Related Web Sites 
  This Web page provides a wide range of links to sites of interest to the civil aviation community.
• Department for International Development (DFID), UK 
  DFID is the British government department responsible for promoting development and the reduction of poverty. The DFID Web site contains useful publications, including the second White Paper on International Development entitled "Eliminating World Poverty: Making Globalisation Work for the Poor," December 2000, and DFID transport newsletters. 
• Department for Transport, UK (formerly DLTR)
• Finland Technical Research Center (VTT) 
  VTT Web page which containing a wealth of useful information, including material on transport research, urban planning, road engineering and geotechnology, rock and environmental engineering, together with a list of publications and technical services. 
• French National Institute for Transport & Safety Research (INRETS) 
  INRETS Web page in French and English containing a variety of information on publications and research & development. 
• GTZ/IRF Latin American Road Maintenance Program 
  GTZ/IRF Latin American Road Maintenance Program web page contains a number of useful documents in English, Spanish and Portugese. 
• Institute of Transportation Engineers 
  ITE Web site provides technical information through the bookstore, ITE Journal, Traffic Calming Web Site, ITS, and other resources.
• International Association of Public Transport (UITP) 
  UITP Web page containing useful studies and publications.
• International Road Federation (IRF) 
  IRF Web page containing information on conferences and meetings, world road statistics, and publications. 
• International Union of Railroads (UIC) 
  UIC Web page containing useful statistics, bibliographical information and other documents.
• National Archives and Records Administration, Code of Federal Regulations 
  The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is a codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the Executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government. The CFR online is a joint project authorized by the publisher, the National Archives and Records Administration's Office of the Federal Register, and the Government Printing Office (GPO) to provide the public with enhanced access to Government information. Regulations relating to transportation may be found at this Web site. 
• Norwegian Institute of Transport Economics (TOI) 
  TOI Web page containing a list of their research programs and brief description of the scope of each research top and the program administrator.
• Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI) 
  VTI Web page containing a large amount of useful information on current research and development and extensive lists of publications (many in English, others with English abstracts). 
• TrafficLinq Transport Directory 
  TrafficLinq is a Web site run by professional traffic journalists and contains an extensive directory of links to transport resources such as world events, ITS, research/organizations, advanced transportation, magazines, public transport, parking, bicycling, commuting, traffic industry, traffic information, road safety, libraries, and software.
• Transport Research Board (TRB) 
  TRB Web page providing a wealth of current information on research in transportation innovations, and policy and practice. Includes an electronic catalogue and links to two important bibliographical databases - TRIS (Transportation Research Information Service) and PATH (an extensive database pertaining to Intelligent Transportation Systems). 
• Transport Research Laboratory 
  The UK Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) web site contains a wealth of information about the organization's capabilities, experience and facilities. It includes details of past and current projects in the UK and overseas; enables visitors to download evaluation copies of TRL software, purchase publications on-line and subscribe to a free newsletter; lists courses and conferences; provides information about TRL's library and information services, including membership schemes; and hosts a number of 'micro-sites' for international projects in which TRL is a partner.
• UK Highways Agency 
  The UK Highways Agency was established in 1994 and is an executive agency of the Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions. Their Web page contains many useful publications. 
• US Asphalt Institute 
  This Web page contains information on technical publications, research, laboratory services, superpave, etc. 
• US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) 
  The US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) was established for the purposes of data collection, analysis and reporting, and to ensure the most cost-effective use of transportation-monitoring resources. The BTS Web page contains a variety of information, including access to the National Transportation Library, various databases, product information and services, GIS, international transportation, transportation studies, statistical policy and research.
• US Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) 
  FHWA Web page containing useful publications and statistics, and information on programs and legislation and regulations.