America's highways, 1776-1976 : a history of the Federal-aid program
by United States. Federal Highway Administration
(United States. Federal Highway Administration, 1977)

The transportation revolution, 1815-1860
by Taylor, George Rogers
(M. E. Sharpe, 1977)

History of transportation in the United States before 1860
by Meyer, Balthasar Henry; MacGill, Caroline E.
(P. Smith, 1948)

Transportation and industrial development in the Middle West
by Gephart, William Franklin
(Green & co., 1909)

A history of travel in America
by Dunbar, Seymour
(Bobbs-Merrill company, 1915)
Includes four volumes, over 400 illustrations.

Historical development of transport coordination & integration in the United States
by Little, James Alfred
(Washington, 1950)

Urban transportation planning in the United States : history, policy, and practice
by Weiner, Edward
(Springer, 2008)

Urban transportation planning in the United States : an historical overview
by Weiner, Edward
(U.S. Dept. of Transportation, 1988)

Ways of the world : a history of the world's roads and of the vehicles that used them
by Lay, Maxwell G.
(Rutgers University Press, 1992)

Making Michigan move : a history of Michigan highways and the Michigan Department of Transportation
by Kulsea , Bill; Shawver, Tom
(Michigan Department of Transportation, 1992)

Principles of highway engineering and traffic analysis
by Mannering, Fred L.; Kilareski, Walter P.; Washburn, Scott S.
(3rd ed., John Wiley, 2005)

Manual on uniform traffic control devices for streets and highways
by Michigan Department of Transportation, Michigan State Police, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration.
(State of Michigan, Dept. of Transportation, 2005)

Includes 1 CD-ROM.

 "The 2005 edition of the Michigan manual on uniform traffic control devices (MMUTCD) consists of the November 2003 edition of the national Manual on uniform traffic control devices (MUTCD), including the subsequent official revisions thereto, as amended by this Michigan supplement to the MUTCD"

Highway traffic monitoring and data quality
by Dalgleish, Michael; Hoose, Neil
(Artech House, 2008)

Two Billion Cars: Driving Toward Sustainability
by Sperling, Daniel; Gordon, Deborah;
(Oxford University Press, 2009)

Practical manual of land development
by Colley, Barbara C.
(McGraw-Hill, 2005)

Streets & patterns
by Marshall, Stephen
(Spon Press, 2005)
Table of Contents

Urban transit : operations, planning and economics
by Vuchic, Vukan R.
(John Wiley & Sons, 2005)
Table of Contents

Road to ruin : an introduction to sprawl and how to cure it
by Nozzi, Dom
(Praeger, 2003)
Table of Contents

Transport, engineering and architecture
by Collis, Hugh
(Architectural Press, 2003)

Boston's big dig
by Holt, Sarah
1 DVD (50 minutes). Originally broadcast on the television series Extreme engineering. Narrated by Joseph Giotta

Transportation engineering and planning
by Papacostas, C. S.; Prevedouros, P.D.
(Prentice Hall, 2001)

Handbook of transport systems and traffic control
by Button, Kenneth J.; Hensher, David A. (eds.)
(Pergamon, 2001)

Intelligent transportation systems : new principles and architectures
by Ghosh, Sumit
(CRC Press, 2000)

Transit metropolis : a global inquiry
by Cervero, Robert
(Island Press, 1998)

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, as amended by the TEA 21 Restoration Act
by United States Congress House.Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
(Congressional Sales Office, 1998.)
Includes explanatory materials.

2030 regional transportation plan for southeast Michigan
by Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG)
(SEMCOG, 2004)

Commuting in Southeast Michigan, 2000
by Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG)
(Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, 2003)

Fatal exit : the automotive black box debate
by Kowalick, Thomas M.
(Wiley, 2005)
Table of Contents

Various approaches to improving highway safety
by United States Congress House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
(U.S. G.P.O., 2002)
Hearing before the Subcommittee on Highways and Transportation [i.e. Transit] of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, second session, June 27, 2002.

Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 and H.R. 3036, with joint explanatory materials
by United States Congress House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
(U.S. G.P.O., 2000)

Road construction and safety
(U.S. G.P.O.)
Annual U.S. government publication.

Reducing traffic congestion and improving traffic safety in Michigan communities : the access management guidebook
by Michigan Department of Transportation
(Michigan Society of Planning, 2001)
Includes 1 CD-ROM.

Southeast Michigan traffic crash facts
by Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG)
(Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, 2002)

Improving Surface Transportation Security: A Research and Development Strategy
by National Research Council
(National Academy Press, 1999)

Design construction and maintenance of highway safety features and appurtenances
by National Highway Institute
(National Highway Institute, 1997)

Human factors of visual and cognitive performance in driving
by Castro, Cándida
(CRC Press, 2009)

Mass motorization + mass transit : an American history and policy analysis
by Jones, David W.
(Indiana University Press, 2008)

Zoned out : regulation, markets, and choices in transportation and metropolitan land-use
by Levine, Jonathan
(Resources for the Future, c2006)
Table of Contents

Mega-projects : the changing politics of urban public investment
by Altshuler, Alan; Luberoff, David
(Brookings Institution Press ; Cambridge, Mass. : Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, c2003.)

Transport investment and economic development
by Banister, David; Berechman, Joseph
(UCL Press, 2000)

Tomorrow's Transportation: Changing Cities, Economies, and Lives
by Garrison, William L.; Ward, Jerry D.
(Artech House Publishers, 2000)

Divided highways : building the interstate highways, transforming American life
by Lewis, Thomas S. W.
(Viking, 1997)

Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

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ITE is an international educational and scientific organization of professionals who design, implement and maintain surface transportation systems. ITE's website includes information about transportation careers, free job postings, scholarship and fellowship applications, and information on Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE) certification.
The site also provides case studies and reports on traffic calming, information on how to conduct road safety audits, full-text articles and resources on ethics, information on federal transportation legislation and policies, online discussion groups, and a calendar of events and meetings.

Transportation Research Board

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The Transportation Research Board (TRB) is a division of the National Research Council charged with promoting research, innovation and communication to advance transportation. The TRB website includes

• Searchable transportation research news
• Over 1,500 full-text reports on various transportation issues
• The Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS) Online database, an index of over 450,000 citations for journal articles, books, technical reports, and proceedings
• Reports on transportation system security
• The Research in Progress database with information on national and international transportation projects that are in progress or have been recently completed

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

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An agency of the U.S. Department of Transportation, the FHWA is responsible for the safety and quality of the nation's roads and highways. The FHWA website includes road safety statistics, fact sheets, engineering solutions and guidelines, strategic plans and initiatives, and information on research initiatives, highway tools and technology, safety education and training, and state and local safety programs.

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
by American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

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This nonprofit organization represents state highway and transportation departments.  The website includes news, information and successful practices on highways, transit, safety and administration.

National Highway Institute (NHI)

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The NHI is a training section of the Federal Highway Administration. The NHI offers courses covering pavements and materials, design and traffic operations, intelligent transportation systems, highway safety, and other related topics. All course materials are available online, and a few courses are offered entirely online. The website also includes tools for developing the transportation workforce and information and applications for over 2,000 transportation-related fellowships and grants.

Transportation Communications Newsletter
by Wagenblast, Bernie

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This blog is updated daily with numerous links to government reports, articles and news reports on aviation, gps navigation, roadways, transit, vehicles and other transportation issues.