Research Guides: Civil & Environmental Engineering: Transportation

Transportation

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Antiterrorism Security and Surface Transportation Systems: Review of Case Studies and Current Tactics
Call number: SCI Bar TE 7 H5
Camille N. Y. Fink
Transportation Research Record 1822, pages 9-17

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Reviews terrorist bombing attacks in London and Paris and chemical attack in Tokyo for lessons in prevention and mitigation; resolving vulnerabilities; developing emergency response plans. Also considers the cost effectiveness factor.
Highway Statistics Series
Consists of annual reports containing analyzed data on motor fuel, motor vehicles, driver licensing, highway-user taxation, government finance, highway mileage, and federal aid.
Institute of Transportation Studies
A UC Berkeley institution that contains an index to publications and books. Nearly 1,200 items, with in excess of 800 being offered in downloadable .pdf format.
Public Transportation Security
A 2002 and on series of reports that assemble information on specific transit security issues from the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies into individual volumes.

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Particular focus on transit agencies' concerns in developing programs in response to terrorist attacks. Additional reports will be published as completed; individual volumes are available for download.
Securing Public Transit Post 9/11: A Survey of Needs and Programs
Provides information on resources for transportation security and describes state programs.

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Includes a list of federal agencies that offer on-site training and technical assistance, as well as a roster of cybersecurity programs offered by universities, private companies, and government agencies, and a summary table showing federal assistance sources for state DOT security issues.
Terrorism, Transit, and Public Safety: Evaluating the Risks
Analyzes statistics to demonstrate the comparative safety of public transit and notes that traffic accidents pose a much greater risk than does terrorism.
Transit Security - Resources
An index of articles, papers and reports relevant to transportation engineering design maintained by the Institute of Transportation Studies and the UC Berkeley Harmer E. Davis Transportation Library.
TransLiblog
A blog maintained by the Institute of Transportation Library at UC Berkeley highlighting stories and developments relevant to transportation design.
Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC)
TFHRC provides the Federal Highway Administration with advanced research and development related to new highway technologies. Large flexible site with research data related to highways.