Transportation databases, libraries, & search engines
Intelligent Transportation Systems Institute Related Links
Links to organizations and resources related to the Institute, transportation technology, or traffic safety.
Minnesota/Midwest
ITS Minnesota
An ITS America state chapter, ITS Minnesota promotes awareness and acceptance of technology solutions in transportation.
Toward Zero Deaths
Toward Zero Deaths is a multi-agency partnership that includes representatives from the Minnesota Department of Transportation, Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Minnesota State Patrol, Federal Highway Administration, and the Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota. The goal is to raise awareness of traffic safety issues and to develop tools that can be used to reduce the number of deaths and injuries resulting from traffic accidents in Minnesota.
Minnesota Comprehensive Highway Safety Plan
"A framework within which road safety programs can be evaluated and selected based on their ability to reduce the number of fatal and serious injury crashes in Minnesota"
Minnesota Department of Public Safety—Office of Traffic Safety
Many resources related to roadway safety and accident reduction, including current and past issues of Minnesota Motor Vehicle Crash Facts
Minnesota Department of Transportation—Office of Traffic, Security & Operations—Traffic Safety Section
Includes a crash rate calculator, handbooks and manuals, safety reports, standards for work zone safety, and more
Metropolitan Council
The Metropolitan Council is the regional planning agency serving the Twin Cities seven-county metropolitan area. The Council works with local communities to provide essential services, including: operating the region’s largest bus system, collecting and treating wastewater, providing forecast of the region’s population and household growth.
Minnesota Local Road Research Board (LRRB)
Search research projects funded by the LRRB, request copies of research reports, and check out current LRRB activities.
Minnesota Safety Council
Courses and other educational tools from a private, not-for-profit organization
Minnesota Network of Employers for Traffic Safety
A non-profit, public-private partnership dedicated to reducing traffic deaths and injuries within our nation’s workforce
Minnesota Transportation Alliance
Provides educational and other resources in order to advocate for a safe and efficient transportation system.
Minnesota Trucking Association
A non-profit trade association that represents the interests of the state’s motor carrier industry.
Transit for Livable Communities
A non-profit organization that works to improve the quality of life in Minnesota communities through a balanced transportation system that encourages transit, walking, biking, and transit-oriented development.