Other Resources

One of the overwhelming goals of transportation planning in Lawrence and Douglas County is fostering an intermodal transportation system, where connections between and to different methods of transportation are as seamless as possible. The Lawrence/Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Organization also believes the same to be true about knowledge and information about each transportation system. The following links provide information about different transporation systems, issues and modes.

Federal

• U.S. Department of Transportation
• Federal Transit Administration
• Federal Highway Administration
• Federal Aviation Administration

State

• Kansas Department of Transportation

Kansas Metropolitan Planning Organizations

• Mid-America Research Council
• Topeka/Shawnee County MPO
• Wichita/Sedgewick County MPO

Automobiles and Vehicular Traffic

• American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
• National Highway Institute

Bicycles

• LDCMPO Bicycle Links Page
• Bicyclinginfo.org
• League of American Bicyclists
• KDOT Bicycle & Pedestrian Page

Pedestrians

• Walkinginfo.org
• Walk-To-School Day - USA

Public Transit

• Lawrence Transit System - The "T"
• American Public Transit Association

Rail

• KDOT - Rail Affairs Unit

Transportation Planning

• Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations
• Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Institute of Transportation Engineers
• Kansas University Transporation Center
• Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
• Surface Transportation Policy Project
• Texas Transportation Institute