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Project Topic Guide


pdf icon Project How-To Guide Poster_ship

pdf icon Talking with Experts 

pdf icon Smart Move Activities 

pdf icon Smart Move Glossary 

Questions? Email fllprojects@usfirst.org or read the Project Q&A


Web Resources

Transportation Security

Learn about Transportation Security
Website created for FLL Teams, sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) National Transportation Security Center of Excellence (NTSCOE)

Careers, Professional Organizations, and Research Organizations

Official Kids’ Portal to the US Government: Careers

American Society of Civil Engineers

University of Michigan SMART
SMART undertakes research, demonstration projects, education, and global learning exchange on a range of issues related to the future of transportation in city regions around the world.

Institute for Transportation & Development Policy

World Business Council for Sustainable Development Mobility Project

Transportation for America


Regional Planning, Sustainable Growth and Specific Examples

Poster_dataSome predictions about transportation in the 21st century based on interesting statistics (such as age of population and internet access)

Great information about factors considered in regional planning

Information about trends toward sprawl and urban clusters

The New Mobility Agenda

Reconnecting America

Specific Examples & Systems

Inspire Mobility blog

How the city of Boston uses various modes of transportationPoster_skateboard

Multi-modal transport hub at the Hong Kong International Airport

Civitas
European cities

Forms of Transportation
 
Rails West -studies the current status and history of U.S. railways

Information about sustainable transportation

smarttransportation.org
Non-profit organized to increase the awareness and availability of clean technology in the transportation sector across the US. Site has a lot of information about hybrids and other alternative vehicles.

Article about Smart Bikes and bike sharing programs

Poster_planeSpecific Technologies

How Stuff Works: Maglev Trains

GPS
An explanation of GPS from NASA

How Stuff Works: GPS

Garmin
Specific Garmin GPS devices

Triangulation and how it is used

Tons of resources about GPS, transportation, and mapping
The format seems a little daunting at first, but contains lots of info about cool advances.

Navigation

General Aviation
Information on air navigation

The possible future of air traffic control

Cartography

Online aeronautical charts