The links on this page relate to transportation as it affects air pollution. This includes motor vehicles (mobile sources of air pollution), mass transit and bicycling and walking.

Transportation in General

Local and State

• Transit Authority of River City
• TRIMARC: The metro Louisville intelligent transportation system. Click on "Video Tour" to see live traffic cameras of key spots on local interstate highways.
• Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
• Kentucky Intermodal Home Page at the University of Kentucky

National and International

• US Department of Transportation
  • Bureau of Transportation Statistics
  • Federal Highway Administration
  • Metropolitan Capacity Building Program
  • TEA-21: the "Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century"
• US EPA:
  • Office of Transportation and Air Quality (formerly Office of Mobile Sources): Transportation Air Quality Center: Sustainable Development, Links
• Transportation Action Network of the Surface Transportation Policy Project
• Transportation Research Board (National Research Council)

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Mass Transit

Local and State

• Transit Authority of River City
• Louisville International Airport
• Midwest Regional Rail Initiative: Executive Summary, Final Report
• Support High Speed Rail to Louisville

National and International

• American Public Transit Association
• Amtrak
• Federal Aviation Administration
• Federal Transit Administration
• Greyhound

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Motor Vehicles

National and International

• Car Sharing Network
• CCAR-Greenlink: environmental info for automotive technicians
• Driver Education from the Vermont Air Pollution Control Division
• Fuel Economy Site (US Dept. of Energy)
• US EPA:
  • Fuel Economy Guide: Find out how efficient particular models of cars are.
  • RFG In Off-Road Engines: reformulated gasoline to reduce emissions from off-road equipment and vehicles
• Engine Manufacturers Association
• Society of Automotive Engineers
• Sierra Club MPG Calculator
• Tailpipe Tally: How Much Does Your Vehicle Pollute?
• National Station Car Association (What is a station car?)

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Alternative Fuels and Alternative-Fuel Vehicles

Local and State

• Kentucky Clean Fuels Coalition
• Kentucky Propane Connection: an association of propane producers and distributors
• Kentucky Oil & Gas Association: an association of oil and natural gas producers and distributors

National and International

Non-Profit Organizations, Government Agencies and Public/PrivatePartnerships

• Alternative Fuels Data Center, US DoE (see article on KCFC)
• Alternative Fuels Information & Training Center (Univ. of South Florida)
• Alternative Fuel Refueling Station Locator
• California Fuel Cell Partnership / Driving the Future
• CALSTART: A public/private research project in California to develop and improve electric vehicles, natural gas vehicles, and hybrid electric vehicles.
• Cornell U. Hybrid Electric Vehicle Team
• Hybrid Vehicle Propulsion Program (DoE)
• Hydrogen Information Network (Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network, DoE)
• MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team
• Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (US Technology Administration)
• About PNGV (USCAR)
• Safe Alternative Fuels Association
• ZEVInfo.com

Trade Organizations

• American Coalition for Ethanol
• E85 - A Clean, Renewable Fuel
• The Electric Auto Association
• Electric Vehicle Association of the Americas
• International Association for Natural Gas Vehicles
• Institute of Gas Technology
• National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition
• National Station Car Association
• Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition
• The Oxygenated Fuels Association: MTBE RFG fuels
• Renewable Fuels Association
• US Fuel Cell Council
• US Council for Automotive Research

Private Companies

• Ballard Power Systems Products
• Biodiesel America (energy consultancy)
• DaimlerChrysler
  • Fuel-cell vehicles
• Ford Motor Company
  • Ethanol vehicles
  • Fuel cells
  • Hydrogen internal combustion
  • Hybrid electric vehicles
• Fuel Cells 2000 (not a manufacturer, but an info provider)
• FuelMaker (natural gas and hydrogen fueling systems)
• Bio G-3000 (biodiesel fuel)
• General Motors
  • Alternative Fuel Vehicles
  • Fuel cells
  • Hybrids
• Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Letter
• Honda
  • Accord Hybrid gasoline/electric hybrid
  • Civic Hybrid gasoline/electric hybrid
  • Insight gasoline/electric hybrid
• Mitsubishi
  • Advanced technology
• Nissan
  • Altra EV
  • Hypermini
• Solectria Corporation
• Toyota
  • Fuel-cell hybrid vehicles
  • Prius gasoline/electric hybrid
  • RAV4 EV and CNG Camry

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Pedestrian and Bicycle Transportation

Local, State and Regional

• Louisville Metro Bicycle and Pedestrian Program with new bike route maps!
• Ky. Transportation Cabinet Multimodal Programs
• Kentucky Intermodal Home Page at the University of Kentucky
• Louisville Bicycle Club

National and International

• America Walks
• Amics de la Bici (Barcelona, Spain)
• BayPeds: San Francisco Bay Area Pedestrian Education Group
• Bikes Belong Coalition
• Buenos Aires bike routes (Argentina)
• Car Busters (Czech Republic)
• Carfree Cities
• Center for Livable Communities (Local Government Commission)
• US Department of Transportation Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety
• International Walk to School Day (early October)
  • USA
• National Center for Bicycling and Walking (formerly the Bicycle Federation of America)
• Pedestrians Educating Drivers on Safety (Atlanta)
• Perils for Pedestrians
• Active Transportation San Diego Campaign
• Vermont Bicycle and Pedestrian Coalition
• Walk San Diego
• Walk San Francisco
• Walk San Jose
• Walkable Communities

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Vehicle Emissions Testing / Inspection and Maintenance Programs

Local and State

• Alaska (Anchorage and Fairbanks areas)
• Arizona (Phoenix and Tucson areas)
• California (whole state, with enhanced testing in the Los Angeles area and other areas)
• Connecticut
• District of Columbia
• Georgia (Atlanta area)
• Illinois (Chicago and St. Louis areas)
• Indiana (Chicago and Louisville areas)
• Kentucky has none. Echeck program in Cincinnati suburbs ended in 2005.  Louisville/Jefferson County VET program ended in 2003.
• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• Missouri (St. Louis area)
• Nevada (Las Vegas area)
• New Jersey
• New Mexico (Albuquerque area)
• New York  See also BEIM (whole state, with enhanced testing in New York City area)
• North Carolina (Raleigh/Durham, Charlotte and Winston-Salem areas)
• Ohio (Cincinnati, Cleveland/Akron and Dayton/Springfield areas)
• Oregon (Portland and Rogue Valley areas)
• Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Pittsburgh areas)
• Rhode Island
• Tennessee (Memphis and Nashville areas)
• Texas (Dallas/Fort Worth, El Paso and Houston areas)
• Utah (Salt Lake City/Provo)
• Vermont
• Virginia (northern part)
• Washington state (Seattle, Vancouver and Spokane areas)
• Wisconsin (Milwaukee and Chicago areas)

Canada

• British Columbia (Vancouver area)
• Ontario (Toronto and Hamilton-Wentworth areas)

Mexico

• Mexico City (in Spanish/en Español; see also Hoy No Circula)

National and International

• The National Academies report on vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance programs
• US EPA:
  • Vehicle Inspection & Maintenance (I/M)
  • On-Board Diagnostics (OBD)
  • Test procedures
• West Virginia University Mobile Emissions Laboratory

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