East Greenwich High School - Garno: Transportation
Room 126/ Social Studies
Transportation - General Information
- US Department of Transportation Timeline
This timeline depicts important policies and individuals who have ensured freedom of travel. Scroll by decade and click on entries to learn more. - US Department of Transportation Historical Documents
Documents that tell the Department's origin story. - Smithsonian National Museum of American History
This major exhibition examines how transportation—from 1876 to 1999—has shaped our American identity from a mostly rural nation into a major economic power, forged a sense of national unity, delivered consumer abundance, and encouraged a degree of social and economic mobility unlike that of any other nation of the world. - TED Talks - Transportation Topics
A collection of TED Talks and articles on the topic of transportation.
Ever since the first hominids left Africa, human beings have been on the move. The canoe was invented in 8,000 B.C. and the first form of public transportation was a stagecoach operated in Paris in 1662. Fast forward to today's self-driving car prototype, and it's clear just how far we've come.
- UMass Boston Building the World Blog
Provides the history, importance and issues facing transportation.
Railroad
- UMass Boston Building the World BlogInformation about the Transcontinental Railroad in the United States.
- United States Senate History - Pacific Railway Act of 1862
Information regarding the history of the US Congress approving the Pacific Railway Act of 1862. - California High Speed Rail Authority
History, funding, projects and status of the California High Speed Rail Authority.
Air and Space
- Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Browse the collections and exhibitions relating to air traffic and space exploration. - National Aeronautics and Space Administration - NASA
Online collections and articles relating to space exploration and travel. - UMass Boston Building the World BlogFive Foundations for Building the Future: SPACE.
Vehicle / Roads / Laws
- PBS Website - They Made America
Look through the list of innovators for information about the people who changed American transportation. - US Department of Transportation Federal Highway
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) provides stewardship over the construction, maintenance and preservation of the Nation’s highways, bridges and tunnels. FHWA also conducts research and provides technical assistance to state and local agencies in an effort to improve safety, mobility, and livability, and to encourage innovation. - US Department of Transportation - Interstate Highway ActFederal-Aid Highway Act of 1956: Creating The Interstate System.
- United States Senate History - Federal Highway ActInformation regarding the history of the Federal-Aid Highway Act.
- American Trucking Association
American Trucking Association: Reports, Trends and Statistics.
Automobile Safety
- Mothers Against Drunk Driving
The history of MADD, Mothers Against Drunk Driving. - US Department of Transportation - Office of Safety
Outlines the initiatives taken by the DOT to ensure safe roads. - NYTimes Article: Unsafe at any Speed
NYTimes articles discussing the safety changes prompted in the automobile industry after Ralph Nader's book. - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Provides information about the laws administered by NHTSA. - Governor's Highway Safety Association
Find out information about current highway safety issues by state. Including seat belt laws, texting, autonomous vehicles, bicyclists, speed cameras and more.
