Partnership composed of national associations of state and local officials and transportation service providers with a common interest in understanding the concepts, practices and applications of ITS.

All-volunteer organization founded to foster more awareness and promote this uniquely safe method of transit: not just for theme parks and zoos. Descriptions, diagrams, technical papers, news, videos, history, comparisons, costs, links.

Originally opened in 1995, this system will be expanded to 6km in 2004.

Information clearinghouse maintained by the Intelligent Transportation Society of America.

Independent group focusing on all aspects of intelligent transportation systems sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Contains a definition, history, views, and sources. Covers aspects of tube transportation, pneumatic tube systems, telegram conveying, and pneumatic despatch.

Multi-modal scientific and practical transportation organization for traffic engineers, planners, and others involved with surface transport.

Japan`s first urban monorail, operating since 1964, 16.9km, 10 stations.

Makes FlyWay automated beamcarried traffic, of Sweden. Medium and large, collective, suspended vehicles, lower to the ground to avoid any need to build stations. Many descriptions, images, links. English, Svenska.

IHT aims to provide a forum for the exchange of technical information and views on highways and transport policy; to make roads safer for the travelling public; and to encourage training and development to meet today`s requirements.

Operating since 2003, 8.6km, 11 stations.

Personal rapid transit that may go 100 mph and should cost less than roads or traditional fixed guideway rail systems.

French national program in land transport research and innovation. Information about strategic program efforts to improve performance relative to energy, noise, pollution and environment.

Rural ITS project information and virtual ITS library.

Information on the work of the man internationally called "The genius of steam", French engineer Andre Chapelon, designer of the most efficient steam locomotives ever built. Includes pictures and technical drawings.

Operating just outside Tokyo since 1997, 16km, 19 stations.

Osaka`s monorail operating since 1990, 23.8km, 16 stations.

Opening in 2003 with 5km and 5 stations.

By Jerry Schneider. Classified descriptions, diagrams, over 40 transport technologies: planned, operating; electric and not; manual, automated; 1-/2-mode; freight/people movers (PRT); top mount, suspended; mono-/bi-rails, automated highways; fora,

Seattle`s original monorail, built in 1962 for the World`s Fair, still operating daily on its one-mile track.

The Pennsylvania Transportation Institute is an interdisciplinary research unit at Penn State with focus on pavements, materials and construction; transportation operations; transportation structures; and vehicle systems and safety.