Transportation, Distribution & Logistics Planning, management, and movement of people, materials, and goods by road, pipeline, air, rail and water and related professional and technical support services such as transportation infrastructure planning and management, logistics services, mobile equipment and facility maintenance.

HOT SITES    GENERAL DOCUMENTS    LESSONS, CURRICULUM EXAMPLES, AND RESOURCES

HOT SITES
BIG DIG The Central Artery Tunnel Project is the largest, most complex and technologically challenging transportation project in American history. Source: MA Turnpike Authority

New Bay Bridge The replacement of the East Span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge is the largest, most visible and challenging public works project Northern California has seen in decades. Check out the educational resources. Source: California Alliance for Jobs

Tacoma Narrows Bridge  From the rocky history of "Galloping Gerty" to the under-construction second Narrows Bridge, watch a current multi-billion dollar project in action. Bridge cams, project updates are all included. Source: Washington State Dept. of Transportation

GENERAL DOCUMENTS
Contact Information and Background Documents  This provides some background information on this career cluster. Source: Careerclusters.org

Transportation, Distribution and Logistics Career Cluster A public-private initiative of government agencies, educational institutions and business and industry communities for TDL curriculum and support materials. Source: Illinois Office of Educational Services

LESSONS, CURRICULUM EXAMPLES AND RESOURCES
Bicycle & Pedestrian Transportation Curriculum and instructional resources for teaching a bike safety program to elementary students. Source: NCDOT

Building Big   A collection of the wonders of the modern world: bridges, buildings, tunnels and dams. Source: PBS

Center for Urban Transportation Research This center serves as an important resource for policymakers, transportation professionals, the education system, and the public. Check out their transportation resources section. Source: University of Southern Florida

Garrett A. Morgan Technology and Transportation Futures Program Transportation Education resources for grades starting at pre-K to college level. Source: DOT

Going Places, Making Choices Transportation Curriculum This innovative curriculum developed by the developed by the National 4-H Council focuses on raising the awareness of high school age youth about transportation, personal mobility choices now and in the future, and how those choices impact the environment. Source: 4-H

Intelligent Transportation Systems Institute The ITS Institute has created a Ramp Metering Web Module for high school students to explore the important issue of ramp metering. Check out their other resources too. Source: University of Minnesota

National Transportation Library Reference works for class research projects. Source: NTL

Port of Seattle: Teacher Resources Case studies in transportation presented as a short story problem about a real person and a challenge that person faces. Source: Port of Seattle

Roadside Peek View headings such as drive-in diners, neon architecture, drive-in theatres and roadside statues. This is a great resource for those who wish to investigate how transportation has changed the culture of America. Source: Roadsidepeek.com

TeacherSource Lessons: Transportation A search of the PBS TeacherSource lesson bank for "transportation." Source: PBS

The Chunnel This unit will illustrate the physical, economic, and cultural effects of the Chunnel (channel tunnel) on Western Europe. Source: Marsha Yoder

Urban Ecology Transportation Issues SF Bay Area provides the back drop for examining the issues of land use, urban planning and transportation. Source: Urban Ecology