This document shows how transportation agencies can take advantage of the microcomputer resolution. It provides an introduction to the new microcomputer technology (hardware and software) and explores the ways in which microcomputers can be used to meet traffic engineering needs. It is also intended to help those planning and implementing a microcomputer-based information system. Cost estimates are provided. Seven steps to developing a microcomputer system and described. The requirements of a computer consultant/systems analyst are discussed.

An introduction to the application of microcomputers in traffic engineering. Discusses development of computer models and their application to parking lot design, local area traffic modelling, and traffic route design. Addresses all the major issues involved in planning, design, operation, and maintenance of road and traffic systems and associated public transport facilities.

This directory brings together training resource data as reported from technology transfer centers, state highway agencies, professional organizations, universities and the Federal Highway Administration. It gives specific information on available training resources on bridges, drainage, engineering, equipment, management, other resources, road surface, roadside, safety, subgrade, traffic control and winter.

TRB Special Report 256 - Managing Technology Transfer: A Strategy for the Federal Highway Administration addresses how the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration selects research products for technology transfer and transfers those products to the highway industry, in particular the state and local agencies that own, operate, and maintain the nation’s highways.