Implementing transportation knowledge networks
By: Spy Pond Partners, LLC with University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies and Sandy Tucker
Contributors: National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board; National Cooperative Highway Research Program; American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials; United States. Federal Highway Administration; Spy Pond Partners, LLC; University of Minnesota. Center for Transportation Studies
Series: NCHRP report -- 643; Report (National Cooperative Highway Research Program) -- 643.
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 74
ISBN-13: 9780309118118
Subjects: Transportation libraries; Transportation and state; Transportation; Planning; Knowledge management; Business networks
Description: Explores a business plan for the development of Transportation Knowledge Networks (TKNs) in the United States. The business plan defines ten key products and services to be provided to transportation practitioners by the regional TKNs, with support from a national coordination function. TKNs are defined as "decentralized, managed networks linking information providers to users wherever they are located."
Notes: At head of title: National Cooperative Highway Research Program.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 28).

Also available online.

Research sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration NCHRP project 20-75
Table of contents: title: Summary; title: Introduction; title: Initial outreach effort; title: TKN products and strategies; title: Business plan summary; title: Summary of Transportation Knowledge Network outreach activities; title: Implementation plan; title: References; title: Appendices.