Research and Development (pdf 45k), WSDOT policy paper, November 2008.

Transportation Research: Value to the Nation--Value to the States (pdf 2.28mb)National Cooperative Highway Research Program Project 20-80(1)
Surveys the state DOTs for the uses of transportation research programs funded through SAFETEA-LU.

SCOR Authorization Research Recommendations (pdf 559k )
AASHTO Standing Committee on Research

Investment in Transportation, Education, and Research (pdf 768k)
The Source of Intellectual Capital, Knowledge, and Innovation in Transportation
A position paper of the Strategic Alliance for the Advancement of Transportation for TEA-21 reauthorization.

A New Vision & Mission for America’s Federal Surface Transportation Program (pdf 2.6mb) ARTBA Recommendations for SAFETEA-LU Reauthorization support increased investment in transportation research (Part III, pg 15)

Transforming Transportation Policy tor the 21^st Century (pdf 623k) Highlights of a Forum Convened by the Comptroller General of the United States. September 2007. GAO-07-1210SP. Role of federal government should include research and innovation and data collection (pg 12)

Surface Transportation Research Funding  American Society of Civil Engineers. October 2006

Surface Transportation Reauthorization Arrives. What Are the Outcomes and the Prospects for Research? Ann M. Brach. TR NEWS 240 September–October 2005. pg 39-42)

Comparison of Multi-Year Totals and Annual Averages for Research: TEA-21 and SAFETEA-LU (pdf (140k) (6-year totals for TEA-21; 5-year totals for SAFETEA-LU). A. Brach, 8/15/2005

TEA-21 Reauthorization

Summary of TEA-21 Reauthorization Positions (pdf 140k)
Council of University Transportation Centers