An On-line Tour of State DOTs
An ITS Online Exclusive!
In the past year more and more state Departments of Transportation have discovered the Internet, and many state
DOTs now host their own web or gopher sites. Just how useful are these sites? What information, especially ITS-related
information, can you find online? Are these sites making full use of the capabilities of the Internet?
Those are the questions ITS Online set out to answer in its on-line tour.
We periodically visit each state DOT site we can locate on the Internet, in an alphabetical sequence. For each site we visit, we
rank the site in terms of overall effectiveness, and highlight the site's notable features and interesting or unusual content.
Our ranking system ranges from zero to four "thumbs up," and is based on a combination of the following factors:
- Overall information content (and useful links) on the site
- ITS-related information content (and useful links) on the site
- Site organization (how easy is it to move around and find useful information?)
- Information currency (how often is information updated or new information added?)
- Full use of the Internet (does the site take advantage of the latest Internet/web technology?)
We rank each site, based on a combination of the above criteria, as follows:
Minimal information is online -- not much here
A good start -- may be under heavy construction
An excellent site -- contains a lot of good stuff
A superior site -- one of the best
We also use a half thumbs-up to indicate rankings that are between the general levels described
above.
Of course, the Internet and World-Wide Web are extremely dynamic, and new information is coming online all the time.
We update these site reviews periodically. We encourage the DOTs to let us (and our readers) know when they
make major additions or enhancements to their sites, by posting "What's New" on their own web
sites. (Click here for the posting form.) We also
encourage state DOT representatives -- and our readers in general -- to let us know if they feel that specific rankings
are too low (or too high), by sending email to itsol@io.com. Be sure to be
specific with your comments, and we will re-evaluate the site ranking based on your input.
Includes reviews of the following state Internet sites:
- Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities
- Arizona Department of Transportation (Ranking Increased!)
- California Department of Transportation (CALTRANS)
- Connecticut Department of Transportation
- Florida Department of Transportation (Ranking Restored!)
- Georgia Department of Transportation
- Hawaii State Department of Transportation
- Idaho Department of Transportation
- Illinois Department of Transportation
- Indiana Department of Transportation
- Iowa Department of Transportation (New Review!)
- Kansas Department of Transportation (Re-structured Site!)
Includes reviews of the following state Internet sites:
- Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
- Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
- Maryland Department of Transportation
- Massachusetts Department of Transportation
- Michigan Department of Transportation
- Minnesota Department of Transportation
- Montana Department of Transportation
- New Jersey Department of Transportation
- New York State Department of Transportation
- North Carolina Department of Transportation
- North Dakota Department of Transportation
- Ohio Department of Transportation
Includes reviews of the following state Internet sites:
- Oklahoma Department of Transportation (Ranking Increased!)
- Oregon Department of Transportation (Ranking Increased!)
- Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (Ranking Increased!)
- Rhode Island Department of Transportation (New Listing/Review)
- South Dakota Department of Transportation (Ranking Increased!)
- Tennessee Department of Transportation (Ranking Increased!)
- Texas Department of Transportation (Ranking Increased!)
- Utah Department of Transportation (Ranking Decreased!)
- Vermont Agency of Transportation (New Listing/Review)
- Virginia Department of Transportation (Ranking Increased!)
- Washington State Department of Transportation
- West Virginia Department of Transportation (New Listing/Review)
- Wisconsin Department of Transportation (Partial Review)
- Wyoming Department of Transportation
Not on the Tour... (either not on the Internet yet, or in our "to review" queue)
- Alabama Department of Transportation
- Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department
- Colorado Department of Transportation
- Delaware Department of Transportation
- District of Columbia Department of Public Works
- Maine Department of Transportation
- Mississippi Department of Transportation
- Missouri Highway and Transportation Department
- Nebraska Department of Roads
- Nevada Department of Transportation
- New Hampshire Department of Transportation
- New Mexico State Highway and Transportation Department
- South Carolina Department of Transportation
Acknowledgement: Thanks to the Transportation Research Board
for maintaining the most up-to-date list of State
Highway and Transportation Departments on the Internet.
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