National Transportation Knowledge Network

Throughout the country, regional transportation knowledge networks (TKNs) are established or being developed to help facilitate access to information in support of transportation development.

Benefits of TKNs

The cooperative efforts of TKNs

  • provide the combined resources of all institutions to members,
  • deliver a wider pool of expertise to locate and provide needed information,
  • create a platform for interoperability for tools and information, and
  • enable leveraging of resources through coordinated acquisitions and lending agreements.
    • Local point of contact for access to local, regional, and national information resources
    • Improved and new services and tools for eastern/southeastern transportation community
    • Ensured access and preservation to all participant institution’s information products
National TKN Regional TKNs Customer Needs
  • Researchers
  • Policy Makers
  • Students
  • Engineers
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