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Selected Studies in Transportation Law

The SSTL series is published jointly by the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) and the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP).

Transportation Law and Government RelationsTransportation Law and Government Relations
November 8, 2007
TRB’s Selected Studies in Transportation Law (SSTL) – Volume 8: Transportation Law and Government Relations, presented in CD-ROM and 3-ring binder format, covers civil rights and transportation agencies, transportation and the United States Constitution, Indian transportation law, and motor vehicle law.  The SSTL series is published jointly by the National Cooperative Highway Research Pro...

Transit Charter Bus Service: Decisions and DocumentsTransit Charter Bus Service: Decisions and Documents
May 26, 2005
TRB’s Selected Studies in Transportation Law (SSTL) – Volume 7, Transit Charter Bus Service: Decisions and Documents, presented in CD-ROM and 3-ring binder format, contains a compilation of the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA’s) decisions and documents dealing with that agency’s interpretation of the Charter Bus Service Requirements.  The decisions are in chronological order startin...

Transit Labor 13(c) DecisionsTransit Labor 13(c) Decisions
September 25, 2003
TRB’s Selected Studies in Transportation Law (SSTL) – Volume 6: Transit Labor 13(c) Decisions covers decisions issued by United States Department of Labor Officials on applications for certification that transit grant applicants have complied with section 13(c) of the Federal Transit Act, 49 U.S.C. 5333(b). The compilation, presented in a CD format, is indexed alphabetically, as well as, by sta...

Transit Law
February 20, 2004
TRB’s Selected Studies in Transportation Law (SSTL) – Volume 5: Transit Law, presented in CD-ROM format, is a comprehensive analysis of laws pertaining to transit development and operation. The report covers transit-related governmental institutions, transportation planning, environmental law, transit funding and finance, procurement, ethics, safety, operational limitations, labor law, civil ri...

Tort Liability of Highway AgenciesTort Liability of Highway Agencies
September 17, 2003
TRB's Selected Studies in Transportation Law (SSTL) - Volume 4: Tort Liability of Highway Agencies covers basic theories of tort liability of public transportation agencies, activities that give rise to transportation tort liability, immunities and defenses, trial preparation, procedural consideration, and shifting or sharing tort liability. The material, presented in a CD format, is a revision...

Environmental Law and TransportationEnvironmental Law and Transportation
September 17, 2003
TRB's Selected Studies in Transportation Law (SSTL) - Volume 3: Environmental Law and Transportation covers environmental law and transportation planning, project environmental analysis and requirements, other environmental laws applicable to transportation projects, acquisition of sites, environmental laws applicable to construction and project operations, and litigation issues. The material, ...

Eminent Domain
September 17, 2003
TRB's Selected Studies in Transportation Law (SSTL) - Volume 2: Eminent Domain contains a comprehensive discussion of issues likely to be encountered in eminent domain situations, including a section on special takings.  This volume is organized into seven sections: Introduction to the Law of Eminent Domain Impairment of Access and Just Compensation Compensation for Noise, Flooding, P...

Construction Contract Law
October 13, 2004
TRB's Selected Studies in Transportation Law (SSTL) - Volume 1: Construction Contract Law covers transportation construction contracts; contractor licensing, qualifications, and bond requirements; bidder mistakes and remedies; disadvantaged business and labor requirements; contract modifications and delays; construction claims and litigation; owners’ rights and remedies; and alternatives to li...