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May 14, 2008
Community Resources |
| The Arts Centre The Arts Centre promotes arts education by creating valuable Arts curriculum as well as hosting events and exhibits that promote the arts. The Arts Centre, located in the old Federal building, is the leading arts education facility in the region. |
| Martinsburg Public Library The present Martinsburg library was founded by the Martinsburg Woman's Club in 1926. Over the years the library has been in different locations, but in 1968, the current library building opened at its present site on the corner of King and Queen streets. The year 2001 marked the library's 75th year of continuous service to our community. |
| Main Street Martinsburg Main Street Martinsburg is dedicated to assisting the community in revitalizing the downtown commercial district through historic preservation. |
| Martinsburg Roundhouse The mission of the Berkeley County Roundhouse Authority is the preservation and rehabilitation of the Martinsburg Roundhouse Center for adaptive re-use as an historic attraction of National significance and community center for public events. |
| Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce website provide information for businesses and vistors interested in visiting Jefferson County. |
Education and Research Resources Back to the Top |
| National Transit Library Access a virtual library on transportation. TransCat search engine. Information for transportation related decision makers, and for the general public, e.g: new car rollover ratings, careers in transportation, filing an airline complaint. |
| National Transportation Center Learn about the mission of the National Transportation Center to advance technology and expertise in the many disciplines comprising transportation through the mechanisms of education, research and technology transfer at the university level. The NTC is located on the Morgan State University campus in Baltimore, Maryland. Learn about careers in transportation and training and research opportunities for faculty and transportation professionals. |
| National Transit Database This website contains the Federal Transit Administration collection of data on mass transportation. Over 600 of the nation's transportation providers submit data annually. See national trends for safety, security, ridership, measures of cost, efficiency, and effectiveness. |
| Eastern Panhandle Clean Air Connection Eastern Panhandle Clean Air Connection is a public-private community partnership sponsored by local governments of Berkeley and Jefferson Counties and the City of Martinsburg, and managed by the Region 9 Planning and Development Council. |
Government Resources Back to the Top |
| Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Learn of grants and other programs through which FTA (a division of US Department of Transportation) provides financial assistance to develop new transit systems and improve, maintain, and operate existing systems. FTA oversees thousands of grants to hundreds of state and local transit providers (such as EPTA). Grants management information. Federal transit laws may be accessed. |
| Federal Acquisition Regulation The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) was established to codify uniform policies for acquisition of supplies and services by executive agencies. |
| United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) Answers questions about the department and its many agencies. Site has a job search and provides information on student opportunities. Disability resource center for employees. Find out about safety issues, how to import a car, about the Transportation Safety Act of 2003, grant opportunities, and much more. The department’s stated mission includes that of keeping the traveling public safe and secure and increasing mobility. |
| West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) This website contains travel information for drivers and tourists, and describes West Virginia’s Courtesy Patrol to assist stranded motorists. Here you will learn about West Virginia’s airports, buses, roadways, railways, and rivers, and the department’s seven divisions, including the Division of Public Transit and the Division of Motor Vehicles. Business information. Job Postings. More. |
Transportation Resources Back to the Top |
| American Public Transportation Asociation This website is designed to better inform the public about the benefits and importance of public transportation for all Americans — even if they never board a train or a bus. |
| Center for Transportation Excellence This is a transportation policy research center. Research materials, strategies, and other forms of support on the benefit of public transportation. |
| Community Transportation Association Membership is open to transit providers, friends of transportation, others. Benefits include subscription to Community Transportation Magazine. Association believes that effective public and community transportation contributes mightily to the quality of life. |
| Hagerstown/Eastern Panhandle Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) This website describes the Long Range Multi-Modal Transportation Plan under development for the tri-county region that includes Washington County, Maryland, and Berkeley and Jefferson counties in West Virginia. This agency is the federally designated planning agency for this area. |
| LSC Transportation Consultants, Inc. Information about the PanTran Short Range Transit Plan will be posted on this site. |