Assistant Professor and Reference & Liaison Librarian (STEM)
801 S. Morgan St
Chicago, IL 60607
Reference Librarian
801 S. Morgan St.
2-131 LIB
Chicago, IL 60607
Article Resources
- PAIS Index (1914 - current) - see also: Public Affairs Information Service International Political, social, and public policy issues, especially any topics that are or might become the subject of legislation.
- Transportation Research Information Service (TRIS)
World's largest and most comprehensive bibliographic database on transportation information and research.
Local government sources
- CTA Freedom of Information Act PageYou can often request information directly from CTA if you need something and they don't have it.
Additional Local Resources
- Mapnificent Chicago Commute Time MapA quick tool for commute times by location.
Data sources
- Cook County Open DataIf you need info beyond Chicago city limits
- SimplyAnalytics
A web-based mapping, analytics, and data visualization application with 100,000+ data variables, including demographic data from the US Census dating back to 1980, the American Community Survey (ACS), consumer spending data from the Consumer Expenditure Survey (CEX), and D&B's Points-of-Interest business directory providing access to over 5 million US business profiles. Additionally, users have access to the MRI-SimmonsLOCAL consumer behavior dataset, which includes data on over 8,000 brands, 450 categories and detailed lifestyle data, the PRIZM Premier marketing segmentation system, and the Community Lifestages dataset. The CDC PLACES health data delivered by SimplyAnalytics provides 27 diverse health measures, including Health Outcomes, Prevention, Health Risk Behaviors, and Health Status. Data is largely available down to the block group level, and custom locations can be created.
To save your searches, you need to sign up for an account using your UIC email address.
Access restricted to 5 concurrent users.
If you are looking for data on another city you can generally google the open data portal for that city, and it should have transportation data.
National Resources
- U.S Department of TransportationThe areas of focus menu on the upper right is helpful, there are many subdepartments listed up there as well