U. S. Department of Transportation Bureau Of Transportation Statistics
Almost any activity that people engage in outside the home - working, managing personal business, socializing - relies on access to transportation of some kind. And many factors, from sidewalk design to the width of the airplane aisles, affect peoples' access to transportation. Years of gathering data and conducting research have focused on identifying the transportation habits and needs of America's general population, but until now, no national data has allowed for analyses of the specific transportation habits and needs of people with disabilities, nor provided for contrasts to the...
Almost any activity that people engage in outside the home - working, managing personal business, socializing - relies on access to transportation of ...
U. S. Department of Transportation Bureau Of Transportation Statistics
According to new estimated by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the US Department of Transportation's Research and Innovative Technology Administration and the Federal Highway Administration, over 19 billion tons of freight, valued at $13 trillion, was carried over 4.4 trillion ton-miles in the US in 2002. This means that on a typical day in the US in 2002, about 53 million tons of goods valued at about $36 billion moved nearly 12 billion ton-miles on the national multimodal transportation network. The new estimates combine data from the Commodity Flow Survey - the most comprehensive...
According to new estimated by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the US Department of Transportation's Research and Innovative Technology Admi...
U. S. Department of Transportation Bureau Of Transportation Statistics
The nation's interconnected network of highways, railroads, airports, pipelines, and waterways and ports is essential to most economic activity in the nation, enabling access by businesses and households to markets throughout the United States and the world. This report presents major highlights on freight shipments in the United States in 2002, using the Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) and other data sources. It also presents snapshots of changes in freight movements in 1993, 1997, and 2002, highlighting major trends during this period. While the report primarily relies on 2002 CFS preliminary...
The nation's interconnected network of highways, railroads, airports, pipelines, and waterways and ports is essential to most economic activity in the...
U. S. Department of Transportation Bureau Of Transportation Statistics
This report provides summary statistics on the physical characteristics, use, and performance of transportation networks in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and Japan-the Group of Seven (G-7) countries. Data on safety, transportation-related energy use, and environmental impacts are also given. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) used many sources to assemble these data, but relied primarily on statistical compendiums published by international agencies to obtain data about Japan and European G-7 countries. Although basic socioeconomic data are...
This report provides summary statistics on the physical characteristics, use, and performance of transportation networks in the United States, Canada,...
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Recent work in the private sector and current policy debates has refocused attention on Federal subsidies to passenger transportation modes. To provide the Department of Transportation with an independent analysis of this issue, BTS developed data on federal transportation revenues, expenditures, and net subsidies, by mode. We have also included discussions of cost allocation formulas with respect to federal trust funds, and of normalization metrics, both of which are important issues for such calculations. In addition we have discussed the role of social costs and benefits analysis of modal...
Recent work in the private sector and current policy debates has refocused attention on Federal subsidies to passenger transportation modes. To provid...
U. S. Department of Transportation Bureau Of Transportation Statistics
Compiled and published by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), "National Transportation Statistics" presents information on the U.S. transportation system, including its physical components, safety record, economic performance, energy use, and environmental impacts. "National Transportation Statistics" is a companion document to the "Transportation Statistics Annual Report," which analyzes some of the data presented here, and "State Transportation Statistics," which presents state level data on many of the same topics presented here. This report...
Compiled and published by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), "National Transportation Statistics" pres...
U. S. Department of Transportation Bureau Of Transportation Statistics
The "Transportation Statistics Annual Report" describes the Nation's transportation system, the system's performance, its contributions to the economy, and its effects on people and the environment. This 21st edition of the report is based on information collected or compiled by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), a principle Federal statistical agency at the U.S. Department of Transportation.
The "Transportation Statistics Annual Report" describes the Nation's transportation system, the system's performance, its contributions to the economy...
U. S. Department of Transportation Bureau Of Transportation Statistics
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) presents "State Transportation Statistics 2015," a statistical profile of transportation in the 50 States and the District of Columbia. This is the 13th annual edition of "State Transportation Statistics," a companion document to "National Transportation Statistics (NTS)," which is updated quarterly on the BTS website. This publication presents transportation information from BTS and other Federal Government agencies and national sources.
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) presents "State Transportation Statistics 2015," a statistical profile of transportation in the 50 State...
U. S. Department of Transportation Bureau Of Transportation Statistics
Canada and Mexico are the United States' largest trading and travel partners-accounting for one-third of the value of U.S. international trade-and are the top destinations for Americans traveling abroad. Since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) came into effect in January 1994, Canada's and Mexico's shares of overall U.S. international trade and travel have grown. This cross-border trade and travel represents a large amount of economic activity, commerce, and tourism of benefit to all three countries. As trade and travel increase, questions about how they affect the U.S....
Canada and Mexico are the United States' largest trading and travel partners-accounting for one-third of the value of U.S. international trade-and are...
U. S. Department of Transportation Bureau Of Transportation Statistics
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics "Pocket Guide to Transportation" is a quick reference guide to significant transportation statistics. All the previous seven sections plus a new Major Trends section are included.
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics "Pocket Guide to Transportation" is a quick reference guide to significant transportation statistics. All the ...