BTS | Figure 8 - Modal Split (Trips) in the United States for Short and Long Distance Travel

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Figure 8
Modal Split (Trips) in the United States for Short and Long Distance Travel

Modal share in percentage of trips
Figure showing modal split (trips) in the United States for short and long distance travel among non-motorized, automobile, public, and air transportation
Trip distance, km (log scale)

Gray data points = 1990
White data points = 1995

Note: Trips consist of day trips and period trips (longer than one day).

Sources: U.S. Department of Transportation (1991) and Research Triangle Institute (1997)

Figure 8 Modal Split (Trips) in the United States for Short and Long Distance Travel

Figure 8
Modal Split (Trips) in the United States for Short and Long Distance Travel