Data Spotlights

Record Breaking Increases in Motor Fuel Prices in 2022

Data Highlights

Regular Gasoline Price per Gallon

$3.52 February 2022, +$1.02 from February 2021

State, Local Gov't Spending on Parking Facilities

$43M January 2022, - $48M from January 2021

Rail Transit Ridership

172M January 2022, +59M from January 2021

Air Transportation Employees

527K February 2022, +91K from February 2021

Docked Bikeshare Trips

1.67M February 2022, +128K from February 2021

Automobile Sales

200K January 2022, -50K from January 2021

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September 29, 2022

More Rail Tank Cars Meet DOT-117 Safety Standards in 2021

In accordance with the 2015 Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) released its Fleet Composition of Rail Tank Cars Carrying Class 3 Flammable Liquids: 2022 Report. The report discusses the progress in upgrading the rail tank car fleet to the DOT-117 standard, which meets new safety requirements, and summarizes the types of rail tank cars carrying Class 3 flammable liquids. There is a rolling phase out schedule of tank cars based on

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