Front Matter

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics is a component of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA). RITA also includes the Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office; Office of Research, Development & Technology; Office of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing; Transportation Safety Institute; and Volpe National Transportation Systems Center.

U.S. Department of Transportation
Ray H. LaHood
Secretary

Research and Innovative Technology Administration
Peter H. Appel
Administrator

Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Steven D. Dillingham, Ph.D.
Director

Recommended Citation
U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, BTS Significant Accomplishments 2009
(Washington, DC: 2009)

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Project manager: Long Nguyen
Editor: Chip Moore
Report design: Alpha Wingfield

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics gratefully acknowledges the many individuals who contributed to the writing and compilation of this report.