Appendix B - Data Sources and Availability
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
| Publication/database | Source | Website | Tables | Update available (approx.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Carrier Activity Information System (ACAIS) | U.S. DOT, Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Airports | http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/ | 3-9 | 4th quarter |
| Air Carrier Statistics | U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information | http://www.transtats.bts.gov/ | 1-11, 1-12, 3-8, 4-6, 4-7 | 3rd quarter |
| AirData | U.S. EPA | http://www.epa.gov/airdata/ | 7-7 | 4th quarter |
| Airport Facilities Data | U.S. DOT, Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aeronautical Information Services | http://www.faa.gov/airports/airport_safety/ | 1-10 | Bimonthly |
| Alcohol-Impaired Driving | U.S. DOT, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/CMSWeb/index.aspx | 2-8 | 4th quarter |
| Alternative Fueling Stations | U.S. DOE, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center | http://www.afdc.energy.gov/ | 7-6 | Monthly |
| Alternatives to Traditional Transportation Fuels | U.S. DOE, Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Consumption and Efficiency Statistics | http://www.eia.gov/renewable/ | 7-5 | 4th quarter |
| American Community Survey | U.S. Census Bureau | http://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/ | 4-1 | 4th quarter |
| Boating Registration | U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Auxiliary and Boating Safety | http://www.uscgboating.org/ | 5-6 | 2nd quarter |
| Boating Statistics | U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Auxiliary and Boating Safety | http://www.uscgboating.org | 2-17, 2-18 | 2nd quarter |
| Border Crossing/Entry Data | U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics | http://www.bts.gov/programs/international | 3-12, 3-13, 3-14, 3-15, 3-16, 3-17, 3-18, 3-19, 3-20, 3-21, 3-22, 3-23, 4-9, 4-10, 4-11, 4-12, 4-13, 4-14, 4-15, 4-16, 4-17, 4-18, 4-19, 4-20 | 2nd quarter |
| Commodity Flow Survey | U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics | http://www.bts.gov/publications/commodity_flow_survey/ | 3-1, 3-2, 3-3 | 2012 (quinquennial) |
| County Business Patterns | U.S. Census Bureau | http://www.census.gov/econ/cbp/index.html | 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 6-6 | 2nd quarter |
| Cruise Passenger Statistics | U.S. DOT, Maritime Administration | http://www.marad.dot.gov/resources/data-statistics/ | 4-8 | 2nd quarter |
| Fatality Analysis Reporting System Encyclopedia | U.S. DOT, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | http://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov/Main/index.aspx | 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-7, 2-25, 2-26 | 4th quarter |
| Gasoline Prices by Formulation, Grade, Sales Type | U.S. DOE, Energy Information Administration | http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_pri_allmg_a_epm0_pta_dpgal_a.htm | 6-11 | 4th quarter |
| General Aviation and Part 135 Activity Surveys | U.S. DOT, Federal Aviation Administration | http://www.faa.gov/data_research/aviation_data_statistics/general_aviation/ | 5-7 | 1st quarter |
| Hazmat Summary by State | U.S. DOT, PHMSA, Office of Hazardous Material Safety | http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/library/data-stats/incidents | 2-19, 2-20 | Monthly |
| Highway Statistics | U.S. DOT, Federal Highway Administration | http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm | 1-1, 1-2, 1-4, 2-1, 4-2, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 6-12, 7-4 | 1st quarter |
| Maritime Statistics | U.S. DOT, Maritime Administration | http://www.marad.dot.gov/resources/data-statistics/ | 3-6, 3-7 | 3rd quarter |
| Maximum Posted Speed Limits for Passenger Vehicles | Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Highway Loss Data Institute | http://www.iihs.org/iihs/topics/laws/speedlimits?topicName=speed | 2-9 | Monthly |
| Motorcycle and Bicycle Helmet Laws | Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Highway Loss Data Institute | http://www.iihs.org/iihs/topics#statelaws | 2-5 | Monthly |
| National Bridge Inventory | U.S. DOT, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Bridge Technology | http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/nbi.cfm | 1-5, 1-6, 1-7 | 4th quarter |
| National Transit Database | U.S. DOT, Federal Transit Administration | http://www.ntdprogram.gov | 1-8, 1-9, 2-16, 4-3, 4-4 | 3rd quarter |
| Overseas Visitors to Selected U.S. States and Territories and Overseas Visitors to Select U.S. Cities/Hawaiian Islands | U.S. Dept. of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Office of Travel & Tourism Industries | http://travel.trade.gov/ | 4-21, 4-22 | 2nd quarter |
| Pipeline Statistics | U.S. DOT, PHMSA, Office of Pipeline Safety | http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/pipeline | 2-21, 2-22, 2-23 | 2nd quarter |
| Population Estimates | U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau | http://www.census.gov/popest/index.html | 2-1, 2-7, 2-26, 5-3, 7-3, 7-4 | 2nd quarter |
| Office of Safety Analysis | U.S. DOT, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Analysis | http://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/OfficeofSafety | 2-10, 2-11, 2-12, 2-13, 2-14, 2-15 | 4th quarter |
| Railroads and States | Association of American Railroads | http://www.aar.org | 1-13, 1-14, 3-4, 6-7 | 2nd quarter |
| Safety Belt Use | U.S. DOT, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/CMSWeb/index.aspx | 2-6 | 3rd quarter |
| Safety Belt Use Laws | Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Highway Loss Data Institute | http://www.iihs.org/iihs/topics/laws/safetybeltuse | 2-4 | Monthly |
| State and Local Government Finances | U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau | https://www.census.gov/govs/local/ | 6-8, 6-9 | 3rd quarter |
| State Energy Data System | U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration | http://www.eia.gov/state/seds/seds-data-complete.cfm#consumption | 7-1, 7-2, 7-3 | 2nd quarter |
| State Fact Sheets | National Passenger Railroad Corporation (Amtrak), News & Media | http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?c=Page&pagename=am%2FLayout&cid=1246041980432 | 4-5 | Annual |
| State Laws | U.S. DOT, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | http://www.distraction.gov/ | 2-24 | Regular |
| Survey of State Funding for Public Transportationt https://bookstore.transportation.org/item_details.aspx?ID=1588 as of Jul. 14, 2011. | American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials | http://scopt.transportation.org/Pages/MTAPPublications.aspx | 6-10 | 2nd quarter |
| Toll Facilities in the United States: Bridges-Roads-Tunnels-Ferries | U.S. DOT, Federal Highway Administration | http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/tollpage.htm | 1-3 | no historical information |
| Transborder Surface Freight Data | U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics | http://www.bts.gov/programs/international/transborder/ | 3-10, 3-11, 3-24 | 1st quarter |
| U.S. Civil Airmen Statistics | U.S. DOT, Federal Aviation Administration | http://www.faa.gov/data_research/aviation_data_statistics/civil_airmen_statistics/ | 5-8 | 3rd quarter |
| Urban Mobility Report | Texas Transportation Institute | http://mobility.tamu.edu/ums/ | 5-5 | 3rd quarter |
| USA Trade Online | U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau | https://usatrade.census.gov/ | 3-24 | Regular |
| Waterborne Commerce in the United States | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Navigation Data Center | http://www.navigationdatacenter.us/ | 1-15, 1-16, 3-5, 3-24 | 4th quarter |
KEY: PHMSA = Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; MARAD = Maritime Administration; U.S. DOE = U.S. Department of Energy; U.S. DOT = U.S. Department of Transportation; U.S. EPA = U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.