BTS 74-25

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) is always seeking ways to better serve the transportation community and public with statistical information, data, and analysis tools. As part of our ongoing efforts to modernize, BTS is reviewing our current practices and strategies to: 

• Keep up with dramatic changes in transportation by shifting our emphasis from trends and recent conditions to more frequent, forward-looking indicators of transportation use and performance; 
• Adopt new data sources and new analytical methods for more timely, less expensive, and more responsive information products; 
• Expand our emphasis areas from our traditional strengths in freight, aviation, and economics to other aspects of transportation; and  
• Continue to meet our mandates and maximize efficiency in delivery of our current product portfolio, including benchmarks that establish the transportation universe for subject-specific measures and provide a foundation for timely transportation indicators. 

BTS appreciates comments and suggestions from partners, stakeholders, data users, and others to inform this review and help us to continue to provide effective products and services in the future. Send your thoughts to bts_modernization@dot.gov.