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Access to Intercity Transportation in Rural Areas Interactive Map
Friday, January 10, 2019 - In 2018, 88.9% of the nation’s 90.1 million rural residents had access to intercity transportation, up from 86.6% in 2006. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS) released an interactive map application today that displays the percent of rural population that has access to intercity transportation services.
November 2019 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)
The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, rose 0.1% in November from October, rising for the second consecutive month, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS). From November 2018 to November 2019, the index fell 0.8% compared to a rise of 5.8% from November 2017 to November 2018 (Tables 1, 2, and 2A).