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Transportation Statistics Annual Report 2019

Thursday, December 19, 2019 – The Transportation Statistics Annual Report 2019 (TSAR), a congressionally-mandated report, is now available from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). This edition of the report provides highlights of recent legislation, specifically the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act and the Geospatial Data Act of 2018, that call attention to the importance of credible statistics for public decision-making.

Social and Economic Characteristics of the United States

KEY: NA = not applicable; R = revised; U = data are not available.

^a Estimates are as of July 1 for each year. The numbers for each sub-category in each year may not add up to the total population due to rounding.

^b New metropolitan area definitions were published by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in 2003. These definitions were applied to population data by the Census Bureau beginning with the data from the 2000 Census. A new term, core based statistical areas (CBSAs), collectively refers to metropolitan and micropolitan statistical...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Announces Solving for Safety Visualization Challenge Winner

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced University of Central Florida (UCF) as the winner of the Solving for Safety Visualization Challenge. The challenge is a $350,000 national, multistage competition seeking innovative analytical visualization tools to improve safety on our nation’s road and rail systems.

“Safety is the Department’s top priority and the Solving for Safety Visualization Challenge, which the University of Central Florida won impressively, is part of ongoing efforts to save lives and prevent injuries,” said Secretary Elaine L. Chao.

Sources of Border Wait Time Data

Blue Water Bridge - This page shows Tweets from the Blue Water Bridge’s Twitter account that show the latest wait time information for crossing the bridge for both cars and trucks.

Caltrans - This website shows southbound (to Mexico) border wait times for the San Ysidro Border...

August 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 1.4% in August from July, rising to a new all-time high with the second consecutive monthly increase, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS). From August 2018 to August 2019, the index rose 4.1% compared to a rise of 5.5% from August 2017 to August 2018 (Tables 1, 2, and 2A).