BOX 2-A - Highway Functional Classification System

The Federal Highway Administration classifies roads according to the type of service provided and the type of area (urban or rural). There are three main types of roads: 1) arterials that provide the highest level of mobility for...

Figure 7-6 - Average Transit Fare per Passenger-Mile by Selected Service Type: 1993-2003

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NOTES: Data for 2003 are preliminary.  Fares include subsidies.  For definitions of service types, see Glossary.

To...

Figure 10-8 - Net Federal Subsidies to Passenger Transportation by Mode: Fiscal Years 1992-2002

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NOTES: Net federal subsidy is estimated as federal outlays minus federal receipts from transportation taxes and user fees. Actual outlays...

Long-Distance Travel by Young Adults

Overall, the percentage of long-distance trips1 made by young adults aged 18 to 29 (15.6 percent) was about the same as this age group's share of the U.S. population (16.4 percent). However, when the age group is broken down...

BOX 4-B - Labor Force Participation Rates

In 2001, the labor force participation rate (LFPR) for males aged 16 to 19 was 50 percent, rising to 82 percent for those 20 to 24, and 93 percent for those 25 to 34. For females, the corresponding LFPRs in 2001 were 49 percent, 73...

Figure 4-9 - How People Get to Work: 2003

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SOURCES: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, American Housing Survey for the United States, H150 (Washington, DC:...

Figure 9-4 - Value Added by For-Hire Transportation to U.S. GDP and Share of GDP: 1993-2003

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KEY: GDP = Gross Domestic Product.

NOTES: To eliminate the effects of inflation over time, the Bureau of Transportation...

Figure 2-1 - Transportation Capital Stock for Selected Modes: 1993-2003

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NOTES: Unless otherwise noted, data include only privately owned capital stock. Consumer motor vehicles are considered consumer durable goods. In-house...

Figure 10-7 - Gross Government Investment in Transportation Infrastructure by Mode: 1991-2001

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NOTES: Investment data here are in terms of calendar years unlike the other data in section 10, which are in terms of fiscal years....

Figure 13-7 - Average Loaded U.S. Railcar Weight: 1993-2003

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NOTE: Average railcar weight is total tons transported divided by total carloads transported.

SOURCES: Association of American Railroads (AAR), Railroad...