Chapter 5: People, Energy, and the Environment

"The transportation enterprise must be equitable, flexible, and sensitive to environmental issues. We must keep in mind that transportation is a meansnot an end; the common good must take priority over specific...

Table 5-1 Population and Passenger Travel in the United States: 1977 and 1995

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Transportation Fatalities: 1975-2025

Figure 4-25 Merchandise Imports from Mexico: 1998 (Surface modes)

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Transborder Surface Freight data (Washington, DC: Various...

Figure 6-1 Nationwide Differential GPS Coverage as of November 2000

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Coast Guard Navigation Center, personal communication, October 2000.

Figure 4-15 Shipping Times from the United States: 2000

Sources: FedEx, personal communication, May 15, 2000; DHL, personal communication, May 2000.

Passenger-Miles: 1975-2025

Figure 5-17 Annual Long-Distance Trip Rates: 1977 and 1995

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 1995 American Travel Survey data (Washington, DC: 2000),...

Figure 4-18 World Shipping Deliveries: 1975

Note: The Maritime Administration moved from the Department of Commerce to the Department of Transportation in 1982.

Source: U.S. Department of...

Figure 7-5 Worldwide Casualties Due to International Terrorism: 1993-98

Source: U.S. Department of State, Patterns of Global Terrorism 1998 (Washington, DC: 1999), appendix C.