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Massachusetts Fast Facts 2000

Massachusetts Fast Facts 2000 Transportation System Extent

All public roads: 35,311 miles Interstate: 566 miles Road bridges: 4,952 Class I railroad trackage: 455 miles Inland waterways: 90 miles Public use airports: 42 (8 certificated for air carrier operations)1

Vehicles and...

I - Glossary

I - Glossary

British thermal unit (Btu): The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 pound of water 1 degree Fahrenheit (F) at or near 39.2 degrees F and 1 atmosphere of pressure.

Certificated airport: An airport holding an operating certificate issued by the...

H - Information on Data Sources

H - Information on Data Sources Airline freight and passenger data

The U.S. Department of Transportations (USDOT) Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) collects and compiles data on the volume of revenue passengers, freight, and mail traffic handled and reported by the nations large...

AcknowledgmentsBureau of Transportation Statistics

Acknowledgments U.S. Department of Transportation

Norman Y. Mineta Secretary

Michael P. Jackson Deputy Secretary

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Rick Kowalewski Acting Director

William J. Chang Associate Director for Information Technology

John V. Wells...

Table 7-7: Highway Noise Barriers: 1999

Table 7-7: Highway Noise Barriers: 1999

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State Total length (meters) Barrier cost ($ 1998) Alabama 0 0 Alaska 9,338 2,742,486 Arizona 48,593 15,130,670 Arkansas 1,989 653,497 California 777,160 487,177,331 Colorado 104,377 45,351,408 Connecticut 46,...

Table 7-6: Maryland Air Quality Nonattainment Areas for Ozone (O3)

Table 7-6: Maryland Air Quality Nonattainment Areas for Ozone (O3)

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County Area Nonattainment in year Redesignation to attainment Classification Part or whole county Population (2000) Anne Arundel Baltimore 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 NA Severe-15 Whole 489,656 Baltimore...

Table 7-4: Maryland and U.S. Motor-Fuel Use: 2000

Table 7-4: Maryland and U.S. Motor-Fuel Use: 2000

(Millions of gallons)

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Vehicle ownership GasolineGasoline Highway use Gasoline Nonhighway use Special fuel (mainly diesel) Total use Maryland United States Maryland United States Maryland United States Maryland...

Table 7-3: Transportation Energy Consumption per Capita: 1999

Table 7-3: Transportation Energy Consumption per Capita: 1999

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State Population (thousands) Petroleum All energy sources Total (trillion Btu) Per capita1 (million Btu) Total (trillion Btu) Per capita1 (million Btu) Alabama 4,370 437.8 100.2 460.7 105.4 Alaska 620...