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Pocket Guide to Transportation 2001
Pocket Guide to Transportation 2001BTS00-08
NOTE: This edition of Pocket Guide is provided as a historical reference. A newer edition of this publication, with more recent data for many items, is available. Some information and data in the historical document for a...
Preface
PrefaceStatistics published in this Pocket Guide to Transportation come from many different sources. Some statistics are based on samples and are subject to sampling variability. Statistics may also be subject to omissions and errors in reporting, recording, and processing.
Preface
PrefaceStatistics published in this Pocket Guide to Transportation come from many different sources. Some statistics are based on samples and are subject to sampling variability. Statistics may also be subject to omissions and errors in reporting, recording, and processing.
Strategies
Strategies How We Will Achieve Our GoalsOur objectives are ambitious; our operating environment and data collection are very decentralized; and our resources are limited. So we must become more efficient. We must streamline our processes and the make best use of information technology...
Strategic Goals & Objectives
Strategic Goals & Objectives The Outcomes We Are Aiming to Achieve Relevance.We intend to anticipate the needs of stakeholders, provide the information that is most useful and responsive to them, and demonstrate a thorough understanding of major transportation issues and...
Our Vision for the Future
Our Vision for the Future Where We Are Going Data and information of high quality will inform transportation policy decisions at all levels thus advancing the quality of life and economic well being of all Americans.Who are our customers?
...Our Mission
Our Mission What We Are AboutOur mission is to lead in developing transportation data and information of high quality, and to advance their effective use in both public and private transportation decisionmaking.
Our mission is the starting point for all of our programs and...
Introduction
IntroductionThe Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), a statistical agency within the Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), compiles, analyzes, and publishes data and information needed for transportation decisionmaking,...
Guiding Principles
Guiding Principles How We Will Manage Our WorkEach decision we make and each strategy we construct, must meet certain basic norms for how we want to manage. Each of these guiding principles is necessary to ensure the long-term health and survival of BTS:
Mandates We...