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General

Legacy ID
201

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?

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Our Mission

Our Mission What We Are About

Our 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

Introduction

The 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 Work

Each 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...

Appendix BIndicators of Agency Progress in Meeting Goals

Appendix B Indicators of Agency Progress in Meeting Goals

Performance standards for federal statistical agencies were established through efforts of the Interagency Council on Statistical Policy under the Government Performance Responsibility Act for use in completing the Administration...

Appendix A BTS Legislative Authorities and Mandates

Appendix A BTS Legislative Authorities and Mandates

Establishment. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has been established within the Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) of the Department of Transportation (DOT).

Appropriations. BTS is authorized $27...

Strategies

Strategies How We Will Achieve Our Goals

Our 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 make best use of information technology....

Strategic Goals & Objectives

Strategic Goals & Objectives The Outcomes We're Aiming to Achieve Relevance

We aim to anticipate the needs of decision makers, provide the information that is most useful to them, and demonstrate a thorough understanding of major transportation issues and trends. If our...

Our Vision for the Future

Our Vision for the Future Where We're Going Data and information of high quality will support every significant transportation policy decision, thus advancing the quality of life and economic well being of all Americans.

What does this look like over our time horizon through...