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Chapter 1: A Nation Driven by Travel

Over 300 million residents use the Nation’s transportation system every day. Driven primarily by where people live and work, travel demand changes as our Nation grows.

Between 2010 and 2014, the U.S. population grew by 3.1 percent—from 309 million to 319 million. Metropolitan areas...

Preface

Passenger Travel Facts and Figures is a snapshot of the characteristics and trends of personal travel in the United States; the network over which passenger travel takes place; and the related economic, safety, and environmental aspects of passenger travel. An electronic version of this...

Acknowledgements

U.S. Department of Transportation

Anthony FoxxSecretary of Transportation

Victor MendezDeputy Secretary of Transportation

Gregory WinfreeAssistant Secretary forResearch and Technology

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Patricia HuDirector

Rolf SchmittDeputy...