Box 2-A Impact of Gas Prices on Transit Ridership

Transit ridership has increased dramatically over the past few years. Gas prices paid by drivers also increased dramatically until recently. The USDOT Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (formerly known as RITA) and the California DOT cosponsored a study to...

Figure 2-9 U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Highway Vehicle-Miles Traveled (VMT): 1990-2013

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NOTE: Shaded areas indicate economic recessions.

SOURCE: GDP: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis as cited U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS),...

Table 2-5 Motorcoach Carriers, Coaches, Trips, and Passenger Miles: 2010–2013

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Figure 2-8 U.S. Airline Passenger Enplanements: Jan 2003–Jan 2015

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NOTE: Includes enplanements on scheduled services. International enplanements include only U.S. carriers.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information, T-...

Table 2-4 Annual Airline (U.S. and Foreign Carriers) Passenger Enplanements: 2005–2014

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Scheduled flights only

Figure 2-7 Foreign Visits by Main Markets: 2000-2014

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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Travel and...

Figure 2-6 Percentage Commuting by Public Transit: 2013 ACS

SOURCES: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, 2009-2013 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, available at http://www.census.gov/acs as of March 2015.

Figure 2-5 Annual Number of Person Trips by Mode and Purpose: 2009 NHTS

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NOTE: Person trip is a trip by one person in any mode of transportation. Family/Personal Errandsincludes personal business, shopping, and medical/dental appointments.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal...

Figure 2-4 Annual Number of Person Trips by Purpose and Day of Week: 2009 NHTS

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NOTES: Person trip is a trip by one person in any mode of transportation. Family/Personal Errands includes personal business, shopping, and medical/dental appointments. To or From Work includes work-related business trips.

Figure 2-3 Long-Term Trend in Trips per Day by Purpose: 1977, 1983, 1990, and 1995 NPTS, and 2001 and 2009 NHTS

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NOTES: 1990 data have been adjusted to make them more comparable with later data in the series. 1995 "To or From Work" person trips and person miles are believed to be overstated (see Appendix 2 of the 1995 Summary of Travel...