2 Moving People

The U.S. transportation system makes personal mobility possible. Every day people use the transportation system to get to and from work, school, and shopping and for recreational, social, and personal purposes.

1-4 Airport Runway Pavement Condition

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Note: National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) airports include commercial service airports, reliever airports, and selected general aviation airports.

Source: As cited in U.S. Department of Transportation,...

1-3 Transportation Vehicles

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1-2 Transportation Facilities

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1-1 Transportation Network Length

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1 Infrastructure

The U.S. transportation system consists of a network of roads, bridges, airports, railroads, transit systems, ports, waterways, and pipelines, connecting the Nation to the rest of the world.

A Closer Look: Jan. 2000 – Jun. 2015

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Sources: Seasonally Adjusted Transportation Data—U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, available at www.bts.gov as of September 2015.

A Closer Look: Jan. 2007– Dec. 2014

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a Real value added by industry. Seasonally-adjusted at annual rates.

b Seasonally-adjusted total nonfarm employment.

Key: GDP = gross domestic product.

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The American Landscape: 1990–2014

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a Real value added by industry.

b Not seasonally-adjusted total nonfarm employment.

c Converted to real 2009 dollars by the Bureau of Transportation...

A Dynamic System

America’s transportation system continues to change along with the population, economy, and employment. The following social and economic trends present a backdrop for the transportation data in this publication.