Changes in the Demand for Transportation

The first Transportation Statistics Annual Report reflected a half-century of growth in the demand for travel, while the last edition reflected stagnation in travel demand over the past half decade (figure 1). The last edition also examined whether recent stagnation of demand is due to...

Two Decades of Change in Transportation

While the 1994 and the latest editions of the Transportation Statistics Annual Report have different chapter titles and structure, they cover the same basic set of topics: extent, use, condition, and performance of the system; economic aspects of transportation; safety; energy and the...

Introduction

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) provides information to support understanding and decision-making related to the transportation system, including the size and extent of the system, how it is used, how well it works, and its contributions and consequences for the...

Quality Assurance Statement

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) provides high quality information to serve government, industry, and the public in a manner that promotes public understanding. Standards and policies are used to ensure and maximize the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of its...

Acknowledgments

Anthony Foxx Secretary of Transportation

Victor Mendez Deputy Secretary of Transportation

Gregory Winfree Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Patricia Hu Director

Rolf Schmitt Deputy Director...

Front Matter

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Two Decades of Change in Transportation Reflections from Transportation Statistics Annual Reports 1994–2014

State and Local Government Transportation Construction Spending

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Highway and Street Construction (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Air, Land, and Water Transportation Construction (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

National Highway Construction Cost Index

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Quarterly data, not seasonally adjusted

Capital Expenditures