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Chapter 3: Passenger Transportation System

Overview of the Passenger Transportation System

The passenger transportation system is a network of highways, railroads, airports, public transit systems, and waterways that serves over 300 million U.S. residents and foreign visitors. It comprises more than 4 million miles of roads, 11,...

Chapter 2: Passenger Travel

The U.S. passenger transportation system has grown in both extent and use over the last several decades despite a recent decline in overall transportation activity due to the 2007–2009 economic recession. This expansion is in response to long-term growth in the number of people who...

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 2000 and 2013, the U.S. population grew by 12.2 percent, from 282 million to 316 million. Metropolitan...

Acknowledgements

U.S. Department of Transportation

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...

Passenger Travel Facts and Figures 2015

PDF: Passenger Travel Facts and Figures 2015 AcknowledgementsPrefaceChapter 1: A Nation Driven by TravelChapter 2: Passenger TravelChapter 3: Passenger Transportation SystemChapter 4: Economic Characteristics of Passenger Travel and TourismChapter 5: Safety, Energy, and Environmental Impacts...