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Methodology
Discussion of the process used by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' (BTS) to create the 2009 Local Area Transportation Characteristics by Household (LATCH). BTS' LATCH data include estimates of vehicle trips, vehicle miles traveled, person trips, and person miles traveled for all U.S. Census...Background
Background information for the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' (BTS) 2009 Local Area Transportation Characteristics by Household (LATCH). BTS' LATCH data include estimates of vehicle trips, vehicle miles traveled, person trips, and person miles traveled for all U.S. Census tracts.Methodology - Local Area Transportation Characteristics for Households
FIGURE 4-1 Value, Tonnage, and Ton-Miles of Freight by Distance, 2007
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FIGURE 4-1a Mode Share of Freight Value by Distance Band: 2007Billions of dollars
Mileage range Truck Rail Water Air Multiple modes & mail Pipeline...FIGURE 4-7 Value of U.S. International Merchandise Trade by Coasts and Borders: 1951–2013
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Billions of 2009 Dollars
Customs District 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963...FIGURE 8-18 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Releases and Cleanup: 1990-2011
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, Table 4-2, Available at http://www.bts.gov as of November 2013.
FIGURE 8-17 Petroleum Spills Impacting Navigable Waterways: 1985, 1990, and 1995-2011
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NOTES: The spike in Gallons spilled for 2005 can be attributed to the passage of Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana and Mississippi on Aug. 29, 2005, which caused numerous spills approximating 8 million gallons of oil in U.S. waters. The...
FIGURE 8-16 Number of Days with Air Quality Index > 100 Monitoring Sites in U.S. Urban Areas: 1990-2010
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NOTE: 1999 was the first year PM2.5 was included in the AQI.
SOURCE: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Number of Days with Air...
FIGURE 7-5 Injury Rates for Select Highway Modes: 1990–2012
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Total highway Year Injuries per 100 million vehicle miles 1990 150.7 1991 142.6 1992 136.6 1993 137.1...