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BOX 3-A Information Sources on Local and Long-Distance Travel

The most detailed national information source on all forms of local travel is the National Household Travel Survey (NHTS), which was last conducted in 2009. The NHTS and its predecessor, the Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey, have measured the characteristics of households and their...

Chapter 3 Moving People

TABLE 3-1 Average Annual PMT, Person Trips, and Trip Length by Trip Purpose: 2009 NHTS FIGURE 3-1a and b Average Annual PMT and Person Trips by Trip Purpose: 2009 NHTS BOX 3-A Information Sources on Local and Long-Distance Travel FIGURE 3-2 Long-Term Trend in Trips per Day by Purpose: 1977,...