Acknowledgements
U.S. Department of Transportation
Anthony Foxx Secretary of Transportation
Victor Mendez Deputy Secretary of Transportation
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Front Matter
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References
Lincoln, A., “Internal Improvements,” Speech of Mr. A. Lincoln of Illinois in the House of Representatives (Washington, DC: June 28, 1848), Congressional Globe, 30th Congress, 1st Session.
U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). Bureau of...
State of Transportation Statistics
Extensive data are available on local passenger travel, but limited data exists on long-distance travel; conversely, limited data exists on local freight movement, but extensive data exists on long-distance freight movement. Extensive data is available on the condition and...Energy and Environment
With respect to energy and the environmental aspect of transportation:
Transportation relies almost entirely on petroleum to move people and goods. Recent trends, however, show decreasing transportation dependence on imported oil primarily due to the introduction of...Transportation Safety
With respect to transportation safety:
Transportation safety has been improving in recent decades, averaging 36 fewer fatalities and 2,830 fewer injuries per day in 2011 than in 1990. Over 94 percent of transportation fatalities and more than 99 percent of...Transportation and the Economy
With respect to transportation and the U.S. economy:
Personal, business, and government purchases of transportation goods and services accounted for nearly 8.6 percent of U.S. Gross Domestic Product in 2012. Transportation and related sectors employed over 11.7...System Performance
With respect to performance of the transportation system:
The average annual delay per commuter rose from 32 hours in 1990 to 38 hours in 2011—a 19 percent increase. The total number of hours of delay experienced by all commuters across the Nation reached 5.5...Moving Goods
With respect to the movement of goods:
In 2012 the Nation’s freight system moved 53.9 million tons of goods worth $47.5 billion each day—about 62.6 tons of freight per capita per year. Trucks carried the largest share of freight shipments moving...Moving People
With respect to the movement of people:
All indicators show declines in personal travel for every age group, particularly among young people since the early 2000s. It is too soon to tell whether this decline is temporary or indicative of a long-term trend....