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Appendix D: Glossary

Air taxi: For-hire passenger or cargo aircraft operations in accordance with Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) Part 135. An air taxi operates on an on-demand basis and does not meet the flight schedule qualifications of a commuter air carrier.

British thermal unit (Btu): The amount of...

Appendix B: Data Sources and Availability

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Publication/databaseSourceWebsiteTablesUpdate available (approx.)Air Carrier Activity Information System (ACAIS)U.S. DOT, Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Airportshttp://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/3-94th...

Appendix A: Information on Data Sources

Airline freight and passenger data

The U.S. Department of Transportation's (USDOT), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) collects and compiles data on the volume of revenue passengers, freight, and mail traffic handled and reported by...

Chapter 7: Energy and Environment

Table 7-1: Transportation Energy Consumption by Energy Source: 2010Table 7-2: Energy Consumption by End-Use Sector: 2010Table 7-3: Transportation Energy Consumption per Capita: 2010Table 7-4: Motor-Fuel Use: 2011(1)Table 7-5: Alternative Fuel Vehicles in Use by Fuel Type: 2010Table 7-6: Alternative...

Chapter 6: Economy and Finance

Table 6-1: Transportation and Warehousing Establishments and Employment: 2010Table 6-2: Air Transportation Establishments and Employment: 2010Table 6-3: Water Transportation Establishments and Employment: 2010Table 6-4: Truck Transportation Establishments and Employment: 2010Table 6-5: Transit and...

Chapter 5: Registered Vehicles and Vehicle-Miles Traveled

Table 5-1: Motor-Vehicle Registrations: 2011Table 5-2: Trailer and Semi-Trailer Registrations: 2011(1)Table 5-3: Highway Vehicle-Miles Traveled (VMT): 2006, 2011Table 5-4: Highway, Demographic, and Geographic Characteristics of 30 Largest Urbanized Areas: 2008Table 5-5: Highway Congestion in the 50...

Chapter 4: Passenger Travel

Table 4-1: Commuting to Work: 2011Table 4-2: Licensed Drivers: 2010Table 4-3: Transit Ridership in the 50 Largest Urbanized Areas: 2010 and 2011Table 4-4: Urban Transit Ridership by State and Transit Mode: 2011Table 4-5: Top 50 Amtrak Stations by Number of Passengers(1): Fiscal Years 2011 and...

Chapter 3: Freight Transportation

Table 3-1: Freight Shipments by State of Origin: 2007Table 3-2: Hazardous Material Shipments by Selected State of Origin: 2007Table 3-3: Hazardous Material Shipments by Selected State of Destination: 2007Table 3-4: Rail Shipments: 2011Table 3-5: Waterborne Shipments: 2010 and 2011Table 3-6: Top 50...

Chapter 2: Safety

Table 2-1: Highway Traffic Fatalities and Fatality Rates: 2011Table 2-2: Passenger Car and Light Truck Occupants Killed and Restraint Use: 2011Table 2-3: Large Truck Involvement in Fatal Crashes: 2011Table 2-4: Key Provisions of Safety Belt Use Laws: 2010Table 2-5: Helmet Use Laws: 2013Table 2-6:...