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Chapter 63 of Title 49, United States Code, contains most of the mandates for the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) going back to the original authorization in the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.
Section 329 of Title 49, United States Code, contains...
The Port Performance Freight Statistics Working Group was created in accordance with Section 6018 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94; Dec. 4, 2015; 129 Stat. 1312). The Working Group supported the early development of the Port Performance Freight Statistics...
The Advisory Council on Transportation Statistics (ACTS) was created with the establishment of the Department's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) in the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to advise the BTS Director “on transportation statistics and analyses,...
The Intermodal Transportation Database is defined in Section 6303 of Title 49, United States Code, to include information on the volumes of freight and passenger movement by mode, origin, and destinations; location and connectivity of transportation facilities; information on location and...
State Transportation Statistics (STS) are a series of reports highlighting major federal databases and other national sources related to each state's infrastructure, safety, freight movement and passenger travel, vehicles, economy and finance, and energy and the environment. Along with tables...
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HighlightsExtensive data are available on local passenger travel and most long-distance freight movement, but data gaps exist for long-distance travel, domestic movement of international trade, and local freight movement.Cost data are available for most forms of passenger...Transportation Risk Analysis
Motor Vehicle Occupant Fatality Risk Based on Person-Time...