General
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Safety and Security
Safety and Security Safety and security for travelers, vehicles, and transportation systems Safety (chapter 2, section B) There were 45,346 fatalities in transportation accidents in the United States in 2006, of which 94 percent involved highway...Transportation and the Economy
Transportation and the Economy Productivity in various parts of the transportation sector (chapter 2, section G) Labor productivity for the rail sector increased 50 percent from 1995 to 2005. Despite a decline of 6 percent between 2000 and 2001, air...The Transportation System
The Transportation SystemThe United States , the fourth largest country in the world by land area, has developed an extensive transportation system to serve its 300 million residents and 7 million business establishments. Americans travel extensively as they go to and...
Energy and Environment
Energy and Environment Consequences of transportation for the human and natural environment (chapter 2, section E) Highway vehicles emitted 82% of all transportation carbon dioxide emissions in 2005. [E-2] Transportation emitted 54% of the nation...Table 1 - Key Elements of the U.S. Transportation System 2005 (unless otherwise noted)
Table 1 - Key Elements of the U.S. Transportation System 2005 (unless otherwise noted) AirExtent 5,233 public use airports (2006) 14,757 private use airports (2006)
Aircraft and use 8,024 certificated air carrier aircraft (2007), 6.6 billion airplane...
State of Transportation Statistics
State of Transportation StatisticsData gaps in several transportation areas have emerged because of resource constraints. Some surveys providing long term benchmark data have been reduced in scope, postponed, delayed or discontinued. BTS will be unable to carryout a previously...