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Both the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Energy Information Administration (EIA) produce estimated annual U.S. GHG emissions data. EPA is responsible for producing the official inventory of U.S. emissions, as required under...
The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century1 charged the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) with compiling, analyzing, and publishing a comprehensive set of transportation statistics, including information on:...
Driving an automobile 15,000 miles per year cost 50¢ per mile in 2001, or 16 percent more than it did in 1991, when total costs were 43¢ (figure 34). These data, which are expressed in 1996 chained dollars,1 include fixed costs (e.g.,...
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NOTE: Years of potential life lost (YPLL) is the difference between the age of death and 65 years of age....
NOTE: This edition of the Transportation Statistics Annual Report is provided as a historical reference. A newer edition of this publication, with more recent data for many items, is available. Some information and data in the...
NOTE: These percentages describe the amount of deployment relative to total deployment potential (e.g., a city that has 10 miles of its 100 miles of freeway covered by...
KEY: ISTEA = Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991; TEA-21 = Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century.
U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, 1999
In recent years, high-speed rail (HSR) service for intercity passengers has experienced renewed interest. Several parts of the country have produced HSR plans and some corridors are undertaking development activities (see map below). Section 1010 of...
In an era of growing rail traffic and increased interest in high-speed rail passenger service, several ongoing projects suggest the importance of information technologies (IT) for railroad safety. IT is at the heart of many train...
In late 1999, three Department of Transportation administrations, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), the Maritime Administration (MARAD), and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) will issue a report, Maritime Trade &...