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Chapter Six - The State of Transportation Statistics

Chapter Six - The State of Transportation Statistics

Transportation statistics are more up-to-date and extensive today than at any time in recent history, yet unprecedented and unmet demands are being placed on the use of those statistics by decisionmakers. The Bureau of Transportation...

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments U.S. Department of Transportation

Rodney E. SlaterSecretary

Mortimer L. DowneyDeputy Secretary

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Ashish K. SenDirector

Richard R. KowalewskiDeputy Director

Rolf R. SchmittAssociate Director for Transportation Studies...

Index

Index

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

A

Accidents

aircraft, 84, 85, 86, 88, 89

bicycling, 4, 8, 37, 83, 84, 86, 87, 91, 93, 95–96

buses, 83...

Appendices

Appendices APPENDIX A: List of Acronyms

ADA Americans with Disabilities Act AFS AIRS Facility Subsystem AFV alternative fuel vehicleATS American Travel Survey

BNSF Burlington Northern Santa Fe BTS Bureau of Transportation Statistics Btu British thermal unit

CAA Clean Air Act...

Appendices

Appendices APPENDIX B: U.S. Metric Conversions and Energy Unit Equivalents U.S. to Metric

Length (approximate)

1 yard (yd) = 0.9 meters (m) 1 mile (mi) = 1.6 kilometers (km)

Area (approximate)

1 square mile (sq mi, mi2) = 2.6 kilometers (km2) 1 acre = 0.4 hectares (...

Transportation Statistics Annual Report 1999

Transportation Statistics Annual Report 1999

BTS 99-03

NOTE: This edition of the Transportation Statistics Annual Report is provided as a historical reference.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...

Preface

Preface

Congress requires the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) to report on transportation statistics to the President and Congress. This Transportation Statistics Annual Report (TSAR) is the tenth such report prepared in response to this congressional mandate, laid out in 49 U.S.C...

Chapter 3 - State of Transportation Statistics

Chapter 3 - State of Transportation Statistics

Data collection, compilations, and analyses by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) focus on five core transportation data areas: freight, passenger travel, air transportation, economic,...

Chapter 3 - State of Transportation Statistics

Chapter 3 - State of Transportation Statistics

Data collection, compilations, and analyses by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) focus on five core transportation data areas: freight, passenger travel, air transportation, economic,...