U.S. International Trade in Transportation-Related Goods

The United States traded $299.6 billion worth (in current dollars1) of transportation-related goods (e.g., cars, trains, boats, and airplanes and their related parts) in 2002 with its partners (figure 12-2). Motor vehicles and automotive...

Key Air Emissions

Transportation in 2001 emitted 66 percent of the nation’s carbon monoxide (CO), 47 percent of nitrogen oxides (NOx), 35 percent of volatile organic compounds (VOC), 5 percent of particulates, 6 percent of ammonia, and 4 percent of sulfur dioxide.1 Highway vehicles...

Figure 12-1 - Relative Prices for Transportation Goods and Services for the United States and Selected Major Trade Partners: 2000

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NOTES: 2000 was the most recent year for which these data were available by country at the time this report...

Figure 5-10 - Average Long-Distance Trips per Person by Age: 2001

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NOTE: Excludes trips where age was not reported.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics and Federal Highway...

Figure 6-9 - Comparison of Airfare Indexes: 1995-2003

(Not seasonally adjusted)

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NOTES: These data were developed for research purposes only and are not official BTS data.

Air Travel Price Index values are...

Figure 7-2 - Detail of Transit Passenger-Miles by Type of Service: 1992-2002

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NOTE: Other includes modes such as automated guideway, Alaska Railroad, cable car, ferryboat, inclined plane, monorail, trolleybus, and vanpool.

Urban Highway Travel Times - Box 3-A

Developed by the Texas Transportation Institute, the Travel Time Index is the ratio of peak period travel time to free-flow travel time. A value of 1.0 indicates that traffic is moving freely. A value of 1.3 indicates that it takes 30...

Figure 4-5 - U.S. Railroad Freight Traffic: 1992-2002

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SOURCE: Association of American of Railroads, Railroad Facts 2003 (Washington, DC: 2003).

Lift- or Ramp-Equipped Buses and Rail Stations - Box 7-B

While the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 requires public transit services, under specific conditions, to be accessible to persons with special needs, it did not impose a statutory...

Highway Condition - Box 11- A

The Federal Highway Administration classifies roads according to the type of service provided and the type of area (urban or rural). There are three main types of roads: 1) arterials that provide the highest level of...