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Legacy ID
201

Urban Transit - Box

Urban Transit - Box Rural Transit

Over one-third of the U.S. population lives outside urbanized areas. The Federal Transit Administration provides funding for rural transit through its Section 5311 program, part of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. Within this program,...

Oil Spills - Box

Oil Spills - Box Sources of Petroleum Entering North American Waters

Most of the estimated 29 million gallons of petroleum that enters North American waters1 on average each year from anthropogenic sources is not the result of tanker and pipeline spills, according to a National Research...

International Terrorism and Civil Aviation - Box

International Terrorism and Civil Aviation - Box Airplane Hijackings in 2001

Worldwide, there were 9 airliner hijackings resulting in 265 occupant fatalities in 2001. The vast majority-265 fatalities-resulted from the terrorist attacks of September 11, when 4 U.S. airliners were hijacked and...

Table 1 - Fatalities by Transportation Mode

Table 1 - Fatalities by Transportation Mode

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Year Air carriers1 Commuter air1 On-demand air taxi2 General aviation2 Highway3 Rail4 Transit5 Waterborne6 Re-creational boating Gas and hazardous liquid pipeline 1975...

Figure 1 - Highway Trust Fund Revenue Sources

Figure 1 - Highway Trust Fund Revenue Sources

(Billions of chained 1998 dollars)

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  1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1999 Motor fuel tax paid by household 8.5 7 5 10 9.8 11.9...