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BTS releases National Transportation Noise Map
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has released its initial National Transportation Noise Map, which shows that more than 97 percent of the population in the country could be exposed to aviation and interstate highway noise levels below 50 decibels. That level, BTS reports, is roughly the same as a “humming” […]
March 28, 2017
Roadbuilding
BTS releases Transportation Statistics Annual Report 2016
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has released the Transportation Statistics Annual Report 2016. This is the 21st edition of the report. Congress mandates the report to present “key transportation indicators along with an overview of the transportation system. The report includes details on passenger travel, freight movement, transportation and the […]
February 6, 2017
Roadbuilding
BTS releases Pocket Guide to Transportation 2017 with app
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has released the mobile app and print versions of the 2017 version of its Pocket Guide to Transportation. This is the 20th edition of the quick reference guide to “significant transportation statistics” that provides the latest data on major trends, moving people and goods, system […]
January 10, 2017
Roadbuilding
U.S. miles driven in first half of 2016 breaks record
Vehicle miles traveled (VMT) for the first six months of 2016 has broken a record, reaching 1.58 trillion million miles, according to the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) most recent Traffic Volume Trends report. The previous record of 1.54 trillion miles was set last year. FHWA says for comparison, 1.58 trillion miles equates to roughly 250 […]
August 24, 2016
Roadbuilding
BTS releases app for Pocket Guide to Transportation 2016 data
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Bureau of Transportation Statistics has released an app for the Pocket Guide to Transportation 2016 to allow even quicker access to its database of transportation statistics. “All seven sections—Infrastructure, Moving People, Moving Goods, Performance, Economy, Safety and Environment—plus a new Major Trends section can be found on the app,” […]
August 22, 2016
Roadbuilding
BTS provides quarterly update to National Transportation Statistics reference guide
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics has released the second quarterly update of 2016 for the web-only National Transportation Statics report. The update provides new information on more than 40 of the 260 tables of transportation data the report supplies, including the transportation system, safety, the economy and energy and the environment. […]
April 28, 2016
Roadbuilding
U.S. miles driven in 2015 reaches 3.15 trillion, breaking previous 2007 record
Vehicle miles traveled (VMT) for all of 2015 reached 3.15 trillion, a figure that breaks the previous record of 3 trillion miles in 2007, according to the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) most recent Traffic Volume Trends report. The report also shows that the monthly estimate for December reached 264.2 billion miles, a 4.2 percent increase […]
February 23, 2016
Roadbuilding
FHWA says 2015 could go down as the most heavily traveled year ever
The Federal Highway Administration has released it’s November Traffic Volume Trends report showing that by the end of that month, U.S. driving reached 2.88 trillion miles, a sign that 2015 could be the most heavily traveled year ever. November alone marked 253 billion miles driven, with a seasonally adjusted vehicle miles traveled (VMT) figure of 264 […]
January 26, 2016
Roadbuilding
BTS provides first 2016 quarterly update to National Transportation Statistics reference guide
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics has released the first quarterly update of 2016 for the web-only National Transportation Statics report. The update, released Friday, provides new information on 53 of the 260 tables of transportation data the report supplies, including the transportation system, safety, the economy and energy and the environment. […]
January 25, 2016
Roadbuilding
Bureau of Transportation Statistics releases Pocket Guide to Transportation 2016
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics has published its 19th annual reference guide to “significant transportation statistics”, the Pocket Guide to Transportation 2016. The guide is available for download here. “The Pocket Guide to Transportation is a compilation of statistics that provide key information the U.S. transportation system and highlight major trends,” the agency […]
January 12, 2016
Roadbuilding
USDOT releases 2015 State Transportation Statistics
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has published its latest version of the annual State Transportation Statistics (STS) report, which provides data on categories including infrastructure, safety, freight transportation and vehicle-miles traveled for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. This year marks the 13th edition and includes 116 tables […]
November 18, 2015
Roadbuilding
U.S. experiences 3.6-percent increase in commercial trucks crossing borders in 2012
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration, has released figures reporting 3.6 percent more commercial trucks crossings into the United States from Canada and Mexico in 2012 than in 2011. The figures, from BTS’s 2012 Border Crossing/Entry Data, show that 10.7 million commercial […]
April 5, 2013
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