1998-05-01
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Journal of Transportation and Statistics
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The 1994 Northridge earthquake disrupted goods movement on four major highway routes in Southern California. This paper examines the impacts of the earthquake on Los Angeles County trucking firms, and finds that the impact was initially widespread but relatively short-lived. Congestion delay and circuitous routing were the most common impacts. Rero
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1998-05-01
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Journal of Transportation and Statistics
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This research estimates the transport-related business interruption impacts of the 1994 Northridge earthquake using a spatial allocation model, SCPM (the Southern California Planning Model) and surveys of businesses and individuals. Total business interruption losses are estimated at more than $6.5 billion, sizeable but much smaller than total stru
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1998-05-01
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Journal of Transportation and Statistics
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The Northridge earthquake provided a unique opportunity to examine travel behavior responses to a major emergency. We examine travel patterns in two heavily damaged transportation corridors to determine how trip patterns changed over the recovery period. Our research evaluates the behavioral response to changing transportation supply conditions and
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United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
1998-04-01
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BTS Special Reports and Issue Briefs
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A new accounting tool, called the Transportation Satellite Accounts (TSA), now provides a way to measure both in-house and for-hire transportation services. The TSA, developed jointly by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the Department of Transportation and the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the Department of Commerce, is statistical
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United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
1998-04-01
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BTS Special Reports and Issue Briefs
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The Woodrow Wilson Bridge, where Interstate 95 crosses the Potomac River just south of Washington, DC, carries significant amounts of freight to support economic activities well beyond the nation's capitol. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) estimates that, in 1993, the Wilson Bridge supported truck shipments by manufacturers, mining est
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United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
1998-01-02
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Pocket Guide to Transportation
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The statistics in this Pocket Guide to Transportation were compiled by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from multiple sources. The guide is divided into four sections: (1) transportation system extent and use, (2) transportation and the economy, (3) transportation and safety, and (4) transportation, energy, and the environment /Abstract from
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1998-01-01
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Journal of Transportation and Statistics
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Results from past studies on transport demand elasticities show a large variance. This paper assesses key factors that influence the sensitivity of public transport users to transport costs in Europe, by carrying out a comparative analysis of the different elasticity values of demand for transport that are being used in some of the different Member
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1998-01-01
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Journal of Transportation and Statistics
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This paper argues that the System of National Accounts (SNA) is the most appropriate framework for comparable economic measures of national transportation, and shows that within the SNA transportation can be represented as an industry, as a component of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) measured from the demand side and as a component of Gross Domestic
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United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
1998-01-01
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Airport Activity Statistics of Certificated Air Carriers
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Airport Activity Statistics of Certificated Air Carriers: Summary Tables presents summary data for all scheduled and nonscheduled service by large certified U.S. air carriers--including the volume of passenger, freight, and mail enplanements, and aircraft departures for each airport during the 12 months ending December 31, 1997.
Over the past five years, analysts and policymakers have become increasingly interested in the "full social cost" of motor vehicle use. Not surprisingly, there is little agreement about how to estimate the social cost or why, with the result that estimates and interpretations can diverge tremendously. In this situation, policymakers and others who
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1998-01-01
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Journal of Transportation and Statistics
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A missing element in public transportation patronage prediction is often a matrix of direct and cross fare elasticities for specific fare classes. This paper employs a combined stated preference and revealed preference data set to obtain this type of matrix, reflecting the market environment for concession and non-concession travelers using public
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1998-01-01
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Journal of Transportation and Statistics
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For freight, the primary function of the nation's highway system is to link the economies of individual states together to form an integrated national economy. Data from the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey, the first comprehensive national survey of freight shipments since 1977, indicate that the shipment of freight by truck in the United States is pred
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United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
1998-01-01
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Journal of Transportation and Statistics
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The Journal of Transportation and Statistics (JT&S) was a periodically issued journal (from 1998 to 2014) that served the transportation community by increasing the understanding of the role of transportation in society, its function in the economy, and its interactions with the environment. In addition, the JT&S provided a forum for the latest dev
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1998-01-01
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Journal of Transportation and Statistics
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To examine the relationship of ramp design to truck accident rates, this paper presents an analysis of truck accidents in Washington State, plus a comparison to limited data from Colorado and California. The authors group freeway truck accidents by ramp type, accident type, and by four conflict areas of each merge or diverge ramp. They then compare
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This report profiles the recipient population nationwide and describes their most significant mobility challenges, namely the transportation demands of single parenthood and the changing spacial patterns of employment. It also looks at the spatial distribution and key characteristics of TANF recipients in Boston and assesses recipients' job opportu
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The effectiveness and efficiency of transportation relies heavily on sound information. In response to the growing information gap, the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) resurrected several key data-collection programs, created the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), and required BTS to identify information nee
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United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
1998-01-01
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National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD)
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The North American Transportation Atlas Data - 1998 (NORTAD) is a set of geographic data sets for transportation facilities in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. These data sets include geospatial information for transportation modal networks and intermodal terminals, and related attribute information. Included are descriptions of the file form
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United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
1997-12-31
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Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey (VIUS)
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The Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey (VIUS) provides data on the physical and operational characteristics of the Nation’s truck population. The 1997 VIUS is a probability sample of private and commercial trucks registered (or licensed) in the United States as of July 1, 1997. This survey excludes vehicles owned by Federal, state, or local governmen
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1997-12-01
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National Transportation Statistics (NTS)
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National Transportation Statistics is a compendium of selected national transportation and transportation-related statistics from a wide variety of government and private sources. The data illustrate transportation activity for the major transportation modes - air, automobile, bus, truck, transit, rail, water, and pipeline. The NTS is divided into
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