The US Transportation Collection consists of documents from across all transportation modes with specific focus on research reports from US DOT, state DOTs, and other transportation organizations.
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The 20 largest U.S. air carrier airports handle close to 60 percent of all the passengers enplaned in the United States. While the intra-airport movement of these passengers has become more efficient in recent years, the most difficult and challenging airport-associated journey is still between the airport and the city-center. The root cause of thi
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A collision between two 747 jumbo jets occurred at the Los Rodeos airport in Tenerife, on the Canary Islands cost the lives of 583 people. This case study of that collision shows how large scale disasters result from errors made by people in crucial circumstances and the potentially devastating consequences of ineffective human and organizational b
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Historically, airline quality has been measured through the use of surveys that ask the consumers to make a comparison between expectations and outcomes. This method was informative but very cumbersome in a rapidly changing environment. This paper outlines the efforts of the consumer researchers to develop a weighted, consumer oriented rating scale
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The I-90 Seattle to Spokane study is intended to provide the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) with an implementation plan for the deployment of ITS technologies along I-90 from Seattle to Spokane. The study follows the guidance set forth by the WSDOT ?Venture? program in providing a fully integrated state-wide transportation sy
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Indiana. Governor's Council on Impaired & Dangerous Driving
1998-01-01
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Designing and implementing effective traffic safety policies requires data-driven analysis of traffic collisions. To help in the policy-making process, the Indiana University Public Policy Institute, Center for Criminal Justice Research (CCJR or Center) has collaborated with the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) to analyze data from the Aut
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The South Dakota Motor Vehicle Traffic Accident Summary was developed to provide an overview of the South Dakota traffic accident picture, as well as make frequently requested information available. Information from 1998 comprises the major portion of the book; however, basic historic trends are also provided for reference. The Motor Vehicle Traffi
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Waterborne Commerce of the United States, WCUS, Part 1 is one of a series of publications which provides statistics on the foreign and domestic waterborne commerce moved on the United States waters. WCUS, Parts 1-4 present detailed data on the movements of vessels and commodities at the ports and harbors and on the waterways and canals of the Unite
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The contents of this report are as follows: (I) Background; (II) Introduction; (III) Key Definitions; (IV) Product Development Organizational Elements; (V) Further Defining the National Pavement Needs; (VI) The Development and Delivery Processes; (VII) Product Monitoring; (VIII) Communication Plan; and (IX) Conclusion. A Long-Term Pavement Performa
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While there has been impressive progress to improve highway safety in the U.S. since the 1950s, there are still significant problems to be addressed. Roadside safety is one such problem. It accounts for about one-third of the fatalities and injuries and it has been estimated to impose an $80 billion dollar annual cost on the society. The NCHRP emba
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In response to an increasing number of inquires about domestic airline prices, the Department of Transportation decided to release a quarterly fare report. This is the fourth report and is based on data for the second quarter of 1997. For each market, Table 1 lists the number of one way passenger trips per day, the nonstop distance, the average mar
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Access management is the process of carefully managing the access by vehicles from major transportation routes to adjacent land development. Access management projects, such as those involving driveway consolidation and installation of raised medians, have proven highly effective in improving traffic safety and traffic operations. However, the impa
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
1998
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These statistics are broken down for each country into four sets of tables: I. State of the orderbook, II. Ships completed, III. New orders, and IV. Specifications in compensation tonnage. Statistics for the United States and the United Kingdom can be found at in an addendum at http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/35/61/2347391.pdf
This publication is a statistical review of the motor vehicle crashes in the State of Arizona for calendar year 1997. The results are compiled from Arizona Traffic Accident Reports submitted to the Arizona Department of Transportation by state, county, city, tribal, and other law enforcement agencies. Motor Vehicle Crash Facts is an annual report p
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National Center for Statistics and Analysis (U.S.)
1998-01-01
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Speeding — exceeding the posted speed limit or driving too fast for “The economic cost of speeding-related crashes is estimated to be $27.7 billion each year.” conditions — is one of the most prevalent factors contributing to traffic crashes. The economic cost to society of speeding-related crashes is estimated by NHTSA to be $27.7 billion per year
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In 1990 the Washington State Legislature passed the Growth Management Act (GMA). When enacted, the GMA did not address a number of transportation related issues for a variety of reasons. During the 1998 session the Washington State Legislature passed HB 1487, relating to transportation and growth management planning in Washington. House Bill 1487,
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United States. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation
1998-01-01
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Insurance is a basic requirement for the maintenance of a commercial space industry. Space activity mishaps can result in hundreds of millions of dollars of expenses. Two recent launch vehicles that failed (a Titan 4A and the initial Delta 3) were valued at $1.3 billion and $225 million respectively (inclusive of payload). The replacement cost of t
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United States. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation
1998-01-01
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The Federal Aviation Administration's Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation (AST) convened the first national commercial space transportation forecast conference on February 10-11, 1998. For the theme, Commercial Space Transportation in the 21st Century: Technology and Environment, 2001-2025, conference topics covered a variet
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This bicycle and pedestrian plan for Oregon covers the following subjects and chapter headings: I-1. the importance of bicycling and walking; 2. state and federal laws relating to bicycle and pedestrian facilities; 3. current conditions for pedestrians and bicyclists; 4. bicycle and pedestrian policy, goals, actions and strategies; II-I-1. backgrou
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Kentucky's Traffic Accident Facts report for 1998 is based on accident reports submitted to the Accident Unit housed in the Kentucky State Police Information Services Branch, Records Section. As required by Kentucky Revised statutes 189.635, “every law enforcement agency whose officers investigate a vehicle accident of which a report must be made..
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