Search Results

Search our Collections

BTS Data Spotlight BTS Data Spotlight

BTS Data Spotlight

Data spotlights represent data and statistics from a specific period of time. As individual spotlights are static stories, they do not reflect ongoing data collection. Bookmark this collection: https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/collection_data_spotlight OR https://doi.org/10.21949/e6w2-7784.

Advanced Search
Select up to three search categories and corresponding keywords using the fields to the right. Refer to the Help section for more detailed instructions.

Search our Collections & Repository

For very narrow results

When looking for a specific result

Best used for discovery & interchangable words

Recommended to be used in conjunction with other fields

Dates
...

to

...
Document Data
Library
People
Clear All
...
Clear All

For additional assistance using the Custom Query please check out our Help Page

Narrow Results:
Publication Year
Resource Type
Organizations
Publisher
Keywords
21 - 40 of 78 Results
Refine Results:
All Collections
Small Close Icon
  • After a Year of COVID19 the View from BTS
    After a Year of COVID-19, the View from BTS
    Filetype[PDF - 434.14 KB]
    :
    United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
    2021-03-16
    Abstract:
    A year ago this week, the COVID-19 pandemic began disrupting American households, businesses, and the nation’s transportation system on a large scal...
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 434.14 KB]
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 434.14 KB]
  • Commercial Aviation in 2020 Downturn in Airline Passengers Employment Profits and Flights Operated in the Wake of COVID19 was Partially Mitigated by Increases in Air Cargo
    Commercial Aviation in 2020: Downturn in Airline Passengers, Employment, Profits, and Flights Operated, in the Wake of COVID-19, was Partially Mitigated by Increases in Air Cargo
    Filetype[PDF - 607.85 KB]
    :
    United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
    2021-03-04
    Abstract:
    Any review of “Commercial Aviation in 2020” must address the year’s biggest story: Beginning last February, the spread of COVID-19 triggered a s...
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 607.85 KB]
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 607.85 KB]
  • Earth Day 2021 Arrives as US Electric Vehicle Sales Continue to Grow
    Earth Day 2021 Arrives as U.S. Electric Vehicle Sales Continue to Grow
    Filetype[PDF - 821.98 KB]
    :
    United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
    2021-04-22
    Abstract:
    To celebrate Earth Day 2021, BTS has highlighted recent trends in Electric Vehicle (EV) adoption by American drivers. According to the Environmental P...
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 821.98 KB]
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 821.98 KB]
  • Explore Transportation History Archived at the National Transportation Library
    Explore Transportation History Archived at the National Transportation Library
    Filetype[PDF - 1.08 MB]
    :
    United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
    2021-04-05
    Abstract:
    From congested carriage traffic in New York City to automated platoons of connected vehicles, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics has a one-stop s...
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 1.08 MB]
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 1.08 MB]
  • COVIDAffected Micromobility Changes Differ by City
    COVID-Affected Micromobility Changes Differ by City
    Filetype[PDF - 335.73 KB]
    :
    United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
    2021-09-01
    Abstract:
    For bikeshare and e-scooter systems, responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have been more localized than national. BTS’s recently updated Bikeshare and...
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 335.73 KB]
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 335.73 KB]
  • Historic Week for Rail in America
    Historic Week for Rail in America
    Filetype[PDF - 1.01 MB]
    :
    United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
    2021-05-05
    Abstract:
    May 1, 2021 marked 50 years since the first Amtrak passenger rail trip and since the Golden Spike of North America’s first transcontinental railroad...
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 1.01 MB]
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 1.01 MB]
  • North American Freight Data Reveals Growth in Unsung Trade Modes
    North American Freight Data Reveals Growth in Unsung Trade Modes
    Filetype[PDF - 482.79 KB]
    :
    United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
    2021-08-25
    Abstract:
    There has been a lot of attention lately on challenges to the supply chain since the onset of COVID-19, most of it focused on goods flowing into and o...
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 482.79 KB]
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 482.79 KB]
  • Navigating the Complexities of COVID19 Stimulus Funding for Transportation
    Navigating the Complexities of COVID-19 Stimulus Funding for Transportation
    Filetype[PDF - 472.33 KB]
    :
    United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
    2021-06-28
    Abstract:
    The transportation industry was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. The steep decline in air travel has led to persistent job loss in air transportatio...
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 472.33 KB]
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 472.33 KB]
  • On National Maritime Day and Every Day US Economy Relies on Waterborne Shipping
    On National Maritime Day and Every Day, U.S. Economy Relies on Waterborne Shipping
    Filetype[PDF - 465.59 KB]
    :
    United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
    2021-05-12
    Abstract:
    In 1933, Congress declared National Maritime Day to commemorate the first transatlantic crossing under steam propulsion. BTS honors Maritime Day by ob...
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 465.59 KB]
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 465.59 KB]
  • Summer Mobility Heats Up Passenger Airline Flights and Road Travel Increased Through MidJuly Delta COVID19 Variant Threatens Travel Gains
    Summer Mobility Heats Up: Passenger Airline Flights and Road Travel Increased Through Mid-July, Delta COVID-19 Variant Threatens Travel Gains
    Filetype[PDF - 601.87 KB]
    :
    United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
    2021-08-11
    Abstract:
    In mid-July, the U.S. summer travel season was in full swing. The miles Americans traveled on the road were up, and the number of domestic passenger a...
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 601.87 KB]
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 601.87 KB]
  • Thanksgiving 2021 Air Travel was No Turkey as Sunday After Holiday Sets New Pandemic Air Travel Record
    Thanksgiving 2021 Air Travel was No Turkey as Sunday After Holiday Sets New Pandemic Air Travel Record
    Filetype[PDF - 459.49 KB]
    :
    United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
    2021-12-06
    Abstract:
    Although BTS air travel performance data (e.g., delays and cancellations) for late November is not yet available, the dominant story in the media has ...
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 459.49 KB]
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 459.49 KB]
  • As Daylight Saving Time Approaches a Good Opportunity to Look at US Time Zones
    As Daylight Saving Time Approaches, a Good Opportunity to Look at U.S. Time Zones
    Filetype[PDF - 483.72 KB]
    :
    United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
    2021-03-11
    Abstract:
    The clocks in many American households will be set an hour ahead this weekend, signaling the arrival of Daylight Saving Time (DST). This “Spring For...
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 483.72 KB]
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 483.72 KB]
  • Holiday Surge in Travel Exceeds Last Year for Trips to Places between 50 and 500 Miles Away but is Still Less Than Last Year for Local Travel and Trips Over 500 Miles
    Holiday Surge in Travel Exceeds Last Year for Trips to Places between 50 and 500 Miles Away, but is Still Less Than Last Year for Local Travel and Trips Over 500 Miles
    Filetype[PDF - 731.73 KB]
    :
    United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
    2021-03-03
    Abstract:
    As the charts below show, on average, a greater percentage of Americans stayed home each day this holiday season (12/18/2020–1/3/2021) than during t...
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 731.73 KB]
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 731.73 KB]
  • I40 Bridge Failure Causes Multimodal Challenges
    I-40 Bridge Failure Causes Multimodal Challenges
    Filetype[PDF - 701.02 KB]
    :
    United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
    2021-05-17
    Abstract:
    On May 11, Arkansas DOT bridge inspectors discovered a crack in the structure of the De Soto Bridge on I-40 over the Mississippi River. The Tennessee ...
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 701.02 KB]
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 701.02 KB]
  • March 2021 Airline Passenger Volume Shows Signs of Aviation Recovery
    March 2021 Airline Passenger Volume Shows Signs of Aviation Recovery
    Filetype[PDF - 396.69 KB]
    :
    United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
    2021-06-01
    Abstract:
    The month of March typically has large increases in airline passengers and flights from the year’s low point in February. This year’s February-Mar...
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 396.69 KB]
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 396.69 KB]
  • World Statistics Day 2020
    World Statistics Day 2020
    Filetype[PDF - 566.44 KB]
    :
    United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
    2020-10-20
    Abstract:
    October 20 is World Statistics Day, a celebration sponsored by the United Nations every five years to acknowledge that, “the production of reliable,...
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 566.44 KB]
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 566.44 KB]
  • US Airlines Operate 56 More Flights in July than June
    U.S. Airlines Operate 56% More Flights in July than June
    Filetype[PDF - 380.88 KB]
    :
    United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
    2020-10-23
    Abstract:
    In good news for air travelers, U.S. airlines expanded their flight schedules and largely stuck to them in July. The 367,933 flights in July represent...
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 380.88 KB]
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 380.88 KB]
  • BTS Freight Transportation Services Index Increases for Third Consecutive Month Whats a Freight Transportation Services Index
    BTS Freight Transportation Services Index Increases for Third Consecutive Month; What's a Freight Transportation Services Index?
    Filetype[PDF - 467.13 KB]
    :
    United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
    2021-07-22
    Abstract:
    Freight is an important part of the U.S. economy. In 2017, the most recent year of available data, American manufacturers, wholesalers, and other indu...
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 467.13 KB]
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 467.13 KB]
  • BTS Mines Multiple Data Sources for Clues to PostPandemic New Transportation Normal
    BTS Mines Multiple Data Sources for Clues to Post-Pandemic New Transportation Normal
    Filetype[PDF - 476.97 KB]
    :
    United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
    2021-07-07
    Abstract:
    When combined with pulse surveys and other data, measuring daily travel patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic can help identify trends that might beco...
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 476.97 KB]
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 476.97 KB]
  • Suez Canal Blockage by Ever Given Will Affect US Ports Businesses Consumers
    Suez Canal Blockage by Ever Given Will Affect U.S. Ports, Businesses, Consumers
    Filetype[PDF - 711.29 KB]
    :
    United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
    2021-04-01
    Abstract:
    The temporary blockage of the Suez Canal by the grounded container ship Ever Given affects cargo movement well beyond the Mediterranean and Red Seas. ...
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 711.29 KB]
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 711.29 KB]
Previous
21 - 40 / 78
Next
Sort By: