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Corporate Creators:
United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Subject/TRT Terms:
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Air Transportation Air Transportation Facilities Bus And High Occupancy Vehicle Facilities Bus Transportation Intercity Transportation Maps Railroad Facilities Railroad Transportation Rural Areas
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.21949/1523996
Resource Type:
Map
Geographical Coverage:
United States
Corporate Publisher:
United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Abstract:
Nearly 93 percent of the nearly 82 million rural residents of the United States live within the service area of at least 1 commercial intercity transportation mode (bus, air, or rail).1 Five million rural residents live outside of the service areas of all three intercity modes. Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Rhode Island are the only states in which every resident lives within the service area of at least one mode.

What is a "transportation service area?" A Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) 2003 study defines it as the 25-mile area surrounding a nonhub or small hub airport, an intercity rail station, or an intercity bus terminal. For large or medium hub airports, a 75-mile area was used. The study found: 1)Intercity bus service reaches 91 percent (75 million) of the rural population and is the sole mode for 15 million people; 2)Scheduled airline service reaches 70 percent (58 million) of the rural population and is the only mode for 2 million rural residents; 3)Scheduled intercity passenger rail service reaches 42 percent (35 million) and is the sole mode for more than 300,000 people; 4)Thirty-six (36) percent (30 million) of the rural population live within the service area for all three modes. Includes links to a series of maps showing the locations of intercity transportation facilities across the United States by mode. The maps show the proximity of those facilities to rural areas. A series of maps showing the locations of intercity transportation facilities across the United States by mode accompanies this study. The maps show the proximity of those facilities to rural areas.


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