Work Plan to Provide Federal Support for Local Decision-making

This work plan was prepared by Edward Strocko and Jordan Riddle with support from Weris and is developed with information synthesized from fifteen workshops with additional new information inspired from the workshops. BTS would like to express appreciation to those who generously committed their time and expertise, including members of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), National Association of Counties (NACO), National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (AMPO), American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), National Association of Development Organizations (NADO), Transportation Research Board (TRB), National League of Cities (NLC), American Public Transportation Association (APTA), Airports Council International - North America (ACI-NA) and the American Public. Their insights were indispensable and especially notable given ongoing responsibilities and new opportunities in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law\u2019s generational investment. The Bureau looks forward to continued engagement throughout implementation of the plan

Airports and ageing passengers: A study of the UK

Globally, improved standards of living, nutrition and medical treatment are extending human life expectancy and enhancing quality of life with the result that an increasing number of ageing passengers are using airports. This ‘grey boom’ presents both challenges and opportunities for airports as older travellers exhibit distinct and different travel characteristics concerning their propensity to fly, their travel purpose, trip duration, destination, surface access preferences, dwell time, retail habits, familiarity with airport automation and self-service technologies, and use of terminal facilities such as airport information desks, adaptive and assistive technologies and special assistance support. The aim of this paper is to use publicly available data to undertake an exploratory investigation into the use of UK airports by older travellers and make recommendations for future policy and practice. Overall, the study finds that the impact of this observed demographic change varies by individual airport and thus future policy and management of an ageing passenger profile needs to reflect the operational challenges on a location-by-location basis

Standardized reporting using CODES (Crash Outcome Data Evaluation System)

DTNH-22-97-H-07282While CODES projects have expanded to 25 states, there is no standardized reporting of the outcome measures that are available with linked data. This paper describes our efforts to build a standard format for reporting these outcomes. This format is conceptualized by laying the injury \u201cpyramid\u201d on its side. Outcome measures are reported as columns across a page with increasing levels of severity from left to right. We discuss several aspects of format development including levels of reporting, specific outcome measures, rates, and selection of appropriate denominators. These simplified reports can be used to plan further studies or as a source of information for fact sheets for further dissemination. Examples of implementation of these reports are provided from the Maine CODES project

Effects of Miles Per Gallon Feedback on Fuel Efficiency in Gas-Powered Cars

This study tested the impact of continuous miles per gallon (MPG) feedback on driving behavior and fuel efficiency in gas-powered cars. The authors compared an experimental condition, where drivers received real-time MPG feedback and a tip sheet, to a control condition without such feedback at the time the experimental participants received it. The authors had three study aims: (1) to modify the fuel efficiency obtained while driving gas-powered cars; (2) to modify the driving behaviors of drivers of gas-powered cars; and (3) to explore ways to improve the feedback display among users. The study found an average MPG improvement of 7.5% over a one-month feedback period, an effect that 15% of the time would be observed by chance. This provides an unclear foundation for broad implementation of the fuel-economy feedback intervention. Although the appeal of a low-cost and easy-to-distribute feedback device that would improve fuel economy by 7.5% is strong, it must be tempered by an analysis of cost effectiveness

National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD): Airports 2001-Present Datasets

National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD).The Airports dataset includes all official and operational aerodromes and is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)/Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD). The Airports database is a geographic point database of official operational aerodromes in the United States and U.S. Territories. Attribute data is provided on the physical and operational characteristics of the aerodrome, current usage including enplanements and aircraft operations, congestion levels and usage categories. This geospatial data is derived from the FAA's National Airspace System Resource Aeronautical Data Product

National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD): Freight Analysis Framework Network (FAFN) 2003-Present Datasets

The Freight Analysis Framework Network (FAFN) 2003-Present dataset is from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD). It is produced through a partnership between Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) by integrating data from a variety of sources to create a comprehensive picture of freight movement among states and major metropolitan areas by all modes of transportation. The spatial component of the FAF network is derived from National Highway System Version 2016.09 and contains state primary and secondary roads, National Highway System (NHS), National Network (NN) and several intermodal connectors as appropriate for the freight network modeling. The network consists of over 440,000 miles of equivalent road mileage. The data set covers the 48 contiguous States plus the District of Columbia, Alaska, and Hawaii

National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD): Counties 2002-Present Datasets

The Counties 2002-Present dataset is from the U.S. Census Bureau. The TIGER/Line shapefiles and related database files (.dbf) are an extract of selected geographic and cartographic information from the U.S. Census Bureau's Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) Database (MTDB). The MTDB represents a seamless national file with no overlaps or gaps between parts, however, each TIGER/Line shapefile is designed to stand alone as an independent data set, or they can be combined to cover the entire nation. The primary legal divisions of most states are termed counties. In Louisiana, these divisions are known as parishes. In Alaska, which has no counties, the equivalent entities are the organized boroughs, city and boroughs, municipalities, and for the unorganized area, census areas. The latter are delineated cooperatively for statistical purposes by the State of Alaska and the Census Bureau. In four states (Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, and Virginia), there are one or more incorporated places that are independent of any county organization and thus constitute primary divisions of their states. These incorporated places are known as independent cities and are treated as equivalent entities for purposes of data presentation. The District of Columbia and Guam have no primary divisions, and each area is considered an equivalent entity for purposes of data presentation. The Census Bureau treats the following entities as equivalents of counties for purposes of data presentation: Municipios in Puerto Rico, Districts and Islands in American Samoa, Municipalities in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Islands in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The entire area of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Island Areas is covered by counties or equivalent entities. The boundaries for counties and equivalent entities are as of January 1, 2019, primarily as reported through the Census Bureau's Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS)

National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD): Alternative Fuels 2008-Present Datasets

The Alternative Fueling Stations 2008- Present dataset is from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), and part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)/Bureau of Transportation Statistics\u2019 (BTS's) National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD). The U.S. Department of Energy collects this data in partnership with Clean Cities coalitions and their stakeholders to help fleets and consumers find alternative fueling stations. Clean Cities coalitions foster the nation's economic, environmental, and energy security by working locally to advance affordable, domestic transportation fuels, energy efficient mobility systems, and other fuel-saving technologies and practices. This data can be found on the Alternative Fuels Data Center: https://doi.org/10.21949/1519144