1. Bureau of Transportation Statistics: Transportation Data for a Nation on the Move Bureau of Transportation Statistics Research and Innovative Technology Administration United States Department of Transportation April 25, 2011

2. 2 U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration Outline  History and Overview  Programs and Activities □ Data Collection ▪Airline ▪Economics ▪Freight ▪Passenger ▪Safety  Publications and Data Analysis  Special Studies  Web Tools to Access Data

3. 3 U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration History and Overview ■In 1992, the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) created BTS as a federal statistical agency to:Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) □administer data collection, analysis, and reporting; and □ensure the most cost-effective use of transportation- monitoring resources. ■BTS is one of the 13 statutorily recognized Federal Statistical Agencies. As such, BTS □is policy-neutral objective broker for the facts, □does independent data collection and analysis, but assists all the other modes to be more effective and efficient, □sets standards for transportation data, and □has special statutory protections for the confidentiality of data.

4. 4 U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration Overview (Continued) ■ In 2005, BTS became a part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration. ■ Stakeholders include: □ Congress □ DOT □ Other Federal agencies □ State governments □ Metropolitan Planning Organizations □ Local governments □ Universities □ Private sector □ General public  Budget and Size □ SAFETEA-LU authorizes $27 million each year annually; Airline program $4 million; Approximately 55 staff

5. 5 U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration BTS Aviation Program Collects the Most Comprehensive Data on the Industry. ■ Authorized under legislation enacted when the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) was terminated. ■ Collects data on: □ Traffic from origins to destinations  Passenger flow  Freight/Mail flow  Capacity between OD pairs  Operational Statistics – departures and aircraft hours □ Finance and Costs  Revenue  Operating expenditure  Employment profile  Fuel cost and fuel consumption □ Performance  On-time arrival  Causes of delay

6. 6 U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration An Example of BTS Airline Statistics Domestic Jet Fuel Prices (Monthly Data, Not Seasonally Adjusted)

7. 7 U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration BTS Airline Data Show No Tarmac Delays Longer Than Three Hours In February 2011.

8. 8 U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration Complete Airline Data Available At: ■http://www.bts.gov :Scheduled Product Releases are available for download as datasetshttp://www.bts.gov ■http://www.transtats.bts.gov/http://www.transtats.bts.gov/ □ Traffic □ Financial □ On-Time Flight Performance/Flight delays □ Origin-Destination (OD) of Passenger flows □ Fares between OD pairs ■http://www.bts.gov/programs/airline _information/http://www.bts.gov/programs/airline _information/

9. 9 U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration The BTS Transportation Services Index Measures the Outputs of the Transportation Industry. ■Freight TSI measures the month-to-month changes in freight shipments in ton-miles ■Released each month and serves as national economic indicator ■The latest freight TSI fell 1.5% between January 2011 and February 2011. ■Available at: http://www.bts.gov/xml/t si/src/index.xml http://www.bts.gov/xml/t si/src/index.xml

10. 10 U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration Government Transportation Financial Statistics Summary of Transportation Revenue and Expenditure (Thousands of Current Dollars) ■Contains statistics on transportation-related revenues and expenditures of the federal, state and local governments for all modes of transportation; ■Also contains federal budget authority and obligations, and grants to state and local governments.

11. 11 U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration 11 Statistics on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Data on American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funds are updated continuously and displayed in a thematic map.

12. 12 U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration Commodity Flow Survey (CFS): Primary Source of U.S. Domestic Freight Shipments. ■The CFS is a shipper-based survey and is conducted every five years. ■It provides a modal picture of national freight flows. ■The CFS was conducted in 1993, 1997, 2002, and most recently in 2007. ■Data are provided on the types, origins and destinations, values, weights, modes of transport, distance shipped, and ton- miles of commodities shipped. ■The 2007 CFS is available at: http://www.bts.gov/publications/commodit y_flow_survey/factfinder.census.gov/ httpts.blications/commodit y_flow_survey/factfi ■Planning for the 2012 Commodity Flow Survey is under way.

13. 13 U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration CFS Estimates Distances Shipped By Mode and Commodity With GeoMiler. Highway network Rail network TRUE ORIGIN TRUE DESTINATION Truck-Rail transfer facility Modal spatial joins

14. 14 U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration GeoMiler Example: Modes and Distances for a Shipment from Riverton, WV to Sudbury, MA.

15. 15 U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration International Freight Data System (IFDS) ■The Safe Port Act requires agencies with import and export missions/responsibilities to participate in the Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Automated Commercial Environment/International Trade Data System (ACE/ITDS). ■ ACE/ITDS is an effort to re-engineer import and export data collection for the International Freight Data System (IFDS). ■IFDS will be the data warehouse to interface with CBP for detailed international freight transportation data – first phase to be completed in 2012. ■Participating agencies include: □ BTS. □ Federal Highways Administration (FHWA), □ Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration (FMCSA), □ National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), □ Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), □ Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and □ Maritime Administration (MARAD). ■DOT agencies expect to link e-manifest (all modes) data with entry and entry summary data for better geographic representation of imports followed by exports

16. 16 U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration TransBorder Freight Database ■Represents official U.S. trade with Canada and Mexico for shipments that entered or exited the United States by surface modes of transport (other than air or maritime vessel). ■Specifically, it contains freight flow data by commodity type and by mode of transportation (rail, truck, pipeline, air, vessel, and other) for U.S. exports to, and imports from, Canada and Mexico. ■It has been used to monitor freight flows and changes since the signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) by the United States, Canada and Mexico in December 1992.

17. 17 U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration Surface Transportation Trade Between the U.S. and Canada and Mexico Trade Was 19.5 Percent Higher in January 2011 Compared to January 2010, Reaching $67.7 billion

18. 18 U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration TransBorder Freight Database can be queried at BTS website

19. 19 U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration National Census of Ferry Operators (NCFO) ■First conducted in 2000 and resumed in 2006 on a biennial basis as mandated in the SAFETEA-LU. ■In 2007, 190 ferry operators provided service to an estimated 106 million passengers through nearly 500 terminals in 37 States and 3 U.S. Territories, using a fleet of almost 700 active vessels with capacity to carry as many as 6,000 passengers at a time, or as few as 2. Service was provided on nearly 350 different route segments, covering 7,877 route miles ■2010 National Census of Ferry Operators is currently underway Intermodal Connectivity at Ferry Terminals (2007)

20. 20 U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database Web Mapping Application Example: Chicago, Illinois  A nationwide database of passenger transportation terminals, with data on: □ availability of connections among the various scheduled public transportation modes at each facility  A web tool is under development to facilitate data retrieval and display on: □ Facility type □ Type and connecting mode □ Type and number of connecting modes  The web tool can retrieve information (by facility type) for all selected facilities □ Information displayed in “Feature Grid” tab at bottom of screen □ Zoom/pan to facilities on the map

21. 21 U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration Confidential Close Call Reporting to Improve Rail Operational Safety ■A 5-year demonstration project that allows railroad employees to voluntarily and confidentially report "close call" events or unsafe conditions that could have resulted in an accident but did not. ■Federal Railroad Administration Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C 3 RS) Project is to collect data to analyze operational safety and develop methods and tools to help railroads better identify hazards and manage risk. ■BTS' statutory authority protects the confidentiality of information collected for statistical purposes.

22. 22 U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration Publications Transportation Statistics Annual Report ■Presents transportation statistics on the extent, connectivity, and condition of the U.S. transportation system. ■ Addresses information quality and efforts to improve statistics. Transportation Statistics Annual Report ■Presents transportation statistics on the extent, connectivity, and condition of the U.S. transportation system. ■ Addresses information quality and efforts to improve statistics. Pocket Guide to Transportation ■Summarizes key transportation statistics in pocket size format Pocket Guide to Transportation ■Summarizes key transportation statistics in pocket size format

23. 23 U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration Key Transportation Indicators Web Publication ■Provides timely and easily accessible information for the transportation community about: □The economy and society in which transportation functions, and other aspects of transportation. ■These indicators are either transportation-wide in scope or apply to a specific aspect of the transportation system. ■Updated bi-monthly ■Available at: http://www.bts.gov/publications/ke y_transportation_indicators/ http://www.bts.gov/publications/ke y_transportation_indicators/

24. 24 U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration National Transportation Statistics (NTS) ■Presents a comprehensive compilation of statistics on the U.S. transportation system, ■Topics include: □The Transportation System □Safety □Transportation and the Economy □Transportation, Energy, and the Environment ■Updated quarterly online ■Available at: http://www.bts.gov/publicatio ns/national_transportation_st atistics/ http://www.bts.gov/publicatio ns/national_transportation_st atistics/

25. 25 U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration State Transportation Statistics ■Presents a statistical profile of transportation in the 50 states and the District of Columbia ■Updated continuously based on source data releases ■Web application interface being developed ■Available at: http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/ http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/

26. 26 U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration National Transportation Atlas Database ■Originally mandated in ISTEA and included in each subsequent legislation ■Represents the Transportation Theme of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) ■Produced annually since 1995 ■Contains data from throughout USDOT and from several partner agencies ■Distributed through the annual release of the NTAD DVD □ Approximately 3,000 distributed each year ■All databases also available for download via the BTS web site □ Over 60,000 accesses/downloads annually

27. 27 U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration Examples of Special Studies ■Transportation Satellite Accounts (TSAs) □ Measure transportation services’ contribution to the economy by  Expanding upon the basic input-output accounts produced by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) so as to provide a more complete measure of the role of transportation in the economy  Providing detailed inputs of services and commodities used in the transportation sector by mode ■Rural Population’s Access to Transportation □ 1 in every 25 rural Americans lost access in last 5 years □ Rural population in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut have the best access to intercity services compared to the rest of the country.

28. 28 U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration Multi-Pronged Approach to Transportation Data and Knowledge ■National Transportation Library □Physical □Digital ■Transportation Knowledge Networks ■Community Development on TR.gov ■Social Media Outlets ■Public Affairs

29. 29 U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration National Transportation Library (NTL)  Provides reference services (via email, web, phone requests) □ In FY2010, NTL Reference Team handled over 24,000 requests for information about transportation regulations, policy, statistics, and research.  Responds to requests from Congress, all other levels of government, the media, academia, for-profit and nonprofit organizations, and the general public.  Provides information resources (print and electronic) □ In FY10, full-text downloads from the NTL Digital Repository totaled over 4 million  Maintains a physical collection of 100,000+ items on technical and law  Provides access to over 100 electronic databases and 300 journal subscriptions for USDOT employees

30. 30 U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration  Reference services □ USDOT “Contact Us”; RITA/BTS Answers Team □ USDOT and TIGER FAQs □ User training sessions □ Traditional reference and research services  Collections and resources □ 40,000-item digital repository □ 100,000+ item physical collection (technical and law) □ 100 electronic databases □ 300 journal subscriptions  Networking activities □ Transportation Knowledge Networks □ Transportation Librarians Roundtable □ Transportation Research Thesaurus □ TLCat □ Science.gov Information Services Provided by NTL

31. 31 U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration Transportation Knowledge Networks (TKNs)  The National Transportation Library’s networking activities include partnering with transportation information centers across the US to share resources, hosting monthly webinars to share best practices, and partnering to make NTL resources more available, through tools like www.worldwidescience.org.www.worldwidescience.org  In fiscal year 2010, TKN facilitated the Development of Strategic Implementation Goals for a National Transportation Knowledge Network (NTKN)

32. 32 U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration Other Uses of BTS Information  Respond to Congressional Inquiries  Respond to Press Inquiries □ E.g., Associated Press, Bloomberg News, New York Times, Wall St. Journal, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, CNNMoney, ABC Radio, Chicago Tribune  Issue Press Releases on current transportation matters □ “January 2011 Airline System Traffic Up 2.2 Percent from January 2010” □ “January 2011 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Rose 19.5 Percent from January 2010, reaching $67.7 billion” □ Clips: Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Associated Press and Dow Jones Newswires  Social Media and Newsletters □ Subscribe for BTS News and Updates: http://www.bts.gov/press_room/http://www.bts.gov/press_room/ □ Find BTS on:  Delicious: www.delicious.com/nationaltransportationlibrarywww.delicious.com/nationaltransportationlibrary  Twitter: www.twitter.com/natltranslib and www.twitter.com/TransportStatswww.twitter.com/natltranslibwww.twitter.com/TransportStats  Facebook: www.facebook.com/nationaltransportationlibrary and www.facebook.com/DOTRITA for slide #32www.facebook.com/nationaltransportationlibrary www.facebook.com/DOTRITA for slide #32

33. 33 U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration BTS Webinar Series ■Airline Data Overview: June 16 th ■International Data Overview: July 28 th ■National Census of Ferry Operators: Date TBD ■Omnibus Household Survey: Date TBD ■Transportation Services Index: Date TBD ■Transportation Statistics Overview: Date TBD

34. 34 U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration Contact Information Steven K. Smith Deputy Director Bureau of Transportation Statistics U.S. Department of Transportation Steven.K.Smith@dot.gov (202) 493-0145 RITA Contact Information: RITAinfo@dot.gov 800-853-1351