1. Recent Trend in Vehicle Miles Traveled in the U.S. Katie Zadrozny Khaled Al-Menayes September 3, 2009

2. How Technology Affects Miles Traveled  Vehicle owners can drive further on less gas:  Better fuel efficiency  Design improvements: hybrid engines, low weight body materials, fuel tracking devices, use of synthetic oils  Improved roadways allow for more convenient travel. Until the 1990s: poorly- connected roadways with low access to major arterials

3. Trends  General trend: VMT (vehicle travel miles) are decreasing in the U.S.  Causes: Public transit ridership continues to increase Vehicle-Miles Traveled: Dec-07 Dec-08 Highway miles (millions) 240,912 237,152 Percent change: same month previous year -2.91 -1.56

4. U.S. Highway Vehicle-Miles Traveled SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Highway Policy Information, Traffic Volume Trends, available at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ as of February 2009.

5. Transit Ridership

6. Sources  http://climate.dot.gov/ghg-reduction-strategies/fuels- technologies/fuel-economy.html  http://www.vtpi.org/tdm/tdm38.htm  http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_statistics /html/table_01_04.html