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TitleTRB Special Report 304: How We Travel: A Sustainable National Program for Travel Data
Date Posted3/23/2011
URLhttp://wwwcf.fhwa.dot.gov/exit.cfm?link=http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/_How_We_Travel_A_Sustainable_National_Program_for_164998.aspx
Description Transportation Research Board (TRB) Special Report 304: How We Travel: A Sustainable National Program for Travel Data assesses the current state of goods movement and passenger travel data at the federal, state, and local levels and defines an achievable and sustainable travel data system that could support public and private transportation decision making. The report recommends specific surveys, supplemented by administrative records and electronic monitoring, to create data needed to support forecasting, performance management, and other aspects of transportation decision making.