1995 STATUS OF THE NATION'S SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM: CONDITIONS AND PERFORMANCE. REPORT TO CONGRESS

This 1995 Status of the Nation's Surface Transportation System: Condition and Performance report is divided into six chapters and four appendices. This is the second in a series of combined documents on the condition, performance and capital investment requirements of the nation's highway, transit and maritime, waterborne transportation systems. Key topics addressed are personal travel behavior, including demographic and economic trends; highway, bridge and transit system usage characteristics; finance; system conditions and performance; future investment requirements, and waterborne transportation, including world and U.S. fleets, port infrastructure, oceanborne trade, ship production, environmental issues, port access and the federal role. The report highlights the need to maintain a strong and efficient intermodal system along with a commitment to infrastructure investment.

• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Transit Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Maritime Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1995

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 400 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Capital investments; Condition surveys; Demographics; Economic factors; Ground transportation; Improvements; Maintenance; Performance evaluations; Travel behavior
• Old TRIS Terms: Waterborne transportation
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Marine Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00741153
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-PL-96-007
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 22 1997 12:00AM