Educating people about safe bicycling and walking, enforcing laws that make it easier and safer for people to bicycle and walk, and encouraging people to bicycle and walk, may help increase walking and bicycling activity, especially when combined with infrastructure improvements. This strategy...
Community safety can affect the levels of physical activity within a community, including walking and bicycling. Areas with higher levels of crime and violence have been associated with lower physical activity levels. People are more physically active in areas where they feel safe. Gender, age,...
DOT report on significant rulemakings for August 2015
This spreadsheet provides onboard statistics for June, FY 2015. Demographics are particularly useful to managers in the workforce planning process. These data are also used by Congressional staffers and others who have an interest in the size and makeup of the federal workforce, and...
In response to consumer complaints about irregular fares in the period after the May 12 derailment of Amtrak Northeast Regional Train Number 188 in Philadelphia, the U.S. Department of Transportation has sent an inquiry to five carriers –Delta, American, United, Southwest and JetBlue. The...
Beyond Traffic: Innovators in Transportation for the FutureWhite House Champions of Change Program highlights the stories and examples of citizens across the nation, who are leading projects and initiatives that move their communities forward. All across the country, ordinary Americans are...