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Key Transportation Indicators

SUMMARY OF A WORKSHOP

Committee on National Statistics

Janet Norwood and Jamie Casey, Editors

Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

National Research Council

NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS
Washington, D.C.

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Suggested citation: National Research Council (2002) Key Transportation Indicators: Summary of a Workshop. Committee on National Statistics. Janet Norwood and Jamie Casey, Editors. Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.

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COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL STATISTICS 2001

JOHN E. ROLPH (Chair),

Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California

JOSEPH G. ALTONJI,

Department of Economics, Northwestern University

LAWRENCE D. BROWN,

The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

JULIE DAVANZO,

RAND, Santa Monica, California

ROBERT M. GROVES,

Joint Program in Survey Methodology, University of Maryland, College Park

HERMANN HABERMANN,

Statistics Division, United Nations, New York

JOEL HOROWITZ,

Department of Economics, The University of Iowa

WILLIAM KALSBEEK,

Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina

RODERICK J.A. LITTLE,

School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

THOMAS A. LOUIS,

RAND, Arlington, Virginia

DARYL PREGIBON,

AT&T Laboratories-Research, Florham Park, New Jersey

FRANCISCO J. SAMANIEGO,

Division of Statistics, University of California, Davis

RICHARD L. SCHMALENSEE,

Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

MATTHEW D. SHAPIRO,

Department of Economics, Survey Research Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

ANDREW A. WHITE, Director

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Acknowledgments

The Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT) appreciates the time, effort, and valuable input of the many people who contributed to the Workshop on Key Transportation Indicators and to the preparation of this report. We would first like to thank the members of the various subgroups of workshop participants who presented suggestions for key indicators with a discussion of conceptual, measurement, and data issues at the workshop. Their names and affiliations are listed in the introduction to this report. We would also like to thank Ashish Sen, director of the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, for his input, interest, and funding. Thanks are due especially to Janet Norwood, who, as workshop chair, provided valuable advice during the planning stages and the leadership necessary for conducting a successful workshop.

Several CNSTAT staff members also deserve special thanks. Miron Straf served as study director for this workshop. His excellent research and planning made the workshop possible. Terri Scanlan, program associate, and Carrie Muntean, research assistant, very ably assisted Dr. Straf in the planning of the workshop. Jamie Casey served as project assistant for the workshop and was responsible for all of the logistical details; subsequently, as research assistant, she was responsible for the preparation of the report. Constance Citro, senior program officer, reviewed drafts of this report and offered excellent advice and support throughout the writing and review stages. Christine McShane edited the final draft of this report and led it

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through publication. Eugenia Grohman, associate director for reports in the Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, led the report through the review process.

This report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the Report Review Committee of the National Research Council. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making the published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process.

We thank the following individuals for their participation in the review of this report: Joel Horowitz, Department of Economics, Northwestern University; Robert Martinez, Norford Southern Corporation, Norfolk, Virginia; and C. Kenneth Orski, Corporation for Urban Mobility, Washington, DC.

Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the final draft of the report before its release. The review of this report was overseen by Thomas D. Larson, Lemont, Pennsylvania. Appointed by the National Research Council, he was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this report was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this report rests entirely with the authoring committee and the institution.

John Rolph, Chair

Committee on National Statistics

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A transportation indicator is a measure of change over time in the transportation system or in its social, economic, environmental, or other effects. Two National Research Council (NRC) studies recommended, as a matter of high priority, that the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) in the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) develop a consistent, easily understood, and useful set of key indicators of the transportation system. The NRC's Committee on National Statistics and its Transportation Research Board, which conducted these studies, convened a workshop on June 13, 2000. The purpose of the Workshop on Transportation Indicators was to discuss issues relating to transportation indicators and provide the Bureau of Transportation Statistics with new ideas for issues to address.

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