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THE FUTURE OF NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION DATA (PANEL PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSION)

Mark A Hornung, L C Liburdi, Rebecca Kay Schmidt, J.K. Fowler, Joanna M. Cain, Harry Cohen

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The topic addressed by the panel members is national transportation data--its collection, analysis, and dissemination. Specific areas addressed are: the Transportation Research Board study of transportation data needs; the establishment and functions of the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics; the Census Bureau's programs that touch on transportation; the Canadian system for statistics; and the data needs survey for NCHRP Project 8-30, Characteristics and Changes in Freight Transportation Demand.

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Key concepts: Census, Transport engineering, Data collection, Transportation planning, Business, Transportation infrastructure, Regional science, Engineering