Measuring Personal Travel and Goods Movement
Author | : |
Publisher | : Transportation Research Board |
Total Pages | : 151 |
Release | : 2004 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780309085991 |
ISBN-13 | : 0309085993 |
Rating | : 4/5 (993 Downloads) |
Download or read book Measuring Personal Travel and Goods Movement written by and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2004 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TRB Special Report 277 - Measuring Personal Travel and Goods Movement recommends a series of actions the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) should take to render its flagship surveys -- the National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) and the Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) -- more effective in meeting the needs of a broad spectrum of data users. The report also recommends approaches BTS and its survey partners should adopt to develop more effective survey methods and address institutional issues affecting survey stability and quality. Report Summary published in the October-September 2004 issue of the TR News.