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Description / Abstract:
Foreword
History and Context
This document is an executive summary of a series of 16 briefs that collectively describe commuting in America. This body of work, sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and carried out in conjunction with a National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) project that provided supporting data, builds on three prior Commuting in America (CIA) documents that were issued over the past three decades. Unlike the prior reports that were single volumes, this effort consists of a series of briefs, each of which addresses a critical aspect of commuting in America. The briefs, this Executive Summary, and accompanying data tables complete the body of information known as Commuting in America 2013 (CIA 2013). AASHTO makes these items available via its website (traveltrends.transportation.org).
The Commuting in America series of reports describing travelers and their commute to work began in April 1984, using Census data to describe the emerging patterns of commuting. The original intent of CIA, well-stated by Frank François, former executive director of AASHTO, was "to serve as a common resource of factual information upon which policymakers can draw in shaping transportation development actions and policies over the coming years.... It does not purport to reflect the policy positions of any of the sponsoring organizations and should not be interpreted in this manner." CIA 2013 continues to adhere to this original intent and philosophy.
This report is supported as part of the AASHTO Census Transportation Planning Products (CTPP) program. This multi-year initiative, of which CIA 2013 is part, provides data and analysis on commuting to support the information needs of the state and metropolitan transportation planning and policy community.
History and Context
This document is an executive summary of a series of 16 briefs that collectively describe commuting in America. This body of work, sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and carried out in conjunction with a National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) project that provided supporting data, builds on three prior Commuting in America (CIA) documents that were issued over the past three decades. Unlike the prior reports that were single volumes, this effort consists of a series of briefs, each of which addresses a critical aspect of commuting in America. The briefs, this Executive Summary, and accompanying data tables complete the body of information known as Commuting in America 2013 (CIA 2013). AASHTO makes these items available via its website (traveltrends.transportation.org).
The Commuting in America series of reports describing travelers and their commute to work began in April 1984, using Census data to describe the emerging patterns of commuting. The original intent of CIA, well-stated by Frank François, former executive director of AASHTO, was "to serve as a common resource of factual information upon which policymakers can draw in shaping transportation development actions and policies over the coming years.... It does not purport to reflect the policy positions of any of the sponsoring organizations and should not be interpreted in this manner." CIA 2013 continues to adhere to this original intent and philosophy.
This report is supported as part of the AASHTO Census Transportation Planning Products (CTPP) program. This multi-year initiative, of which CIA 2013 is part, provides data and analysis on commuting to support the information needs of the state and metropolitan transportation planning and policy community.