Florida Department of

TRANSPORTATION

Office of Policy Planning

1. Road Traffic Noise: Annoyance, Sleep Disturbance, and Public Health Implications - This research assesses impacts of road traffic noise on the public health, focusing on annoyance and sleep disturbance.
2. Characteristics of Fatal Crashes Involving 16- and 17-Year-Old Drivers with Teenage Passengers - This study documents the proportion of fatal crashes of 16- and 17-year-old drivers in which passengers were present in relation to the age, sex, and number of passengers in the vehicle, and examines the characteristics of these crashes in relation to specific combinations of passengers. State-by-state summary data are also provided.
3. Compliance, Safety, Accountability: Analyzing the Relationship of Scores to Crash Risk (Request required) - This report assesses the relationship between crash risk and all five public BASICs - Unsafe Driving, Fatigued Driving, Vehicle Maintenance, Controlled Substances and Alcohol, and Driver Fitness.
4. The Consequences of Reduced Federal Transportation Investment - This paper explores the consequences of a likely 35 percent cut in federal funding under the existing program structure.
5. Achieving Hazard-Resilient Coastal & Waterfront Smart Growth - This report summarizes a roundtable discussion that explored opportunities to better integrate smart growth and hazard mitigation strategies in coastal and waterfront communities.
6. Creating a National Infrastructure Bank and Infrastructure Planning Council - This report details the need for both a national infrastructure bank and a planning council, explains how they each would work, and examines how they would address the specific failings of our current system of infrastructure investment.
7. Miscellaneous Reports
   • Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities for The First Half (January–June) of 2012 - This analysis estimates the traffic fatality counts for the first six months of 2012.
   • Annual Energy Review - This report Provides historical annual energy statistics, including data on total energy production, consumption, and trade; overviews of petroleum, natural gas, coal, electricity, nuclear energy, renewable energy, as well as financial and environmental indicators; and data unit conversion tables.
   • The Rise of the Greek Yogurt Industry in Central New York - This paper highlights the importance of location, transportation and logistics in rural/local economic development.