Office of Policy Planning
- 2012 Annual Urban Mobility Report - This report provides information on long-term congestion trends, the most recent congestion comparisons and a description of many congestion improvement strategies.
- 2012 Traffic Safety Culture Index - This report summarizes a national survey of driver attitudes and behaviors. It highlights aspects of the current traffic safety culture that might be characterized as a culture of indifference, where drivers effectively say "do as I say, not as I do."
- Survey Reveals Public Open to Ban on Hand-Held Cell Phone Use and Texting - This special report presents some of the key findings on distracted driving from the BTS Omnibus Household Survey conducted in October 2009. It reveals that the public is open to a ban on hand-held cell phone use while driving.
- Less Parking, More Carsharing: Supporting Small-Scale Transit-Oriented Development - This study seeks to identify whether carsharing provides a viable means to reduce parking requirements for low- to medium-density infill development in transit station areas, and what policy mechanisms would effectively link parking requirements to carsharing.
- Toward More Comprehensive and Multi-modal Transport Evaluation - This report evaluates conventional transport policy and project evaluation practices, and describes ways to make them more comprehensive and multi-modal.
- Miscellaneous Reports
- The 2013 Roadmap of State Highway Safety Laws - This document examines the 15 traffic safety laws in five issue areas at the state level and ranks the states by the types of laws passed in the states. It urges the state legislatures to pass these laws to save lives and reduce costs.
- Status of the Highway Trust Fund Under MAP-21 - This presentation provides an overview of the Highway Trust Fund, discusses the major provisions in MAP-21, and points out the gap between outlays and receipts.
- Best Practices for the Sustainable Maintenance of Rural Roads in Developing Countries (Sign-in Required)- This report explores best practices for sustainable maintenance of rural roads in developing countries, with an emphasis on Asia, Africa and South America.
