News Digest DOT 02-16
BTS Releases Pocket Guide to Transportation 2016- The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has published the Pocket Guide to Transportation 2016 – a quick reference guide to significant transportation statistics.
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Official DOT Public Access Plan v1.1
This plan is issued in response to the February 22, 2013 Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies entitled “Increasing Access to the Results of Federally Funded Scientific Research.” Through this memorandum, OSTP directed all Executive Departments with greater than $100 million in yearly research and development expenditures to prepare a plan for improving the public’s access to the results of federally funded research.
October Airline On-Time Performance Up From Previous Year, Month
WASHINGTON – The reporting carriers posted an on-time arrival rate of 87.0 percent in October 2015, up from both the 80.0 percent on-time rate in October 2014 and the 86.5 percent mark in September 2015, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer Report released today. October 2015’s on-time arrival rate was the third highest of the 250 months with comparable records.
Airline On-Time Performance Up From Previous Year, Month
WASHINGTON – The reporting carriers posted an on-time arrival rate of 86.5 percent in September, up from both the 81.1 percent on-time rate in September 2014 and the 80.3 percent mark in August 2015, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer Report released today. September 2015’s on-time rate was the fourth highest of the 249 months with comparable records, the second highest for any September, and above the September average of 82.73 percent in the previous 20 years. September 2001 was not included in the averages.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces $14.2 Million TIGER Grant for Milwaukee Streetcar
Projects Target Future Needs in Rural and Urban Communities Nationwide