Innovation in Practice Webinar Series Denver Union Station Multi-modal Transportation Hub Project March 30, 2016, 1:00-2:00 PM ET This is a reminder to register for the BATIC Institute's upcoming webinar that will highlight the re-development of Denver Union Station. This dynamic webinar will explore regional and public-private partnerships; funding and financing a multi-modal, multi-faceted project; and value capture-backed financing. The presentation will focus on techniques and findings that may be adapted by other entities contemplating similar development of their regional transportation hubs as engines of growth. Denver Union Station now serves as the centerpiece for a large, regional transportation system (including commuter rail, light rail, local and long-distance bus and intercity passenger rail) as well as associated commercial and residential development. The re-development of the station has been a catalyst spurring economic growth and enhancing the quality of life in the Denver metropolitan area. The webinar will feature video interviews of key project participants, including a capstone summary from Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper on the local and regional impact of the project.
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BTS Statistics Release: January 2016 North American Freight Numbers
BTS 19-16 Thursday, March 24, 2016 Contact: Dave Smallen Tel: 202-366-5568
BTS Statistics Release: January 2016 North American Freight Numbers
All five major transportation modes – truck, rail, pipeline, vessel and air – carried less U.S. freight by value with North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico in January 2016 than in January 2015. The total value of cross-border freight carried on all modes fell 7.7 percent from 2015 to $82.4 billion in current dollars, according to the TransBorder Freight Data released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).
Freight by Mode The value of commodities moving by truck declined 1.5 percent, the smallest decrease from 2015 to 2016 of any mode. The value of freight on other modes also declined: vessel 37.3 percent; pipeline 32.7 percent; air 12.8 percent; and rail 3.5 percent. A drop in the price of crude oil in 2015 played a key role in the large declines in the dollar value of goods shipped by vessel and pipeline. Crude oil (a component of mineral fuels) comprises a large share of the commodities carried by these modes. Average monthly prices for crude petroleum and refined fuel are available from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Trucks carried 66.5 percent of U.S.-NAFTA freight and continued to be the most heavily utilized mode for moving goods to and from both U.S.-NAFTA partners. Trucks accounted for $28.4 billion of the $44.6 billion of imports (63.7 percent) and $26.4 billion of the $37.9 billion of exports (69.7 percent).
Rail remained the second largest mode by value, moving 15.2 percent of all U.S.-NAFTA freight, followed by vessel, 5.3 percent; pipeline, 4.8 percent; and air, 3.7 percent. The surface transportation modes of truck, rail and pipeline carried 86.4 percent of the total value of U.S.-NAFTA freight flows.
U.S.-Canada Freight From January 2015 to January 2016, the value of U.S.-Canada freight flows fell 12.7 percent to $42.0 billion as all modes of transportation carried a lower value of U.S.-Canada freight than a year earlier.
Lower crude oil prices contributed to a year-over-year decrease in the value of freight moved between the U.S. and Canada. Crude oil is a large share of freight carried by vessel and pipeline, which were down 42.5 percent and 34.2 percent respectively year-over-year.
Trucks carried 60.5 percent of the value of the freight to and from Canada but the total was down 4.0 percent from January 2015 primarily because of a 9.3 percent decline in the value of U.S. exports to Canada by truck. Rail carried 15.9 percent followed by pipeline, 8.8 percent; air, 4.4 percent; and vessel, 3.9 percent. The surface transportation modes of truck, rail and pipeline carried 85.2 percent of the value of total U.S.-Canada freight flows.
U.S.-Mexico Freight From January 2015 to January 2016, the value of U.S.-Mexico freight fell 1.8 percent to $40.5 billion as three out of the five transportation modes – air, truck and rail– carried more U.S.-Mexico freight value than in January 2015. Freight carried by rail increased by 8.2 percent. Truck freight value rose 0.7 percent while air freight value increased 0.6 percent. Vessel freight value decreased by 33.8 percent, while pipeline freight dropped by 4.0 percent, both due mainly to lower crude oil prices.
Trucks carried 72.6 percent of the value of freight to and from Mexico. The total was up because the 4.0 percent growth in U.S. imports by truck outweighed the decline in exports. Rail, carried 14.4 percent followed by vessel, 6.3 percent; air, 2.9 percent; and pipeline, 0.7 percent. The surface transportation modes of truck, rail and pipeline carried 87.7 percent of the value of total U.S.-Mexico freight flows.
See BTS Transborder Statistics Release for summary tables and additional data. See North American Transborder Freight Data on the BTS website for additional data for surface modes since 1995 and all modes since 2004.
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BTS Releases Summary 2015 U.S.-Based Airline Traffic Data
BTS 18-16 Thursday, March 24, 2016 Contact: Dave Smallen Tel: 202-366-5568
BTS Releases Summary 2015 U.S.-Based Airline Traffic Data
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today that U.S. airlines and foreign airlines serving the United States carried an all-time high of 895.5 million systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service passengers in 2015, 5.0 percent more than the previous record high of 853.1 million reached in 2014. The systemwide increase was the result of a 5.0 percent rise from 2014 in the number of passengers on domestic flights (696.2 million in 2015) and 4.7 percent growth from 2014 in passengers on U.S. and foreign airlines’ flights to and from the U.S. (199.4 million in 2015).
U.S. airlines carried 5.0 percent more passengers on domestic flights and 2.3 percent more passengers on international flights in 2015 than in 2014 for a systemwide increase of 4.7 percent. Foreign airlines carried 7.4 percent more passengers to and from the United States than in 2014. The 199.4 million passengers on international flights to and from the United States was a record high, exceeding the previous high set in 2014.
This annual release includes preliminary data on U.S. carrier scheduled domestic and international service, and foreign carrier scheduled international service to and from the United States. BTS regular monthly air traffic releases include data on U.S. carrier scheduled service only. For U.S. domestic service data for 2015, see the BTS December Air Traffic press release.
Airlines with Most Passengers in 2015 American Airlines carried more total system passengers in 2015 than any other U.S. airline. American also carried more passengers on international flights to and from the U.S. in 2015 than any other U.S. or foreign carrier. American’s passenger numbers include passengers reported as US Airways for the first six months of 2015. British Airways carried the most passengers on flights to and from the U.S. of any foreign airline.
U.S. Airports with Most Passengers in 2015 More total system passengers boarded planes in 2015 at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International than at any other U.S. airport. More passengers boarded international flights at New York John F. Kennedy than at any other U.S. airport.
See Air Traffic Release for summary tables and additional data. Additional traffic data can be found on the BTS Airlines and Airports page. Click on a link in the Quick Links box on the right. See Load factor, RPMs, ASMs and Passengers. For more historical data, see Traffic on the BTS website.
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BTS Statistical Release: 2015 North American Freight Numbers
BTS 17-16 BTS Statistical Release: 2015 North American Freight Numbers All five major transportation modes – truck, rail, pipeline, vessel and air – carried less U.S. freight with North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico by value in 2015 than in 2014. The total value of cross-border freight carried on all modes fell 7.2 percent from 2014 to $1.1 trillion in current dollars, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). The value of commodities moving by truck declined 0.4 percent, the smallest decrease from 2014 to 2015 of any mode, 0.4 percent. The value of freight on other modes also declined: air 1.8 percent; rail 7.1 percent; vessel 29.7 percent; and pipeline 39.4 percent. A drop in the price of crude oil in 2015 played a key role in the large declines in the dollar value of goods shipped by vessel and pipeline. Average monthly prices for crude petroleum and refined fuel are available from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The 7.2 percent decline in the value cross-border freight from 2014 to 2015 was almost entirely due to the decline in crude oil and petroleum prices. The value of petroleum-related commodity shipments declined almost 40 percent year-over-year while the value of other freight dropped 0.9 percent. In 2015, petroleum-related commodities comprised 10.8 percent of the total value of U.S. North American freight, down from 16.6 percent in 2014. Some data used to calculate the percentages in this paragraph comes from US International Trade Commission Interactive Tariff and Trade Data, which allows the separation of petroleum and non-petroleum components of mineral fuels. Freight by Mode Trucks carried 64.3 percent of U.S.-NAFTA freight, a 2.2 percentage point increase from 2005, and continued to be the most heavily utilized mode for moving goods to and from both U.S.-NAFTA partners. Trucks accounted for $359.8 billion of the $589.9 billion of imports (61.0 percent) and for $351.9 billion of the $516.4 billion of exports (68.2 percent). Rail remained the second largest mode, moving 14.9 percent of all U.S.-NAFTA freight, followed by vessel, 6.6 percent; pipeline, 5.2 percent and air, 3.9 percent. The surface transportation modes of truck, rail and pipeline carried 84.4 percent of the total value of U.S.-NAFTA freight flows. During the last decade, rail’s percentage share rose 0.2 points while pipeline fell 1.4 points. The category of all modes of transportation cited in the following tables includes freight movements by truck, rail, vessel, pipeline, air, other and unknown modes of transport. Freight with Canada From 2014 to 2015, the value of U.S.-Canada freight flows fell 12.6 percent to $575.2 billion. Trucks carried 58.3 percent of the value of the freight to and from Canada, followed by rail, 15.7 percent; pipeline, 9.3 percent; vessel, 4.9 percent; and air, 4.7 percent. The surface transportation modes of truck, rail and pipeline carried 83.3 percent of the value of total U.S.-Canada freight flows. Freight with Mexico From 2014 to 2015, the value of U.S.-Mexico freight fell 0.6 percent to $531.1 billion. Trucks carried 70.9 percent of the value of the freight to and from Mexico, followed by rail, 14.1 percent; vessel, 8.5 percent; air, 3.1 percent; and pipeline, 0.7 percent. The surface transportation modes of truck, rail and pipeline carried 85.7 percent of the value of total U.S.-Mexico freight flows. See BTS Transborder Statistics Annual Release for summary tables and additional data. See North American Transborder Freight Data on the BTS website for additional data for surface modes since 1995 and all modes since 2004.
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BTS Statistics Release: January 2016 Passenger Airline Employment Data
BTS 16-16 Thursday, March 17, 2016 Contact: Dave Smallen Tel: 202-366-5568 BTS Statistics Release: January 2016 Passenger Airline Employment Data
U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 4.1 percent more workers in January 2016 than in January 2015, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. January was the highest monthly total (402,204) since August 2008 and was the 26th consecutive month that U.S. scheduled passenger airlines full-time equivalent (FTE) employment exceeded the same month of the previous year.
Month-to-month, the number of FTEs rose 0.2 percent from December to January. Scheduled passenger airline categories include network, low-cost, regional and other airlines.
The four network airlines that collectively employ two-thirds of the scheduled passenger airline FTEs reported 3.3 percent more FTEs in January 2016 than in January 2015. Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines increased FTEs from January 2015. American Airlines, which has merged with US Airways, reported 4.8 percent more FTEs in January 2016 than American and US Airways reported separately in January 2015. July 2015 was the first month for which the two merged airlines submitted a combined report. Month-to-month, the number of network airline FTEs was virtually unchanged from December to January. Network airlines operate a significant portion of their flights using at least one hub where connections are made for flights to down-line destinations or spoke cities.
The six low-cost carriers reported 7.9 percent more FTEs in January 2016 than in January 2015. Allegiant Airlines, Spirit Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Virgin America and Southwest Airlines reported increases while Frontier Airlines reduced FTEs. Month-to-month, the number of low-cost airline FTEs rose 0.8 percent from December to January, rising for the 10th consecutive month. Low-cost airlines operate under a low-cost business model, with infrastructure and aircraft operating costs below the overall industry average.
The 12 regional carriers reported 2.0 percent more FTEs in January 2016 than in January 2015. Six regional airlines – PSA Airlines, Compass Airlines, Mesa Airlines, Horizon Air, GoJet Airlines and SkyWest Airlines – reported increased employment levels. The others reported decreases. Month-to-month, the number of regional airline FTEs was virtually unchanged from December to January. Regional carriers typically provide service from small cities, using primarily regional jets to support the network carriers’ hub and spoke systems.
See Passenger Airline Employment statistical release for summary tables and additional data. Historical employment data can be found on the BTS web site. ###
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