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Traffic hits new low in October, 8th month of down trend - FHWA
Posted on Tue, 2011-12-27 23:53
October was the eighth month in which the trend line for total vehicle miles traveled (VMT) on US roads declined in the second dip of the great recession, according to "Travel Monitoring" data released today by FHWA Office of Highway Policy Information.
Oberstar backtracks on vehicle-miles charge, aide says press "mistook" him
Posted on Thu, 2009-05-07 23:08
US House Transportation chair Rep James Oberstar is attempting to backtrack from his recent advocacy of swift action to institute a national vehicle-miles charge. He has had an aide claim the press "mistook" him.
The aide John Schadl put out a statement this week as follows:
US vehicle-miles in December down less than previous months - news less bad
Posted on Mon, 2009-02-23 19:48
December estimates by FHWA of traffic throughout the US in December 2008 (2008-12) show a decline of 1.6% in vmt on 2007-12, the smallest drop in the previous corresponding period (pcp) in eight months. Urban interstate traffic was level on pcp, while rural interstate traffic was 1.6% lower.
