Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: does this make sense, FHWA, say huh, vehicle miles traveled, Vmt, x axis
Notice anything weird about this VMT chart (other than its unusual downward trend that is)? I never noticed it before..
via http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/travel_monitoring/13jantvt/index.cfm
[Mexico vs. USA en vivo ahora..]
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: california, car culture, FHA, Gloria, Hecox, mode share, National Household Travel Survey, patterns of use, San Diego, transportation, trip distance, vehicle trips, Vmt, Voice of San Diego
Saw this first at http://www.cyclelicio.us
The new definition of 40%.
The 2009 study [National Household Travel Survey] showed 40 percent of trips recorded by more than 300,000 participants were two miles or less.
The statistic incorporated all forms of transportation — cars, bicycles, subways and more, said Doug Hecox, a spokesman for the Federal Highway Administration.
[...]
If one simply focuses on car trips, the percentage of short trips increases significantly.
According to the research, 69.1 percent of trips were two miles or less, Hecox said.
via Driving When You Could Bike: Fact Check – Voice of San Diego: San Diego Fact Check.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: 2012, driving in the US, oil consumption, Peak Demand, Vmt
via http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/travel_monitoring/12dectvt/12dectvt.pdf
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Bloomberg New Energy Finance, Business Council for Sustainable Energy, carbon dioxide, carbon emissions, CO2, CO2 production, oil consumption, renewable energy, US oil consumption, Vmt
Carbon dioxide emissions fell by 13% in the past five years, because of new energy-saving technologies and a doubling in the take-up of renewable energy, the report compiled by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) for the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) said.
via US carbon emissions fall to lowest levels since 1994 | Environment | guardian.co.uk.
Nah. It’s because we’re driving less. Look at the VMT chart. The drop in emissions is mainly due to the bad economy, not renewable energy.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: auto sales, bailouts, cars, FRED, Government Motors, light vehicle sales, transportation, vehicle miles, Vmt
…with vehicle miles traveled in yellow.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: FHWA, oil consumption, traffic volume trends, US oil consumption, US oil demand, vehicle miles traveled, Vmt
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Brent, driving, oil prices, peak oil, vehicle miles traveled, Vmt
click to enlarge
1987-2012
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: average mpg, cars, energy efficiency, fuel efficiency, gasoline consumption, mythology, oil consumption, peak oil, transportation, Vmt
via http://www.theoildrum.com/node/9542#more
The recent drop in oil consumption is not due to increases in fuel efficiency.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: energy, peak oil, transportation, urban cycling, vehicle miles traveled, Vmt
Interesting times, exhibit 67.
Via http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/travel_monitoring/12jultvt/index.cfm
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: April 2012, bicycling, cars, DOT, peak oil, transportation, urban cycling, USDOT, vehicle miles traveled, Vmt
The latest govt. numbers. April ’12 down a little over April ’11. 53 months and counting.
