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Vehicle miles traveled
One vehicle traveling the distance of one mile. Thus, total vehicle miles is the total mileage traveled by all vehicles. (source: EPA) The Oregonian - OregonLive.com,But the fatality rate, as measured by deaths per 10000 registered motorcycles and per million vehicle miles traveled, has steadily climbed at the same time Driving The Gauntlet - Oct 20, 2007 Springdale Morning News,The fatal-accident rate was 3.7 per 100 million vehicle miles traveled. The accident rate was calculated using Highway Department vehicle counts, Editorial: We Recommend: Yes on Bonds - Oct 21, 2007 Dallas Morning News,On the major county roads, vehicle miles traveled will increase 247 percent in that same period, more than tripling the time spent delayed in traffic on Less Auto-Dependent Cities Important Key to Addressing Climate Change - Sep 29, 2007 EV World (subscription),Annual vehicle miles traveled by all Pennsylvanians increased 51 percent from 1980 to 2005, and only part of that increase was caused by population growth. As traffic gets nastier, many of us are shifting gears - Oct 15, 2007 Seattle Times,Larry Blain of the Puget Sound Regional Council prepared the figures on how far people drive, also known as vehicle-miles traveled. What's The Real Danger On Route 44? - Sep 23, 2007 Hartford Courant,It may surprise some to learn that the section between Route 167 and the intersection of Route 10/202 had 6.5 accidents per million vehicle miles traveled RPA Refutes Anti-Pricing “Alternatives� Study - Oct 19, 2007 StreetsBlog,Meter 10000 now free on-street spaces and charge double the current rate: The report estimates that this action would reduce vehicle miles traveled (VMT) by Waterways could be key to freeing up freeways - Oct 10, 2007 USA TodayFrom 1980 to 2000, vehicle miles traveled on the nation's highways increased by 80% while miles of highway lanes grew by 2%, the Federal Highway Growth in number of miles we drive is slowing - Sep 30, 2007 St. Louis Post-Dispatch,Nationally, the annual growth rate of vehicle miles traveled reached 3.2 percent between 1982 and 2000. Since 2000, that growth has tapered off as some of Helmets protect most motorcyclists - Oct 6, 2007 DesMoinesRegister.com,And unless and until we have more reliable reporting of statistics such as motorcycle registrations, motorcycle vehicle miles traveled ("VMT"), injuries and America's Greenest States - Oct 17, 2007 Forbes,Regarding energy consumption and lifestyle choice, we examined a number of factors, including vehicle miles traveled and the number of alternative fuel and New report says traffic costs region - Oct 17, 2007 Baltimore Sun,Since 1982, the number of peak-period travelers has increased 71 percent, and daily vehicle miles traveled have increased 135 percent. Panel looks to put climate change in rear-view mirror - Oct 14, 2007 Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription),Rising gas prices might also help Minnesotans cut back on their driving, Thoman said, noting that Minnesota's vehicle miles traveled in 2005 nearly matched Get cool with Smart Growth - Oct 8, 2007 Seattle Times,If only 60 percent of that development is clustered in compact, mixed-use areas, the "Growing Cooler" authors calculate vehicle miles traveled would be cut Report: Sprawl fuels auto emissions - Sep 22, 2007 Pueblo Chieftain,Colorado ranks 11th in the nation for the highest growth in vehicle miles traveled during this 25-year period. On average, Americans living in compact Forbes gives green kudos to Maryland - Oct 18, 2007 Annapolis Capital,To rank the states, the magazine looked at several factors, including energy use, vehicle miles traveled, number of alternative fuel and hybrid cars, Public Transportation Use Substantially Reduces Greenhouse Gases ... - Sep 26, 2007 NewsReleaseWire.com (press release)The research points out that due to increases in vehicle miles traveled, the problem of pollution from vehicle emissions is accelerating. Area's traffic crash rate down, but still higher than nation - Oct 17, 2007 The Virginian-Pilot,The crash rate, a measure of crashes compared with the vehicle miles traveled for the region, was 2.23 in Hampton Roads last year compared with 1.91 in Dense Thinkers - Oct 16, 2007 Reason Online,The avowed goal of the program is to reduce the number of "vehicle miles traveled." (In true New Urbanist fashion, the claims to success are meager at best: O’Malley: Global warming a threat - Sep 26, 2007 Baltimore Examiner,State studies found the highway’s construction would result in a 20 percent increase in the number of vehicle miles traveled in a large section of the Editorial: Planning so the rubber doesn't meet the road - Sep 23, 2007 Sacramento Bee,...mobile sources in global warming with a bill to provide incentives for regional land-use decisions that cut vehicle miles traveled, and thus emissions. Killing me loudly - Oct 15, 2007 Grist Magazine,...and more walking and biking, whereas under Big Green's CAFE route, vehicle miles traveled would actually increase as driving became cheaper. Less Auto-Dependent Development is Key to Reducing Global Warming ... - Sep 24, 2007 All American Patriots (press release),Because so many new communities require a car for every trip, vehicle miles traveled (VMT) has increased at nearly twice the rate of California’s population LAWA Awards $16.5 Million, Five-Year Contract for FlyAway Service ... - Oct 1, 2007 Earthtimes.orgUse of the current buses resulted in a savings of 4.3 million vehicle miles traveled and in a reduction of 54657 pounds of vehicle emissions since service Taking Transit: The Most Effective Route to Cutting Carbon - Sep 27, 2007 WorldChanging...various studies have estimated that the number of vehicle miles traveled goes down between 1.4 and 9 miles for every passenger-mile traveled on transit. Anti-Congestion Pricing Group Suggests Alternatives - Oct 12, 2007 StreetsBlog,...and calculates that, together, these could reduce VMT, or vehicle miles traveled, between 7.6 and 11.5 percent south of 86th Street (table above). Rancheria traffic concerns Jackson - Sep 26, 2007 Amador Ledger-Dispatch,...north of the casino, it significantly adds to the vehicle miles traveled on local highways and the related impacts, according to city staff reports. Take extra care on NC roads - Oct 10, 2007 Shelby Star,To put those numbers in perspective, state transportation officials estimate that the number of vehicle miles traveled on North Carolina roads reached 94 States with uniform 65 mph speed limit have lower fatality rates ... - Oct 8, 2007 The TruckerData was compiled from 10 years of Federal Highway Administration statistics detailing the number of fatalities and the annual vehicle miles traveled on Portland Sees Explosive Growth in Bike Commuting - Sep 28, 2007 StreetsBlog,...trips to more environmentally-friendly modes while cutting the total number of vehicle miles traveled across Portland's Northeast Hub by 19 million. Public willing to pay higher tolls, Portsmouth hearing finds - Sep 27, 2007 Foster's Daily Democrat,..."Fuel prices exceed $3 a gallon, the number of vehicle miles (traveled) across New England and across this country continue to grow. Telecommuting: Good for environment, employer - Sep 26, 2007 Philadelphia Daily News,Telecommuting reduces vehicle miles traveled per year by more than 35 billion and saves almost 2 billion gallons of gas. Telecommuting enables employers to Bentley BE Magazine Looks at Transportation Systems - Sep 24, 2007 Ten Links (press release),Karr says that by the year 2043 vehicle-miles traveled will leap by 135 percent while highway capacity will grow by just 9 percent. Q&A - Brian D. Herzfeld - Oct 5, 2007 Daily Camera,I believe in the power of synergy — the greatest good will come from reducing vehicle miles traveled in general. Less traffic equals less stress, ICC will damage county, won’t end gridlock - Oct 3, 2007 Business Gazette,It will increase vehicle miles traveled in our county. And now the [Prince George’s] County Council, along with some of its municipalities and most of the Q&A - Kathryn Kramer - Oct 4, 2007 Daily Camera,...path with the strategies of increasing energy efficiency, promoting renewable energy and alternative vehicle fuels and reducing vehicle miles traveled. Will the California Building Industry Continue to Attack CEQA? - Sep 26, 2007 California Progress Report,This exacerbates global warming by increasing vehicle miles traveled and making a permanent commitment to these auto-centric developments, while eating up TRANSIT TAX - Sep 26, 2007 Charlotte Observer,..."Transit-oriented development" near rail stations will reduce vehicle miles traveled. People living there can walk to some destinations, and if they drive, Yuba project fight heats up - Sep 24, 2007 Sacramento Bee,The project would add 25000 trips every day to Yuba roads, increasing the total number of vehicle miles traveled in the county by 10 percent, according to News index | RSS | News Feed Advertisements: Organic Apparel from Patagonia | Insect-repelling clothing |
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