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What's New (updated 7/8/09)
Traffic congestion continues to worsen costing Americans more than $82 billion a year, according to researchers at the Texas Transportation Institute. See the newly released 2009 Urban Mobility Report [pdf] (July 2009) for information about wasted fuel, increases in commuter delay times, and potential strategies for reducing congestion.
Traffic congestion continues to worsen costing Americans more than $82 billion a year, according to researchers at the Texas Transportation Institute. See the newly released 2009 Urban Mobility Report [pdf] (July 2009) for information about wasted fuel, increases in commuter delay times, and potential strategies for reducing congestion.
What We Measured:
- Public Transportation
- Vehicle Miles Traveled
- Vehicle Registration
- Vehicles Per Household
- Work Commute
Highlights:
- Ridership on Transfort (Fort Collins) and Loveland’s COLT Fixed Route service increasedby 1% and 17%, respectively, in 2009. (Public Transportation)
- In 2001, the majority of residential vehicles in Fort Collins, Loveland, and the Northern Front Range traveled from 0 to 20 miles daily. Overall, residents of Fort Collins traveled the shortest distances in an average day, when compared to the other two areas. (Vehicle Miles Traveled)
- In general, as the population of the County increased, so too did vehicle registrations. (Vehicle Registration)
- Census 2000 revealed the majority of households in the United States, Colorado and Larimer County have at least two vehicles available. Larimer County has a higher percentage of 'two' and 'three or more' vehicle households than the nation and the state. (Vehicles Per Household)
- 2000 Census data indicate the majority of commuters in Larimer County commute less than 30 minutes. Fewer than 20% of commuters who drove to work were carpooling regularly. (Work Commute)
Related Studies:
- Child Restraint Use in 2008 [pdf] (May 2009) - A 2008 survey conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found that restraint use for children from birth to 7 years old was 87 percent in 2008 compared to 89 percent in 2007.
- The North Forty - this site, sponsored by the Colorado Department of Transportation, contains ongoing updates on the Environmental Impact Study and other projects affecting the north I-25 corridor.
- City of Fort Collins Trends 2000 [pdf] - This report assesses social and economic conditions within Fort Collins.
- The North Front Range 2035 Regional Transportation Plan [pdf] (December 2007)
- Transportation Improvement Program [pdf] (December 2007) - This report presents a six-year schedule (2008-2014) of projects using federal, state, and local funding. (North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Organization)
- North Front Range Transportation Alternatives Feasibility Study
Related issues within Compass:
Additional Resources:
- Berthoud Transportation Service
- City of Fort Collins Transportation Department
- Dial-A-Ride
- Fatality Analysis Reporting System - includes a link to the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) Web-Based Encyclopedia containing additional traffic related statistics.
- Fortnet Transportation Listings
- City of Loveland Transit (COLT)
- National Center for Statistics and Analysis - provides a wide range of analytical and statistical support to NHTSA and the traffic safety community, through data collection, analysis, and crash investigation activities.
- North Front Range Metro Planning Organization (MPO)
- SAINT - Senior Alternatives in Transportation, (970) 223-8645
- Smart Trips
- Transfort