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Table 1-1Forecasts Past and Future1975Actual1990Colemanforecast1990Actual2000Estimated2025Forecast 13<strong>Transportation</strong> ContextPopulation (millions) 1GNP (constant 1975 $, billions) 2GNP Per Capita (1975 $) 2GDP (constant 2000 $, billions) 3215$1,598$7,417NA247$2,830$11,457NA249$2,409$9,675NA275$3,049$11,087$9,942338$5,486$16,240$18,258Passenger <strong>Transportation</strong>Passenger-Miles (billions) 4Passenger-Miles Per Capita 4Licensed Drivers (millions) 5Vehicles (millions) 62,56011,8811301383,85015,6001611703,94615,8471671935,03618,3131902198,43824,979243262Freight <strong>Transportation</strong> 7Total Ton-Miles (millions) 2,285,000Rail*754,252Water (domestic ton-miles) 565,984Water (domestic and foreign tons) 1,695Truck (intercity)454,000Air3,470Pipeline507,0004,394,7061,845,7771,010,782NA703,1538,789834,9943,196,0001,033,969833,5442,164735,0009,064584,0003,959,4321,416,446763,5402,4531,130,13215,904633,4105,098,8881,484,802NA3,4292,121,83733,925797,950Safety 8<strong>Transportation</strong> fatalities49,21445,50047,24842,60040,300Air Pollution 9CO (millions <strong>of</strong> tons)NO x (millions <strong>of</strong> tons)Greenhouse gas emissions 1085.279.45350.0027.008.82NA61.188.51420.0050.488.66500.0024.247.98600.00Energy 11Btu 12 (trillions)16,99816,70024,07025,20036,600* The FRA forecasts a two percent average annual growth rate for the 2000-2025 period. This translates into 2.4 trillionton-miles in 2025.1Population projections are taken from U.S. Department <strong>of</strong> Commerce, <strong>Bureau</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Census, Annual Projections <strong>of</strong> the TotalResident Population as <strong>of</strong> July 1: Middle Series Projections for 2000 and 2025.NA = not available.The Clean Air Act <strong>of</strong> 1970 had introduced vehicle emission standards and local plans formeeting national ambient air quality standards to be administered by a new agency—theEnvironmental Protection Agency. The Federal Task Force on Motor Vehicle Goals Beyond 1980issued a report in 1976 recommending fuel consumption standards for a new vehicle fleet whiledealing with <strong>of</strong>ten conflicting requirements to preserve personal mobility, reduce emissions, andenhance safety. Many public research efforts were launched after 1973, focusing on alternativefuel technologies. It was for these reasons, among others, that a national document like Trendsand Choices would have a special section devoted to the automobile.Issues <strong>of</strong> expanding safety regulation and economic deregulation <strong>of</strong> common carriers for bothpassengers and freight were at the forefront <strong>of</strong> policymaking. American railroads were inserious difficulty with rates <strong>of</strong> return that, at best, did not permit adequate investment. Amtrakhad been created in 1970 as part <strong>of</strong> a divestiture process. Conrail had just been created from afamily <strong>of</strong> bankrupt Eastern and Midwestern railroads. Congress was also consideringlegislation to reduce the economic regulatory burdens imposed on carriers by the InterstateCommerce Commission (ICC), which oversaw rail, truck, and intercity bus activities; and theCivil Aeronautics Board (CAB), which oversaw air passenger and freight activities. The U.S.maritime industry was in a long decline from its once-dominant position in the world.Thus, at the time Trends and Choices was issued in 1977, every sector <strong>of</strong> the transportation systemfaced significant challenges; however, unlike today, system capacity was not a major issue.1-8

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