november 2002 us department of transportation bureau statistics introduction page i highlights this month specially flagged trends ii summary social and economic characteristics iv system extent vi indicators safety 1 security 17 mobility 27 growth 52 human natural environment 118 report is intended to provide timely easily accessible information for the community it was developed by bts dot updated each on website www gov indicator placed under a heading corresponding one five strategic goals some are related more than goal fall two broad categories those that context about economy society in which func tions convey an aspect possible these latter transporta tion wide scope however apply only part reference tables