Front Matter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 History and Assessment of BTS -- 3 Focusing on Data Quality -- 4 Ensuring Relevance -- 5 Building an Agency -- Acronyms Used in the Report -- References -- APPENDIX A The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991: References to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics -- APPENDIX B Selected Statistical Agencies and Programs -- APPENDIX C Principles and Practices for a Federal Statistical Agency: How BTS Compares
APPENDIX D Improving National Transportation Statistics: Airline Safety as a Case StudyAPPENDIX E Descriptions of CD-ROM Products on the BTS Web Site -- APPENDIX F Integrating Data and Filling Gaps: The Case of Household Travel -- APPENDIX G Biographical Sketches
