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Accident
Records Bureau (Texas Department of Public Safety; 1998 to 2001; city
level and county level data)
The Accident Records Bureau is the state repository for motor vehicle
traffic accident records and is charged with the responsibility of maintaining
motor vehicle traffic accident reports, classifying accidents in accordance
with national standards, collecting data from each report, and entering
the information into computer files. This accident records system is the
single most comprehensive information system regarding traffic accidents
in Texas.
FARS - Fatal
Accident Reporting (US Department of Transportation; State
level data; 1994 to 2004)
The Fatal Accident Reporting System (FARS) gathers data on the most severe
traffic crashes that occur each year -- those that result in loss of human
life.
Injury
Maps (National Center for Injury Prevention & Control, 1989-1998,
county level data)
Create maps of the state showing each county's ranking in comparison with
US data. Includes mortality by: drowning, homicide, firearms, falls, poisoning,
suicide, traumatic brain injury, motor vehicle accidents, and fire. Unfortunately,
the data is for the entire 10 years, i.e. you cannot select an individual
year to view data.
County-to-County
Worker Flows (US Census Bureau; county, MSA, and State
level data; 2000)
Get reports on the worker flow to and from your county. See who travels
into your county for their jobs and who travels out of your county for
their jobs.
County-to-County
Workflow Reports (Missouri Census Data Center; county, MSA,
and State level data; 2000)
Provides PDF and HTML reports of county-to-county commuting. There are
two reports for Texas. One report shows the place of work by each worker's
county of residence (commuting
from in HTML and commuting
from in PDF); the other shows the residence county of all workers
sorted by the county in which they work (commuting
to in HTML and commuting
to in PDF).
Travel
Time to Work (Federal Highway Administration (USDOT);MSA level data;
2000 with some historical)
How long does it take you to get to work? Do you live in or around Austin,
Dallas-Ft. Worth, Houston, or San Antonio? If so, you can compare your
commute time with others. The report shows: areas that have a greater
than average increase in commute time (1990 to 2000); mean travel time
to work (1990 to 2000); Percent distribution of workers who did not work
at home by travel time to work (1980-2000); and departure time to work
(1990 to 2000).
Annual Urban
Mobility Report (Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A&M; selected
cities; 2007)
The report provides information on long-term congestion trends, the most
recent congestion comparisons and a description of many congestion improvement
strategies.
Last updated 9/19/2007
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