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At a Glance — Dollars and Sense: The Texas Rural Transportation Network

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Infographic, in the shape of a dollar sign, highlighting the Texas rural transportation network: 60% - the percentage of Texas’ single-lane departure crash fatalities that happen in rural areas; 5.4M - the number of trips provided by rural transit districts in 2017; 43 - the number of rural rail transportation districts created since 1981 in 95 Texas counties to preserve rural rail service and promote rail-based economic development; 16 and 95 - the number of national and state parks, respectively, that rural roadways provide access to; 57,000 miles - the number of two-lane rural highways in Texas; and ˜ $20B annual statewide agricultural industry supported by Texas’ farm-to-market road system, railroad network, and general aviation airports/private landing strips.

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Connecting Communities: Texas’ Rural Transportation Network

Texas Transportation Researcher: Volume 55, Number 1

Volume 55, Number 1
March 2019
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