TY - BOOK AU - Transportation Research Board AU - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine A2 - Jaime Sullivan A2 - Karalyn Clouser A2 - John Shaw TI - Rural Transportation Issues: Research Roadmap DO - 10.17226/26343 PY - 2022 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26343/rural-transportation-issues-research-roadmap PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Transportation and Infrastructure AB - Although only 19% of the population live in rural areas, more than 70% of the U.S.’s four million miles of roadways are in rural areas. The rural transportation system also includes numerous airports; railways; inland and coastal waterways; rural and intercity buses; and bicycle, pedestrian, and multi-use paths and trails. In addition, approximately 47% of the nation’s motor vehicle fatalities occur in rural areas.The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's NCHRP Research Report 988: Rural Transportation Issues: Research Roadmap is designed to assist state departments of transportation and other public agencies and help inform policy–driven investment decisions. ER -