Highway Information on the Information Highway

The mission of the Office of Highway Information Management (OHIM) is to provide effective highway information, expertise, and resources to continually improve the quality of our Nation's highway system and its intermodal connections, and to support transportation decisionmaking. In supporting this goal, OHIM has established a web site (cti1.volpe.dot.gov/ohim) to provide resources and data, and other related information on a timely basis to the public and to agencies that supply data to OHIM. The site contains all OHIM products, publications, upcoming events, and more.

Items found in the OHIM web site include monthly reports on fuel usage and travel, OHIM's Highway Information Quarterly, and special reports such as Our Nation's Highways.

Beginning with the 1994 edition, the full annual report Highway Statistics has been made available for viewing and for downloading in spreadsheet formats. Upcoming in mid-summer 1997 will be the Highway Statistics Summary to 1995. The NPTS Data Volume Books 1 & 2 are found on-line. Data collected during 1995 will be made available later this year and will include full reports.

OHIM feels that the web offers the ability to provide timely information that can be used immediately. The site has a gatekeeper ready to answer questions about the site and transportation data needs.
-- Bryant Gross, (202) 366- 5026.