National Long Distance Passenger Origin Destination

The Traveler Analysis Framework (TAF) is the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) first attempt at estimating long distance passenger travel. For this effort, FHWA defines long distance passenger travel as trips greater than 100 miles by various modes (highway (automobile and bus), air, and rail). The TAF integrates data from a variety of sources to create a comprehensive set of trip tables for long distance passenger movements at the county (or equivalent) to county (or equivalent) level. The TAF provides person trip flows for the base year of 2008 and future year 2040. These preliminary or “beta-version” data are deemed to be the starting point for any organization to use for their analysis.