I don't have the numbers but since NY and California make up the largest two programs,
the dollar value of metric construction, combined with Federal Construction
(buildings) is quite large.
>>> Joseph B. Reid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 08/27/01 07:09pm >>>
Howard Ressel wrote in USMA 15011:
>Jut got an update on States reversion (or perversion as the case may be)
>back to English. I'm not sure who produced it.
>
>States Still SI as of 5/30/01:
>
>Alaska, California, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York,
>Oregon.
>
>States still dual as of 5/30/01:
>
>Delaware, Louisiana, Vermont, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Washington
>
>Seems to me these dual States are headed back to English even though they
>are not officially SI.
>
>The rest either never converted, have reverted or are in the reversion
>process.
>
>The sad part is I counted 22 States that revered by orders of the State
>DOT or their commissioner. Only three were due to "State Legislature"
>although I'm sure with the others there was significant political pressure
>which is not apparent in this listing.
>
>Four States are 100% metric based on 1999 % construction (maybe its higher
>for other SI states by now.)
>
>New Jersey (dual), Oregon (SI), New York (SI), Utah (SI but recently
>announced reversion).
>
>Sorry the news is so grim.
>
>Howard Ressel, Metric Manager
>New York State Department of Transportation, Region 4
That is:
Metric states; 13,5 %
Dual stetes: 15,4 %
Total 28,8 % out of 50 stetes, DC, & Puerto Rico
Based on the US Census of 2000, the results by population are:
Metric states: 24,0 %
Dual states: 12.7 %
Total 36.7 %
which is not quite so bad.
Joseph B. Reid
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