I just received a email that the Census Bureau has begun a listserv regarding ACS issues. As you are aware, the CB plans to have ACS replace the decennial Census "long form."
Here is the link to the CB page to "subscribe" to the list.
lists.census.gov/mailman/listinfo/acs-alert
The first message from the "ACS alert" failed to include the information about the Federal Register notice of Jan 16, with responses due on March 20, regarding plans for full implementation of the ACS beginning in 2003.
wais.access.gpo.gov docid: fr16ja02-38
Here is the text of the message I received from the CB:
WELCOME TO THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY ALERT.
This is the first in a series of periodic e-mail messages to inform
you about news, events, data releases, Congressional actions, and
other developments associated with the American Community Survey.
The American Community Survey is the U.S. Census Bureau's new approach
for collecting accurate and timely socioeconomic and housing
information about our nation and its states, cities, and communities.
As part of the Census Bureau's plan to re-engineer the decennial
census, the American Community Survey will replace the long form in
2010. It will begin full implementation nationwide in 2003, pending
Congressional funding. It will give federal, state, and local
government officials, as well as the profit and nonprofit sectors,
data every year to evaluate programs and chart the future.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
Links to the Data
Data from the American Community Survey test sites are available at
<http://www.census.gov/acs/www>;.
Data from the Census 2000 Supplementary Survey, which uses the
American Community Survey questionnaire and methodology, are now
available for the ntion, the states, the District of Columbia, and
almost all cities and counties with populations of 250,000 or more.
Data from the Census 2000 Supplementary Survey are available at
<http://www.census.gov/c2ss/www>;.
The data for both the American Community Survey and the Census 2000
Supplementary Survey may also be accessed through the American
FactFinder at <http://factfinder.census.gov>;.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
Contact Us
If you have any questions or comments about the American Community
Survey or the Census 2000 Supplementary Survey, please call
1-888-456-7215 or send an e-mail to <cmo.acs(a)census.gov>. Please do
not reply to this list address.
General information about this mailing list is available at:
<http://lists.census.gov/mailman/listinfo/acs-alert>;. If you choose
to unsubscribe or change your list options, you may do so by visiting
this site and entering your e-mail address at the bottom of the page
under the acs-alert subscriber's section. This will take you to your
options page where you may request your password, unsubscribe, or set
other options. If you have questions or concerns about this list,
please send a message to <acs-alert-admin(a)lists.census.gov>.
Please forward this information to others you think may be interested
in receiving the American Community Survey Alert.
----------------
Elaine Murakami
Federal Highway Administration
I agree with Peter and others who have written to support the CTPP list
service. I believe the cross pollination of ideas has been healthy. As
matter of fact, when I don't have time to read the emails at the office, I
print them and read at home!
Felix
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Stopher [mailto:peters(a)its.usyd.edu.au]
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 4:14 PM
To: ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net
Subject: [CTPP] Fw: CTTP News
I agree with those who have written to support the list service and to point
out the rather narrow mindedness of those who have decided to leave the
list. There is a very easy to use delete button on the e-mail software that
allows one to remove e-mails that are not of interest. I would hate to see
the list become "sanitized" by not permitting or encouraging discussion of
issues, even when there may be controversial views, etc. I agree that the
participants in the recent discussion do not owe an apology to anyone, and
that the list service has actually been used quite properly.
Those who are leaving the list in a huff and peppering the rest of us with
their requests to be removed, instead of using the correct procedure to take
themselves off the list have misused the list far more than any participants
in the recent discussions.
Peter Stopher
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Prof. Peter Stopher
Professor of Transport Planning
Institute of Transport Studies, C37
The University of Sydney
NSW 2006
AUSTRALIA
e-mail: peters(a)its.usyd.edu.au <mailto:peters(a)its.usyd.edu.au>
internet: http://www.its.usyd.edu.au <http://www.its.usyd.edu.au>
Phone: +61 (0)2 9351 0010
Fax: +61 (0)2 9351 0088
Mobile: +61 (0)4 3864 4430
Home address:
3 Torrens Place
Cromer, NSW 2099
AUSTRALIA
e-mail: pstopher(a)bigpond.net.au <mailto:pstopher(a)bigpond.net.au>
Phone: +61 2 9972 9283
Office/Fax: +61 2 9981 1284
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I agree with those who have written to support the list service and to point out the rather narrow mindedness of those who have decided to leave the list. There is a very easy to use delete button on the e-mail software that allows one to remove e-mails that are not of interest. I would hate to see the list become "sanitized" by not permitting or encouraging discussion of issues, even when there may be controversial views, etc. I agree that the participants in the recent discussion do not owe an apology to anyone, and that the list service has actually been used quite properly.
Those who are leaving the list in a huff and peppering the rest of us with their requests to be removed, instead of using the correct procedure to take themselves off the list have misused the list far more than any participants in the recent discussions.
Peter Stopher
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Prof. Peter Stopher
Professor of Transport Planning
Institute of Transport Studies, C37
The University of Sydney
NSW 2006
AUSTRALIA
e-mail: peters(a)its.usyd.edu.au
internet: http://www.its.usyd.edu.au
Phone: +61 (0)2 9351 0010
Fax: +61 (0)2 9351 0088
Mobile: +61 (0)4 3864 4430
Home address:
3 Torrens Place
Cromer, NSW 2099
AUSTRALIA
e-mail: pstopher(a)bigpond.net.au
Phone: +61 2 9972 9283
Office/Fax: +61 2 9981 1284
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The reason we use this list serve is to promote efficient communication and
exchange of ideas. List services are based on the premise of people having
the option to reply or using the information they find. If you don't like
it delete it, but don't stop using the service for your input may be
crucial to some future issue. By removing yourself from the group you
diminish the over knowledge base and the effectiveness of this service.
Thanks
Chad Ives
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net
> Behalf Of Patty Becker
>
> I want to apologize to everyone who perceived that there was
> too much stuff
> floating across the list today. I was really at a loss to
> know whether to
> respond Bob LaMacchia privately or on the list, since his
> messages had come
> through to the list. After a point, it was clear to me that this
> discussion did not need to be on the list, and so I messaged
> Bob privately
> and told him that. The discussion is over.
Neither you nor Bob owe anyone any apologies for anything you wrote -- not
in quantity and certainly not in quality. For those of us who are affected
greatly by the decisions about CTPP data, it is very helpful to understand
some of the background -- even the disputes -- about this very sensitive
issue. When I go back to my MPO Committees and Board to explain that we
will now have to spend several tens of thousands of dollars for an expanded
O-D study next year, I definitely want to be able to answer any questions
they may have -- especially because for the past three years, we have
anticipated receiving useful data from the CTPP.
> I will still be most happy to answer questions that people
> have. Perhaps,
> however, it's better to do it off list than on list. Also, I
> will be out
> of the office and email contact from this Thursday, Jan. 30, through
> February 11.
I think a full and public airing of these issues is exactly the kind of
information which SHOULD be part of the discussions on this List; and to
those who left in a huff -- good riddance to narrow minds. My thanks to you
and to Bob for your candor, and I would appreciate it if you would continue
such discussions on the List where I can read them and try to better
understand the large and small issues involved.
Bill Moore, M.ITE, Senior Transportation Planner
Pueblo MPO - City of Pueblo
Dept. of Planning and Community Development
211 E. D Street, P.O. Box 1427
Pueblo, CO 81003
Phone: (719) 583-4485 FAX: (719) 543-0572
E-mail: bmoore(a)ci.pueblo.co.us
I want to thank the group who spontaneously without hesitation, participated
the discussion to expressively sent their response on the census idea and
concept they thought would provide information helpful to others.
I'm not in any way oppose to this free expression of ideas and concept. I
don't want it, be stop or changes. Thanks a lot to those who unselfishly
join the fray. More power to all of you, who willingly tried to share those
concepts and ideas to all of us.
Keep me in, I believed those ideas are valuable information. Many Thanks
again.
R. B. Manubay, P.E.
Transportation System Engineer
Planning Division
Idaho Transportation Department
Please keep me on the list. If it wasn't for CTPP, I wouldn't get any
e-mails. I'm glad that somebody actually thinks about this stuff and is
willing to discuss it. The only way it could get any better is if somebody
would include pictures. Thanks.
Al V.
-----Original Message-----
From: Gardner, John F [mailto:GardnerJF(a)dot.state.sc.us]
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 7:18 AM
To: ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net
Subject: RE: [CTPP] CTPP News
Folks, it'd be a shame to lose so many people from this list over the
"recent unpleasantness". It would seem those involved in the nasty little
exchange realize their error in posting that mess on the listserver. This
has been a very valuable resource and forum otherwise. Don't over-react.
-----Original Message-----
From: Ray Miller [mailto:RMiller(a)victoriatx.org]
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 8:55 AM
To: ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net
Subject: [CTPP] CTPP News
Please remove my name and email address from the CTPP News Data base.
Ray Miller
Victoria MPO
I'm with John and Carlos on this. Personally, I've gotten a lot of good information from the emails. If the conversations go "private," we lose a purpose of the listserve, and lose a sense of community. I think the fact that there are disagreements and issues is important information in itself...maybe another strategy would be to take a deep breath, count to ten, and keep on talking. I'm still listening...
Liz Hartmann
Folks, it'd be a shame to lose so many people from this list over the
"recent unpleasantness". It would seem those involved in the nasty little
exchange realize their error in posting that mess on the listserver. This
has been a very valuable resource and forum otherwise. Don't over-react.
-----Original Message-----
From: Ray Miller [mailto:RMiller(a)victoriatx.org]
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 8:55 AM
To: ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net
Subject: [CTPP] CTPP News
Please remove my name and email address from the CTPP News Data base.
Ray Miller
Victoria MPO
Before this gets even more annoying....
Do you want your e-mail address off of the list?
This is how you do it.
Send an e-mail to:
majordomo(a)chrispy.net
In the message body of the e-mail type:
unsubscribe ctpp-news <your e-mail address goes here>
Let me repeat:
Send an e-mail to: majordomo(a)chrispy.net
In the message body of the e-mail type:
unsubscribe ctpp-news <your e-mail address goes here>
>>> chrisp(a)chrispy.net 01/28/02 05:24PM >>>
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Thanks,
Chris
