CTPP September 2015

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[CTPP] New 2009-2013 county-to-county commuting flows released today

by Brian Mckenzie

Good morning, Just wanted to give a heads up that the new county commuting flows, based on the 5-year 2009-2013 ACS were released today. The tables include the typical worker flow counts as well as a means of transportation component (4 categories: drove alone, carpool, transit, other). The tables also include a metropolitan area indicator, so it is possible to sort and organize by metro area. Enjoy, Brian Brian McKenzie, Ph.D. Analyst, Journey to Work and Migration Statistics Branch U.S. Census Bureau Email: brian.mcKenzie(a)census.gov<mailto:brian.mcKenzie(a)census.gov>

8 years, 6 months

Re: [CTPP] So long, Farewell ... to CTPP from Elaine Murakami

by Maren Outwater

Elaine Congratulations! You have really made some progress on the data collection and use front and we will miss your ability to push things ahead! Enjoy retirement. Maren > On Sep 22, 2015, at 11:48 AM, <Elaine.Murakami(a)dot.gov> <Elaine.Murakami(a)dot.gov> wrote: > > To all my CTPP friends and colleagues – > > I am busily cleaning up my office, and thought I’d take a break to send you a note to say “Goodbye.” > FOR CTPP TECHNICAL SUPPORT, PLEASE CONTACT CTPPSUPPORT(a)CAMSYS.COM OR CALL JJ ZANG AT 301-347-9130 > > I am happily headed toward my retirement, after 22.8 years with Federal Highway Administration, 9 years with the Puget Sound Regional Council, and 2 years with Los Angeles County. > > It has been fun to recollect some of the projects I’ve worked on both at PSRC and FHWA. At FHWA, in particular, I pushed for more GIS at small and medium-sized MPOs and we used an add-on to ArcGIS for TAZ delineation for CTPP2000 in the mid-1990s. The transportation community was a key supporter to retain the decennial census “long form” in the Census 2000. It has been fun to guide the CTPP for the CTPP2000 and work with AASHTO on the 2006-2010 CTPP using ACS. We have been leaders in developing e-learning systems and using webinars for training. > > It has been nearly 20 years since the Lexington KY GPS study (1996), which used a Sony MagicLink hand-held computer and a Garmin GPS unit. We had to pay over $200 for a 2 MB memory card! That is NOT a typo – it was 2 MB, NOT 2 GB. We truncated the GPS points at the front end of the lat/long coordinates because we needed to save as much space as possible while collecting 1-sec GPS points. This was done when “Selective Availability” was still on. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/lextrav.pdf > > Also, on the survey methods front, I worked on an SBIR project using web-based mapping for conducting a household travel survey in 1998. http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/trb/rsgrpt.pdf And most recently, worked again with the Madison County COG and RSG on a Smartphone app for a travel diary. > > I hope you are aware of the Transportation Secure Data Center www.nrel.gov/tsdc that I championed where we have been archiving GPS travel survey data from MPOs and State DOTs. > > Some people have asked me what I plan to do, so I have included photos from a few quilts I have made. I plan to have a lot more time to sew, and also want to teach teenagers how to sew, in an after-school program. > > See you at TRB annual meeting in January! > > Elaine Murakami > FHWA Office of Planning > 206-220-4460 > > I will be retiring on Sept 30, 2015 > Home email ermurakami(a)gmail.com > > <LLau coins quilt.jpg> > <20141025_085111_resized_1.jpg> > <100812082018_resized.jpg> > _______________________________________________ > ctpp-news mailing list > ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net > https://www.chrispy.net/mailman/listinfo/ctpp-news

8 years, 7 months

Re: [CTPP] So long, Farewell ... to CTPP from Elaine Murakami

by Ali Bonakdar

Elaine Thank you for all you did. You will be greatly missed. Ali Bonakdar, AICP Director Corvallis Area Metropolitan Planning Organization 301 SW. 4th Street, #240 Corvallis, OR 97333 Ph: (541) 758-1911 Fax: (541) 758-1903 Email: abonakda(a)ocwcog.org<mailto:abonakda(a)ocwcog.org> Web: www.corvallisareampo.org<http://www.corvallisareampo.org/> Note: Per the applicable federal and state laws, all correspondence is public information. From: ctpp-news-bounces(a)chrispy.net [mailto:ctpp-news-bounces(a)chrispy.net] On Behalf Of Elaine.Murakami(a)dot.gov Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2015 9:48 AM To: ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net Subject: [CTPP] So long, Farewell ... to CTPP from Elaine Murakami To all my CTPP friends and colleagues - I am busily cleaning up my office, and thought I'd take a break to send you a note to say "Goodbye." FOR CTPP TECHNICAL SUPPORT, PLEASE CONTACT CTPPSUPPORT(a)CAMSYS.COM<mailto:CTPPSUPPORT(a)CAMSYS.COM> OR CALL JJ ZANG AT 301-347-9130 I am happily headed toward my retirement, after 22.8 years with Federal Highway Administration, 9 years with the Puget Sound Regional Council, and 2 years with Los Angeles County. It has been fun to recollect some of the projects I've worked on both at PSRC and FHWA. At FHWA, in particular, I pushed for more GIS at small and medium-sized MPOs and we used an add-on to ArcGIS for TAZ delineation for CTPP2000 in the mid-1990s. The transportation community was a key supporter to retain the decennial census "long form" in the Census 2000. It has been fun to guide the CTPP for the CTPP2000 and work with AASHTO on the 2006-2010 CTPP using ACS. We have been leaders in developing e-learning systems and using webinars for training. It has been nearly 20 years since the Lexington KY GPS study (1996), which used a Sony MagicLink hand-held computer and a Garmin GPS unit. We had to pay over $200 for a 2 MB memory card! That is NOT a typo - it was 2 MB, NOT 2 GB. We truncated the GPS points at the front end of the lat/long coordinates because we needed to save as much space as possible while collecting 1-sec GPS points. This was done when "Selective Availability" was still on. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/lextrav.pdf Also, on the survey methods front, I worked on an SBIR project using web-based mapping for conducting a household travel survey in 1998. http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/trb/rsgrpt.pdf And most recently, worked again with the Madison County COG and RSG on a Smartphone app for a travel diary. I hope you are aware of the Transportation Secure Data Center www.nrel.gov/tsdc<http://www.nrel.gov/tsdc> that I championed where we have been archiving GPS travel survey data from MPOs and State DOTs. Some people have asked me what I plan to do, so I have included photos from a few quilts I have made. I plan to have a lot more time to sew, and also want to teach teenagers how to sew, in an after-school program. See you at TRB annual meeting in January! Elaine Murakami FHWA Office of Planning 206-220-4460 I will be retiring on Sept 30, 2015 Home email ermurakami(a)gmail.com<mailto:ermurakami(a)gmail.com>

8 years, 7 months

Re: [CTPP] So long, Farewell ... to CTPP from Elaine Murakami

by James Garner

Congratulations, Elaine! Have a happy and healthy retirement! James Garner Manager, Research & Analysis Strategic Services Department Pace Suburban Bus 550 West Algonquin Road Arlington Heights, IL 60005 847.228.2307 From: ctpp-news-bounces(a)chrispy.net [mailto:ctpp-news-bounces(a)chrispy.net] On Behalf Of Elaine.Murakami(a)dot.gov Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2015 11:48 AM To: ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net Subject: [CTPP] So long, Farewell ... to CTPP from Elaine Murakami To all my CTPP friends and colleagues - I am busily cleaning up my office, and thought I'd take a break to send you a note to say "Goodbye." FOR CTPP TECHNICAL SUPPORT, PLEASE CONTACT CTPPSUPPORT(a)CAMSYS.COM<mailto:CTPPSUPPORT(a)CAMSYS.COM> OR CALL JJ ZANG AT 301-347-9130 I am happily headed toward my retirement, after 22.8 years with Federal Highway Administration, 9 years with the Puget Sound Regional Council, and 2 years with Los Angeles County. It has been fun to recollect some of the projects I've worked on both at PSRC and FHWA. At FHWA, in particular, I pushed for more GIS at small and medium-sized MPOs and we used an add-on to ArcGIS for TAZ delineation for CTPP2000 in the mid-1990s. The transportation community was a key supporter to retain the decennial census "long form" in the Census 2000. It has been fun to guide the CTPP for the CTPP2000 and work with AASHTO on the 2006-2010 CTPP using ACS. We have been leaders in developing e-learning systems and using webinars for training. It has been nearly 20 years since the Lexington KY GPS study (1996), which used a Sony MagicLink hand-held computer and a Garmin GPS unit. We had to pay over $200 for a 2 MB memory card! That is NOT a typo - it was 2 MB, NOT 2 GB. We truncated the GPS points at the front end of the lat/long coordinates because we needed to save as much space as possible while collecting 1-sec GPS points. This was done when "Selective Availability" was still on. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/lextrav.pdf Also, on the survey methods front, I worked on an SBIR project using web-based mapping for conducting a household travel survey in 1998. http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/trb/rsgrpt.pdf And most recently, worked again with the Madison County COG and RSG on a Smartphone app for a travel diary. I hope you are aware of the Transportation Secure Data Center www.nrel.gov/tsdc<http://www.nrel.gov/tsdc> that I championed where we have been archiving GPS travel survey data from MPOs and State DOTs. Some people have asked me what I plan to do, so I have included photos from a few quilts I have made. I plan to have a lot more time to sew, and also want to teach teenagers how to sew, in an after-school program. See you at TRB annual meeting in January! Elaine Murakami FHWA Office of Planning 206-220-4460 I will be retiring on Sept 30, 2015 Home email ermurakami(a)gmail.com<mailto:ermurakami(a)gmail.com>

8 years, 7 months

Re: [CTPP] So long, Farewell ... to CTPP from Elaine Murakami

by Jerry Bridges

Elaine, Congratulations! Thanks so much for being a leader for change. We have come a long way as a profession in the use of technology and you were a key part of it. On behalf of our agency and communities, a hearty thanks for allowing us to be a part of that tradition of positive change.. Best Regards, Jerry Bridges Jerrold L. Bridges, AICP Executive Director Administration, Transportation, Economic Development & Environmental jerry(a)heartlandmpo.org<mailto:jerry(a)heartlandmpo.org> Madison County Council of Governments 16 East 9th Street, Room 100 Anderson, IN 46016 Tel. (765) 641.9482 Fax. (765) 641.9486 www.mccog.net<http://www.mccog.net/> From: ctpp-news-bounces(a)chrispy.net [mailto:ctpp-news-bounces(a)chrispy.net] On Behalf Of Elaine.Murakami(a)dot.gov Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2015 12:48 PM To: ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net Subject: [CTPP] So long, Farewell ... to CTPP from Elaine Murakami To all my CTPP friends and colleagues - I am busily cleaning up my office, and thought I'd take a break to send you a note to say "Goodbye." FOR CTPP TECHNICAL SUPPORT, PLEASE CONTACT CTPPSUPPORT(a)CAMSYS.COM<mailto:CTPPSUPPORT(a)CAMSYS.COM> OR CALL JJ ZANG AT 301-347-9130 I am happily headed toward my retirement, after 22.8 years with Federal Highway Administration, 9 years with the Puget Sound Regional Council, and 2 years with Los Angeles County. It has been fun to recollect some of the projects I've worked on both at PSRC and FHWA. At FHWA, in particular, I pushed for more GIS at small and medium-sized MPOs and we used an add-on to ArcGIS for TAZ delineation for CTPP2000 in the mid-1990s. The transportation community was a key supporter to retain the decennial census "long form" in the Census 2000. It has been fun to guide the CTPP for the CTPP2000 and work with AASHTO on the 2006-2010 CTPP using ACS. We have been leaders in developing e-learning systems and using webinars for training. It has been nearly 20 years since the Lexington KY GPS study (1996), which used a Sony MagicLink hand-held computer and a Garmin GPS unit. We had to pay over $200 for a 2 MB memory card! That is NOT a typo - it was 2 MB, NOT 2 GB. We truncated the GPS points at the front end of the lat/long coordinates because we needed to save as much space as possible while collecting 1-sec GPS points. This was done when "Selective Availability" was still on. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/lextrav.pdf Also, on the survey methods front, I worked on an SBIR project using web-based mapping for conducting a household travel survey in 1998. http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/trb/rsgrpt.pdf And most recently, worked again with the Madison County COG and RSG on a Smartphone app for a travel diary. I hope you are aware of the Transportation Secure Data Center www.nrel.gov/tsdc<http://www.nrel.gov/tsdc> that I championed where we have been archiving GPS travel survey data from MPOs and State DOTs. Some people have asked me what I plan to do, so I have included photos from a few quilts I have made. I plan to have a lot more time to sew, and also want to teach teenagers how to sew, in an after-school program. See you at TRB annual meeting in January! Elaine Murakami FHWA Office of Planning 206-220-4460 I will be retiring on Sept 30, 2015 Home email ermurakami(a)gmail.com<mailto:ermurakami(a)gmail.com>

8 years, 7 months

Re: [CTPP] So long, Farewell ... to CTPP from Elaine Murakami

by Neil Kilgren

Elaine, Congratulations and have a wonderful retirement. ________________________________ Neil Kilgren Senior Planner Puget Sound Regional Council 1011 Western Avenue, Suite 500 Seattle, WA 98104 206-971-3602 nkilgren(a)psrc.org<mailto:nkilgren(a)psrc.org> ________________________________ NOTICE OF PUBLIC DISCLOSURE: This e-mail account is public domain. Any correspondence from or to this e-mail account may be a public record. Accordingly, this e-mail, in whole or in part, may be subject to disclosure pursuant to RCW 42.56, regardless of any claim of confidentiality or privilege asserted by an external party. From: ctpp-news-bounces(a)chrispy.net [mailto:ctpp-news-bounces(a)chrispy.net] On Behalf Of Elaine.Murakami(a)dot.gov Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2015 9:48 AM To: ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net Subject: [CTPP] So long, Farewell ... to CTPP from Elaine Murakami To all my CTPP friends and colleagues - I am busily cleaning up my office, and thought I'd take a break to send you a note to say "Goodbye." FOR CTPP TECHNICAL SUPPORT, PLEASE CONTACT CTPPSUPPORT(a)CAMSYS.COM<mailto:CTPPSUPPORT(a)CAMSYS.COM> OR CALL JJ ZANG AT 301-347-9130 I am happily headed toward my retirement, after 22.8 years with Federal Highway Administration, 9 years with the Puget Sound Regional Council, and 2 years with Los Angeles County. It has been fun to recollect some of the projects I've worked on both at PSRC and FHWA. At FHWA, in particular, I pushed for more GIS at small and medium-sized MPOs and we used an add-on to ArcGIS for TAZ delineation for CTPP2000 in the mid-1990s. The transportation community was a key supporter to retain the decennial census "long form" in the Census 2000. It has been fun to guide the CTPP for the CTPP2000 and work with AASHTO on the 2006-2010 CTPP using ACS. We have been leaders in developing e-learning systems and using webinars for training. It has been nearly 20 years since the Lexington KY GPS study (1996), which used a Sony MagicLink hand-held computer and a Garmin GPS unit. We had to pay over $200 for a 2 MB memory card! That is NOT a typo - it was 2 MB, NOT 2 GB. We truncated the GPS points at the front end of the lat/long coordinates because we needed to save as much space as possible while collecting 1-sec GPS points. This was done when "Selective Availability" was still on. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/lextrav.pdf Also, on the survey methods front, I worked on an SBIR project using web-based mapping for conducting a household travel survey in 1998. http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/trb/rsgrpt.pdf And most recently, worked again with the Madison County COG and RSG on a Smartphone app for a travel diary. I hope you are aware of the Transportation Secure Data Center www.nrel.gov/tsdc<http://www.nrel.gov/tsdc> that I championed where we have been archiving GPS travel survey data from MPOs and State DOTs. Some people have asked me what I plan to do, so I have included photos from a few quilts I have made. I plan to have a lot more time to sew, and also want to teach teenagers how to sew, in an after-school program. See you at TRB annual meeting in January! Elaine Murakami FHWA Office of Planning 206-220-4460 I will be retiring on Sept 30, 2015 Home email ermurakami(a)gmail.com<mailto:ermurakami(a)gmail.com>

8 years, 7 months

Re: [CTPP] So long, Farewell ... to CTPP from Elaine Murakami

by Rich DesGroseilliers

Congrats on your retirement. Rich DesGroseilliers, GISP MTPO Coordinator 100 W 1st N St PO Box 1499 Morristown, TN 37816-1499 423-581-6277 423-585-4679 (fax) richd(a)mymorristown.com From: ctpp-news-bounces(a)chrispy.net [mailto:ctpp-news-bounces(a)chrispy.net] On Behalf Of Elaine.Murakami(a)dot.gov Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2015 12:48 PM To: ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net Subject: [CTPP] So long, Farewell ... to CTPP from Elaine Murakami To all my CTPP friends and colleagues - I am busily cleaning up my office, and thought I'd take a break to send you a note to say "Goodbye." FOR CTPP TECHNICAL SUPPORT, PLEASE CONTACT CTPPSUPPORT(a)CAMSYS.COM<mailto:CTPPSUPPORT(a)CAMSYS.COM> OR CALL JJ ZANG AT 301-347-9130 I am happily headed toward my retirement, after 22.8 years with Federal Highway Administration, 9 years with the Puget Sound Regional Council, and 2 years with Los Angeles County. It has been fun to recollect some of the projects I've worked on both at PSRC and FHWA. At FHWA, in particular, I pushed for more GIS at small and medium-sized MPOs and we used an add-on to ArcGIS for TAZ delineation for CTPP2000 in the mid-1990s. The transportation community was a key supporter to retain the decennial census "long form" in the Census 2000. It has been fun to guide the CTPP for the CTPP2000 and work with AASHTO on the 2006-2010 CTPP using ACS. We have been leaders in developing e-learning systems and using webinars for training. It has been nearly 20 years since the Lexington KY GPS study (1996), which used a Sony MagicLink hand-held computer and a Garmin GPS unit. We had to pay over $200 for a 2 MB memory card! That is NOT a typo - it was 2 MB, NOT 2 GB. We truncated the GPS points at the front end of the lat/long coordinates because we needed to save as much space as possible while collecting 1-sec GPS points. This was done when "Selective Availability" was still on. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/lextrav.pdf Also, on the survey methods front, I worked on an SBIR project using web-based mapping for conducting a household travel survey in 1998. http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/trb/rsgrpt.pdf And most recently, worked again with the Madison County COG and RSG on a Smartphone app for a travel diary. I hope you are aware of the Transportation Secure Data Center www.nrel.gov/tsdc<http://www.nrel.gov/tsdc> that I championed where we have been archiving GPS travel survey data from MPOs and State DOTs. Some people have asked me what I plan to do, so I have included photos from a few quilts I have made. I plan to have a lot more time to sew, and also want to teach teenagers how to sew, in an after-school program. See you at TRB annual meeting in January! Elaine Murakami FHWA Office of Planning 206-220-4460 I will be retiring on Sept 30, 2015 Home email ermurakami(a)gmail.com<mailto:ermurakami(a)gmail.com>

8 years, 7 months

Re: [CTPP] So long, Farewell ... to CTPP from Elaine Murakami

by Pete Swensson

Congratulations Elaine! I think you will find as I have that retirement is grossly underrated! Pete Swensson 1201 Terrace Lane SW Olympia, WA 98502 (360) 352-7909 home (360) 628-6621 cell pete(a)swensson.us From: ctpp-news-bounces(a)chrispy.net [mailto:ctpp-news-bounces(a)chrispy.net] On Behalf Of Elaine.Murakami(a)dot.gov Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2015 9:48 AM To: ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net Subject: [CTPP] So long, Farewell ... to CTPP from Elaine Murakami To all my CTPP friends and colleagues - I am busily cleaning up my office, and thought I'd take a break to send you a note to say "Goodbye." FOR CTPP TECHNICAL SUPPORT, PLEASE CONTACT CTPPSUPPORT(a)CAMSYS.COM OR CALL JJ ZANG AT 301-347-9130 I am happily headed toward my retirement, after 22.8 years with Federal Highway Administration, 9 years with the Puget Sound Regional Council, and 2 years with Los Angeles County. It has been fun to recollect some of the projects I've worked on both at PSRC and FHWA. At FHWA, in particular, I pushed for more GIS at small and medium-sized MPOs and we used an add-on to ArcGIS for TAZ delineation for CTPP2000 in the mid-1990s. The transportation community was a key supporter to retain the decennial census "long form" in the Census 2000. It has been fun to guide the CTPP for the CTPP2000 and work with AASHTO on the 2006-2010 CTPP using ACS. We have been leaders in developing e-learning systems and using webinars for training. It has been nearly 20 years since the Lexington KY GPS study (1996), which used a Sony MagicLink hand-held computer and a Garmin GPS unit. We had to pay over $200 for a 2 MB memory card! That is NOT a typo - it was 2 MB, NOT 2 GB. We truncated the GPS points at the front end of the lat/long coordinates because we needed to save as much space as possible while collecting 1-sec GPS points. This was done when "Selective Availability" was still on. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/lextrav.pdf Also, on the survey methods front, I worked on an SBIR project using web-based mapping for conducting a household travel survey in 1998. http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/trb/rsgrpt.pdf And most recently, worked again with the Madison County COG and RSG on a Smartphone app for a travel diary. I hope you are aware of the Transportation Secure Data Center www.nrel.gov/tsdc that I championed where we have been archiving GPS travel survey data from MPOs and State DOTs. Some people have asked me what I plan to do, so I have included photos from a few quilts I have made. I plan to have a lot more time to sew, and also want to teach teenagers how to sew, in an after-school program. See you at TRB annual meeting in January! Elaine Murakami FHWA Office of Planning 206-220-4460 I will be retiring on Sept 30, 2015 Home email ermurakami(a)gmail.com

8 years, 7 months

Re: [CTPP] So long, Farewell ... to CTPP from Elaine Murakami

by Pearson

Congratulations Elaine. You will be missed. Thanks for all your efforts over the years. Good luck and best wishes in your retirement. David Pearson Sent from David Pearson's iPhone On Sep 22, 2015, at 1:31 PM, Williams, Stan <Stan.Williams(a)cityofclarksville.com<mailto:Stan.Williams(a)cityofclarksville.com>> wrote: Elaine, good stuff. Wish only the best! From: ctpp-news-bounces(a)chrispy.net<mailto:ctpp-news-bounces(a)chrispy.net> [mailto:ctpp-news-bounces(a)chrispy.net] On Behalf Of Elaine.Murakami(a)dot.gov<mailto:Elaine.Murakami(a)dot.gov> Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2015 11:48 AM To: ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net<mailto:ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net> Subject: [CTPP] So long, Farewell ... to CTPP from Elaine Murakami To all my CTPP friends and colleagues - I am busily cleaning up my office, and thought I'd take a break to send you a note to say "Goodbye." FOR CTPP TECHNICAL SUPPORT, PLEASE CONTACT CTPPSUPPORT(a)CAMSYS.COM<mailto:CTPPSUPPORT(a)CAMSYS.COM> OR CALL JJ ZANG AT 301-347-9130 I am happily headed toward my retirement, after 22.8 years with Federal Highway Administration, 9 years with the Puget Sound Regional Council, and 2 years with Los Angeles County. It has been fun to recollect some of the projects I've worked on both at PSRC and FHWA. At FHWA, in particular, I pushed for more GIS at small and medium-sized MPOs and we used an add-on to ArcGIS for TAZ delineation for CTPP2000 in the mid-1990s. The transportation community was a key supporter to retain the decennial census "long form" in the Census 2000. It has been fun to guide the CTPP for the CTPP2000 and work with AASHTO on the 2006-2010 CTPP using ACS. We have been leaders in developing e-learning systems and using webinars for training. It has been nearly 20 years since the Lexington KY GPS study (1996), which used a Sony MagicLink hand-held computer and a Garmin GPS unit. We had to pay over $200 for a 2 MB memory card! That is NOT a typo - it was 2 MB, NOT 2 GB. We truncated the GPS points at the front end of the lat/long coordinates because we needed to save as much space as possible while collecting 1-sec GPS points. This was done when "Selective Availability" was still on. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/lextrav.pdf Also, on the survey methods front, I worked on an SBIR project using web-based mapping for conducting a household travel survey in 1998. http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/trb/rsgrpt.pdf And most recently, worked again with the Madison County COG and RSG on a Smartphone app for a travel diary. I hope you are aware of the Transportation Secure Data Center www.nrel.gov/tsdc<http://www.nrel.gov/tsdc> that I championed where we have been archiving GPS travel survey data from MPOs and State DOTs. Some people have asked me what I plan to do, so I have included photos from a few quilts I have made. I plan to have a lot more time to sew, and also want to teach teenagers how to sew, in an after-school program. See you at TRB annual meeting in January! Elaine Murakami FHWA Office of Planning 206-220-4460 I will be retiring on Sept 30, 2015 Home email ermurakami(a)gmail.com<mailto:ermurakami(a)gmail.com> _______________________________________________ ctpp-news mailing list ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net<mailto:ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net> https://www.chrispy.net/mailman/listinfo/ctpp-news

8 years, 7 months

Re: [CTPP] So long, Farewell ... to CTPP from Elaine Murakami

by Williams

Elaine, good stuff. Wish only the best! From: ctpp-news-bounces(a)chrispy.net [mailto:ctpp-news-bounces(a)chrispy.net] On Behalf Of Elaine.Murakami(a)dot.gov Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2015 11:48 AM To: ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net Subject: [CTPP] So long, Farewell ... to CTPP from Elaine Murakami To all my CTPP friends and colleagues - I am busily cleaning up my office, and thought I'd take a break to send you a note to say "Goodbye." FOR CTPP TECHNICAL SUPPORT, PLEASE CONTACT CTPPSUPPORT(a)CAMSYS.COM<mailto:CTPPSUPPORT(a)CAMSYS.COM> OR CALL JJ ZANG AT 301-347-9130 I am happily headed toward my retirement, after 22.8 years with Federal Highway Administration, 9 years with the Puget Sound Regional Council, and 2 years with Los Angeles County. It has been fun to recollect some of the projects I've worked on both at PSRC and FHWA. At FHWA, in particular, I pushed for more GIS at small and medium-sized MPOs and we used an add-on to ArcGIS for TAZ delineation for CTPP2000 in the mid-1990s. The transportation community was a key supporter to retain the decennial census "long form" in the Census 2000. It has been fun to guide the CTPP for the CTPP2000 and work with AASHTO on the 2006-2010 CTPP using ACS. We have been leaders in developing e-learning systems and using webinars for training. It has been nearly 20 years since the Lexington KY GPS study (1996), which used a Sony MagicLink hand-held computer and a Garmin GPS unit. We had to pay over $200 for a 2 MB memory card! That is NOT a typo - it was 2 MB, NOT 2 GB. We truncated the GPS points at the front end of the lat/long coordinates because we needed to save as much space as possible while collecting 1-sec GPS points. This was done when "Selective Availability" was still on. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/lextrav.pdf Also, on the survey methods front, I worked on an SBIR project using web-based mapping for conducting a household travel survey in 1998. http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/trb/rsgrpt.pdf And most recently, worked again with the Madison County COG and RSG on a Smartphone app for a travel diary. I hope you are aware of the Transportation Secure Data Center www.nrel.gov/tsdc<http://www.nrel.gov/tsdc> that I championed where we have been archiving GPS travel survey data from MPOs and State DOTs. Some people have asked me what I plan to do, so I have included photos from a few quilts I have made. I plan to have a lot more time to sew, and also want to teach teenagers how to sew, in an after-school program. See you at TRB annual meeting in January! Elaine Murakami FHWA Office of Planning 206-220-4460 I will be retiring on Sept 30, 2015 Home email ermurakami(a)gmail.com<mailto:ermurakami(a)gmail.com>

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