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[CTPP] CORRECTIONS to TAZ delineation schedule

by Elaine.Murakami＠dot.gov

My apologies to the Census Bureau Geography Division: The list below includes slightly different months from the post I sent out last week. I am sure that the CTPP community is used to changes in schedules, so this is the CURRENT schedule, but revisions may occur! November 2010: agencies verify contact names by reviewing file at Cambridge Systematics ftp site, and report any changes to Liang Long. January 2011 : final delivery of software by Caliper to CB February 2011: web-based training coordinated with FHWA March - early April 2011 : delivery of software and Census 2010 data and geographic files on a rolling basis. Each state will get 3 months to delineate their TAZ and TADs and return the files to the Census Bureau. June - early July 2011: all files MUST be returned to CB Geography Division 3 months after the receipt of the TAZ/TAD delineation software and data Bottom line: March through June of 2011 are the CRITICAL months for you (MPOs and State DOTs) to delineate TAZ and TADs using the software provided by the Census Bureau Geography Division. Agencies are NOT required to delineate TAZs or TADs. The default geography for small area tabulation for the CTPP using 2006-2010 ACS records will be census tracts. Even if you do not plan to delineate TAZs, you may want to define TAD by combining 5 or 6 census tracts. Again, the TAZ business rules are posted at the FHWA webpage: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ctpp/tazddbrules.htm Elaine Murakami 206-220-4460 (in Seattle)

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RE: [CTPP] RE: TAZ delineation for CTPP (2006-2010) tabulation SCHEDULE

by Pete Swensson

I'll just jump in. I am on the CTPP Oversight Committee that prepared the "Business Rules" for delineating the TAZs for which Census will report the data. Census has been collecting journey to work data through the American Community Survey nationwide since 2006 that will go into the CTPP 2006-2010 tabulation. They need all of us FIRST to delineate our TAZs for them to create the tabulation. So you won't be able to wait to see the data first in order to determine how best to delineate your TAZs. Sometime around December of this year, the 2005-2009 5-year dataset will come out, providing data down to the block group level (2000 census block group geography), and you may find that useful in determining how you want to delineate your TAZs. It won't be exactly what you are looking for geographically, the standard tables will not be as specifically tailored to transportation modelers, and the data won't be benchmarked to this year's decennial census like the 2006-2010 dataset will. But it may give you some useful data. Pete Swensson, Senior Planner Thurston Regional Planning Council 2424 Heritage Ct. SW Olympia, WA 98502 (360) 741-2530 (direct line) (360) 956-7575 (main desk) (360) 956-7815 (fax) swenssp(a)trpc.org This e-mail and any attachments are for the use of the addressed individual. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify our systems manager. TRPC has taken responsible precautions to ensure no viruses are present in this e-mail, however we do not accept responsibility for loss or damage arising from the use of this e-mail or attachments. From: ctpp-news-bounces(a)chrispy.net [mailto:ctpp-news-bounces(a)chrispy.net] On Behalf Of Curt Hutchings Sent: Friday, October 08, 2010 12:20 PM To: ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net Subject: [CTPP] RE: TAZ delineation for CTPP (2006-2010) tabulation SCHEDULE Elaine, Please excuse my ignorance. I have had questions about how the Census Dept. would collect TAZ data for the Census. I have been waiting for information like you have provided below. Can you give me any additional information? We are in the process of modifying our TAZ structure now and want, If possible to use the new information in this count. Any thoughts? Thanks, From: ctpp-news-bounces(a)chrispy.net [mailto:ctpp-news-bounces(a)chrispy.net] On Behalf Of Elaine.Murakami(a)dot.gov Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 10:32 AM To: ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net Subject: [CTPP] TAZ delineation for CTPP (2006-2010) tabulation SCHEDULE At our monthly CTPP Technical meeting last week, April Avnayim of the Census Bureau Geography Division, gave us an update on the TAZ delineation software schedule. November 2010: agencies verify contact names by reviewing file at Cambridge Systematics ftp site, and report any changes to Liang Long. December 2010: final delivery of software by Caliper to CB February 2011: web-based training coordinated with FHWA January thru March 2011: delivery of software and Census 2010 data and geographic files on a rolling basis. Each state will get 3 - 4 months to delineate their TAZ and TADs and return the files to the Census Bureau. July 2011: all files MUST be returned to CB Geography Division. Please note: TAZs for CTPP tabulation do not necessarily match the TAZs for your travel demand model. Because the ACS sample is small, some agencies are planning to make the TAZs for CTPP LARGER than their model TAZs, e.g. combining their model TAZs together. Also, TAZs for CTPP are census block equivalencies. You will NOT be able to modify the TIGER segments (which was possible in the CTPP2000). Finally, agencies are NOT required to define TAZs or TADs. If you do not define TAZs, then census tracts will be used as the default geography for CTPP (2006-2010) tabulation. However, even if you do not define TAZs, we recommend that you create TADs (population threshold of 20,000) by combining census tracts together. The TAZ business rules are posted on the FHWA webpage: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ctpp/tazddbrules.htm <http://console.mxlogic.com/redir/?a8VV5dd5MSyeKCy-r01eAP6Yxmv4qCsJdpr9W a8848JD_jw26XYDuZXTLuZPtPtFHb5UuoEn8lrxrW0GNecGb5K1FJ54QsLfCQkTD6nCknxNJ NwSqmN84xob6BQQg0Ag0AQg8uva7Xelo6y1SIjh090Ab1oQg6yxeZT2WtQrCyAQgjQwSvIVl wq81wi2UQ71cazhEwdPYfDwedECQjqbwUQszDSjhOrovBc>

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[CTPP] TAZ delineation for CTPP (2006-2010) tabulation SCHEDULE

by Elaine.Murakami＠dot.gov

At our monthly CTPP Technical meeting last week, April Avnayim of the Census Bureau Geography Division, gave us an update on the TAZ delineation software schedule. November 2010: agencies verify contact names by reviewing file at Cambridge Systematics ftp site, and report any changes to Liang Long. December 2010: final delivery of software by Caliper to CB February 2011: web-based training coordinated with FHWA January thru March 2011: delivery of software and Census 2010 data and geographic files on a rolling basis. Each state will get 3 - 4 months to delineate their TAZ and TADs and return the files to the Census Bureau. July 2011: all files MUST be returned to CB Geography Division. Please note: TAZs for CTPP tabulation do not necessarily match the TAZs for your travel demand model. Because the ACS sample is small, some agencies are planning to make the TAZs for CTPP LARGER than their model TAZs, e.g. combining their model TAZs together. Also, TAZs for CTPP are census block equivalencies. You will NOT be able to modify the TIGER segments (which was possible in the CTPP2000). Finally, agencies are NOT required to define TAZs or TADs. If you do not define TAZs, then census tracts will be used as the default geography for CTPP (2006-2010) tabulation. However, even if you do not define TAZs, we recommend that you create TADs (population threshold of 20,000) by combining census tracts together. The TAZ business rules are posted on the FHWA webpage: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ctpp/tazddbrules.htm

14 years, 10 months

[CTPP] Census Bureau releases ACS e-Tutorial

by Elaine.Murakami＠dot.gov

Dear CTPP data community -- You may be interested in reviewing the Census Bureau's foray into e-learning. I haven't had time to check it out, but we (the CTPP group) are hoping that they have done a good job at explaining margins of error and statistical significance, so that we don't have to cover similar concepts in our CTPP e-learning! If you have a chance to look at the CB's material, please let the CTPP listserv know what you think about it! Elaine -----Original Message----- From: U.S. Census Bureau [mailto:americancommunitysurvey(a)subscriptions.census.gov] Sent: Thu 9/23/2010 1:14 PM To: Murakami, Elaine (FHWA) Subject: American Community Survey e-Tutorial The U.S Census Bureau is pleased to announce the release of the American Community Survey (ACS) e-Tutorial. This interactive program will assist users by educating them on a wide range of topics, such as how communities benefit from participation and how to access data using American FactFinder (AFF). You can access the e-Tutorial directly here [ http://www.census.gov/acs/www/guidance_for_data_users/e_tutorial/ ] or go to the main ACS site www.census.gov/acs [ http://www.census.gov/acs ] and view the menu under "Guidance for Data Users." Correction to the ACS e-mail update regarding the Federal Register Notice: Although the web address appeared correctly, the link to the web page did not work properly for some users. To view the Federal Register notice, go to: http://www.census.gov/acs/www/about_the_survey/operations_and_administratio… [ http://www.census.gov/acs/www/about_the_survey/operations_and_administratio… ]. If you experience additional difficulties, please let us know. We look forward to providing you up-to-date information about the ACS program and future data releases. If you do not want to receive updates about the ACS, or if you want to receive updates only for particular topics, please use the "Unsubscribe" or "Manage Preferences" links below. Regards, American Community Survey staff ________________________________________________________________________ *American Community Survey - New Data Every Year* www.census.gov/acs [ http://www.census.gov/acs ] Questions about the ACS? Contact Us <acso.users.support(a)census.gov> ________________________________________________________________________ US Census Bureau [ http://2010.census.gov/2010census/ ] Questions? Contact Us [ http://www.census.gov/aboutus/contacts.html ] STAY CONNECTED: Visit Us on Twitter [ http://twitter.com/uscensusbureau ] Visit Us on YouTube [ http://www.youtube.com/user/uscensusbureau ] Sign up for email updates [ https://subscriptions.census.gov/service/multi_subscribe.html?code=USCENSUS… ] Visit Us on GovLoop [ http://www.govloop.com/group/uscensusbureau ] SUBSCRIBER SERVICES: Manage Preferences [ https://subscriptions.census.gov/service/user.html?code=USCENSUS&login=elai… ] | Unsubscribe [ https://subscriptions.census.gov/service/user.html?code=USCENSUS&login=elai… ] | Help <support(a)govdelivery.com> Bookmark and Share [ http://sharing.govdelivery.com/bulletins/GD/USCENSUS-F70D1 ] This message has been sent by the U.S. Census Bureau . Washington DC 20233 Powered by GovDelivery

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Re: [CTPP] Bicycle data in ACS Journey to Work tables

by Ed Christopher

Typically the reason when data is not available like Bike broken out for both data sets and the same geography is that the data was collapsed. The CB uses a statistical test on the data quality for each mode and if the mode does not pass it is collapsed with other modes. when looking at ACS data on factfinder you will find tables starting with a B or C. The C means its a collapsed table. Nordbo, John - DOT wrote: > Hello, everyone - > > I'm forwarding this question from a colleague. > > For Means of Transportation to Work, the 2006-2008 ACS detailed tables by place break out bicycles in a separate line. The same question was asked on the ACS from 2003 to 2005 but there does not seem to be a similar table to download; the 2003-2005 data groups bicycles with taxi cabs, etc. > > Can anyone tell me if data for bicycles only is available for 2003-2005, and if so, where/how? > > Thanks! > > > John P. Nordbo > Urban and Regional Planner > Bureau of Planning and Economic Development > Wisconsin Department of Transportation > 4802 Sheboygan Ave Rm 901 > Madison, WI 53707-7913 > ofc: 608.267.7751 > fax: 608.267.0294 > > > > _______________________________________________ > ctpp-news mailing list > ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net > http://www.chrispy.net/mailman/listinfo/ctpp-news > > > -- Ed Christopher 708-283-3534 (V) 708-574-8131 (cell) FHWA RC-TST-PLN 4749 Lincoln Mall Drive, Suite 600 Matteson, IL 60443

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[CTPP] Liang Long is out of the office.

by Liang Long

I will be out of the office starting 09/15/2010 and will not return until 10/12/2010. I will respond to your message when I return. Please contact with Dalia Leven (dleven(a)camsys.com) for CTPP technical support.

14 years, 11 months

Re: [CTPP] CTPP2006-2008 County-toCounty work flows are OUT!

by Tom Mank

Liang - I tried downloading by clicking on the MeansofTransportation_v2.csv ( ftp://ftp.camsys.com/temp/outgoing/CTPP/New%20CTPP%20ACS/MeansofTransportat… ) link (3 times) and I get a error message that says 'file not loaded completely' When I look at the file it has processed as far as Michigan ... Tom Tom Mank Ithaca-Tompkins County Transportation Council 607-274-5583 >>> Liang Long <LLong(a)camsys.com> 7/30/2010 4:58 PM >>> Hi, We are pound to announce that CTPP2006-2008 County-toCounty flows using ACS are available for downloading now! The data file also contains CTPP2000 County-to-county flow for users convenience. Two data formats are available: SAS and CVS. A detailed note for dataset is also available. Check it out now! ftp://ftp.camsys.com/temp/outgoing/CTPP/New%20CTPP%20ACS/ Liang Long Cambridge Systematics, Inc. 4800 Hampden Lane Suite 800 Bethesda, MD 20814 tel 301 347 9141 fax 301 347 0101 FHWA 202-366-6971 e-mail llong(a)camsys.com www.camsys.com

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[CTPP] Redesigned ACS site

by Ed Christopher

This came out from the census bureau today and I thought might folks might be interested. ------------ The U.S Census Bureau is pleased to announce a redesign of the American Community Survey (ACS) website. See the latest in new information for survey respondents, easy access to ACS data, and clear explanations to commonly asked questions. Take a look at the redesigned website online at www.census.gov/acs. We welcome any questions or feedback on the new site. We look forward to providing you up-to-date information about the ACS program and future data releases. If you do not want to receive updates about the ACS, or if you want to receive updates only for particular topics, please use the “Unsubscribe” or “Manage Preferences” links below. Regards, American Community Survey staff American Community Survey – New Data Every Year www.census.gov/acs Questions about the ACS? Contact Us -- Ed Christopher Federal Highway Administration 4749 Lincoln Mall Drive, Suite 600 Matteson, IL 60443 708-283-3534 (v) 708-574-8131 (c)

14 years, 11 months

[CTPP] Employment Data at your Agency

by Krishnan Viswanathan

Hello All Apologies for cross-posting. Cambridge Systematics, Inc. (CS) is working on a NCHRP task to improve employment data for transportation planning. The purpose of the task is to understand and describe both the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) [or ES-202] and the Longitudinal Employer Household Dynamics (LEHD) data in a manner that enhances their utility and accessibility to transportation planning agencies. More details about the project can be found here: http://144.171.11.40/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=2823 So where do you come in? I am interested in talking to MPOs and DOTs who are * very confident* about the quality of their employment data and have enhanced their employment data (assuming that the QCEW data is their main source) through either primary data collection/verification or via other secondary sources such as Dun & Bradstreet or InfoUSA (to name a few) or a combination of the two. If you are willing to share your employment data, CS will compare your employment data to the QCEW data by NAICS industry categories and will document the findings. BLS is also interested in making the QCEW data useful to more groups so if you agree, the results of our analysis will be shared with BLS so that any lessons learnt from MPOs and DOTs can be used to improve the quality of the QCEW data. Hopefully we can have a positive feedback cycle that benefits all parties and gets us better data. Please get in touch with me offline (contact details below) so as to avoid cluttering this mailing list. If there is interest i will share the findings with this list (after getting all the appropriate permissions to share). Thanks in Advance. Sincerely, Krishnan -- Krishnan Viswanathan Cambridge Systematics, Inc. 1566 Village Square Boulevard, Suite 2 Tallahassee, FL 32309 tel 850 219 6388 fax 850 219 6389 e-mail kviswanathan(a)camsys.com

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[CTPP] Fed Register notice on Proposed Urban Area Criteria for the 2010 Census

by Elaine.Murakami＠dot.gov

The Federal Register notice from the Census Bureau is now posted. The due date for comments is November 22. You may want to listen to Mike Ratcliffe's web presentation from June 11, 2010 that is available at: http://ctpp.transportation.org/Pages/webinardirectory.aspx ---- The Census Bureau announces publication of the "Proposed Urban Area Criteria for the 2010 Census" in the Federal Register of August 24, 2010, available on the Federal Register's website at <http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/>. The Census Bureau is seeking public comment on these proposed criteria. Comments, suggestions, or recommendations regarding the criteria should be submitted in writing, no later than November 22, 2010, to Timothy Trainor, Chief, Geography Division, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC 20233-7400. The Census Bureau's urban-rural classification is fundamentally a delineation of geographical areas, identifying individual urbanized areas of 50,000 or more people and urban clusters of at least 2,500 and less than 50,000 people; "rural" encompasses all population and territory not included in urban areas. The Census Bureau's urban areas represent densely developed territory, and encompass residential, commercial, and other non-residential urban land uses. Additional information about the Census Bureau's urban-rural classification is available on the Census Bureau's website at <http://www.census.gov/geo/www/ua/urbanruralclass.html>. The proposed urban area criteria for the 2010 Census as well as summaries of the proposed changes, are available on the Census Bureau's website at < http://www.census.gov/geo/www/ua/2010urbanruralclass.html>. Changes proposed for the 2010 Census include: · Use of census tracts as analysis units in the initial phase of delineation · Potential return to a maximum jump distance of 1.5 miles (the distance was increased to 2.5 miles in the Census 2000 criteria). · Use of land use/land cover data to identify territory containing non-residential urban land uses or land cover that restricts urban development, such as marshland and wetlands. · Lowering the minimum number of enplanements (departing passengers) from 10,000 to 2,500 to qualify airports for inclusion in urban areas. · Elimination of the central place concept. · Requirement that, in addition to at least 2,500 total population, an area must contain at least 1,500 persons residing outside institutional group quarters to qualify as urban. · Splitting urban agglomerations of 1,000,000 or more population based on metropolitan statistical area boundaries, or, in New England, along metropolitan New England city and town area boundaries. For further information about the Census Bureau urban-rural classification, or the proposed criteria for the 2010 Census, please contact Vincent Osier, Chief, Geographic Standards and Criteria Branch, Geography Division, U.S. Census Bureau, via e-mail at vincent.osier(a)census.gov or telephone at 301-763-9039.

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