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by Ed Christopher

Somebody Call A Tow Truck! by Terri Ann Lowenthal In my last blog post, I lamented a looming “collision” as U.S. House appropriators kept driving the wrong way –downhill and backwards – on the up ramp to the 2020 census, slashing the Census Bureau’s FY2014 budget request by $120+ million, which would leave the agency with $44.5 million less than its inadequate FY2013 budget. Without early investment in census research, testing and development, Congress could be spending a fortune to pull the 2020 headcount out of a ditch in a few short years. Fortunately, the Senate has dispatched the highway patrol! Last week, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved its version of the FY2014 Commerce, Justice, and Science spending bill (S. 1329), allocating thefull amount the Obama Administration requested for the Census Bureau: $982.5 million. Sure, the committee once again dipped into the agency’s Working Capital Fund to get to that level, but the $10 million grab is small compared to previous raids on the WCF, and I will not look a gift horse in the mouth today. (See my Feb. 27, 2012, post for a quick tutorial on the WCF.) I think Senate lawmakers are starting to grasp the long-range picture. The committee’s explanatory report (Senate Rpt. 113-78) says the budget request “suggests that the Census Bureau intends to reduce the 2020 Census costs to 2010 Census levels by finding ways to reduce door-to-door operations, using the Internet to solicit responses, and using scalable technology, such as elastic agency-wide IT systems that can expand for the 2020 Census and then return to normal operations tempo.” The committee wistfully mentions the possibility of spending less than the 2000 census, without adjusting for inflation, but we can forgive this momentary lapse in sanity, although it clearly yearns for yesteryear with later references to spending “less than the 2010 census” in 2020. Nevertheless, Senators seem to understand that the bureau can’t get from point A to point B, and accomplish the significant reforms Congress is seeking, without an investment in the groundwork that needs to be done. House appropriators, on the other hand, want to have their cake and eat it, too. Their $153.5 million allocation for 2020 Census planning — $91 million belowthe president’s request — “underscores the Committee’s views that research and testing efforts are vital to ensuring that the 2020 Census is the most accurate and cost effective decennial yet.” We just don’t want to pay for those efforts. The committee asked for a schedule of all work “critical to the success of the 2020 Decennial Census,” including the cost of each activity “to better account for the cost effects of possible schedule slippage.” And then we’ll take you to task for falling behind schedule, even though we haven’t given you enough money to stay on track. The funding chiefs also want the agency to create shared and reusable IT services (“as a way to economize”!), continue developing a mobile computing infrastructure, implement a comprehensive information security program in accordance with in-depth GAO recommendations, and consult with the National Institute of Standards and Technology to ensure compliance with security standards. And please figure out how to do all of this vital work even though we cut your requested budget by nearly 40 percent. If the House has its way, Congress is going to need a super-size tow truck! (The House Commerce funding bill allocates $225 million for the American Community Survey — the most cost effective test-bed available for the 2020 census — $17 million less than the administration’s request.) Will lawmakers beat the fiscal year clock to enact a final Commerce spending bill by midnight on September 30? Let’s consider: the House will be in session 17 more days until the FY2013 coach turns into a pumpkin; the Senate will be in session 26 days. Ummm… I think I see a temporary spending resolution in my crystal ball, which could leave the Census Bureau spinning its wheels in a ditch for a while longer (at the paltry current year funding levels), while the House and Senate try to come to grips collectively with the concept of ramping up for the nation’s largest peacetime undertaking. Note: The House FY2014 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bill and report numbers are not available as of this writing, but both documents are available on the House Appropriations Committee website. Ed C

12 years

[CTPP] TRB Call for NHTS Posters

by Krishnan Viswanathan

*Apologies for the cross-posting. Please see below.* *CALL FOR POSTERS* * * *Travel Characteristics Past, Present, and Future –* *Communicating Information Derived from the National Household Travel Survey * ** ** *Sponsor* Task Force on *Understanding New Directions for the National Household Travel Survey* (ABJ45T)**** ** ** *Call Description***** The Task Force will host a poster session at the 2014 Annual Meeting featuring tools and strategies used to communicate National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) data to various user groups. Of particular interest to the Task Force are innovative means of communicating information derived from the NHTS that convey the utility and value of these data. Featured posters will be highlighted in Task Force findings to FHWA as effective examples of conveying the value derived from this long-running and comprehensive data set. A special submittal deadline for this call has been established. Abstracts are due no later than *Wednesday, September 4th*. Following are details on this call and the associated submission process. ** ** ** ** *Background* Since 1969, the National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) has surveyed Americans on their travel behaviors and patterns, generating an unparalleled compilation of longitudinal travel characteristics for the nation. The legacy of this national data collection and dissemination effort has resulted in a wide variety of applications for a diverse array of users. NHTS users mine this data to inform decision makers, educate the public, support research, and enhance model development. It serves as a unique platform for analyzing past, present, and future travel trends and provides essential input for many different processes.**** ** ** The Task Force on *Understanding New Directions for the National Household Travel Survey *(ABJ45T) is charged with understanding ways in which the data are used and can be improved, and evaluating impacts of potential changes in survey methodology on different user groups. During its investigations the Task Force realized the challenge of communicating the value of NHTS data and ways in which it can be successfully used to support a myriad of uses including transportation planning and analysis, demographic research, public and policy maker education, trend analysis, and public health policy, to name but a few.**** ** ** The Task Force decided to identify and showcase at the 2014 Annual Meeting a select few examples that demonstrate creative ways of communicating the value of this important data set. Recognizing the role of visual media in today’s communications, the Task Force is soliciting posters or other graphic means of visualization and communication that convey the utility and value of the NHTS and the data it yields. In keeping with the theme of the 2014 meeting – Celebrating Our Legacy, Anticipating Our Future – the Task Force is interested in illustrating the diversity of uses and applications supported by the NHTS and the longitudinal value of this long-running survey in developing this poster session.**** ** ** *Poster Session Guidelines* Those selected for this session will prepare a poster for presentation at the 2014 Annual Meeting in January. *Participants are not required to prepare a paper to be eligible*. Each presenter will be provided with a table and a 4’ x 8’ vertical panel for displaying posters and other materials. An electrical connection will be available at each station. Telephone and internet connections will not be available. TRB's guidelines for poster presenters are available at http://www.trb.org/Guidelines/PosterPresenters.pdf . Presenters are expected to attend and participate in this session. Presentation teams are welcome. The Task Force is working to create an innovative poster / discussion format, details of which will be finalized during the session planning process. It is anticipated that this will be a dynamic and highly interactive session.**** ** ** *Submission Instructions* A special deadline for abstract submittals has been established. Interested candidates should submit an abstract explaining their project and poster concept by 11:59 pm PDT on *Wednesday, September 4, 2013*. The abstract should be no more than a single one-sided page in length (approximately 500 words) and include:**** ** ** **· **Contact information (name, agency/organization, phone number, email address)**** **· **Title of your proposed poster for use in the Annual Meeting agenda**** **· **Explanation of the project, research or process using NHTS data and how the data were used;**** **· **Ways in which visualization or other graphic communication tools were deployed and the role this played in the project, research or process;* *** **· **Any innovative discoveries or lessons learned about communicating NHTS data that can be useful to FHWA and other users; and**** **· **Preliminary description of the information to be conveyed in your poster.**** ** ** You are welcome to include links to on-line materials that illustrate visualization or graphic communication concepts described in your abstract but this will not substitute for the information requested in the abstract.* *** ** ** The Task Force will not consider sales presentations on products or services.**** ** ** Abstracts should be in a PDF format and submitted to:**** ** ** Stacey Bricka**** s-bricka(a)tamu.edu**** ** ** Include the term “*NHTS Poster Abstract*” in the subject line.**** ** ** *Selection Process***** A session-development subcommittee will review all abstracts to identify those that most effectively demonstrate innovative communication techniques conveying the value of NHTS data and its use. The Task Force hopes to identify posters representing a diverse array of uses and applications. Abstracts that support the 2014 Annual Meeting spotlight theme, “Celebrating Our Legacy, Anticipating Our Future” are encouraged.**** ** ** Applicants will be notified in mid-September of their selection.**** ** ** *For More Information***** Questions about the poster session or the abstract submittal process should be directed to:**** ** ** Stacey Bricka**** s-bricka(a)tamu.edu**** 512-407-1123 -- Krishnan Viswanathan 5628 Burnside Circle Tallahassee FL 32312

12 years

[CTPP] Census Budget Issues

by Ed Christopher

I got this today and thought it was worth passing on. It comes from a group I follow called the Census Project. ------------------------ To: Census Project Stakeholders A blog post written by Terri Ann Lowenthal yesterday notes that the House Appropriations Committee is about to CUT funding for the Census Bureau by another $100+ million for the FY 2014 budget. While the Census Bureau has not reacted yet, it’s likely this budget cut, if enacted, would seriously impact Census 2020 planning. http://censusprojectblog.org/2013/07/10/risk-factor-goes-up-as-2020-census-… We want to alert House and Senate appropriators to this disastrous move. We have drafted a new co-signature letter (http://www.thecensusproject.org/files/Census_Project-FY14_ltr_to_appropriat…) that we hope your organization can sign. The deadline is next Monday, July 15, at noon (EDT). If you wish, please feel free to draft your own letter to both House and Senate Appropriations Committee leadership and feel free to pass this letter along to others for their possible signature. If you can sign on to the Census Project’s letter, please contact Jason Shevrin at jason.shevrin(a)gmail.com by mid-day next Monday. -- Ed Christopher 708-283-3534 (V) 708-574-8131 (cell) FHWA RC-TST-PLN 4749 Lincoln Mall Drive, Suite 600 Matteson, IL 60443

12 years, 1 month

[CTPP] Question about 2000 Census Income data and PUMs

by Ben Silverman

I am attempting to to calculate the percentage distribution of income by quintile in 2000 for a number of counties in and around NYC. I was attempting to use the the PUM files I found here http://www2.census.gov/acs/downloads/pums/2000/ to do so, and was able to use them to calculate those quintile percentages for the states of NY, NJ and CT as a whole, but I couldn't figure out how to separate out the data in them by counties or any other geographic sub-division. Is there a way to separate the data in those files by county or other regions, or are their other files I need in order to do so and where could I find them?

12 years, 1 month

[CTPP] Question about 2000 Census Income data

by Ben Silverman

12 years, 1 month

[CTPP] TRB Transportation Planning for Small/Medium sized Communities Conference July 2014

by Elaine.Murakami＠dot.gov

I hope that you will consider submitting an abstract for the next Tools of the Trade conference, July 2014 in Burlington, VT. As AASHTO plans to have the 2006-2010 CTPP (with small geography) available some time in August, it could be perfect timing for you to submit an abstract based on evaluation of the 2006-2010 CTPP, along with local travel surveys, LEHD LODES, Bluetooth, or aggregate cell phone data sources in your planning practice. Abstracts are due September 1, 2013. http://www.trbtoolsofthetrade.org/call_for_abstracts.html We have already been asked to develop a data workshop for the conference. Elaine Murakami FHWA Office of Planning 206-220-4460 (in Seattle)

12 years, 1 month

Re: [CTPP] Employer Locations

by michael.koch＠transitplus.biz

Great! :-) Thank you! Michael Koch Transit Planner/GIS Analyst TransitPlus, Inc. 5650 Greenwood Plaza Blvd. Suite 142 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 (720) 222-4717 michael.koch(a)transitplus.biz On Jul 1, 2013, at 12:36 PM, Chrissy Bernardo <chrissybernardo(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Michael, > > The address for OnTheMap is below: > > http://onthemap.ces.census.gov/ > > Once you've selected a geography and performed an analysis (selecting "work" as the location to find employer locations), there will be a button called "Export Geography" under "Report/Map Outputs" on the Results tab on the left-hand side of the screen. From there, you can select a shapefile and download the data. > > This will give you employment statistics at your selected geography, not locations of each individual employer. > > Hope that helps. > > Chrissy > > > > On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 1:41 PM, michael.koch(a)transitplus.biz <michael.koch(a)transitplus.biz> wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I have been able to previously map employer locations (GIS point shapefiles) using the "OnTheMap" application via the Center for Economic Studies website, but it's been awhile and I can't remember where to go for it. I've been searching for awhile now and apparently it's more hidden than I remember. Lol. Does anyone know where to go (exact web address), so I can retrieve this information and project in ArcMap? > > Thanks! Anything helps! > > Michael Koch > Transit Planner/GIS Analyst > > TransitPlus, Inc. > 5650 Greenwood Plaza Blvd. > Suite 142 > Greenwood Village, CO 80111 > (720) 222-4717 > michael.koch(a)transitplus.biz > > > > > _______________________________________________ > ctpp-news mailing list > ctpp-news(a)ryoko.chrispy.net > http://ryoko.chrispy.net/mailman/listinfo/ctpp-news > > _______________________________________________ > ctpp-news mailing list > ctpp-news(a)ryoko.chrispy.net > http://ryoko.chrispy.net/mailman/listinfo/ctpp-news

12 years, 1 month

[CTPP] Employer Locations

by michael.koch＠transitplus.biz

Hello everyone, I have been able to previously map employer locations (GIS point shapefiles) using the "OnTheMap" application via the Center for Economic Studies website, but it's been awhile and I can't remember where to go for it. I've been searching for awhile now and apparently it's more hidden than I remember. Lol. Does anyone know where to go (exact web address), so I can retrieve this information and project in ArcMap? Thanks! Anything helps! Michael Koch Transit Planner/GIS Analyst TransitPlus, Inc. 5650 Greenwood Plaza Blvd. Suite 142 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 (720) 222-4717 michael.koch(a)transitplus.biz

12 years, 1 month

Re: [CTPP] Training Opportunity June 20, 2:30 eastern - CTPP Webinar - Snapshot 2013

by ALANPISARSKI

It just told me it was sold out? Maybe I had already registered. Alan From: ctpp-news-bounces(a)chrispy.net [mailto:ctpp-news-bounces(a)chrispy.net] On Behalf Of Weinberger, Penelope Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 11:27 AM To: ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net Cc: TMIP-L(a)LISTSERV.TMIPONLINE.ORG Subject: Re: [CTPP] Training Opportunity June 20, 2:30 eastern - CTPP Webinar - Snapshot 2013 Still some spots open for next week's training! From: Weinberger, Penelope Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 5:47 PM To: 'ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net' Cc: ctpp(a)aashto.org; TMIP-L(a)LISTSERV.TMIPONLINE.ORG Subject: Training Opportunity June 20, 2:30 eastern - CTPP Webinar - Snapshot 2013 Hi All, Have you been wondering what your good friends over at the Census Transportation Planning Products Program have been doing lately? Well here is your opportunity to find out! The CTPP is hosting a webinar in anticipation of releasing our new data set in August 2013. This webinar will cover many interesting topics such as: Introduction to the current CTPP - Clara Reschovsky, MWCOG - CTPP Oversight Board member An overview of the CTPP program including current status, funding, outlook Data - Penelope Weinberger, AASHTO CTPP Program Manager with Liang Long, Cambridge Systematics Data products available from the program now, what's coming in the near future Training and Outreach- Ed Christopher - FHWA Resource Center Training, what's available, how to get it Current Research - Phil Mescher, IA DOT - CTPP Oversight Board member research undertaken by the program you must (and may) register for this webinar, capacity is limited to 200, you may use voice over IP to participate, a phone number will also be provided. This webinar will be recorded for future viewing. This webinar may be eligible to provide AICP credit, we are working on that and will keep you posted. To register, go to: http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/webconference/web_conf_learner_reg.asp x?webconfid=26035 (you may have to copy and paste the whole link, if it breaks on your page) Penelope Z. Weinberger CTPP Program Manager AASHTO 202-624-3556 ctpp.transportation.org

12 years, 2 months

Re: [CTPP] Training Opportunity June 20, 2:30 eastern - CTPP Webinar - Snapshot 2013

by Weinberger

Still some spots open for next week's training! From: Weinberger, Penelope Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 5:47 PM To: 'ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net' Cc: ctpp(a)aashto.org; TMIP-L(a)LISTSERV.TMIPONLINE.ORG Subject: Training Opportunity June 20, 2:30 eastern - CTPP Webinar - Snapshot 2013 Hi All, Have you been wondering what your good friends over at the Census Transportation Planning Products Program have been doing lately? Well here is your opportunity to find out! The CTPP is hosting a webinar in anticipation of releasing our new data set in August 2013. This webinar will cover many interesting topics such as: Introduction to the current CTPP - Clara Reschovsky, MWCOG - CTPP Oversight Board member An overview of the CTPP program including current status, funding, outlook Data - Penelope Weinberger, AASHTO CTPP Program Manager with Liang Long, Cambridge Systematics Data products available from the program now, what's coming in the near future Training and Outreach- Ed Christopher - FHWA Resource Center Training, what's available, how to get it Current Research - Phil Mescher, IA DOT - CTPP Oversight Board member research undertaken by the program you must (and may) register for this webinar, capacity is limited to 200, you may use voice over IP to participate, a phone number will also be provided. This webinar will be recorded for future viewing. This webinar may be eligible to provide AICP credit, we are working on that and will keep you posted. To register, go to: http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/webconference/web_conf_learner_reg.as… (you may have to copy and paste the whole link, if it breaks on your page) Penelope Z. Weinberger CTPP Program Manager AASHTO 202-624-3556 ctpp.transportation.org

12 years, 2 months

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