Natasha/Kevin,
Responding to Kevin's point, I just looked (for my own curiosity), and didn't find the TAZs. I would check with Shonin Anacker (copied on this message) at U.S. Census Bureau on this. Here's his contact information:
Shonin Anacker
Supervisory Geographer
Geographic Areas Branch
Geography Division
US Census Bureau
301-763-9052
Shonin was the point of contact for me when my organization was working on developing our region's CTPP TAZs back in 2011, and he was a really good resource. Just to re-state the obvious, the 2011 program was a voluntary submission to Census, allowing local jurisdictions (i.e., MPOs) to suggest what zone structure to use for compiling the CTPP using the ACS.
As I understand it, if a region decided not to participate, then Census Bureau went with what best fit their needs, starting with the pre-existing zone structure they had on file. So, there may not be "updates" for all regions.
I wonder if Natasha's request isn't jumping the gun a bit. According to the CTPP website (http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/census_issues/ctpp/), the CTPP based on the 2006-2010 ACS dataset isn't scheduled to be released until May 2013.
Mike Greenwald
Michael J. Greenwald
Senior Transportation Planner
Lane Council of Governments
859 Willamette Street, Suite 500
Eugene, OR 97402
Tel: 541-682-6595
Fax: 541-682-4099
mgreenwald(a)lcog.org<mailto:mgreenwald(a)lcog.org>
From: ctpp-news-bounces(a)chrispy.net [mailto:ctpp-news-bounces(a)chrispy.net] On Behalf Of Kevin Byrnes
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Have you looked for it as a downloadable .shp layer from Census TIGER website?
http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/tiger-line.html
Kevin F Byrnes, AICP
Director of Regional Planning and Regional Demographer
George Washington Regional Commission
406 Princess Anne St
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
Ph (540) 373-2890, x. 18
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Subject: [CTPP] TAZ Boundary Files
Where can I find the TAZ gis files from this most recent submission in 2011?
Thank you,
Natasha L. Longpine, AICP
Principal Planner
Ozarks Transportation Organization
205 Park Central East, Suite 205
Springfield, MO 65806
Phone (417) 865-3042
Fax (417) 862-6013
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www.OzarksTransportation.org<http://www.OzarksTransportation.org>
www.OzarksCommute.com<http://www.OzarksCommute.com>
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/census_issues/ctpp/status_report/sr0512.cfm
Hi Everyone -
Liang Long, our CTPP Technical support said that the Spring Issue of the CTPP Status report would answer your questions. Here is the link.
Please see the ftp links!
Elaine Murakami
FHWA Office of Planning
206-220-4460 (in Seattle)
Where can I find the TAZ gis files from this most recent submission in 2011?
Thank you,
Natasha L. Longpine, AICP
Principal Planner
Ozarks Transportation Organization
205 Park Central East, Suite 205
Springfield, MO 65806
Phone (417) 865-3042
Fax (417) 862-6013
nlongpine(a)ozarkstransportation.orgwww.OzarksTransportation.orgwww.OzarksCommute.com
Good Morning,
Before I unsubscribe to this mailing list, I would like for your to add Matt Hermen to your list. He takes care of the transportation census information for our MPO.
Thanks.
Rosemary
Rosemary Brinson Siipola
Transportation Planner/Manager
Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Council of Govts.
Southwest Washington RTPO
207 4th Ave. North - Annex
Kelso, WA 98626
360.577.3041 office
360.425.7760 fax
360.431.1363 cell
rsiipola(a)cwcog.org<mailto:rsiipola(a)cwcog.org>
"Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell."
edward abbey
Elaine: I have been working on this for the next CIA. Dramatic declines in
spending for auto purchases starting around 2004 or so is a major factor.
Alan
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Sent: Friday, October 26, 2012 12:58 PM
To: ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net
Subject: [CTPP] Consumer Expenditures 25 year comparison
http://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-1/a-comparison-of-25-years-of-consumer-ex
penditures-by-homeowners-and-renters.htm
This report finds that the share of household expenditures for
transportation has dropped by 5 percent for homeowners, and 4 percent for
renters, and the share of expenditures for housing has increased by 3
percent for homeowners, and 5 percent for renters. Despite the drop in the
share for transportation overall, the share spent on GASOLINE has
increased. People keep vehicles for many more years (as reflected in the
National Household Transportation Survey results
http://nhts.ornl.gov/2001/pub/STT.pdf
, so the costs of ownership are amortized over a longer period of time.
Hi Everyone - I posted this link to the CTPP Facebook page, but since there
are MORE of you on the CTPP listserv, I decided I should share it here.
Also, please note that previously you had to PAY for CES microdata, but it
is NOW FREE. http://www.bls.gov/cex/pumdhome.htm
Elaine Murakami
FHWA Office of Planning
206-220-4460 (in Seattle)
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http://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-1/a-comparison-of-25-years-of-consumer-e…
This report finds that the share of household expenditures for transportation has dropped by 5 percent for homeowners, and 4 percent for renters, and the share of expenditures for housing has increased by 3 percent for homeowners, and 5 percent for renters. Despite the drop in the share for transportation overall, the share spent on GASOLINE has increased. People keep vehicles for many more years (as reflected in the National Household Transportation Survey results http://nhts.ornl.gov/2001/pub/STT.pdf
, so the costs of ownership are amortized over a longer period of time.
Hi Everyone - I posted this link to the CTPP Facebook page, but since there are MORE of you on the CTPP listserv, I decided I should share it here. Also, please note that previously you had to PAY for CES microdata, but it is NOW FREE. http://www.bls.gov/cex/pumdhome.htm
Elaine Murakami
FHWA Office of Planning
206-220-4460 (in Seattle)
Mike Greenwald / Liang Long / everyone else:
I have no experience with ACS Alchemist, but will certainly take a close look at it. Much of my research involves analyzing demographic/population at small geographies over large areas (county, state, national). I have used the ACS Summary File Retrieval tool for several years and really find it useful--probably have downloaded 40+ 2006-10 block grp level statewide datasets this year alone.
Yes, there is definitely some cleanup and organization to get the data into GIS. But I really appreciate that the tool is reliable and creates easy-to-interpret tables with MOE. On the one hand the data cleanup prior to GIS takes time, but on the other hand the clear descriptions/headings reduces mistakes and ambiguity. Also, I can tell you from experience that the excellent column and row descriptions make tracing previous work much easier.
I use Excel primarily, but Access occasionally (Census summary files etc). If my opinion or experience is of any help to you Mike don't hesitate to try me. I cannot promise much as far as time, but I may be of some assistance in some way.
Jonathan P. Brooks.
Assistant Transportation Researcher
Transit Mobility Program
Texas A&M Transportation Institute
701 N Post Oak Rd, Suite 430
Houston, TX 77063
Tel 713.686.2971 | Cell 806.440.2462
http://tti.tamu.edu/group/transit-mobility
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I should clarify the error message:
The software successfully creates the shape file, however, the attribute table contains only zero values.
Thanks in advance,
Martin Catala
813-974-9791
catala(a)cutr.usf.edu
From: Catala, Martin
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 3:15 PM
To: 'ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net'
Subject: RE: [CTPP] An Alternative to Access ACS 5-year Block Group Data
Hi All,
I have used the AS Alchemist and I too like the interface. I was not able to successfully create census tract or blockgroup results.
I was wondering if someone else has experienced this and was able to work around it.
Martin Catala
813-974-9791
catala(a)cutr.usf.edu<mailto:catala(a)cutr.usf.edu>
From: ctpp-news-bounces(a)chrispy.net<mailto:ctpp-news-bounces(a)chrispy.net> [mailto:ctpp-news-bounces(a)chrispy.net] On Behalf Of Liang Long
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Subject: [CTPP] An Alternative to Access ACS 5-year Block Group Data
Hi, all
If you are frustrated by getting the ACS 5-year block group level data via Census Bureau ftpsite or DataFerrett, ACS Alchemist may be a good alternative.
I just tested ACS Achemist that was developed by Azavea & Temple University and I think it's easy to use. But keep in mind that only ACS 2005-2009 and ACS 2006-2010 data are available in the ACS Alchemist. If you are looking for 1-year or 3-year data, you still need Census Bureau data access tools including American Fact finder and DataFerrett.
ACS Achemist is an open source tool that enables the extraction of ACS 2005-2009 and ACS 2006-2010 data on different level of geographic aggregation, i.e., counties, county sub-division, tracts, blockgroups, etc. . The user interface is very straightforward and is a simple step-by-step process. The thing I like most is that output is saved as the shapefile and you can process your data in the GIS. The think I like least is that uses will have to create a variable file to define which data they want to get. The sample of a variable file can be find in the readme document which is included in the software installation package, but I attached one here for your convenience.
Here is the link to the ACS Alchemist home page:
http://www.azavea.com/news/archive/2012/7/31/azavea-and-temple-universitys-…
Here is the link to download the software package:
https://github.com/azavea/acs-alchemist/downloads
Enjoy!
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<mailto:llong(a)camsys.com>
www.camsys.com
Hi All,
I have used the AS Alchemist and I too like the interface. I was not able to successfully create census tract or blockgroup results.
I was wondering if someone else has experienced this and was able to work around it.
Martin Catala
813-974-9791
catala(a)cutr.usf.edu
From: ctpp-news-bounces(a)chrispy.net [mailto:ctpp-news-bounces(a)chrispy.net] On Behalf Of Liang Long
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 2:55 PM
To: ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net
Subject: [CTPP] An Alternative to Access ACS 5-year Block Group Data
Hi, all
If you are frustrated by getting the ACS 5-year block group level data via Census Bureau ftpsite or DataFerrett, ACS Alchemist may be a good alternative.
I just tested ACS Achemist that was developed by Azavea & Temple University and I think it's easy to use. But keep in mind that only ACS 2005-2009 and ACS 2006-2010 data are available in the ACS Alchemist. If you are looking for 1-year or 3-year data, you still need Census Bureau data access tools including American Fact finder and DataFerrett.
ACS Achemist is an open source tool that enables the extraction of ACS 2005-2009 and ACS 2006-2010 data on different level of geographic aggregation, i.e., counties, county sub-division, tracts, blockgroups, etc. . The user interface is very straightforward and is a simple step-by-step process. The thing I like most is that output is saved as the shapefile and you can process your data in the GIS. The think I like least is that uses will have to create a variable file to define which data they want to get. The sample of a variable file can be find in the readme document which is included in the software installation package, but I attached one here for your convenience.
Here is the link to the ACS Alchemist home page:
http://www.azavea.com/news/archive/2012/7/31/azavea-and-temple-universitys-…
Here is the link to download the software package:
https://github.com/azavea/acs-alchemist/downloads
Enjoy!
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<mailto:llong(a)camsys.com>
www.camsys.com
