I thought this little exchange that was going on "off the list" may help address others questions in this area. see below. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: RE: [CTPP] State DOT and MPO Review of CTPP 2000 Part 3 Data Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 12:11:53 -0400 From: "Srinivasan, Nanda" <Nanda.Srinivasan(a)fhwa.dot.gov> To: "Michelle Musser" <musser(a)stcloudapo.org>, <edc(a)berwyned.com>,<phillip.a.salopek(a)census.gov> CC: "Bill Hansen" <hansen(a)stcloudapo.org> Michelle,I passed your question to Elaine Murakami (FHWA) who should be able to tell you more.Defining TAZs into TIGER/Line will depend on when the next CTPP will be produced.The Census Bureau has told us that there will be no long form in 2010, so the next CTPP (if there is one) will need to be based out of the American Community Survey (ACS). The probable schedules have not been thought about yet. ACS has just been started on a nationwide scale, and because it is a continuous survey, we don't expect small area data until 2010.Also, because ACS has a smaller sample size, we don't know the geography at which the data will be meaningful. Currently, we have an NCHRP project examining ACS test site data, and decennial census data. I think we should know much more by the TRB decennial conference in May 2005.Ed/Phil: Do you have anything to add?Nandu -----Original Message----- From: Michelle Musser [mailto:musser(a)stcloudapo.org] Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 11:55 AM To: Srinivasan, Nanda; Ed Christopher; phillip.a.salopek(a)census.gov Cc: Bill Hansen Subject: Re: [CTPP] State DOT and MPO Review of CTPP 2000 Part 3 Data Hello - I know that this may be early - but could anyone tell me when MPO's will be required to submit their TAZ boundaries for the 2010 Census? Thanks - Michelle Musser Michelle Musser Planner - GIS Operator Saint Cloud Area Planning Organization 1040 County Road Four Saint Cloud, Minnesota 56303 www.stcloudapo.org