I tried the long URL (http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/frwebgate.access.gpo. gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2001_register&docid=01-7690-filed.pdf ) and it didn't work, so I tried the short one (http://www.nara.gov/fedreg/index.html#top). Spent an hour searching for definitions of urban areas under every combination I could think of. Couldn't find any reference to new guidance for the 2000 census. Can you be more specific as to what I'm looking for? Laureen Brennan -----Original Message----- From: owner-ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net [mailto:owner-ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net]On Behalf Of ed christopher Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 12:24 PM To: Cliff Davidson; ctpp-news maillist Cc: elaine murakami Subject: Re: [CTPP] Urbanized Area Boundaries i believe next spring is the target. after the review of the criteria posted today, census will go back and do its thing. FHWA put a memo out on this that can be found at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/c2000mem.htm it begins to answer some of the "what if i am a new mpo" questions. Cliff Davidson wrote: Ed, as a small MPO expecting an expanded urbanized area, our local governments are very interested in "when" the urbanized area boundaries will be designated. Do you have a target date for Colorado on your radar screens yet? Thanks for keeping us current on CTPP and Census matters. We sincerely appreciate the updates. Cliff Davidson, Director Mesa County Regional Transportation Planning Office P.O. Box 20,000-5093 Grand Junction, CO 81502-5093 (970) 255-7188 (970) 244-1769 (FAX) Today the Census Bureau published the criteria it plans on using to describe urbanized area boundaries. There is a text version and PDF online. The PDF version has some graphics that are not in the text. Below is the URL for the PDF. I have also included the short URL to the NARA site incase the long link doesn't work. I am sure once we have had a chance to wade through this there will be some discussion. By the way, comments are due by April 27, 2001 http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/frwebgate.access.gpo.g ov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2001_register&docid=01-7690-filed.pdf http://www.nara.gov/fedreg/index.html#top -- Ed Christopher Bureau of Transportation Statistics U.S. Department of Transportation 400 Seventh Street SW Washington DC 20590 202-366-0412