Thanks Ed, The report will be very helpful. Any sense off the top of your head whether the updates they refer to in the report as annuals are going to be rolling updates? That is new data will be released for the large areas every 5 years so that over 10 years the sample will actually be longer than the long form. I would also make the case that continuously improved traffic flow data/travel diary information would have emergency preparedness advantages to planners at many levels. Need to know where all the people are to evacuate them in an emergency, especially relevant to us with the CBD construction boom out here. Peter J. Foote Chicago Transit Authority **************************************************************************** *************************************************** Sixth Annual Transit Symposium and Business Exchange Tuesday, November 12, 2002, 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Chicago Hilton & Towers 720 S. Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois. All vendors are invited to our Sixth Annual TRANSIT SYMPOSIUM & BUSINESS EXCHANGE sponsored by the Chicago Transit Authority, RTA, Metra and Pace. This one day event creates business platforms for mutually beneficial relationships among manufacturers, contractors, suppliers and professional service firms in transit. At the Transit Symposium & Business Exchange, your ride with us will include: * The opportunity to directly meet appropriate Purchasing and disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program representatives from each agency will be present to share key information and be available to answer your business questions; * Transit industry's leading suppliers, contractors and professional service firms together with officials and purchasing representatives from each of Chicago's public transportation agencies; * Allows you to be among the first to hear agency procurement forecasts for the coming year; * A fantastic opportunity to promote your firm's products or services; during the Business Exchange networking buffet; * The only business fair to bring you Chicago's major transit system's buying groups together, in one setting. Pre-registration is $50, On-Site Registration is $60. On-site registration begins at 2pm, doors open at 4pm. For more information go to: http://www.transitchicago.com/business/events.html Or call: 312-666-5910 ----- Original Message ----- From: "ed christopher" <edc(a)berwyned.com> To: "ctpp-news maillist" <ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net> Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 1:29 PM Subject: [CTPP] ACS-GAO reprot