More bad news on the data front. All of this just punctuates why the TRB Committees' effort behind the Transportation Information Needs Assessment (TINA) Study is so important. There is still one more week to log onto the site and let us know, what "unmet" data needs you have facing you or what data gaps you see ahead. The URL for the web site is http://www.nustats.com/TRB4/. Don't forget when entering your ideas to associate them with a TRB committee by its number. There is a link to to ALL the TRB committee numbers at the site. The committee affiliation is important because once all the information is collected it will be sorted by committee and sent back to each chair to refine and organize. And most of all, do not hold back. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey got cut! Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 10:26:01 -0500 From: "Hu, Patricia S." <hups(a)ornl.gov> To: Members and Friends of ABJ10 Morning to you’al! One of our committee members, Tom Zabelsky, called yesterday to share this devastating news. By now, many of you probably heard. The President’s fiscal year 2007 budget does not include funding for the 2007 Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey (VIUS), a component of the Economic Census. Another huge data gap to fill! This decision impacts many critical programs in DOT, DOE, EPA… Tom is taking comments, questions and supports. His number is 301 763-5175. Pat Hu Director, Center for Transportation Analysis Oak Ridge National Laboratory 2360 Cherahala Boulevard Knoxville, TN 37932-6472 hups(a)ornl.gov Tel: (865)946-1349 Fax: (865)946-1314 http://cta.ornl.gov