ctpp-news May 2012

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by Weinberger, Penelope

Yesterday evening the house approved in a roll call vote an amendment to H.R. 5326 (Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013) to end funding for the ACS. It is unlikely that this action will go further (the senate is unlikely to follow suit). But it sure is a wake up call. H.AMDT.1077 (A044) Amends: H.R.5326 <http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:HR05326:> Sponsor: Rep Webster, Daniel <http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d112&querybd=@FIELD(FLD003+@ 4((@1(Rep+Webster++Daniel))+02002))> [FL-8] (offered 5/9/2012) AMENDMENT PURPOSE: An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to conduct the survey, conducted by the Secretary of Commerce, commonly referred to as the "American Community Survey". STATUS: 5/9/2012 4:49pm: Amendment (A044) offered by Mr. Webster. 5/9/2012 6:51pm: On agreeing to the Webster amendment (A044) Agreed to by recorded vote: 232 - 190 (Roll no. 232 <http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/%20http:/clerk.house.gov/evs/2012 /roll232.xml> ). Penelope Weinberger CTPP Program Manager AASHTO 202-624-3556 http://ctpp.transportation.org/Pages/default.aspx <http://ctpp.transportation.org/Pages/default.aspx> It's just as bad to not make a plan as to blindly follow the one you already have.

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due by April 30: ACS Program Review

by Elaine.Murakami＠dot.gov

https://www.census.gov/acs/www/about_the_survey/acs_program_review_faqs/ I know that today (March 26) was a busy day for many of you because of the CB release of the urbanized area list. But, while you are thinking about the Census Bureau, don't forget to submit your comments regarding ACS through their website. A little bird told me that the Census Bureau expected more traffic on this site, and they didn't know if people were waiting until the deadline, or if no one cared. OF COURSE WE (the transportation data community) CARE! There are 4 areas to which they are asking for comment: 1. data products 2. survey methodology 3.research and evaluation 4. communication AASHTO will be submitting a consolidated response via the CTPP Oversight Board, so you can give your feedback to Penelope Weinberger pweinberger(a)aashto.org<mailto:pweinberger@aashto.org> I have not seen a draft from AASHTO yet, so I can't tell if YOUR topic of interest will be included or not. I am sure the CB will not be surprised about negative feedback about AFF. :) Elaine Murakami FHWA Office of Planning 206-220-4460 (in Seattle)

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LED Partnership Dynamics Webinar - Use of LODES Data in Transportation Planning

by liang.long＠dot.gov

Hi, all Bruce Spear Cambridge Systematics will talk about using LODES (commonly known as LEHD data) for transportation planning. This talk features findings from a recently completed work of NCHRP 08-36 Task 98: Improving employment Data for Transportation Planning. Please read the email below for details. "The U.S. Census Bureau and Local Employment Dynamics (LED) Partnership Steering Committee are pleased to invite you to attend the next of our monthly webinar series - Use of LODES Data in Transportation Planning: Some Comparative Findings. Our presenter will be Bruce Spear, Senior Associate at Cambridge Systematics, who will be following up on the presentation on this same topic that he gave at the 2012 LED Workshop in March. This webinar is recommended for users at all experience levels. This presentation provides findings from the recently completed National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) project that investigated alternative sources of employment data for use in transportation planning. The presentation discusses the current strengths and weaknesses of LODES (LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics) as a source of workplace location and home-to-work flow data, and compares LODES with the CTPP (Census Transportation Planning Products) data in terms of coverage, completeness and accuracy. Learn more and register at http://lodes.eventbrite.com/" Thanks! Liang Long Federal Highway Administration Room 74-440 1200 New Jersey, SE Washington, DC 20590 tel 202 366 6971 fax 202 493 2198 e-mail liang.long(a)dot.gov<mailto:liang.long@dot.gov>

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Urban Area Webinar

by Ed Christopher

Today we had a webinar on Urban Areas and their implication on MPOs, TMAs, Transit and Functional class. It was recorded and can be watched in its entirety at: https://connectdot.connectsolutions.com/p1dnv5104an/ -- Ed Christopher 708-283-3534 (V) 708-574-8131 (cell) FHWA RC-TST-PLN 4749 Lincoln Mall Drive, Suite 600 Matteson, IL 60443

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