ctpp-news April 2018

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Reminder: Comment period for small geography closes May 16

by Weinberger Penelope

Hi All, A friendly reminder that the comment period for the federal register notice closes May 16th Please head on over to https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/02/15 to review the proposed criteria and submit your comments. Comments can be emailed to geo.psap.list(a)census.gov<mailto:geo.psap.list@census.gov> The CTPP shall submit the following comments for "Block Groups for the 2020 Census-Proposed Criteria" (83 FR 6937) and "Census Tracts for the 2020 Census-Proposed Criteria" (83 FR 6941): The Census Bureau should * Determine minimum employment thresholds needed to have an equivalent level of sampling validity as population thresholds have for both the block group and census tract levels; * If population sample size requirements are a reasonable sample size proxy for employment sample size needs, the minimum employment thresholds could be the same thresholds as population: block group - 600; census tract - 1,200; * Have no maximum employment threshold; * Add these employment thresholds as alternative criteria of the standard block group type or census tract type; * Allow PSAP participants to use their own local employment data to justify delineating within these thresholds; * Allow employment number to be reflective of 2010 to current year data, or projections for growth by approximately 2020. To review the policy change announcement referenced in the email below, go to: http://ctpp.transportation.org/Pages/Policy-Change-on-Small-Geography.aspx From: ctpp-news [mailto:ctpp-news-bounces@chrispy.net] On Behalf Of Weinberger Penelope Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2018 3:20 PM To: ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net<mailto:ctpp-news@chrispy.net> Subject: [CTPP] CTPP Policy changes on small geography Importance: High Hello CTPP! The Census bureau has proposed criteria for geography for the 2020 census in the Federal Register. The criteria is open for comment until May 16, 2018. Click here: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/02/15 and scroll to Census Bureau for the proposed criteria most relevant to you! (Census Block Groups, Census County Divisions and Equivalent Entities, Census Designated Places, and Census Tracts). The CTPP oversight board strongly urges you to read the notices, respond as appropriate, and get involved in the Participant Statistical Areas Process (PSAP), as custom small geography in the CTPP tabulation will be discontinued after the next tab. Please see attached memo. For info and updates visit: http://ctpp.transportation.org/Pages/Policy-Change-on-Small-Geography.aspx Penelope Weinberger Transportation Data Program Manager AASHTO

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NHTS for Transportation Applications Workshop: Call for Abstracts

by Krishnan Viswanathan

Apologies for cross-posting. FHWA released the 2017 NHTS data today. In order to stimulate immediate use and analysis of the dataset to inform transportation planning, policy and decision making, The Transportation Research Board, in collaboration with the Federal Highway Administration, will host a workshop August 8-9, 2018 in Washington DC. Individuals and organizations are encouraged to submit brief abstracts to be considered for a poster session or lectern presentations. Abstracts are due *April 15, 2018*. Details are here: http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/Conferences/2018/NHTS/CallforAbstracts… The 2017 NHTS data can be downloaded from here: http://nhts.ornl.gov/ Note: There will be a scheduled NHTS server outage from 7:00 am Eastern this Saturday March 10 until midnight. The website will not be accessible during this time. *Look forward to your abstracts and participation.* Krishnan

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FW: Webinar invitation: Important policy change on small geography in CTPP

by Weinberger Penelope

Hi All, The webinar referenced below took place and can be accessed at the following URL: http://ctpp.transportation.org/Pages/Small-Geography-Data-Reporting-Webinar… The presentations are also there for you to download. Please plan to attend the CTPP Oversight Board Webinar on Small Geography Data Reporting April 3, 2018, 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM, Eastern Time In January, 2018 the CTPP Oversight Board officially announced that data sets following the 2012-2016 data set expected in 2019 will not contain small geography at the Transportation Analysis Zone (TAZ) and Transportation Analysis District (TAD) levels. We are adopting the standard Census Block Group for future data tabulations. To support the creation of Block Groups that are useful for transportation planning the Board is recommending that the transportation community review and comment on the current Federal Register’s notice on criteria for 2020 Census geography (linked below), and to participate in the 2020 Census Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP). To help the transportation community prepare for this change, CTPP will host a webinar on Tuesday, April 3, 2018. The webinar will include overviews of the Board’s policy, the Census criteria and PSAP programs, and how one agency will be involved with PSAP and what that means to MPOs and states. The presentations will be followed with time for Q&A. Agenda CTPP Oversight Policy on Small and Custom Geography in CTPP Tabulations Tom Faella, La Crosse Area Planning Committee Proposed Census Tract and Block Group Criteria and How to Get Involved in PSAP Vince Osier and Joshua Coutts, Census Bureau Geography Division Aligning 2020 Census geographies with TAZs: Who to Involve and How It Can Be Done Benjamin Gruswitz and Kimberly Korejko, Delaware Regional Planning Commission Questions and Answers, Participants’ Experience and Recommendations (30 minutes) Resources: Policy Change Announcement on Small and custom Geography in CTPP<http://ctpp.transportation.org/Pages/Policy-Change-on-Small-Geography.aspx> Federal Register Notice on Proposed Geography Criteria<https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/02/15>

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