ctpp-news July 2018

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Census Bureau's Federal Register Notice Regarding 2020 Census Data Products

by Ed Christopher

Reminder--Webinar, Tuesday July 31, 2018 at 2pm EST. On July 19, 2018 the Census Bureau released a /Federal Register /notice *Soliciting Feedback from Users on 2020 Census Data Products* <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.federalregister.gov…>**(Document Number 2018-15458). This notice, published with a 60-day comment period, requests feedback from users on specific decennial census products such as Summary File 1, Summary File 2, and the Demographic Profile. The last day to provide comment on the noticeis *September 17, 2018*. The /Federal Register/ notice includes a link <https://www2.census.gov/about/policies/2020-Census-Data-Products-Feedback-S…>to an optional spreadsheet that will help users provide detailed feedback. To assist users with how to use this spreadsheet and how to respond to the notice, a live informational webinar <https://www.census.gov/data/training-workshops/trainings.html#par_textimage…> (https://www.census.gov/data/training-workshops/trainings.html#par_textimage…) will be held on Tuesday July 31, 2018 at 2pm EST. The webinar will also be recorded and made available several days later on the Census Bureau website. Please note that the webinar is intended only to answer questions about the feedback process; all comments must be submitted though either electronic mail, postal mail, or the Federal e-Rulemaking portal as outlined in the notice itself. Thank you, Karen Battle Chief, Population Division U.S. Census Bureau

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TRB Call for Posters: Uses of Commodity Flow Survey Microdata

by Reschovsky, Clara (OST)

CTPP User Community, Attached is a Call for Posters for the TRB Annual Meeting in January. They are interested in uses of the CFS microdata. If you are interested or have any questions, please contact Julie Parker of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics at julie.parker(a)dot.gov<mailto:julie.parker@dot.gov>. Thanks! Clara Reschovsky Bureau of Transportation Statistics

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Is there a Decennial Census SF1 crosstab that you WISH you had?

by Graham, Todd

Read on! https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/07/19/2018-15458/soliciting-… Comments accepted thru Sept. 17. Census staff will convene a webcast next week, July 31<https://t.co/QjhW36QUi6> describing their process and what they’re asking. (Expect it to be pretty much what you can see already in the Fed Register notice.)

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Means of Transportation changes

by Reschovsky, Clara (OST)

CTPP community, As some of you may remember, or not since it has been a while, the Census Bureau is changing the Means of Transportation question categories for public transit options in 2019. This change is the result of a content test conducted in 2016 by the Census Bureau. Here is the current question as it appears on the form and the new version which will be implemented in January 2019. 2018 Version: [cid:image002.jpg@01D41DBE.4DCAE000] 2019 Version: [cid:image003.png@01D419FB.68C93710] So now that you see that change can happen even if it takes a long time, we have a new opportunity! Currently the Census Bureau is planning another Content Test for the American Community Survey. US DOT has the opportunity to propose a new change to the journey-to-work questions. At this point, we are thinking of proposing the addition of ride-hailing services to the Taxicab category in the Means of Transportation question. The initially proposed change is from 'Taxicab' to 'Taxi or ride-hailing services'. The Content Test will be conducted in 2021 and any changes that are deemed successful will be implemented in 2024. At this point, it is hard to know how technology will change in the next six years and how that will affect the ACS data, but this is a known emerging mode. However, we need to act now to have any changes considered. I am interested in hearing your input and hopefully support on this proposed change, but I must caution you on a few details. We cannot add a specific company name (such as Uber and Lyft) to the options. We also have very limited space available on the form, however, in consultation with the form design experts at the Census Bureau we can change Taxicab to be a two line choice like 'Long-distance train or commuter rail' on the 2019 form. I know that some of you would really like to see ride-hailing as a separate option and that is unlikely to be successful because of space of the form. If you have any thoughts on this topic, please let me know by July 31st, and for everybody, look forward to the new data detail on Means of Transportation from Census! Clara Clara Reschovsky Survey Statistician Office of Survey Programs Bureau of Transportation Statistics US Department of Transporation (202) 366-2857 clara.reschovsky(a)dot.gov<mailto:clara.reschovsky@dot.gov>

6 years, 3 months

National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) Data for Transportation Applications Workshop

by Krishnan Viswanathan

Apologies for cross-posting. The NHTS Workshop will be held on Aug 8th and 9th. Come learn about the 2017 NHTS, hear about interesting applications using the data, and understand how changes in the transportation landscape are influencing travel behavior and travel patterns. Advance registration ends on *July 8th* and more details of the workshop are here: http://www.cvent.com/events/national-household-travel-survey-nhts-data-for-… A link to the program is here: http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/Conferences/2018/NHTS/Program.pdf Look forward to seeing you at the workshop. Sincerely, Krishnan -- Krishnan Viswanathan

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