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Association of Public Data Users (APDU) webinar on Weds, July 29

by Elaine.Murakami＠dot.gov

http://apdu.org/2015/06/18/measuring-america-on-the-move-free-and-accessibl… I have organized a webinar for APDU. There will be 3 topics: 1. Census Transportation Planning Products (CTPP) -- Penelope Weinberger, AASHTO 2. National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) -- Adella Santos, FHWA and Jasmy Methipara, Macrosys 3. Transportation Secure Data Center (TSDC) -- Jeff Gonder, NREL This webinar is FREE for APDU members, otherwise it is $50 for non-members. FHWA and BTS have long been members of APDU. Hope you will attend! Also, the APDU annual conference is coming up on September 1-2. http://apdu.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/APDU_2015_Annual_Conference_Agen… Elaine Murakami FHWA Office of Planning 206-220-4460 (in Seattle)

9 years, 5 months

Re: [CTPP] Commuters Who Drive Alone but Do Have Access to a Vehicle

by Graham, Todd

I've had a suspicion, but I haven't tested it... My suspicion is: Some share of people misunderstand ACS question #32 and decide that "rode to work" does not include the driver. I asked Census Bureau staff last winter... They don't know why. From: Sarah K Heimel (CENSUS/DSSD FED) [mailto:Sarah.K.Heimel@census.gov] Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2015 5:33 PM To: Graham, Todd Subject: Re: ACS questionnaire wording Hi Todd, I hope you had an enjoyable holiday. I spoke with the Census subject matter expert on commuting statistics about your question from last month. He said that they are aware of the same anomaly that you and the transportation planners have seen, which has apparently been appearing in the data for a while now, at least since 2000. He thus ruled out my hypothesis of the emerging car-sharing option. In 2006, Census modified the allocation algorithm slightly to jointly assess these two variables when in need of allocation. Still, there seems to be a lot of people who legitimately chose both no vehicles available and drove alone. We are not currently aware of cognitive test results showing an issue with the wording on Question 32. This is on the list of things to research, to hopefully gain insight into who these people are and what the confusion might be. For now though, I unfortunately cannot give you an answer. Best, Sarah Sarah K. Heimel Mathematical Statistician Decennial Statistical Studies Division U.S. Census Bureau 202-384-8548 ________________________________ From: Graham, Todd <todd.graham(a)metc.state.mn.us<mailto:todd.graham@metc.state.mn.us>> Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 11:21 AM To: Sarah K Heimel (CENSUS/DSSD FED) Subject: ACS questionnaire wording By the way Sarah... is there a team in ACSO that evaluates question wording and quality of response accuracy (or: risk of respondent error)? If so can you forward this on? I was asked earlier this month about commute mode cross-tabbed with "number of vehicles." Transportation planners are asking: how are there so many workers driving to work alone when they live in zero-vehicle households? I speculated: there could be some respondent error accruing to one of the JTW questions? The commute mode questions on the questionnaire are: * #31. How did this person usually get to work LAST WEEK? * #32. How many people, including this person, usually rode to work in the car, truck, or van LAST WEEK? If a respondent perceives a difference between being a passenger vs a driver - and thus "rode to work" vs "drove to work" - then he/she could underreport the number of vehicle occupants by -1. What does ACSO think about respondent error on question #32. Are there high-occupancy carpools that are being misreported as single-occupancy? Let me know if there's any answer - thanks for your attention to this. [EMAILLOGO.png] Todd Graham Principal Forecaster | Metropolitan Council | Regional Policy and Research todd.graham(a)metc.state.mn.us<mailto:todd.graham@metc.state.mn.us> P. 651.602.1322 | F. 651.602.1674 390 North Robert Street | St. Paul, MN 55101 | metrocouncil.org/data<http://www.metrocouncil.org/data> [ConWUs][FaceBook_32x32]<http://www.facebook.com/MetropolitanCouncil>[Twitter_32x32]<http://twitter.com/#!/metcouncilnews>[Youtube_32x32]<http://www.youtube.com/user/MetropolitanCouncil> [EmailSU] <https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/MNORGMETC/subscribers/new?preferenc…>

9 years, 5 months

Fun with LEHD

by Mara Kaminowitz

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/07/14/nearly-every-job… http://www.robertmanduca.com/projects/jobs.html *Mara Kaminowitz, GISP*GIS Coordinator ......................................................................... *Baltimore Metropolitan Council* Offices @ McHenry Row 1500 Whetstone Way Suite 300 Baltimore, MD 21230 410-732-0500 ext. 1030 mkaminowitz(a)baltometro.org www.baltometro.org

9 years, 5 months

1959 Chicago Area Transportation Study : final report in three parts : Chicago Area Transportation Study. : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive

by Krishnan Viswanathan

I know some people on this list will find this interesting. https://archive.org/details/chicagoareatrans01chic Enjoy.

9 years, 6 months

2015 APDU Annual Conference: Sept 1-2, 2015

by Elaine.Murakami＠dot.gov

Hi everyone – Thought you’d like to see the program for the Association of Public Data Users conference. Please consider attending the conference! Of particular note, the session on integrating administrative records with the ACS. Deb Stempowski, Chief, American Community Survey is scheduled to speak. As you know, the Census Bureau needs to do all it can to reduce costs for the ACS and the next decennial census. This topic is very important! Some items like age and at least some questions about income (e.g. Social Security) seem very reliable from administrative records, does this mean that there will be MORE IMPUTATION of the journey-to-work and vehicle ownership questions if the field follow-up rate is reduced and replaced with use of administrative records? Assuming there is more imputation, how much will this increase in imputation “cost” in terms of reliability and usability for small area transportation zones? Elaine Murakami FHWA Office of Planning 206-220-4460 (in Seattle) From: Association of Public Data Users (APDU) [mailto:info@apdu.org] Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2015 12:25 PM To: Murakami, Elaine (FHWA) Subject: 2015 APDU Annual Conference: Keynote Speakers & Featured Session [http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/364653/1fce840720ab1eed… 2015 Annual Conference September 1 - 2, 2015 [http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/364653/13cca34aa9e84c3a…]<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=72024747&msgid=1058388&act=ATR8&c…> DoubleTree By Hilton Washington, DC - Crystal City 300 Army Navy Drive Arlington, VA 22202 EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION ENDS AUGUST 1, 2015 [http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/364653/dc4919fcaac1918c…]<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=72024747&msgid=1058388&act=ATR8&c…> [http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/364653/7f7a0a981f0e24f9…]<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=72024747&msgid=1058388&act=ATR8&c…> [http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/364653/affeb0ebc6bd396d…]<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=72024747&msgid=1058388&act=ATR8&c…> [http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/364653/10da6c5b69684357…]<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=72024747&msgid=1058388&act=ATR8&c…> The Association of Public Data Users 2015 Annual Conference will be held in Arlington, VA on September 1-2. Attendees will have the opportunity to see how APDU and its’ members are “Innovating With Public Data.” Join us at the APDU conference where experts and novices alike come together to learn more about how Federal agencies and their stakeholders are creating new data products, developing new methods for sharing data, and identifying creative ways to collect data while reducing response burden. Keynotes/Plenary Sessions: Finding New Ways to Answer Old Questions: The Case of Workforce Training and Credentials [http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/364653/b20ac92ae85da512…] Sharon Boivin, Chair, Interagency Working Group on Expanded Measures of Enrollment and Attainment, National Center for Education Statistics Making the Case for Public Data in a “Big Data” World [http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/364653/d06ab79d46120a2a…] Scott Orr, Federal Legislative Affairs Manager, Georgia Power Company Featured Session: Reducing Respondent Burden: Integrating Administrative Records with the American Community Survey There are tremendous concerns in political circles about ACS. Are there other ways to collect the data required for ACS that does not require a survey? As the Census explores design options for ACS, what nontraditional data collection strategies might Census employ? What are the challenges and opportunities? What administrative data sources might prove most fruitful to supplement and strengthen the ACS? Speakers: Deb Stempowski, Chief, American Community Survey Amy O’Hara, Chief, Center for Administrative Records Research & Applications, Census Bureau Sharon Ennis, Researcher, Center for Administrative Records Research and Applications, Census Bureau Registration is open! Take a look at the agenda<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=72024747&msgid=1058388&act=ATR8&c…>. We look forward to seeing you there. The Association of Public Data Users<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=72024747&msgid=1058388&act=ATR8&c…> (APDU) is a national membership network that links users, producers, and disseminators of government statistical data. APDU is managed by the Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=72024747&msgid=1058388&act=ATR8&c…> (CREC). 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9 years, 6 months

Call for Presentations – Webinar: Use of Multiple Census Data Sets for Transportation Planning

by Jim Hubbell

Just a friendly reminder… Data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau is used to develop various products that support transportation planning. Examples include the American Community Survey (ACS), Census Transportation Planning Products (CTPP), Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD), and Economic Census County Business Patterns. In order to address increasingly complex planning issues such as equity, multi-modal mobility, economic development and livability, transportation planners often incorporate data from multiple sources for their analyses. The CTPP Program and TRB Census Subcommittee will jointly sponsor a webinar on Thursday, August 13, 2015 from 2:30-4:30 pm ET on the use of multiple census data sets for transportation planning. The goals of the webinar are to: · Identify and highlight innovative uses of Census data sets · Demonstrate how different Census data sets can be used in conjunction with one another for analysis · Improve understanding of advanced Census data applications · Share challenges and lessons learned with the Census data user community To submit a presentation for consideration, please send an abstract/summary of 500 words or less to Jim Hubbell (jhubbell(a)marc.org<mailto:jhubbell@marc.org>) by 5:00 PM ET on Friday, July 3, 2015. Presentations should be around 15-20 minutes in duration. Jim Hubbell, AICP Transportation Planner Mid-America Regional Council 600 Broadway, Suite 200 Kansas City, MO 64105-1659 816.701.8319 voice 816.421.7758 fax

9 years, 6 months

Position at BTS for Director of Spatial Analysis and Visualization

by Elaine.Murakami＠dot.gov

Hi Everyone - I am just passing along a wonderful opportunity at USDOT in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. As it states below, the "position reports to the BTS' Deputy Director" who is Rolf Schmitt. Rolf's past work includes working on the predecessor to the CTPP, called the UTPP (Urban Transportation Planning Package) and he has continued to work on behalf of USDOT on justification of the journey to work questions in the ACS. Elaine Murakami FHWA Office of Planning --------------------------------------------------- The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R) seeks a Director of the Office of Spatial Analysis and Visualization within the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). BTS is a principal federal statistical agency that develops key information on the extent, use, and consequences of all forms of transportation. BTS is responsible for leading the development of high quality transportation data and statistics, including geospatial data and information; and advancing their effective uses in both public and private decision making. This position reports to the BTS' Deputy Director, and oversees the staff responsible for compilation, quality assurance, publication, and development of tools for access and analysis of geospatial data in the National Transportation Atlas Database; supports the BTS Director's strategic management of transportation layer of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure; coordinates the development of transportation geospatial data standards, compiling intermodal geospatial data, and collecting geospatial data that is not being collected by other entities; conducts visual analytics and spatial and network analyses to support BTS programs; prepares maps and other visualizations for BTS publications and departmental initiatives; and provides leadership in advancing the state-of-the-practice in spatial analysis and visualization tools. To succeed in this leadership position, candidates must have experience formulating, planning, developing, and implementing methods for methods of geographic data compilation and integration, spatial analysis, network analysis, and visualization. The position requires strong technical competence and innovative, strategic vision in the development of geographic data products and the analysis and presentation of spatial data to support transportation decision making. If you or someone you know has outstanding leadership qualities and a demonstrable record of proven results, I encourage you or them to apply for this Washington D.C.-based position. We are looking for a diverse pool of qualified candidates. The announcement is posted to the Public and to Merit Promotion eligible applicants on http://www.usajobs.gov/. Please know that Merit Promotion announcements are the vehicle through which Federal employees generally apply for Federal positions. Application deadline: July 1, 2015 Supervisory Transportation Specialist Merit Promotion: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/407603000 Public: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/407602800 Supervisory Geographer Merit Promotion: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/407599700 Public: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/407600400 Please direct all questions to Linda Riggins, OST-R HQ Human Resources, at 202-366-0277.

9 years, 6 months

FW: U.S. Census Bureau Releases New ACS Website

by Weinberger Penelope

From: U.S. Census Bureau [mailto:census@subscriptions.census.gov] Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 12:31 PM To: Weinberger Penelope Subject: U.S. Census Bureau Releases New ACS Website Browse the new ACS website with these helpful links [ACS Header Blank] U.S. Census Bureau Releases New ACS Website The U.S. Census Bureau's newly designed website for the American Community Survey (ACS)<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…> is now available. We have successfully transitioned from the preview version to the new live website that has a look and feel consistent with census.gov<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…>, allowing users to quickly find information thanks to an easy to understand hierarchical structure. We hope that you will enjoy browsing our new site and find more options and information each time. While you get used to our new website, please use the links below to find the new versions of some of our most popular pages: ▪ ACS Homepage<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…> ▪ About the Survey<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…> ▪ Respond to the Survey<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…> ▪ News & Updates<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…> -Data Releases<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…> -Updates<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…> -Events<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…> ▪ Data<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…> -Data Tables & Tools<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…> ▪ Guidance for Data Users<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…> -Which Data Tool Should I Use?<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…> -When to Use 1-year, 3-year, or 5-year Estimates<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…> ▪ Geography & ACS<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…> ▪ Technical Documentation<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…> -Summary File Documentation<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…> -PUMS Documentation<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…> ▪ Methodology<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…> ▪ Library<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…> Note: If you have not updated your bookmarks, you will be temporarily redirected to new or high-level pages. Once you locate your favorite page, please press CTRL+D to create a new updated bookmark. The ACS provides reliable statistics that are used to make informed decisions about the future. These statistics are required by all levels of government to manage or evaluate a wide range of programs, but are also useful for research, business, education, journalism, and advocacy. If you have questions about this survey, please call our Customer Services Center on 1 (800) 923-8282. Thank you, American Community Survey Office U.S. Census Bureau [Bookmark and Share]<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…> ________________________________ [http://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/USCENSUS/2012/03/74…] [http://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/USCENSUS/2014/08/34…] CONNECT WITH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…>. SUBSCRIBER SERVICES: Unsubscribe<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…> | Remove me from All Subscriptions<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…> | Help<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…> ________________________________ This is an official email from the U.S. Census Bureau. If you have any questions or comments, please contact us (http://www.census.gov/about/contact-us.html<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…>).

9 years, 6 months

Call for Presentations – Webinar: Use of Multiple Census Data Sets for Transportation Planning

by Jim Hubbell

Data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau is used to develop various products that support transportation planning. Examples include the American Community Survey (ACS), Census Transportation Planning Products (CTPP), Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD), and Economic Census County Business Patterns. In order to address increasingly complex planning issues such as equity, multi-modal mobility, economic development and livability, transportation planners often incorporate data from multiple sources for their analyses. The CTPP Program and TRB Census Subcommittee will jointly sponsor a webinar on Thursday, August 13, 2015 from 2:30-4:30 pm ET on the use of multiple census data sets for transportation planning. The goals of the webinar are to: · Identify and highlight innovative uses of Census data sets · Demonstrate how different Census data sets can be used in conjunction with one another for analysis · Improve understanding of advanced Census data applications · Share challenges and lessons learned with the Census data user community To submit a presentation for consideration, please send an abstract/summary of 500 words or less to Jim Hubbell (jhubbell(a)marc.org<mailto:jhubbell@marc.org>) by 5:00 PM ET on Friday, July 3, 2015. Presentations should be around 15-20 minutes in duration. Jim Hubbell, AICP Transportation Planner Mid-America Regional Council 600 Broadway, Suite 200 Kansas City, MO 64105-1659 816.701.8319 voice 816.421.7758 fax

9 years, 6 months

Fwd: Time Sensitive: Co-Sign a Letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee

by Ed Christopher

If your organization can, please consider signing on to the Census Project's letter. This is a critical time on the Hill for the future of the ACS and the 2020 Census. Ed C Begin forwarded message: > From: Phil Sparks <psparks(a)ccmc.org> > Date: June 3, 2015 at 8:39:57 PM CDT > To: Ed Christopher <edc(a)berwyned.com> > Subject: Time Sensitive: Co-Sign a Letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee > Reply-To: Phil Sparks <psparks(a)ccmc.org> > > > Letter responds to House cuts. > Is this email not displaying correctly? > View it in your browser. > > TIME SENSITIVE > To: Census Project stakeholders > Fr: Terri Ann Lowenthal, Co-Director > > As you know, this week, the House of Representatives considered the FY2016 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bill (H.R. 2578). Between the committee mark and several floor amendments, the Census Bureau's budget took a beating, with overall funding reduced by more than 30 percent, most of it coming out of the Periodic Censuses and Programs account, which covers the 2020 Census, American Community Survey (ACS), and 2017 Economic Census. (The Periodics account was cut by 40 percent.) In addition, the House passed (by voice vote and late at night) the "Poe amendment" which, essentially, would make response to the ACS voluntary. > > The Senate Appropriations Committee could take up its CJS bill as early as next week, although the schedule is not yet certain. Therefore, we have drafted a sign-on letter for stakeholders to send to all committee Members next week. The letter urges the committee to fully fund the Census Bureau, reject the "ill-advised" House cuts, and reject the voluntary ACS amendment. > > Due to the short time frame, we are asking organizations that signed last week's appropriations letter to the full House to OPT-OUT of signing this letter. The review copy of the Senate letter displays the list of signers for easy reference. Of course, we welcome and encourage new signers, so please share this request widely with your networks. The Senate is our line of defense in the face of a serious challenge to an accurate 2020 Census and robust ACS, so hopefully we can move forward with a strong showing of interest and support from a wide range of stakeholders. > > If your organization would like to opt out of the Senate letter, OR if your organization is a new signatory that would like to add its name to the Senate letter, please email thecensusproject(a)gmail.com by Sunday, June 7, at 7 p.m. Eastern Time. > > Thank you, as always, for your continued efforts! > > follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend > Copyright © 2015 The Census Project c/o CCMC, All rights reserved. > You are receiving this email because you expressed interest in following the activities of the Census Project. > Our mailing address is: > The Census Project c/o CCMC > 401 Ninth Street NW > Ste. 450 > Washington, DC 20004 > > Add us to your address book > > unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences >

9 years, 7 months

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