On March 27, 2012 the Census Bureau released the list of new Urbanized
Areas and Urban Clusters. For transportation related activities these
boundaries have broad and far reaching affects. Recognizing that it is
impossible to address each individual situation and question separately,
staff from the Federal Highway Administration. Federal Transit
Administration, Census Bureau and others will conduct a 2-hour webinar on
Boundary Issues and Transportation.
Participants in the webinar can expect to learn about the various
Transportation related boundaries, where and how they interact with the
federal programs and the steps that state and local agencies need to take
to address the boundary related requirements. Time will be allowed for
questions and discussion, and additional resources will also be made
available for downloading.
If you are interested in boundaries from a transportation perspective,
have a particular question or need to learn about them, this webinar is
for you. To make sure your questions get addressed you can send it send
them to ed.christopher(a)dot.gov up to the close of business the day before
the before the webinar, otherwise they will be handled on a first come
basis during the webinar.
Space for the webinar is currently limited to 350 connections and
registration is mandatory, but free. Folks who can share one connection
in a conference room setting are encouraged to do so. The webinar will be
recorded with closed captioning. Questions discussed during the webinar
will be used to update the Frequently Asked Questions that FHWA maintains
on the subject. The FAQ can be found at
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/census_issues/urbanized_areas_and_mpo_tma/…
The webinar will be
Friday, April 27, 2012 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM (Eastern Time) It is open
to everyone.
Register by Clicking on the link below.
https://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/webconference/web_conf_learner_reg.a…
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Matteson, IL 60443
708-283-3534 (V)
708-574-8131 (C)
Here's the latest update on the Congressional ACS hearing...
If any of our CTPP friends attend or sent in testimony and want to
report back I am sure those on this listserve would be interested in
hearing from you.
-----Original Message-----
From: Terri Lowenthal [mailto:terriann2k@aol.com]
Good afternoon, Census Project stakeholders.
Just a reminder that the congressional Joint Economic Committee will
hold a hearing tomorrow (June 19) at 2:30PM to review the economic
consequences of eliminating the Census Bureau's American Community
Survey and other federal surveys (such as the quinquennial Economic
Census). The Census Project encourages stakeholders in the Washington,
DC area to attend this hearing in person, to demonstrate strong interest
in and support for the ACS and other core Census Bureau programs. See
the link on my Facebook page for more details about the hearing.
However, if you are unable to attend, the committee will web case the
hearing. Here's the link (to the best of our knowledge ... if it
doesn't work, please go to the Joint Economic Committee home page!):
http://www.jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Hearings&ContentRecord_id=831b…
Also, FYI, Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), who is presiding over the JEC
hearing, will hold a short press conference at noon tomorrow at the
House press "Triangle," to call more attention to the serious
consequences of the House vote to eliminate the ACS and to encourage
cooler heads to prevail. In addition to Rep. Maloney and a few other
members of Congress, Wade Henderson (President/CEO of the Leadership
Conference on Civil and Human Rights) and senior representatives from
the National Association of Realtors and National Electrical
Manufacturers Association will speak.
For those of you who don't follow the legislative agenda closely, there
is still no word on when the U.S. Senate will consider the FY13
Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bill. Due to a whole
range of election year politics, it might not before the election.
However, at some point before this Congress adjourns, lawmakers must
agree on a funding bill for the Census Bureau for fiscal year 2013, and
they must resolve the issues of ACS funding, voluntary versus mandatory
ACS response, and adequate funding for 2020 Census planning and the 2012
Economic Census. So we must use the time now to continue educating all
lawmakers (both chambers, both parties!) about the importance of the ACS
and the serious policy implications of eliminating the survey or making
response voluntary.
Thanks for your continued support and efforts. We will keep you posted!
Terri Ann Lowenthal
--
Ed Christopher
708-283-3534 (V)
708-574-8131 (cell)
FHWA RC-TST-PLN
4749 Lincoln Mall Drive, Suite 600
Matteson, IL 60443
I will be out of the office starting 06/15/2012 and will not return until
06/29/2012.
Andrew Chin will be acting Branch Chief from June 18 through 21. Ravinder
Singh will be acting Branch Chief on June 22. Derek Man will be acting
Branch Chief June 25 and 26. David Lea will be acting Branch Chief June 27
through 29.
I got this email from friend Terri Ann at the The Census Project
-------------
Good evening, Census Project colleagues.
A brief follow-up to Phil Sparks' earlier memo regarding the Joint
Economic Committee hearing scheduled for June 19, to review the
consequences of eliminating the Census Bureau's American Community Survey
and Economic Census.
1. Below is a hearing notice from congressional staff. As Phil
mentioned, the hearing is open to the public, and we urge census/ACS
stakeholders in the Washington, DC area to attend, to demonstrate interest
in and concern about this issue.
2. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), House Democrat on this bipartisan (evenly
divided), bicameral committee, will preside over the hearing. Rep.
Maloney has invited stakeholder organizations to submit testimony "for the
hearing record." For those unfamiliar with this procedure, a committee
may include, in the official hearing record, statements from interested
parties who did not testify at the hearing. The statement should be
directly relevant to the topic of the hearing. While it usually can be of
any length, I suggest statements between one and five pages only (single
or double spaced), concise and to the point, demonstrating concrete
consequences to your organization, members, or constituency of eliminating
these vital, core Census Bureau programs.
Statements should bear the title, committee name, and date of the hearing
at the top. The first sentence or two should indicate in some fashion
that you are submitting the statement for the hearing record (and
appreciate the opportunity to do so!). Here's an example:
Written Statement of Americans for Census Data, Inc.
Submitted for the Hearing Record
"The Economic Impact of Ending or Reducing Funding for the American
Community Survey and Other Government Statistics"
Joint Economic Committee
Congress of the United States
June 19, 2012
It is appropriate to begin your statement by addressing the senior
committee members from both parties (whether or not they are in
attendance): "Congresswoman Maloney (presiding), Chairman Casey, Vice
Chairman Brady, Senator DeMint, and Rep. Hinchey: Thank you for the
opportunity to submit a statement for the official hearing record,
expressing [name of organization]'s deep concern about the proposed
elimination of the Census Bureau's American Community Survey and the
possible cancellation of the 2012 Economic Census due to insufficient
funding in fiscal year 2013." (Of course, feel free to address one or the
other or both of those specific Census Bureau programs, based on the focus
and work of your organization or institution.)
You may submit all statements electronically to the Office of Rep. Carolyn
Maloney, attn: Elizabeth Darnall, at <Elizabeth.Darnall(a)mail.house.gov>.
Be sure to include a clear subject matter line for Elizabeth: "Statement
for the Hearing Record in Support of the ACS/Economic Census" (or
something similar). You should send statements to Elizabeth no later than
close of business on Monday, June 18. (Sorry for the short notice, but
that's how things work on the Hill!)
Those of you with state and local organizations/institutions should
consider sending a copy of your statement, with a brief cover note/email
of explanation, to your own representatives and senators, to let them know
of your continued concern about and interest in this issue.
Terri Ann
Co-Director, The Census Project
Terri Ann Lowenthal | Consultant | TerriAnn2K(a)aol.com
(h/o) 203-353-4364 | (c) 202-258-2425
---------------------------------------------------------------
CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE
Hearing Announcement
A hearing before the Joint Economic Committee will be held on Tuesday,
June 19, 2012, at 2:30 p.m., in room 210 of the Cannon House Office
Building.
WHAT: Hearing on The Economic Impact of Ending or Reducing Funding for the
American Community Survey and other Government Statistics
WHO: Mr. Kenneth Simonson, Chief Economist, The Associated General
Contractors of America and Vice President, National Association for
Business
Economists, Washington, DC
The Honorable Vincent P. Barabba, Former Director of the Census Bureau
(1973-1976; 1979-1981) and Current Chairman, Market Insight Corporation
Capitola, CA
The Honorable Keith Hall, Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center at
George Mason University and former Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor
Statistics
Arlington, Virginia
The Honorable Grant D. Aldonas, Principal Managing Director, Split Rock
International, Washington, DC
WHEN: 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 19, 2012
WHERE: 210 Cannon House Office Building
Representative Carolyn B. Maloney presiding.
--
Ed Christopher
FHWA Resource Center Planning Team
4749 Lincoln Mall Drive, Suite 600
Matteson, IL 60443
708-283-3534 (V)
708-574-8131 (C)
Deep Linking is a way to access material by using pointers (or bookmarks). As an example, some tutorials on deep linking explain how to link to a specific time within a YouTube video, but in our case, we are going to learn how to build URLs that you can use in a website, or for doing quick queries to ACS tabulations without using the AFF interface.
If you understand the text below, you do not need this webinar. If it looks like gobbledygook, you might consider attending!
factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/version/lang/program/dataset/product
[/geo_id[|geo_id]*][/codetype~code[|code]*]*
We will have 2 presentations:
Mara Kaminowitz, Baltimore Metropolitan Council: Introduction to Deep Links
Eric Kramer, Pima Association of Governments: Overview of the AFF2 Deep Linking Database Tool
We will have plenty of time for questions and answers.
We will use my regular CTPP room, without requiring reservations. https://connectdot.connectsolutions.com/ctpp1
This room hold 100 people. Please enter as a "guest" and type in your name.
1-888-675-2535 pc = 5860415#
Let's have a good learning experience on Friday the 13th of July.
For those of you who prefer learning by reading a manual, I am re-posting the link to the manual!
http://factfinder2.census.gov/legacy/AFF_deep_linking_guide.pdf
Elaine Murakami
FHWA Office of Planning
206-220-4460 (in Seattle)
I've sent the following query to both the ACS and CTPP but have not (yet) received a response. I was hoping someone on the mailing list might be able to provide assistance.
I've been working with Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD)in On the Map. Specifically worker inflow/outflow analysis at the county level. I've discovered that there is a significant difference between the LEHD data and ACS Place of Work data from the 2008-10 3-Year ACS product. I've found that for the Middle Tennessee (Nashville) region the % of workers residing outside their home county is nearly 17 percentage points higher in the LEHD data than in the ACS data. Please see the attached table.
I've been tasked with determining the reason(s) for this difference. Any assistance you can provide would be greatly appreciated
Thank you,
Nick Lindeman
Nicholas Lindeman
Economic & Systems Data Analyst
Nashville Area MPO
800 2nd Ave. S.
P.O. Box 196300
Nashville, TN 37219-6300
(615) 862-7198
lindeman(a)nashvillempo.org<mailto:lindeman@nashvillempo.org>
http://www.nashvillempo.org<http://www.nashvillempo.org/>
Hi Nick,
In addition to what Todd mentioned, we found a few other factors that are
likely to create differences in the ACS vs. LED totals.
The ACS is based on a relatively small sample (~ 2.5% per year) of all
households nationwide, but this sample is expanded based on county
population to produce the totals you see. The problem is that low
frequency events such as work trips between distance zones are unlikely to
be captured in a small sample. When the sample is expanded, the low
frequency trips are still zero, while trips between zones that were
sampled must be given a higher weight to match the county population
totals. As a result, the ACS flows look a lot lumpier than the LED flows,
which do capture the low frequency home and work locations.
The ACS only asks about a worker's primary job, while the LED captures all
workers and employers for covered trips. Therefore the LED picks up flows
of workers with secondary jobs.
Many of the very long distance commutes picked up in the LED are probably
people who are on temporary assignment, living away from their reported
place of residence (as far as their federal tax return is concerned), or
weekend commuters who live in an apartment during the week and travel home
on weekends. There are far too many of these folks reported in the LED
and even in the 2000 CTPP for it to simply be data error.
I suggest you read the final report we did for NCHRP 8-36, 98, title
Improving Employment Data for Transportation Planning. The report
presents the findings from a study we did that examines the differences
between CTPP and LED data, and contains some interesting and useful tables
that compare differences at the state, county, and even Census Tract
levels of geography.
You can download a copy of the report from the TRB website at the
following URL:
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/docs/NCHRP08-36(98)_FR.pdf
Bruce D. Spear, PhD
Cambridge Systematics Inc.
100 Cambridgepark Drive, Suite 400
Cambridge, MA 02140
tel 617-234-0417
fax 617-354-1542
bspear(a)camsys.com
www.camsys.com
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2. Re: ACS/CTPP vs LEHD (Kim, Kyeongsu (DOT))
----- Message from "Graham, Todd" <todd.graham(a)metc.state.mn.us> on Wed, 6
Jun 2012 16:11:25 -0500 -----
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Subject:
Re: [CTPP] ACS/CTPP vs LEHD
Reading the documentation of the two data resources: always a good place
to start.
At regional or state level of summary, totally different data frames is
your main issue:
a. Census ACS counts workers through a household survey, relying on
individually-provided info on work. Many kinds of work are counted,
including self-employment and occasional casual work.
b. Meanwhile, the LED uses the data frame of BLS QCEW, counting wage
& salary jobs that are ?covered? by the Unemployment Insurance system. In
Minnesota, over 20% of BEA-counted jobs (a broader employment concept) are
outside of this frame, are *not* covered, and thus not counted in LED.
At local level, there are still other issues:
a. How well can Census ACS represent job locations?
b. And does the LED program move its workplace locations around on
the map, in order to obscure exact location?
Hope that helps. Good luck.
Todd Graham | Principal Forecaster
Metropolitan Council | 390 North Robert Street | Saint Paul, MN 55101
tel: 1+651-602-1322 | fax: 1+651-602-1674 | e:
todd.graham(a)metc.state.mn.us
in: www.linkedin.com/in/toddgraham
Visit www.metrocouncil.org/data for the latest in regional information.
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Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2012 3:22 PM
To: 'ctpp-news(a)ryoko.chrispy.net'
Subject: [CTPP] ACS/CTPP vs LEHD
I?ve sent the following query to both the ACS and CTPP but have not (yet)
received a response. I was hoping someone on the mailing list might be
able to provide assistance.
I?ve been working with Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD)in
On the Map. Specifically worker inflow/outflow analysis at the county
level. I?ve discovered that there is a significant difference between the
LEHD data and ACS Place of Work data from the 2008-10 3-Year ACS product.
I've found that for the Middle Tennessee (Nashville) region the % of
workers residing outside their home county is nearly 17 percentage points
higher in the LEHD data than in the ACS data. Please see the attached
table.
I've been tasked with determining the reason(s) for this difference. Any
assistance you can provide would be greatly appreciated
Thank you,
Nick Lindeman
Nicholas Lindeman
Economic & Systems Data Analyst
Nashville Area MPO
800 2nd Ave. S.
P.O. Box 196300
Nashville, TN 37219-6300
(615) 862-7198
lindeman(a)nashvillempo.org
http://www.nashvillempo.org
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Re: [CTPP] ACS/CTPP vs LEHD
Hi Nick,
The difference comes from different data sample.
As you know, ACS estimates are based on the survey samples. The upcoming 5
year CTPP will be based on same samples.
On the other hand, the LEHD incorporates diverse datasets. There exists
possibility of having significant difference between ACS and LEHD.
I believe, however, Census Bureau tries to minimize the gap.
FYI, please find the link that NYCDOT under Nathan Erlbaum (who just left
us in April) examined.
https://www.dot.ny.gov/divisions/policy-and-strategy/darb/dai-unit/ttss/ctt…
Hope this help,
Kyeongsu Kim
Census and Travel Survey
NY Metropolitan Transportation Council
199 Water Street 22nd fl
New York, NY 10038
kkim(a)dot.state.ny.us
1-212-383-7233
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On Behalf Of Lindeman, Nicholas (MPO)
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2012 4:22 PM
To: 'ctpp-news(a)ryoko.chrispy.net'
Subject: [CTPP] ACS/CTPP vs LEHD
I?ve sent the following query to both the ACS and CTPP but have not (yet)
received a response. I was hoping someone on the mailing list might be
able to provide assistance.
I?ve been working with Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD)in
On the Map. Specifically worker inflow/outflow analysis at the county
level. I?ve discovered that there is a significant difference between the
LEHD data and ACS Place of Work data from the 2008-10 3-Year ACS product.
I've found that for the Middle Tennessee (Nashville) region the % of
workers residing outside their home county is nearly 17 percentage points
higher in the LEHD data than in the ACS data. Please see the attached
table.
I've been tasked with determining the reason(s) for this difference. Any
assistance you can provide would be greatly appreciated
Thank you,
Nick Lindeman
Nicholas Lindeman
Economic & Systems Data Analyst
Nashville Area MPO
800 2nd Ave. S.
P.O. Box 196300
Nashville, TN 37219-6300
(615) 862-7198
lindeman(a)nashvillempo.org
http://www.nashvillempo.org
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Today's Topics:
1. NTD Urbanized Area (John Voges)
2. NTD Urbanized Area (Earl Haugen)
3. Re: NTD Urbanized Area (Elaine.Murakami(a)dot.gov)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I talked to our representative from NTD regarding which urbanized area number to use in the NTD reporting screen. He said that NTD determines the UZA population to be used for the transit reporting agency and that we don't determine that or input that data. He also said that the UZA numbers to be used by NTD will be available this fall sometime, around August or September.
John Voges
Sr. Transportation Planner
Ocala/Marion TPO
352-629-8297
Message: 1
Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2012 11:41:02 -0700 (PDT)
From: Earl Haugen <earl.haugen(a)theforksmpo.org>
Subject: [CTPP] NTD Urbanized Area
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beginning of an email from NTD regarding transit operators and 2010 urbanized areas:
As most of you already know, the US Census Bureau has recently announced a new set of Urbanized Areas based on the results of the 2010 Decennial Census. Additionally, FTA is required by law to use these new Urbanized Areas for the Fiscal Year 2013 Apportionment, which will be based on NTD Report Year 2011 Data. We are expecting that the Census Bureau will very soon be releasing the final Urbanized Area Boundary maps from the 2010 Census. This e-mail is to provide you with additional information on how that process will work.
Upon release the Census Boundary maps for the 2010 Census, each of you must identify which Urbanized Area (UZA) or Areas are served by your transit system. In addition, you will need to identify whether your transit systems services any rural or non-urbanized areas. An area is served by your transit system if you pick up passengers in that area. (Note: Some demand response systems allow passengers to travel to a particular location, but do not allow trip originations in that area. In this case, do not list these destinations as ?served? by your transit system.) Please note that you must identify all areas served by your system, regardless of whether or not you plan to allocate service data to those areas.
Is this the same as the already released Census urbanized areas (what is new from what has already been released?)? Can we submit our Federal Aid Adjusted Urban Area instead?
Or just stick to a Census define boundary of urbanized.
Thanks
?
Earl T. Haugen
Executive Director
GF-EGF MPO
701-746-2660
________________________________
From: Ed Christopher <edc(a)berwyned.com>
To: ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 1:37 PM
Subject: Re: [CTPP] Urban Area Webinar
Here is the link.? I just tried it so it is working. Again, make sure that you are entering the whole link.
https://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/webconference/web_conf_learner_reg.a…
James Greenstreet wrote:
> I have tried repeatedly, and cannot get this link to work.? Please
> re-send the full link out to us.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim Greenstreet
> Kankakee County Planning Department
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ctpp-news-bounces(a)chrispy.net
> [mailto:ctpp-news-bounces@chrispy.net]
> On Behalf Of Ed Christopher
> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2012 12:03 PM
> To: ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net
> Subject: [CTPP] Urban Area Webinar
>
> On March 27, 2012 the Census Bureau released the list of new Urbanized
> Areas and Urban Clusters.? For transportation related activities these
> boundaries have broad and far reaching affects.? Recognizing that it
> is impossible to address each individual situation and question
> separately, staff from the Federal Highway Administration. Federal
> Transit Administration, Census Bureau and others will conduct a 2-hour
> webinar on Boundary Issues and Transportation.
>
> Participants in the webinar can expect to learn about the various
> Transportation related boundaries, where and how they interact with
> the federal programs and the steps that state and local agencies need
> to take to address the boundary related requirements.? Time will be
> allowed for questions and discussion, and additional resources will
> also be made available for downloading.
>
> If you are interested in boundaries from a transportation perspective,
> have a particular question or need to learn about them, this webinar is for you.
> To make sure your questions get addressed you can send it send them to
> ed.christopher(a)dot.gov up to the close of business the day before the
> before the webinar, otherwise they will be handled on a first come
> basis during the webinar.
>
> Space for the webinar is currently limited to 350 connections and
> registration is mandatory, but free.? Folks who can share one
> connection in a conference room setting are encouraged to do so.? The
> webinar will be recorded with closed captioning.? Questions discussed
> during the webinar will be used to update the Frequently Asked
> Questions that FHWA maintains on the subject.? The FAQ can be found at
> http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/census_issues/urbanized_areas_and_mpo
> _tma/f
> aq/
>
> The webinar will be
> Friday, April 27, 2012 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM (Eastern Time) It is
> open to everyone.
> Register by? Clicking on the link below.
> https://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/webconference/web_conf_learner_
> reg.as
> px?webconfid=24316
>
>
> --
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