RE: [CTPP] US States Rankings for Means of Transportation to Work

Chris's points about the last week of March survey period is also why the bicycle mode is likely to be underreported. March isn't prime biking weather in these parts, and even I only bike to work 25% of the time (unless its bike to work week or I get the long form census survey). Keep in mind that the 2000 Census Supplemental Survey was taken over a year's time and will have different and maybe more realistic JTW info. I will be comparing the 2 sources. Don Burrell, Senior Planner Bicycle / Pedestrian Coordinator OKI Regional Council of Governments 801-B West Eighth St. Suite 400 Cincinnati, OH 45203-1607 513-621-6300 513-621-9325 - fax dburrell(a)oki.org <mailto:dburrell@oki.org> <A bicycle is an instrument for playing the road> -----Original Message----- From: Forinash.Christopher(a)epamail.epa.gov [mailto:Forinash.Christopher@epamail.epa.gov] Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 9:50 AM To: dsaladino(a)swrpc.org Cc: ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net Subject: RE: [CTPP] US States Rankings for Means of Transportation to Work Hey David and list, Keep in mind the Census date is 4/1/2000, and the question (if I remember correctly) asks for usual main mode to work over the past week. That's one of the flaw's with using CTPP/JTW for much more than "hmmm" factoids, and is clearly a reason why transit shares show up so much lower than other observations reveal. For example, I don't take transit to work every day, but I do so at least once a week, and sometimes for the trip to and not from, etc. Chris.