15 Aug
2002
15 Aug
'02
3:48 p.m.
Hello Viplav Putta:
I have attached a copy of the federal register that has the control
totals (the population within the urban area) for all of the mpo areas
in the US. It also describe each urban area and what happened to it.
This is a text file; you can get a better looking pdf by search for this
reference in google: [Docket Number 010209034-2084-04]
You will have to download the most recent tiger map and find all of the
urban area census blocks. These block's population should total to the
control total that is listed in the attached document. Go to Census
bureau site.
I have no idea what smoothing is; basically if a block touches another
block with a common boundary or a common corner (!!!!!), its in the
urban area. You can quickly get odd shaped urban area that have no
relation to reality, but that's the rules.
Good luck.
Mike LeBlanc, AICP, Planner II
Lafayette Consolidated Government
Traffic and Transportation Dept.
Lafayette, Louisiana
-----Original Message-----
From: 941 - Mike Hollier [mailto:mhollier@lafayettegov.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 3:33 PM
To: Mike LeBlanc
Subject: Fw: [CTPP] Adjusted Urbanized Area
Mike - - -
You might want to pass your experience on to this guy.
Mike H.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Putta, Viplava" <vputta(a)incog.org>
To: <ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 2:52 PM
Subject: [CTPP] Adjusted Urbanized Area
"The Federal Highway Administration approves
adjusted urbanized-area
boundaries that include the census-defined Urbanized Area plus
transportation centers, shopping centers, major places of employment,
satellite communities and other major trip generators near the edge of
the Urbanized Area, including development expected to be in place
shortly."
Our state (Oklahoma) is conducting this exercise currently with all
towns in Oklahoma. I am trying to find out more about this practice.
Can someone point me to the federal register/the directive related to
this?
- Is the sole purpose here is to get the HPMS representation right or
should we know more about the usage in apportionment.
- What are the limits of such 'smoothening' the urbanized area by the
above definition?
- Is this intended for all towns/cities (both in and outside of the
TMA?)
- When the DOT 'smoothen' the boundary I assume they should include
block group if they decide to go out and any other parameters one
should
be aware of?
Thanks.
Viplav Putta
INCOG