[CTPP] Summary levels of reporting for CTPP 2000

Sam Granato wrote: I have a question regarding 2000 CTPP data for counties that go "unclaimed" by both MPO's and states regarding zone boundaries. Will data for those counties continue to be in the statewide CTPP at the same level of geography as in 1990 (by place over 2,500 for employment, by township and place over 2,500 for residence data)? Or would there be changes? Elaine's response: Our current plan is to have pretty much the same geographic levels as in 1990 CTPP, with the addition of something called "statewide TAZ". So, that means, For "state" level CTPP there will be State Metro Area County Place State TAZ: We are still (!) struggling with this geographic unit, because of the need to develop a way to provide equivalencies of urban TAZs (or census tracts) to statewide TAZs in the metropolitan portions of the states, and the possibility of some counties being composed of mostly urban TAZs and some statewide TAZs in outlying areas. For "urban" level CTPP there will be: Region MSA Urbanized Area Study Area County CBD TAZ OR Region-State-County-MCD-Place-Tract OR Region-State-County-MCD-Place-Tract-Block Group