RE: [CTPP] Please help your data community re: PUMAs

The use of puma level data differs greatly for rural areas where several counties are needed to make a puma to central cities that include several pumas. As a demographer for the City of Chicago, I used puma data regularly. Some years, a regional transportation agency (CATS) defined the pumas but in 2000 I did it. I felt that it was too important to the City’s planning department to leave this function to transportation planners. The SDC coordinator, Sue Ebetsch, was very helpful. All I want to say is that more than transportation planners have a stake in the puma definitions. Thanks for keeping the CTPP listserv public. Marie Bousfield Retired but still reading your emails -----Original Message----- From: ctpp-news-bounces(a)chrispy.net [mailto:ctpp-news-bounces@chrispy.net] On Behalf Of Elaine.Murakami(a)dot.gov Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 6:17 PM To: ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net Subject: RE: [CTPP] Please help your data community re: PUMAs I am getting anecdotal remarks about whether or not SDCs have been open to working with the transportation data community, e.g. State DOTs and MPOs, about PUMA delineation. I think that if a few of you could provide some EXAMPLES of GOOD working relationships, maybe we can reduce the problems in the next round. Some questions to consider: After 2000, how did the SDC do outreach with the data community to get input into PUMA delineation? What are the SDCs' plans for outreach for the next round? Has the MPO or the State DOT participated in the SDC program as an affiliate? Did the transportation data community participate in the 2010 Census tract delineation? State's Data Center contact list: http://www.census.gov/sdc/network.html You don't have to write a book, just a couple of paragraphs would still be helpful! Elaine Murakami FHWA Office of Planning 206-220-4460 _______________________________________________ ctpp-news mailing list ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net http://www.chrispy.net/mailman/listinfo/ctpp-news