Re: [CTPP] TAZ Boundary Files

Natasha/Kevin, Responding to Kevin's point, I just looked (for my own curiosity), and didn't find the TAZs. I would check with Shonin Anacker (copied on this message) at U.S. Census Bureau on this. Here's his contact information: Shonin Anacker Supervisory Geographer Geographic Areas Branch Geography Division US Census Bureau 301-763-9052 Shonin was the point of contact for me when my organization was working on developing our region's CTPP TAZs back in 2011, and he was a really good resource. Just to re-state the obvious, the 2011 program was a voluntary submission to Census, allowing local jurisdictions (i.e., MPOs) to suggest what zone structure to use for compiling the CTPP using the ACS. As I understand it, if a region decided not to participate, then Census Bureau went with what best fit their needs, starting with the pre-existing zone structure they had on file. So, there may not be "updates" for all regions. I wonder if Natasha's request isn't jumping the gun a bit. According to the CTPP website (http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/census_issues/ctpp/), the CTPP based on the 2006-2010 ACS dataset isn't scheduled to be released until May 2013. Mike Greenwald Michael J. Greenwald Senior Transportation Planner Lane Council of Governments 859 Willamette Street, Suite 500 Eugene, OR 97402 Tel: 541-682-6595 Fax: 541-682-4099 mgreenwald@lcog.org<mailto:mgreenwald@lcog.org> From: ctpp-news-bounces(a)chrispy.net [mailto:ctpp-news-bounces@chrispy.net] On Behalf Of Kevin Byrnes Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 12:37 PM To: ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net Subject: Re: [CTPP] TAZ Boundary Files Have you looked for it as a downloadable .shp layer from Census TIGER website? http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/tiger-line.html Kevin F Byrnes, AICP Director of Regional Planning and Regional Demographer George Washington Regional Commission 406 Princess Anne St Fredericksburg, VA 22401 Ph (540) 373-2890, x. 18 ________________________________ From: ctpp-news-bounces@chrispy.net<mailto:ctpp-news-bounces@chrispy.net> [ctpp-news-bounces(a)chrispy.net] On Behalf Of Natasha Longpine [nlongpine(a)ozarkstransportation.org] Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 3:23 PM To: ctpp-news@ryoko.chrispy.net<mailto:ctpp-news@ryoko.chrispy.net> Subject: [CTPP] TAZ Boundary Files Where can I find the TAZ gis files from this most recent submission in 2011? Thank you, Natasha L. Longpine, AICP Principal Planner Ozarks Transportation Organization 205 Park Central East, Suite 205 Springfield, MO 65806 Phone (417) 865-3042 Fax (417) 862-6013 nlongpine@ozarkstransportation.org<mailto:nlongpine@ozarkstransportation.org> www.OzarksTransportation.org<http://www.OzarksTransportation.org> www.OzarksCommute.com<http://www.OzarksCommute.com>