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

Elaine: I can categorically state that the Baltimore MPO has an excellent relationship with our State Data Center housed in the Maryland Department of Planning. The SDC reached out to MPOs in Maryland and the DC region (the Baltimore and Washington MPOs model the edge counties of each other's region. The SDC after the 2000 census set up a meeting with MPOs, county planning offices, libraries and other interested entities to discuss optimum configurations of PUMAs using aggregations of locally defined areas. In the case of our Baltimore MPO we used aggregations of our MPO developed Regional Planning Districts. We expect similar collaboration this time. We do a lot of work with PUMAs because we do very specialized tabulations using the PUMS files. We create special tabulations to help update and fine tune our travel demand model and we answer a number of special requests from outside agencies using the PUMS files. I am sure that there are additional examples of positive interactions between MPOs and SDCs. Dunbar Brooks Manager, Data Development Baltimore Metropolitan Council Offices @ McHenry Row 1500 Whetsone Way, Suite 300 Baltimore, Maryland 21230 Phone: 410-732-9574 Fax: 410-732-8248 ________________________________ Confidentiality Statement This message may contain legally privileged and confidential information that is intended only for the use of the recipient(s) named above. If you are not an intended recipient, taking any action based on the contents of this message is strictly prohibited. Please immediately notify the sender if you have received this message in error. -----Original Message----- From: Elaine.Murakami(a)dot.gov [mailto:Elaine.Murakami@dot.gov] Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 7:17 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