The TAZ delineations are due back to the Census Bureau Geography Division within 90 days AFTER you receive notification that the files for your area are ready. It is expected that MOST areas will get their files from mid-March (after March 16) through April.
The User Guide will provide instructions on how to use the MTPS TAZ software, and how to submit the files (via FTP) back to the Census Bureau. Unfortunately, the User Guide has not yet been approved for release.
Elaine
From: ctpp-news-bounces@chrispy.net [mailto:ctpp-news-bounces@chrispy.net] On Behalf Of Mike LeBlanc
Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 2:36 PM
To: ctpp-news@chrispy.net
Cc: Melanie Bordelon; Chris D. Cole; Mike Hollier
Subject: [CTPP] RE: TAZ delineation training session from February 25.
Hello:
Does anyone know the date that the TAZ delineations are due?
Does anyone know the agency that we are required to submit the TAZ delineations?
Mike LeBlanc, AICP
Planning Manager, Special Projects Division
Rosa Parks Transportation Center
Lafayette Consolidated Government
Department of Traffic and Transportation
P.O. Box 4017-C
101 East Cypress Street
Lafayette, LA 70502
Ph: 337-291-7179
Fx: 337-291-8458
From: ctpp-news-bounces@chrispy.net [mailto:ctpp-news-bounces@chrispy.net] On Behalf Of Elaine.Murakami@dot.gov
Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 2:51 PM
To: ctpp-news@chrispy.net
Subject: [CTPP] TAZ delineation training session from February 25.
Hi Everyone – some of you are NOT involved in TAZ delineation, so you can just DELETE this email!
But, in case you are involved, and were not able to attend the webinars that we held on 2/25 and 2/28, here is a link to the recorded session.
http://fhwa.adobeconnect.com/p11971019/
This session will be archived and posted on the AASHTO CTPP webpage TAZ area: http://ctpp.transportation.org/Pages/taz.aspx in the near future, as it will not live on the FHWA NHI site for very long. The Census Bureau Geography Division expects the TAZ software to be final by March 16, but the geographic files for all of the nation may not be available at that time, which is why the term “rolling” release has been used. Since the Census Bureau Geography Division says that the 90-day turn-around time is FIRM, you will need to start working on this ASAP! But please note, TAZ delineation is not mandatory for CTPP. You can use census tracts (default) or census block groups as your small tabulation geography for CTPP.
We will update the FAQs for TAZ delineation (currently posted on both the AASHTO page and the FHWA page http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ctpp/tazfaq.htm ) based on the questions and answers from the sessions held on 2/25 and 2/28.
If you are interested in using 2010 Census Block Equivalency Files as a starting point, the instructions are posted on the FHWA page: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ctpp/tazmtps.htm
Elaine Murakami
FHWA Office of Planning
206-220-4460
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