[CTPP] Re: Commuting Patterns Projections

I am passing this question I got on to the CTPP listserve in case anyone can add to discussion. I hope Mary does not mind--its an important question. Mary Luebbers wrote: Mary--I have not seen any but that does not mean that someone hasn't done it. Personally, I could think of a hundred reasons to pick at any projections especially if I didn't like the look of the numbers but that does not mean that the flow history wouldn't be able to add some insights and dimension to any projections. Projections always flow better when they appear tied to some historical context, but I digress.. .While these are not exactly projections they are some examples of how I have seen county flows presented: Anyone others out there? Chicago Area Commuting Patterns and Trends by Ed Christopher and Siim Soot (March 2003) http://www.berwyned.com/papers/co2cochgo.pdf Example of County-to-County Flow Maps for North Carolina prepared by Todd Steiss (August 2003) http://www.TRBcensus.com/articles/nc_flowmaps.pdf Web page on County-to-County Worker Flows in Bay Area and Northern California (Data Released: March 6, 2003). (Updated: March 12, 2003) http://www.mtc.ca.gov/maps_and_data/datamart/census/county2county/ -- Ed Christopher 708-283-3534 (V) 708-574-8131 (cell) FHWA RC-TST-PLN 19900 Governors Dr Olympia Fields, IL 60461