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/
<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