[CTPP] ACTION: Table definition for the next CTPP!

Dear Everyone— Please provide your input on tables for the next CTPP, based on ACS records. AASHTO has received payment from MOST states. Andrea Ryan from AASHTO has been following up on payments of invoices. FHWA has six (or seven) states that are using the FHWA Pooled Fund program to contribute their share. FHWA is currently revising the financial administration process for the Pooled Fund program which has resulted in some confusion during the transition. AASHTO (Ron McCready) is putting together a CTPP Advisory Board for project and fiduciary oversight. Currently, there is no contract in place with the Census Bureau for the CTPP production. In the meantime, Jonette Kreideweis’ AASHTO SCOP Census Work Group convened a small group to work on Table Definition for the first CTPP product. The first product will use data from the first 3 years of the American Community Survey: 2005, 2006,and 2007. The geographic level of reporting is limited to residential areas with more than 20,000 population . That is, the geographic units for this tabulation are: State, County, Place, PUMA (of residence), MCD (in 12 northeastern States), and Metropolitan Area-Principal City. The Census Bureau is NOT releasing small geographic units (tracts, block groups, TAZ) until 5 years of ACS data have been collected. We are currently planning to use ACS data from 2006 thru 2010 for the first 5-year summary so that 2010 Census tracts can be used in the tabulation. For the 3-year summary, MY hope is that we could have tabulations by approximately February of 2009, as the ACS standard tabulations would likely be released between Oct-Dec 2008, but this assumes that there will be a contract in place between FHWA OR AASHTO and the Census Bureau in the near future. The highest priority is for the Home-to-Work Flows (aka Part 3) tables. Attached is a list (RED are the high priority tables). We are still working through the DETAILED variable classification lists for MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK and for HOUSEHOLD INCOME (2007 dollars). This is a DRAFT of the document to be sent to the Census Bureau to get approval from the Disclosure Review Board, and then to get a cost estimate for tabulation and data delivery. IF YOU HAVE RECOMMENDATION FOR CHANGES OR ADDITIONS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW ASAP! We are now reviewing the Part 2 (Place of Work) table list and I plan to have a draft to share before Thanksgiving. Elaine Murakami FHWA Office of Planning On behalf of the AASHTO SCOP Census Work Group: Table definition subcommittee 206-220-4460