[CTPP] FHWA Data Analysis (Attachments are on FTP)

TO: CTPP-News The following is the message from Nanda and Elaine. For some odd reason, their original message and it's attachments are lost in transit, so this is their message, and their 3 data/documentation files are now on our FTP site, at: ftp://ftp.abag.ca.gov/pub/mtc/census2000/DP2-4/National/ MSA data.doc msacomparison.xls geography_comparison.xls [Note: the geography_comparison.xls is VERY IMPORTANT, since the MSAs and CMSAs aren't necessarily consistent between the 1990 and 2000 Census. CLP] **************************************************************************** FROM ELAINE MURAKAMI (FHWA), and NANDA SRINIVASAN Attached is some analysis and data based on the 2000 Census data for 49 large MSAs (Population > 1 million). The national average for travel time was 25.5 minutes, up about 3 minutes from 22.4 minutes in 1990. Nationally, drove alone increased from 73.2 to 75.7. Transit declined from 5.3% to 4.7%. Carpooling declined from 13.4 (1990) to 12.2 (2000). Thank you! Nanda Srinivasan