[CTPP] Journey to Work data in the standard 2000 census products files

I'm writing in response to Phil Salopek's comments about 2000 data in American Factfinder and in the standard data products. This is something that bears more discussion. I am about to be involved in a project that reviews all 2000 census products. If anyone reading this is concerned that there should be some journey to work data in those products, including perhaps some data that are workplace based, please let me know of your interest and concerns. Maybe we can do something about it. I used the 1980 CTPP extensively but did much less with the 1990 files. I have always wanted to see something like a regular STF3 that was workplace based; there wouldn't be as much detail but still more demographic and socio-economic information about workers at their workplaces (TAZs and/or tracts). I made good use of what we did have in 1980 for economic development type work, especially in measuring markets for various kinds of services downtown (in Detroit) where we wanted to look at walking-based trips and where the tracts were much too large. I look forward to hearing from you. ============================= Patricia C. (Patty) Becker 313/535-2077 APB Associates/SEMCC FAX 313/535-3556 17321 Telegraph #204 Home 248/355-2428 Detroit, MI 48219 pbecker(a)umich.edu