I wanted to expound a bit on Nanda's earlier message concerning the
availability of ASCII files for Part 1 of CTPP 2000.
The Census Bureau made the flat ASCII files of the CTPP data for Part 1
available only to MPOs and State DOTs, so they could review the files
before volume CD production began. We have not made a public release of
the Part 1 data yet. We are in the process of correcting the errors
identified during the review and will rerun the entire Part 1 dataset. We
will then do volume CD production and the CDs with the data and the user
software will be available to the general public through the Bureau of
Transportation Statistics website (
www.bts.gov). At that point, ASCII
versions of the data will also be available to the general public through
my office for a fee of $50 per CD-Rom. We will attempt to bundle the
states geographically where possible.
Currently we expect to make the final Part 1 data available in either
December 2003 or January 2004. We are now pushing to get the initial run
of Part 2 to the MPOs and State DOTs for their review. Once that review is
complete, we will make any corrections necessary and then Part 2 will be
available to the public in the same manner as Part 1. If you have any
questions, please contact Phil Salopek or Clara Reschovsky at 301-763-2454.