Dan, I am responding to the whole list because of the importance of your question. The very short answer is no, but.... There always is a but. In terms of specific work it is looking like TAZ development will not take place until late summer/fall 2008. Coming just before TAZ development will be a Census program to redifine Tracts and Block Groups. The organizational and technical processes for defining these geographies will be different. Regarding the organizational process ie who developes the boundaries, the Census Bureau is overhauling the old arrangements. They will be calling for broader participation of regional and local agencies, and FHWA will be encouraging the MPOs and state DOTs to be engaged in the process. This has been done to varying degrees in the past. The CB is also developing a software approach which I would like to think we in CTPP land helped pioneer with our 2000 TAZ-UP software. Before I get to far ahead of myself, the point is that it would be wise to plan on some staff time through out calendar 2007 for staying plugged in and preparing for what is to come. Having budgeted some staff time will also allow time for looking and learing how to work with ACS data. This is becoming ever so more important with data being released every year. However, in the middle to the end of 2008 the bulk of more techincal work in terms of TAZ (and other geography) deffinition will be upon us. Also, remember that the first 3-year data (tables for areas with more that 20,000 people) will begin coming out in August 2008. Next year, August of 2007, you will still have the tables for areas over 65,000 people like you did this year. Another consideration is the AASHTO CTPP pooled fund. ASHTO is just now finishing up on getting all the committment letters for the states so that the planning work, research, training materials and the devleoplment of customized data products can start moving in preperation and onset of ACS data and activities. Regarding the pooled fund (or consolidated purchase as some call it) in some states the state DOT might be requesting the MPOs to pick up a share of the cost. This would have to be bugeted for ASAP. So far, I only know of only one state that might be doing this, California. Indiana has already signed the commitment letter and is on board. For more infoation on the poled fund and what each state has been asked to pony up see http://www.TRBcensus.com/SCOP/docs/pooled_fund/pooled-fund.pdf. For even more detail on the consolidated purchase se http://www.TRBcensus.com/SCOP/ you will find more detail on the pooled fund. Let me stop here in case I raised more questions that people want to ask and before I confuse the matter. Dan Avery wrote: -- Ed Christopher 708-283-3534 (V) 708-574-8131 (cell) FHWA RC-TST-PLN 19900 Governors Dr Olympia Fields, IL 60461