[CTPP] Disability and Transportation
Nancy McGuckin
n_mcguckin at rocketmail.com
Thu Feb 11 17:44:25 CST 2010
Shimon, have you ever used the National Household Travel Survey? There is quite a lot of information on transportation disability, including some of the changes in travel people have made because of the disability:
http://nhts.ornl.gov
The sample sizes aren't as large as Census, but you may find it useful for behavioral data.
Nancy
Nancy McGuckin
Travel Behavior Analyst
(323) 257-5144
N_McGuckin at Rocketmail.com
www.travelbehavior.us
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Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:22:05 -0800
From: "Shimon Israel" <SIsrael at mtc.ca.gov>
Subject: [CTPP] Disability and Transportation
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Hi All,
I'm curious what resources other than Census people use for tabulating transportation modes by disability type. I'm currently doing some analysis using ACS PUMS (which I know to be better disability data than Census 2000), but I'm interested in hearing about other tools.
Any thoughts? Thanks,
Shimon
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Shimon Israel
Associate Transportation Planner/Analyst
Metropolitan Transportation Commission
101 Eighth Street
Oakland, CA 94607-4700
(510) 817-5839 (office)
(510) 817-5848 (fax)
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Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:32:19 -0600
From: Ed Christopher <edc at berwyned.com>
Subject: [CTPP] Census News Brief
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CENSUS NEWS BRIEF #87
HOUSE BILL WOULD CURTAIL "DECEPTIVE" CENSUS SURVEYS
PLUS:
* CENSUS BUREAU TO RELEASE BLOCK-LEVEL DATA ON PRISON POPULATIONS IN
TIME FOR REDISTRICTING
* THE REST OF THE NEWS: House hearing rescheduled
* STAKEHOLDER SPOTLIGHT: School Boards endorse Latino census campaign;
National
Latino Congreso resolution; and more.
* RESOURCES FOR CENSUS ADVOCATES
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HOUSE BILL WOULD CURTAIL"DECEPTIVE" CENSUS SURVEYS
Rep. Carolyn Maloney
(D-NY) today introduced a bill (H.R. 4621) that aims to curtail "look
alike" direct mail that "deliberately attempt[s] to confuse people into
opening envelopes by imitating official Census documents," according to
a press release from the long time member of the House census oversight
subcommittee. Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-NY), chairman of the committee
with jurisdiction over the Census Bureau and Rep. William "Lacy" Clay
(D-MO), chairman of the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and
National Archives are original cosponsors of the measure. The "Prevent
Deceptive Census Look Alike Mailings Act" would require any mailing
marked "Census" on the outer envelope to identify the name and address
of the sender and would amend a current law governing deceptive
mailings, that requires a disclaimer that the item is not from or
affiliated with the federal government, to cover mailings that bear the
word "Census." The legislation "will give Postal Inspectors a much
needed tool to crack down on the widespread, deceptive mail pieces sent
by scam artists and some partisan groups who try to exploit the U.S.
Census for their own purposes," Chairman Clay said. The bill gives the
Postal Service authority to pursue appropriate remedies to stop mailings
that do not comply with the new requirements. The sponsors noted that
mailings purporting to be official government documents or related to
the upcoming decennial census have been sent to households "ranging from
Georgia to Colorado to Montana."
The Republican National Committee (RNC) has come under fire recently
from survey researchers,census experts, and members of Congress for an
issues survey and fundraising appeal labeled "Congressional District
Census" and bearing a "census tracking code" on the outside envelope.
(See February 6th Census News Brief
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103008965184&s=12&e=001f6ViWw4agAHHTl2_XX7_9_e5mEkLJjo0DJj0s8yhn6Kd5fce1Xobbbwn86s_yM2Z_Vsp9F8gjbXuC8Hao0fyTKh7w1brRStsczvJgv51pO8gjGvya-bUN_9uYLpD0LFnUSDs0XenCw_BFx4P_zjqmLCfhHpCV2sf]
for additional information on the mailing.) H.R. 4621 was referred to
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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NEW CENSUS DATA PRODUCT WOULD AID REDISTRICTING WITHOUT PRISON POPULATIONS
The Census Bureau has agreed to release, by May 2011, block-level
information on the location of group quarters facilities, such as
prisons, which would allow state and local legislatures to redraw
district lines without including inmates, according to a statement from
the nonprofit Prison Policy Initiative
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103008965184&s=12&e=001f6ViWw4agAElTBykYaGxKDamKba0jubdKZp9tXJuG9WobEIASuDu8-25dBdYNUt9yEReFuVi0c6yNHyAG5KPVeZwMYg8Xi_QEnkBzqUvWdFE20GjHG6a0g==]
(PPI). The PPI has been documenting the effects of the census residence
rule governing prisoners on the redistricting process; the organization
produces the Prisoners of the Census newsletter. Under residence rules
that govern where people are counted in the decennial census, prisoners
are counted at their place of incarceration on Census Day, not at their
home address. A growing number of advocacy organizations, including the
Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, Demos, NAACP Legal
Defense and Educational Fund, National Coalition on Black Civic
Participation, and Unity Diaspora Coalition,are pressing for a change in
the prisoner rule, arguing that the frequent placement of prisons in
rural counties with otherwise small populations artificially inflates
political representation for these areas. Several states legislatures,
including New York's, are considering proposals to remove prisoners from
the population base used for state redistricting. The PPI reported that
Census Director Robert Groves reached an agreement with census oversight
subcommittee Chairman Clay to release detailed information on the
location of group quarters, including prisoners, much earlier than in
previous censuses, to allow interested legislatures to consider the data
in the redistricting process. The PPI and other prisoners' rights
advocates also have urged the Census Bureau to collect a home address
from inmates, who are counted during the Group Quarters Enumeration
operation in April. PPI executive director Peter Wagner called the
agreement "an important step toward recognizing the need for improved
data on incarcerated populations so that states can end the practice of
prison-based gerrymandering." National Coalition on Black Civic
Participation executive director Melanie Campbell said the current
residence rule "punishes [prisoners'] families and can have staggering
effects on poor and minority communities. "Earlier in the decade,
Congress requested a report from the Census Bureau on the possibility of
counting prisoners at their pre-incarceration address, instead of
at prison locations. The report
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103008965184&s=12&e=001f6ViWw4agAGFUBR6tm0g558fQbrI-jiKm1psuQC3ecZGqclinjRf1W0lMsjX00JcXpGXu48KGo0j7z7ro6QCgP3SZqZPFWqXNd_cFuVPDz6F_gnve649E2jBOBQjHIAM8bD0IXY5lq_l75J7A9mrhQ4X3j1JgDXEgW734Eic1gNcJT7NZfUSXl_bnK0A0uZhjtrtoBp8lpEJJjO0hVRX14y2adSlLqULX9CK3B3HEmMoamOOW2YRohotqyvrN-e1hCIzSLAYZQJgXhDhQwWSvUCvFf-Zgrnj5xOktSIxv2PezhRuEu9lyACN6pWHvd2ujYBB4szSgwYi1IMC975sKEigrie1t4IM5RY0yvkAQe3jYFxKF6a3ebiBZkyTWduLXtk0amMZ8WN93HDwHQN1AWdCcbuz2RBvyQWlPmDV52yRK6rRwYz0XZrLJRUxiUntUrfcdldHGAuI_OpbcVeMzg==]
is available on the Census Bureau's web site.
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THE REST OF THE NEWS ...
RESCHEDULED House hearing on paid media campaign: The House Subcommitee
on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives (Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform), chaired by Rep. William "Lacy" Clay
(D-MO), has rescheduled its hearing (originally set for February 10) to
review the 2010 census paid media campaign, with a focus on the targeted
campaigns to reach historically hard-to-count communities. The hearing
is now scheduled for February 24, at 10:00AM in Room 2247 Rayburn House
Office Building. Invited witnesses include Census Director Robert Groves
and representatives of national advocacy organizations engaged in census
outreach to hard-to-count population groups.
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STAKEHOLDER SPOTLIGHT
The Board of Directors of theNational Association of School Boards
endorsed the ya es hora ¡Hagase Contar¡ 2010 census campaign. Research
has shown that children, especially under age five, are missed
disproportionately in the decennial census. The 2010 National Latino
Congreso unanimously approved a resolution calling for full
participation in the 2010 census. The resolution also urged greater
spending on outreach to hard-to-count communities, called on the
Department of Homeland Security to halt "anti-immigrant enforcement
measures" during the census, and warned that a census undercount might
require a statistical adjustment. Census Director Groves told Congress
during his confirmation hearing last year that he would not support the
use of statistical methods to adjust the 2010 census, saying the Census
Bureau had not prepared for such a contingency. One thousand Latino
leaders and activists attended the 4th National Latino Congreso in Los
Angeles earlier this month. In a written statement, Lillian
Rodriguez-Lopez, President of the Hispanic Federation, urged President
Obama to take steps to halt raids, firings, and deportations during the
census, "to dispel any fears that the immigrant community have" about
participating in the decennial count.
The City of Portland and Multnomah County, Oregon, announced that its
Census Complete Count Committee had awarded $140,000 in mini-grants to
local community organizations and nonprofits conducting outreach in
hard-to-count and low response communities. The local governments
partnered with private foundations and businesses to raise funds for the
Complete Count program. The United Way of the Columbia-Willamette will
administer the grants, which will fund projects involving more than 25
organizations serving targeted populations. Multnomah County
Commissioner Deborah Kafoury said the grants "will ensure specific
outreach and assistance in completing the Census in communities of
color, with seniors and people who are disabled, and for those who are
experiencing homelessness." Portland Commissioner Nick Fish noted the
importance of census data for funding education, transportation,
housing, emergency food and shelter, and senior citizen programs.
RESCHEDULED: The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI)has
rescheduled its webinar on "How To Be Involved in the Indian Country
Counts
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102984896060&s=0&e=001CqJKexiE9wEUDc42D5MDI6t4yGHdf8L4ppsgcl_ayxB8Q6DwTeJftOTLSoLjLBNEEqDY5xQ2XoCbb2ise5svQbmb2JLIY6oXl14KyAaIR1shwBDW5VrGwOCleymURqrNOREfFVEBvBc=]Campaign,
"to discuss strategies for reaching American Indians and Alaska Natives
with effective census messaging. Send an e-mail to tdeal at ncai.org
[mailto:tdeal at ncai.org]if you would like to participate in the February
17th (2:00PM EST) event. NCAI also is hosting a census art competition.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
RESOURCES FOR CENSUS ADVOCATES
The Latino Census Network, a project of the National Institute for
Latino Policy (NiLP), is a national clearinghouse for census issues
facing the Latino community. Sign up
[http://visitor.constantcontact.com/manage/optin/ea?v=001J5FmpZZOGmFXyL67XB6nOw%3D%3D]
to receive news articles, political commentary, notices of Latino
community census events, and other relevant information.
The Nonprofit Voter Engagement Network's Nonprofits Count! campaign is
offering two new posters for nonprofits and other organizations and
businesses that serve hard-to-count communities to display in their
lobbies and windows. Visit http://www.nonprofitscount.org/
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103008965184&s=12&e=001f6ViWw4agAFhYr8D3ga4lNTwxOBRb6N24FB3VuY9eSiZJP7s7QszaeLD-p22amiA4YsxX3WD4N7zR0cEtStAyTP8MAhzlMVdfubfARBGPNO_c63IGEB1dQ==]
to order a free poster.
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QUICK LINKS:
2010 Census Website
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103008965184&s=12&e=001f6ViWw4agAG07Yw2u0Ffvpf7cuNht61FYlqH76TxlDCT4g8XKBshWPdaXr8t0_0Col-_qr3RhLZ6wzDmO0vr-V-QHKOo-04I-rRPTegZuRA2pu59R4RW1N2l7_mgbpMR]:
The Census Bureau's new 2010 census website offers useful basic
information on the census process, as well as sample questionnaires,
information on job opportunities, and in-language materials. Add it to
your "Bookmarks" bar to track mail response rates daily for your state
and locality starting in late March.
2010 Census en Espanol Website
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103008965184&s=12&e=001f6ViWw4agAGl6Tu6oUhp3EBRw-rFD5YoIxsPOj_qFWskIKGQlavnfU4ccExsrWqNrgFRJZpmwpD0XKwBjb0FomOIL17s-D5HVFkVRm0-MO0axwPr9f_ve5CGqel28Nmh]:
New official 2010 census Spanish language website. 2010 Census Jobs
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103008965184&s=12&e=001f6ViWw4agAGrcaWzseAt0DEU_UGOLNCDe-paQ2QcSys-J4hx9E2q297-S19JO7Hb8_Ky3hOPbK-gI5NoxqKXsS55D1sY1lhX0-44U4ry-VGjbFMMD9aDJVby9vTS9i6vsTeu93Kh0I3TMC1Vr5UFkocfNeWU-XwgL_xVqQSX1ue0N_IU_FzMafs4gXZdblyoaTBE2evQwBuJcRqLbCanOvCG7NbJ6A4x04X2ONEK8-wxSuam9T9L1BcFc6TaL6g3FIA9KH2e3_5OUKDMy7QFhw==]:
Visit this web page to download a Census Practice Test and find
information about the application process and a Local Census Office near
you.
The Census Project
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103008965184&s=12&e=001f6ViWw4agAEGL5byz53F9PS3qjZTQg8aHjZ-auS3IJUzEkpaxkxV8KBztfrml8CF5qwbqsFcjXnyBGxZI-weIhBnu9ikUgM5mzfVhDf7Ggz4WakU8a6tA9VkjPa_dhYhOlZ8sBPgZwpOWiYbGZZVmVCOMw1Udajj-HZfCUbQdb_UYCqpbQPmVMOKg8zK9gT796lE2xF2YN3rzu0CvR4_CBRhZs48W-O3JX7Kc1dTl0Ngq_JnOb7UTsO844vyw7hXQz6KqXp8kj7VCFJiW98teA==]:Visit
the Census Project website for previous Census News Briefs, fact sheets,
and a weekly blog in support of an accurate 2010 census. Become a fan
of the Census Project on Facebook at
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Census-Project/251237523383
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103008965184&s=12&e=001f6ViWw4agAEGQ0icBvf6f1-MF4FDI-M035YPpbeHRhSUroF8F89yt5Gea769HOPRpyRrs5_KfCYvrONBZYjUGlt5Q2pXtlpalXvBbmJdkUTIgzxaN2odS5izWnj4iVRX30O2rxKPjsGpVjaecn1y9A0h-ce8C4QE7yqRJRkJivs=].
Census 2010 Interactive Hard To Count Mapping Site
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103008965184&s=12&e=001f6ViWw4agAELQChgPhUSqPDVcRWDFfxxzj-7Msv-alwsEGWDdl8rL6rakZSvff8kcc6TziK9znESy0j1DST42fTkd4ved2DsmPb6oOMYiVjn7dsVxmaKr-8U8-1f1IUp]:
This new mapping site, developed by the City University of New York
Mapping Services at the Graduate Center, allows users to pinpoint
hard-to-count census tracts and identify the socio-economic
characteristics that contribute to difficult enumeration conditions,
allowing advocates to target outreach and tailor messages.
Leadership Conference Education Fund
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103008965184&s=12&e=001f6ViWw4agAH1fbT7iWOzChFtX0q7Wl5lNAJ0dyEAxPYmVM-f9jbCq9K0bcx0zMuGPZZrLMB9zjFfQi6qdWc1kfHeCyAesj7Md23vEPsJj_SdPDYgro1rTacJv9Ly4v5t]:
The LCEF 2010 Census campaign offers fact sheets, a toolkit, data on the
census undercount, and promotional materials to reach historically
hard-to-count communities.
Nonprofits Count
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103008965184&s=12&e=001f6ViWw4agAFhYr8D3ga4lNTwxOBRb6N24FB3VuY9eSiZJP7s7QszaeLD-p22amiA4YsxX3WD4N7zR0cEtStAyTP8MAhzlMVdfubfARBGPNO_c63IGEB1dQ==]:The
Nonprofit Voter Engagement Network's 2010 census campaign features fact
sheets, a toolkit, posters and swag, and state-specific resources to
help nonprofits promote census participation. Check the website for
information on webinars on important census topics.
ya es hora ¡HAGASE CONTAR¡
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103008965184&s=12&e=001f6ViWw4agAGH8ecQ3Z2CdR8rWzP59m1oIhZhcoP5onSIyRlgPoPQGziY840gALxa0Txtsh4MOnH90E8_2HPkwePYNGrMp-hPj85n_fDatP4=]:Resources
and promotional materials, in Spanish and English, targeting the Latino
population.
National Urban League
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103008965184&s=12&e=001f6ViWw4agAGTiimrNRsvdh2esJ6LUHjXX75KIkRFiUkxtbGx9NQsWyB1uWLHwgm-K4oR79QQI3NTfV5uv6uuwJ8Wye6idMViSdeLFkcBC9EFFA0dJ6WH3apY3IUBSBzNYuUgv_wD8lAh0xYfX1OcJRttm4vTdUj7-ZWxJb9__2b_9WKrE32CTw==]:
This Census Information Center web page includes links to demographic
information on the Black population, job opportunities, and other 2010
census materials.
Asian American Justice Center
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103008965184&s=12&e=001f6ViWw4agAGHcZ0nlImZP_yubpGY0m7OjW3xvLKRNgLQm2HAWOUfyzsFsphWpAkA9Lh1A6TR49p4ysTi1qokxXb42VlsGFFcSCrLvAnkTlWj6WZ7A2WlO2lEwJfYTroVF15ra1h4UjU=]:Resources
and information, including in-language census forms, targeting the Asian
American and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander populations.
Indian Country Counts
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103008965184&s=12&e=001f6ViWw4agAFpSJC6Vxn1VLz7roI2EglJ6PPXrGiJeISYu0c-LQ-ygGSjC_utZCPt_1mpY7a18cX-WYMQ9nkrFbWdB0qvG-rzkvYX6Wcs0as_s5BUDF3juwznRatp8MamDHBiac0LxPE=]:Region-specific
information, events, job listings, and tools for the American Indian and
Alaska Native populations.
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Census News Briefs are prepared by Terri Ann Lowenthal, an independent
legislative and policy consultant specializing in the census and federal
statistics. All views expressed in the News Briefs are solely those of
the author. Please direct questions about the information in this News
Brief to Ms. Lowenthal at TerriAnn2K at aol.com
[mailto:TerriAnn2K at aol.com]. Please feel free to circulate this document
to other interested individuals and organizations. Ms. Lowenthal is a
consultant to the nonpartisan Census Project, organized by the
Communications Consortium Media Center in Washington, DC. Previous
Census News Briefs are posted at www.thecensusproject.org
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103008965184&s=12&e=001f6ViWw4agAHxVRhY11Li_OM9_cZavPpY-JIiEEtR3QPI-0GcJyomiq4EZjHZqo1sLO4tcHuAOWD6GkQ16Hmz2q3H21et_5AYU27Elx9gFOx-W4BpLrHfPw==].
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