FW: [Planners] URGENT - SAVE ACS BIKE/WALK QUESTION!
John Cock
See below. . .this would remove the only national data source on the numbers of people who are biking and walking to work.
While this data provides an incomplete picture of the walking and biking in a community (b/c it under counts bike and walk commute trips and also does not include non-work bike/walk trips) it is the only nationally consistent source of data on walk/bike trips that communities have access to currently.
John Cock
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From: Jessica Roberts [mailto:jessica...@altaplanning.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2014 10:25 AM
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Subject: [Planners] URGENT - SAVE ACS BIKE/WALK QUESTION!
Did you know that the US Census proposes to remove the walk/bike question from the ACS?! You have until Friday to comment:
This is seriously important. Please take action.
-Jessica
Jessica Roberts
Associate
Alta Planning + Design
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