1. North Central Texas Council of Governments Transportation Department
MPO DEMOGRAPHICS
Public Meetings
June 26 & 27, 2006
North Central Texas Council of Governments
Transportation Department

2. MPO Demographic Needs
Consistent data in various regional, State, and local transportation/air quality planning processes.
Ability to test impact of different population and employment trends.
Ability to test impact and staging of different transportation investments.
Impacts should include sensitive populations, corridor performance, regional air quality, and RTC policy goals.
Sensitivity to a high level of detail to account for corridor specific variations.
Openness of process to allow for stakeholder input and transparency to the public and federal agencies.

3. Urban Activity Building a Detailed Base
Recent Employment Improvements
Distribution of employment
Magnitude of employment
Parcel based employment
Tracking special generators
Increase employment types
Recent Population Improvements
Parcel based households
Tracking of infill versus greenfield
Tracking of pedestrian versus auto oriented
Pending Improvements
Method for tracking changes in income and household size
Refined location demand modeling
Refined location supply tracking

4. 2005 Base Data Local Governments and Employers Development Monitoring
(population estimates, housing estimates, and major employers)
Development Monitoring
(conceptual, announced, under construction, existing)
Parcels
(land use, building sq. ft., year built)
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Other Data
(Dunn and Bradstreet, Census Bureau, Census 2000, American Community Survey, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, The Perryman Group, Urban Land Institute, Federal Reserve, and
Xceligent)

5. 2005 Base Data: Parcels
Cooperation with Appraisal Districts (9 counties)
Five Complete Counties (Tarrant, Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis)
Four Partial Counties (Rockwall, Hunt, Johnson, Parker)
Two Million Records
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6. 2005 Base Data: Development Monitoring Over 8,000 Records in 11 Categories
Education: Schools, colleges, and universities
Group Quarters: Jails, nursing homes, and dorms
Hotel: Hotels and Motels
Institutions: Airports, airlines, and all major hospitals
Industrial: Industrial buildings
Mixed Use: Development with multiple uses
Multi-Family: Apartments, town homes, and condos
Office: Office buildings
Recreation: Sites that attract high volumes of people
Retail: Retail structures
Single Family: Subdivisions
Major developments over 100,000 square feet, 100 employees, and/or 100 Units.

7. 2005 Base Data: Employment Major Employers 4,344 Total Employers
1,344,926 Total Employees
40% of Regional Employment
Verification & Surveys
Dunn & Bradstreet
Local Governments & Chambers
Mail and Phone to Companies
Other
Over 75% of the major employers have been verified by one of the above methods in the past year

8. Advancing the State of the Practice 2005 Mid-Decade Employment Update
Employment Detail
Advancing the State of the Practice
Current
Basic
Service
Retail
2005 Mid-Decade Employment Update
Basic 1
Basic Intermodal
Basic Aviation
Service 1
Service High-Tec
Service Health
Retail 1
Retail Food

9. Sample Local Government Review
Zones, Parcels, Employers, and Households
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10. Schedule
June 2006 – Preliminary 2005 small area population and employment estimates sent to local governments for review
June 22, 2006 – First meeting of the Demographic Forecast Local Review Group
June 26, 2006 – First meeting of the Demographic Methodology Group
July 28, 2006 – Deadline for local government review and input of 2005 small area population and employment estimates
October 2006 – NCTCOG Executive Board approval of 2005 County Control Totals
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11. MPO DEMOGRAPHICS For more information: Mike Sims, AICP or
Alicia Hopkins
(817)