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Cenus maps: An untapped resource?

Discussion relating to Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (Philadelphia Metro Area). Official web site can be found here: www.septa.com. Also including discussion related to the PATCO Speedline rapid transit operated by Delaware River Port Authority. Official web site can be found here: http://www.ridepatco.org/.

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Cenus maps: An untapped resource?

  by 25Hz
 
I stumbled upon this on another fourm where i'm a member and found the information to be most enlightning....

Perhaps SEPTA could use this tool to plan more effective bus routes and train and bus schedules?

http://www.census.gov/censusexplorer/ce ... uting.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Re: Cenus maps: An untapped resource?

  by scotty269
 
If you would've attended a CAC meeting in your meager lifetime, you would know that SEPTA uses multiple resources to organize their schedules.

Re: Cenus maps: An untapped resource?

  by Clearfield
 
25Hz wrote:I stumbled upon this on another fourm where i'm a member and found the information to be most enlightning....

Perhaps SEPTA could use this tool to plan more effective bus routes and train and bus schedules?

http://www.census.gov/censusexplorer/ce ... uting.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
You have no idea the resources that SEPTA uses to perform these functions. And yes, they even have departments and staffs to do it. If you attended CAC or YAC meetings which are open to the public you would have a better understanding of most of the topics you post on this board

Re: Cenus maps: An untapped resource?

  by SCB2525
 
As an aside; out of curiosity why haven't any CAC meeting minutes been posted on Septa's website since 7/2013?

Re: Cenus maps: An untapped resource?

  by 25Hz
 
I do have no idea, hence the question mark at end of thread title...

The CAC meetings you've all been talking about are impractical for me to attend due to the time needed to make the trip, which is 6-8 hours depart to back home.

Re: Cenus maps: An untapped resource?

  by ExCon90
 
I couldn't get the link to work, but how current are the census maps? Seems to me the information would be so old that they would be pretty far behind the curve for planning future transit services.

Re: Cenus maps: An untapped resource?

  by Suburban Station
 
ExCon90 wrote:I couldn't get the link to work, but how current are the census maps? Seems to me the information would be so old that they would be pretty far behind the curve for planning future transit services.
thats pretty much true of all septa data

Re: Cenus maps: An untapped resource?

  by 25Hz
 
It uses flash, so... yea.

The data is from 2012.
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