Description: The mission of the Cooperative Forecasting Group (CFG) is to develop a set of population, household, and employment control totals and small area forecasts to be used for transportation planning. The data set is utilized at BMC as an input to the travel demand model and for air quality conformity testing, and is available to federal, state, and local government agencies, as well as the general public. The local planning agencies that comprise the CFG are responsible for the development of the estimates and forecasts for their own jurisdictions. While methodologies vary between jurisdictions, the forecasts are generally based on local comprehensive plans, adopted zoning maps and regulations, and an inventory of residential holding capacity. The allocation of employment to the small area and its distribution across industry sectors is based largely upon an inventory of employers across the region.New forecast rounds are developed on an as needed basis, but are generally triggered by the update of major planning documents by the local jurisdictions, significant unforeseen demographic shifts, and the availability of small area data. The members of the CFG have the opportunity to make annual updates to the cooperative forecasts to account for unexpected changes when a complete new “round” of forecasts is not warranted. For more information, see https://www.baltometro.org.The geographic unit of this layer is traffic analysis zones (TAZs), which are basic spatial units of analysis facilitating the ability of transportation planners to forecast changes in commuting patterns, trip volumes, and modes of travel, and to develop plans to meet the changing demands for transportation facilities and capacities. Each TAZ represents an area containing similar kinds of land use and commuter travel.FIELDSSTATEFP20 - State (FIPS)COUNTYFP20 - County (FIPS)NAME - TAZ NameTAZ20 - TAZ NumberJUR - Jurisdiction Number (BMC internal)JURNAME - Jurisdiction NameRPD20 - RPD NumberRPDNAME - RPD NameACRES - Land area in acresRound - CFG round numberPop20 - 2020 PopulationPop25 - 2025 PopulationPop30 - 2030 PopulationPop35 - 2035 PopulationPop40 - 2040 PopulationPop45 - 2045 PopulationPop50 - 2050 PopulationPop55 - 2055 PopulationHHs20 - 2020 Number of householdsHHs25 - 2025 Number of householdsHHs30 - 2030 Number of householdsHHs35 - 2035 Number of householdsHHs40 - 2040 Number of householdsHHs45 - 2045 Number of householdsHHs50 - 2050 Number of householdsHHs55 - 2055 Number of householdsEmp20 - 2020 Number of jobsEmp25 - 2025 Number of jobsEmp30 - 2030 Number of jobsEmp35 - 2035 Number of jobsEmp40 - 2040 Number of jobsEmp45 - 2045 Number of jobsEmp50 - 2050 Number of jobsEmp55 - 2055 Number of jobs
Copyright Text: Baltimore Metropolitan Council Cooperative Forecast Group, Anne Arundel County Government, Baltimore County Government, Carroll County Government, Harford County Government, Howard County Government, Queen Anne’s County Government, City of Baltimore Government, U.S. Census Bureau