Transportation Planner
Data. For some, it causes eyes to glaze and thoughts of
indecipherable numbers and formulas to pass through one’s head. However, data
tells a story. And when you get beyond
the formulas and numbers, the story can be fascinating.
KIPDA staff is currently working with a great deal of
data in the development of the Connecting Kentuckiana Metropolitan
Transportation Plan, and we hope to uncover a variety of stories as we sift through
that data. For example, where do people in
our community go most often? Where are
the jobs today? Where are they
anticipated in the future? Where will housing be in the future? Will there be
more multi-family housing? How many people are in the average household
now? What will that number be in the
future?
Review and analysis of the data will determine which
stories become clearer, and we can use those to help inform the choices we make
as we move forward with Connecting Kentuckiana.
Hopefully, decisions made using this data can help make your travel
throughout our region easier, safer, and more efficient … and improve your quality of life.
Data and data analysis are critical for a better
understanding of the world around us. Data
we use in developing a transportation plan assists us in better realizing the
human condition and what we can do to make it better. So the next time you see a lot of numbers and
you feel the glaze coming on (and I can say that occasionally I am a victim
myself), try to remember that there is a
story there. It is in the numbers.
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