Planning Analysis:
Bob's List of Useful Data Sources
Standard Planning Data Sources
Planners commonly rely on a number of data sources for planning-related research. Knowing the "home" of a data source can make your research efforts substantially more efficient. Following is a brief list of typical data sources.
For Oregon Data Resources you should start at the UO Library Oregon Data Resource Page.
Oregon Local Government Center
The
League of Oregon Cities
Association
of Oregon Counties
Oregon
School Boards Association
City of Eugene
City of Springfield
Lane County
Cities in Lane County
Lane Regional Air Pollution Authority
Eugene 4J School District
Springfield School District
Bethel School District
EWEB
Emerald People's Utility District
Community Planning Workshop
Oregon Survey Research Lab
Convention and Visitors Bureau of Lane County
Eugene Chamber of Commerce
Lane Community College
Oregon Local Government Center
Oregon Building Industries Association
Planners often rely on much more specific demographic and economic data. While some of that data can be found at some of the links above, I have provided a much more detailed list. The development of this list required sacrifices; data sources overlap topics, multiple agencies generate similar data sets, an increasing amount of data are available in electronic format. Thus, this list doesn't come close to being comprehensive, nor is intended to.
Its purpose is to provide places for you to start looking for information relevant to the course assignments and project.
I have also included a standard set of planning links that include data sources, and important planning sites. Some redundancy exists with the list presented on this page.
Standard Planning Data Sources
| Type of Data | Source(s) |
| Historical | |
| Population (U.S., state, county, city, smaller geographic subdivisions) | U.S. Census of Population and
Housing (1990) http://www.census.gov Population Estimates for Oregon Counties and Cities, Center for Population Research and Census, Portland State University (annual). http://www.upa.pdx.edu/CPRC/ Oregon County Economic Indicators, Oregon Economic and Community Development Department. http://www.econ.state.or.us/stats.htm Oregon State Library Census Page, http://www3.osl.state.or.us/smartor/Census/Oregon/ |
| Employment (U.S., state, county, some smaller geographic subdivisions available through the Census) | Oregon Labor Market Information
System, http://olmis.emp.state.or.us/ Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). http://www.bea.doc.gov/ (select the Regional Data link) U.S. Census of Population and Housing (1990) http://www.census.gov Oregon County Economic Indicators, Oregon Department of Economic Development. http://www.econ.state.or.us:591/profile.htm Oregon Covered Employment and Payroll, Oregon Employment Department (annual), www.olmis.org search on "Covered Employment and Payroll" |
| Employment (city) | Special Data Runs of BEA 202 Tapes, Oregon Employment Department (on special request) |
| Income (state, county) | U.S. Census of Population and
Housing (1990) http://www.census.gov Personal Income, for Counties and Metropolitan Areas, Bureau of Economic Analysis, http://www.bea.gov/ |
| Tourism Trends (state county) | Travel and Tourism Visitor Impacts, Dean Runyan Associates for the Oregon Tourism Division (annually since 1987). http://www.traveloregon.com; http://www.deanrunyan.com/ |
| Regional Economic Trends (state, region, county) | Regional Economic Profile,
Oregon Employment Division, http://www.qualityinfo.org/olmisj/OlmisZine?zineid=00000010 Oregon Office of Economic Analysis, http://www.oea.das.state.or.us/ Oregon Employment Department (monthly), http://www.emp.state.or.us/ Job Market Information, Oregon Employment Department (annually), http://www.qualityinfo.org/olmisj/OlmisZine |
| Land Use Data (state, county) | Department of Land Conservation and
Development (DLCD). http://www.lcd.state.or.us County Assessors |
| Housing trends (units, tenure, value, building permits; state, county, city) | U.S. Census of Population and
Housing (1990) http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/housing.html U.S Dept. Of Housing and Urban Development, http://www.hud.gov Oregon County Economic Indicators, Oregon Department of Economic Development. http://www.econ.state.or.us/, search on County Economic Indicators Oregon Department of Housing and Community Services. http://www.hcs.state.or.us/library-housing.html Oregon Multiple Listing Service |
| Transportation patters (traffic volumes, commute time, modal choices; state, county, city) | Oregon Traffic Volume Tables,
Oregon Department of Transportation (annual), http://www.odot.state.or.us/tdb/traffic_monitoring/tvtable.htm U.S. Census of Population and Housing, 1990, http://www.census.gov (select Data Access/STF-3A database) State of the Commute in Oregon in 1990 and Scenarios for 2015, Oregon Department of Transportation (1991) Vehicle Miles Traveled, Oregon Department of Transportation (annually), http://www.odot.state.or.us/tdb/traffic_monitoring/vmt.htm County Public Works Departments |
| Parks and recreation space/needs (state, county) | State Comprehensive Outdoor
Recreation Plan (SCORP), Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation, (1991).
http://www.prd.state.or.us/scorp.php
Oregon Parks and Recreation Association. http://www.opra.org |
| Water Quality | Water Quality Status Report, Department of Environmental Quality, http://www.deq.state.or.us/wq/ |
| Air Quality | Oregon Air Quality Report, Department of Environmental Quality (annually), http://www.deq.state.or.us/aq/ |
| Projections | |
| Population (U.S., State, County) | Population Forecast, Office of
Economic Analysis, http://www.oea.das.state.or.us/
(state approved) Provisional Population Forecasts¸ Center for Population Research and Census, Portland State University, http://www.upa.pdx.edu/CPRC/ Regional Population Forecasts, Bonneville Power Administration (1990) U.S. Bureau of Census, http://www.census.gov |
| Employment (State, County) | Long Term Population and Employment
Forecast, Office of Economic Analysis, http://www.oea.das.state.or.us/population.htm#long-term Business and Employment Outlook, Oregon Employment Department (annually). Access through www.olmis.org |
| Income | Personal Income for Counties and Metropolitan Areas, Bureau of Economic Analysis |
| Regional Economic Trends | Business and Employment Outlook,
Oregon Employment Department (annually). Access through www.olmis.org Regional Economic Profile, Oregon Employment Division (annually), http://www.qualityinfo.org/olmisj/OlmisZine?zineid=00000010 |
| General | |
| Quick Statistics & Facts | U.S. Statistical Abstract, U.S.
Bureau of Census (annual), http://www.census.gov/statab/www/ Oregon: A Statistical Overview, 1996, Southern Oregon Regional Services Institute, Southern Oregon University (bi-annually) http://WWW.SOU.EDU/sorsi/ Oregon Blue Book, Secretary of State Office (annually), http://bluebook.state.or.us/ |
| Oregon Statutes and Administrative Rules | Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS); http://landru.leg.state.or.us/ors/ Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR), http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/banners/rules.htm |
| State Planning Goals and Other Information | Oregon Land Use Information Center,
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~pppm/landuse/land_use.html Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development, http://www.lcd.state.or.us Oregon Benchmarks, Oregon Progress Board, http://www.econ.state.or.us/opb/sitemap.htm |
| State Personnel Listings | Oregon On-Line. http://www.state.or.us/cgi-bin/employee.html |
| Federal Information | Fedworld, http://www.fedworld.gov Center for Intelligent Information Retrieval, http://ciir.cs.umass.edu/index.html GovStats, Oregon State University, http://govinfo.kerr.orst.edu/ |
| Other Sites | State Service Center for Geographic Information Systems (GIS), http://www.sscgis.state.or.us/ |
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