Posted in Transportation on Nov 1st, 2011
Question Is it possible to obtain data on deaths from motor vehicle accidents by urban/ rural? Answer The Canadian Motor Vehicle Traffic Collision Statistics (available from Transport Canada – <http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/roadsafety/resources-researchstats-menu-847.htm#abc> contain “Number of Collisions by Location” tables that show the urban rural split, and indicate whether the collisions resulted in fatalities or personal injuries. The [...]
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Question I have a question from a team of graduate students and faculty member. These patrons are looking to do some modelling based on place of work information (DA level); however, rather than household-based statistics, they’re hoping for something which is industry-based. That is, they do not want to know how many people who live [...]
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Posted in Reference, Transportation on Oct 21st, 2010
Question A Student Association is trying to determine how many students do not have convenient access to transit, which it defines as being more than a 15-minute walk from a transit station or bus stop. It is in negotiations with the local transit company about a proposed student transit pass. I have a couple of [...]
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Posted in Transportation on Feb 20th, 2009
Question All those previously requesting the “Commuting Flows” data have been using it for years, and just wanted the files. However, I now have a student who is hoping that I will explain its structure to her. So, I am hoping to have your indulgence for my ignorance and explain it to me – so [...]
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Posted in Environment, Transportation on Dec 8th, 2008
Question This request for help came while I was at ACCOLEDS.I wonder if anyone has any ideas of StatCan sources that might be helpful for the Grad Student. (The student’s paper is due imminently.) My thesis is the following: Is there a relationship between environmentally harmful behaviours (e.g. driving) and participation in energy savings programs? [...]
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Posted in Transportation on Nov 28th, 2008
Question I am dealing with another research request for motor vehicle information, this time for recent vehicle-kilometres data. There is a table showing estimates by province in the Canadian Vehicle Survey: Annual, 53-223-X. The researcher is looking for estimates of vehicle-kilometres driven in three major metropolitan areas, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver. Is there any hope [...]
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Posted in Transportation, Updates on Nov 22nd, 2007
Road Network File, 2007 The 2007 Road Network File (RNF) (92-500-XWE2007001) is now available. The Road Network File (RNF) is a digital representation of Canada’s national road network, containing information such as street names, types, direction and address ranges. The information comes from the National Geographic Database (NGD). A reference guide is also included. The [...]
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Posted in Transportation on Aug 15th, 2007
Question A student here is looking for data on the % paved roads, automobile density and mean miles driven annually for: Quebec City, 1989 City of Edmonton, 1989 Two years ago, Joel Rivard described how to use DMTI data in ArcView to get the road lengths for Ontario; what the student wants is paved roads, [...]
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Posted in Transportation on Apr 5th, 2007
Question I have a student who would like to acquire the Road Motor Vehicle Survey – Fuel Status: Active Frequency: Monthly Record number: 2746 This survey collects data on the sales of gasoline, diesel fuels and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for which road taxes were paid. Answer The results of this survey are reported in [...]
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Posted in Transportation on Mar 22nd, 2006
Question Our specialist in urban transportation has always used the ASCII Block-face Data Files in preparing his files for his research projects. He is now asking about Census 2001. So the questions are as follows: 1. Was such a file produced for 2001? 2. What is the substitute? Answer The DLI does not have access [...]
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