SPC specializes in data analysis in a number of areas and can provide you with information on your specific need. SPC will assist you in document preparation through the following customized services: census, traffic counts, and various demographic information. The list below indicates products available to you in these areas.

If you are interested in ordering any of these items, please call Bob Schwartz at (412) 391-5590 x336 or e-mail schwartz@spcregion.org.

[ Chambers Of Commerce ] [ Decennial Censuses ] [ Development Monitoring 2000+ ] [ Industrial and Office Parks ] [ Major Trip Generators ] [ Population Estimates 1990-1999 ] [ Population Estimates post-2000 ] [ Residential Building Permit Analysis ] [ SPC Forecast (2007) ] [ Traffic Counts ] [ Specialized Printed Reports ] [ Specialized Files ]

CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE – Information includes chamber name, contact name, address, telephone number, FAX number, internet web site address, e-mail, and municipalities served. Data are provided in a standard 8 1/2” x 11” printed report.
Cost: $18.00
Sample Available:
Sample Standard Chambers Of Commerce Report (PDF, 88K )

Panorama of Beaver Township, Beaver County

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DECENNIAL CENSUSES 1980, 1990, AND 2000 – Data on population, housing, and employment from the 1980, 1990 and 2000 census. Census information for the year 1980 is available by municipality, City of Pittsburgh tract or ward, and county. Information for the year 1990 and 2000 is available by block, block group, census tract, block numbering area (for 1990 only), municipality, and county. Data are provided in a standard 8 1/2” x 11” printed report or on floppy diskette. Geographic coverage includes:

1980: Counties of Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Washington, and Westmoreland
1990: Counties of Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Washington, and Westmoreland
2000: Counties of Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence, Washington, and Westmoreland
Cost: Prices vary (Please contact Bob Schwartz at (412) 391-5590 x336 or schwartz@spcregion.org)

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DEVELOPMENT MONITORING 2000+ – This database monitors the impact of large residential and nonresidential development projects and company-specific work force changes that have occurred since April 2000, as well as those that are planned and proposed. Data can be ordered by Pittsburgh neighborhood cluster or municipality. The information is available in a standard 8 1/2” x 11” printed report.
Cost: Prices vary (Please contact Bob Schwartz at (412) 391-5590 x336 or schwartz@spcregion.org)
Sample Available:
Sample Standard Development Monitoring 2000+ Report (PDF, 104K)

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INDUSTRIAL AND OFFICE PARKS – Information on industrial parks, industrial districts, and office/business parks. Data include: name; address or general location; municipal location(s); existing, developed, and vacant developable acreage; number of and combined square footage of existing, planned, and proposed buildings; and contact person/address/telephone/FAX. Data summarized by Pittsburgh neighborhood cluster, municipality, or county. Data are available in standard 8 1/2” x 11” printed report.
Cost: $25.00
Sample Available:
Sample Standard Industrial & Office Parks Report (PDF, 85K)

Aerial View of Meadow Ridge Business Park, Greene County

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MAJOR TRIP GENERATORS – Data consist of information on shopping centers, hospitals, and colleges/universities. Data include: generator name, status (existing/under construction/planned/
proposed), location/address, municipality or Pittsburgh neighborhood cluster, employment at generator, contact for information, and type of facility. Additional data for hospitals include: number of licensed beds, designation as trauma unit, and availability of helipad. Additional data for colleges/universities include: full-time and part-time enrollment. The information is available by Pittsburgh neighborhood cluster or municipality. Data can be purchased in an 8 1/2” x 11” printed report.
Cost: $10.00
Sample Available:
Sample Standard Major Trip Generators Report (PDF, 316K)

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POPULATION ESTIMATES 1990-1999 – Data consist of the total population estimates for municipalities for 1990-1999. Data are provided in a standard 8 1/2” x 11” printed report for 10 counties at a municipal level.
Cost: $5.00
Sample Available:
Sample Standard Population Estimates 1990-1999 Report (PDF, 76K)

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POPULATION ESTIMATES POST-2000 – NEW! These data are now available at the SPC Data Library.

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RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERMIT ANALYSIS – Data are new privately-owned construction authorized by building permits and include the number of buildings, the number of units, and the value of the buildings, by structure type (single-family and multi-family), for each year 1990-2010. Data are reported by municipality and county. Data are provided in a standard 8 1/2” x 11” 289-page printed report or PDF at the same price. An Excel workbook containing just the number of units by structure type is available at the same price.
Cost: $35.00
Sample Available:
Sample Standard Residential Building Permit Analysis Report (PDF report is 22 kb)
Sample Excel Workbook (PDF sample of Excel workbook; Excel workbook is 12 kb)

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SPC FORECAST (2012) - by zone within municipality and Pittsburgh City neighborhood cluster. Data consist of the total population, group-quarter population (number of persons residing in facilities designed for group living), households, average household size, and jobs by place of work for four NAICS-based employment categories. Data are for the years 2010-2040 in five-year increments. Data are provided by zone, municipalities outside Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh neighborhood clusters, and county. Data are provided in a standard 8 1/2” x 11” printed report or in Excel spreadsheet format.
Cost: $45.00
Samples Available:
Sample Standard Forecast Report By Zone (PDF, 32K)
Sample Forecast Excel File By Zone (Excel, 518K)

NOTE: The SPC Forecast (2012) by municipality and Pittsburgh neighborhood Cluster is available at the SPC Data Library. Do you need the forecast by zone? Check this list of municipalities that have only one zone.

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TRAFFIC COUNTS – Spanning a ten-year period, SPC has taken over 6600 traffic counts on roadways throughout the counties of southwestern Pennsylvania. Traffic count data are sorted and available by roadway name, by municipality, by volume range, and by type of facility. Data are provided on a standard 8.5" x 11" printed report.

Traffic counts are also available on the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation web site (www.dot.state.pa.us). At the site:

• Select More Links …
• Select Transportation Planning and under Traffic Information select:
• iTMS (Interactive map of PA traffic count data)
• Traffic Volume Maps
• Traffic Data Reports

Cost: Prices vary (Please contact Carolyn Carney at (412) 391-5590 x303 or ccarney@spcregion.org)

Traffic on Route 28, City of Pittsburgh

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SPECIALIZED PRINTED REPORTS – Includes all standard data products produced by SPC that can be compiled to a user’s special requirements, such as specific geographic areas or various levels of data detail.
Cost: Prices Vary (Please contact Bob Schwartz at (412) 391-5590 x336 or schwartz@spcregion.org)

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SPECIALIZED FILES – Includes all standard data products produced by SPC that can be formatted to a user’s special requirements, such as a text file, Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet file, or Excel spreadsheet file.
Cost: Prices Vary (Please contact Bob Schwartz at (412) 391-5590 x336 or schwartz@spcregion.org)

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