2025 COMPASS Public Events

Upcoming Events:

2025 Education Series: Data at Your Fingertips: Using Census Tools to Achieve Success
  • Tuesday, May 20, 2025
    • Session 1: 1:00 – 2:00 pm
    • Session 2: 2:15 – 3:15 pm
    • The two sessions will cover different Census tools – see below. Attend either or both.
  • Free! Online only

Session 1: Census Bureau Tools to Elevate Your Planning and Grant-Writing

  • Date/Time: Tuesday, May 20: 1:00 – 2:00 pm
  • Online via Zoom (Click to register)
  • Description:

This training will introduce participants to the many uses of Census data and the importance of the US Census to Idaho, then provide guidance into how to begin preparing your community for the 2030 Census. The training will then share some of the many surveys conducted by the US Census Bureau and demonstrate how to use Census QuickFacts, Data Profiles, and other tools to help with your grant writing and planning, including how to quickly create charts, graphs, and maps that effectively tell your community’s story.

Session 2: Using Census Business Builder to Paint a Picture of Your Neighborhood

  • Date/Time: Tuesday, May 20: 2:15 – 3:15 pm
  • Online via Zoom (Click to register)
  • Description:

This training will take a deep dive into the Census Business Builder tool, which can be used to find and map demographic, social, economic, housing, labor, and business data at custom scales. The Census Business Builder tool serves as a valuable resource for analyzing and displaying multiple types of data in one place, to aid in planning, from small neighborhoods to multiple counties.

 **There will be a 15-minute break between Session 1 and Session 2. Both sessions will use the same Zoom link. Participants may join for just Session 1, just Session 2, or both.**

Past 2025 Events:

Got Safety? Road Safety Audits and Your Community, May 12 and 13, 2025 
  • Presented by Hermanus Steyn
  • Slides 
  • Video of May 12 Presentation (Coming soon!)
  • 3 AICP Certification Maintenance credits have been approved for the May 13 presentation
  • Speaker Bio
Move What Matters! Open House, March 13, 2025
  • Thursday, March 13, 2025 – COMPASS Office
Let’s Ride Treasure Valley Public Comment Open Houses, February 18 and 19, 2025
  • Tuesday, February 18, 2025 – COMPASS Office
  • Wednesday, February 19, 2025 – Nampa Public Library
Utah’s Road Usage Charge Story, February 3 and 4, 2025
COMPASS 101, January 28 and 29, 2025
  • Presented by COMPASS Executive Director Matt Stoll and COMPASS staff
  • Slides 

To view previous years’ Education Series events, visit our Education Series Archives webpage.