2007 Program/Presentations/Papers

The NEXT CTPP
Ed Christopher, Federal Highway Administration

Accessing American Community Survey D ata from American FactFinder
Nanda Srinivasan, Cambridge Systematics, Inc.

Introduction to the National Household Travel Survey
Heather Contrino, Federal Highway Administration

2001 NHTS Data Transferability
Elaine Murakami, Federal Highway Administration

Ilir Bejleri, University Of Florida
Lina Kulikowski, Broward County MPO

This workshop will present a variety of GIS tools that may assist transportation planners in the state DOT’s, MPO’s, counties and local government’s processes in the area of project prioritization, environmental and socio-cultural analysis, safety and traffic modeling. The workshop will describe the place of each tool in the larger picture of transportation planning, followed by a description of the required GIS databases and tools’ operation environments such as web-based or standalone. The workshop will include a description of the main components of each tool followed by a demonstration of their operation. Basic knowledge of GIS is essential to attend this workshop.

Workshop presentation slides

Jeff Kramer, Center for Urban Transportation Research, University of South Florida
Scott Payne, University of Tampa
Hal Beardall, Florida Conflict Resolution Consortium
Kristine Williams, Center for Urban Transportation Research, University of South Florida
Karen Seggerman, Center for Urban Transportation Research, University of South Florida

The best transportation modeling and planning can sometimes be completely undone by the political dynamics of local governments, MPOs, and various interests. Elected officials have the power to promote and sustain a good plan . . . or to undermine or even destroy it.

In this workshop, we'll focus on ways to help bridge the gap between the technical and political in a lively exploration of communication modes and political realities. Topics will include:

• An Elected-Eye View of the transportation decision environment
• Strategies for visual and oral communication of technical information
• Facilitating constructive dialogue among elected officials and between elected officials, technical staff, stakeholders, and the general public.

“On The Map” – The Census Bureau’s New Tool for Residence-Workplace Analysis
John M. Abowd & Fredrik Andersson, Cornell University and U.S. Census Bureau
Matthew L. Freedman, University of Maryland and U.S. Census Bureau
Jeremy S. Wu*, U.S. Census Bureau

Using LEHD Data for Travel Demand Models : The Florida Experience
Krishnan Viswanathan*, Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
Vidya Mysore, Florida Department of Transportation
Nanda Srinivasan, Cambridge Systematics, Inc.

Planning Transit Facilities and Service with GIS and LEHD on the Map
Craig A. Lamothe, Metro Transit

Development of a Traffic Count Database for Travel Model Calibration
Brian D. Mohr*, Liyang Feng, & Tom Bruff, Southeast Michigan Council of Governments

Methods for Conducting Origin-Destination Travel Surveys on High Volume Facilities
Edwin N. Hard* and Stephen P. Farnsworth, Texas Transportation Institute

Using GIS to Understand the Spatial Distribution of Mobile Emissions: An Alternative Approach to Air Quality Planning and Conformity Analysis
Vincent L. Bernardin, Jr., Northwestern University

Benefits of a Multi-Year Travel Model Network Coding Environment
Francisco J. Torres* and Ken Cervenka, North Central Texas Council of Governments

A Practitioner’s Guide to Evans Congestion-Equilibrium Travel Simulation
W. Thomas Walker*, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
Thomas F. Rossi, Cambridge Systematics, Inc.

Empirical Comparison of Alternative Equilibrium Assignment Methods
Howard Slavin*, Jonathan Brandon, & Andres Rabinowicz, Caliper Corporation

New Computational Results on Solving the Sequential Procedure with Feedback
David Boyce*, Northwestern University
Christopher R. O'Neil, Capital District Transportation Committee
Wolfgang Scherr, PTV America, Inc.

A Practical Equilibrium Dynamic Assignment Model for Planners
Song Gao*, Jonathan Brandon, & Andres Rabinowicz, Caliper Corporation

The Impact of Convergence Criteria on Equilibrium Assignment
Yongqiang Wu*, Huiwei Shen, & Terry Corkery, Florida Department of Transportation

In this session, Members of various facets of the transportation planning community will discuss the successes and lessons learned about communication and collaboration in order to promote user awareness and an improved state of the practice. Topics to be covered include: How do ideas move? How does best practice get promoted? How is an industry made aware of available resources? And what happens when systems are not in place for the effective communication of ideas, best practices and available resources? How do programs such as the Travel Model Improvement Program and the Transportation Planning Capacity Building Program impact the transportation planning community, and what of communities, programs or issues that don’t have this type of support? Is success or failure predicated on support infrastructure, and if so, how do you get the infrastructure up and running?

Travel Model Improvement Program (TMIP) Penelope Weinberger, Texas Transportation Institute

Next Generation Simulation Program James Colyar, Federal Highway Administration

Travel Modeling Work Group (TMWG) Ron Milone, Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations

Modeling the Travel Impacts of Smart Growth Strategies
William R. Loudon, DKS Associates

Growing Smartly Around an Existing LRT Line - A Case Study in Sacramento
Brad S. Lane*, & Aaron Hoyt, Fehr & Peers Transportation Consultants

Reimplementing Metroscope: Portland’s Land Use Model
Jim Cser & Sonny Conder*, Portland Metro
Ben Stabler, PTV America

Improving Survey Design through Community Group Input
Chris Simek*, NuStats
Hubert Morgan, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
Mary Kay Christopher, MKC Associates

Weighting Household Surveys
David F. Pearson, Texas Transportation Institute

Using an Odometer and a GPS Panel to Evaluate Travel Behaviour Changes
Peter Stopher*, Natalie Swann, & Camden FitzGerald, The University of Sydney

Enhancing the Quality of Transferred Household Travel Survey Data: A Bayesian Updating Approach Using MCMC with Gibbs Sampling
Yongping Zhang & Abolfazl (Kouros) Mohammadian*, University of Illinois at Chicago

Using NHTS to Estimate Activity Patterns
Heather Contrino, Federal Highway Administration
Nancy McGuckin*

Ten Years Later…- A Comparison of SEMCOG 1994 and 2004 HH Survey
Stephanie J. Taylor* & Liyang Feng, Southeast Michigan Council of Governments

Creating a Statewide Modeling System in Virginia
Paul T. Agnello, Virginia Department of Transportation

Modeling of Alternatives During Long-Range Transportation Plan Development
Robert G. Schiffer, Cambridge Systematics, Inc.

How Does Your Model Measure Up?
Phillip S. Shapiro* & Frank Spielberg, VHB

Florida’s New Standards for Transit Modeling
Dave Schmitt*, AECOM Consult, Inc.
Huiwei Shen & Yongqiang Wu, Florida Department of Transportation

Are Traffic Analysis Zones Too Big for Useful Analysis?
Ashutosh Kumar* & David Schmitt, AECOM Consult, Inc.

Value Analysis for Truck Toll Lanes in Southern California
Keith L. Killough, Southern California Association of Governments

Calibrating the Ohio Statewide Travel Model
Patrick Costinett* & Andrew Stryker, PB Americas

Development of the Pennsylvania Statewide Commodity-Based Freight Model
Wade L. White*, AICP, Citilabs, Inc.
Patrick Anater, Gannett Fleming, Inc.
Brian Wall, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

Los Angeles County Cargo Forecasting and Simulation Model
Maren Outwater*, Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
John Stesney, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Vamsee Modugula, Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
Michael Clarke, Citilabs

Survey Design with a Focus on Model Validity
Stacey Bricka*, NuStats
Kermit Wies, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning

SEMCOG Household Travel Survey Data Processing and Reasonableness Check
Brian D. Mohr* & Jilan Chen, Southeast Michigan Council of Governments

Capturing Special Population Groups through Targeted Sampling
Leta Huntsinger*, PB Americas
Stacey Bricka, NuStats

Effect on Model Sensitivities of Combining Transferable Data From Separate Home Interview Surveys
Gregory Giaimo*, Ohio Department of Transportation
Jonathan Avner, Wilbur Smith Associates

Deducing Mode and Purpose from GPS Data – Case Studies
Peter Stopher*, Camden FitzGerald, & Jun Zhang, The University of Sydney

GIS Applications for Origin-Destination Surveys
Greg Spitz* & John Lobb, Resource Systems Group
Daniel Jacobs, MTA Bridges & Tunnels
Wayne Bennion, Wasatch Front Regional Council

Development of an Activity-Based Model in the Lake Tahoe Region
Christi Willison*, Chris Frazier, & Tracey Lauritzen, PB Americas
Keith Norberg, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency

A Comprehensive Econometric Microsimulator for Daily Activity-travel Patterns (CEMDAP): Design, Sensitivity Testing, and Evaluation as a Policy Analysis Tool
Arash Mirzaei*, Bin Chen, & Ken Cervenka, North Central Texas Council of Governments
Chandra R. Bhat, University of Texas at Austin

Denver’s Activity-Based Model Project: Status Report, Lessons Learned So Far, and Advice on How You Can Do It Better than We Have
Erik E. Sabina, Denver Regional Council of Governments
Thomas F. Rossi*, Cambridge Systematics, Inc.

Network Equilibrium with Activity-Based Models: The New York Experience
Peter Vovsha*, Robert Donnelly, Surabhi Gupta; PB Americas

Comparison of Activity Based Tour Model to Four-Step Model as a Tool for Metropolitan Planning
Bruce Griesenbeck* & Gordon Garry, Sacramento Area Council of Governments

An Update on Advanced Model Developments
Ken Cervenka, North Central Texas Council of Governments

A Practical Approach for Post-Processing Managed Lane Facilities
Dan Goldfarb, Cambridge Systematics, Inc.

Estimating Congestion Costs Using a Transportation Demand Model of Edmonton, Canada
C.R. Blaschuk,* University of Calgary
A.T. Brownlee, City of Edmonton
J. D. Hunt, University of Calgary

Multi-Modal Bi-Criterion Traffic Assignment for Toll Roads
Jian Zhang*, Jonathan Brandon, & Andres Rabinowicz, Caliper Corporation

Using Spreadsheet Models for Toll Revenue Forecasting
Donald Hubbard, PB Americas

Establishing a Metropolitan Network of Congestion-Free Freeways
Patrick DeCorla-Souza, Federal Highway Administration

Analyzing the Effects of Tolls and Operating Costs on Statewide Travel Patterns
Vishal Gossain*, Thomas A. Williams, Joseph P. Savage, Jr., & Christopher E. Mwalwanda, Wilbur Smith Associates

Methods to Assess Land-Use and Transportation Balance
Carlos A. Alba*, PB Americas
Edward Beimborn & Alan J. Horowitz, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee

Developing an Integrated Land Use and Transportation Modeling System in Small to Medium Sized MPOS: Experiences from the Montgomery, Alabama, Model Development Project
Michael J. Clay* & Kim Mullins, Auburn University

TELUM – Interactive Software for Evaluating Land Use Implications of Transportation Projects
Branislav Dimitrijevic* & Lazar N. Spasovic, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Statewide Land Use Allocation Model for Florida
Stephen Lawe* & John Lobb, Resource Systems Group
William Olsen, Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise

Development of the DELTASIM Integrated Regional Land Use/Transport Model
Wade L. White*, AICP, Citilabs, Inc.
Daniel Lamb, Florida Department of Transportation District 7

A Study of Alternative Land Use Forecasting Models
Soon Chung* & Fang Zhao, Florida International University

The Creation of Point-Based Household and Job Geographic Datasets for Travel Modeling: Discussion of the Development Process and of Modeling Benefits
Jeremy Papuga*, Erik Sabina, DeVon Culbertson, Denver Regional Council of Governments

Variability in the MORPC Disaggregate Tour-Based Model and Its Impact on Air Quality Conformity
Rebekah S. Anderson*, Ohio Department of Transportation
Zhuojun Jiang, Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission

Convergence of an Activity-Based Travel Model System to Equilibrium: Experimental Designs and Findings
John Gibb*, DKS Associates
John L. Bowman, Transportation Systems and Decision Sciences

STEP3- Household Microsimulation for Demographic and Land Use Forecasting
Stewart Berry*, Srinivasan Sundaram, & Howard Slavin, Caliper Corporation

Microsimulation of Intra-Urban Commercial Vehicle and Person Movements: Model Calibration and Performance
John Gliebe*, Portland State University
Ofir Cohen, PB Americas
John Douglas Hunt, University of Calgary

Using Parcel Level Data for an Activity-Based Tour Model
Bruce Griesenbeck* & Gordon Garry, Sacramento Area Council of Governments
John L. Bowman, Transportation Systems and Decision Sciences

Developing a Walk-Out Evacuation Plan for Washington, D.C.
Phil Shapiro*, Dalia Leven, & Joe Ojeda, VHB

Developing a Statewide Evacuation Traffic Forecasting Model Using Capacity Constrained Hourly Assignment
Scott Thompson-Graves* & Laura Rice, Whitman, Requardt, and Associates
Mike DuRoss, Delaware Department of Transportation
Mamie Lynch, Edwards and Kelcey, Inc.

Microsimulation Modeling of Evacuation Scenarios at Los Alamos National Laboratory
Ed Van Eeckhout*, Phil Romero, Kriste Henson, Lori Dauelsberg, & Kirt Anderson, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise Comprehensive Evacuation Plan
Michael L. Werner, Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise

Development of Hurricane Rita Evacuation Trip Tables for the Houston-Galveston Region
Jim D. Benson*, Texas Transportation Institute
Chris Van Slyke & Alan C. Clark, Houston-Galveston Area Council

Tutorial: Fundamentals of Dynamic Traffic Assignment Implementation
Srinivas Peeta, Purdue University
S. Travis Waller, University of Texas, Austin
Thanasis Ziliaskopoulos, University of Thessaly, Greece

Panel: Applications of Dynamic Traffic Assignment
Tom Vick, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
Jim Hicks, PB
Yi-Chang Chiu, University of Arizona

Presentation: This three part session will begin with an overview of the Joint FTA/FHWA Planning regulation issued on February 14, 2007 (Valentine’s Day), with emphasis on new and changed provisions. This will be followed by presentation of a cross-section of short case study examples of how these new and changed provisions are already being followed in a cross-section of transportation planning processes by MPOs, States, and transit operators. The third segment will feature a short overview of transportation planning elements that have proven most influential to conducting a credible transit Alternatives Analysis in preparation for seeking FTA New Starts funding.

Discussion: Interspersed and following the presentation above will be facilitated discussion and a question/answer period among all.

Presentation: Visualize Your Assets with HERS-ST
Robert Mooney, FHWA

The HERS-ST software is an asset management decision tool used to analyze highway “needs” for programming and planning at the State and MPO level. HERS-ST answers questions such as:

• What level of capital expenditure is justified on benefit-cost grounds?
• What user cost level will result from a given stream of investment?
• What investment level is required to achieve a certain level of performance?
• What is the cost, over 20 year, of correcting all existing and accruing highway deficiencies?

Hands-on Demonstration: This HERS-ST workshop will provide a hands-on demonstration to the software and will focus on utilizing the decision tool’s GIS capability to visualize highway infrastructures. The workshop will demonstrate and instruct the participant on how to utilize and display asset management data in a GIS forum. Participants should bring their own laptops if they desire to actively participate. Copies of software will be available for use during workshop.

A Multi-Resolution Modelling Framework in the Montreal Area
Pascal Volet*, Francine Leduc and Christian Letarte, City of Montreal

Pseudo Dynamic Traffic Assignment: A Duration Based Static Assignment Process
Chris Simons* & David Pickworth, PBS&J, Inc.

Large-Scale Corridor Analysis Using Microscopic Traffic Simulation
Daniel Morgan*, Caliper Corporation
Farid Nowshiravan, Caltrans, District 12

Simulation-Based Equilibrium Assignment: Insights and Future Challenges
Michael Mahut*, Michael Florian, & Nicolas Tremblay, INRO Consultants Inc.

Dynamic Origin-Destination Trip Table Estimation for Transportation Planning
Ramachandran Balakrishna, Caliper Corporation

The Secrets to HCM Consistency Using Simulation Models
Ronald T. Milam, Fehr & Peers

Enhancing Travel Demand Forecasting Model Results Using Intersection Control Specific Delays and Turning Movement Level Matrix Estimation for a Downtown Circulation Study
Gregory T. Giaimo, Ohio Department of Transportation

Analysis of Time of Day Models from Various Urban Areas
William G. Allen, Jr., Transportation Planning Consultant

Using Sub-Zone Assignment in an Otherwise Traditional Four-Step Model
Aichong Sun* & Thomas Cooney, Pima Association of Governments

Sampling Alternatives to Reduce Runtime
Ofir Cohen*, Christi Willison, & Andrew Stryker, PB Americas

A Model for Joint Choice of Airport and Ground Access Mode
Surabhi Gupta, Peter Vovsha*, & Robert Donnelly, PB Americas

Estimation of a Weekend Location Choice Model for Calgary
KJ Stefan*, JDP McMillan, & CR Blaschuk, City of Calgary
JD Hunt, University of Calgary

Transit Fare Elasticity: A WMATA Experience
Shi (Shelley) Xie, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Bus Rapid Transit as a Catalyst for Land Use Change: The Route 1 Corridor Case Study
Matthew H. Hardy, Noblis

Optimizing Transit Operations in Vancouver, B.C.: TransLink’s Rapid Transit Model
Ian Fisher, GVTA/TransLink
Wolfgang Scherr*, PTV America Inc.

How to Conduct a Cost-Effective Transit Alternatives Analysis
James Czarnecky*, DMJM Harris Planning
David Schmitt, AECOM Consult

Custom Applications for Calculating Transit Operating Statistics from Travel Demand Forecasting Model Output
Herbert Higginbotham, Connetics Transportation Group, Inc.

Transit Path-Building: “To Multipath or Not to Multipath”
David L. Kurth* & Suzanne Childress, Parsons
Erik Sabina & Sreekanth Ande, Denver Regional Council of Governments
Lee Cryer, Regional Transportation District

Latent Demand Forecast Model for Columbus Pedestrian Thoroughfare Plan
Zhuojun Jiang*, Ahmad Al-Akhras, Christopher Gawronski, & Anthony Hull, Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission

Validation of Speeds and Capacities in a Large Regional Model
Shi-Chiang Li, Florida Department of Transportation
Kenneth D, Kaltenbach* & Sunil K. Saha, The Corradino Group
Jeffrey Bruggeman & David Schmitt, AECOM Consult, Inc.

A Comparison of Geocoding Methodologies for Transportation Planning Applications
Jennifer Indech Nelson*, Randall Guensler, & Hainan Li, Georgia Institute of Technology

Automated Project Evaluation (Using the Internet to Evaluate Long Range Transportation Plan Projects)
Mary Ross*, Hoyt Davis, & Rodney Bunner, Gannett Fleming, Inc

Identifying the Long-Range Transportation Improvement and Funding Needs of Urban Areas in Texas
Kevin M. Hall* & Tim Lomax, Texas Transportation Institute
Greg Lancaster, Texas Department of Transportation

Comparing Methodologies for Estimating Internalization of Trips
Brad Lane* & Jerry Walters, Fehr & Peers Transportation Consultants

Statewide Modeling Validation Measures and Issues
Rob Bostrom, Tom Williams, Yong Zhao, Paul Hershkowitz, Chandler Duncan, Anne Reyner, Sashank Singuluri, & Dave Powers*, Wilbur Smith Associates, Inc.

Design, Estimation, and Calibration of the Ohio Statewide Short Distance Travel Models
Rosella Picado*, Joel Freedman, Andrew Stryker, & Greg Erhardt, PB Americas

Calibration and Application of the Ohio Long Distance Travel Model
Greg Erhardt* & Joel Freedman, PB Americas

VALIDATE – A Nationwide Dynamic Travel Demand Model for Germany
Peter Vortisch* & Volker Waßmuth, PTV AG

Applications of a Statewide Travel Forecasting Model
Michael Doherty, URS Corporation
James Fennessy, Fennessy Associates
Eric Songer*, URS Corporation

California Statewide Model for High Speed Rail
Maren Outwater*, Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
Dan Leavitt, California High-Speed Rail Authority
Chuck Purvis, Metropolitan Transportation Commission
Vamsee Modugula, Cambridge Systematics, Inc.

Application of the MORPC Micro-Simulation Model: New Starts Review & Results
Dave Schmitt, AECOM Consult, Inc.

Calibration of the Regional Mode Choice Models for Los Angeles and Miami for New Starts Forecasting
Bill Davidson*, Dawn McKinstry, & Marie Elsie-Dowell, PB Americas

Improving Consistency between Transit Path-Building and Mode Choice in Las Vegas
David L. Kurth*, Suzanne Childress, & Sathya Thyagaraj, Parsons

Examination of a Quality Control Forecast Model for Transit New Starts Projects
Arash Mirzaei* & Huimin Zhao, North Central Texas Council of Governments

Evaluating the Effects of Transit Crowding – Trans Bay Ridership Forecasting Model
Vamsee Modugula* & Elizabeth Sall, Cambridge Systematics
Anthony Bruzzone, AC Transit

Ohio Statewide Passenger Transit Calibration
Rebekah S. Anderson*, Ohio Department of Transportation
Patrick Costinett, PB Americas

Investigation of Potential Transportation Alternatives for an Aging Population
Beverly G. Ward*, University of South Florida
Mike Neidhart, Volusia County MPO

Use of NHTS Data to Develop Key Statewide Travel Parameters
Heather Contrino*, Federal Highway Administration
Nanda Srinivasan, Cambridge Systematics, Inc
Yuki Nakamoto, Federal Highway Administration

West Central Florida Regional Planning Model
Rich Tillery* & Hoyt Davis, Gannett Fleming, Inc.
Danny Lamb, FDOT – District Seven

Design of Florida’s Turnpike’s State Integrated Land-Use Travel Demand Model
Thomas Adler*, Resource Systems Group
Youssef Dehghani, PB Americas
Michael Doherty, URS Corp

PAG’s Network Translation Tools
Don Freeman* & Thomas Cooney, Pima Association of Governments

Automatic Transfer of GPS Travel Time Data to a Roadway Network
Francisco J. Torres, North Central Texas Council of Governments

Applicability of Paths Derived in Regional Planning Models to Traffic Micro-Simulation
Paul Ricotta*, Caliper Corporation
Jon Fricker, Purdue University
Kent Anderson, Columbus, IN Metropolitan Planning Organization
Dan Morgan, Caliper Corporation

Incorporating Pricing Alternatives in the NEPA Project Development Process
Patrick DeCorla-Souza, Federal Highway Administration

Reducing Model Run Times Using Distributed Computing: An East-West Gateway Council of Governments Case Study
Matthew Martimo*, Citilabs, Inc.
Lubna Shoaib, East-West Gateway COG
Victor Siu, Citilabs, Inc.

Using BRT to Maximize Person Capacity within Limited Right of Way
William Ball* & Joel Rey, Tindale-Oliver & Associates, Inc.

Lee’s Summit Benefit Analysis Tool
Daniel Tempesta, Cambridge Systematics

Who Shifted My Transportation Planning Paradigm?
Ronald T. Milam, Fehr & Peers

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