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2009 PROGRAM
Conference at a Glance
(Click on a particular session for details)
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Census Transportation Planning Products Program
Ed Christopher*, Federal Highway Administration
American Community Survey
Elaine Murakami*, Federal Highway Administration
Longitudinal Employment Household Dynamics (LEHD) Program
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Jeremy Wu*, U.S. Census Bureau
National Household Travel Survey
Heather Contrino*, Federal Highway Administration
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Applying Meso-scopic Simulation to Evacuation Planning for the Houston Region
Chi Ping Lam*, Chris Van Slyke, & Heng Wang, Houston-Galveston Area Council
Colby Brown, Citilabs
Developing Statewide Evacuation Model Using Dynamic Traffic Assignment
Chi Ping Lam*, Chris Van Slyke, & Heng Wang, Houston-Galveston Area Council
Adaptation and Application of TRANSIMS for the Simulation of Regional Multimodal Evacuation
Brian Wolshon*, Louisiana State University
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Monday, May 18, 2009
Evaluating Regional Pricing Strategies in San Francisco - Application of the SFCTA Activity-Based Regional Pricing Model
Elizabeth Sall*, Billy Charlton, & Elizabeth Bent, San Francisco County Transportation Authority
Greg Erhardt, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc.
The Influence of Gas Prices on Travel Behavior and Toll Revenues
Maren Outwater, Matthew Kitchen, Chris Johnson, & Mark Charnews*, Puget Sound Regional Council
Estimating Volumes for I-95 HOT Lanes in Virginia
Jeremy Raw* & Paul T. Agnello, Virginia Department of Transportation
Kenneth D, Kaltenbach, The Corradino Group
Exploring Travel Preferences of Transit and Shared Ride Users in a Proposed HOV to HOT Conversion
John “Jay” Evans*, Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
Evaluation of Toll Concepts for a Transportation Plan
Matthew Kitchen, Jeff Frkonja*, Chris Johnson, Kris Overby, & Maren Outwater, Puget Sound Regional Council
Forecasting Traffic for a Start-up Toll Road
David Schellinger*, Systra Mobility
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Developing a Sketch Plan Model for the Southern California Association of Governments
Jim Lam*, Caliper Corporation
Trip Table Estimation From Counts: Black Magic or Science?
Daniel Beagan*, Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
Some caveats about adjusting O-D matrices
Michael Florian*, INRO
Generating HTML Format Reports for Travel Demand Models
Chunyu Lu*, Gannett Fleming, Inc.
Balancing Intersection Volumes in A Highway Network
Jin Ren* & Aziz Rahman, HDR Engineering, Inc.
A Recommended Approach to Delineating Traffic Analysis Zones in Florida
Keli Paul & Rob Schiffer*, Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
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Responses to Gas Prices in Knoxville, TN
Vince Bernardin Jr.*, Bernardin-Lochmueller and Associates
Mike Conger, Knoxville Transportation Organization
Survey and Analysis of Household Energy Consumption & Carbon Footprints: Opportunities For Behavioral Changes
Kara Kockelman*, University of Texas at Austin
On-Board Transit Surveys: Impacts of Rising Energy Costs on Transit Patronage
Mary Ross* & Franco Saraceno, Gannett Fleming, Inc.
Daniel Lamb, Florida Department of Transportation District 7
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Peak and Non-Peak VMT: The Impact of Non-Work Travel During Peak
Nancy McGuckin*, Consultant
Heather Contrino, Federal Highway Administration
Exploring Trip Chaining Characteristics From SEMCOG 2005 Household Survey
Liyang Feng* & Jilan Chen, Southeast Michigan Council of Governments
Assessing the impact of transit and personal characteristics on mode choice of TOD users
Deepti Muley*, Jonathan Bunker, & Luis Ferreira, Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Austalia
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Not Just for EJ Anymore: The Technical Application of Methodological and Analytical Assessment Tools by the Boston MPO to Environmental Justice and other Areas of Concern
Bruce Kaplan*, Ian Harrington, & Scott Peterson, Central Transportation Planning Staff to Boston MPO
VMT Reduction Programs - Time for a Change?
Stacey Bricka*, NuStats International
What do DOTs and MPOs Need to Address Climate Change in the Planning Process?
Peter Plumeau*, Resource Systems Group, Inc.
Impact of Transportation Demand Management Policies on Green House Gas Emissions: A Modeling Approach
Wu Sun*, San Diego Association of Governments
Climate Change in Travel Demand Models
Krishnan Viswanathan* & Daniel Beagan, Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
Carbon Emissions and Climate Change: A Study of Attitudes and their Relationship with Travel Behavior
Colin Smith, Mark Fowler*, Elizabeth Greene, & Courtney Nielson, Resource Systems Group, Inc.
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New Calibration and Validation Standards for Travel Demand Modeling
Robert G. Schiffer* & Thomas F. Rossi, Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
From Academia to Application: Results from the Calibration and Validation of the First Accessibility-Based Model
Vince Bernardin Jr., Bernardin-Lochmueller and Associates
Mike Conger*, Knoxville Transportation Organization
How Houston METRO Justified a Rail Bias Factor in their Travel Forecasting Models
Vijay Mahal*, HDR Engineering, Inc.
Vincent Sanders, Houston METRO
Generating an Origin/Destination Table with Disaggregated Zone Structure for Land Development Projects
Xiaobo Liu*, Adam Lanigan, & John Pavlovich, Jacobs Engineering Group
Development of the Graphical User Interface and Improvement and Streamlining of NYMTC's Best Practice Model
Jim Lam*, Andres Rabinowicz, Caliper Corporation
Kuo-Ann Chiao, Mohammed Rashid, & Ali Mosheni, New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (NYMTC)
Using Distributed Processing to optimize Model Run Time on Multi-Cores Server
Chi Ping Lam* & Chris Van Slyke, Houston-Galveston Area Council
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Assigning FAF2 Disaggregation Results using ODME
Krishnan Viswanathan* & Daniel Beagan, Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
Vidya Mysore, Florida Department of Transportation
Truck to Rail Diversion Analysis for the Tennessee I-40/I-81 Study
Daniel Beagan* & Dike Ahanotu, Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
Application of the RUBMRIO Model of Trade and Transport to U.S. Counties and Ports
Avinash Unnikrishnan, Kara Kockelman* & Siva Kakaraparthi, University of Texas at Austin
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Estimating Link Travel Time While Explicitly Considering Vehicle Delay Time at Intersections
Aichong Sun* & KoSok Chae, Pima Association of Governments
Combining Travel Surveys and Physical Activity Studies
Jean Wolf* & Michelle Lee, Geostats
An ITS Evaluation Tool in the FSUTMS Regional Demand Modeling Environment
Mohammed Hadi*, Yan Xiao, & Halit Ozen, Florida International University
Vidya Mysore, Florida Department of Transportation
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Performance Measures for Evaluating Transit Investment/Land Use Scenarios at the Systems Planning Level
Jerome Lutin* & Sunil Saigal, Newark College of Engineering, N.J. Institute of Technology
Charles Goodman & John Sprowls, Federal Transit Administration
Bruce Spear, Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
CorPlan: A Scenario Planning Tool
Chris Sinclair*, Renaissance Planning Group
Testing and Implementing the UPlan Land Use Planning Model at DVRPC
W. Thomas Walker*, Brad Gudzinas, K. Jonathan Kugel, & Brett Fusco Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
SHORT-TERM FOLLOW-UP ASSESSMENT OF A DISAGGREGATE LAND USE MODEL
Stewart Berry, Howard Slavin*, & Srinivasin Sundarum, Caliper Corporation
Application of Demographic Allocation Tool to the Long Range Transportation Plan
Cole Kitten* & Daniel Yang, Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (Austin, TX)
Incorporating a Land Consumption Model with a Statewide Travel Model
Laurence Brown, Indiana DOT
John Ottensmann*, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Jon Fricker, Purdue University
Li Jin, Kittelson & Associates, Orlando, FL
Development and Application of Land Use Model for Santiago, Chile
Francisco Martinez*, University of Chile Santiago
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Calibration of Transit Network Path Builder Model Based on Transit Onboard Survey
Arash Mirzaei*, Hua Yang, & Kathleen Yu, North Central Texas Council of Governments
Keith Norberg, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
The Development of a Direct Demand Non-Home Based Model for Urban Rail Travel
Rhett Fussell*, Joel Freedman, & Bill Davidson, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc
Chaushie Chu, Los Angeles County Metro
CRITICAL ISSUES IN ESTIMATING AND APPLYING NESTED LOGIT MODE CHOICE MODELS
Ramachandran Balakrishna* & Srinivasin Sundarum, Caliper Corporation
A Parking-constrained All-mode Airport Ground Access Mode Choice Model
Ian Harrison*, Central Transportation Planning Staff to Boston MPO
Visitor Travel Model, Special Events Model and Parking Location Choice Model for Studying Transit Improvements: Downtown Dallas Transit Study
Arun Kuppam*, Thomas F. Rossi, Amlan Banerjee, & Saurabh Kumar, Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
Phillip Johnson, Dallas Area Rapid Transit
ESTIMATING PRICE ELASTICITIES OF FERRY DEMAND
Thomas Adler*, Resource Systems Group
Youssef Dehghani, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc.
Celine Gihring, Washington State Ferries
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Is everyone online yet and can we survey them there?
Colin Smith*, Mark Fowler, & Tyson Seely, Resource Systems Group
Large-Scale Deployment of a GPS-Based Household Travel Survey in Cincinnati
Gregory T. Giaimo & Rebekah Anderson, Ohio Department of Transportation
Laurie Wargelin*, abt SRBI
Statistical Evaluation of Transit Onboard Survey Results and Methods
Hua Yang*, Arash Mirzaei, & Kathleen Yu, North Central Texas Council of Governments
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Managing Networks: A GIS- and Project-Based Network Management System for Highways and Transit
Bing Mei*, Institute for Transportation Research and Education, N.C. State University
Using GIS Networks to Represent Model Networks
Hoyt Davis*, Gannett Fleming, Inc.
Breaking the Census "Code": Reconstructing Original Record-Level Data from Summary Tables
Dmitry Messen*, Houston-Galveston Area Council
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A Statistical Evaluation of the Long-Term Impacts of Highway Bypasses on Small Communities
Joshua Mills & Jon Fricker*, Purdue University
A Hybrid Meso-Microsimulation Model for Corridor System Management Plans
Surachet Pravinvongvuth*, DKS Associates
A Sketch Planning Assessment of Managed-Lane Options for the I-5 Freeway Corridor Master Plan
William Loudon*, DKS Associates
A Dynamic 3D Traffic and GIS Model for Enhanced Visualization in Planning
Daniel Morgan*, Caliper Corporation
Rail North Texas: An Innovative Approach to Communicating Complex Funding Issues
Chad Edwards* & Elizabeth Whitaker, North Central Texas Council of Governments
Network Benefit-Cost Analysis: An Overview of the Application of NET_BC Software for Caltrans District 5's System Analysis Study
Judy Lang*, Caltrans District 5
Dean Munn, The Corradino Group
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On Comparing Aggregate Trip-Based and Disaggregate Tour-Based Travel Demand Models
Rebekah S. Anderson & Gregory T. Giaimo, Ohio Department of Transportation
David Schmitt*, AECOM
Act Now: The Incremental Implementation of an Activity-Based Model System in Puget Sound
Joe Castiglione*, Mark Bradley, & John Bowman, BB&C
Maren Outwater & Chris Johnson, Puget Sound Regional Council
A Peek inside the New Black Box: Understanding the Methodology of Knoxville’s New Accessibility-Based Model
Vincent Bernardin, Jr.*, Bernardin, Lochmueller, and Associates, Inc.
On Knowing What You Have When You Get It: Building Activity Models and Learning Activity Modeling Theory
Erik Sabina*, Jennifer Malm, & Suzanne Childress, Denver Regional Council of Governments
John Bowman, BB&C
DeVon Culbertson, DeVon Culbertson, LLC
A New Technique for Destination Choice
William Allen*William J. Allen, P.E., Inc.
Evaluating Transportation Impacts of Forecast Demographic Scenarios Using Population Synthesis and Data Transferability
Joshua Auld*, Abolfazl Mohammadian, & Taha Rashidi, University of Illinois at Chicago
Kermit Wies, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
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Investigation of Speed-Flow Relations and Estimation of Akcelik Volume Delay Functions for Travel Demand Models in Virginia
Jaesup Lee*, Jeremy Raw, & Paul T. Agnello, Virginia Department of Transportation
Dean Munn*, & Kenneth D. Kaltenbach, The Corradino Group
Accounting For Rising Road User Costs in the Recent Indiana Statewide Model Update
Dean Munn*, The Corradino Group
Roy Nunnally & Laurence Brown, Indiana Department of Transportation
Modeling Urban Conditions in Statewide Models: Recent Experience
Jonathan Avner*, Wilbur Smith Associates, Inc.
Creating a Bi-State Travel Demand Model from Two Statewide Models
Rob Bostrom* & Sashank Singuluri, Wilbur Smith Associates, Inc.
Semi-Automated Approach to Develop Focus Area Forecasts from a Statewide Model
Ramakrishna Yennamani* & Greg Erhardt, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc.
Sam Granato & Gregory T. Giaimo, Ohio Department of Transportation
An Integrated Tour-based Behavioral Truck Travel Forecasting Model
Ian Harrington* & David S. Kruse, Central Transportation Planning Staff to Boston MPO
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Integrating Mode Specific Attributes into the Transit Pathfinder in a Manner Consistent with the Multimodal Demand Model
Richard Walker & Bud Reiff*, Metro Portland
Ben Stabler*, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc.
A Disaggregate Quasi-Dynamic Park-and-Ride Lot Choice Model Application with Parking Capacities
John Gibb*, DKS Associates
An Approach to Using A Regional Travel Demand Model for Park-and-Ride Forecasting
Dan Goldfarb*, Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
William Allen, William J. Allen, P.E., Inc.
Sketch Model to Forecast Heavy-rail Ridership Potential
Len Usvyat* & Linda Meckel, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc.
Mary Decarlantonio & Clayton Lane
Using Transit Market Analysis Tools to Evaluate Transit Service Improvements for a Regional Transportation Plan
Mark Charnews* & Jennifer Ryan, Puget Sound Regional Council
Liam Hon, Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
Lessons Learned in Transit Stop Level Ridership Model Deployment
Steve Polzin* & Mark Mistretta, Center for Urban Transportation Research
Rodney Brunner, Gannett Fleming, Inc.
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Practical Implications of Consistent Multi-class Link and Route Flows
Hillel Bar-Gera*, Purdue University
Yu Nie, David Boyce, & Yang Liu, Northwestern University
Changing assignment algorithms: the price of better convergence
Michael Florian* & Shuguang He, INRO
Increasing Precision in Highway Volume Through Adjustment of Stopping Criteria In Traffic Assignment and Number of Feedback
Kathleen Yu*, Arash Mirzaei, & Hua Yang, North Central Texas Council of Governments
APPLICATION OF ACCELERATED EQUILIBRIUM ASSIGNMENT METHODS
Howard Slavin*, Jonathan Brandon, Andres Rabinowicz, & Srinivasin Sundarum, Caliper Corporation
NEW EMPIRICAL STUDY ON ALTERNATIVE TRAFFIC EQUILIBRIUM ALGORITHMS
Zhong Zhou* & Matthew Martimo, Citilabs
Historical Perspectives on Assignment Algorithms
Robert Dial*, Retired
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A Dynamic Traffic Simulation Model on Planning Networks
Qi Yang*, Caliper Corporation
GIS Integration of Traffic Simulation Models
Daniel Morgan*, Caliper Corporation
Assessment of urban transportation networks by integrating transportation planning and operational methods/tools
Sabbir Saiyed*, York Region Transit
Allen Stewart, Royal Military College of Canada
Travel Time Estimation on Arterial Streets
Heng Wang*, Houston-Galveston Area Council
Antoine Hobeika, Virginia Polytechnic University
Integration of Active Traffic Management in the transport planning process - observations and experiences from Germany
Rainer Schwarzmann*, PTV AG
A Multiclass Dynamic Traffic Assignment Model for Special Events Management
Kean Lew, Karen Giese*, Fang Yuan, PTV America
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A New Approach to Regional Transportation Plan Development and Analysis
Jeff Frkonja*, Matthew Kitchen, Maren Outwater, Mark Simonson, & Chris Johnson, Puget Sound Regional Council
Creating an Operations-Based Travel Forecast Tool for Small Oregon Communities
Chris Maciejewski* & Carl Springer, DKS Associates
Blocks and Ribbons: A Public Involvement Tool for Transportation Planning
Franco Saraceno* & Mary Ross, Gannett Fleming, Inc.
Elizabeth Rockwell, Miami-Dade MPO
Technical Innovations in the Regional Planning Processes: SWOT Analysis from a Practitioner’s Perspective
Vladamir Livshits*, Maricopa Association of Governments
Application of the Congestion Management Process in the Development of the Metropolitan Transportation Plan for the Puget Sound Region
William Loudon*, DKS Associates
Model Testing of Creative Strategies and Performance Targets in Napa County
Joseph Story*, DKS Associates
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Travel Model Validation Practice Peer Exchange Findings
David Kurth*, Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
Predicted-Versus-Actual Studies: Why to do it, How to do it, and Lessons Learned (So Far)
Ken Cervenka*, Federal Transit Administration
Shining a Light Inside the Black Box
Dave Schmitt*, AECOM
A Snapshot of Travel Modeling Activities at Five Large MPOs
Fred Ducca*, Robert Ritter, Sarah Sun, Federal Highway Administration
David Kurth*, Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
Federal Data for Modelers – A Summary
Ed Christopher*, Federal Highway Administration
Insights on Transit Forecasts: Quality Control Tests Using Summit
Nazrul Islam*, Federal Transit Administration
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TRANSIMS MICROSIMULATOR APPLICATION FOR IMPROVING FUEL CONSUMPTION AT URBAN CORRIDOR
Jaesup Lee*, Virginia Department of Transportation
Byungkyu (Brian) Park, University of Virginia
Jaeyoung Kwak, University of Virginia
Toward a Consistent and Robust Integrated Multi-Resolution Modeling Approach for Traffic Analysis
Jeff Shelton*, Texas Transportation Institute
Yi-Chiang Chiu, University of Arizona
REGIONAL APPLICATION OF 24-HOUR DYNAMIC TRANSIT ASSIGNMENT
Ian Fisher, TransLink (South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority)
Wolfgang Scherr*, PTV America, Inc.
DTA in practice: Modeling dynamic networks in the real world
Michael Mahut*, INRO Consultants
COMPARING DYNAMIC TRAFFIC ASSIGNMENT APPROACHES FOR PLANNING
Ramachandran Balakrishna*, Daniel Morgan, & Qi Yang, Caliper Corporation
Regional Dynamic Traffic Assignment for Real World Travel Demand Models - Trying it out in San Francisco
Elizabeth Sall, Billy Charlton, & Jim Hicks, San Francisco County Transportation Authority
Michail Xyntarakis*, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc.
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Thursday, May 21, 2009
"Git" a Grip on Your Model
Billy Charlton* & Elizabeth Sall, San Francisco County Transportation Authority
Utilizing Open Source Software for Data Processing and Visualization
Erin Wardell*, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc.
A rational procedure for development of traffic distribution factors and their applications
Harikishan Perugu* & Andrew Rhone, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments
Multi-Modal Planning for the Future of Ann Arbor, Michigan through the Transportation Plan Update
Barbara Arens*, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc.
Restructuring Santa Clara County's Bus System Using Transit Market Research Analysis
Kevin Connolly & Ying Smith, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Ronald West, Andrew Tang, & Arun Kuppam*, Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
Richmond Journey-To-Work Transit Factoring Analysis: A Multivariate Regression Approach
Xueming (Jimmy) Chen* & I-Shian (Ivan) Suen, Virginia Commonwealth University
Data from Automated Fare Collection (AFC)
Robert Guptill*, Central Transportation Planning Staff to Boston MPO
Optimal Zone Design for Feeder Transit Services
Xiugang Li *, Texas A&M University
Network Measurement, Assignment, and Equilibrium for Disaggregate Models
John Gibb*, DKS Associates
How is an Activity-Based Model Set Developed?
John Bowman*, Bowman Bradley and Castiglione
Enterprise Data Model for Transport Planning
Minhua Wang*, Citilabs
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