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Title: Kentucky Travel Demand Model Users Group Overview


1
Kentucky Travel Demand Model Users Group Overview
  • for the
  • TNMUG Organizational Meeting
  • on January 26, 2004 in Nashville
  • by
  • Rob Bostrom, P.E.
  • Division of Multimodal Programs

2
Presentation Overview
  • Overview of Travel Demand Modeling in KY
  • Purpose
  • Players
  • Model Types
  • Model Uses
  • Model Software
  • KY MUG Overview
  • Meeting topics
  • Web site
  • Running the MUG
  • Changes

3
Travel Demand Models/Uses
  • Forecasting - especially new facilities
  • Air Quality - VMT, speed forecasting, Mobile
    5.0b/6.0 inputs
  • Transportation Plans - used for MPO and small
    urban area needs analysis
  • Corridor studies - I-66, I-69, I-74, and other
    major routes
  • Special - CVM (Commercial Vehicle Monitoring)
    station optimization, User Cost Analysis, Detour
    Analysis

4
Modeling Players
  • In-House
  • Multimodal
  • MPOs
  • KIPDA,
  • OKI
  • Lexington
  • Ashland, Clarksville, Owensboro, E-town, Bowling
    Green, Henderson/Evansville
  • Consultants
  • Four Statewide On-Demand Contracts
  • Others on individual projects

5
Modeling Software
  • MinUTP
  • Old models
  • Hybrid Models (Owensboro)
  • Current KYSTM
  • TransCAD
  • New models

6
Travel Demand Models/Types
  • KYSTM
  • MPO
  • County-level
  • Small urban
  • Subarea
  • Sketch

7
Travel Demand Models/Statewide
8
Travel Demand Models/Statewide
9
Travel Demand Models/MPO
10
Travel Demand Models/MPO
11
Travel Demand ModelsCounty-Level
12
Travel Demand ModelsCounty-Level
13
Travel Demand Models/Small Urban Area
14
Travel Demand Models/Subarea
15
MUG Background
  • Going since 1995
  • Formed because of need to evaluate new software
  • Meet about 3 times/year
  • Workshops
  • Morning meetings
  • Participants State, local, consultants, MPO,
    academic, FHWA

16
MUG Topics
  • Travel Demand Models
  • Software
  • TRANSIMS
  • Statewide Model
  • MPO Models
  • Urbanized models

17
MUG Topics
  • Travel Demand Model Interfaces
  • Forecasting/projects
  • Data
  • TMS
  • Surveys
  • SE data
  • OD
  • Air quality/Mobile6.0
  • Other tools
  • Traffic simulation models
  • Freight/Reebie
  • GIS

18
MUG Web Site
  • Web http//www.kytc.state.ky.us/Multimodal/KyTraf
    fic_MUG.htm
  • Members
  • 114
  • Put in Access data base
  • Share w/ whoever
  • Presentations
  • Links
  • TMIP
  • TRB statewide model committee
  • Other MUGs

19
Running the MUG
  • Steering Committee
  • 3-man planning team
  • Everybody helps
  • Meetings
  • Topic selection
  • Securing speakers
  • Meeting prep.
  • Day of meeting
  • Honorariums
  • Meeting follow-up
  • Training credit
  • Publicity
  • Email Distribution List
  • Member list

20
MUG Meeting Details
  • Workshops
  • 4-6 hours
  • 6-10 sessions
  • National experts local experts
  • Topics
  • Speed Estimation
  • Traffic Simulation
  • Travel Surveys
  • Statewide Model Stakeholders
  • Travel Demand Model Data
  • Innovative Modeling Technologies

21
MUG Meeting Details
  • Morning meetings
  • 2-3 hours
  • 4-5 presentations
  • Sponsorship of FHWA/other training
  • HERS/ST (FHWA)
  • REMI
  • TransCAD (Caliper)
  • Statewide Traffic Forecasting (FHWA)

22
MUG Meeting Details
  • Attendance
  • Morning meetings 30-40
  • Workshops 40-60
  • 15-20 different states including presenters from
    CA, FL, DC, TX and others
  • Usually have KY, IN, OH, and WV.

23
Conclusion
  • KY MUG has served KYTC well.
  • Interdisciplinary
  • Training
  • Synergy
  • Win-win
  • Innovative
  • KY MUG prototype for other data/analysis
    partnerships
  • Freight
  • Congestion PMs

24
Contacts
  • KYTC
  • Rob Bostrom, rob.bostrom_at_ky.gov
  • Lynn Soporowski lynn.soporowski_at_ky.gov
  • Thank you for your attention!
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