Kentucky Travel Demand Model Users Group Overview

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Modeling Software

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

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Travel Demand Models/Types

• KYSTM
• MPO
• County-level
• Small urban
• Subarea
• Sketch

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Travel Demand Models/Statewide
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Travel Demand Models/Statewide
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Travel Demand Models/MPO
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Travel Demand Models/MPO
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Travel Demand ModelsCounty-Level
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Travel Demand ModelsCounty-Level
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Travel Demand Models/Small Urban Area
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Travel Demand Models/Subarea
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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

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MUG Topics

• Travel Demand Models
• Software
• TRANSIMS
• Statewide Model
• MPO Models
• Urbanized models

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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.

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Conclusion

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

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Contacts

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