A Presentation to the MPOAC

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A Presentation to the MPOAC
Florida Model Task Force .the Teamwork Approach

• By Dennis Hooker
• Model Task Force Tri-Chair

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Florida had 15 Urban Areas in 1980

• MPO Planning
• 15 Urban plans

Supported by 15 Urban models All Models
Different
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25 Urban Areas in 1990

• MPO Planning
• 25 Urban plans

Supported by 25 Urban models Florida Standard
Model
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7 New-Urban Areas have Models

• MPO Planning
• 25 Urban plans
• 7 New-Urban plans

Supported by 25 Urban models 7 New-Urban models
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Models are Joined to Support Regional Planning

• MPO Planning
• 25 Urban plans
• 7 New-Urban plans
• Regional Planning

North Central
Supported by 25 Urban models 7 New-Urban
models 6 Regional models
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MPOs MODEL FLEXIBILITY
AND.. The structure of the Florida Standard
Model provides the flexibility for each MPO to
customize for their respective area and
particular application
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Florida also has a Statewide Model

• MPO Planning
• 25 Urban plans
• 7 New-Urban plans
• Regional Planning
• Statewide Planning

Supported by 25 urban models 7 New-Urban
models 6 Regional models 1 Statewide model
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Uses of the Florida Standard Model

• Model Validation
• MPO Plan Updates
• Interstate Master Plans
• FIHS Action Plans
• PDE Studies
• Final Design Studies
• Interchange Justification Reports

• Comprehensive Plans
• DRIs
• Concurrency Applications
• Campus Master Plans
• Toll Feasibility Studies
• Congestion Management Systems

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WHO SUPPORTS ALL THESE MODELS?
FLORIDA MODEL
TASK FORCE
AND MPOs are active members !!
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Florida Model Task Force

• Mission To advance model development and
  applications to serve the transportation planning
  needs of the Department and local governments.
• Operates in a responsive, consistent, and
  credible manner to establish standardized and
  uniform modeling practices.

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Florida Model Task Force Leadership

• MPO Planning and Modeling Dennis Hooker,
  Metroplan Orlando
• Regional Planning and Modeling Daniel Lamb,
  FDOT District 7
• District Planning and Modeling Shi-Chiang Li,
  FDOT District 4

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Florida Model Task Force Voting Members

• 25 MPOs
• 8 FDOT Districts
• 4 Florida Standard Model Users Groups
• Florida Transit Agencies
• Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
• Other State Agencies DCA, DEP

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March 2001 Meeting
MPOs, Counties, Cities, FDOT, Transit Agencies,
FHWA, Consultants, and Universities
72 Attending
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Model Task Force Subcommittees

• Highway Network (HNET) What roads are important
  for auto, trucks, and transit to use
• Freight Planning/Modeling Safe and efficient
  movements of goods and products
• Transit Modeling Public Transportation

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Model Task Force Subcommittees

• Trip Generation How many trips are made
• Geographic Information System (GIS) Mapping the
  transportation systems using state-of-the-art
  Geographic Information Systems
• Transportation Land Use Identify growth and
  development
• Trip Distribution Where did these trips go

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On-Going
Model Task Force (MTF) Freight Subcommittee
Urban Freight Modeling Methodology
Modeling Truck Trips in Urban Areas
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Statewide Intermodal Highway Freight Model
On-Going
Model Task Force (MTF) Freight Subcommittee
Taking Care of Long Distance Freight Trips and
Intermodal Connectors
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On-Going
Model Task Force (MTF) Trip Generation Subcommitt
ee
Life-Style Trip Generation
Taking Care of Snow Birds,Baby
Boomers,Generation X
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On-Going
Model Task Force (MTF) Transit Subcommittee
Generalized Nested Logit Model
Calibrating Transit Models with Sand
(Florida)instead of Snow (Minnesota)
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On-Going
Model Task Force (MTF) Transit Subcommittee
Time-of-Day Modeling
One Step Aheadof the Federal Travel Model
Improvement Program (TMIP) ( We Think !)
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On-Going
Model Task Force (MTF) Trip Distribution Subcommi
ttee
Alternative Trip Distribution Methodology
Looking for a Better Way
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On-Going
Model Task Force (MTF) GIS Subcommittee
GIS Transportation Data Integration
Applying GIS Technology to Networks
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On-Going
Model Task Force (MTF) Land Use Subcommittee
Land Use Transportation Integration
Identifying Equilibrium of Land Use and
Transportation Investments
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Integration of Innovative Modeling Methodologies
into Florida Standard Model
Good Better Best
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How is the Model Task Force Organized
District 1
5 MPOs
District 2
2 MPOs
District 3
4 MPOs
District 4
5 MPOs
CENTRALOFFICE
District 5
4 MPOs
District 6
1 MPO
District 7
4 MPOs
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FDOT Central Office is a non-voting member, what
is their role?

• Develops new modeling methodologies
• Maintains the Florida Standard Model
• Provides technical modeling support
• Manages research projects
• Provides Model Task Force technical and
  administrative support
• Offers training workshops

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The Florida Standard Model Toolbox

• FSUTMS Modeling Software
• Visual Planning Environment (VIPER) Network
  Editor
• Urban Land Use Allocation Model (ULAM) Land Use
  Allocation Software
• GIS-TM (GIS for Transportation Modeling) The
  Bridge between FSUTMS and GIS

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Training Workshops
Florida Standard Model - FSUTMS

• Basic
• Calibration
• DRI
• Special Update

• Basic Transit
• Advanced Transit
• Freight

• GIS/TM
• Applications Conference