Modeling a Multi-Modal Megaregion: Arizona’s Sun Corridor Sheds Light on What Drives Industry and Freight: Freight Demand Modeling and Data Improvement Implementation Support

The Arizona Sun Corridor megaregion encompasses portions of five counties that comprise the metropolitan areas served by the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) and the Pima Association of Governments (PAG). MAG, PAG, and the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) collaborated to develop a regional freight model that can be integrated within regional and statewide travel forecasting models to support decisionmaking and analysis across the Sun Corridor megaregion. To develop the megaregional freight model, the project team first completed a comprehensive review of freight data sources to determine what data were available and appropriate for the model. With the available data sources identified, the project team developed a number of major model components (including innovative firm synthesis, supply chain, mode choice and transport, and truck tour models). Together these sub-models formed the megaregional freight model. The process included a supply chain model as well as innovative approaches such as accounting for an evolving market of buyers and sellers and a truck touring model that captured trip chaining activities of freight deliveries of differing classes. Major project objectives included: (1) Conducting a comprehensive review of freight data sources to increase capabilities in freight data collection and data analysis; (2) Developing innovative models (e.g., firm synthesis, supply chain, truck tour); (3) Developing an operational, multimodal freight model for the megaregion; and (4) Emphasizing a behavioral approach to model development to assist in coordinated policy development and provide an effective tool for improving freight operations.

• Record URL:
  https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop17033/fhwahop17033.pdf
• Summary URL:
  https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop17032/fhwahop17032.pdf
• Summary URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/38460
• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/38459
• Corporate Authors:

  Maricopa Association of Governments

  302 North 1st Avenue, Suite 300
  Phoenix, AZ  United States  85003

  Federal Highway Administration

  Office of Freight Management and Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Strategic Highway Research Program 2

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC    20001
• Publication Date: 2017-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 20p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Freight traffic; Multimodal transportation; Regional analysis; Supply chain management; Travel demand
• Identifier Terms: Arizona Department of Transportation; Maricopa Association of Governments; Pima Association of Governments; Strategic Highway Research Program 2
• Uncontrolled Terms: Megaregions
• Geographic Terms: Arizona
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Freight Transportation; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01683769
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-HOP-17-033
• Files: NTL, TRIS, TRB, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 22 2018 9:18AM