MIAMI DOWNTOWN PEOPLE MOVER DEMAND ANALYSIS MODEL

Various methods for estimating Downtown People Mover (DPM) System demand have been developed and applied in DPM planning activities in many different cities since the early 1970s. In addition, the UMTA Office of Planning Methods and Support sponsored the development of a report of state-of-the-art methods for DPM system planning that included suggested DPM demand estimation procedures. As part of the detailed studies and evaluations conducted in accordance with UMTA guidelines, the city of Miami, Florida, adopted the method suggested by UMTA, with some modifications, and applied it to the Miami DPM system (Metromover) preliminary engineering project. The full Miami system, consisting of the Central Business District (CBD) Loop with the Omni and Brickell legs, was selected and adopted through this process. Because there was insufficient federal funding for the entire project it was agreed that the downtown loop would be built initially. The CBD Loop portion of Metromover became operational in April 1986. The completion of the full Metromover system with the Omni and Brickell legs is in the process of Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) preparation. For the Omni and Brickell legs EIS project, it became possible to update the Metromover demand analysis model and validate it against actual Metromover ridership. This paper presents a description of the Metromover demand analysis model, the model validation process and results, and the model's application to future Metromover legs. Recommended future modifications to the Metromover demand analysis model also are discussed.

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  • This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1167, Transportation Planning and Automated Guideways. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Brooks, Kathie G
  • Sung, Myung-Hak
• Publication Date: 1988

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 21-27
• Monograph Title: Transportation planning and automated guideways
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1167
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Applications; Mathematical models; People movers; Travel demand; Validation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Modifications
• Geographic Terms: Miami (Florida)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Research; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00479446
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309047080
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Feb 28 1989 12:00AM