CIRCULATOR/DISTRIBUTOR MODEL FOR THE CHICAGO CENTRAL AREA

The city of Chicago is evaluating alternative methods for providing for the distribution of commuters to and workers, visitors and residents in the vibrant and growing central area. A detailed travel model has been calibrated to project ridership on the various circulator/distributor alternatives. The model is based on the Downtown People Mover System travel demand models developed for Los Angeles, Detroit, and Miami. The Chicago central area and the calibration of the circulator/distributor model are described. The calibrated model coefficients are compared with the coefficients used for the Los Angeles, Detroit, and Miami models. Finally, some brief recommendations regarding future circulator/distributor model development and research efforts are presented.

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  • This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1328, Travel Demand Forecasting: New Methodologies and Travel Behavior Research 1991. 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:
  • Kurth, David L
  • Chang, Cathy L
• Publication Date: 1991

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 10-20
• Monograph Title: Travel demand forecasting: new methodologies and travel behavior research, 1991
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1328
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Calibration; Central business districts; Future; Recommendations; Research; Travel
• Uncontrolled Terms: Future research
• Geographic Terms: Chicago (Illinois)
• Old TRIS Terms: Circulator/distributor models
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Research; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00622238
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309051614
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: May 31 1996 12:00AM