EVALUATION OF TRANSPORTATION MODELS FOR THE STATEWIDE MODEL TASK FORCE

A blue ribbon panel (BRP) was convened on April 2-3, 2002 to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the current modeling framework in Florida and to determine whether additional modeling methods and tools should be added to the Florida Standard Urban Transportation Model Structure (FSUTMS). Chapter I of this report summarizes the discussions and results of the BRP meeting. The BRP meeting was immediately followed by a Model Task Force (MTF) meeting where members and attendees discussed the BRP report and recommended that a model evaluation study be undertaken to identify new and improved modeling tools that should be included in the FSUTMS toolbox. The results of the MTF meeting are presented in Chapter II of this report. Chapter III provides a brief overview of the four primary software packages considered by the study steering committee using information provided by the software vendors. Chapter IV provides an overview of the steering committee meetings that were held during the model evaluation process. At the request of the steering committee, the project team conducted a survey of transportation planning agencies around the country to learn about user experiences with various travel demand modeling software packages. Chapter V describes the survey procedures and summarizes the results of the survey. Finally, Chapter VI provides a summary of the steering committee evaluation and the subsequent conclusions and recommendations developed by the MTF for consideration by the Florida Department of Transportation Systems Planning Office.

• Record URL:
  https://fdotwww.blob.core.windows.net/sitefinity/docs/default-source/research/reports/fdot-bc353-41-rpt.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  University of South Florida, Tampa

  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 4202 East Fowler Avenue
  Tampa, FL  United States  33620

  Florida Department of Transportation

  Haydon Burns Building, 605 Suwanee Street
  Tallahassee, FL  United States  32301
• Authors:
  • Pendyala, R M
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 119 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Evaluation and assessment; Forecasting; Recommendations; Software packages; Surveys; Travel demand
• Geographic Terms: Florida
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Research; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00964847
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Report
• Contract Numbers: BC353, RPWO #41
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Oct 10 2003 12:00AM