Developing Statewide Weekend Travel Demand Forecast and Mode Choice Models for New Jersey

Realizing the benefits of statewide travel demand models, more and more states have already been or are in the process of developing various statewide procedures, structures, or uniform models for travel demand forecast and mode choices. The core contents of these statewide models range from land use, intercity city travel, toll facility, to freight movements and more. However, a quick scan of the existing literature reveals that little attention or activity can be found in the area of developing statewide weekend travel demand forecast and mode choice models despite the widely recognized increasing travel on weekend. This manuscript intends to fill the gap by introducing an on-going effort undertaken by New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) to develop statewide weekend travel demand forecast and mode choice models in New Jersey. Applying a holistic approach that balances state of art research and practical modeling applications for multiple agencies, the research team has examined the unique characteristics of weekend travel, evaluated travel survey data, developed specifications for a statewide weekend travel demand forecast model that can be incorporated into the existing long range transportation planning (LRTP) process at both metropolitan and state levels.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board

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  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Authors:
  • Liu, Rongfang
  • Deng, Yi
• Conference:
  • Transportation Research Board 87th Annual Meeting
  • Location: Washington DC, United States
  • Date: 2008-1-13 to 2008-1-17
• Date: 2008

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: DVD
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 20p
• Monograph Title: TRB 87th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers DVD

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Forecasting; Land use models; Land use planning; Long range planning; Mode choice; Traffic models; Transportation modes; Transportation policy; Travel behavior; Travel demand; Weekends
• Identifier Terms: New Jersey Department of Transportation
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; I10: Economics and Administration; I71: Traffic Theory;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01091561
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 08-2420
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Apr 23 2008 9:25AM