TRAVEL MODEL IMPROVEMENTS--FROM CURRENT PRACTICE TO STATE OF THE ART

The federal government's Travel Model Improvement Program (TMIP) seeks to replace the traditional four-step model with a new generation of activity-based/microsimulation models. The new models would be capable of capturing the complexities of travel behavior, traffic operations, and vehicle emissions, resulting in better forecasts. Receptivity to change, however, is a major concern and the subject of a recent survey of model users in Florida. Users were versed in the conventional four-step modeling structure and were asked open- and closed-ended questions about their modeling needs. Overall, the survey revealed how receptive users are to fine tuning versus model restructuring. This article presents a hierarchy of model improvements, a summary of the survey results based on the hierarchy, and a discussion on the implications for model improvement efforts by Florida and other states.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Ewing, R
  • DeAnna, M
  • Li, S-C
• Publication Date: 1996-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 60-63
• Serial:
  • ITE Journal
  • Volume: 66
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
  • ISSN: 0162-8178
  • Serial URL: http://www.ite.org/itejournal/default.asp

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Consumers; Improvements; Mathematical models; Microsimulation; Simulation; Surveys; Traffic models; Travel
• Uncontrolled Terms: Activity models; Users
• Old TRIS Terms: Receptivity
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00729975
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Dec 9 1997 12:00AM