Integration of a Parcel-Level Land Use Model and an Activity-Based Travel Model

This paper develops an integrated application of a land use model operating at a parcel level, which is integrated with an activity-based travel model applied in San Francisco, California. The work describes the specification and estimation of a microsimulation land use model, derived from UrbanSim and using the new Open Platform for Urban Simulation (OPUS). Compared to prior modeling applications, this model is applied using parcels as the spatial unit of analysis. It models household location, business establishment location, and real estate development, all at the parcel level. Measures of accessibility are derived from the San Francisco activity-based travel model, and the predicted locations of households and business establishments are used to update the micro-level inputs needed for the activity-based travel model. Data used in the model include business establishments linked to parcels over several years, and a panel of parcels that allow modeling of parcel development over time. This integration of microsimulated land use and activity-based travel modeling at the parcel level provides significant methodological advancement in integrated modeling, and demonstrates its application in a major urban center.

• Corporate Authors:

  World Conference on Transport Research Society

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• Authors:
  • Waddell, Paul
  • Wang, Liming
  • Charlton, Billy
• Conference:
  • 11th World Conference on Transport Research
  • Location: Berkeley CA, United States
  • Date: 2007-6-24 to 2007-6-28
• Publication Date: 2007

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: CD-ROM
• Features: Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 24p
• Monograph Title: 11th World Conference on Transport Research

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Activity choices; Land use models; Land use planning; Microsimulation; Travel demand
• Uncontrolled Terms: Activity based modeling; Open platforms; Parcel (Land)
• Geographic Terms: San Francisco (California)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01124442
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 23 2009 7:40AM