comprehensive planning forecasting process
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TAC Planning
Comprehensive Planning
Forecasting Process
June 9, 2016
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• Socio-Economic Data
• Traffic Volumes on Principal and A-minor Arterials
Local Forecasting Requirements
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• Consistency with
– TPP Current Revenue Scenario
– County plans
– Adjacent city plans
• Consistency in
– Inputs
– Outputs
– Not necessarily methods
Forecast Coordination
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No one single approach to travel forecasting set of
procedures is correct for all applications or contexts
Options:
• Twin Cities Regional Travel Demand Forecast Model
• Locally Developed Model
• Trend Analysis
Forecasting Options
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• Application of
developed/calibrated
models, comparison
against observed data,
sensitivity testing
Validation
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Long Term Models
Daily Models
Tour-Level Models
Trip-Level Models
Network Assignment
New Regional Model
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• Supply data
• Assignment parameters
• Synthetic population
• Each model component separately
• Aggregate assignment validation
• Sensitivity testing
Regional Model Validation
Validation of
Regional Model
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• FHWA Certification Checklist:
– Last model revision
– Model specification
– Calibration data
– Local survey
– Model validation
– Size of network
– Number of zones
– Non-home based travel
Other Models: Documentation
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Check for forecasts done in your area by MnDOT, County,
or Council
Other Option
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• Only appropriate for rural communities where changes in
traffic patterns are limited.
• Must be consistent with population/employment
forecasts
• Beware “jumps” in long-term trends
• Supplement with local knowledge
Trend Analysis
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Discussion
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