SHIFT/TFMSAugust 2020

Mark Byram

SHIFT/TFMS USER TRAINING OVERVIEW

• Introduction

• Getting access, Navigation and contacts

• Limitations

• Documentation

• Base Annual Forecast Update

• SHIFT Segment Forecast

• Segment Demo

• SHIFT Intersection Forecast

• Intersection Forecast Demo

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MODELING & FORECASTING WEB PAGE

• Manuals, announcements, and training materials will be posted online on the Certified Traffic web page:

Currently located at: (changed today)

https://www.transportation.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/odot/programs/statewide-planning-research/resources/modeling-forecasting

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GETTING ACCESS

• ODOT employees who want access should email Mark Byram.

• You will be sent login instructions

• It was originally intended to give all SHIFT users accounts, but we didn’t want everyone hitting the application during the training.

• For accounts, questions, and issues send email to:

• Mark.Byram@DOT.OHIO.GOV (First contact Mark, until August 30)

• Greg.Giaimo@DOT.OHIO.GOV

• Sandra.Mapel@DOT.OHIO.GOV

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REPORTING BUGS

• Report bugs via Zendesk

• From the user menuClick on “Support”

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LIMITATION: SHIFT IS FOR LOW RISK PROJECTS

• What are Low Risk Projects?• Projects whose design is relatively insensitive to the forecasted traffic and/or not

controversial.

• Usually PDP path 1&2 and maybe 3. Potentially useful to help determine the path.

• These are mostly maintenance projects such as• Culverts

• Resurfacing

• Deck repairs

• Noise wall panel replacement

• Slip repairs

• Etc.

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See online Certified Traffic Manual:

https://www.transportation.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/odot/working/publications/traffic-forecasting-

manual-training

LIMITED TO STATE, US, INTERSTATE ROUTES

• Ramps are excluded for now.

• This could change in the future.

• Application is designed to be expandable to include all routes.

• Consistency between route segments is not guaranteed.

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BASE – ANNUAL STATEWIDE FORECAST

• Current forecast base 2020, 2040 (next year’s update will extend years)

• Segmentation

• Historic volumes

• Incorporation of statewide model

• When? – Late Spring.

• Why? - Incorporate last year’s counts and any model updates.

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NAVIGATING TO TFMS

• Use Google Chrome web browser to minimize browser issues

• https://odot.ms2soft.com/TFMS

• (Live Demo Here – Navigate to Documentation and Support)

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TFMS SEGMENT FORECAST

• Selecting segments and saving lists

Note: Saved lists are cleared with the annual update.

- Graphical selection and query by County-Route-Milepost

• Generate Report – sends email with link to .pdf report

• Report Contents – summary page followed by pages of details for each section.

• Over-Rides

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TFMS INTERSECTION FORECAST

• Getting intersection counts and uploading intersection counts Send email to ODOT.Traffic.Counts@dot.ohio.govNote: Minimum 8 hours required for turn movement counts.

• Selecting intersection

• Generate report

• Report contents

• Over-rides and Road segments without forecasts (Pg. 34 SHIFT Users Guide)• Seasonal factors and partial count factors

• K factors (usually 9% - 11%)

CT Web page or O:\MultiModal\TECHSERV\Traffic_Forecasts\SHIFT

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QUESTIONS?

• The End

• Get account login: Email mark.byram@dot.ohio.gov

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