TRANSPORTATION DEMAND FORECASTING
TRB 2005 WORKSHOP
 

INNOVATIVE TRAVEL MODELS:
PROOF OF CONCEPT

TRB 2005 WORKSHOP:

"Innovative Travel Models: Proof of Concept"

The focus of this workshop was on the innovations that have been made in travel demand modeling over the previous decades. While there have been numerous and wide-ranging developments, 5 specific areas are highlighted: discrete choice methods, microsimulation, activity-based modeling, dynamic traffic assignment, and land use modeling. The emphasis was on providing overviews of these methods; presenting the evidence available that these methods have proven to be useful; and looking towards the future in terms of the overall potential of the methods, means of evaluation, and issues of wide-scale implementation. The workshop provided an opportunity to assess what has been accomplished thus far, and to develop key action items for the future in terms of development, application, and evaluation. The intended audience was all in the travel demand modeling community who have either had experience developing and applying innovative methods or who are interested in exploring the use of advanced methods. The presentations were oriented towards a practitioner audience.

PRESENTATIONS

Discrete Choice Models in Transporation: Proof of Concept
Joan L. Walker
Boston University

Innovations in Travel Demand Modeling: Land Use Models
Eric J. Miller
University of Tornoto

Innovations in Travel Demand Modeling: Activity-Based Modeling
John L. Bowman

Dynamic Traffic Assignment
S. Travis Waller
University of Texas, Austin

Microsimulation
Rick Donnelly
PB Consult, Inc.

Adopting Innovative Methods for Planning
Ken Cervenka
North Central Texas Council of Governments

Innovation Needed: Challenges in Near Term Practice
T. Keith Lawton

Innovations in Travel Modeling: Accomplishments and Challenges for the Future
Frank Koppelman
Northwestern University

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Last update 2/3/2005