Travel Demand Modeling Working Group

Travel Demand Modeling
Working Group

Jason Deshaies, SMTC, Chair

Chris Bauer, CRTC, Co-Chair

Aaron Frankenfeld, AGFTC

Brian Cohen, BMTS

Leigh McCullen, BMTS

Chaim Simon, CRTC

Andrew Tracy, CRTC

Mark Debald, DCTC

Emily Dozier, DCTC

Mike Perry, ECTC

Matthew Grabau, GBNRTC

Jody Binnix, GTC

Chris Tortora, GTC

Jeff Quackenbush, HOCTC

Fernando De Aragon, ITCTC

Jay Lambrix, ITCTC

Adam Levine, NYMTC

Ali Mohseni, NYMTC

Abdus Salam, NYMTC

Fola Aiyedan, NYMTC

Gerry Bogacz, NYMTC

Larisa Morozovskaya, NYMTC

Maniza Pritila, NYMTC

Mike Chiume, NYMTC

Munnesh Patel, NYMTC

Niloofar Ghahramani NYMTC Consultant

Alan Sorensen, OCTC

Stacey Butler, OCTC

James D'Agostino, SMTC

Dennis Doyle, UCTC

Davis Staas, UCTC

Alan Warde, NYSDOT

Richard Batchelder, NYSDOT

Jim Davis, NYSDOT

Nathen Harp, NYSDOT

Geoff Rick, NYSDOT

Deb Nelson, NYSDOT

Sarah Sun, FHWA

Alex Muro, SUNY AVAIL

Catherine Lawson, SUNY AVAIL

Eric Krans, SUNY AVAIL

Adam Tobey, SUNY AVAIL

Travel demand modeling and forecasting is a core function of transportation planning. MPOs rely on their models to produce forecasts for long range transportation plans, corridor studies, air quality conformity, project analyses, and more. New York State DOT uses forecasts produced by MPOs for project development and maintenance and protection of traffic plans. Local communities use these forecasts to understand land use impacts, including traffic impact of specific site development.

Travel demand modeling is a rapidly evolving field, with the introduction of activity-based models, microsimulation models, improved graphic interfaces, and other techniques. This working group facilitates communication among modelers at New York’s MPOs and NYSDOT as they continually work to improve the state of practice.

Modeling

NYSDOT

Engineering Division-

Office of Environment

Modeling & Technology Section

Technology

NYMTC

Data and Modeling

Forecasting

FHWA

Travel Model Improvement Program (TMIP)

Modeling Working Group Goals

Facilitate a network of colleagues to encourage sharing of ideas and questions about modeling on an informal basis throughout the year.
Hold a minimum of ten meetings per year with at least one as an in-person meeting, if feasible. Continue to invite staff from NYSDOT, the Albany Visualization and Informatics Lab (AVAIL) team, and other agencies to meetings to present and discuss data and modeling applications.
Evaluate data needs that are applicable to other Working Groups, including facilitating data coordination among the MPOs and with NYSDOT.
Share interesting modeling application practices at meetings to spur creative thinking towards the broader use of existing and potential tools.
Share best practices related to post-processing activities such as air quality criteria pollutant and GHG emission modeling/estimation, traffic simulations, and other off-model analyses.