Simplified 4-Step Transportation Planning Process For Any Sized Area

Mann, William W.; Dawoud, Mazen

doi:10.21949/1403727

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Simplified 4-Step Transportation Planning Process For Any Sized Area

1999-01-01
By Mann, William W. ; Dawoud, Mazen

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Mann, William W. ; Dawoud, Mazen
Corporate Creators:

Virginia. Department of Transportation
Subject/TRT Terms:

Forecasting Modal Split Modeling Rural Areas Small Cities Streamlined Suburbs TP/4in1 Transportation Planning Travel Demand Trip Generation VDOT Model Virginia Department Of Transportation Washington Metropolitan Area
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21949/1403727
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Research Paper
Geographical Coverage:

United States ; Virginia
Corporate Publisher:

Virginia. Department of Transportation
Abstract:

This paper presents a streamlined version of the Washington, D.C. region's 4-step. The purpose for streamlining the model was to have a model that could: replicate the regional model, and be run in a new software that executes the entire 4-step process in one execution on a PC. The streamlined model is similar to, but more simplified than, the regional MPO model, with one major difference. The trip generation and mode split steps result in a trip generation rate of 10.0 vehicle trips per detached household for the suburban/rural trip rate. This is more in line with that of smaller communities and yet much higher than the traditional MPO trip rate for larger areas. The model is now being used for travel forecasting for rural small communities, such as Fauquier County, Virginia, (55,000 population in 1995) on the urban fringe. This model can be adjusted to local area surveys or used "as is" for any sized area, large or small. Using this model makes executing the traditional 4-step modeling process quite easy, even for the novice model practitioner. This article also describes, very briefly, the new software developed to execute this model and is available for free to any public agency.
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