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Requirements for a Washington State Freight Simulation Model
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2009-12-07
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OCLC Number:667618757
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Edition:Final research report.
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Abstract:WSDOT and TransNow have already allocated $190,000 to researchers at the University of Washington and the Washington State University to explore the flow of goods through the transportation system, the dynamics of that flow in response to disruption, and the economic impact to these industries supported by that flow. This on-going research, which will develop a GIS based data flow network, will help increase our understanding of the sensitivity of economic productivity to infrastructure availability, laying the groundwork for reducing the sensitivity and improving the resilience of the transportation system. The requested TransNow funding will be linked to the WSU/UW research effort (and completed by the same team) and will develop specifications for a simulation-based methodology. The results from this project will assist WSDOT in determining the utility and feasibility of simulation tools for exploring freight system resiliency as well assist in planning and engineering decision. The project will develop the requirements for a simulation based methodology that can be used to estimate the impacts of freight flows generated by different economic industry sectors on the transportation system within the State of Washington. The following issues will be addressed: Estimated cost to build the model Data requirements Long-term maintenance of the model Geographic scope of the model methodology
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