Modeling Support and Examination of Census Transportation Planning Package

Details

• Creators:
  Anderson, Michael D.
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Alabama in Huntsville ; University Transportation Center for Alabama
• Corporate Contributors:
  Alabama. Department of Transportation ; United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Traffic forecasting
  • Traffic simulation
  • Technology transfer
  • Transportation planning
  • Improvements
  • Metropolitan planning organizations
  • Software packages
  • CTPP
• Publication/ Report Number:
  UTCA Report Number 01330
• Series:
  Census Transportation Planning Package (CTPP)
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Alabama ; United States
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  University Transportation Center for Alabama
• Abstract:
  A Metropolitan Planning Organization is responsible for traffic modeling and traffic forecasting within its region. It uses these traffic forecasts to develop its Transportation Improvement Plan, a five-year plan of needed roadway repairs, improvements, or construction projects. This research focused on three general themes for improving transportation planning and management of a community's transportation system for Metropolitan Planning Organizations within Alabama. The first theme involved developing and teaching workshops on traffic modeling and TRANPLAN, a software package that is difficult to learn and operate for planning purposes. The second general theme examined of the difference between regional and local traffic modeling and developed a regional-to-local modeling system to allow a similar model to be used for different levels of analysis. The regional-to-local modeling system developed by this project used TRANPLAN (regional forecasting tool) and CORSIM (local network micro-simulation package). The final theme was a review of the Census Transportation Planning Package to summarize and disseminate transportation data for the state and its urban areas.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  US DOT project DTRS98-G-0028 ; Alabama DOT project 930-514
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58902/dot_58902_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 532.54 KB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:662ecad8db15437faecec8f0144f265c8013e17a7c212f4d1745a57a0728d2cb