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Activity-Based Model Implementation and Analysis Considerations
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2024-09-01
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Edition:Final Report September 2022 to July 2024
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Abstract:Tour-based and activity-based travel demand models are generally considered more theoretically robust compared to their trip-based counterparts, as activity-based models (ABMs) explicitly model individuals making travel choices in contrast to the aggregate nature of trip-based models. There have been a number of comparisons between trip- and activity-based models, but these comparisons focus almost exclusively on the technical ability of the two model types, while not considering the practical benefits an ABM may or may not have to a transportation agency. This research performs a more holistic comparison between trip- and activity-based models, focused specifically on the practical differences between model types, both in terms of usability and capability for complex analysis. We use the existing Wasatch Front model as a representative trip-based model, and an ActivitySim implementation in the same area as a representative ABM. We create three hypothetical scenarios in both models: a change in land use, an improvement to commuter rail service, and an increase in remote work. We discuss the process of creating each scenario in both models, and perform several example analyses with each scenario and model. We find that many commonly cited reasons for the lack of ABM adoption may not be as applicable as previously thought. ABMs are often considered more complicated than trip-based models, requiring more data and computational resources. While ABMs do require more input data, we found that in our case the complexity of the model and the computational resources required were similar between model types. Additionally, the ABM allows for much more intuitive and straightforward interpretation of results.
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