This document is intended to summarize the methodology applied thus far for the Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan area’s activity-based model (ABM). ABMs have been quite popular over the years, especially in larger metropolitan organizations such as the Atlanta Regional Council [4], San Francisco County Transportation Authority [5], and Virginia DOT [11]. Historically, the FM metropolitan utilized the traditional four-step travel demand model (TDM) approach. Before continuing with this document, it is the readers’ responsibility to research into the general aspect of ABM, i.e. which MPO has already implemented this type of TDM, what is a tour, what is a chain, types of activities, etc.
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