01485238

Component

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) maintains travel demand models for all Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) within the state of Virginia through the Virginia Transportation Modeling (VTM) program including seven medium-sized community MPOs. These seven MPOs are all located in the western part of the state. Traditionally, travel demand modeling for all MPO areas within Virginia has been performed by VDOT modeling staff, but during FY-2009 and 2010, MPO model application work was transferred from VDOT to MPO modeling staff. VDOT provided training for all MPO regions to assist with this transitional process, but additional training and resources were provided for medium-sized community MPOs since they lacked the technical staff resources that the larger MPO regions in the eastern part of the state had. This presentation and paper will discuss the new modeling tools that VDOT staff developed to assist medium-sized community MPOs in Virginia in this process including standardized interfaces and methodologies, reports for summarizing model results, integrating models with State geographic information system (GIS) systems, and customizing model capabilities to better meet MPO needs. Additionally, within the next few years, VDOT is planning to make further improvements to these modeling tools using new data that will be available, e.g., 2009 NHTS, 2010 Census, etc. This paper and presentation will discuss lessons learned during the recently completed effort and plans for future improvements.

01483192

English

9p

2010

12th National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized Communities

Digital/other

CD-ROM; Figures; Maps; Tables

Geographic information systems; Methodology; Metropolitan planning organizations; Technical assistance; Training; Travel demand

Virginia

Education and Training; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Jun 27 2013 12:50PM

• A Literature Review of Current Events and Trends in Ciclovía Programs across America
• A New Traffic Assignment Method for Small and Medium Communities
• A Standardized Tool for Calculating Road User Benefits
• A Transportation Safety Planning Tool for the City of Ames
• An Economical Methodology for Development of Land Use and Socio-economic Forecasts for Long-range Transportation Plans (LRTPS)
• An Investigation of the Transferability of Trip Generation Models
• Application of a Combined Travel Demand and Microsimulation Model for a Small City
• Application of Dynamic Traffic Assignment in a Small-Urban Area
• Applying a Multi-Resolution Modeling Approach for Master Planning of State Route 285 Corridor at Wenatchee Valley, WA
• Applying the Housing + Transportation Affordability Index in Your Metro Area
• Circulator Guidebook: Dupage Local Area Circulator Study
• Comparison of Five Metropolitan Washington Travel Demand Models
• Data Alternatives in Support of Regional Travel Demand Modeling
• Dynamic Model Visualization and Investigation
• Estimating Arterial Performance in Small and Medium-Sized Communities
• GLOBEWARM – A Tool to Estimate Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Roadway Vehicles
• Integrating Planning and Operations for a Comprehensive Transportation Management System
• Lessons Learned: A Community Driven Approach to Infrastructure Improvement
• Moving the Guests at a 400th Anniversary: Jamestown 2007
• MPO Planning Resources – An Internet-Based Tool
• Northern Minnesota/Northern Wisconsin Freight Plan
• Prioritizing Projects for the Metropolitan Transportation Plan -- The Lexington Experience
• Public Involvement in Bicycle Safety
• Safe Routes to School: A Collaborative Approach
• Small-Town Transportation Assessments that Work: Combining Community Learning and Research Strategies
• The School Travel Plan as a Community Planning Tool
• Transit Node Analysis: Comparing Street-Level Physical and Socioeconomic Factors Using a Layered GIS Approach
• Transportation of Wind Energy Industry Components: Planning for Growth in the Heartland
• Using a Federal Database and Local Industry Sector Knowledge to Develop Future Freight Forecasts
• Using Decision Trees in Transportation Planning and Analysis
• Vacant Land Inventory and Development Assessment Tool