01373269

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https://doi.org/10.3141/2302-06

http://scholar.google.com...arro&publication_year=2012

This research presents the application of the TRANUS integrated land use and travel demand modeling software to estimate transborder origin–destination (O-D) pairs by developing a travel demand model (TDM) that integrates the two border communities in a binational conurbation into a single transportation and economic system. Commercial and personal ties generate a tremendous amount of transborder traffic within binational conurbations along the U.S.–Mexican border. With so much interaction, individual transportation networks from each country become a single transportation system connected through the ports of entry. Conventionally, each side of the border is modeled separately or through the use of external zones—the area is not treated as a single, interconnected system. This research presents a methodology to estimate transborder O-D pairs and traffic flows with TRANUS. The case study of a binational TDM covering the El Paso, Texas–Ciudad Juarez, Mexico conurbation is presented. Results demonstrate encouraging findings from using TRANUS to estimate transborder O-D pairs for private trips. Furthermore, the methodology developed can be replicated in any conurbation along the U.S.–Mexican border with a relatively limited data collection effort. Although traditional TDMs require extensive and expensive household surveys, which are difficult to conduct in binational settings, this research shows that it is possible to generate a reasonably reliable set of binational O-D matrices at a significantly lower cost and time investment by using TRANUS.

01468760

12-3980

English

pp 51–64

2012

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

9780309263009

Print

Figures; Maps; References; Tables

Binational; International borders; Origin and destination; Travel demand

TRANUS (Software)

Transborder traffic

El Paso-Ciudad Juarez border crossing

Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Feb 8 2012 5:20PM

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