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National Highway Institute Course
Introduction to Urban Travel Demand Forecasting:
Program

[Updated August 8, 2006]

MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2006
 
1:00 - 1:15 Welcome
1:15 - 2:15 1. Introduction and Summary of Travel Demand
2:15 - 2:30 BREAK
2:30 - 3:30 2. Travel Surveys and Other Data
3:30 - 3:45 BREAK
3:45 - 4:45 3. Network Development and Zone Definition
 
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2006
 
8:30 - 9:30 3. Network Development and Zone Definition Workshop
9:30 - 9:45 BREAK
9:45 - 10:45 4. Land Use and Travel Demand Forecasting
10:45 - 11:00 BREAK
11:00 - 12:15 5. Trip Generation
12:15 - 1:15 LUNCH
1:15 -2:15 Trip Generation Workshop
2:15 - 2:30 BREAK
2:30 - 3:30 6. Trip Distribution
3:30 - 3:45 BREAK
3:45 - 5:00 Trip Distribution Workshop
 
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2006
 
8:30 - 9:00 Trip Distribution Workshop
9:00 - 9:15 BREAK
9:15 - 10:30 7. Transit Estimation and Mode Split
10:30 - 10:45 BREAK
10:45 - 11:45 Transit Estimation and Mode Split Workshop
11:45 - 12:45 LUNCH
12:45 - 2:00 8. External and Truck Trips
2:00 - 2:15 BREAK
2:15 - 3:15 Time-of-Day and Directional Factoring
3:15 - 3:30 BREAK
3:30-4:30 9. Trip Assignment
 
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2006
 
8:30 - 9:30 10. Trip Assignment Workshop
9:30 - 9:45 BREAK
9:45 - 11:45 11. Calibration, Validation, and Reasonableness Checks - Part 1
11:45 - 12:45 LUNCH
12:45 - 1:30 11. Calibration, Validation, and Reasonableness Checks - Part 2
1:30 - 1:45 BREAK
1:45 - 3:45 Calibration, Validation, and Reasonableness Checks Workshop
3:45 - 4:00 BREAK
4:00 - 4:30 12. Improvements and Innovations in TDF
 
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2006
 
8:00 - 12:00 13. Travel Demand Forecasting Software Workshop

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