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[Updated January 12, 2007]

Activity and Tour Based Forecasting Seminar

TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2007
 
8:30 Class introductions
8:45 Introduction
  • Role of modeling
  • Types of models
  • Limitations of existing models
10:00 Break
10:15 Tour based modeling
  • Concept of tours
  • First tour based models
  • Features of tour based models
  • Examples of model components
  • Data requirements
  • Summary
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Activity based modeling
  • Definition and relation to tour based modeling
  • Early activity based models
  • Current activity based models
  • Activity model components
2:30 Break
2:45 Activity based modeling (continued)
  • Joint activities/intra-household interactions
  • Data requirements
  • Microsimulation
  • Summary
3:30 Summary of existing models
4:00 Summary/Future directions/Discussion period
4:30 Adjourn

Travel Model Calibration, Validation and Reasonableness Checking Seminar

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2007
 
8:30 1. Introduction/Model Validation Concepts
10:00 Break
10:15 2. Validation of model input data
11:15 3. Validation of trip generation
12:00 Lunch
1:00 4. Validation of trip distribution
1:30 5. Validation of mode choice
2:30 Break
2:45 6. Validation of trip assignment
3:30 Discussion period/Summary
4:30 Adjourn

Forecasting Land Use Activities Seminar

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2007
 

Topics to be covered:

  • Introductions and Questions
  • Evolving Role of Land Use in Transportation Planning
  • Land Use Policies and Real Estate Markets
  • Accessibility and Land Use – Transportation Interaction
  • Land Use Models: Evolution and Assessment
  • Case Study: Wasatch Front Region, Utah
  • Designing a Land Use Forecasting Process
  • Data
  • Specification
  • Estimation
  • Validation

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