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TMIP Training and Technical Assistance Center (TMIP)

Description

Today as communities debate growth policies, traffic congestion, urban design and air quality issues--all have recognized the need for better information about the potential impacts and trade-offs of transportation alternatives. The Travel Model Improvement Program (TMIP) helps planning agencies improve the techniques they use to inform their decision makers on how growth in population and employment, development patterns, and investments in transportation infrastructure are likely to affect travel, congestion, air quality, and quality of life.

One of the most important functions that TMIP carries out is making information and knowledge available to the planning community. The TMIP clearinghouse is a resource for planning analysis research, case studies and best practices documentation generated both by the TMIP program and by others. The clearinghouse site also highlights new documents of interest, making it an excellent resource for keeping abreast of developments in the field. Electronic and printed reports are available free of charge and are available through the web site at http://tmip.fhwa.dot.gov/.

Mission

The Travel Model Improvement Program (TMIP) was created to advance the state of the practice of travel modeling and planning analysis. To that end, TMIP provides a variety of services to academics and professionals in the fields of travel modeling and planning analysis.

Travel analysis refers to many things. Traditionally travel demand forecasting and air quality analysis have been the focus of TMIP's activities. However, as transportation planning evolves, it is crucial that TMIP support enhancements in other analysis techniques as well, including:

  • Data Collection,
  • Land Use Forecasting,
  • Environmental Impact Assessment,
  • Transportation Safety Analysis, and
  • Security and Emergency Event Analysis.

Expertise

Researchers in the Travel Model Improvement Program (TMIP) have expertise in the following areas:

  • traffic signal system design,
  • traffic impact studies,
  • traffic operations,
  • neighborhood traffic issues,
  • commercial and residential development impacts,
  • transit planning,
  • intersection safety,
  • planning analysis,
  • public outreach,
  • airport planning and design,
  • transportation engineering education,
  • transportation safety,
  • GIS applications,
  • signing and striping design, and
  • transportation modeling.

Services We Offer

The Travel Model Improvement Program (TMIP) was created to advance the state of the practice of travel modeling and planning analysis. To that end, TMIP provides a variety of services to academics and professionals in the fields of travel modeling and planning analysis. For a description of the services provided by TMIP, please visit our site at http://tmip.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/

Cooperative Relationships/Sponsors

The Travel Model Improvement Program (TMIP) maintains cooperative relationships with the following organizations:

  • Federal Highway Administration (FHWA),
  • Federal Transit Administration (FTA),
  • Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST),
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),
  • U.S. Department of Energy (U.S. DOE),
  • Los Alamos National Labs,
  • the Metropolitan Capacity Building Program (MCB),
  • Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (AMPO), and
  • American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO).

For More Information

Phillip Reeder
TMIP Training and Technical Assistance Center
Texas Transportation Institute
1106 Clayton Lane, Suite 300E
Austin, TX 78723
ph. (512) 467-0952 · fax (512) 467-8971
p-reeder@tamu.edu
Web Site
http://tmip.fhwa.dot.gov/

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