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The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) strives to improve its travel demand model procedures to be responsive to the requirements of local communities, federal conformity regulations, decisionmakers and policymakers.
There is considerable discussion on the inadequacies of the 4-step tripbased process throughout the modeling community. At present nearly all urban areas use this process in one form or another. With the advent of population synthesizer, the household formation tool, alternative methods such as activity-based and tour-based modeling (ABTB) have moved into the experimental stage at ARC.
Read further in TMIPConnection; Issue 28, Winter 2008.
TMIP Calendar
May 9, 2008
Peer Exchange on Travel Model Validation, Washington, DC
May 12-15, 2008
Introduction to Urban Transportation Planning, Richmond, CA
May 13, 2008
Shining a Light Inside the Black Box: Translating Results Into Insights for Decision Makers, Online Webinar
June 2-6, 2008
Introduction to Urban Transportation Planning, Baton Rouge, LA
June 12, 2008
Household Travel Survey: Lessons Learned, Online Webinar
June 19-20, 2008
5th Oregon Symposium on Integrated Land Use-Transport Models, Portland, OR
June 22-24, 2008
TRB Innovations in Transportation Modeling (ITM), Portland, OR
For more events, go to Conferences and Courses.
Additions to the Web Site
| Date Posted | New Item | Section |
|---|---|---|
| April 23, 2008 | The Calendar of Events has been updated. | Conferences and Courses |
| March 17, 2008 | View presentations from TMIP's recent Web Seminars | Travel Model Discussions |
| February 21, 2008 | TMIP Fiscal Year 2006 Annual Report | About TMIP |
| February 8, 2008 | Peer Reviews: Status and Reports has been updated with a summary report of the COMPASS peer review. | Peer Review Program |
| February 5, 2008 | A new Technical Synthesis Topic titled "Employment Data" is now available. | Travel Model Discussions |
| January 29, 2008 | TMIPConnection, Issue 28, Winter 2008 | TMIP Newsletters |