Travel Model Improvement Program - TMIP

The presentations, including the visuals and audio were captured during 12th Transportation Planning Applications Conference in Houston, Texas. They have been converted to eSessions and are posted on the Teach America web site.

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 analysis, modeling and simulation. One of the services is the Peer Review Program. Planning agencies can use peer reviews to ensure that technical processes they are applying or developing meet the agency’s needs and/or the standards of professional practice.

The Travel Model Improvement Program is pleased to announce the launch of the new web site. We hope you will find this new design easier to use.

TMIP is pleased to announce a new phase in the Travel Model Mentoring Program. The Virtual Mentoring and Technical Support Center (VMTSC) represents an effort by TMIP to expand the reach of the Mentoring Program by offering weekly one-hour online virtual office sessions via the TMIP web conferencing system.

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.