Model Task Force Documents & Meeting Materials

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November 2023 Meeting Materials

More than 120 transportation professionals attended the November 7-9, 2023, Model Task Force meeting in Orlando. The meeting summary and presentation slides are listed below.

Meeting summary

Presentations:

• Keynote Address - Kim Holland, FDOT Assistant Secretary
• Emerging Modeling Resources - Jeremy Raw, FHWA
• D4 Traffic Forecast Accuracy - Raj Shanmugam, FDOT, and Ashutosh Kumar, Insight Transportation Consulting
• AASHTO Census Transportation Solutions Overview - Penelope Weinberger, AASHTO
• Turnpike State Model Next Generation - César Segovia, Florida's Turnpike Enterprise
• Disaggregation of Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) Data for Local Freight Planning Studies - Lissy La Paix Puello, CTS Engineering
• Artificial Intelligence for Future of Travel Demand Modeling - Shenhao Wang, University of Florida
• UF GeoPlan Center Resilience Tools & Resources - Crystal Goodison, University of Florida GeoPlan Center
• Data-Driven Modeling Engine for Short-Term Forecasting - Nikhil Puri, Cambridge Systematics
• Model Task Force: A Look Back - Terry Corkery, FDOT
• Model Task Force: A Path Forward - Andrew Tyrell, Dana Reiding, Thomas Hill, FDOT
• Committee Forum - Dana Reiding and Thomas Hill

February 2022 Meeting Materials

Full MTF Meeting Agenda

FSUTMS-Next White Paper

Tuesday, February 22

Model Advancement Committee Meeting Presentations

Agenda

• FSUTMS Validation Guidance - Thomas Rossi
• FSUTMS NextGen - Roberto Miquel
• Online Shopping vs. In-Store Shopping During the Pandemic - Xia Jin

Freight Committee Presentations

Agenda

• Freight Priorities Based on Priority Survey Results - Frank Tabatabaee &  Krishnan Viswanathan
• FAF5 Update - Frank Tabatabaee & Krishnan Viswanathan

Data/GIS Committee Presentations

Agenda

• Total Commodity Tonnage Using WIM Sites - Frank Tabatabaee & Xuenan Ni
• Data/GIS Priority Discussion
• 2020 Census Data Update - Krishnan Viswanathan
• D&B Employment Data Update - Frank Tabatabaee

Transit Committee Presentations

• General Discussion

Wednesday, February 23

• The State of FDOT Planning - Huiwei Shen
• The State of the Model Task Force - Thomas Hill
• FSUTMS NextGen: Updating Our Modeling Standards and Practices - Thomas Hill & Roberto Miquel
• HERE Data Validation - Li Jin
• Modeling Future Freight Vehicle Technologies in Florida - Terry Corkery & Sheldon Harrison
• Employment Data - Frank Tabatabaee
• Integration of Microsimulation within Travel Demand Modeling - Vladimir Majano & Mohammed Hadi
• Data Needs for NextGen - Krishnan Viswanathan
• Survey Colloquium - Brian Watts & Jessica VanDenBogaert

Thursday, February 24

• Bipartisan Infrastructure Law - Brad Thoburn
• RCI Network for the Florida Statewide Model - Terry Corkery, Jeanette Berk, & Hoyt Davis
• Mobility Data Integration Space (MDIS) Presentation - Jennifer Fortunas

February 2020 Meeting Materials

Joint Model Task Force/TDA Meeting Agenda

Presentations

July/August 2019 Meeting Materials

July 30-August 1, 2019, MTF Meeting, Orlando FL

Full Model Task Force Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Model Advancement:

Model Advancement Committee Agenda

• Guidance for Assessing Planning Impacts and Opportunities of Automated, Connected, Electric and Shared-Use Vehicles – Daniel Beaty
• Incorporating Mode Choice in the Florida Statewide Model – Tom Rossi
• An Introduction to Cube 7 – Austen Duffy

Freight:

Freight Committee Agenda

• FreightSIM Update - Krishnan Viswanathan
• Truck Empty Backhaul Analysis Project (County) - Ed Hutchinson
• Truck Empty Backhaul Project (TAZ) - Dr. Naveen Eluru, Dr. Dongfang Zhao
• Florida Freight Transportation Economic Impact Kit (FTEIK) - Frank Tabatabaee

Data-GIS:

Data-GIS Committee Agenda

• FSUTMS Metadata Review and Recommendation - Terry Corkery
• Exploring Efficient Modeling Network Data Structure, Flow and Organization - Dr. Ilir Bejleri
• Turning Movement Count Database - Daniel Miller
• Street Light Data for Planning the I-4 Ultimate Project - Venkat Sarvepalli

Transit:

Transit Special Policy Discussion Flyer

Wednesday, July 31, 2019

• Connected/Automated Vehicles (CAV) & Transportation Network Companies (TNC) and Model Representation - Andrew Tyrell
• Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise: Estimating CAV Impacts on Managed Lanes Considering Deep Uncertainty Using the ELToDv4 Model – Jack Klodzinski
• Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority CAV Project – Sisinnio Concas
• Modeling Future Mobility in SERPM 8 and How We Can Do Better – Martin Milkovits
• Future Mobility: National Perspectives, Research and Applications – Stephen Lawe
• I-4 Beyond the Ultimate Multi-Resolution Modeling – Like Liu
• Estimation of System Performance and Technology Impacts to Support Future Year Planning – Mohammed Hadi
• NCHRP 08-110: Travel Model Forecast Accuracy – Dave Schmitt
• FSUTMS Model Standardization – Tom Rossi

Thursday, August 1, 2019

• AV/CV Preference Survey – Xia Jin
• Shared Mobility and AV/CV – Siva Srinivasan
• Future Mobility Using the Florida Statewide Model – Krishnan Viswanathan
• UROAD Project: Travel Speed Curves Using Probe Data – Sheldon Harrison

October 2017 Model Task Force Meeting Materials

October 17-19, 2017, MTF Meeting, Orlando, FL
Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Model Advancement:

• ABM Experiments with AV-Exclusive Facilities by Marty Milkovits
• System Performance and Technology Impacts by Mohammed Hadi
• ABM-DTA Deep Integration Results from Columbus and Atlanta by Matt Stratton

Freight:

• Tampa Bay Tour-Based Heavy Freight Truck Model by Zahra Pourabdollahi
• Freight Transport Strategies and Methodologies by Vivek Sakhrani

Transit:

• Incorporating Transit Service Decisions into Express Lanes by Xia Jin
• Transit Trends and Forecasting Issues by Steven Polzin
• SE Florida Regional STOPS Model by Ashutosh Kumar

Data/GIS:

• Performance Measures Update by Jessica VanDenBogaert

Wednesday, October 18, 2017

• FSUTMS Standards by Tom Rossi
• Forecasting and Trends Office by Frank Collins
• FreightSIM Economic Analyses by Haito Yu
• Automated/Connected Vehicle Guidance for MPOs  by Dan Beaty
• Automated Vehicle Technology: An Industry Perspective by Paul Schmitt
• Consideration of Future Mobility in Travel Modeling by Stephen Lawe
• Impact of Future Technology in 2045 Miami LRTP by Ken Kaltenbach
• Strategic Intermodal System by Chris Edmonston
• Firm Evolution by Krishnan Viswanathan

Thursday, October 19, 2017

• 2015 Employment Data by Krishnan Viswanathan
• Hard Shoulder vs. Contraflow for Evacuations by Li Jin
• FSUTMSOnline Redesign by Terry Corkery
• Tourism Data Collection by Thomas Hill

December 2016 Model Task Force Meeting Materials

December 6 - 8, 2016, Model Task Force Meeting, Orlando, FL
Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

• Model Advancement Committee
• Freight Committee
• Transit & Rail Committee
• Data/GIS Committee

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

• Roundtable Discussion by Thomas Hill
• Census Transportation Planning Products (CTPP) by Krishnan Viswanathan
• FDOT District 2 Level of Service by Ameera Sayeed
• Examining the Transportation Impacts of the PortMiami Tunnel by Paul O'Rourke
• Hillsborough Reliability Tool by Doug McLeod and Richard Margiotta
• Emerging Technology and Model Runs by Martin Milkovits
• Future Mobility Technologies by Maren Outwater
• Connected Vehicles and Ridesource Trips in the D1RPM by Dan Macmurphy and Jerry Graham
• South Florida Residence-Job Linkage(SFRJL) Reporting Tool by Shi-Chiang Li and Yongqiang Wu

Thursday, December 8, 2016

• Let's Get Physical: Getting Zonal Data into Shape by Jason Learned
• Florida Statewide Tourism Travel Demand Model: Development of a Behavior-Based Framework by Zahra Pourabdollahi and Richard Tillery
• Statewide Bluetooth Coverage for Freight and Tourist Movement by Thomas Hill
• GTFS Network Editing by David Schmitt

December 2015 Model Task Force Meeting Materials

December 8 - 10, 2015, Model Task Force Meeting, Orlando, FL

Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

• Transit & Rail Committee
  • Transit & Rail Committee Introduction by Scott Seeburger
  • Transit Data-Driven Scenario Analysis Applications by Ashutosh Kumar
  • Quantifying Bus Performance - A Comparison Between GPS Bus Trajectories and Schedule Data in NYC by Sheldon Harrison
• Freight Committee
  • Freight Committee Introduction by Ameera Sayeed
  • Statewide Bluetooth Data Collection by Thomas Hill
• Model Advancement Committee
  • Model Advancement Committee Goals Survey Results by Xiao Cui
  • Improving the Treatment of Priced Roadways in Mode Choice by Tom Rossi
  • Integrated ABM-DTA Approach - SHRP2 C04 Research Status by Rosella Picado
• Data Committee
  • Data Committee Introduction by Gary Kramer
  • Pros and Cons of Alternative Origin-Destination Passive Data Collection Methods by Rob Schiffer
  • AirSage Data use in Travel Demand Modeling and Project Development Studies by Dan Beaty

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

• Freight Planning at FDOT by Ed Lee
• Traffic Assignment and Feedback Research to Support Improved Travel Forecasting by Howard Slavin
• Port Everglades Petroleum Commodity Flow Pilot Study by Peter Haliburton
• Modeling Autonomous Vehicles by Jerry Graham and Dan Macmurphy
• Florida Statewide Hurricane Evacuation Model - TIME by Roberto Miquel
• Florida Transportation Plan and Strategic Intermodal System Plan Updates by Jim Wood
• A Glance at Transit Forecasting Uncertainty & Accuracy Using the Transit Forecasting Accuracy Database by Dave Schmitt
• District 4 Air Quality Reports by Ken Kaltenbach
• Transit Time Shed - Analyzing Accessibility to Employment and Services by Ammar Naji, Liz Thompson, and Abdulnaser Arafat
• Heartland 2060 by Pat Steed
• Port Everglades Area Cube Avenue Mesoscopic Model by Akbar Bakhshi Zanjani

Thursday, December 10, 2015

• Daysim Visualizer by Milton Locklear
• Land Use Application - NERPM AB by Ameera Sayeed
• FITSEVAL Phase 1 Pilot by Jason Learned
• Cube 6.4.1 New Features & Updates by Heejoo Ham
• ODOT Network Calculators by Heejoo Ham

May 2015 Model Task Force Meeting Materials

May 5 - 7, 2015, Model Task Force Meeting, Orlando, FL

Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

• Transit & Rail Committee
  • STOPS Workshop Introduction by Scott Seeburger
  • STOPS Overview by Ashutosh Kumar
  • STOPS: Strategies for Successful Application by Jay Evans
  • STOPS for Kansas City by Jeaneatte Berk
  • Using STOPS for QA/QC by Dave Schmitt
  • Buffalo-Amherst AA-Incremental STOPS Application by Jeff Roux
• Freight Committee
  • FDOT and Freight Data by Joel Worrell
  • SWOT Analysis of Commodity Flow Datasets by Monique Stinson
  • Data and Model Applications in the Ocala ILC Feasibility Study by Alan Meyers

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

• Florida Statewide Model Update by Barry Plath
• Florida Freight Supply-Chain Intermodal Model (FreightSIM) by Maren Outwater
• Cube 6.4 Overview by Rob Schiffer
• Data and Model Applications in the Ocala ILC Feasibility Study by Alan Meyers
• SWOT Analysis of Commodity Flow Datasets by Monique Stinson
• Estimation of Statewide Origin-Destination Truck Flows Using Large Streams of GPS Data: Application for Florida Statewide Model by Akbar Bakhshi
• PTV Visum Overview by Steve Perone
• Florida Rural Household Travel Survey Mobile App by Michelle Arnold and Mark Knoblauch
• ELToD Model v2.0.1-Overview of an Approach to Forecasting Express Lanes Traffic by Xiao Cui and Jack Klodzinski
• Vision for Using ABM Outputs in District 4 by Ken Kaltenbach
• Region-wide Microsimulation-based DTA-Results and Findings at the NFTPO by Paul Ricotta
• Using Activity Based Models for Policy Analysis by Stephen Lawe
• Investigating Value of Time and Value of Reliability for Managed Lanes by Xia Jin

Thursday, May 7, 2015

• Framework for Multi-Resolution Analyses of Advanced Traffic Management Strategies by Mohammed Hadi
• A Framework for Integrated Transportation Systems Management by Chris Francis
• Comparison of HERE Travel Speeds with Bluetooth and INRIX Speeds by Ashutosh Kumar
• Assessment of GPS Travel Survey Data by Tom Rossi
• SANDAG I-15 ICMS-Performance Measures Integration by Derek Miura

March 2014 Model Task Force Meeting Materials

March 25-27, 2014, Model Task Force Meeting, Orlando, FL

Meeting Agenda
MTF Resolution: Household Survey & Data Collection Effort

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

• Transit & Rail Committee
  • STOPS by Jim Ryan & Bill Woodford (pdf file, 229)
  • STOPS in Florida by David Schmitt (pdf file, 316 kb)
  • JTA Trip Based Model by Rhett Fussell & Bill Davidson (pdf file, 674 kb)

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

• Committee Updates & Dynamic Traffic Assignment
  • Development of NAVTEQ based FSUTMS Network by SungRyong Han & Daniel Miller (pdf file, 3,826 kb)
  • I-95/I-395 Integrated Corridor Management Initiative by Christopher Francis (pdf file, 2,724 kb)
  • Using GTFS Transit Data in Transportation Modeling by Nikhil Puri & Michalis Xyntarakis (pdf file, 428 kb)
  • DTA and Managed Lanes by Kris Milster & Carl Mikyska (pdf file, 1,808 kb)
  • An Integrated Modeling Approach for 95 Express Phase 3 by Andrew Velasquez & Srinivas Varanasi (pdf file, 2,911 kb)
  • Multi-Resolution Research by Dr. Mohammed Hadi (pdf file, 1,488 kb)
  • Express Lane Model for Tampa Bay Area by Kapil Arya, Hoyt Davis & Chunyu Lu (pdf file, 710 kb)
  • District 4 & District 6 Updates (pdf file, 460 kb)
    • Executive Summary - 2015 Household Travel Survey
    • 2015 Southeast Florida Household Travel Survey
  • Travel Forecasting Resource by David Schmitt (pdf file, 2,750 kb)
  • Whats New in Cube by Rob Schiffer (pdf file, 764 kb)

Thursday, March 27, 2014

• Freight Modeling & Travel Data
  • Region-wide Microsimulation-based DTA by Howard Slavin & Dan Morgan (pdf file, 1,129 kb)
  • Speed Modeling for Travel Forecasting by Dr. Ren Moses & Enock Mtoi (pdf file, 2,084 kb)
  • ATRI Truck GPS Data by Dr. Abdul Pinjari & Jeffrey Short (pdf file, 2,749 kb)
  • Transearch Data by Krishnan Viswanathan (pdf file, 1,066 kb)
  • Statewide Freight Model by Colin Smith (pdf file, 1,111 kb)
  • Infogroup Government Services by Bill Carlson (pdf file, 239)

June 2013 Model Task Force Meeting Materials

June 17-19, 2013, Model Task Force Meeting, Orlando, FL

Meeting Agenda

Monday, June 17, 2013

• Transit & Rail Committee
  • Transit Modeling Update by Dan Macmurphy (pdf file, 868 kb)
  • Modeling for Seven50 by Santanu Roy (pdf file, 1,010 kb)
  • Preliminary Discussion on Data-Driven Methods by David Schmitt and Scott Seeburger (pdf file, 189 kb)
• Advanced Traffic Assignment Subcommittee
  • Development of Speed Models for Improving Travel Forecasting and Highway Performance Evaluation by Dr. Ren Moses (pdf file, 444 kb)
  • Myths of Dynamic Assignment (DTA) by Stephen Lawe (pdf file, 531 kb)
  • Advanced Traffic Assignment (ATA) Sub-committee Activities and DTA Training by Neelam Fatima (pdf file, 124 kb)
• Advanced Model Structure Subcommittee
  • Implementation of a Trip-based Time-of-Day Choice Model in FSUTMS by Heinrich McBean (pdf file, 351 kb)

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

• Model Task Force Committee Chair Updates
  • Florida Travel-Demand Forecasting: Five-year Blueprint by Terrence Corkery (pdf file, 1,072 kb)
  • MTF GIS Committee Update by Nellie Fernandez (pdf file, 570 kb)
  • Model Information eXchange System (MIXS) by Dr. Ilir Bejleri (pdf file, 773 kb)
  • Population Movements by William King (pdf file, 799 kb)
  • Advanced Traffic Assignment (ATA) Subcommittee Activities and DTA Training by Neelam Fatima (pdf file, 245 kb)
• Status of ABM Development in Florida
  • Jacksonville and Tampa Bay Regional Model Updates by Stephen Lawe (pdf file, 304 kb)
  • Southeast Florida Regional Activity-Basd Model by Rosella Picado (pdf file, 354 kb)
  • TCRPM ABM Development by Ken Kaltenbach (pdf file, 180 kb)
• Florida Travel Survey
  • Transit Pre-Planning and Data Collection for Multi-Modal Corridor Studies by David Schmitt (pdf file, 434 kb)
  • NHTS 2015 by Steve Ruegg (pdf file, 105 kb)
• Update on Managed Lanes Workshop
  • Managed Lanes Workshop Summary by Josiah Banet (pdf file, 151 kb)
  • Operations Session Breakout Debrief by David Stroud (pdf file 727 kb)
  • Planning Session Summary by Steve Ruegg (pdf file, 110 kb)
• Freight Data Research & Findings
  • Truck GPS Data for Freight Performance Measurement, Modeling and Planning by Dr. Abdul Pinjari (pdf file, 2,071 kb)
  • Transearch Data by Frank Tabatabaee (pdf file, 104 kb)

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

• Freight Modeling
  • Statewide Multi-Modal Freight Model by Maren Outwater and Colin Smith (pdf file, 1,546 kb)
• Dynamic Traffic Assignment
  • Data Needs for DTA: As applied to a Managed Lane Procedure by Michael W. Doherty (pdf file, 469 kb)
  • A Case Study of Utilizing Data in DTA Modeling by Dr. Mohammed Hadi (pdf file, 2,448 kb)

December 2012 Model Task Force Meeting Materials

December 5 - 7, 2012, Model Task Force Meeting, Orlando, FL

Meeting Agenda

1. Meeting Notes, Day 1, December 5, 2012
2. Meeting Notes, Day 2, December 6, 2012
3. Meeting Notes, Day 3, December 7, 2012

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

• Advanced Traffic Assignment Subcommittee
  • Use of DTA in Support of Transportation Planning in Florida by Dr. Mohammed Hadi (pdf file, 103 kb)
  • Development of Speed Models for Improving Travel Forecasting and Highway Performance Evaluation by Dr. Ren Moses (pdf file, 1,091 kb)
  • Modeling Managed Lanes: Project Progress Update by Steve Ruegg (pdf file, 517 kb)
• Advanced Model Structure Subcommittee
  • ABMs for the Rest of the State by Dr. Siva Srinivasan and Dr. Abdul Pinjari (pdf file, 288 kb)
• Transit & Rail Committee
  • TBEST Modifications by Steven Polzin (pdf file, 523 kb)
  • Transit Model Update by Rosella Picado (pdf file, 164 kb)
  • Data-Driven Near-Term Forecasting Transit Model Development by Ashutosh Kumar (pdf file, 274 kb)
• GIS Committee
  • Model Information eXchange Systems by Dr. Ilir Bejleri (pdf file, 714 kb)
  • GIS Committee Presentation by Nellie Fernandez (pdf file, 601 kb)

Thursday, December 6, 2012

• MTF Committee Chair Updates
  • GIS Committee Update by Nellie Fernandez (pdf file, 601 kb)
  • Data and Land Use Committee Update by Gary Kramer (pdf file, 126 kb)
  • Transit Committee Update by Scott Seeburger (pdf file, 102 kb)
• Discussion and Adoption of FSUTMS Modeling Procedures - Resolutions
  • Managed Lane Phase I Resolution by Wilson Fernandez (pdf file, 125 kb)
  • Dynamic Traffic Assignment Resolution by Wilson Fernandez (pdf file, 103 kb)
  • Integrating FSUTMS & Land Use Forecasting Analysis Tools (pdf file, 150 kb)
  • MTF GIS Committee Resolution by Nellie Fernandez (pdf file, 102 kb)
• Activity Based Model Session
  • SE Florida ABM Update by Rosella Picado (pdf file, 253 kb)
  • Jacksonville and Tampa Bay Model Update by Dr. John Gliebe (pdf file, 213 kb)
  • Florida AB Statewide Survey by Steve Ruegg (pdf file, 653 kb)
• Freight Modeling Session
  • Overview of the Freight Mobility & Trade Plan by Juan Flores (pdf file, 1,354 kb)
  • Statewide Multi-Modal Freight Model by Colin Smith (pdf file, 193 kb)
  • Truck GPS Data for Freight Performance Measurement and Planning by Dr. Abdul Pinjari (pdf file, 2,166 kb)

Friday, December 7, 2012

• Florida Travel Surveys Program
  • Florida Travel Behavior Inventory by Steve Ruegg (pdf file, 473 kb)

March 2012 Model Task Force Meeting Materials

March 5-7, 2012 Model Task Force Meeting, Orlando, FL

Meeting Agenda

1. Meeting Notes - Day 1, March 5, 2012
2. Meeting Notes - Day 2, March 6, 2012
3. Meeting Notes - Day 3, March 7, 2012

Monday, March 5, 2012

• Transit Model Update Project
  • Transit Modeling Guidance by Rosella Picado and Bill Davidson (pdf file 2,361 kb)
• Transit & Rail Committee
  • Deriving Bus Travel Speed/Dwell Time Using Auotmatic Passenger Counter (APC) Data by Li Jin (pdf file, 625 kb)
  • A Web Based Transportation Planner's Accessibility Toolkit by Andres Rabinowicz and Howard Slavin (pdf file, 2,405 kb)

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

• GIS Committee Update
  • MIXS Research by Dr. Ilir Bejleri (pdf file, 3,221 kb)
• Data Committee Update
  • Data Committee Presentation by Gary Kramer (pdf file, 112 kb)
  • FSUTMS Framework for Integrating Land Use Modeling by Wade White (pdf file, 2,408 kb)
  • The Next NHTS by Krishnan Viswanathan (pdf file, 119 kb)
  • Acquisition and Application of Tourism Data in the FLSWM by Daniel Miller (pdf file, 4,183 kb)
• District Model Coordinators Update
  • FDOT District 2 Update NERPM Port Truck Enhancement by Ken Kaltenbach (pdf file, 518 kb)
  • South East FL Region Status Report by Shi-Chiang Li (pdf file, 823 kb)
  • FDOT District 7 Model Update by Chunyu Lu (pdf file, 621 kb)
  • Cube 6 with Cloud Services by Colby Brown (pdf file, 1,405 kb)
• FSUTMS - Demand Side
  • Activity-based Modeling in Florida by Dr. Siva Srinivasan (pdf file, 114 kb)
  • ABMs for Florida: What can we do with the NHTS data? by Dr. Abdul Pinjari (pdf file, 1,354 kb)
  • Transitioning to Activity Based Models by Dr. Chandra Bhat and Dr. Ram Pendyala (pdf file, 2,813 kb)
• Freight Modeling Visioning for the State
  • Freight, Logistics, Passenger Operations within a Changing DOT by Juan Flores (pdf file, 3,302 kb)
  • SHRP2 C20: Freight Demand Modeling and Data Improvement Strategic Plan by Pat Anater (pdf file, 445 kb)
  • Transearch Freight Movement Data by Paul Ciannavei (pdf file, 954 kb)
  • Advanced Goods Movement Framework by Maren Outwater (pdf file, 8,385 kb)
  • Truck GPS Data Research by Abdul Pinjari (pdf file, 5,411 kb)

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

• Advanced Traffic Assignment Topics
  • Dynamic Traffic Assignment by Dr. Mohammed Hadi (pdf file, 1,121 kb)
  • Development of Speed Models by Dr. Ren Moses (pdf file, 1,429 kb)
  • INRIX Travel Time Data by Vidya Mysore (pdf file, 518 kb)
• FDOT Executive Management Perspectives on Transportation Policy Planning Impacs on Travel Demand Forecasting
  • Transportation Planning Focus 2012 by Bob Romig (pdf file, 550 kb)

FSUTMS Supply Side

• Managed Lane/Variable Toll Modeling
  • Florida's Turnpike Managed Lanes Studies by Jack Klodzinski (pdf file, 103 kb)
  • Modeling Managed Lanes by Rosella Picado (pdf file, 131 kb)

November 2010 Model Task Force Meeting Materials

November 30 - December 2, 2010 Model Task Force Meeting, Orlando

Meeting Agenda

Meeting Notes

1. November 30, 2010 - Day One
2. December 1, 2010 - Day Two
3. December 2, 2010 - Day Three
4. Toll Subcommittee Notes

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

• Model Development Status Updates
  • District 4 New Model Features (pdf file, 1,280 kb)
• Transit & Rail Committee
  • Intercity Passenger Forecasting Purpose and Need by Steve Ruegg (pdf file, 326 kb)
  • FSUTMS and TBEST Applications in FTA New Starts and Small Starts Processes by Myung Sung (pdf file, 1,003 kb)
• Model Advancement Committee
  • Development of Activity-Based Travel Demand Models for Florida by Siva Srinivasan & Abdul Pinjari (pdf file, 334 kb)
  • MTF Toll Subcommittee (pdf file, 313 kb)
  • Time of Day in FSUTMS by Krishnan Viswanathan (pdf file, 553 kb)

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

• Full MTF Presentations
  • Land Use Model Framework by Wade White (pdf file, 922 kb)
  • Land Use Framework Report (pdf file 1,230 kb)
  • Transit Modeling by Bill Davidson (pdf file, 360 kb)
  • Census Data by Elaine Murakami (pdf file, 931 kb)
  • Census Data Timeline (pdf file, 16 kb)
  • NHTS Update by Krishnan Viswanathan (pdf file, 433 kb)
  • InfoGroup and AWI Update by Frank Tabatabaee (pdf file, 558 kb)
  • Advanced Travel Models by Fred Ducca (pdf file, 445 kb)
  • MTF Survey by Steve Ruegg (pdf file, 492 kb)

Thursday, December 2, 2010

• Full MTF Presentations
  • A Blueprint for Travel Demand Forecasting in Florida by Steve Ruegg (pdf file, 387 kb)
  • SHRP2 C10A Jacksonville by Stephen Lawe (pdf file, 883 kb)
• Dynamic Traffic Assignment Workshop
  • Dynamic Traffic Assignment Workshop by Dr. Mohammed Hadi (pdf file, 647 kb)

2010 Model Task Force Meeting Material

May 25-27, 2010 Model Task Force Meeting, Orlando

Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

• Data Committee Presentations
  • Land Use Transportation Integration by Wade White (pdf file, 4,058 kb)
  • NHTS Update by Krishnan Viswanathan (pdf file, 495 kb)

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

• Model Advancement Committee Presentations
  • Advanced Toll Modeling by Jim Fennessy (pdf file, 562 kb)
  • Time of Day by Krishnan Viswanathan and Thomas Rossi (pdf file, 567 kb)
  • Actity Based Models by Joel Freedman (pdf file, 3,376 kb)
  • DaySim Activity Based Model Implementation by Steve Lawe (pdf file, 3,549 kb)
  • SHRP2C10 by Thomas Rossi (pdf file, 393 kb)
  • Transition to Activity Based Models by Mark Bradley (pdf file, 2,307 kb)
  • Dynamic Traffic Assignment by Vladimir Majano and Dr. Mohammed Hadi.pdf (pdf file, 2,100 kb)
• GIS Committee Presentations
  • GIS Committee Welcome by Lina Kulikowski (pdf file, 159 kb)
  • FSUTMS Data Framework by Albert Gan (pdf file, 1,494 kb)
  • LOS Calculator by Frank Tabatabaee (pdf file, 788 kb)
  • Model Information Exchange System (pdf file, 930 kb)
  • Freight Tool by Capton Siluvairajan (pdf file, 8,935 kb)
• Transit & Rail Committee Presentations
  • California High Speed Rail Modeling by David Kurth (pdf file, 1,209 kb)
  • Florida HSR Forecasting by Dave Powers (pdf file, 184 kb)
  • New Starts and Small Starts by Myung Sung (pdf file, 857 kb)
  • Transit On-Board Survey Resource by Daniel Harris (pdf file, 389 kb)

Thursday, May 27, 2010

• Full MTF Meeting Presentations
  • MTF Performance Measures using FSUTMS Models (pdf file, 627 kb)
  • MTF Administrative Guidelines (pdf file, 35 kb)

Committee and Panel Notes

• MTF Notes May 25, 2010 (pdf file, 52 kb)
• MTF Notes May 26, 2010 (pdf file, 64 kb)
• MTF Notes May 27, 2010 (pdf file, 60 kb)
• GIS Committee Notes (pdf file, 72 kb)

2009 Model Task Force Meeting Material

November 09-10, 2009 Model Task Force Meeting, Orlando

1. Meeting Agenda
2. 2009 FSUTMS Modeling Course Catalog

Monday, November 9, 2009

• GIS and Data Committees
  • GIS Committee Notes (pdf file, 49 kb)
  • Mobility Fee Discussion by Thomas Hill (pdf file, 275 kb)
  • Attraction Data Sources by Matt Brady (pdf file, 2.33 mb)
  • FSUTMS Standard Reports by Albert Gan (pdf file, 593 kb)
  • Introducing Citilabs' Scenario-Based Master Network Data Model by Minhua Wang (pdf file, 610 kb)
• Model Advancement
  • Model Advancement Committee Notes (pdf file, 74 kb)
  • Validation & Calibration Standards by Rob Schiffer (pdf file, 2.29 mb)
  • Trip Generation Review and Recommendations by Ken Kaltenbach (pdf file, 246 kb)
  • Trip Distribution Review and Recommendations by Ken Kaltenbach (pdf file, 229 kb)
  • Statewide Needs Assessment for Next Generation Travel Demand Models by Siva Srinivasan and Abdul Pinjari (pdf file, 115 kb)
• Transit Committee
  • Transit Committee Notes (pdf file, 64 kb)
  • Transit Survey White Paper by David Schmitt (pdf file, 320 kb)
  • FSUTMS and TBEST Applicaitons in the FTA New Starts Process by Diane Quigley (pdf file, 681 kb)
  • Passenger Rail Surveys in Florida by Mary Ross and Myung Sung (pdf file, 92.5 kb)
  • Modeling Mixed-Flow Transit Travel Times in FSUTMS Voyager by David Schmitt and Ashutosh Kumar (pdf file, 292 kb)
• Monday Afternoon Session
  • Model Task Force Priorities Survey by Danny Lamb (pdf file, 468 kb)
  • Current Status of FSUTMS Practice by Terrence Corkery (pdf file, 2.43 mb)
  • Citilabs Voyager Update by Mike Clarke and Matthew Martimo (pdf file, 2.36 mb)

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

• Full MTF Meeting Notes (pdf file, 148 kb)
• Legislation Affecting Florida Modeling by Brad Thoburn (pdf file, 2.07 mb)
• Transportation and Air Quality Conformity is Coming by Tom Rogers and Robert Wong (pdf file, 1 mb)
• FSUTMS Air Quality PostProcessor by Keli Paul (pdf file, 848 kb)
   
• MTF Priorities Discussion
  • NHTS Update and Data Analysis Plans by Krishnan Viswanathan (pdf file, 456 kb)
  • Building an Integrated FSUTMS/Land Use Model Framework by Wade White (pdf file, 1.17 mb)
  • Time of Day Modeling by Krishnan Viswanathan and Thomas Rossi (pdf file, 216 kb)
  • Advanced Toll Modeling by Jim Fennessy (pdf file, 5.65 mb)
  • SHRP2 C10: Jacksonville by Stephen Lawe (pdf file, 1.26 mb)
  • 2060 Florida Transportation Plan by Huiwei Shen (pdf file, 1.33 mb)
  • A Long Term Perspective on Transportation Models and Software by Mike Clarke (pdf file, 244 kb)
     
• Ad Hoc Committee & Panel Notes
  • Tol Modeling Ad Hoc Committee Notes (pdf file, 53 kb)
  • TOD Panel Notes (pdf file, 65 kb)
  • Land Use Committee Notes (pdf file, 54 kb)

2007 Model Task Force Meeting Material

November 28-29, 2007 Model Task Force Meeting, Orlando

Meeting Agenda (pdf file - 326 kb)

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

• Combined Data and Model Advancement Committee Meeting
  • Model Calibration Standards by Rob Schiffer and Tom Rossi (ppt file, 2 mb)
  • Synthesizing Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) Data to the County Level by Krishnan Viswanathan (ppt file, 440 kb)
  • Integration of LRTP and Mesoscopic or Microscopic Models by Mike Neidhart (ppt file, 664 kb)
• Transit Committee Meeting
  • Summary Report on Transit Modeling Framework by Dave Schmitt and Yongqiang Wu (ppt file, 76 kb)
• GIS Committee Meeting
  • FSUTMS GIS Web Portal by Yongqiang Wu and Albert Gan (ppt file, 17.5 mb)
  • Cube 4.2 GIS Integration Technical Presentation by Colby Brown (ppt file, 1.2 mb)

Thursday, November 29, 2007

• Status of Model Development by District Modeling Coordinators (ppt file, 1.6 mb)
• Feasibility of Activity-Based Modeling in Florida
  • The Government Perspective by Mike Neidhart (ppt file, 296 kb)
  • The Academic Perspective by Siva Srinivasan (ppt file, 1.3 mb)
  • The Industry Perspective by Mark Bradley (ppt file, 1.5 mb)
     
  • Activity-Based Modeling Efforts in the Tampa Bay Area by Danny Lamb and Mary Ross (ppt file, 1.9 mb)
  • National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) Add On Status Update by Huiwei Shen (ppt file, 480 kb)
  • Highlights of "A Recommended Approach to Delineating TAZs in Florida" White Paper by Yongqiang Wu and Keli Paul (ppt file, 4.3 mb)
  • Ramp to Ramp Toll Modeling Concept by Mike Dougherty and Jim Fennessy (ppt file, 636 kb)
  • Cube Voyager Update by Mike Clarke (pdf file, 8.5 mb)

2006

December 12-13, 2006 Model Task Force Meeting, Tampa

Meeting Agenda (pdf file - 29 kb)

Tuesday, December 12, 2006 Technical Session

• Technical Session Meeting Notes (pdf file, 126 kb)
• New FSUTMS Transit Modeling Framework by Dave Schmitt (ppt file, 1,352kb)
• Freight Analysis Framework Update by Tianjia Tang (ppt file, 496kb)
• SERPM and TCRPM Model Development Using Cube Voyager by Ken Kaltenbach (ppt file, 2,048 kb)
• LEHD Data by Vidya Mysore and Krishnan Viswanathan (ppt file, 8,282 kb)
• Delta Sim by Wade White (ppt file, 87 kb)
• What's in the Labs by Michael Clarke (ppt file, 2,590 kb)

Wednesday, December 13, 2006 MTF Meeting

• Full Day Model Task Force Meeting Notes (pdf file, 126 kb)
• FSUTMS User Survey Results by Tri-Chairs (ppt file, 186 kb)
• Model Task Force Committees by Tri-Chairs (ppt file, 156 kb)
• 50 Year Planning Horizon/Growth Management by kathy Neil (ppt file, 9,682 kb)
• Where are we with CTPP by Ed Christopher (ppt file, 2,698 kb)
• Summary of Theoretical Framework for Transit Modeling using Cube PT by Dave Schmitt (ppt file, 1162 kb)
• FSUTMS Model Status and Standardization by Yongqiang Wu (ppt file, 1,913 kb)

January 10-11, 2006 MTF Meeting, Daytona Beach

Meeting Agenda

• Full Task Force meeting minutes
  • User Satisfaction Survey presentation (pdf file - 546 kb)
  • National Travel Survey presentation (pdf file - 2,048 kb)
  • New FSUTMS Standards presentation (pdf file - 1,460 kb)
  • Group Discussion Notes
• TRIP Distribution Committee Meeting Minutes
  • Orlando Travel Study presentation (pdf file - 3,835 kb)
• Land Use Committee Meeting minutes
  • DCA Criterion INDEX presentation (pdf file - 680 kb)
• GIS Committee Meeting minutes

2005

• May 20, 2005 Data Committee - Meeting agenda and notes
• Feb. 23-24, 2005 MTF Meeting, Orlando:
  • Full Task Force meeting minutes
  • Transit Committee meeting minutes and agenda
  • Meeting announcement
  • Meeting agenda

2004

• Citilabs Letter of Understanding
• Oct. 6, 2004 MTF Meeting, Orlando - Meeting minutes and agenda
• July 20, 2004 Transit teleconference - Meeting summary ( pdf file - 15 Kb)
• Interim Standards and Enhancements: A White Paper (Revised June 15, 2004) ( pdf file - 712 Kb)
   
• May 4, 2004 MTF meeting, Daytona Beach:
  • Meeting summary (pdf file - 51 kb)
  • Transit Committee meeting summary (pdf file - 27 kb)
  • Distrib Committee meeting summary (pdf file - 15 kb)
  • Meeting announcement (pdf file - 444 kb)
  • Meeting agenda (pdf file - 12 Kb)
     
• Apr. 7 & 8 Transit Committee Meeting:
  • Transit Committee workshop summary (pdf file - 31 kb)
  • FTA Perspective by Jim Ryan ( PKZIP file - 1.3 Mb)
  • Transit Network Issues (PowerPoint file - 83 kb)
  • Transit Assignment Issues (PKZIP file - 597 kb)
  • Transit Forecasting Issues (PKZIP file 989 kb)
  • Transit Path-building (PowerPoint file - 1.4 Mb)
  • Transit Office Modeling Initiatives (PowerPoint file - 374 kb)
  • Summit Application (PKZIP file - 2.5 Mb)
  • Summit Background (PKZIP file - 78 kb)
  • Summit Maps (PKZIP file - 2.4 Mb)

2003

• November Meeting Minutes (pdf file - 82 kb)
• Transportation Land Use Meeting Minutes (pdf file - 70 kb)
• NCDOT and TransCAD (PowerPoint 2 Mb)
• NW Loiusiana TDM (PowerPoint 4.7 Mb)
• TransCAD at NCTCOG (PowerPoint 2.9 Mb)
• FSUTMS-To-TransCAD Transition (PowerPoint 196 Kb)
• May Meeting Minutes (pdf file - 72kb)
• March Meeting Minutes (pdf file - 109kb)

2002

• MTF Voting Members (pdf file - 75kb)
• Apr. 18, 2002 Meeting Minutes (pdf file - 141kb)
• Blue Ribbon Panel Report (pdf file - 514kb)
• Apr. 17, 2002 Transit Committee minutes (pdf file - 65kb) and attendance list (pdf file - 49kb)
• Mar. 28, 2002 Land Use Committee Minutes Teleconference (pdf file - 105kb)