This
section provides a detailed description of the following 19 methods. Refer
to the table below for a one-sentence overview of each method.
| Method |
Description
|
| Off-the-Shelf
TDM/TCM Analysis Software |
| TDM
Evaluation Model |
Software to predict trip and VMT impacts of employer-based TDM strategies. |
|
TCM/Commuter
Choice Model
|
Spreadsheet software based on TDM Evaluation Model; also calculates
emissions. |
|
TCM
Analyst
|
Spreadsheet software to estimate travel and emission impacts of TCMs. |
| CM/AQ
Evaluation Model |
Software for estimating emission benefits and cost-effectiveness of
potential CMAQ projects and for ranking projects. |
|
CUTR_AVR
|
(Center
for Urban Transportation Research Average Vehicle Ridership model)
Model to predict AVR impacts of workplace-based TDM programs. |
| Customized
TDM/TCM Analysis Software |
|
TCM
Tools
|
Spreadsheet model for screening and sensitivity testing of a wide
range of TCM strategies at an area-wide level. |
|
Off-Net/PAQONE
|
Models to predict emissions impacts of various transit, non-motorized
travel, and traffic flow strategies. |
|
ECO/Regulation
XV Software
|
Software to help employers predict benefits of and track participation
in Employee Commute Options (ECO) programs. |
| Sketch-Plan
Workbook Approaches |
|
California
Standardized Methodology
|
Calculation steps to estimate emissions reductions and cost-effectiveness
of TDM programs, based on survey data on mode shares. |
|
RAQC
Workbook
|
Workbook to estimate potential benefits of various TDM strategies
applied at a regional level. |
|
MWCOG
Sketch-Planning Methods
|
Sample calculations by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
(MWCOG) for various TCM strategies. |
|
NCTCOG
Sketch-Planning Methods
|
Sample calculations and empirical data from North Central Texas Council
of Governments (NCTCOG) for TDM and traffic flow strategies. |
| Specialized
Methods |
|
Quick-HOV
|
Procedures and software to analyze impacts of HOV facilities. |
|
IDAS
|
(Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Deployment Analysis System)
Software to analyze travel and emissions impacts of over 60 ITS strategies,
based on regional travel model data. |
|
SMART
|
(Simplified Model for the Assessment of Regional Travel) Software
to estimate air quality impacts of highway and transit network improvements. |
|
Traffic
Simulation Models
|
Commercial software for analyzing traffic flow and emissions impacts
of intersection and roadway operational improvements. |
|
AirCred
|
Model for estimating emissions benefits of alternative fuel light-duty
and transit vehicles. |
|
Bus
Replacement Spreadsheet
|
Spreadsheet for analyzing replacements of older buses with new diesel
or alternative fuel buses. |
|
Freight
Air Quality Analysis Procedures
|
Report containing methods and procedures for assessing emissions impacts
of freight strategies. |
