The views expressed in this document do not represent the opinions of FHWA and do not constitute an endorsement, recommendation or specification by FHWA. The document is based solely on the discussions that took place during the peer review sessions and supporting technical documentation provided by Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments (BCDCOG).
The FHWA would like to acknowledge the peer review members for volunteering their time to participate in this peer review. Panel members include:
Additional biographical information of each peer review panel member is located in Appendix C.
This peer review was supported by the Travel Model Improvement Program (TMIP), sponsored by FHWA. TMIP sponsors peer reviews in order that planning agencies can receive guidance from and ask questions of officials from other planning agencies across the nation. The peer review process is specifically aimed at providing feedback to agencies on travel modeling endeavors.
The primary objective of the BCDCOG peer review was for BCDCOG to receive feedback on their current trip-based model and guidance on the best ways to address recognized shortcomings in the model (e.g. freight and distribution issues).
The peer review panel convened for one day (2/12/15). During that time, BCDCOG presented background information and asked for guidance in specific areas of their modeling practices, and the panel discussed these items and offered a series of formal recommendations to BCDCOG.
The remainder of this report is organized into the following sections.
Three appendices are also included.
