Baltimore Metropolitan Council (BMC) Activity-Based Travel Model Peer Review Report

Table of Contents

• 1.0 Introduction
  • 1.1 Disclaimer
  • 1.2 Acknowledgements
  • 1.3 Report Purpose
  • 1.4 Report Organization
• 2.0 Baltimore Regional Transportation Board Overview
  • 2.1 BRTB Responsibilities
  • 2.2 Regional Characteristics
• 3.0 Development of the Baltimore Region Transportation Model
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Existing Transportaion Model
  • 3.3 Previous Peer Reviews
  • 3.4 BMC's Goals for the Current Peer Review
• 4.0 Regional Transportation Model Improvement Plan
  • 4.1 Analytical Needs for ABM Model
  • 4.2 Data Collection Plan
• 5.0 Proposed Regional Activity-Based Model Structure
  • 5.1 BMC's Activity-Based Model Components
  • 5.2 Modeling Road Pricing
• 6.0 Panel Response to Topics of Interest and Recommendations
  • 6.1 Recommendations Corresponding to Specific Issues
  • 6.2 Recommendations Corresponding to Audience Concerns
  • 6.3 Next Steps
• Appendix A List of Peer Review Panel Participants
  • A.1 Peer Review Panel Members
  • A.2 Local Agency and Partner Agency Staff
  • A.3 Consultant Staff
  • A.4 TMIP Peer Review Support Staff
• Appendix B Peer Review Panel Meeting Agenda
  • B.1 BMC Model Peer Review
• Appendix C Peer Review Panel Biographies
  • C.1 Ken Cervenka (Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
  • C.2 Brian Gardner (Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
  • C.3 Ram Pendyala (Arizona State University)
  • C.4 Erik Sabina (Colorado Department Of Transportation (CDOT)
  • C.5 Peter Vovsha (Parsons Brinckerhoff Consult (PB Consult)
  • C.6 Kermit Wies (Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP)
  • C.7 Lei Zhang (University of Maryland, College Park)
• Appendix D Panel's Presentation on Findings and Recommendations

List of Figures and Tables

• Figure 2‑1: Baltimore Regional Transportation Board (BRTB) MPO Area
• Figure 2‑2: Historical Growth and Projection in Households, Population, and Employment
• Figure 2‑3: Commuters to Baltimore Model Area
• Figure 3‑1: BMC's Trip-Based Transportation Modeling Area
• Figure 5‑1: BMC's Activity-Based Model Component
• Table 2‑1: Population Age Distribution in Baltimore MPO Area
• Table 4‑1: Summary of BMC's Model Enhancement Need and Existing Tool Capacity
• Table 4‑2: BMC's Model Development Priority
• Table 4‑3: Desired Technical Capability of the Proposed ABM Model System
• Table 4‑4: List of Observed Data and Usage Plan for the Development of Activity-Based Model