Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) Peer Review

Table of Contents

• 1.0 Introduction
  • 1.1 Disclaimer
  • 1.2 Acknowledgments
  • 1.3 Report Purpose
  • 1.4 Report Organization
• 2.0 Overview of Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC)
  • 2.1 DVRPC Responsibilities
  • 2.2 Regional Characteristics
• 3.0 Development of the DVRPC Model
  • 3.1 Existing Model
  • 3.2 Previous Peer Reviews
  • 3.2.1 Long Term
  • 3.2.2 Short Term
  • 3.3 DVRPC's Goals for the Current Peer Review
• 4.0 Transportation Model Improvement Plan
  • 4.1 Modeling Needs and Objectives
  • 4.2 Activity-Based Model Development Plan
• 5.0 Peer Review Discussion
  • 5.1 Survey Data
  • 5.2 Traffic Counts and Speed Data
  • 5.3 Existing Travel Model (TIM 2)
  • 5.4 DTA Efforts
  • 5.5 Land Use Modeling
  • 5.6 Economic Analysis Tools
  • 5.7 Activity-Based Model Design (TIM 3)
    • 5.7.1 VOT User Classes
    • 5.7.2 Toll Modeling
    • 5.7.3 Time-of-Day Periods for Skimming
    • 5.7.4 Model Estimation
    • 5.7.5 Additional Discussion
  • 5.8 Transit Operations Modeling Tool
  • 5.9 Sketch Planning for Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects
• 6.0 Peer Review Panel Recommendations
  • 6.1 DVRPC's Modeling Plan
  • 6.2 Information Technology
  • 6.3 Next Steps
    • 6.3.1 Survey Data
    • 6.3.2 Other Data Sources
  • 6.4 Activity-Based Model
  • 6.5 Other Modeling Tools
    • 6.5.1 Economic Modeling Tools
    • 6.5.2 Integrated Land Use-Transportation Model
    • 6.5.3 Transit Operations Model
    • 6.5.4 Sketch Planning Methods for Bike and Pedestrian Projects
  • 6.6 Traffic Assignment and DTA
• Appendix A List of Peer Review Panel Participants
  • A.1 Peer Review Panel Members
  • A.2 DVRPC Staff
  • A.3 TMIP Peer Review Support Staff
• Appendix B Peer Review Panel Meeting Agenda
• Appendix C Peer Review Panel Member Biographies
  • C.1 Kermit Wies, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
  • C.2 Arash Mirzaei, Federal Transit Administration
  • C.3 Suzanne Childress, Puget Sound Regional Council
  • C.4 Kyung-Hwa Kim, Atlanta Regional Commission
  • C.5 Ken Cervenka, Federal Transit Administration
  • C.6 Nathaniel Coley, Federal Highway Administration
• Appendix D Documentation Provided to Panel Members by DVRPC

List of Tables

• Table 3‑1: Existing DVRPC Model Trip Segmentation
• Table B‑1: October 29, 2014 Agenda.
• Table B‑2: October 30, 2014 Agenda

List of Figures

• Figure 2‑1: DVRPC Geography
• Figure 2‑2: DVRPC Land Use Characteristics
• Figure 3‑1: Household Stratification
• Figure 4‑1: Activity-Based Model System Architecture
• Figure 4‑2: DaySim Mobility Choice Models
• Figure 4‑3: DaySim Travel-Day Choice Model Structure