Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) 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 Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC)
  • 2.1 PSRC Responsibilities
  • 2.2 Regional Characteristics
• 3.0 Travel Modeling Needs
  • 3.1 Modeling Needs Assessment
  • 3.2 PSRC's Goals for the Current Peer Review
• 4.0 PSRC's Travel Models
  • 4.1 Trip-Based Model
  • 4.2 Activity-Based Model
• 5.0 Peer Review Discussion
  • 5.1 Regional Travel Model Needs
  • 5.2 UrbanSim
  • 5.3 DaySim
  • 5.4 ABM Calibration
  • 5.5 Freeway Times
  • 5.6 Shadow Casting
  • 5.7 Travel Surveys
  • 5.8 New Directions in Modeling
  • 5.9 Freight Modeling
  • 5.10 Dynamic Traffic Assignment
  • 5.11 Other Tools
• 6.0 Peer Review Panel Recommendations
  • 6.1 Overall Findings
  • 6.2 Must Do
  • 6.3 Should Do (if possible)
  • 6.4 Not Priorities
• Appendix A List of Peer Review Panel Participants
  • A.1 Peer Review Panel Members
  • A.2 PSRC Staff
  • A.3 TMIP Peer Review Support Staff
• Appendix B Peer Review Panel Meeting Agenda
• Appendix C Peer Review Panel Member Biographies
  • C.1 Joe Castiglione, San Francisco County Transportation Authority
  • C.2 Clint Daniels, San Diego Association of Governments
  • C.3 Rick Donnelly, Parsons Brinckerhoff
  • C.4 Josie Kressner, Transport Foundry

List of Figures

• Figure 2‑1 PSRC Geography
• Figure 2‑2 HOV Facilities
• Figure 2‑3 Ferry Network
• Figure 3‑1 Most Common Transportation and Land Use Policy Questions in Near Future
• Figure 3‑2 Most Important Areas for PSRC Model to Be Improved
• Figure 3‑3 Typical Model User Applications
• Figure 3‑4 Model User Uses of Model and Inputs
• Figure 4‑1 SoundCast - Activity-Based Model System Architecture
• Figure 4‑2 DaySim Long-Term Model Component Structure
• Figure 4‑3 DaySim Tour and Trip/Stop Level Model Component Structure
• Figure 4‑4 SoundCast Data Exchange