Project Meeting 2018.09.20

Getting started on Phase 4

• NTP issued so getting started on Task 2 - Multi-Processing
• Multi-processing research going well and approach appears promising
• @Ben/Jeff to draft more detailed plan/approach in the wiki - Multi-Processing

Outreach

• TRB Planning Applications abstracts below
• RSG submitted an abstract on parallelization as well
• No more TMIP peer reviews, but FHWA will look into ideas for an ActivitySim peer exchange
• We will plan on an annual TRB meeting at AMPO's office
• AMPO technical conference in early May in Minneapolis may be a good venue for some additional outreach

ActivitySim 1.0 Tutorial: An Open-Source Activity-Based Travel Demand Model System

Topic: Travel Demand Modeling Validation, Application, and Analysis

Description of Session

The proposed tutorial will provide an introduction to ActivitySim 1.0, the first release of an advanced, open-source, activity-based travel behavior modeling software based on best software development practices, and available for distribution at no charge to public agencies, and to the public at large.

The ActivitySim project is led by a consortium of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) and other transportation planning agencies, which provides technical direction and resources to support project development. New member agencies are welcome to join the consortium. All member agencies help make decisions about development priorities and benefit from contributions of other agency partners. The Association of Metropolitan Transportation Organizations (AMPO) facilitates this consortium.

Participants will be introduced to the overall ActivitySim 1.0 model components, inputs, outputs, and sensitivities. Participants will review data requirements, including network performance data, and will run sensitivity tests on an example data set. By the end of the tutorial, participants will understand ActivitySim capabilities and requirements for local implementation.

List of Proposed Participants

• Joe Castiglione, San Francisco County Transportation Authority
• Ben Stabler, Resource Systems Group
• Bill Keyrouze, Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations
• Jeff Doyle, Resource Systems Group
• Guy Rousseau, Atlanta Regional Council
• Wu Sun, San Diego Association of Governments
• Lisa Zorn, Metropolitan Transportation Commission
• Stefan Coe, Puget Sound Regional Council
• Jilan Chen, South Eastern Michigan Council of Governments

Target Audience

Anyone who uses travel demand forecast models.