Data Collection and Modeling Requirements for Assessing Transportation Impacts of Micro-Scale Design
Executive Summary
DTFH61-95-C-00168 Task Order No. 7
Prepared for
Federal Highway Administration
Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas, Inc.
Under Subcontract to KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
Suite 400
8200 Greensboro Drive
McLean, VA 22102-3803
June 2000
Table of Contents
- Chapter 1.0 Introduction to Micro-Scale Design
- Chapter 2.0 Micro-Scale Design Variables
- Chapter 3.0 Incorporating Micro-Scale Design Factors in Existing Travel Models
- 3.1 Improving Short-Term Travel Demand Models
- 3.2 Enhancing the Current Travel Forecasting Models
- 3.2.1 Improving Highway and Transit Networks
- 3.2.2 Improving Transportation Analysis Zones
- 3.2.3 Improving Household Auto Ownership Models
- 3.2.4 Improving Trip Generation Models
- 3.2.5 Improving Trip Distribution Models
- 3.2.6 Improving Time of Day Models
- 3.2.7 Improving Mode Choice Models
- 3.2.8 Improving Traffic (Trip?) Assignment Models
- 3.3 Data Needs for Micro-Scale Design
- 3.4 New Approaches to Travel Forecasting
List of Tables
Table 2.4-1 Correlation Coefficients Between Urban Form and Mode Choice Variables
Table 2.6-1 Summary of the Influence of Distance on Modes of Access and Egress Among Classes of BART Stations
Table 3-1 Ease and Effectiveness of Use
Table 3.2.7-1 Preliminary Area Type Definitions for the New York Area
Table 3.2.8-1 Example of Free-Flow Speed and Capacity Tables Using Area Type and Facility Type
List of Figures
Figure 2. 2-1 Grid Versus Cul-De-Sac Street Patterns
Figure 2.4-1 Retail Density and Improved Access (Connectivity)
Figure 2.6-1 Transit-Friendly Station Area Development
Figure 2.6-2 TOD Density and Diversity
Figure 2.6-3 Elements of Pedestrian and Transit-Oriented Development
Figure 2.7 Pedestrian/Transit-Friendly Streetscapes
Technical Appendices
NOTE: The appendices are not available in this document. They will be furnished at a later date in a separate document called Data Collection and Modeling Requirements for Assessing Transportation Impacts of Micro-Scale Design – Technical Appendices
Appendix A Micro-Scale Design Variables
Appendix B Micro-Scale Design Survey Data
Appendix C Accessibility Measures
Appendix D Vehicle-Ownership Model Using Family Structure and Accessibility
Appendix F Transit Friendliness Factors
Appendix G Pedestrian and Bicycle Levels of Service
Appendix H Developing Networks
Appendix J Planning and Analysis Context for Measuring the Impact of Micro-Scale Design on Transportation Decisions
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