Modeling Transportation Outcomes Using Accessibility Analysis

This project is an interdisciplinary study among two research centers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with research guidance and support from four state departments of transportation (DOTs). Additional agencies will be recruited for the study through further outreach efforts. This study will advance the use of accessibility metrics, which describe the ability of people to reach jobs and opportunities by different modes of travel, in practical decision-making and, specifically, for predicting transportation outcomes like travel demand and transit use. The project team's goal is to produce robust, transferable models based on accessibility metrics so that transportation agencies can evaluate the impacts of transportation investments and land use changes without relying on complex travel demand models or scenario planning tools.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $134532
• Contract Numbers:

  CTEDD 021-01

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Center for Transportation Equity, Decisions & Dollars (CTEDD)

  University of Texas at Arlington
  Arlington, TX  United States  76019

  University of Texas at Arlington

  Box 19308
  Arlington, TX  United States  76019-0308

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  Center for Transportation Equity, Decisions & Dollars (CTEDD)

  University of Texas at Arlington
  Arlington, TX  United States  76019

  University of Texas at Arlington

  Box 19308
  Arlington, TX  United States  76019-0308
• Performing Organizations:

  State Smart Transportation Initiative

  University of Wisconsin-Madison
  Madison, Wisconsin  United States  53706

  University of Wisconsin, Madison

  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  1415 Engineering Drive
  Madison, WI  United States  53706
• Principal Investigators:

  McCahill, Chris

  Chitturi, Madhav

• Start Date: 20210116
• Expected Completion Date: 20220115
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Decision making; Interdisciplinary studies; Investments; Land use; Mathematical models; Metrics (Quantitative assessment); Performance measurement; Public transit; State departments of transportation
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01759652
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Center for Transportation Equity, Decisions & Dollars (CTEDD)
• Contract Numbers: CTEDD 021-01
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Dec 5 2020 6:59PM