Data Visualization Tools for Travel Demand Modeling Notable Practices

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) Travel Demand Modeling (TDM) group prepares traffic forecasts for planning and design studies and provides technical guidance and training to metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), cities, counties, and other government agencies. These models are used by the TDM group to simulate travel behavior, which is then used to develop travel forecasts that are used for transportation planning. The Arizona Travel Demand Model (AZTDM) is a planning tool that was first developed in 2008 through a framework study, which provided the building blocks for the next generation model. Now, the TDM group is working with a contractor to develop the next version of the AZTDM to develop new data visualization tools that will enhance and improve the AZTDM. The AZTDM uses input data such as socio-demographics and population growth patterns to forecast travel demand and simulates the interactions between people and the transportation system. The development of these new data visualization tools will increase TDM customers' understanding and improve their interpretations to result in improved decision making. The goal is to promote self-service decision making for customers of the AZTDM. Robust data visualization helps to tell a story. This study will focus on the development of best practices for transportation data visualization, including data profiling, processing, metadata, and sustainability. The findings will then enhance transportation analysis to the benefit of ADOT, the MPOs, cities, counties, and other government agencies that will be using the new AZTDM. Data visualizations often utilize large amounts of data and information for the purpose of providing an easier way to understand trends and patterns from the data.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Programmed
• Funding: $0.00
• Contract Numbers:

  SPR-799

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Arizona Department of Transportation Research Center

  206 S. 17th Avenue
  ADOT Research Center
  Phoenix, AZ  United States  85007
• Managing Organizations:

  Arizona Department of Transportation Research Center

  206 S. 17th Avenue
  ADOT Research Center
  Phoenix, AZ  United States  85007
• Project Managers:

  McIlwain, Julie

• Performing Organizations:

  Arizona Transportation Institute

  Civil Engineering, Rm. 324F
  Tucson, Arizona  United States  85721
• Principal Investigators:

  Wu, Yao-Jan

• Start Date: 20241210
• Expected Completion Date: 20251210
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: Advanced Research

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Best practices; Data analysis; Information processing; Travel demand
• Geographic Terms: Arizona
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01941733
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Arizona Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: SPR-799
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2025 4:24PM